• AS WASPS GET ATTRACTED TOWARDS FIRE WITHOUT KNOWING THAT FIRE WILL BURN THEM , OFF SIIMILARLY WE GET ATTRACTED TOWARDS MAYA WITHOUT KNOWING THIS WILL BURN US OFF.

A special event
International Vaisnavi Retreat in Govardhana

Fostering a spirit of love and care between devotees is on the agenda for the up-coming International Vaisnavi Retreat. This special event is aimed at generating peer support between female devotees dedicated to Srila Prabhupada’s mission. It has sprung from an initiative of the now three-year old GBC Devotee Care Committee and is being organized by the Vrindavana Institute for Higher Education.

Making friendship with peers is one of the

"G u r u     m u k h     p a d m a     v a k y a"

What actually is non-violence?  ……………….Nectarean Mellows

Srila Prabhupada explains herein, the importance of being harmless and non-violent. Of course Prabhupada explains that we have to have not a sentimental but a philosophical understanding of what it means to be non-violent. It means to actually protect and have respect. But at the same time to protect others sometimes; taking physical action is non-violence. Prabhupada gives that example often

How to Avoid Fault Finding?

Lord Chaitahnay said "you can get My Full Mercy by chanting the holy names and not finding faults with others".  One has to be adosha darshi.

Acharyas explain there are four types of people who see faults:

1) Like Daksha, who only sees faults.  Even amidst good qualities, they see only faults.  The reason is that the mind is full of that mentality.

2) See faults and good qualities side by side.  You can focus on whatever you see.  When you see faults look for good qua