Tell everyone to Chant Hare Krishna

November 16 , 2007

Regarding you recommendation given to another to chant Hare Krishna, one does not have to look upon such preaching efforts as offensive. Krishna's devotees go out of their way, even at their own risk, to encourage everyone and anyone to chant Hare Krishna and in this way help spread the Sankirtan movement of Sri Caitanya Mahabarahu.
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Attaining Lord Krishna

November 15 , 2007

We understand from Srimad Bhagavatam that Lord Krishna comes in this Age of Kali with a golden complexion in the guise of His devotee in order to deliver the fallen souls by the simple process of chanting the Lords Holy Names. By coming as His devotee the Lord personally teaches how one can attain the supreme goal of all self realization Read More...

IRM, ISKCON Reforma Movement

November 14 , 2007

The IRM, ISKCON Reform Movement, is actually not an organization within ISKCON, but rather a separate organization of devotees that do not follow the leadership of ISKCON established by Srila Prabhupada. From the perspective of ISKCON this IRM's understanding of guru is not in accordance with guru parampara, those instructions coming down directly Read More...

Regarding Lord Visnu

November 14 , 2007

Regarding Lord Krishna's manifestations as Vishnu who responsible for the material creation. We should first understand the Lord Krishna is the origin of all other manifestations. Just as a candle can be lit from another, and after being lit is has the same lighting capacity, the origin of all other expansions (no matter if they be guna avatars, yuga avatars, lila avatars, shakti avatars or others) is Krishna. Read More...

Regarding Krishna's appearance

November 13 , 2007

Please do not be confused, for in Krishna everything is perfectly resolved. I would suspect that the statements you have heard regarding Krishna's appearance by various devotees relate more to His not taking birth like the conditioned soul does. For as you so expertly pointed out Srimad Bhagavatam clearly states that Lord Krishna resided within womb of Mother Devaki Read More...

Anyone can become guru

November 12 , 2007

Lord Caitanya, Krishna's manifestation as His pure devotee, who appeared 500 years ago in India to inaugurate this Sankirtan movement gave specific instruction on who was a bonafide guru. His explained that one who fully understood the science of Krishna Consciousness was qualified to become guru. He make no distinction as to their station in life, married, unmarried, brahmana, sudra. Read More...

Difficulties of Kali Yuga