when the soul slowly awakens from the dream of material life, it can understand that it has long served ungrateful masters- the mind and the body. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura writes....
"At that time the aakened soul says in effect to the mind and body: i am not identical with you. i do not want what you require. i have long believed that i was identical with both of you and we shared the same interest . but now i find categorically i am different from you. i am made wholly from the
“Holy Cow!” We’ve all heard that expletive enough times, but what on earth is holy about a cow? To find that out, we need to go to India.
In the Indian villager’s agrarian lifestyle, conserving natural resources is an integral part of daily existence. He uses nature’s gifts directly to manufacture all his necessities, from his mud hut dwelling to his home-spun clothes. But the most important feature of village conservation is protecting cows. Each homestead keeps at least one cow, and the animal
Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in his Golden Avatar
We will celebrate the appearance of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu on March 19th. Since this is weekend day, everyone should have free time to participate in our festival. We want to spend the day chanting the Holy Name and hearing about Lord Chaitanya’s lila.
Guest Lodge will be open for Gaur Purnima. Please call 304-843-1600 Ext. 111 for reservation.
Who is Lord Chaitanya: is believed by Gaudiya Vaishnavas that Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is Lord Krishna Himself| Names | Meanings |
| Achala | Still Lord |
| Achyuta | Infallible Lord |
| Adbhutah | Wonderful God |
| Adidev | The Lord of the Lords |
| Aditya | the Son of Aditi |
| Ajanma | One Who Is Limitless and Endless |
| Ajaya | the Conqueror of Life and Death |
| Akshara | Indestructible Lord |
| Amrut | One Who Is Sweet as Nectar |
| Anaadih | One Who Is the First Cause |
| Anandsagar | Compassionate Lord |
| Ananta | the Endless Lord |
| Anantajit | Ever Victorious Lord |
| Anaya | One Who Has No Leader |
| Aniruddha | One Who Cannot Be Obstructed |
| Aparajeet | the Lord Who Cannot Be Defeated |
| Avyukta | One Who Is As Clear As Cry |
1. om sri-krsnaya namah
2. om kamala-nathaya namah
3. om vasudevaya namah
4. om sanatanaya namah
5. om vasudevatmajaya namah
6. om punyaya namah
7. om lila-manusa-vigrahaya namah
8. om srivatsa-kaustubha-dharaya namah
9. om yasoda-vatsalaya namah
10. om haraye namah
11. om caturbhujatta-cakrasi-gada-sankhambujayudhaya namah
12. om devaki-nandanaya namah
13. om srisaya namah
14. om nanda-gopa-priyatmajaya namah
15. om yamuna-vega-samharine namah
16. om balabhadra-priyanujaya namah
17. om putana-jivita-haraya nam
108 Names of Lord Sri Rama
OM SHRI RAMAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Giver of happiness
OM RAMABHADRAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Auspicious One
OM RAMACHANDRAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, who is as lustrous as the moon
OM SHASHVATAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, to the ever-lasting one
OM RAJIVALOCHANAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Lotus-eyed
OM SHRIMATE NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Abode of Lakshmi
OM RAJENDRAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the King of kings
OM RA
Dear Devotees
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
As I am finishing my last preparations for the upcoming Japa and Kirtan Retreat in Radhadesh, I'm becoming increasingly enthusiastic. This Retreat will be different from all the other ones which I have facilitated in the past. The main inspiration for this retreat will be the Bhajan Rahasya of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura which is a fantastic, experience oriented guide book for a deep and fulfilling practice with the H
One evening in the temple, as Prabhupada concluded his lecture about Prahlada Maharaja, he asked if there were any questions. Himavati, one of the women disciples, raised her hand.
Prabhupada: "Yes?"
Himavati: "Prahlada Maharaja was such a great devotee that he said, "nothing is mine.' But then why does he say "my God'? How could God become his? Why does he say that?"
Prabhupada: "Then what shall he say?"
Himavati: "I don't understand. How can he say it? If you understand nothing belongs to you, th
 Sometimes we get caught up in our day-to-day lives and our minds become contaminated by the entangling modes of material nature. We forget the big picture of why we are here and what we should give our prime importance to. Māyā can creep in and leave us feeling dizzy. Kṛṣṇa is so merciful though. He gives us a daily practice that we can all perform to take a step back from our other activities and fully concentrate on Him, giving us protection from the influences of Māyā. And we can do it as much |
