Stop the construction of unnecessary bridge in front of keshi Ghat on Holy river of yamuna in Vrindavan

Posted by Shyama Chandr Das - Sandeep Kuma on February 10, 2010 at 10:00am

Stop the construction of unnecessary bridge in front of keshi Ghat on Holy river of yamuna in Vrindavan

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On Yamuna ji a two way highway bridge is being built to divert the traffic which, makes a half ring,

through the Keshi Ghat. This Bridge serves no purpose but reveals the cruelty towards our yamuna ji.

Just think after constrution of the bridge, how will it look in front of Keshi Ghat?

Let us go through what PROBLEMS & DAMAGES the bridge would bring...

• Decreasing the already scarce supply of swee

Standing in Two Boats!

Posted by Chitra Datta on February 9, 2010 at 12:18pm

Standing in Two Boats!"Bhaktivinod Thakura gives an example of a person trying to stand with his feet in two different boats. Obviously when the boats separate, the person falls in the water. This is the situation we are faced with.We are trying to accommodate material desires and our spiritual desires too. There is a saying in the west, 'to have your cake and eat it too'. Someone wants material comforts, sense gratification, and at the same time wants to experience the ecstasy of pure Krishna C

100 Names of Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu!

Posted by Bhagavati devi dasi on February 9, 2010 at 9:00am

Nadiya Nagare Nitai Nece Nece Gay Re

LYRICS:

(refrain) nadīyā-nagare nitāi nece’ nece’ gāy re

(1)

jagannātha-suta mahāprabhu viśvambhara

māyāpur-śaśī navadvīpa-sudhākara

(2)

śacī-suta gaurahari nimāi-sundara

rādhā-bhāva-kānti-ācchādita naṭabara

(3)

nāmānanda capala bālaka mātṛ-bhakta

brahmānḍa-vadana tarkī kautukānurakta

(4)

vidyārthi-uḍupa caura-dvayera mohana

tairthika-sarvasva grāmya-bālikā-krīḍana

(5)

lakṣmī-prati bora-dātā uddhata bālaka

śrī-śacīra pati-putra-śoka-nibāraka

(6)

lakṣmī-pati pūrva-deśa-sa

We are starting a new agricult. comunity in Jaganatha Puri

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on February 9, 2010 at 8:01am

All glories to S.Prabhupada
Our small family, originally from Europe, just spend 4 years in Sri
Vrndavana Dhama.

In the beginning our plan was to find other Vaisnava families who were
interested in living a few Km outside of Vrndavan town. We wanted to buy
land together, so that each family can have their own land, where they can
grow vegs, fruits, flowers and keep cows.

This way form a small community together.

But due to the risks involved living in the countrie side, outside Vrndavana
and the extreme

Hare Krishna's Ratha Yatra parade descends on Coconut Grove

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on February 9, 2010 at 7:56am

Miami Herald

COCONUT GROVE

Hare Krishna's Ratha Yatra parade descends on Coconut Grove

THE HARE KRISHNA TEMPLE WITH MEMBERS COMING FROM AS FAR AWAY AS HOMESTEAD CELEBRATED A FOUR-DAY FESTIVAL THAT INCLUDED THE COLORFUL RATHA YATRA PARADE

BY PARADISE AFSHAR

pafshar@MiamiHerald.com

The streets of Coconut Grove recently came alive with one of the world's oldest parades, Ratha Yatra.

Traffic came to a stop for the colorful procession.

Of course, most people who watched the 5,000-year-old event last weekend

North America's biggest Kirtan March 27th

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on February 9, 2010 at 7:30am

Saturday March 27th, weather permitting, we expect 20,000 young people hereat the Spanish Fork Utah Krishna enthusiastically chanting Hare Krishna forthe Holi Fest.

It is N. America's biggest kirtan party. We'd like to invitedevotees and offer free accomadation & prasadam for the weekend. Don't missout on this historical once a year mammouth event.

FMI information visit the web site at www.utahkrishnas.org and/or call 801 798-3559.

