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Recently, I was assigned an elderly driver, nearly eighty years old. Right away, he started saying that he never uses a seat belt. Not in the city. Not on the freeway. Not ever. I asked him why. He said calmly, “I haven’t worn one for forty years. I can’t get used to it.” So I asked what seemed obvious: “Aren’t you afraid of a crash?” He looked at me seriously and replied, “I would rather die than live mutilated for the rest of my life.” Then he added, almost matter-of-factly

If social media had a global ranking chart, the #1 influencer of all time wouldn’t be MrBeast, Elon, Beyonce, or even the algorithm. It would be Māyā, or Mother ( Mā मा) Nature ( Yā या) , if you will. And she doesn’t need Wi-Fi to influence. Māyā Every influencer has a strategy: Attention capture Identity shaping Desire stimulation Emotional manipulation Behavioral control Just to drag you down and away-o-matic Māyā mastered this long before the social network was born. In

What Neophytes Get Excited About In ISKCON and the broader Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava world, devotees often hear two terms used almost interchangeably: prasādam and mahā-prasādam . At times, the distinction is overstressed; at other times, it is dismissed as irrelevant. To understand this properly, we must look at what Śrīla A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura actually taught—rather than what later habits, sentimentalism, or cultural accreti

Let’s talk about the underground devotee debate of eating garlic, onions, fish, eggs, and having caffeine and alcohol drinks. Or as it’s sometimes framed: “Can you even spell bhakti if you drink coffee?” Relax. Breathe. Put the pitchfork down. This article is not here to police plates or sniff lunchboxes. It’s here to explain the why, poke gentle fun at our collective seriousness, and—most importantly—bring the focus back to bhakti , where it belongs. Why These Foods Get a

Alongside premature discussions of Rādhā–Kṛṣṇa’s intimate līlās, another increasingly common tendency is the casual invitation to “meet Kṛṣṇa,” "feel Kṛṣṇa," “see Kṛṣṇa,” or “experience Kṛṣṇa directly” through chanting the Mahāmantra—often addressed to beginners or mixed public audiences. Rather than chanting, it becomes cheating. At first glance, this sounds inspiring. After all, the Holy Name is non-different from Kṛṣṇa. But when this truth is presented without qualificatio

Lost in the noise, I call Your Name Dancing in fire, still the same Broken and small, I run to You Krishna, Krishna, pull me through Every breath is a prayer tonight Every tear becomes Your light Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare From the dust I rise and sing Your holy name is everything My holy beats are drawn for you In every moment ever true Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Ram

... by Bhaktivinod Thakur Follow-up on my post >>> Honest Words For an Honest Moment <<< This is the official music video for the bhajan Amar Jivan. https://youtu.be/2PUbguitpyY #bhaktivinod #harekrishna #song

An English rendering of a bhajan by Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura, Amar Jivan 1 I am an impious sinner at heart, My deeds have wounded others from the start. Where I have walked, I’ve left behind Anxiety, sorrow, and troubled minds. 2 I never paused when sin gave taste, For selfish joy, I never hesitated. No trace of mercy moves my chest, Another’s peace becomes my test. I lie with ease, deceive with art, And delight in others’ pain takes part. 3 Desires crowd my secret core, Uncounte