Ramananda Caitanya Candra Das

Asuras have Existed Since Time Immemorial, They want the Kingdom of God without God, They want to Kill God and Become God   CHAPTER 88 The Deliverance of Lord Śiva As a great devotee of Kṛṣṇa, King Parīkṣit was already liberated, but for clarification he was asking various questions of Śukadeva Gosvāmī. In the previous chapter, King Parīkṣit’s question was, “What is the ultimate goal of the Vedas ?” And Śukadeva Gosvāmī explained the matter, giving authoritative descriptions from the disciplic succession, from Sanandana down to Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi, Nārada, Vyāsadeva and then Śukadeva himself. The conclusion was that devotional service, or bhakti, is the ultimate goal of the Vedas. A neophyte devotee may question, “If the ultimate goal of life, or the conclusion of the Vedas, is to elevate oneself to the ...

  Relations aren't meant to be walked on. They are meant to be built. So, when you walk into a meeting, don't just grab what you want. Listen. Be present. Offer help. Follow-up. Doing this, you aren't just cultivating a relationship, you're also leaving your own footprints that will last. It's like walking on the beach and someone else's footprints have been left before you. Those little trails have been imprinted and left behind for others to follow. If you give as much as you can, you're giving someone a footprint to follow. And, if you're lucky, they'll leave one for you too.     A personal story about mutual respect There was a time in my marriage when I struggled with feeling respected by my partner. It felt like our communication was constantly breaking down and our goals were in conflict. I realized that mutual respect was essential for a healthy relationship. We had to learn to listen to each other, even when we disagreed. We had to create an...

Why Lord Krishna is Dressed as Kali at Sri Radhashyamsundar Temple, Loi Bazaar, Vrindavan, Let's Read From Śrimad Bhagavatham 1.2.26 and understand this mumukṣavo ghora-rūpān hitvā bhūta-patīn atha nārāyaṇa-kalāḥ śāntā bhajanti hy anasūyavaḥ Translation Those who are serious about liberation are certainly nonenvious, and they respect all. Yet they reject the horrible and...

 

ŚB 7.5.5 śrī-prahlāda uvāca tat sādhu manye ’sura-varya dehināṁ sadā samudvigna-dhiyām asad-grahāt hitvātma-pātaṁ gṛham andha-kūpaṁ vanaṁ gato yad dharim āśrayeta     Prahlāda Mahārāja replied: O best of the asuras, King of the demons, as far as I have learned from my spiritual master, any person who has accepted a temporary body and temporary household life is certainly embarrassed by anxiety because of having fallen in a dark well where there is no water but only suffering. One should give up this position and go to the forest [vana]. More clearly, one should go to Vṛndāvana, where only Kṛṣṇa consciousness is prevalent, an...