Mysteries of the Vedas (Caitanya Chandra Dasa)

Mysteries of the Vedas (Caitanya Chandra Dasa)

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Four rounds as a standard for initiation?
Why on Iskcon one has to wait for years, chant 16 rounds, and develop a relationship with the guru while on other places, one can get a name easily…
What is the point of sleeping less? And how to achieve that?
Srila Prabhupada wrote quite a few times about the importance of not sleeping too much for spiritual life. In many passages, he advises a maximum of 6…
Śankarācārya - Advaita-Vedānta (non-dualism)
The foundations laid by Lord Buddha created the conditions for the appearance of Śaṅkarācārya, who introduced the next step on the spiritual stairway…
Lord Buddha - Śūnyavāda (nihilism)
The Lord appeared as Lord Buddha to teach ahimsā or non-violence, the most basic of spiritual principles. He taught the path of Nirvana, attracting…
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Introduction: The evolution of spiritual understanding
With the start of Kali-yuga, the essence of the Vedic knowledge compiled by Vyāsadeva was gradually lost. This was the start of a renaissance…
Srila Prabhupada explains the Vedanta-sutra
Srila Prabhupada explains a lot about Vedanta Philosophy in his commentary on the Caitanya Caritāmṛta. Amongst them, his purport on CC Adi 7.106 is…
Preface - Understanding the Govinda-bhāṣya of Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa
This book is an attempt to provide an extensive, but at the same time easy-to-understand explanation of the Govinda-bhāṣya of Śrīla Baladeva…
How the mother of Dhruva Mahārāja helped him to find the Lord
Once, when Dhruva was trying to get up into the lap of his father, his stepmother spoke very enviously towards him. His mother, however, was able to…
Brahmacarinis, family life, and the future of our movement
When Srila Prabhupada established our movement, he allowed unmarried ladies, to live in temples. He was seriously criticized in India because of this…
Understanding the Supreme Syllable Oṁ
The Vedas give great importance to the syllable Oṁ, which is considered the sound representation of the Lord. All the Vedic mantras start with Oṁ, and…
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The primary and secondary creation
When Lord Mahā-Viṣnu performs the primary creation, he creates all possible forms and experiences that exist in the material universes. Brahma then…
The “fall” of the jīva and the eternal nature of the soul
From the spiritual perspective, of us as immovable souls, we never really left, although our consciousness became somehow entrapped here.
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