Long, long ago, there was an assembly of great sages on the bank of the river Sarasvati, and they performed a great sacrifice of the name Satrayajna. In such assemblies, the great sages present usually discuss Vedic subject matters and philosophical topics, and in this particular meeting the following question was raised: The three predominating deities of this material world, namely, Lord Brahma, Lord Visnu and Lord Siva, are directing all the affairs of this cosmos, but who among them is the |
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This is a little late for Krishna Jayanthi, but stories of Krishna never cease to spread cheer and happiness. I would like to share a couple of cute stories I heard from the life of Lord Krishna in Gokulam amidst the Gopikas and in the love of Yashoda. In the morning, Little Krishna wakes up to the sound of churning butter. Ever thrilled to see the half-awake Krishna, Yashoda greets him and the Lord walks sleepily to sit on his mother’s lap. Yashoda lovingly feeds Krishna. Suddenly she remember
Krishna was an incarnation of God.
Incarnation means when God takes the form of the body.
Otherwise you can see God everywhere.
When you see the beauty of the mountains and the flowers and the colorful butterflies, one gets a glimpse of God.
What is a glimpse? Well it is a peek into how beautiful, God the Creator is!
Anyway coming back to Krishna, He was a very charming child.
You might ask why I have spelt ‘He’ with a capital ‘H’?
Well because when you refer to God, you refer to Him in capital words.
A
from The Play of God - Visions of the Life of Krishna
by Vanamali
One day, the bigger children, including His brother Balarama, rushed
out to eat the fruits of a tree growing in the compound. Krishna loved
those fruits, so He toddled after them even though nobody had thought
of inviting Him. They shooed Him off as being too small to climb trees.
Still, He insisted on accompanying them, so they agreed to give Him the
task of picking up the fruits as they fell.
"Now mind yo
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Once upon a time, seeing that her maidservant was engaged in different household duties, mother Yasoda personally took charge of churning butter. And while she churned butter, she sang the childhood pastimes of Krsna and enjoyed thinking of her son. The end of her sari was tightly wrapped while she churned, and on account of her intense love for her son, milk automatically dripped from her breasts which moved as she labored very hard, churning with two hands. The bangles and bracelets on her |
Vasai Rath Yatra 2014
We take great pleasure to cordially invite you along with the members of your family, friends and well wishers for JAGANNATH RATH YATRA FESTIVAL - 2014 @ Vasai, the festival of chariots.
Originated thousands of years ago in Jagannath Puri, Srila Prabhupada organized the first Ratha Yatra in the western world in 1967 in San Francisco.Since then this festival is being celebrated all over the world.
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Today is Vasant Panchami, the first day of spring. Spring is considered to be the best of all the seasons. Different varieties of colorful flowers of various shapes and sizes swarm the earth in this season. The multicolored surrounding exudes sweet fragrance calling people to enjoy the beauty of God’s beautiful creation. The day becomes more beautiful when devotees offer gorgeous garlands prepared by these flowers to Radha and Krishna and bathe them with flower petals and colorful leaves. The
Prabhupada: No, actually we are pledged to give something substantial to the human society. This is our mission. We are not that group, that showing some magic and take some fees and... It is not our business. We have got so many literatures full of treasurehouse of knowledge. We have to distribute that. Not bluffing, showing magic or this or that, miracles. No. We are not this. It is an institution for giving knowledge to the human society. The first beginning of knowledge is that at the presen
Hare krishna mataji!
PAMHO
We just opened a small shop for Deity clothes in Bangalore... it's called Radhe Creations. You can have a look at our page on facebook : https://www.facebook.com/pages/Radhe-Creations/1401767016706326?fre...
Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Please accept my humble obeisances! All glories to Sri Guru Parampara and all devotees everywhere!
Due to recent events, I put together this ritual to be used for psychic protection, to banish negative entities and energies, and can also simply be used to create a sacred space around you. It uses the Nityananda, Gauranga, and Hare Krishna mantras, as well as parts of the Nrisingha Kavacha. This ritual can be done anywhere at any time that you may feel like ther
Hare Krishna,dear devotees!
this is to announce that we have a new gosala in Mauritius,where 30 cows,including 5 under 6 months,at Bellerive,near Dubreuil-2 kms. These cows were saved by a devotee named Shyam Krsna das and his wife and it has 10 acres of land. The plan is to make a self sufficient farm,by planting organic veg and fruits that will generate income,as the cows dont give milk-thats why they were on the slaughter list! We appeal any cow lover to view this video appeal from Shyam krsna
Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam by Vedavyasapriya Swami on 30 Dec 2013 at ISKCON Vrindavan
(Srimad bhagavatam Canto 05, Chapter 01, Text 26)
(His Holiness Vedavyasapriya Swami Maharaja, born in an Audichya Sahasra Brahmana family on 1st August 1944 in the town of Kadod, Gujarat, India, on Sravan Sud Dwadashi, also celebrated as Pavitra Dwadashi, that follows Pavitraropana Ekadashi.)
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Lecture on Active Principle for Advancement in Spiritual Life by Sachinanadana Swami on 25 Dec 2013
(Sacinandana Swami shared many of his insights in his books: "Nectarean Ocean of the Holy Name", "The Gayatri Book" and "The Way of the Great Departure".)
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Lecture on Disciple Please don't Cheat by HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami on 26 Jan 2014
(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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TEXT 26
sukla-krsne gati hy ete
jagatah sasvate mate
ekaya yaty anavrttim
anyayavartate punah
SYNONYMS
sukla--light; krsne--darkness; gati--passing away; hi--certainly; ete--all these; jagatah--of the material world; sasvate--of the Vedas; mate--in the opinion; ekaya--by one; yati--goes; anavrttim--no return; anyaya--by the other; avartate--comes back; punah--again.
TRANSLATION
According to the Vedas, there are two ways of passing from this world--one in the light and one in darkness. When one passes
Lecture on The Culture of Srimad Bhagavatam by HH Bhakti Caitanya Swami on 13 Dec 2013 at ISKCON Pretoria
(Originally from New Zealand, Bhakti Caitanya Swami joined the Hare Krishna movement in London, early in 1973. Almost a year before, as a philosophy student at Auckland University, he had first seen his future spiritual master walking across the campus with his followers. Srila Prabhupada initiated Bhakti Caitanya Swami later in 1973, giving him the name Raghubir Dasa. )
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Our senses if untrained and uncontrolled behave like a serpent ever ready to bite us. We mostly suffer because we fail to control our senses but remain controlled by it. For e.g. if one does not control ones speech and is loudmouthed then sooner or later one will face the music. Or else, if a person always remains absorbed in satisfying ones taste buds then from morning to night one will be busy looking for palatable foodstuffs. The problem is that the more we walk the extra mile to act as per
"Time is called kala--past, present and future. What is now present, tomorrow will be past, and what is now future, tomorrow will be present. But this past, present and future are the past, present and future of the body. We do not belong to the category of the past, present and future. We belong to the category of eternity. Therefore one should be concerned with how to attain or how to be elevated to the platform of eternity. The developed consciousness of the human being should be utilized not
