BHAKTI - YOGA

Introduction

Doubts and Belief

Background

Philosophical issues

Current Issues

Modern Science

Interreligious issues

Prerequisites for spiritual practice

Food

Intoxication

Money

Sex

Spiritual practice

Guru and disciple

Devotee Stories

Bhakti (Devotional Service)

Introduction

First questions
Prabhupada: His message of the absolute world
Chanting Hare Krsna maha-mantra
ISKCON
Contacting ISKCON
ISKCON and non-ISKCON websites
Initiating spiritual masters in ISKCON

Doubts and Belief
Suffering
Agnosticism and doubts
Belief
God
Seeing God
What is exactly Krsna the god of?

Background

Hinduism and Vaisnavism
Krishna
What is hinduism?
Hinduism
Vaisnavism - historical and philosophical roots
Universal religion of bhakti
Bhagavad-gita

Philosophical issues

The Post Secular Age
Karma
Karma and Handicaps
Reincarnation in a nutshell
Liberation
Nirvana

Current Issues

Abortion, euthanasia
Blood transfusion, Blood and Organ Donation
Homosexuality
Suicide and ghosts
War
Women

Modern Science

Body and identity
Consciousness
Science
Ancient Radioactivity
Evolution - the modern conception of the creation
Dinosaurs
Vedic Universe - Arrangement of Planets
On God and science

Interreligious issues

Brainwashing
Guru-sastra-sadhu
Calling on the Name of the Lord in the Bible
Participating in Christian service and Vaisnava temple worship
Orthodox monks from Mount Athos and their sadhana
Satan
Attitude toward impersonalism
Sri Chaitanya and other sampradayas
Madhva
Guide to opponents in Kali yuga
Connections: Ancient Vedic World

Prerequisites for spiritual practice

Food

Hidden Price of Meat
Vegetarianism
Vegetarianism in Islam
Fasting
Onion and Garlic
Naivedya: Food Offered To The Lord

Intoxication

Drugs and Krsna consciousness

Money

Gambling and Investing
Money - Source Important, Transparency

Sex

Body
Evil thoughts and lust
Eight Aspects of Brahmacarya

Spiritual practice

Ajnata Sukrti
Changing one's life
Vedic Personality Inventory (testing one's gunas)
Eight Types of Prajalpa
Sleep
Speculation
Artha and Kama vs. Yoga
Charity
Chanting
Japa and Japamala
Offenseless chanting
Bhakti
Devotional Service - 81 Types
Caranamrta: Water from the Feet of the Lord
Vaisnava aparadha
Secret of Krsna consciousness
When Krsna is pleased, sin becomes dharma
Lord's protection from disease and death
NAMA HATTA - Congregation of ISKCON

Guru and disciple

Devotee
Sincerity
How to Become Humble
Repentance
Searching for a guru
What is a Disciple?
Expert (daksa)
Diksa
Guru-sastra-sadhu
Dealing with gurus having problems or falling down
Preaching
Svarupa

Devotee Stories

Srila Prabhupada Touches People's Hearts (Gauri Das)
Picture of Srila Prabhupada (Radha Raman Das)
Mother Leaving Her Body (Indradyumna Swami)
Mother Leaving Her Body
KGB Speaks Out (Karma-jna Das)
Protection on the road: London guide
Do you know Gauranga Mahaprabhu?
Krsna and Devotee - "I carried you"
Don't come with chemicals!
Protection by Lord Nrsimhadeva

Bhakti (Devotional Service)

krsna-tattva, bhakti-tattva, prema-tattva sara
bhava-tattva, rasa-tattva, lila-tattva ara

"Krsna consciousness means understanding the truth of Krsna, the truth of devotional service, the truth of love of Godhead, the truth of emotional ecstasy, the truth of transcendental mellows and the truth of the pastimes of the Lord." (CC 2.25.265)

bhajyate sevyate iti bhaktih - To worship and to serve (the Lord) is bhakti. (Kashika-vritti to Panini Sutra 4.3.95-98)

Panca Samskara: The Process of Initiation

Vaidhi Sadhana

Harinama: Holy Name of the Lord
Karma, jnana and yoga ineffective in Kali-yuga
The holy name is both the means and the end
The spiritual identity of the holy name
Two kinds of the holy name
Three levels of chanting
The pure name and namabhasa: different results
Vyavadhana or 'disruption' causes offense (aparadha)
Overcoming namabhasa and attaining prema
Only the faithful are eligible to chant the omnipotent holy name

Types of prayers

holyname-japa_program_DOS.zip (a simple DOS japa-chanting software ;)
Hare Krishna Handbook
Introductory Handbook for Krsna Consciousness
Bhakta Program (two versions)
Vaishnava Etiquette Manual (Radhanatha M., .pdf)
Bhakti vriksha manual (en)