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Is Life or am I, Complex or Simple?

Submitted by Karnamrita on Thu, 2009-03-19 10:12

So many opinions
so little time:
Are we or is life
very complex
or very simple?

Both! Depending on
our nature and perspective.

A person or life is simple or complex
according to one's conditioned nature
which could be a blessing or curse
in different circumstances.

Bhaktivinode's Vision of the Whole Universe Chanting

Submitted by Karnamrita on Tue, 2009-03-17 03:47

Photobucket The songs of our great teachers (acharyas) instruct us about the character of those absorbed in transcendence. Thus we get a glimpse of their spiritual, compassionate vision--we can thus imagine what it must be like, and try to enter into it according to our capacity. They desire that everyone be overcome with the bliss of chanting the holy name of Krishna. This is true enlightened welfare work. Seeing the Universe's inhabitants as illusioned by the false promise of material enjoyment, Shrila Bhaktivinode Thakur, from his spiritual perspective, prays for everyone to lose all worldly desires by tasting the sweetness of Krishna's name (harinam).

Feeling Incomplete and Unfulfilled

Submitted by Karnamrita on Sat, 2009-03-14 10:25

Changing Bodies
Understanding even in theory that our true identity is spiritual--eternal, blissful, consciousness--or said negatively, that we are "not the body", is the beginning of spirituality. Though considered basic or "elementary" in our progressive spiritual life, the fact that we are not the physical body or mind but consciousness, is a matter of deep realization to understand.

Blogs from Around the Web

Submitted by NityānandaChandra on Thu, 2009-03-12 23:00

Walk the path of Bhakti with Bhaktimarga Swami or travel on an adventure with the famous chef Kurma Prabhu.

Learn how to make beautiful deity jewelry for your Gaura Nitai deities at home or find out what is the best recorder for recording beautiful bhajans from KrishnaGeeks.

What does Krishna look like?

Submitted by NityānandaChandra on Fri, 2009-03-06 00:00

A funny thing about Andra Pradesh and other states in South India, they have this saying. "We do not know what Krishna looks like. If someone thinks of Krishna the face that they see is that of NTR, Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao."

Clues in the World Pointing Behind The Veil

Submitted by Karnamrita on Mon, 2009-03-02 09:54

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Seeing Krishna is the perfection of the eyes
the soul is never satiated drinking that beauty
eyelids blinking seem like a calamity hiding him
as each moment is ever fresh, like our first, best love.

Learning from History

Submitted by Karnamrita on Fri, 2009-02-27 15:39

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As aspiring devotees of Krishna it is essential that we have a philosophical attitude toward life, rather then only religious sentiments. Prabhupada's (my guru's) sannyas name--Bhaktivedanta Swami--teaches us that we have to have a philosophical understanding--Vedanta--as well as devotion--Bhakti. He taught us an important idea originally coined by Rabindranath Tagore: "Religion without philosophy is sentiment, or sometimes fanaticism, while philosophy without religion is mental speculation."

28 hours, 3 minutes and 40 seconds!

Submitted by NityānandaChandra on Fri, 2009-02-27 00:00

Is the time that I takes to read the entire Bhagavad-gītā As It Is

with Sanskrit verses, English verses and Srila Prabhupada's Purports.

Happily Ever After

Submitted by Karnamrita on Sun, 2009-02-22 09:35

People like happy endings in stories, books or movies. Some would say this is “human nature” but really the body is a reflection of the soul, and the soul is by nature happy. Since we identify ourselves as the body, our conditioned reasoning only suggests the body and mind and its extensions as objects of enjoyment. Unfortunately physical manipulation and stimulation does nothing for the souls needs.

Valentine's day - The day that I became a monk

Submitted by NityānandaChandra on Sun, 2009-02-22 00:00
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