Krishna Temple Talks

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 to the Vṛndāvana forest profound, Setting spiritual truth on sacred ground. (Verse 1) Jaya Rādhe, glory to Kṛṣṇa the true Lord, Jaya Vṛndāvana, a beautiful place adored. Śrī Govinda, […]

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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 BELIEVE. “Lord, THANK YOU that you’re my protector. THANK YOU that you’re my defender. THANK YOU that you’re my way maker”. When you […]

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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 suns burning, clouds disappear. You dispel the darkness, revealing the ultimate sight, The eternal path to Vaikuṇṭha, pure and light. For music streaming: www.radiokrishna.org

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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 father, our uttitude should be. “I know Lord, You will never fail me or let me down.” May not look good now, but I believe one day […]

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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 to serve others, not to be served by others, that is liberated position.” Krishna is not impressed with opulence, worldly goods, name and fame, palatial residences, gourmet […]

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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 Lord declared, with a voice that cracks the sky: “I am Time, the great destroyer, grown immensely high. To gather all these people, this battlefield’s my stage, Except for you, Pandavas, escaping cosmic […]

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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 you. She thought he was hindering you. The truth is she was helping you. The SUFFERING was a SETUP. Krishna allowed it […]

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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 passion complete. For Vraja’s dear people and the Guru’s own light, A Vaiṣṇava spirit shining ever so bright. Develop that feeling, […]

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The secret lies with the expert chef and the recipe. The chef knows that the ingredient isn’t meant to be consumed in isolation. It needs to be carefully portioned, mixed with other contrasting flavors, and then subjected to heat for a precise period of time. A small amount of intense spice is necessary to lift […]

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Cruel Kamsa sent a summons, dark and cold, A treacherous play, a future yet untold. You leave for Mathura, the tyrant’s shadow vast, But when You go, the light of every day is cast Into the deep. Who saves the promises we keep? You speak of duty, of the evil that must fall, But do […]

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We are the persons we are today because of the decisions we have made. However, what is equally true is that all of us are the persons we are today because of the decisions we have NOT made. NOT TO DECIDE IS TO DECIDE to be a victim: victim of circumstances, a victim of others, […]

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The field awaits the dawn, a mist upon the breath. We never knew the promise led only to death. Hear the quiet testimony of a trust that was torn, Before the final moment, the day we were born. Verse 1 Sunlight warms the fence line, a daily gentle grace, We knew the keeper’s shadow, we […]

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The curtain lifts on self-deception, the reality breaks through, The path of fruitive work is done, the mirage fades from view. The soul now knows its folly, the error of its ways, Seeking shelter at Your feet, in these reflective days. This is the moment of surrender, the final, humble plea, A prayer for mercy […]

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rāja-vidyā rāja-guhyaṁ pavitram idam uttamam pratyakṣāvagamaṁ dharmyaṁ su-sukhaṁ kartum avyayam This knowledge is the king of education, the most secret of all, The purest and supreme, that answers to the soul’s call. It gives direct perception, the path of truth and grace, Joyfully performed, eternal, in time and in this place. Yo, let the truths […]

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BIG DREAMS are on the inside of each one of you. One day you’re going to start a temple, own a business, come out of debt, raise wonderful children. Krishna always puts bigger things in our spirit than our mind can handle. Don’t talk yourself out of it.

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1. Be still, my soul! the Lord is on your side; Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain; Leave to your God to order and provide; In ev’ry change he faithful will remain. Be still, my soul! your best, your heav’nly friend Thru’ thorny ways leads to a joyful end. Hare Krishna Hare Krishna […]

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We have to believe that HE IS DIRECTING OUR STEPS and to go with the flow. If you are going to become a vessel of gold, you have to STAY ON THE POTTERS WHEEL and be willing to change. Nothing in your life happens by accident. The delays, the grouchy clerk, the slow waiter, and […]

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Let the story unfold, About a swami from India, brave and bold. Seventy years young, with a mission in his soul, Prabhupada’s tale, let the rhythm take control. (Verse 1) Nineteen sixty-five, a voyage on the sea, Heart attacks strikin’, but his spirit runs free. Seven dollars in his pocket, that’s all he had, New […]

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“If something makes Krishna Happy and me unhappy, that becomes my greatest happiness. And if something makes me happy but makes Krishna unhappy, that becomes my greatest unhappiness.”

