The International Society for Krishna Consciousness
Founder/Acharya
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Spiritual life begins with hearing from saintly persons. Sanga is a Sanskrit word which refers to a society or an association. E-sanga is a place where spiritual practitioners can listen to and associate with saintly persons.
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Live Broadcasts
E-sanga offers a unique opportunity for the sādhaka (practitioner of a spiritual discipline) to actively participate in live classes and seminars in a systematic study from the cream of Vedic literature.
Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
Caitanya Caritāmṛta
Caitanya Caritāmṛta is accepted as the most authoritative presentation of Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava philosophy in the form of an 18-volume biography of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya. It is a great scholastic work in which the author quotes from no less than 60 other books to establish the profound teachings of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Seminars
E-sanga seminars cover a wide variety of subject matters, including summary biographies of great saints and Avataras, explanations of various schools of philosophy, comparative religious studies, current events within ISKCON, celebrations of Vaiṣṇava holidays, the songs of the Acaryas, works of the Goswami’s, and the Founder-Acarya Series.
Recorded Archives
Access a vast library of thousands of audio recordings, videos, images, slide shows, and study guides. We are constantly adding more assets to our library, so please feel free to check back often.
Bhagavad-gītā
Bhagavad-gītā is accepted as the premeir introduction to spiritual life covering knowledge of the self, God’s manaifestions in the spiritual and material worlds, the origin of the phenomenal world, the nature of time, and the workings of karma.
Caitanya Bhāgavata
At least 27 biographies were written on the life of Caitanya Mahāprabhu after His disappearance. Of these, perhaps no other was more loved and authoritative than the Caitanya Mangala, also known as the Caitanya Bhāgavata. This massive work is accompanied by elaborate commentaries by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Thakur.
E-sanga for Beginers
This is a sister site dedicated to introducing one to the principle of transcendental sound. T
Learning Process
listen
Hearing and inquiring from authoritative sources is most crucial to spiritual realization
Contemplate
Meditating upon the relevance and practical application of what has been learned is the next step.
Practice
Theoretical knowledge is not enough. One must apply and practice to gain direct experience.
Teach
To fully assimilate what has been learned every participant teaches what they have learned.
About us
We are E-sanga and have been broadcasting almost 10 years
E-sanga began on May 3, 2010, on the Big Island of Hawaii, where it is still based today. The concept to start an online community was spawned from a deep need to hear transcendental sound on a daily basis in the association of like-minded individuals. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Individuals can only advance with the help of other, more advanced souls. Spiritual life ultimately culminates in reviving our original relationship with the Supreme Being as well as with all other living beings. Therefore e-sanga was created to stimulate loving relationships between the Lord and His devotees and to foster an atmosphere in which we can lift each other to higher states of consciousness. This is the meaning of Krishna Consciousness and the purpose of e-sanga.
Years Since Inception
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Seminars
- Reincarnation in the Hare Krishna Movement
- Sastra Class for Preachers and Teachers
- Atheism and the Vaishnava Response
- Sri Siksastakam
- Srila Prabhupada, Our Founder-Acarya
- Madhurya Kadambini
- Transformation Through Forgiveness
- Chanting Hare Krishna with Attention
- Practical Service
- Vengence and Forgiveness
- Sat Sandarbha’s
- Introduction to Jiva Gosvami
- Sad Darsana
- Krsna’s Energies
- The mystic traditions of Christianity, Jewish and Krsna Conscouness
- Songs of Bhaktivinoda Thakura
speakers
- Acyutananda
- HH Ashrama Swami
- Balabhadra
- HH Bhakti Dhira Damodara Swami
- HH Bhakti Prabhupada-vrata Damodara Swami
- HH Bhaktimarga Swami
- Bhrigupati
- HH Candramauli Swami
- Damayanti
- Gaudacandra
- Girigovardhana
- HH Hanumatpresaka Swami
- HG Ravindra Svarupa
- Hridayananda Das Goswami
- Janaspriha
- Jaya Jagadisa
- Kalakantha
- HH Kavi Candra Swami
- Krsna Kirtan
- Madan Mohan
- Mahesha
- Nandapriya
- HG Narahari Prabhu
- HG Narayani Devi Dasi
- Nitya Devi
- Puskara Prabhu
- Radhika Ramana Prabhu
- Ramananda Dasa
- HG Sankarsana Prabhu
- HH Subhag Swami
- Suresvara
- HG Urmila Devi
- Vidagdha Madhava
BG 16.10
Bg 16.10 — Taking shelter of insatiable lust and absorbed in the conceit of pride and false prestige, the demoniac, thus illusioned, are always sworn to unclean work, attracted by the impermanent.
SB 1.2.10
SB 1.2.10 — Life’s desires should never be directed toward sense gratification. One should desire only a healthy life, or self-preservation, since a human being is meant for inquiry about the Absolute Truth. Nothing else should be the goal of one’s works.
BG 16.9
Bg 16.9 — Following such conclusions, the demoniac, who are lost to themselves and who have no intelligence, engage in unbeneficial, horrible works meant to destroy the world.
SB 1.2.9
SB 1.2.9 — All occupational engagements are certainly meant for ultimate liberation. They should never be performed for material gain. Furthermore, according to sages, one who is engaged in the ultimate occupational service should never use material gain to cultivate sense gratification.
CB Ādi 1.15-17
SB 1.2.8
SB 1.2.8: The occupational activities a man performs according to his own position are only so much useless labor if they do not provoke attraction for the message of the Personality of Godhead.
CC Ādi 1.34
CC Ādi 1.34: I offer my respectful obeisances unto the spiritual masters, the devotees of the Lord, the Lord’s incarnations, His plenary portions, His energies and the primeval Lord Himself, Śrī Krishna Caitanya.
SB 1.2.7
SB 1.2.7: By rendering devotional service unto the Personality of Godhead, Śrī Krishna, one immediately acquires causeless knowledge and detachment from the world.
BG 16.8
BG 16.8: They say that this world is unreal, with no foundation, no God in control. They say it is produced of sex desire and has no cause other than lust.