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Magical Distractions by Nagaraja Dasa

Sep 11, 2014 | From the Editor, Nagaraja Dasa, Volume-48 Number-05

Adept yogis can attain siddhis, mystic powers, or what Srila Prabhupada sometimes referred to as magic. These powers can distract the advancing yogi, forcing him to lose sight of the goal of God realization. Devotees on the path of bhakti-yoga consider mystic siddhis... read more

Rain Rain (Don’t) Go Away by Syamananda Dasa

Aug 12, 2014 | From the Editor, Syamananda Dasa, Volume-11 Number-08 (Indian)

It was in the last week of April that I started day dreaming. I dreamt of a sky laden with rain clouds and rain just pouring. As I reside in Mumbai, there is only one way that the city recognizes that it has really rained: when all the trains and buses stop plying. I... read more

Who Wrote the Bhagavad-gita ? by Syamananda Dasa

Jul 11, 2014 | From the Editor, Syamananda Dasa, Volume-11 Number-07 (Indian)

A few days ago I received a request from a friend to respond to allegations made by one Meghnad Desai in his book on the Gita entitled “Who Wrote the Bhagavad Gita”? The author is an ethnic Indian born in the UK and is a member of the House of Lords apart... read more

The Guru and the Miraculous by Nagaraja Dasa

Jul 10, 2014 | From the Editor, Nagaraja Dasa, Volume-48 Number-04

mukam karoti vacalam pangum langhayate girim yat-krpa tam aham vande sri-gurum dina-taranam “I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, the deliverer of the fallen souls. His mercy turns the dumb into eloquent speakers and enables the lame to... read more

Happy under a King’s Rule ? by Syamananda Dasa

Jun 13, 2014 | From the Editor, Syamananda Dasa, Volume-11 Number-06 (Indian)

Today there are 26 monarchies functioning in the world. This is a fascinating network of kings, queens, sultans, emperors and emirs who rule or reign over 43 countries in all. With the media giving excessive attention to Britain’s newest royal baby, you may... read more

Since God Was a Boy by Nagaraja Dasa

May 12, 2014 | From the Editor, Nagaraja Dasa, Volume-48 Number-03

“I’ve been worki ng here since God was a boy,” I heard someone say recently. Amusing as the expression is in its own right, for devotees of Krishna it has an extra twist: we know that God is still a boy. The saying assumes, of course, that God has... read more