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TEXTS 25–26

The process of advancing in Kṛṣṇa consciousness and devotional service is described here. The first point is that one must …

In all scriptures people are encouraged to act in a pious way so that they can enjoy sense gratification not …

Sat means “existence,” and asat means “that which does not exist,” that which is temporary. The material world is asat; …

In addition, Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmī in his Hari-bhakti-vilāsa recommends that one should not hear Bhagavad-gītā, the Purāṇas, the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam or …

Hari-kathā, talks about Śrī Hari, or Kṛṣṇa, are amṛta, nectar. If one hears them from the right source, he attains …

“O best among the Bhāratas [Arjuna], four kinds of pious men render devotional service unto Me – the distressed, the …

If we actually want to become pious and develop our devotional life, we have to associate unflinchingly with a sādhu. …

What is the goal of vedānta-darśana? Veda means “knowledge,” and anta means “ultimate.” What is that ultimate knowledge? In Bhagavad-gītā …

“By all the Vedas, I am to be known; indeed, I am the compiler of Vedānta, and I am the …

If we listen to Kṛṣṇa and understand what and who He is, we can actually understand Vedānta. If we do …

Māyā is very strong, and to begin devotional service is to declare war against māyā. Some of the devotees in …

These are the chances one takes when one becomes a human being. Kṛṣṇa is personally advising us to take up …

This is the process for understanding the Absolute Truth, the Supreme Person, the Supreme Being. In the Absolute, there are …

“I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, whose transcendental form is full of bliss, truth and substantiality, and is thus full …

Our material disease lies in wanting to satisfy our senses. We have stated before that advancement of civilization means advancement …

Actually, nothing is different from Kṛṣṇa because everything is Kṛṣṇa’s energy. The Māyāvādī philosophers say that since everything is God, …

The advanced devotee does not see living entities as moving and not moving. He sees Kṛṣṇa. This is also stated …

Because his eyes are always smeared with the ointment of devotion, the devotee always sees Kṛṣṇa and nothing else. He …

Unless one is advanced in kṛṣṇa-prema, love of Kṛṣṇa, he cannot see or understand. By the blunt material senses, we …