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Srila Prabhupada’s important instructions on preaching to the intelligent class of people

Posted by kartik on February 8, 2010 at 7:49pm

Srila Prabhupada’s important instructions on preaching to the intelligent class of people
“..One thing: You must be attentive that our routine work--such as rising early, cleansing, chanting, temple worship, reading, sankirtana, etc.--should always maintained at the highest level of Krishna Conscious standard, as the smallest neglect or inattention to these matters of routine practices will cause all our other programs to fail. These things are the backbone of spiritual life. So it is natural th

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An insignificant offering in the lotus feet of guru maharaj.

Posted by kartik on February 8, 2010 at 7:40pm

An insignificant offering in the lotus feet of

HIS HOLINESS BHAKTI CHARU SWAMI MAHARAJ

on his 64^th VYAS PUJA

Oh master, eternal master,

Well-wisher of me forever,

Deliverer of the fallen soul,

By teaching me a fool owl.

I am the greatest sinner,

Full of lust greed anger,

I pet envy proud illusion,

This can vanquish by your vision.

You are like a boatman,

On the shore of holy name,

To take us you are ready,

But it needs in us urgency.

Master you have the way,

But it needs sincerity,

This can send one to godhead,

B

Natural gas royalties to improve Hare Krishna community of New Vrindavan, West Virginia, USA

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on February 8, 2010 at 1:44am

Marshall County residents review drilling leases at "lease signing party."

By Keri Brown

February 2, 2010 · On Sunday, dozens of people including members of the Hare Krishna community got together in Marshall County to sign over their natural gas rights. They see it as a way to invest in their community.

More residents in the Northern Panhandle area are being approached by natural gas companies to drill on their properties because of rich Marcellus shale reserves in the Appalachian Basin.

More than

ISKCON Juhu Rathayatra Festival 2010

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on February 7, 2010 at 5:15pm

Juhu Rathayatra Festival 2010

By Basu Ghosh Das

http://picasaweb.google.co.in/basughoshdas1/BombayRathayataJuhuToLokhandwala
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On Friday, January 29, 2010, ISKCON Juhu, Bombay celebrated its 30th annual
Jagannath Rathayatra festival.

The Rathayatra festival was inaugurated by local MLA (“Member of the
Maharashtra Assembly”, the legislative branch of the Government of
Maharashtra) Ashokbhau Jadhav, and Sri Dilip Patel, the Chairman of “Best”
(the Bombay Municipal bus service authority),

Historical camp of ISKCON in Haridwar

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on February 7, 2010 at 5:13pm

We would like to invite all the devotees to participate the Kumbhamela and
the 500th Years Celebration of the Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's Sanyas.

This is first time in the History we are getting this much big piece of
land in Haridwar. ISKCON have 3.5 acres of land in Prime location.

Enjoying the 40 wooden cabins,the 1000 devotees capacity Steel hanging
Pandal, the exibitions, 60 feet Chaitanya Mahaprbhu's Murti, dioramos,
Harinam Bullock cart and Installed Nitai gaursunder Deity, the 2000 people
feeding ca

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sri jagannathaastakam

Posted by kartik on February 7, 2010 at 3:14pm

Çré Jagannäthäñöaka

(1)

kadäcit kälindé-taöa-vipina-saìgétaka-ravo

mudäbhéré-näré-vadana-kamaläsväda-madhupaù

ramä-çambhu-brahmämara-pati-gaëeçärcita-pado

jagannäthaù svämé nayana-patha-gämé bhavatu me

(2)

bhuje savye veëuà çirasi çikhi-puccham kaöi-taöe

dukülaà netränte sahacara-kaöäkñaà vidadhate

sadä çrémad-våndävana-vasati-lélä-paricayo

jagannäthaù svämé nayana-patha-gämé bhavatu me

(3)

mahämbhodhes tére kanaka-rucire néla-çikhare

vasan präsädäntaù sahaja-balabhadreëa balinä

subhadrä-madhya-sthaù sakala-s

Radha-Stuti

Posted by geeta kakkar on February 7, 2010 at 9:14am

Radhe Radhe,

Here sharing a message with my friends which I have downloaded from the internet. The message is as follows:

