Archive - Mysteries of the Vedas (Caitanya Chandra Dasa)

Souls and matter: like oil and water

Although put into the mahat-tattva, the souls don’t mix with the material elements, remaining separate, just like oil floating on top of water.

11 hrs ago

A lost technology for successful marriages

There are many passages in the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam that may at first appear without purpose, but that reveal very significant when we understand them.

21 hrs ago

My books are now also available on Kindle

My two new books are now available on Kindle. If that’s the platform you use to read your books, you can get them there.

Nov 25

Chapter 3: Lord Kapila explains our relationship with this material world

Although the pastime of Jaya and Vijaya offers us some foundations, the teachings of Lord Kapila are the first passage where our “fall” into this…

Nov 25

A study of human sexuality from the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam

There are many passages in the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam that may at first appear without purpose, but that reveal very significant when we understand them.

Nov 25

Why do I need to accept a spiritual master? Why can’t Prabhupāda be my guru?

This may look like a perfectly honest proposition at first, but there are a few faults in this reasoning. It can be explained in the following way...

Nov 24

How could Jaya and Vijaya “fall” into the material world?

The “fall” of Jaya and Vijaya after being cursed by the four Kumāras is an extraordinary event. How is it possible that two personal associates of the…

Nov 24

The origin of life and how modern science is based on faith

By definition, modern science tries to explain all natural phenomena without having to accept the existence of God. Does it really make sense? It…

Nov 24

Unhooking from the phone and saving our spiritual practice

Phones are one of the greatest traps of modern time, weapons of mass distraction as some call. They are the culmination of centuries of evolution of…

Nov 23

Jaya and Vijaya are cursed by the Kumāras

Jaya and Vijaya are eternal servitors of the Lord, but at the same time, they committed a mistake in stopping the sages. The Lord offers a solution to…

Nov 23

From renunciation back to family life: The story of Priyavrata

Priyavrata came back to become a king and enter married life even after attaining perfection in renunciation. What is behind this mysterious pastime?

Nov 23

Learning Krsna Consciousness in the age of AI

One pressing question our generation will have to answer is the role of AI systems in teaching Krsna Consciousness. Do they replace books? Do they…

Nov 22

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