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Shrines and Memorials

Srila Prabhupada’s followers built several shrines in his honor. These include his samadhis (tombs) and memorials at places where he stayed.

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Vrindavan Samadhi

Vrindavan Samadhi

Srila Prabhupada’s body is buried here, in Vrindaban, India, adjacent to ISKCON’s Krishna-Balarama temple. At this temple Srila Prabhupada spent his final days with devotees, absorbed in thought of Krishna. The samadhi is a beautifully designed, marble-clad building.

Mayapur Pushpa Samadhi

Mayapur Puspa S

The Rat who got liberation

Once, a rat was running on the altar of a Vishnu Deity, just at a time when one of the ghee lamps was about to go out. The rat thought that the flame might be some foodstuff, so he stuck his whiskers in it. The dying flame caught on to the rat's whiskers, and the fire flared up, catching on to the unused portion of the wick. In this way, by the rat's foolish sacrifice, the flame on Vishnu's altar continued to burn nicely. And for his service to Krishna, the rat went to

Prabhupada was annoyed when devotees in Vrindavan repeatedly walked in and out of his room and left the door open behind them, letting in flies.

"Why are you leaving the door open?" he yelled. It is a contagious disease." And then he told a story.

An employer advertised for an opening in his firm and received many applications. Based on these, he selected two men and asked them to come for an interview. The employer then observed each man carefully during the interview. When the first man entered

WHAT IS THE REAL
PURPOSE OF RELIGION?

To evoke "I must give up my attachment for this body & I must develop my spiritual needs." That is the purpose of religion
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HAREKRISHNA!!!

DEAR DEVOTEES;

This is humble query to you all,

As it is clearly understands that every human being who takes birth has to die on one fine day as per scheduled time by destiny. But sometime it is observed that due to sudden accidents, earthquake or suicides human life comes to an end before scheduled time which is called as AKAL MRUTYU.

My query is that how the above thing is happens.... if Shastra says everything controlled by destiny after Lord KRSNA.

Request to you all, help to get

In the Srimad Bhagavatam lecture on March 18, 1976, two days after Gaura Purnima, Srila Prabhupada said, "Srimad Bhagavatam should be your life and soul to remain constantly in Krsna consciousness." This instruction became an important focus in my life. I considered what it meant, "Srimad Bhagavatam should be your life and soul." Often when lecturing or otherwise preaching to devotees, I still quote this instruction and elaborate on what it means: that we should re

i have a question if anyone can post me areply

we all here are jive tattva. every living entity. in one body we do have one soul animating it.

and the reason we are here is that we have erred somewhere.

but how to explain so manyu tulasis plants growing growing everywhere, in each and every plant there must be a soul is all the soul in each and every plant the expansion of srimati tulasi devi or individual personal like in every human body there is a soul.

My Memories of Srila Prabhupada

At the beginning of the class on March 11th, after chanting the Sanskrit sloka responsively with the devotees, Srila Prabhupada exhorted all to chant the Sanskrit verse. I felt pleased and encouraged by this, because I always took pleasure in chanting the verse. Later in the same lecture, Srila Prabhupada said, "I am very glad that you European and American boys have taken so much trouble to come here," which made me feel happy. However, he continued, "But you'll b

The Nectar of Instruction

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Lotus Feet of Sri Krishna