Mantras in Your Home by Rohininandana Dasa

Nov 1, 1992 | Bhakti Yoga at Home, Rohininandana Dasa, Volume-26 Number-06

MY FAMILY AND I spend a few minutes each morning memorizing Sanskrit verses, or slokas. One of us recites a sloka line by line, and the rest of us repeat. We've followed this simple practice for a year now, and already I can see some good... read more

The Art of Reading Transcendental Literature by Rohininandana Dasa

Sep 1, 1992 | Bhakti Yoga at Home, Rohininandana Dasa, Volume-26 Number-05

When Suta Gosvami spoke the Srimad-Bhagavatam to the sages in the Naimisaranya forest, the atmosphere was so intensely respectful that even the birds ceased their songs. The sages didn't cough or shuffle their feet; they were enraptured. Lord Krsna... read more

Tilaka: The Mark of God by Rohininandana Dasa

Jul 1, 1992 | Bhakti Yoga at Home, Rohininandana Dasa, Volume-26 Number-04

ANYONE WHO WISHES TO acknowledge the simple truth that "I am Lord Krsna's servant" can wear tilaka, the clay mark devotees wear on the forehead and other places on their body. You may not feel you have much devotion to Krsna, but you're not... read more

Dealing with Bad Association at Work by Rohininandana Dasa

Mar 1, 1992 | Bhakti Yoga at Home, Rohininandana Dasa, Volume-26 Number-02

SOMETIMES PEOPLE THINK, "It's all well for the devotees who live in the temple. They don't have to spend all day with nondevotees. But I've got my job and a house to run. It's hard to keep up my spiritual practices and feel enlivened about Krsna... read more

Touch It to Your Head by Rohininandana Dasa

Jan 1, 1992 | Bhakti Yoga at Home, Rohininandana Dasa, Volume-26 Number-01

IN VEDIC CULTURE, one shows respect to an object by touching it to one's head. When Srila Prabhupada was a child, his mother taught him to pick up and touch to his head any grains of rice that might have fallen from his plate. I teach this same practice to my... read more

The Fifty Percent Puzzle by Rohininandana Dasa

Nov 1, 1991 | Bhakti Yoga at Home, Rohininandana Dasa, Volume-25 Number-06

While reading Srila Prabhupada's books, I've often puzzled over passages like this: "Charity is meant for the householders. The householders should earn a livelihood by an honorable means and spend fifty percent of their income to propagate Krsna... read more