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Empowered Through Service
“So far as your duty is concerned, you are doing your best. That is your spiritual qualification. The best qualification for a Vaisnava...


On Disappointment
"When doubts haunt me, when disappointments stare me in the face, and I see not one ray of hope on the horizon, I turn to Bhagavad-Gita...


Friendship
“Krishna is so kind that He is always with us as Friend; if we can learn to treat Him with our friendly love and affection the...


Crossing the Bridge
I sometimes experience a great divide between the reading of our sacred books and the bedrock of our daily lives. The bhakti theology...


The Age of Enlightenment
“Devotional service is so potent that simply by engaging in the activities of devotional service one becomes enlightened without a...


Repainting the Heart
The heart beats and we are alive. Within that life anything of significance brings us back to our heart - a broken heart, a weak heart, a...


Simply Present, Simple Presence
Each week before service, we meet together and participate in a group activity. This week we spoke about the power of association, of...


When Krishna Goes Away
When Krishna Goes Away by Sacinandana Swami Besides the experience of success, all serious practitioners on the spiritual path know the...


The Power Of One Day
How many times do we say hello to people in our lifetime? Thousands, maybe even millions. While we serve together, especially on Sundays,...


A Little Sunshine
All it takes is a shaft of sunshine to flood our room and voila! we feel better already. Here’s a great quote that speaks to that: “If...
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