Mysteries of the Vedas (Caitanya Chandra Dasa)

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New course: The Fifth Canto of Srimad Bhagavatam
Announcing the next module of the course, with the pastimes of Rṣabhadeva, the three lives of Bharata Maharaja, and the mysterious description of…
Full Course: Fourth Canto of Srimad Bhagavatam
The pastimes of Daksa cursing Lord Shiva, Dhruva Maharaja, Prthu Maharaja, and so on, culminating with the allegory of Purañjana, the history of every…
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Are we really better than brāhmanas?
Many passages in the scriptures describe Vaiṣnavas being superior to brahmanas who are just following the prescriptions of the scriptures, without…
4.3: Sankhyopasangrahādhikaraṇam - The five pañca-janās
Even if we were to consider the passage [from the Bṛhad-āraṇyaka Upaniṣad] as meaning five groups of five, it doesn’t match the Sānkhya theory, because…
Devotees distributing books their whole lives, and questions about the future of our movement
Months ago, I published an article entitled The invisible wall that most of us hit sooner or later in spiritual life. Here are some further developments…
Tamas, the subtle potency
Elaborating on the topic of how the material nature can be unborn and created at the same time, Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa explains about the tamas…
The precarious position of a materialist
The deer is focused on momentary gratification, enjoying the garden with his family, peacefully eating grass, and hearing the sweet sounds of the bees…
Why did Satī, the wife of Lord Śiva, decide to quit her body?
Satī and Lord Śiva formed an ideal couple. Being so, why did she decide to quit her body, burning it in the fire of mystic yoga, abandoning both her…
4.2: Camasādhikaraṇam - The cup
The word ajā [in the Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad] also does not mean pradhāna, just like the word camasa [in the Bṛhad-āraṇyaka Upaniṣad] does not mean cup in…
Unity amongst devotees: a proof that we are coming close to the transcendental platform
Often, we strive to worship the Lord, or the spiritual master, while stepping over the heads of everyone around us, but this attitude is not very…
Prevented from escaping the material world
Another topic that is discussed in the allegory of the material world as the great forest of enjoyment are some of the traps that prevent a soul from…
Material nature is dependent on the Lord
Unconscious, matter can’t be the cause of anything. It always has to be manipulated by a conscious force. When a sculptor uses a chisel to make a…
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