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(Intro) Yo, check the mic, one two, this ain’t no ordinary tune It’s a hymn of the earth, under the sun and moon From the soil we spring, with a spiritual glow Let the rhythm flow, watch the seeds we sow! (Verse 1) Sunrise paints the sky, a brand new day begins On temple land […]

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Our message today is that “if you can dream it, Krishna can do it.” Prabhupada was talking about the freedoms enjoyed by Narada Muni, “Every living being is anxious for full freedom because that is his transcendental nature. We, parts and parcels of God, are more than dull dead matter, we are created above time […]

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anta-kāle cha mām eva smaran muktvā kalevaram yaḥ prayāti sa mad-bhāvaṁ yāti nāsty atra saṁśayaḥ At life’s final end, with body cast aside, Whoever remembers Me, will with Me abide. He attains My nature, eternal and pure, Of this, O Arjuna, be confident and sure. (Intro) Yo, this is the final lesson, the ultimate test, […]

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Krishna is the Iswara Parama, doesn’t need to look strong, doesn’t need to instill fear, doesn’t need to manage.. Krishna is that person than whom no one is greater or equal because he is the boss of Balarama

Balarama makes planets orbit like bulls with rings in their noses. Balarama controls demigods like birds caught in […]

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(Intro Verse) na yad vacaś citra-padaṁ harer yaśo jagat-pavitraṁ pragṛṇīta karhicit tad vāyasaṁ tīrtham uśanti mānasā na yatra haṁsā niramanty uśik-kṣayāḥ (Verse 1) Yo, words that fail to recount, the Lord’s pure renown, He alone sanctifies, the universe’s crown. Saintly persons consider them, a low-grade domain, A pilgrimage for crows, enduring constant strain. The all-perfect […]

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(Intro Verse) tad vāg-visargo janatāgha-viplavo yasmin prati-ślokam abaddhavaty api nāmāny anantasya yaśo ’ṅkitāni yat śṛṇvanti gāyanti gṛṇanti sādhavaḥ (Verse 1) Yo, that literature, a distinct creation, Brimming with transcendental glories, a pure revelation. The Supreme Lord’s name, His fame, His forms, His divine play, Crafted to spark revolution, in impious lives today. For this misdirected […]

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Prabhupada. “Crows and swans are not birds of the same feather because of their different mental attitudes. The crows take pleasure in a place where garbage is thrown out, just as the passionate fruitive workers take pleasure in wine and woman and places for gross sense pleasure. 

The swans do not take pleasure in the […]

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Here’s the key: you have to give yourself PERMISSION to be happy. Sometimes we buy into the lie that we’re not supposed to be happy. We’ve been through too much. We’ve made too many mistakes. If we’re happy, people may not understand. Can I tell you? You’re SUPPOSED to be happy! Krishna CREATED YOU to […]

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(Verse 1) Yo, check it, fam, listen close to the start, Vai and I, with aspiration in heart. To Utah’s plains, our journey we brought, A radio station, the prize that we sought. A concrete vision, a mission defined, To spread a message, connect humankind. Yeah, a substantial task, a mountain to scale, A broadcast […]

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This isn’t about simply achieving what you set out to do. This is about accomplishing goals that lie FAR BEYOND what you currently think or even dare to imagine. It’s about TAPPING INTO a source of support and grace that can elevate your aspirations and manifest results you couldn’t have conceived on your own. When […]

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As souls on a spiritual journey, striving to deepen our connection with the Supreme Person, Krishna, we inevitably encounter periods that feel dry and unfulfilling. The Bhagavad Gita, in its profound wisdom, speaks of the cyclical nature of life, of happiness and distress arriving like the summer and winter seasons (BG 2.14). These “dry seasons” […]

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Feeling trapped? Stuck in a career rut, a stagnant relationship, or watching your goals gather dust? It’s a heavy, draining sensation, a universal ache we all experience. We often wonder, “Is this all there is?” or even, “Is there some divine purpose in this discomfort?” That feeling of being rooted to one spot, unable to […]

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Achyutam Keshavam Krishna Damodaram, Ram Narayanam Janaki Vallabham (Verse 1) Yo, the Vrndavana forest, from rains it improved, With dates, mangoes, and blackberries, all sweetly approved. Lord Krishna, the Supreme, with His boyfriends so grand, And Balarama too, they strolled through the land. The cows, filled with new grass, so healthy and fat, Their milk […]

