Episodes
Monday May 30, 2011
Thankful for the Name
Monday May 30, 2011
Monday May 30, 2011
"O Vishnu! It is only by the grace of Thy Name that we are capable of offering hymns to Thee. So we should adore and pray to Thy NAMA alone." (Bhaktivinoda Thakura, Nama-bhajana)
Sunday May 29, 2011
Speed of the Mind
Sunday May 29, 2011
Sunday May 29, 2011
“Underneath a banyan tree in Panchavati alongside Sita and Lakshmana, Prabhu is looking especially beautiful. This vision gives all auspiciousness, says Tulsidas.” (Dohavali, 3)
Saturday May 28, 2011
Following Your Nature
Saturday May 28, 2011
Saturday May 28, 2011
"If you do not act according to My direction and do not fight, then you will be falsely directed. By your nature, you will have to be engaged in warfare." (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 18. 59)
Friday May 27, 2011
Showering Flowers
Friday May 27, 2011
Friday May 27, 2011
“Tulsidas says that the Lord is looking especially beautiful joined with Sita and Lakshmana. The demigods are happily showering flowers from the sky, and the whole place is one of good aura and good qualities.” (Dohavali, 2)
Thursday May 26, 2011
Krishna's Song
Thursday May 26, 2011
Thursday May 26, 2011
“For any person who is chanting the holy name either softly or loudly, the paths to liberation and even heavenly happiness are at once open.” (Padma Purana)
Wednesday May 25, 2011
Sakala Kalyana
Wednesday May 25, 2011
Wednesday May 25, 2011
“Meditating on Shri Rama, who has Janaki to His left and Lakshmana to His right, brings all auspiciousness and is your wish-fulfilling tree, O Tulsi.” (Dohavali, 1)
Tuesday May 24, 2011
Muscle Memory
Tuesday May 24, 2011
Tuesday May 24, 2011
“This institutional function of human society is known as the system of varnashrama-dharma, which is quite natural for the civilized life. The varnashrama institution is constructed to enable one to realize the Absolute Truth. It is not for artificial domination of one division over another.” (Shrila Prabhupada, Shrimad Bhagavatam, 1.2.13 Purport)
Monday May 23, 2011
Entering Lanka
Monday May 23, 2011
Monday May 23, 2011
“Entering the auspicious city, which is struck by a curse and protected by the king of Rakshasas, O Lord of monkeys, do you freely roam about everywhere and search for the chaste daughter of King Janaka at your pleasure.” (The Personified Lanka speaking to Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, 3.51)
Sunday May 22, 2011
Proof By Example
Sunday May 22, 2011
Sunday May 22, 2011
“The Lord is personal although impersonal, He is atomic although great, and He is blackish and has red eyes although He is colorless.” (Kurma Purana)
Saturday May 21, 2011
Seeing Vishnu Everywhere
Saturday May 21, 2011
Saturday May 21, 2011
“That great hero among monkeys saw the rising moon, which had a color as white as milk or a lotus fiber, the luster of a conchshell, and resembled a swan swimming in a lake.” (Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 2.58)