Mysteries of the Vedas (Caitanya Chandra Dasa)

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June 2025

How to fast on ekādaśī? Who can try to fast and who should not, and how to make it easy?
Fasting is an individual choice. The scriptures offer fasting as a way to advance faster on spiritual practice, but ultimately, it is an individual…
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The fourth dimension
Turīya is the the fourth dimension, the transcendental stage, beyond the stages of external consciousness, dream, and deep sleep.
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Can we eat buckwheat on ekādaśī? What about quinoa, sesame seeds, and peanuts? What is the proper way to follow ekādaśī?
What is the difference between a "seed" and a "grain", first of all? What about beans? Why can't we eat beans if they are also not grains? Are we…
The Māṇḍūkya Upaniṣad
The Māṇḍūkya Upaniṣad is the shortest of the Upaniṣads. It was spoken by Varuṇa, who assumed the form of a frog (maṇḍūka), explaining the four states of…
The Māṇḍūkya Upaniṣad: An in-depth study based on the teachings of Srila Prabhupada
The Māṇḍūkya Upaniṣad is unique amongst the Upaniṣads, discussing the three states of material consciousness and how can we elevate ourselves to the…
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Using your projects to benefit devotees, and not devotees to benefit our projects
The main difference between a neophyte and an intermediate devotee is that the neophyte worships the deity but is inconsiderate of other devotees.
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Lord Śiva explains the nature of universe and how we come here (Srimad Bhagavatam #66)
All the activities of Nārāyaṇa are spiritual, when He said, ‘Let there be creation,’ that creation was all-spiritual. The ‘material’ only exists for…
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An inspiring passage for householders
The Jaiva Dharma, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thākura left a very inspiring passage for householders.
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Details about the Vedic universe
Planets are distributed all over the universe, and each planet is different from the other, and has particular opulences and different types of…
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śāstra-dṛṣṭyā tūpadeśo vāma-devavat: All powers come from the Lord
Indra’s “I am prāṇa” aligns with scripture like sage Vāmadeva’s unity with Brahman. It teaches all powers, including Indra’s, come from the Supreme…
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