Simplify, Simplify, Simplify by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami

Sep 1, 1997 | Lessons from the Road, Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami, Volume-31 Number-05

IN THE SECOND CANTO of Srimad-Bhagavatam, Sukadeva Gosvami criticizes those who pursue material life and have no desire to inquire into self-realization, and although he spoke thousands of years ago, his words are still relevant today. Those who are not... read more

Even at the Risk of Death by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami

Jul 1, 1997 | Lessons from the Road, Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami, Volume-31 Number-04

We Are Pleasure-Seeking beings. When a member of a Mexican metaphysical society asked Srila Prabhupada, "Why is there anything?" Prabhupada said, simply, that everything exists because of the drive forananda, pleasure. "Our basic principle is... read more

Prabhupada’s Krsna by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami

May 1, 1997 | Lessons from the Road, Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami, Volume-31 Number-03

ALTHOUGH AGNOSTICS and atheists often speculate that God is dead, Srila Prabhupada said the pure devotee can hand us Krsna. Krsna is the property of the pure devotee, and if we are willing to receive Him we can meet Him. Prabhupada was so convinced in his own faith... read more

Accepting Suffering by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami

Mar 1, 1997 | Lessons from the Road, Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami, Volume-31 Number-02

THOUGH THE Srimad-Bhagavatam assures us that if we inquire into the Absolute Truth we will not suffer repeated birth and death, it does not guarantee that in this life we will be immune to all suffering. TheBhagavatam tells of many great devotees who... read more

The Mysterious Incarnations by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami

Jan 1, 1997 | Lessons from the Road, Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami, Volume-31 Number-01

THE OTHER DAY I was reading the Bhagavatam and I came upon this verse: "Whoever carefully recites the mysterious appearances of the Lord with devotion in the morning and in the evening gets relief from all miseries of life." (Bhag. 1.3.29) In... read more

Pure Bhakti – “It Requires Nothing More Than Sincerity” by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami

Nov 1, 1996 | Lessons from the Road, Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami, Volume-30 Number-06

WHAT THE Bhagavatam defines as religion far surpasses what most people think of as religion today. According to the Bhagavatam, religion means bhakti, pure devotion. Pure devotion is the only process by which we can rediscover our lost... read more