BY JEYANTHY PILLAIMy left eye had been twitching for more than a week. I remember reading somewhere that it either means “Good omen” or “Bad omen” depending on which eye was twitching. I shrugged off the thought that it could mean “Bad Omen” and decided to simply depend on Krishna for whatever that comes my way.“Your pulse rhythms are different now, it’s not the rhythm for Rhematoid Arthritis anymore. You are now anemic”, my Ayurvedic doctor told me when I visited him. My body had felt exhausted the last few days and I was simply sleeping most of the times. The Ayurvedic medicine seemed to help a great deal, so I was happy to be able to make it to the Kajang farm for the Govardhan festival.I had started reciting the “Nrsimha Kavacha” prayers for HH Jayapataka Swami daily and did that before going to Kajang. The farm is about 40 mins drive from Kuala Lumpur. It is surrounded with equatorial rainforest trees, thick green shrubs, and there’s a little waterfall just as you enter the farm area. Not much development in this place except for the simple house and a small vegetable plot erected by the devotees here, and a shed for the cows. Very quiet, serene and peaceful. An ideal place to chant and getaway from the hustle and bustle of city life. One can lead a very sattvic life here.Click here to read moreRead more…
BY JEYANTHY PILLAIKlang, Malaysia - The deities in Iskcon Klang were all dressed in flower dresses made by the devotees here. The main altar as well as Srila Prabhupada’s vyasasan was decorated in the Vrindavan mood complete with a myraid of greenaries, creepers, flowers and birds and animals. Sri Sri Radha Govinda, Sri Sri Krishna Balaram, Sri Giriraj. Sri Sri Gaura Nitai, Sri Sri Ram, Sita, Lakshman and Hanuman, looked gorgeous and resplendent in their new outfits. Srila Prabhupada was given a lovely garland of red and pink roses with baby’s-breath flowers. Not to be left out, the Guru Parampada deities were also adorned with garlands of jasmine and pink roses.Click here to read moreRead more…
BY UTTAMA CAITANYA DASAImbued with love from all of us in Kuala Lumpur, this mail is offered unto YDG's lotus feet.This episode of Gurudeva's is amazing revelation that shows how much love the devotees have for Gurudeva. In an almost unprecedented show of unity and solidarity in ISKCON, the devotees are praying together for Gurudeva.Gurudeva, your love for us is immense and irresistible. How can one not reciprocate equally or even more?It is our humble realization that from your present condition, Gurudeva is showing us that the most powerful binding force is real love and trust amongst the devotees. YDG has bound us together with a rope of love. ...moreClick here to read more
Hyderabad 4 December, 1976My Dear Jayapataka“Regarding the Narayana Kavaca mantra, the Hare Krsna mantra is everything. But, I think that you are working too hard. Your illness is the result of too hard work. Remain in Mayapura. Take rest as much as necessary. And work through your assistants. And chant Hare Krsna.Hoping this will meet you in good health.Your ever well-wisherA.C. Bhaktivedanta SwamiRead more hereRead more…
BY JEYANTHY PILLAIDamodara month is a special month in Malaysia. It spurs up every devotee to give every person they meet an opportunity to light a lamp for Lord Damodara and give them an opportunity to perish all their sins and not take birth in this material world again. To signify the start of this wonderful month, devotees in Klang set up a lovely display of a scene in Gokul. Amidst blowing of conch shells and song of Damodarastaka, a screen was removed to reveal a miniature model of a scene in Gokul. It was a sweet sight just watching this scene. It seemed like Vrindavan had just come alive. At one corner, there was baby Krishna eating his butter with broken pots all around just outside a little miniature house. In the center Lord Damodara is being tied by other Yasodha to a grinding mortar with little fawns looking at them. The other end of this model had a river running through with deers, monkeys and fawns gracing the area. The little grove above the miniature model with lush shades of green, blossoming flowers and birds added the final touch to this model.Click here to read moreRead more…
Damodara month is a special month in Malaysia. It spurs up every devotee to give every person they meet an opportunity to light a lamp for Lord Damodara and give them an opportunity to perish all their sins and not take birth in this material world again. To signify the start of this wonderful month, devotees in Klang set up a lovely display of a scene in Gokul. Amidst blowing of conch shells and song of Damodarastaka, a screen was removed to reveal a miniature model of a scene in Gokul. It was a sweet sight just watching this scene. It seemed like Vrindavan had just come alive. At one corner, there was baby Krishna eating his butter with broken pots all around just outside a little miniature house. In the center Lord Damodara is being tied by other Yasodha to a grinding mortar with little fawns looking at them. The other end of this model had a river running through with deers, monkeys and fawns gracing the area. The little grove above the miniature model with lush shades of green, blossoming flowers and birds added the final touch to this model.Click here to read more
