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Haribol Kirtana

After the temple darsana in the evening there is always a big kirtana during arati, especially with Lokanatha Maharaja and his men here, as they are extremely enthusiastic chanters. However, they have developed a style of kirtana that is a little different from the ISKCON norm. When the kirtana reaches its climax, they gather around in a group and start singing 'nitai-gaura haribol, haribol, haribol, haribol.' They get completely carried away with chanting haribol. Sometimes they

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 8 Text 16
pramanam anda-kosasya
bahyabhyantara-bhedatah
mahatam canucaritam
varnasrama-viniscayah


pramanam -- extent and measurement; anda-kosasya -- of the universe; bahya -- outer space; abhyantara -- inner space; bhedatah -- by division of; mahatam -- of the great souls; ca -- also; anucaritam -- character and activities; varna -- castes; asrama -- orders of life; viniscayah -- specifically describe.


TRANSLATION
Also, please describe the inner and outer space of t

Anyone who eats vegetables in India should read these articles. They highlight the urgent need to follow Srila Prabhupada's advice and grow our own food.

Times of India

Indian veggies, fruits remain highly toxic Durgesh Nandan Jha, TNN, Oct 30, 2010, 11.52pm IST



NEW DELHI: Rampant use of banned pesticides in fruits and vegetables continues to put at risk the life of the common man. Farmers apply pesticides such as chlordane, endrin and heptachor that can cause serious neurological problems, kidney

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Haribol

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Sandeep

Try something different

Most people are stuck right where they are. The reason they’re stuck, however, isn’t usually due to circumstances, incompetence, or lack of opportunity, but a simple unwillingness to change, to try new things.

We can make smaller, inner changes on a day-to-day, moment to moment basis – changes in our attitude, reactions, and expectations. I’m talking about being willing to take new risks, and face old fears.

Over and over again I hear people saying things like “I’ve always

Anyone who eats vegetables in India should read these articles.
They highlight the urgent need to follow Srila Prabhupada's advice and grow
our own food.

Times of India

Indian veggies, fruits remain highly toxic
Durgesh Nandan Jha, TNN, Oct 30, 2010, 11.52pm IST

NEW DELHI: Rampant use of banned pesticides in fruits and vegetables
continues to put at risk the life of the common man. Farmers apply
pesticides such as chlordane, endrin and heptachor that can cause serious
neurological problems, kidney damage

Mangalacarana verse of Bhagavat_arca_marici_mala by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura.

O my Lord, Sri Krsna, son of Vasudeva, O all-pervading Personality of Godhead, I offer my respectful obeisances unto You. I meditate upon Lord Sri Krsna because He is the Absolute Truth and the primeval cause of all causes of the creation, sustenance and destruction of the manifested universes. He is directly and indirectly conscious of all manifestations, and He is independent because there is no other cause beyond H

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 8 Text 15
bhu-patala-kakub-vyoma-
graha-naksatra-bhubhrtam
sarit-samudra-dvipanam
sambhavas caitad-okasam


bhu-patala -- underneath the land; kakup -- the four sides of the heavens; vyoma -- the sky; graha -- the planets; naksatra -- the stars; bhubhrtam -- of the hills; sarit -- the river; samudra -- the sea; dvipanam -- of the islands; sambhavah -- appearance; ca -- also; etat -- their; okasam -- of the inhabitants.


TRANSLATION
O best of the brahmanas, please also d

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 8 Text 14
yasmin karma-samavayo
yatha yenopagrhyate
gunanam guninam caiva
parinamam abhipsatam


yasmin -- in which; karma -- actions; samavayah -- accumulation; yatha -- as far as; yena -- by which; upagrhyate -- takes over; gunanam -- of the different modes of material nature; guninam -- of the living beings; ca -- also; eva -- certainly; parinamam -- resultant; abhipsatam -- of the desires.


TRANSLATION
Then again, kindly describe how the proportionate accumulation o

Preaching is done alone

Gour Govinda Maharaja sent a long letter from Bhubaneswar, lamenting the lack of association and help for pushing on the preaching. "I often feel myself dejected and desperate in doing Hari Kirtan, because Kirtan is never done alone. It requires the company of devotees. I know not how unfortunate I am that sufficient number of suitable devotees are not coming here to help me with Kirtan." He has two foreign devotees with him, but others seem to just come and go. "They cann

Without philosophy, there is no management

"In Bengal it is said if a brahmana is black, he is dangerous. That means he's not pure brahmana; brahmana cannot be black. Just like a European, if he becomes black, that means he has mixture. European and American, if he's black, that means mixture. So brahmana family, it must be very fair, sukla. Brahmana, ksatriya family must be very beautiful, if he's pure." He quoted the Bengali saying again. "It is a slang language, kala brahmana. Brahmana should

November 21, 2010
By Indradyumna Swami

"The Sacred Necklace"

One morning in Vrindavana, I was sitting in my house chanting my rounds when my disciple Narottam Das Thakur Das came to see me. He offered his respectful obeisances and then spoke. "Guru Maharaja," he said, "it's been a long time since I have visited Govardhana Hill. If you don't have any service for me today, I would like your blessings to go on Govardhana parikrama." "You're free to go," I said. "Just be back in t

Sri Radhe-Krsna's playful pastimes (vihara) - Sahasi-kunda

Here, the sakhis encouraged and arranged for Radhaji to meet with Krsna. The sakhis would hang a beautiful swing from the nearby banyan tree, and swing Radha and Krsna while singing songs in malhara and other ragas. Sometimes Krsna came here to meet with Radhika and enjoy pastimes with Her.

Another name of Sahasi-kunda is Sarasi-kunda. Krsna and Balarama were inseperable. They would eat together, play together and even sleep together. Once