patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyaṁ yo me bhaktyā prayacchati tad ahaṁ bhakty-upahṛtam aśnāmi prayatātmanaḥ “If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit or water, I will accept it.” Even the poorest of the poor can attempt to engage in transcendental service to the Lord and have a permanent blissful abode in eternal happiness. The only...
Many of us have heard about the Ganga, the famous river in India more commonly known in the West as the Ganges. Many have also seen pictures of thousands of people gathering on her banks during the Kumbha Mela when they bathe in her cold water. Therefore, many may be wondering – what is so special about this body of...
The festive combination of smiling faces and Christmas time is something that everyone likes to see, and this is why Prabhuji’s Gifts donates $1 from each Holiday Incense Package Gift purchase to an independent program that gives toys to children living in poverty, in the U.S. and abroad. It all started in 2014. Prabhuji, the inspiration behind Prabhuji’s Gifts and...
īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ sac-cid-ānanda-vigrahaḥ anādir ādir govindaḥ sarva-kāraṇa-kāraṇam Krishna, who is known as Govinda, is the Supreme Godhead. He has an eternal blissful spiritual body. He is the origin of all. He has no other origin and He is the prime cause of all causes. This verse is written in Sanskrit characters on the package of Prabhuji’s Gifts Mukunda...
Today is Bodhi Day, also known as Enlightenment Day because it’s the day that Lord Buddha achieved enlightenment. When Lord Buddha was born as the son of a king in India, he was given the name Siddhartha Gautama. But when he was nearly 30, he left all of his material luxuries behind and went into the forest in search of...
“Engage your mind always in thinking of me, become my devotee, offer obeisances to me and worship me. Being completely absorbed in me, surely you will come to me.” This verse makes it clear that Krishna consciousness is the only means to be delivered from the clutches of this contaminated material world. Simply put, all devotional service should be offered to...
If you were to stumble upon a palo santo tree while trekking around the Amazon rainforest, it likely wouldn’t be a jaw-dropping visual experience. Palo santo branches can look a little gnarly after their leaves have dropped and the tree is not impressively majestic like, let’s say, a huge oak or towering maple. But it’s what is inside that has...
Palo Santo, or “holy wood” as it translates from Spanish, comes from a tree grown in the South American rainforest that is known among shamans for its mysticism and healing properties. But there’s a little known secret that we want you know. There are some very particular parts of this tree that shamans seek above all others for their heightened...
Palo santo (bursera graveolens) is an aromatic and sacred tree that grows naturally in the South American forest, and is admired by shamans and scientists alike. The properties that shamans use it for are truly amazing and its uses are numerous, including spiritual purification, fighting diseases, and simply enjoying its woody and peculiarly pleasant aroma, to name just a few....
Prabhuji’s Gifts Palo Santo Incense Cones are made in an artisanal workshop in a rural village in the Colombian Andes. But there’s much more to the story than just this. This Colombian workshop opened in collaboration with New York-based Prabhuji’s Gifts in 2014 with two goals in mind: To improve the quality of life of people who were struggling to...
