Here is an excerpt from the Prabhupada Lilamrta about Srila Prabhupada's mother, Srimati Rajani Devi.
Abhay’s mother, Rajani, was thirty years old when he was born. Like her husband, she came from a long-established Gaudiya Vaisnava family. She was darker-skinned than her husband, and whereas his disposition was cool, hers tended to be fiery. Abhay saw his mother and father living together peacefully; no deep marital conflict or complicated dissatisfaction ever threatened home. Rajani was chaste
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Offering Prayers
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(Compiled from notes on lectures of H. H. Mahavishnu Goswami)
In one of his recent lectures in Rajkot, Maharaja was making a very important point. He said, "Many times we do not know how to pray to Krishna. We may have lot of things to ask Krishna, but we should approach the Lord with the proper mood. This we can learn from Srimad Bhagavatam where so many devotees offer their prayers to the Lord. So, we should not only c
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One has to be intelligent to understand real happiness; one who cannot, seeks happiness in this material world. A man did not know what sugarcane was and was told that it was very sweet to chew. "Oh, what does it look like?" he asked. "It looks just like a bamboo rod," someone said. So the foolish man began to chew all kinds of bamboo rods. How can he experience the sweetness? Similarly, we are trying to get happiness a
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Durashaya means which cannot be fulfilled. You can hope something but it will never be fulfilled. Persons who are trying to become happy by adjustment of this material energy, they do not know that happiness cannot be achieved without approaching God. Everyone is thinking, "I must first of all see my own interest." But first of all try to understand what is your interest. We do not know that and we are hoping against ho
Eleven Causes for Dejection
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(Compiled from notes on lectures of H. H. Mahavishnu Goswami)
The 14th chapter of the first canto of Srimad Bhagavatam describes the circumstances concerning the disappearance of Lord Krishna from this earth after the Kuruksetra war. Some time after the war was over, Arjuna went to Dwaraka to see Lord Sri Krishna and other friends. In the mean time Maharaja Yudhisthira observes signs indicating the Lord's dis
Is there a Magic Pill for Happiness?
We eat daily to gain strength. It’s not that you just eat on monday and comeback the next sunday to eat again. You have to regularly nourish yourself, or else you get weak. Similarly, regular association with people who uplift us is all important, and regular connection with the Lord of our heart is critical for maintaining our spiritual strength.
People often wish, naively though, for a life free of problems. Our desire for eternal happiness is not unnatural;
New York Ratha Yatra – June 14 2008
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Just like if there is some epidemic, disease, and if you take vaccine, it is supposed that you are free from the contamination. So this vaccine of chanting Hare Krsna maha-mantra will keep you fit without any contamination of this age of Kali. And that is happening. All over the world people are chanting Hare Krsna maha-mantra. And practically we see, those who are chanting, they're becoming free from the contamination. If you follow the rules and regulations, very simple thing, and chant Hare K
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Hare Krishna! Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
In this material world we are looking for that perfect love relationship. We are looking for that person that we can fully give ourselves to, who will be able to perfectly and fully reciprocate our love. So many times we try to totally give ourselves to someone that we feel is such a person. But then we end up feeling disappointed and frustrated after we realize that they are not what really what we th
Construction of Prabhupada ghat at ISKCON Allahabad
Sri Sri Guru Gaurangau Jayatah
Dear Devotees,
Please accept our dandavats. Srila Prabhupada ki jaya.
We are very pleased to inform all the devotees that Prabhupada ghat is under construction here at ISKCON temple at Prayag on the banks of the Yamuna. The ghat is expected to be completed before Maha-Kumbha mela that is scheduled for January next year. The ghat is being constructed at an estimated cost of Rs.2.38 crores. The ghat will be 180 feet in
Construction of Prabhupada ghat at ISKCON Allahabad
Sri Sri Guru Gaurangau Jayatah
Dear Devotees,
Please accept our dandavats. Srila Prabhupada ki jaya.
We are very pleased to inform all the devotees that Prabhupada ghat is under construction here at ISKCON temple at Prayag on the banks of the Yamuna. The ghat is expected to be completed before Maha-Kumbha mela that is scheduled for January next year. The ghat is being constructed at an estimated cost of Rs.2.38 crores. The ghat will be 180 feet in
London’s Ratha Yatra Echoes Olympic Spirit
When: Sunday 17th June 2012
Where: Hyde Park Corner to Trafalgar Square
Time: Procession starts 12 noon from Hyde Park, South Carriage Drive
Arrives Trafalgar Square 2.30pm
Festival ends 5.30pm
*Highlight*
London’s 'Ratha-yatra’ Festival of Chariots returns to the streets of the British capital on Sunday 17th June 2012. The spirit of the Olympics–known for uniting nations will be echoed at this ancient festival.
Festival-goers representing every continent of t
Some information Rajani devi (mother of Srila Prabhupada)
Here is an excerpt from the Prabhupada Lilamrta about Srila Prabhupada's mother, Srimati Rajani Devi.
Abhay’s mother, Rajani, was thirty years old when he was born. Like her husband, she came from a long-established Gaudiya Vaisnava family. She was darker-skinned than her husband, and whereas his disposition was cool, hers tended to be fiery. Abhay saw his mother and father living together peacefully; no deep marital conflict or complicated
Offering with our Hearts
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(Compiled from notes on lectures of H. H. Mahavishnu Goswami)
Today I was listening to a recorded lecture of our spiritual master H H Mahavishnu Goswami Maharaj, in which Maharaja gave some startling revelations quoting two examples from Srimad Bhagavatam, as to how dangerous, possessing wealth is for our devotional service.
He started by saying,"First of all we have to accept the supreme authority of Krishna. Se
A love for Krishna that crosses Religious Lines
For 36 years, Abdul Rashid, a 58- yearold Muslim, has been making clothes adorned by the deities at the ISKCON temple; he is now designing pink outfits embellished with silver zari for the idols for Rang Panchami
IN India, religion dominates people’s lives to a great extent that at times, it dictates people’s professions too. However, there are a few times when devotion is not constrained by religion.
Abdul Rashid is such an example.
The 58- year- old
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Question: Why are Spiritualists Against Material Ambitions?
Short Answer: Spiritualists are not against material ambitions; they are against our granting materialism a monopoly on our ambitions.
Detailed Answer:
All of us are naturally ambitious to do something wonderful. Baut not all of us realize that we have not freely or objectively chosen our definition of what is wonderful; our definition is shaped, even determined
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
There is no difference between Gaura and Krishna in tattva. Krishna is Gaura, and Gaura is Krishna. However,
Gaura is Krishna combined with mahabhava-svarupini Srimati Radharani. In vraja-lila there are two forms —
rasaraja Krishna and madanakhya-mahabhavamayi Srimati Radharani. But ingaura-lila, there is one form. Radha combined with Krishna — that is Gaura. Otherwise there is no difference between Gaura and Krishna. Thi
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Regardless of who you are or what you do, you are going to run into (and have to deal with) at least some amount of incompetence in your work life. Why not learn to take it in stride, and not let it bother you so much?
This acceptance of the way things really are will probably allow you to say (or think) something like, “Of course it’s going to be like this from time to time.” Rather than focusing on the most dramatic an
