Srila Prabhupada's Contribution to the World by Caitanya Charan Prabhu
(Chaitanya Charan Das is a celibate spiritual teacher (brahmachari) at ISKCON, Pune. He has done his Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering from the Govt College of Engg, Pune.)
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Srimad Bhagavatam Class ( 8.21.01-04) by HH Janananda Goswami at ISKCON Bhaktivedanta Manor on 03 Mar 2014
(His Holiness Janananda Goswami was initiated by His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada in 1972. He held various positions in ISKCON and served Srila Prabhupada in various countries notably the United Kingdom, Africa, Malaysia, Europe, Philippines and New Zealand.)
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Lecture on Sacred Space Retreat by HH Sachinanadana Swami
(H.H. Sacinandana Swami left home only 16 years old to meet devotees and to become a disciple of Srila Prabhupada in 1971. Maharaja’s first years in ISKCON were spent by translating Srila Prabhupada’s books from English to German and later he joined the book distribution party in Germany.)
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Lecture on Writing Books is our Family Business by Hh Sivarama Swami on 09 Mar 2014 at India
(Sivarama Swami was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1949. In 1956, during the failed Hungarian revolution, he emigrated with his family to Canada. Sivarama Swami first came in contact with the books of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in 1970, becoming an initiated disciple of Prabhupada in 1973. )
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An atheist was seated next to a little girl on an airplane and he turned to her and said, "Do you want to talk?
Flights go quicker if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger." The little girl, who had just started to read her book, replied to the total stranger, "What would you want to talk about?"
"Oh, I don't know," said the atheist. "How about why there is no God, or no Heaven or Hell, or no life after death?" as he smiled smugly.
"Okay," she said. "Those could be intere
rajovaca
aho nr-janmakhila-janma-sobhanam
kim janmabhis tv aparair apy amusmin
na yad dhrsikesa-yasah-krtatmanam
mahatmanam vah pracurah samagamah
TRANSLATION: King Rahugana said: This birth as a human being is the best of all. Even birth among the demigods in the heavenly planets is not as glorious as birth as a human being on this earth. What is the use of the exalted position of a demigod? In the heavenly planets, due to profuse material comforts, there is no possibility of associating wi
TEXT 24
aham hi sarva-yajnanam
bhokta ca prabhur eva ca
na tu mam abhijananti
tattvenatas cyavanti te
SYNONYMS
aham--I; hi--surely; sarva--of all; yajnanam--sacrifices; bhokta--enjoyer; ca--and; prabhuh--Lord; eva--also; ca--and; na--not; tu--but; mam--Me; abhijananti--know; tattvena--in reality; atah--therefore; cyavanti--fall down; te--they.
TRANSLATION
I am the only enjoyer and the only object of sacrifice. Those who do not recognize My true transcendental nature fall down.
PURPORT
Here it is cle
- You did your duty very late; you must to do this and that, like this and like that…;
- But…
I came after my visit to Holy Dham Mayapur to my duty place. Since many days past services doubled in size so I tried my best to do things done be it late, but as a response got notices of dissatisfaction.
I thought: ‘what to do?’
Why people do not understand me?
People whom I trusted my life, show such like suspicions in my service. I felt lost. I started to worry about my future: w
Lecture on Making Our Emotion Closer To Krishna's Emotion by HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu on 04 Mar 2014 at ISKCON Chowpatty
(His Grace Caitanya Charan Prabhu is a monk and spiritual teacher in the time honored tradition of bhakti yoga. He is a editor of Back to Godhead, which is the official international magazine of the Hare Krishna movement.)
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Lecture on Truth is Transcendental by HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami on 09 Feb 2014 at Panvila, Sri Lanka
(His Holiness Bhakti Vikasa Swami appeared in this world in 1957 in England. He joined the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in London in 1975 and was initiated in that year with the name Ilapati dasa by ISKCON's founder-acarya, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.)
