Episodes
Friday Apr 29, 2011
You Own It
Friday Apr 29, 2011
Friday Apr 29, 2011
“Real independence is to be reinstated in the service of the Lord. Anyone who goes to the Vaikuntha planets or Goloka Vrindavana planet is freely offering his service to the Lord. That is complete independence.” (Shrila Prabhupada, Shrimad Bhagavatam, 4.9.35 Purport)
Thursday Apr 28, 2011
In Every Village
Thursday Apr 28, 2011
Thursday Apr 28, 2011
“Entering at night the city ruled by Ravana, which is very difficult to approach, and searching inside every palace, I shall find the daughter of Janaka.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 2.47)
Wednesday Apr 27, 2011
Mental Speculation
Wednesday Apr 27, 2011
Wednesday Apr 27, 2011
“No one can understand the transcendental nature of the name, form, quality and pastimes of Shri Krishna through his materially contaminated senses. Only when one becomes spiritually saturated by transcendental service to the Lord are the transcendental name, form, quality and pastimes of the Lord revealed to him.” (Padma Purana)
Tuesday Apr 26, 2011
Pulling Rank
Tuesday Apr 26, 2011
Tuesday Apr 26, 2011
“Therefore, reducing my own form to a small size, I will enter Lanka at night for accomplishing Raghava’s task.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 2.46)
Monday Apr 25, 2011
No Labels
Monday Apr 25, 2011
Monday Apr 25, 2011
“Such [material] distinctions are visible in the lives of everyone, even the animals, but those who are pure devotees are freed from these false distinctions. Since these distinctions are absent in Your devotees, they cannot possibly be present in You.” (King Yudhishthira praising Krishna, Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vol 2, Ch 19)
Sunday Apr 24, 2011
Religious Garbs
Sunday Apr 24, 2011
Sunday Apr 24, 2011
“If I stay here embodied in my natural form, I will surely be killed, and the mission of my Lord [Rama] will be harmed.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 2.45)
Saturday Apr 23, 2011
Long and Short Game
Saturday Apr 23, 2011
Saturday Apr 23, 2011
“Actual greatness, however, is not one-sided. One who is actually great can become greater than the greatest and smaller than the smallest.” (Shrila Prabhupada, Teachings of Queen Kunti, Ch 13)
Friday Apr 22, 2011
Careful What You Wish
Friday Apr 22, 2011
Friday Apr 22, 2011
“It is my thinking that not even the wind can pass through here unnoticed. Certainly there is nothing here that is unknown to the mighty Rakshasas.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 2.44)
Thursday Apr 21, 2011
Do You See What I See
Thursday Apr 21, 2011
Thursday Apr 21, 2011
“The Lord moves everywhere—within and without—and we simply have to make our vision clear so that we may see Him. By devotional service, we can purify our senses so that we may perceive the presence of God. Those who are less intelligent simply try to find God within, but those who are advanced in intelligence can see the Lord both within and without.” (Shrila Prabhupada, Teaching of Queen Kunti, Ch 11)
Wednesday Apr 20, 2011
Recognizing Their Own
Wednesday Apr 20, 2011
Wednesday Apr 20, 2011
“Even if one has a Rakshasa form, what to speak of others, it is impossible to stay anywhere here and not be detected by the Rakshasas.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 2.43)