Category Archives: Krishna Consciousness

Tilaka

Posted on January 9, 2010 Author: Hansadutta das

Gadadhara das explains why devotees wear tilaka, or the clay marking on their bodies, and Damodar das demonstrates how to wear it. Visit http://www.youtube.com/allkrsna for more!

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Krishna consciousness vs unconsciousness

Posted on July 28, 2008 Author: Hansadutta das

Hansadutta: As soon as you work for Krishna, Krishna will reveal Himself and will make you understand why everything is the way it is. Vasudeve bhagavati bhakti-yogah prayojitah. As soon as one engages in the service of Vasudeva, Krishna, immediately … more →

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Maya

Posted on August 19, 2007 Author: Hansadutta das

On a morning walk with Prabhupada in Stockholm, Sweden, we were suddenly blinded by what appeared to be the light of the sun. It was only the sun being reflected from a large glass window. Prabhupada stopped and pointed in … more →

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No other recourse

Posted on January 18, 2007 Author: Hansadutta das

Ultimately, what is the substance of legal directives and legal maneuvers? Where does it all lead to in the end? The men in position today in ISKCON are basically entrenched. Whoever is there is just there, doing whatever they’re doing. … more →

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You cannot make a devotee

Posted on September 12, 2006 Author: Hansadutta das

Bhagavatam says Krishna is the cause and the effect, the Absolute Truth. Illogical, beyond logic. Only if Krishna reveals Himself, then you can become Krishna conscious. You cannot be Krishna conscious by your own endeavor, by your own surrender or … more →

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One with the spiritual master and Krishna

Posted on June 20, 2006 Author: Hansadutta das

You are what your deep driving desire is. As your desire is, so is your will. As your will is, so is your deed. As your deed is, so is your destiny. (Brihadnarayana Upanishad) As long as we are colored … more →

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Land, cow, man and God

Posted on May 26, 2006 Author: Hansadutta das

What gold is to minerals, milk is to food. LAND, COW, MAN and GOD. Simple living, high thinking (LAND, COW, MAN, GOD).

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Ten percent profit

Posted on May 8, 2006 Author: Hansadutta das

Hansadutta: I’m 65 now. How old are you? Das: Coming on 50. Hansadutta: So I’ve got 15 years on you. Getting older is so awkward. How do you like getting older?

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Not gonna survive

Posted on April 24, 2006 Author: Hansadutta das

Scrambling for survival, to avoid depression, inflation or atomic war is ultimately a futile endeavor. The real endeavor should be to firmly establish or entrench the mind in firm faith in the mercy of the Supreme Lord, Sri Krishna. There … more →

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Renunciation

Posted on April 19, 2006 Author: Hansadutta das

There is no use of going to the forest for one who has failed to control his mind, because he only takes his uncontrolled mind with him. The best course of action is to remain situated in that environment where … more →

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