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Madhudvisa ended his report with a mention of a current controversy.
In March 1971, Subal Maharaja asked you in Bombay at "Akash Ganga": "Did we have an original lila with Krishna on Krishna Loka or Vaikuntha before we first fell to maya?" Your answer was quite distinctly, "Yes." Everybody who was there was quite surprised for we were all thinking that we were originally shining jiva souls vibrating in the brahmajyoti with our relatio
ajasya janmotpatha-nasanaya
karmany akartur grahanaya pumsam
nanv anyatha ko 'rhati deha-yogam
paro gunanam uta karma-tantram
ajasya -- of the unborn; janma -- appearance; utpatha-nasanaya -- f or the sake of annihilating the upstarts; karmani -- works; akartuh -- of one who has nothing to do; grahanaya -- to take up; pumsam -- of all persons; nanu anyatha -- otherwise; kah -- who; arhati -- may deserve; deha-yogam -- contact of the body; parah -- transce
Zanzibar
We had come to attend the Nairobi Ratha Yatra in East Africa and after that thought of doing some book distribution in neighbouring Dar es salaam and Zanzibar by Caitanya Mahaprabhu's mercy. In Dar es salaam there are some devotees and there is some preaching going on. In Zanzibar, however the population is at least about ninety five percent muslims and, they are practicing muslims. Therefore there hasn't really been much done there. It is actually the birth place of the Swahili language
One thousand devotees from all over Russia gathered in Moscow for an eight-day festival from June 12th to 19th this summer, celebrating the fortieth anniversary of ISKCON Founder Srila Prabhupada’s first and only visit to the city.
The attendees included eighty veterans of ISKCON in Russia—devotees who joined during the oppressive communist reign, and before the movement’s official registration in 1988. They arrived for the festival from the Ukraine, the Baltics, and other ex-Soviet Union countri
. . .when you chant Krsna, Hare Krsna, actually the fact is Krsna is dancing on your tongue by sound vibration. Krsna is not away.Bhagavad-gita 4.20-24 Lecture
New York - August 9, 1966
Question: Difference Between Gita & Vedas? |
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Gurudeva, |
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Answer: Gita is the Perfection of Vedic Wisdom |
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Bhagavad-gita knowledge describing the form and personality of God is the perfection of Vedic knowledge. Although the Vedas describe nirakara, the formless, impersonal concep |
1. Just before Lila left the room was full of devotees having a "blazing kirtan".
Jamal said that he felt something lightly touch his arm from behind and when he turned around he saw Srila Prabhupada standing there fully manifest as we would see each other.
Jamal told her that Srila Prabhupada looked deep into his eyes to his very soul and simply nodded at him gravely. What happened
nunam nrpanam tri-madotpathanam
mahim muhus calayatam camubhih
vadhat prapannarti-jihirsayeso
'py upaiksatagham bhagavan kurunam
nunam -- of course; nrpanam -- of the kings; tri -- three; mada-utpathanam -- going astray out of false pride; mahim -- earth; muhuh -- constantly; calayatam -- agitating; camubhih -- by movement of soldiers; vadhat -- from the act of killing; prapanna -- surrendered; arti-jihirsaya -- willing to relieve the distress of the suff
Festival on New York’s Fifth Avenue
Ratha Yatra (Festival of the Chariots), one of India’s most ancient and most popular festivals, a sacred day for Hindus worldwide, will be celebrated with a parade down New York’s Fifth Avenue, from 45th Street to West 8th Street. The parade will culminate in a festival and vegetarian feast until 7:00pm @ Washington Square Park. All are welcome and admission is free.
Brooklyn, NY, June 07, 2011 --(PR.com)-- On June 11, 2011 the International Society for Kri
Brooklyn, NY, June 07, 2011 --(PR.com)-- On June 11, 2011 the International Society for Kri
Question: Can a Devotee Make a Difference? |
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I am someone who is interested in being of service to the world rather than to myself. This is something I have been involved in for years. From being a small child I was always interested in others before myself and when I look at what I really want it is for the world to be a better place. I love people, humanity and want to make a lasting difference. When people speak of attaining enlightenment I have always been clear I didn't come here for that in t |
Unfortunately, many people miss out on one of the surest shortcuts to success: to seek out, listen to, and take advice. So often, when a person struggles, he or she is very close to a major breakthrough. They are literally “an inch away” from achieving their goals and dreams. If they would just
Everywhere in this universe, in one respect man’s condition is the same. No matter how
vastly different he may be in the outer appearance of his life, different countries, different races,different cultures, different languages, different ways of living, eating, dressing, etc., he may be completely different in all of these aspects, but there is one thing that is the same to all human individuals.
And it is this factor that binds them into a global unity. If analyzed, it will be discovered that a
A devotee's only concern ………....Droplets from Nectarean Ocean
This human form of life is an opportunity for self-realization, to realize God. This human form of life is such a gift, it is so precious, it is so valuable that we can never understand. To even utilize one moment of it for any other purpose is sorrowful. Therefore the devotees of the Lord are not very concerned with heat or cold, happiness or distress, honour or dishonour. They are only concerned with one thing -
Hare Krishna Prabhujis and Matajis,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada and Srila Gurudeva.
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada and Srila Gurudeva.
The proverb "Practice makes it perfect", holds true for all habits - be it good or bad. So it is very important that we have a constant check on ourselves, on whatever things we see, hear and do in our day to day lives. Bad habits in particular enter very stealthily into our life and before we even realise the impact, they sometimes just become a part of our life and we beco
There was a great rumor that the five Pandava brothers, along with their mother Kunti, had, under the plan of Dhrtarastra, died in a fire accident in the house of shellac in which they were living. But then the five brothers were detected at the marriage ceremony of Draupadi; so again another rumor spread that the Pandavas and their mother were not dead. It was a rumor, but actually it was so; they returned to their capital city, Hastinapura, and people saw them face to face. When this news was |
Hare Krishna Prabhujis and Matajis,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada and Srila Gurudeva.
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada and Srila Gurudeva.
In this world, everyone of us like to be free. A child going to school thinks that he/she can become free once they get out of school. A student going to college, who is taxed by assignments and exams think that he will become free once he gets a job. A person after getting job thinks that he can become free, once he retires. Not just human beings, even birds or animals trap
