Krishna Temple Talks

Limping & Leaping

Though the acreage was empty and the obstacles rose, like a winter that never would draw to a close, by the kindness of Krishna, the struggle is stayed, and a palace of m

Standing in Faith

In ancient lore, we are told the story of Prahlad, a 5 year old boy /whose faith in Krishna was pure and bold. 
Ignited from within the womb, his love for the Lord shone

Sounds of Victory

Yo, listen to the tale of the man and the wood,/Sitting where the branches of the Kalpavriksha stood. He wanted a bed, and the velvet appeared,/He wanted a feast, and the

Sharpen Your Edge

God is not old. He’s ever fresh. When we stay in touch with Him thru chanting, we stay in touch with His freshness. We stay in touch with youthfulness. You’ll not get sta

Song: Chanting the Holy Names

chanting the holy names cleanses the heart extinguishes the flames breaks the chains blesses the earth at large with moonlike rays discharges waves of nectar our senses b

Surrendering the Outcome

I know a young man named Chaitanya Charan. He was a top-ranked student in India, a brilliant engineer. He did exactly what society told him to do. He studied hard, he wor

Song: Fresh Raincloud

(Intro – Sanskrit) nava-jaladhara-varṇam chanda-māhendra-nīlam pichha-mauli-kapolam rāja-rājendu-maulim | I see the color of a fresh raincloud, a luster deep and blue, Wi

Servants Are Special

Prabhupada, “If I work in some ordinary man’s service, he gives me protection. Don’t you think if you work for Kṛṣṇa, He’ll not give you protection? Because you have no f

Song: I Stand At the Gates

The world is shouting outside the stone But I’m the master on this throne I watch the clouds begin to gray But I decide what’s here to stay The screen is glowing with a b

Rule Your Space

“Well, CARU I wish KRISHNA would help me to do better”. KRISHNA HAS done his part. He MADE you a KING. He’s given you AUTHORITY. You have the POWER TO RULE your SPACE. Yo

Song: Perfection for Dummies

In the age of Kali, the Name alone grants release. Bringing to every embodied soul the ultimate peace. Yo, in Satyuga’s Golden Age, Valmiki meditated sixty thousand years

Lasting Change

After having compiled the voluminous Vedic literature—the four Vedas, the Mahābhārata, the eighteen Purāṇas, and the Vedānta-sūtra—Śrīla Vyāsadeva, the literary incarnati

Song: The Forest Divine

jaya rādhe, jaya kṛṣṇa, jaya vṛndāvan śrī govinda, gopīnātha, madana-mohan Listen up close, let the flow begin here, Glories of the highest devotion are clear. Glory

Ever Faithful Savior

Krishna has ways to protect you that you’ve never thought of. He controls the universe. You don’t have to FIGURE OUT how it’s going to happen. All you have to do is BELIE

Song: Sudasrshna Chakra

Yo, listen to the glory, the weapon shining bright, The razor-sharp disk, cutting through the night. O Sudarśana! Your great effulgence, the truth is clear, Millions of s

Special Favor

Fro where that sense of paternal protection comes from unless it is there in the Absolute Truth, the source of everything. Understanding that the Supreme Lord is my fathe

It’s Not About You

In the purport to Bhagavad-Gita Chapter 1/13 Prabhupada says, “Everyone wants to be served. Nobody wants to serve. This is the material conception of life. When we agree

Song: Time I Am

śrī-bhagavān uvācha kālo ’smi loka-kṣaya-kṛt pravṛddho lokān samāhartum iha pravṛttaḥ ṛte ’pi tvāṁ na bhaviṣyanti sarve ye ’vasthitāḥ praty-anīkeṣu yodhāḥ The Supreme Lor

Restoration Is Coming

The enemy thought she was pulling you back to keep you there. She didn’t realize, like a bow and arrow, the more she pulls you back, the further Krishna is going to shoot

Song: Plea to the Mind

Yo, listen up close, this is a plea to the mind, To shed all the pretense and leave lies behind. I’m begging you sweetly, right at your feet, For a love that’s intense, a