TEXT 49

asakta-buddhih sarvatra 
jitatma vigata-sprhah 
naiskarmya-siddhim paramam 
sannyasenadhigacchati

SYNONYMS

asakta-buddhih--unattached intelligence; sarvatra--everywhere;jita-atma--control of the mind; vigata-sprhah--without material desires; naiskarmya-siddhim--perfection of non-reaction; paramam--supreme; sannyasena--by the renounced order of life; adhigacchati--attains.

TRANSLATION

One can obtain the results of renunciation simply by self-control and by becoming unattached to material things a

The Real Peace Formula

By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Every living entity is searching after peace. That is the struggle for existence. Everyone, from the aquatics to the highest form of human being—from the ant up to Brahma, the first creature of this universe—is searching for peace. That is the main objective. Lord Caitanya said that a person who is in full Krsna consciousness is the only peaceful man because he has no demands. That is the special qualification of a p

Tribute To Brahmananda Prabhu

Dear assembled devotees,

Placing your lotus feet on my head, please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada, who

created all of you as saintly persons, though mostly coming from low births. Srila Prabhupada told us, "I have

created your good fortune!"

All glories to Brahmananda prabhu, who was one of a kind. There will never be another devotee exactly the

same as Brahmananda. He was unique. Even when I joined the movement in 1968, when ther

Panihatti Cida Dahi Festival At Sri Jagannath Mandir

TEXT 48

saha-jam karma kaunteya 
sa-dosam api na tyajet 
sarvarambha hi dosena 
dhumenagnir ivavrtah

SYNONYMS

saha-jam--born simultaneously; karma--work; kaunteya--O son of Kunti; sa-dosam--with fault; api--although; na--never; tyajet--to be given up; sarva-arambhah--any venture; hi--certainly; dosena--with fault; dhumena--with smoke; agnih--fire; iva--as; avrtah--covered.

TRANSLATION

Every endeavor is covered by some sort of fault, just as fire is covered by smoke. Therefore one should not give up the

A TRIBUTE TO BRAHMANANDA, RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED BY BHAKTI MADHURYA GOVINDA GOSWAMI (ACBSP) (FORMERLY MAKAHNAL DAS)

Dear assembled devotees,

Placing your lotus feet on my head, please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada, who created all of you as saintly persons, though mostly coming from low births. Srila Prabhupada told us, "I have created your good fortune!"

All glories to Brahmananda prabhu, who was one of a kind. There will never be another devotee exactly the same as

Hare Krishna.

8th June, 2015. Gurgaon.

Last few days whatever I have been hearing, reading or even receiving from other devotees, there is one common thread:  We should not desire any change in our karmic reaction from Krishna. As the coincidences built up I took them as a clue to share them with everyone.

It is not very uncommon to see that when we fall into difficult situations, we earnestly pray to Lord to remove it. It could be a simple cold to a serious illness or some other difficult situatio

How the Hare Krsna Movement Came to Africa by Brahmananda Prabhu

by The Hare Krishna Movement in Back to Godhead, Brahmananda das, The Hare Krishna Movement Tags: A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami, Back to Godhead Magazine, brahmacari,Brahmananda das, Brahmananda Swami, BTG, BTG Vol.10 No. 12, How the Hare Krsna Movement came to Africa, krsna consciousness, prabhupada, preaching in Africa, The Hare Krishna Movement

TEXT 47

sreyan sva-dharmo vigunah 
para-dharmat svanusthitat 
svabhava-niyatam karma 
kurvan napnoti kilbisam

SYNONYMS

sreyan--better; sva-dharmah--one's own occupation; vigunah--imperfectly performed; para-dharmat--another's occupation;suanusthitat--perfectly done; svabhava-niyatam--prescribed duties according to one's nature; karma--work; kurvan--performing; na--never; apnoti--achieve; kilbisam--sinful reactions.

TRANSLATION

It is better to engage in one's own occupation, even though one may perform i

Hare Krishna.

Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Kindly see the link attached for the drama performed by devotees in Portland for the pleasure of the Lord and the devotees.

https://www.youtube.com/edit?action_reinstate=1

Your servants,

Rohinikisor das, Arivind Prabhu, Madhav Hari Prabhu and drama team

Brahmananda Prabhu, who was assisting Prabhupada in many ways  said that one day Prabhupada told him, “You know, when I was in the spiritual world, one day Krsna came and Krsna asked me to go to the material world. I said to him, ‘Oh no! I don’t like austerities.’
And Krsna said, ‘No problem. Don’t worry, I will do everything – you just have to write books. And I will do the rest.’ “

A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada with Brahmananda Das

“Swamiji,” a new book that recounts Brahmananda Dasa’s memories of his guru Srila Prabhupada, has been called “a long overdue addition to the early history of ISKCON [that] fills in many details only an insider would know” by scholar Thomas J. Hopkins.

Author Satyaraja Das (Steven Rosen), whose previous books include a biography of Bhakti Tirtha Swami and an as-yet-unpublished one of Sridhara Swami, interviewed Brahmananda for two wee

As one of Srila Prabhupada's first disciples in New York—and ISKCON's first temple president (when there only was one temple)—Brahmananda Dasa (Bruce Scharf) was present from the inception of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness in 1966. In Swamiji, Steven Rosen gives us Brahmananda's unique perspective on Srila Prabhupada's methods, accomplishments, teachings and personality.

Brahmananda was involved in almost all of the activities that Srila Prabhupada set in motion: dancing an

The story of how the Hare Krsna movement came to Africa starts in 1971 in the United States. I was in Tallahassee, Florida, teaching an experimental course in Krsna consciousness at the state university, when I received a letter from my spiritual master, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, instructing me to go immediately to West Pakistan for preaching work. I had very little money, and I knew the trip to Pakistan would be long and arduous. However, a disciple takes his spiritu

बड़े ही दुःख के साथ सूचित किया जा रहा है कि श्रील प्रभुपाद के बहुत ही निकटतम, निष्ठावान एवं प्रिय शिष्य पूज्य ब्रह्मानंद प्रभु आज दोपहर हमारे बीच से वापस श्रील प्रभुपाद की अप्रकट लीलाओं में सम्मिलित होने चले गए।
वे श्रील प्रभुपाद के प्रथम ११ शिष्यों में से एक थे । श्रील प्रभुपाद को उनपर बहुत विश्वास था क्योंकि के कभी भी उनकी किसी भी आज्ञा का पालन करने के लिए तत्पर रहते थे ।

ब्रह्मानंद प्रभु ही वे व्यक्ति थे जिन्होंने “श्रीमद् भगवद्गीता-यथारूप”, “Bhagavad-Gita As It Is” की पहली प्रति “Macmillan P

Dear Maharajas and Prabhus,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

It is with great saddness that I wish to inform you all that our dear god-brother Brahmanada Prabhu passed away this afternoon at 3:31 pm IST in his room in Vrindavan Dham.

Gargamuni Prabhu, Maha Maya Mataji along with Dr. Ashu, Saranga Thakur Das, Dharmatma Das and few other devotees were present when he passed away.

Dharmatma Das, a devotee of the ISKCON Vrindavan temple, has been taking care of B

A Historic One Day Long Kirtan in the Campus of Sri Badarinath Temple

A Historic One Day Long Akhand Harinaam Kirtan on 24.5.2015 in the Campus of Sri Badarinath Temple situated in Badarikashram, Uttarakhand

By the blessings of H.H. Gopal Krishna Goswami, to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of ISKCON for the pleasure of Srila Prabhupad and seek blessings of Lord Badarinath to extend the preaching of message of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in the Uttarakhand, a Sankirtan Programme was organised by

World Environment Day 2015 Celebrations

The World population stands at around 7 billion and is increasing at a rapid pace with it hitting the 9 billion mark by the end of the century. For this rising population there is need to feed them as well. With Today’s agricultural practices there is great amount of stress on the Ecosystem services. Due to extensive use of Chemical fertilizers and water to increase the production the ecosystem services (ES) are rendered infertile/useless after prolonged

Srila Prabhupada said, "A devotee can learn to do anything if they repeat
this prayer before they begin any service." And then he spoke this wonderful
prayer:

om ajnana-timirandhasya jnananjana-salakaya
caksur unmilitam yena tasmai sri-gurave namah
sri-caitanya-mano-'bhistam sthapitam yena bhu-tale
svayam rupah kada mahyam dadati sva-padantikam

(Recalled by Yamuna D.D.; quoted in "Yamuna Devi" by Dinatarini D.D., vol. 1
p. 101)