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Then came the initiation, a pivotal phase, Into Krishna’s divine names, dispelling all haze. The essential process, for this epoch, He said, A conduit to freedom, where enlightenment’s spread. With the sacred mantra, Nimai’s spirit took flight, Chanting with fervor, bathed in divine light. A sudden rapture, a transcendental delight, Swooning in bliss, beyond the […]

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You couldn’t find any place in scripture where someone did something significant, they didn’t have messy places, times it wasn’t fair, times they didn’t mistakes, times they felt disqualified. But when it all came together IT MADE SENSE. They went from CONSTRUCTION TO COMPLETION. Here’s the key. You cannot properly judge the construction process without […]

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Yo, this ain’t no myth, no fable, This wisdom ancient, etched in time, eternally stable. Oṁ pūrṇam adaḥ pūrṇam idaṁ, hear the cosmic decree, The Source is whole, complete, and so are you and me. From this fullness, pure and grand, every other form takes flight, Like ripples from a stone, variety from a single […]

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David DeWitt: Look around you right now, wherever you are: desks, tables, electronics, electricity, light bulbs, appliances, glassware, furniture, knick-knacks, artwork, paint, carpeting, buildings. All of those things require science, engineering, mathematics, chemistry, physics, logistics, expertise. Experts. Smart people. Smart people gave us all of this. Intelligence gave us every amazing thing that we see […]

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All striving is doing is WEARING you out, MAKING you feel overwhelmed; can’t sleep at night, have digestive problems. Take the pressure OFF. It’s not your job to FIX everything. You can’t MAKE people do what’s right, MAKE your co-worker like you, MAKE your business grow. Your job is to be your best each day, […]

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Srila Prabhupada How Can We Repay O! Srila Prabhupada, You crossed the rough seas during your life’s twilight, To bring living entities out of their material plight. A spiritual formula you took to one and all, How can we repay this infinite debt, if at all ? O! Srila Prabhupada, You made the Jaladuta and […]

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(Verse 1) Yo, a fire sacrifice, ghee flowing free, Agni consumed it all, for all eyes to see. But too much buttery offerings, an overload, Left the fire god aching, in a heavy, bloated mode. Indigestion fierce, his brilliance declined, Only one curative came to his mind. (Verse 2) The Khandava forest, with herbs potent […]

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Krishna had all that and more planned for us since the beginning of time. He had the steppingstones all lined up before we were born. We simply had to take our tiny steps of faith before our dreams became reality. In a purport to the BG 11/34 Prabhupada says, “The plans of the SPOG are […]

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(Verse 2) Karna looks at Krishna, wisdom in his gaze, “You know everything, through all of time’s maze. The destruction is coming, I see it so plain, With Duryodhana, Shakuni, fueling the pain. Dushasana beside them, their wicked intent, And I, caught in the middle, on ruin I’m bent. I dreamt of the Pandavas, victorious […]

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(Chorus) Wrong friendship’s a prison, with walls strong and high, Blinding your vision, beneath a false sky. Like Karna and Duryodhana, a bond built on pride, Ignoring the wisdom that truth can provide. Krishna’s own counsel, a lifeline so clear, But loyalty’s chains held him captive in fear.

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(Verse 1) Krishna chuckles softly, a knowing sound in the air, “So Karna, my friend, you don’t wish to take care Of the earth as it should be, with righteousness bright? The Pandavas’ victory will soon take its flight. Mark my words closely, when battle’s harsh call, Brings five mighty brothers to stand strong and […]

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Yo, Hare Krishna. Story ’bout a saint, pure and true. Haridas Thakur, name you should know, Chanting Hare Krishna, watch his devotion grow. Living in a cave, humble and deep, Twenty-two hours chanting, while others would sleep. Sharing that space, a slithering friend, A venomous snake, right there ’til the end… or so it seemed! […]

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The lotus feet of our spiritual master are the only way by which we can attain pure devotional service. I bow to his lotus feet with great awe and reverence. By his grace one can cross the ocean of material suffering and obtain the mercy of Krsna.

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KRISHNA loves to choose the underdog, the least likely, the ones others write off. It’s so important that you don’t let how other people treat you determine your value. Don’t let what THEY SAY determine your self-worth. THEY may not believe in you. THEY may see you as LESS THAN. THEY may say things that […]

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(Chorus) That death bell’s ringin’, a constant reminder, We’re all slippin’ away, no time to be kinder. Every heartbeat’s a step, towards the final call, The bell tolls for thee, for each and for all. Don’t ask who it’s for, the sound you perceive, It tolls for thee, believe, believe. (Outro) So listen closely, to […]

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