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Lecture on Outside Navadvipa is Lord Caitanya in his original form by Sivarama Swami
(Sivarama Swami was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1949. In 1956, during the failed Hungarian revolution, he emigrated with his family to Canada. Sivarama Swami first came in contact with the books of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in 1970, becoming an initiated disciple of Prabhupada in 1973.)
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Lecture on Appearance Day of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur by Dina Bandhu Prabhu on 20 Feb 2014 at ISKCON Vrindavan
(Dina Bandhu Prabhu is settled in braja. Although from a foreign country, he looks exaclty like one of the local brijawasis. He speaks the local braja language & nicely interacts with the locals.)
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HH Danavir Goswami:
Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya
Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya
Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya
S.B. 5th Canto, Chapter 13, Rahugana converses with Jada Bharatha, text 20.
rahugana tvam api hy adhvano 'sya
sannyasta-dandah krta-bhuta-maitrah
asaj-jitatma hari-sevaya sitam
jñanasim adaya tarati-param
(Word to word meaning is read)
TRANSLATION: My dear King Rahugana, you are also a victim of the external energy, being situated on the path of attraction to material pleasure. So t
Hare Krsna
17. Grateful
18. Determined
19. Expert Judge of Time and Circumstance
“Any person who is conscious of his friend’s beneficent activities and never forgets his service is called grateful.” (NOD, Chap. 21, p. 166) Lord Krsnaa was grateful to Draupadî because while He was away from her, she cried with folded hands, “He Govinda!” Krsnastates, “This call for Me has put Me in her debt, and that indebtedness is gradually increasing in My heart!” The mahå-mantra (Hare Krsna Hare Krsna, Krsna Krs
Hare Krsna
Text One
vibhavari sesa, aloka-pravesa,
nidra chari' utho jiva
bolo hari hari, mukunda murari,
rama krsna hayagriva
SYNONYMS
vibhavari–the night; sesa–has come to an end; aloka-pravesa–the light of dawn is entering; nidra chadi'–giving up your sleep; utho–arise; jiva–O soul!; bolo hari hari–chant the holy names of Lord Hari; mukunda–the giver of liberation; murari–the enemy of the Mura demon; rama–the supreme enjoyer; krsna–the all-attractive one; hayagriva–the horse-headed incarnation.
TRAN
I came accross the following poem by complete chance - absolutely beautiful!
From an early age, Lord Krishna stole butter
In Gokul, he always did create a flutter
He broke earthen pots with a flourish
For the Lord, there was no need of cup or dish
The village of Gokul was surrounded by meadows
Around Mount Govardhan and its shadows
The Yamuna swept past in slow undulation
The pastures green with verdant vegetation
The cows and calves frolicked all day with Lord Krishna,
Their friends, the gopals, the gop
In this month the sun moves into Mesha rasi (Aries), and the new year begins according to many calanders.
Keshava Vrata starts; for one month one should control the senses, sleep on the earth, bath twice daily in a river, worship the Lord and give cloth, sugar, sesame, rice, and gold to the brahmanas. If one worships Madhsudana in this month one gains the benefits of one years worship.
While Keshava Vrata lasts one may hang a pot with a hole in it, fill it with water and drip water over Tulasi
Hare Krsna
Today we came across a following nice instructive quote on how to be happy. "If we want others to be happy, we should practise compassion. If we want to be happy, we should practise compassion." Most of the time, we fail to understand others' pain and so we become careless in our dealings with others. Compassion means, 'your pain in my heart'. Vaishnavas are described as 'para duhkha duhkhi'. When we are compassionate to others, we will try to see how we could help them. Even if we ar
Hare Krishna
There was once a world-famous artist. He had an extraordinary talent for figure and portrait painting.
He came to Krishna, in his capital city of Dvaraka, and wanted to paint Krishna's portrait.
With a beaming smile Krishna said, "Well, if you want to paint my image you can certainly do so. Tell me
what I should do."
The artist requested, "Swami, if you would kindly just sit still for an hour in the same place, I will draw
an outline, and then later on I will fill in the details."
Krishna
