Sickness A Friend and Teacher by Vamsi Vihari Dasa
Though illness may restrict or halt our normal spiritual activities, it can provide spiritual benefits we might not otherwise gain. After seven days of sickness, malarial fever had broken me down to the bones, and loss of appetite and hallucinations added miseries. I... read more
Worship the Absolute Truth, Not the Relative Truth by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Truths of this world are ever-changing and can never pacify us. We should turn our attention to the unchanging, ever-lasting truth. janmady asya yato 'nvayad itaratas carthesv abhijnah svarat tene brahma hrdaya adi-kavaye muhyanti yat... read moreLetters, Volume-10 Number-07 (Indian)
Grudge or Not At my local center I sometimes observe that devotees distribute prasada with unpleasant looks. Usually they even keep a good portion aside for themselves to divide later. Even initiated devotees indulge in this behavior. This upsets... read more
The Missing Photograph by Syamananda Dasa
What do you see in this photograph? Do you not see a happy family – mother and three lovely children? Does it ever occur to you that there is something missing here? Well, to many so called educated people, this is exactly how they see the world around... read more