Radha-Stuti

radha raseshvari ramya rama cha paramatmanah rasodbhava krishna-kanta krishna-vaksha-sthala-sthita

"Beautiful Shrimate Radharani is the queen and the origin of the rasa dance. She is the giver of pleasure to Krishna, who is the Supersoul in the hearts of all. She is the lover of Krishna and is always situated upon the
chest of the Lord."

krishna-pranadhidevi cha maha-v

How do we make each other Krishna conscious?

Posted by anish ms on February 7, 2010 at 8:07am

I think the acknowledgement to the self as ahamkara ruins one karma.If we need to keep the consciousness free and pure it should be attach with Krishna devine.It is happens only through selfless or more self free bhakti towards the devine.what Gopikas showed towards the devine.It is beyond ahamkara, beyond love, and beyond to the self itself.anish ms

Cleaning our hearts!

Posted by Bhagavati devi dasi on February 7, 2010 at 7:30am

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.28.33

dhyānāyanaḿ prahasitaḿ bahulādharoṣṭha-

bhāsāruṇāyita-tanu-dvija-kunda-pańkti

dhyāyet svadeha-kuhare 'vasitasya viṣṇor

bhaktyārdrayārpita-manā na pṛthag didṛkṣet

With devotion steeped in love and affection, the yogī should meditate within the core of his heart upon the laughter of Lord Viṣṇu. The laughter of Viṣṇu is so captivating that it can be easily meditated upon. When the Supreme Lord is laughing, one can see His small teeth, which resemble jasmine buds r

~ I wonder~ Beautiful Poem~~~

Posted by Anshul Kidile on February 7, 2010 at 7:30am

I WONDER

If Srila Prabhupada visited you,

Maybe just for a day or two.

and came by unexpectedly,

I wonder what you'd do.

Oh, I know you'd give your nicest room,

To such an honored guest,

And all the food you'd offer,

Would be the very best.

And you would keep assuring him,

you're glad to have him there,

That serving him within your home,

Is a joy beyond compare.

BUT...

If you saw him coming,

Would you meet him at the door,

With arms outstretched to welcome

this honored visitor?

OR ...

Would y

Meditating Upon The Deities

Posted by Bhagavati devi dasi on February 7, 2010 at 1:00am

One should take ‘darshan’ with great devotion and beg for The Deities mercy when one enters the temple. One should not, however, immediately look upon the Deities full in the face. The proper manner in which one should take ‘darshan’ of the Lord is described in Srimad Bhagvatam 2.2.13

SB 2.2.13

The process of meditation should begin from the lotus feet of the Lord and progress to His smiling face. The meditation should be concentrated upon the lotus feet, then the calves, then the thighs, and in t

Beware of scammer

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on February 6, 2010 at 9:30pm

Within the last month, emails, especially hotmail e mails, it seems, have
been hacked and used to spam the mailing list with a**** HELP!**** letter
which describes the person as stuck in London due to robbery and asking for
money to purchase a ticket to get back home.

My daughter Nitai and Mother Akuti have both been victims of this scam and
in the case of Akuti, some devotee acutally sent money, via western Union,
to London,following the direction of the scammer, and that money was picked
up at the We

Marc Joins the Hare Krishnas on How The Other Half Lives

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on February 6, 2010 at 8:01am

Marc Joins the Hare Krishnas on How The Other Half Lives

Tuesday 12 May, 9.30pm

This week on How The Other Half Lives, Marc Ellis joins the Hare Krishnas, well-known for their Friday-night chanting on Auckland’s Queen Street (at 9.30pm on TV ONE).

Ellis dons robes, shaves his mane, and moves in with devotees at their Kumeu premises to find out what it's all about. Ellis believes more and more mainstream Kiwis are looking for the answers outside a 9-5 existence. He says there must be more to life th