Author: Gauranga Das Ji
When good fortune arises
QUALITIES THAT ATTRACTS THE MERCY OF THE LORD Decades ago, when I was in IIT, I once tried preaching to one of the drunkards in my college. I went and…
Raise To Higher Consciousness When It Is Easier
Once, there was a miser on a boat ride accompanied by his friends. As the boat reached the middle of the river, a 25 paise coin from the miser’s pocket…
Control Desires To Conquer Death
Death: Unpredictable yet certain śrī-bhagavān uvāca kālo ’smi loka-kṣaya-kṛt pravṛddho lokān samāhartum iha pravṛttaḥ (Bg. 11.32) The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Time I am, the great destroyer of the worlds,…
Why should today’s youth be inspired to follow spirituality?
William Shakespeare writes about the phase of a young adult in his famous “All the world’s stage” poem: ‘Then a soldier, full of strange oaths and bearded like the pard,…
Consequences of Greed
tri-Vidhan naraksyedam dvaram nasanam atmanah kamah krodhas tatha lobhas tasmad etat trayam tyajet (Bg. 16.21) Lord Krishna says the three gates that lead a man to hell are lust, anger…
The Art of Happiness
_“There is enough happiness in this world to keep you attached to the suffering conditions which you go through here.” – HH Radhanath Swami_ *This is not a religion. This…
Satisfaction. How do I achieve it?
Dissecting the problem, cause, and solution to satisfaction. Satisfaction is a subject matter one embraces once one has overcome greed. A few years ago, the Philippines’ former president was deposed,…
S A T I S F Y: 7 Practical steps to overcome greed and achieve satisfaction in life
Serve others The modern paradigm propels us to assume that if we don’t acquire more, we’re miserable and unworthy. This isn’t true. By giving, we receive more. Living a life…
Importance of Prasadam Distribution
Srila Ramanujacharya was taking bath beside the banks of the holy river of Kaveri. Once he came out, a few pujaris ran to him to offer some Prasadam. Srila Ramanujacharya…
Prasadam: A mercy through which we understand the Supreme Proprietor
Let me introduce myself. I’m Gauranga Das. I’m a Prasadam addict. Before joining the Hare Krishna movement I was 60 kgs. Now I weigh 70 kgs. That is the power…