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So our Krsna consciousness movement is how to become one of the gopī-jana.
color:#666666"">Purport to Jaya Rādhā-Mādhava
by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
New York, July 20, 1971
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color:#666666"">Prabhupāda: So you know this song Jaya Rādhā-Mādhava?
color:#666666"">Devotees: Jaya!
color:#666666"">Prabhupāda: So you can follow me?
color:#666666"">Devotees: Jaya! Haribol! (Śrīla Prabhupāda leads singing of Jaya
color:#666666"">Rādhā-Mādhava)
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Jain Philosophy Vs Yukta Vairagya
Susila Munis, they are Jains. According to Jain philosophy, they should..., they do not use any vehicle from going this place to another place. They will go by walking. That is their principle. But we are not following that principle. We are preaching Krsna consciousness... Suppose if I have to come to your country, and if I say, "I will go by walking." (laughter) Then my life will be finished (laughter) before preaching. We are intelligent. Now we have got this
kathayasva mahabhaga
yathaham akhilatmani
krsne nivesya nihsangam
manas tyaksye kalevaram
kathayasva -- please continue speaking; mahabhaga -- O greatly fortunate one; yatha -- as much as; aham -- I; akhila-atmani -- unto the Supreme Soul; krsne -- unto Lord Sri Krsna; nivesya -- having placed; nihsangam -- being freed from material qualities; manah -- mind; tyaksye -- may relinquish; kalevaram -- body.
You are young...you have a job. You have energy...lots of it.
You want to make it big in life. You want to succeed.
But when you read the headlines you are made aware of these things around
you -
Teenage suicides...Massive oil spills...Increasing risks of pollution...
Families breaking apart...Corruption at the highest levels of civic
administration...Stress and Anxiety...Rising food prices...Steep increase in
medical costs
Are you missing something in life?
Do you feel life has been fair with you?
Do you
Why We Distribute Books? - A devotee-bookseller explains.
By Seva-devi dasi
Back to Godhead Magazine # 19-08, 1984
Have you ever met a Hare Krishna devotee in an airport, a parking lot, or on the street distributing books and collecting donations? Many people wonder why we do this. I've been distributing books for over six years, and I'd like to tell you something about the origin of book distribution.
Devotees are not ordinary booksellers; their bookselling is transcendental. It is sankirtana, the
Sankirtan Padayatra-2010
This year’s Padayatra was organized in Boudh district of Odisha for 21days
from 22.10.2010 to 11.11.2010 carrying Sri Sri Gour Nitai and Srila
Prabhupad’s Sri Bigrahas in a well decorated Rath pulled by bullocks which
was inaugurated by Odisha Legislative Assembly speaker Sri Pradip Kumar Amat
at Pitambarpur. In his inaugural address the speaker praised ISKCON for its
stupendous work to preach Krishna Consciousness, the root of Sanatan Dharma
in the world.
The
The slaying of Arista, the Bull Demon
1. The demon Arista then came to the cowherd village. Appearing in the form of a bull with a large hump, he made the earth tremble as he tore it apart with his hooves.
2. Aristasura bellowed very harshly and pawed the ground. With his tail raised and his eyes glaring, he began to tear up the embankments with the tips of his horns.
3. Clouds hovered about sharp-horned Aristasura’s hump, mistaking
Worship The highest Authority
Here the point is that in any religion there is a conception of worshiping God or symbol of God. Even in Jain philosophy they also worship Mahavira. In Buddha philosophy they worship Lord Buddha. In India there is Jainism. That is almost like Buddhism. They have got also exactly the same process of worship. Temples they have got. Big, nice, costly temples they have got. And they come to see, visit the temple, offer their worshipful offerings, flowers, fruits, everyt
etad veditum icchami
tattvam tattva-vidam vara
harer adbhuta-viryasya
katha loka-sumangalah
etat -- this; veditum -- to understand; icchami -- I wish; tattvam -- truth; tattva-vidam -- of those who are well versed in the Absolute Truth; vara -- O best; hareh -- of the Lord; adbhuta-viryasya -- of the one who possesses wonderful potencies; kathah -- narrations; loka -- for all planets; su-mangalah -- auspicious.
rajovaca
brahmana codito brahman
gunakhyane 'gunasya ca
yasmai yasmai yatha praha
narado deva-darsanah
raja -- the King; uvaca -- inquired; brahmana -- by Lord Brahma; coditah -- being instructed; brahman -- O learned brahmana (Sukadeva Gosvami); guna-akhyane -- in narrating the transcendental qualities; agunasya -- of the Lord, who is without material qualities; ca -- and; yasmai yasmai -- and whom; yatha -- as much as; praha -- explained; naradah -- Narad
Later in the morning Harikesa Swami and I sat with Srila Prabhupada in his darsana room. He was discussing Srimad-Bhagavatam verse 3.25.21. Harikesa read it out:
titiksavah karunikah suhrdah sarva-dehinam
ajata-satravah santah sadhavah sadhu-bhusanah
"The symptoms of a sadhu are that he is tolerant, merciful, and friendly to all living entities. He has no enemies, he is peaceful, he abides by the scriptures, and all his characteristics are sublime."
Prabhupada smiled
| Culture is a powerful instrument to mould one’s character and it enriches one’s life. ISKCON has been involved in various programmes to preserve and promote the country’s glorious heritage and culture. | |
 Bharatanatyam is one of the most traditional forms of dance. Kalakshetra Foundation has been instrumental in producing many great exponents of Bharatanatyam. The Foundation has staged many devotional dramas which have won appreciation. Many budding artistes participate in these dramas along with da |
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Purnacandra Goswami’s Departure And Coma
24 November 2010
24 November 2010
On September 15th HH Purnacandra Goswami Maharaja was hospitalized with internal bleeding, and from October 19th he was in coma. On the 4th of November, 22:25 PM Moscow time HH Purnacandra Goswami passed away. It is a great loss for the entire ISKCON community.
Please see http://www.dandavats.com/?p=8985 for a condolence statement from the GBC.
This has caused some consternation for the devotees, not only due to the loss of his wonderful ass
Introduction
Any man who has genuine devotion to the Lord has all the good qualities which are found in godly persons or in the demigods, whereas the nondevotee, however advanced he may be in material qualifications by education and culture, lacks in godly qualities.
The case of Arjuna
As such, Arjuna, just after seeing his kinsmen, friends and relatives on the battlefield, was at once overwhelmed by compassion for them who had so decided to fight amongst themselves. As far as his soldiers were con
Hare Krsna,
Please accept my humble obeisance’s,
All glories to srila prabhupad.
Dandvat Pranam,
On the occasion of Gita Jayanti, ISKCON has organized a grand book distribution Marathon. The marathon provides devotees with a unique opportunity to distribute
transcendental literature.
This is a special month-long program to commemorate the teachings of Vedic wisdom spoken by Lord Sri Krishna 5000 years ago. His Divine Grace A. C.
Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the Founder Acharya of ISKCON, encourage
Such is the degree of reverence a devotee has for his Guru, that is reflected in the following doha of Saint Kabir :
Guru Gobind donon khade, Ka ke lagoon paayen,
Balihari Guru aapne, Jis Gobind diyo milaye.
Guru and Gobind (God) are both objects of reverence and worthy of worship but, Kabir puts ‘Guru’ at a higher pedestal than God. He says if both God and Guru condescend to give him ‘Darshan’ together, he would first touch the lotus feet of his ‘Guru’ before seeking blessings from the Lord, b
