Becoming a blessing-seeker Imagine this scenario: you’ve ticked off everything on your to-do list. You have done everything you could to build a better life – made all the phone calls, written all the messages, made all the plans, and tried to enlist help from all quarters as you enter 2026…Would there still be something […]
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Kartik – The Month That Ties Krishna with a RopeBy Sacinandana Swami, October 2025 Dear devotees and friends, Please accept my best wishes. All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda.There is a hidden current of divine grace flowing through this world. If you can catch it, you can be counted among the most fortunate. The good news
When śrīla Prabhupāda was still with us, on the day of his Vyāsa-pūjā he would ask us to address him personally and share what we had understood from his teachings. This year, on the eve of his Vyāsa-pūjā, I stepped out of the crowded temple to write a poem for him. It reflects the yearning
Be Boldly Compassionate!Moving Forward in 2025 The beginning of the New Year invites us to pause, reflect, and adopt new perspectives. So, let’s take a moment to stop and think: What does the world need most, and what do I need most? My answer is twofold: First, the world urgently needs compassionate citizens who
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The life I live now –every single breath I take,every moment, every thoughtmust be totally foreign to You. I have moved light-years away,a little spark on the oppositeend of Your galaxy –almost extinguished,estranged from You.Yet I yearn for You so much –isn’t that strange? People approach me with genuine affection.I look at them, trying to
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When Lord Nityananda gazes upon us, the chains of suffering that bind our hearts are swiftly undone, liberating us from the shackles of endless pain and sorrow. Nitai’s eyes, like the crimson dawn, never remain dry. Flowing like the sacred Ganges, cooling tears of compassion cascade from his gaze as he fervently chants, “Gaura! Gaura!
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As we enter the New Year, it’s good to prime ourselves to make the most of this fresh beginning. Research repeatedly shows that during new beginnings, such as the start of a New Year, we are more likely to set and pursue goals that we aspire for. Personally, I like to review the past year
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Why ask only the hardworking doer in myself When so many more interesting people Live in the many rooms of my beautiful house? Why not meet the visionary under the roof Who can show me exciting new horizons? Or make an appointment with the adventurer Who will insist that real life Starts only when I
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Stop-where are you running? Everything you seek lies inside: Soul, God, happiness, and joy. You might miss it all If you keep searching outside. (Found on the walls of a medieval monastery) Please consider that the most essential things in life are invisible. Breath, life force, love, soul, and God; all can’t be seen with
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One of the greatest discoveries I’ve made in regards to chanting the Holy Name is that you have to attain the state of absorption while you chant. Absorption is the state of the mind where one is totally involved in something, completely engrossed, fully present. I once saw in the airport a religious person involved
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