The Glories of Goloka

The Glories of Goloka

Bhagavad Gītā 8.21 avyakto 'kṣara ity uktas tam āhuḥ paramāṁ gatim yaṁ prāpya na nivartante tad dhāma paramaṁ mama “That supreme abode is called unmanifested and infallible, and it is the supreme destination. When one goes there, he never comes back. That is My supreme abode.”

Reaching the Supreme

This podcast outlines a clear progressive route to the higher stages of bhakti yoga.

Spiritual Journeys

Devotees at the Hare Krishna Centre and online speak about their spiritual journey and how they came to know about Krishna consciousness.

There is Another Nature

Discourse on Bhagavad Gītā 8.19-20. bhūta-grāmaḥ sa evāyaṁ bhūtvā bhūtvā pralīyate rātry-āgame ’vaśaḥ pārtha prabhavaty ahar-āgame “Again and again, when Brahmā’s day arrives, all living entities come into being, and with the arrival of Brahmā’s night they are helplessly annihilated.” paras tasmāt tu bhāvo ’nyo ’vyakto ’vyaktāt sanātanaḥ yaḥ sa sarveṣu bhūteṣu naśyatsu na vinaśyati “Yet there is another unmanifest nature, which is eternal and is transcendental to this manifested and unmanifested matter. It is supreme and is never annihilated. When all in this world is annihilated, that part remains as it is.”

Attaining Liberation

This is a discourse on the Bhagavad Gītā verse 8.17 sahasra-yuga-paryantam ahar yad brahmaṇo viduḥ rātriṁ yuga-sahasrāntāṁ te ’ho-rātra-vido janāḥ “By human calculation, a thousand ages taken together form the duration of Brahmā’s one day. And such also is the duration of his night.”