The Bhakti-lata bija

The Bhakti-lata bija

“Everything has an original cause, or seed. For any idea, program, plan or device, there is first of all the contemplation of the plan, and that is called the bīja, or seed. The methods, rules and regulations by which one is perfectly trained in devotional service...
Different Grades of Devotional Service

Different Grades of Devotional Service

Srila Prabhupada tells us we cannot understand the Srimad Bhagavatam if we are not pure: “Simple hearing is not all; one must realize the text with proper attention. The word niviṣṭa means that Sūta Gosvāmī drank the juice of Bhāgavatam through his ears. That is the...
Gita Flow – Introduction

Gita Flow – Introduction

The Bhagavad-gītā is a conversation between a distraught Arjuna and his intimate friend, Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. It is a coherent exchange in which Arjuna presents his doubts and confusions. He finds himself in an impossible situation. As we would...
Gita Flow – Introduction

Ch. 1 Easy Gita Flow

Click HERE for a PDF of the comprehensive version  Introduction Dhṛtarāṣṭra is the eldest son of King Vicitravīrya and, by the principle of primogeniture, he should have inherited the kingdom. However, because Dhṛtarāṣṭra was blind, the throne passed to his younger...
Gita Flow – Introduction

Ch. 2 Easy Gita Flow

Click HERE for a PDF of the comprehensive version. 2.1: Sañjaya said: Arjuna began to weep at the thought of hurting his family members. Seeing His friend so distraught, Kṛṣṇa, who is celebrated as Madhusūdana, the killer of the demon Madhu, spoke to dispel the...