The whole Coronavirus situation feels very surreal. It's unbelievable what's going on in the world. From today on, also in Switzerland, all shops, markets, r...

Isn't it amazing that the most valuable was given freely to the most unqualified? Yesterday, many of us celebrated the wonderful appearance of Sri Caitanya M...

Sri Dhama Mayapur, the birthplace of the Golden Avatar, Sri Krishna Caitanya Mahaprabhu, is the most merciful place of all holy places. My own spiritual life...

Almost a thousand leaders from around the world came together at ISCKON’s Head Quarter here in Sri Mayapur Dhama, India to share best practices and to give i...

„These are his two qualifications: he must have heard the Vedic knowledge through the disciplic succession (paramparā), and he must be established in service...

43 years ago, at 1:11 pm I took birth in this world. Yes, it's my birthday today. A reason to celebrate? Well, it depends. I would say `yes` if I am able to ...

Recently I received a postcard with something written on it by the Dalai Lama. I mean, the card was not sent by the Dalai Lama, but it had a statement of the...

What do you mean with `If I could talk`? Of course, I talk! May I introduce myself? My name is Japa Mala Dasa, I am a Gaudiya Vaishnava Prayer bead. Divine O...

Have you ever wondered what would happen if we treated our Bhagavad Gita like we treat our mobile phone? An interesting question, isn't it? If we are honest,...

„Hello, how are you doing?“ - A quite common way to greet someone. Sometimes I am not sure how I should respond. I am wondering: Is this person actually inte...

Wisdom means realized knowledge. It also means to see the world through the eyes of sastra, sastra caksu, and to act accordingly. Last week we had a program ...

As devotees of Krishna we are neither meant to enjoy this world nor are we meant to renounce it. A Vaishnava has nothing to do with bhoga, enjoyment, nor wit...

At the beginning of our spiritual life, we theoretically understand that Krishna is there, that Krishna will protect and maintain us, but this is only theore...

A very wonderful and adventurous journey has come to an end. It started in the winter of 2017 and now, sitting in an airplane on my way back to Zurich, I hav...

Have you ever taken a shower without becoming wet, without using any water? Yes, I know this sounds silly, but actually, many of us are doing this every day!...

We sometimes might doubt: „Is this chanting actually working? Will I ever achieve perfection?“ Hearing from the Srimad-Bhagavatam clears such doubts immediat...

Did you ever instinctively foresee something but did not act on it? Did you ever not follow that inner voice but then it turned out to be true? I believe eve...

Sexual Feelings, Sadness, and Joy What wisdom do we find in the emotions of joy, sadness, and sexual feelings? This is what we are going to discover in this ...

Behind every emotion there is a lesson to learn. Anger, as described in our last blog, wants to give us an indication that something needs to be changed. In ...

What is an Emotion? It's an „e-motion“, energy in motion. Emotions are physical sensations or energy in our body that we feel. I found this an interesting wa...