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Hare Krishna, everyone. I am a devotee in a non-devotee family. I live with my mother and uncle, and both of them oppose my devotion. I was very sad as two weeks ago my mom found my mom found my chanting bag, gopi chandan and kharthal. They made fun of me for being a devotee on my own birthday party in front of my relatives. And, a few days ago, my uncle caught me chanting, not on mala, just by mouth. I was scolded for half an hour. The irony is that we are bhramins. Today, my parents yelled at me as she said I would ruin myself if I became a devotee. They then proceeded to say that I should be more like a "normal" teenager. I frankly asked whether they were fine with me smoking and partying. They said no, and I said that was what they were asking me to do. I was then scolded to the point I cried. I don't expect anyone to start dropping advice for me(though I will be grateful if someone does that), I just want to vent. Thanks for listening(or reading) along.

I have a sincere question that has been troubling me.

I chant the Maha Mantra every day with faith and persistence. Yet, instead of seeing improvement, both my inner state and my external life seem to be getting worse and worse. My mental suffering is increasing, and my daily circumstances and environment are also deteriorating.

This makes my daily chanting feel like I'm making a fool of myself. It begins to look meaningless, even ridiculous.

Please don't tell me that I should simply ignore material suffering or become detached from it. I am not a saint or a liberated soul. I still have to live in this world and face its hardships every day.

If the Lord is truly all-powerful and infinitely compassionate, why wouldn't He help remove at least some of these ordinary worldly difficulties? Compared to lifting a mountain, resolving the problems of an ordinary devotee should be effortless for Him.

So my question is: Why does sincere daily chanting sometimes seem to coincide with a life that becomes progressively more painful instead of more peaceful? How should I understand this without resorting to "just tolerate it" or "ignore material suffering"?

Hi I am 23 M from dehradun, thinking to start a map or a guide which can be easily accessible by mobile and can help new devotee s as a guide. What u all think.

It will be free of cost ofcourse

For me, it's HG Pavan Nitai Prabhu and Aindra Prabhu.

I'd love to discover more—share your favorites!

It's time to kill off and erase Krsna from the planet. Long live Kṛṣṇa!

Krsna is a cryptic, off-putting, cultish nonsense word. Upgrade to Kṛṣṇa or delete your content.

Haribol! First, I’d like to thank all of you for your continued posts and participation since we’ve reopened the subreddit. It means so much to see the sincere questions and responses that are being shared

We’re seeing an influx of posts that appear to be AI-generated, including music, images, and written content. Before making any firm moderation decision, I wanted to get a sense of the community’s feelings on this.

My initial instinct as a moderator is to remove obvious AI-generated posts, especially when they are presented as original art, music, or writing. At the same time, this can become a slippery slope. Determining what is or is not AI-generated is not always easy, and moderators could make mistakes.

The concern is not simply “AI bad.” The concern is that the ISKCON community includes many amazing artists, musicians, writers, and devotees who create great art - it feels a bit cheap to bypass them for AI works.

That said, there may be some reasonable uses of AI, such as assisting with formatting, translation, accessibility, or brainstorming, especially when the final contribution is meaningfully guided by a devotee. (Full disclosure, I’ve used AI to help hone this post, so I’m not a doomer/anti-ai advocate!)

So I’d like to ask:

How should we handle AI-generated content in this subreddit?

Should obvious AI-generated posts be removed?

Should AI-generated content be allowed only if clearly disclosed?

Should devotional AI art/music/text be allowed freely?

Should there be a separate flair for AI-assisted content?

Please share your thoughts respectfully.

Hare krishna

I am in a offline coaching where I met 2 toxic ppls and I feel angry upon seeing them and the way they behave with me and constantly abuse me but do not react to their comments as according to my understanding Krishna's say's to remain calm and not to be affected by any emotions so because of that I only think that whatever is happening is by the wish Krishna and he is so merciful that this only is to build me to become better version of my self but sometimes I am not able to hold up anymore

So what should I do.

Radhe Radhe

Hare Krishna

I was reading A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada book "teaching of lord Chaitanya"

In that book on 31 chapter around page 306

I came across some line which made me question krsna

So there in the text Ramananda raya is telling the past time of krsna in which he spoke that "Radha is the one and only object to please krsna"

And another was like

Krishna take srimati radharani to the bushes and exhibit his lusty activities and make his youth a success

This are the lines that affect me the most

Pls help me understand

https://preview.redd.it/4rynctxh8j9h1.png?width=1305&format=png&auto=webp&s=23b18d452ac1224d45ed29648ebedf34b07c4b41

Hare Krishna Prabhu-ji and Mataji! 🙏

Srila Prabhupada consistently taught that the chanting of the Hare Rama Hare Krishna Mahamantra is the yuga-dharma for Kali Yuga — the most direct and merciful path for the conditioned souls of this age to reconnect with Krishna.

Inspired by his teachings and the ISKCON kirtan tradition, I have created a Mahamantra album that tries to make the Holy Names accessible for devotees during their daily sadhana, japa, and meditation. The album has 5 different renditions:

🌻 Slow Rhythm Chant — closest to traditional japa style, minimal and meditative

🌻 Hindustani Fusion — in the spirit of North Indian kirtan, expansive and devotional

🌻 Carnatic Fusion — South Indian classical devotional style

🌻 Soothing Bhajan — gentle, calming rendition for evening prayers

🌻 Melody Sway — melodic, accessible for newcomers to Krishna consciousness

Total duration about 30 minutes — suitable for background during puja, before or after japa rounds, or as an offering at the altar.

Sharing humbly with this community. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Hare Krishna 🙏