What does “Krishna” Mean?

16 Jun 20152 Aug 2015

Nāma Kaumudī’s fundamental definition of the word krishna is, “The supreme spiritual substance.” This harkens to Gopāla-tāpanī Upaniṣad, which explains (in pūrva.1.1) that krish- means “existence.” and -ṇa means “carefree.”…

KRISHNA: The Bright Black Master of Pleasure

2 Oct 2013

In Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 2.7.26, Brahmājī introduces the avatāra named "Krishna." It is an exceedingly deep and wondrous śloka, so I would like to avail myself of the honor and pleasure of discussing it to some…

Hijacking Pop Songs

7 Dec 20127 Dec 2012

Today I posted this to my facebook profile: The amount of emotion spent in pop song lyrics makes the US-Government's famed "five thousand dollar hammers" look thrifty. I think pop…

Can Electric Guitar (etc) be Used in a Transcendental Kirtana?

9 Mar 20129 Mar 2012

Half of the world will read only the title and then give their opinion. To the rest of you who patiently read and consider the entire article I offer thousands…

Spiritual Godhead in the Material World

9 Jan 2012

This reading of the later part of Srimad Bhagvatam's second chapter is very interesting! It clearly describes how a transcendental God can operate within the material world, and also raises…

Original Beauty and Pleasure

30 Nov 2011

श्रीमान् रास-रसारम्भी वम्́शीवत्̣अ-तत्̣अ-स्थितह्̣ । कर्स्̣अन् वेन्̣उ-स्वनैर् गोपीर् गोपी-नाथह्̣ श्रिये स्तु नह्̣ ॥ śrīmān rāsa-rasārambhī vaḿśīvaṭa-taṭa-sthitaḥ | karṣan veṇu-svanair gopīr gopī-nāthaḥ śriye stu naḥ || This wonderful Sanskrit poem was written…

Reincarnation Reincarnation Reincarnation

26 Aug 20113 Sep 2011

Here is the deal… This whole world is upside down – just like a tree standing on a lake shore is upside down when reflected into the lake. The material…

The Upside Down Banyan Tree – Gita 15.2

19 Aug 201119 Aug 2011

Overview The Bhagavad Gita gradually examined all different spiritual paths, explaining how they are interconnected and how they all culminate in the yoga of devotion – bhakti-yoga: the most potent…

The Three Modes of Material Nature

29 Jul 201129 Jul 2011

Bhagavad-gītā 14.5 sattvaḿ rajas tama iti guṇāḥ prakṛti-sambhavāḥ nibadhnanti mahā-bāho dehe dehinam avyayam Material nature consists of three modes — goodness, passion and ignorance. When the eternal living entity comes…