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A Pause for PrayerI offer my respectful obeisances unto Lord Nrsihadeva, the source of all power. O my Lord who possess nails and teeth just like thunderbolts, kindly vanquish our demonlike desires for fruitive activity in this material wLettersAnxiety Free How can I drive away anxiety? Sanchez Via the Internet Our reply: According to the Bhagavad-gita, you can drive away anxiety by giving up attachment to the fruit of your work. You are anxious because you havIn Defense of the Vedic ViewBy Badrinarayan Swami "Both the Vaisnava theists and the materialists each present their own set of amazing stories. The choice is . . . which set of amazing stories to believe." It is the grand conceit of the materialisLessons from Lord VishnuLord Vishnu is giving Prthu Maharaja fundamental knowledge about God and the countless living entities, who are His servants. ekaḥ śuddhaḥ svayaṁ-jyotir nirguṅo 'sau guṅāśrayaḥ sarva-go 'nāvṛtaḥ sākṣī nirātmātmātmanaḥ paIntention in Tension?Caitanya Carana Dasa Reflections on how to avoid launching unintentional verbal attacks on others and how to weather such attacks from others. “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never harm me.” This saWelcomeSrila Prabhupada occasionally used the term "Hindu" when referring to his Krsna consciousness movement, but he tended to avoid doing so. One reason is that most people associate Hinduism with polytheism, and Krsna consciPleasing GodIn his commentary on Srimad-Bhagavatam 8.17.24, Srila Prabhupada writes, "The Supreme Personality of Godhead exists everywhere. . . . Therefore when one chants His transcendental names–Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna KrsnaThe Reliable Way to Gain KnowledgeBy Giriraja Govinda Dasa Some considerations about the two primary means of acquiring knowledge: induction and deduction. “Everywhere life means questions and answers,” Srila Prabhupada said. We have so many questions inFrom One Percent to a HundredA little connection to Krsna can save us from the greatest fear. By Nikunja Vilasini Devi Dasi The past year and a half in my circle of family and friends was fraught with tears and valuable lessons in the face of dangerThe Uniqueness of Transcendental HungerBy Osho Raman It is up to us to decide which cuisine we want to feast on. To relish dream delicacies is a fantasy that most fascinates the tongue. Even a flash of the thought of, say, fragrant fried rice layered with chuMany Gods or One? Five Prominent Deities and Their Universal MeaningBy Satyaraja Dasa Is Krsna consciousness polytheistic? A discussion of pancopasana provides a clear answer that also helps us understand all religions. At first blush, Vaisavism may seem polytheistic, given the various gFounder's Lecture - Action Without ReactionNew Delhi–November 3, 1973 Lord Krsna reveals the secret to escaping the bondage of karma. yajñārthāt karmaṅo 'nyatra loko 'yaṁ karma-bandhanaḥ tad-arthaṁ karma kaunteya mukta-saṅgaḥ samācara "Work done as a sacrifice foThe Most Practical Scientific UnderstandingThis conversation between His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and biochemist Thoudam Singh, PhD, took place in Bhubaneswar, India, on February 3, 1977. Srila Prabhupada: This spiritual science is not beVedic ThoughtsAs long as a person is fully in cooperation with the wishes of the Lord, guided by the bona fide brahmanas and Vaisnavas and strictly following religious principles, one has no cause for despondency, however trying the cJoy of Devotionby Visakha Devi Dasi "To be blissful–to be joyful–is our birthright. It’s part of who we are; it’s our natural constitutional nature." To some people, “devotion to God” may conjure grave activities: prayer, worship, and Book Excerpt[Footnote on opening spread: Excerpted from Swami in a Strange Land, by Joshua M. Greene (Yogesvara Dasa). Copyright 2016 Joshua M. Greene. Available from the Krishna.com Store and Amazon.com. This excerpt retains the bo