There are songs of Thakura Narottama Dasa, one of the acaryas in the Gaudiya-sampradaya, composed in simple Bengali language. But Thakura Visvanatha Cakravarti, another very learned acarya of the same sampradaya, has approved the songs by Thakura Narottama Dasa to be as good as Vedic mantras. – from Srimad Bhagavatam 1.10.20 …. also …. The…

Oh yeah. Check it out: www.shriradharaman.com  

When a Krishna Conscious person is elevated to a responsible position, he never becomes puffed up. Just like a tree, when over-laden with fruits, becomes humble and lower down ; similarly, a great soul in Krishna Consciousness becomes humbler than the grass and bow down like the fruitful trees because a Krishna Conscious person acts…

While scanning devotees' blogs today, I came across this.  "What writing tips would you whisper to those who aren’t aspiring professionals, but would like to write better? If I asked you about losing weight and you said “Diet and Exercise” you’d be a) correct and b) ignored. So no ideas that take work. We want…

I was reading Indradyumna Swami’s latest diary and came across this beautiful song that I just had to blog about. This is perfect for any harinama enthusiasts: Kamoda-raga by Narahari Dasa (Translated by Kusakrata Dasa) aju gora nagara kirtane sajiya calaye priya parikara sane “Surrounded by His dear devotees, Lord Gaura performs sankirtana in the…

This morning my 3rd son was born. His name is Shyamasundara. Check him out! Then please leave your blessings in the form of comments on this blog post below.  

From the Rupert Murdoch tabloid/news site: VICTORIAN state primary school students will soon be able to take religious education classes which teach there is no evidence God exists. The Humanist Society of Victoria has developed a curriculum for primary pupils that the state government accreditation body says it intends to approve, The Sunday Age newspaper…

SB 3.28.33: With devotion steeped in love and affection, the yogi should meditate within the core of his heart upon the laughter of Lord Visnu. The laughter of Visnu is so captivating that it can be easily meditated upon. When the Supreme Lord is laughing, one can see His small teeth, which resemble jasmine buds…

Kṣamā means tolerant. Tolerant. You should not be disturbed. Suppose you are in this Kṛṣṇa conscious society. Now, you cannot expect that all the members of the society will be first-class men. How can we expect? We are collecting members of the society from all classes of men. So there may be a man in…

Has anyone used one of these? I’m interested in purchasing one for my Guru Maharaja but I need more verifiable evidence about its performance than the type of marketing demo shown above. I don’t think they perform well unless the room is really dark. Any other critiques?