It had been a busy day. Some of that busyness had to do with the fact that our Govinda’s Dining Room, open only for takeout, is under the same roof as our temple/ashram. People are coming for the food. We are cooking extra. I hopped into the kitchen to pitch in. I crafted a mixed veg prep — cauliflower, squash and baby potatoes with curry leaves and a host of spices. No chilies!
Dwarkanath, our food chief extraordinaire, made a big batch of dahl. That was triumphant. All the regular fare and ex
Sri Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami has described in Sri Caitanya Caritamrta that the first sprout of the desire tree of devotion was manifested in the person of Sri Madhavendra Puri, and that that sprout developed into a sapling in the person of Sri Isvar Puri. Then, in the person of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Who was also the gardener Himself, that sapling become the trunk of a enormous tree, the desire tree of devotion. [C. C. Adi 9.10-11]
Sri Isvara Puri appeared in this world on the full moon day
अध्याय तीन – गजेन्द्र की समर्पण स्तुति(8.3)
1 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने आगे कहा: तत्पश्चात गजेन्द्र ने अपना मन पूर्ण बुद्धि के साथ अपने हृदय में स्थिर कर लिया और उस मंत्र का जप प्रारम्भ किया जिसे उसने इन्द्रद्युम्न के रूप में अपने पूर्वजन्म में सीखा था और जो कृष्ण की कृपा से उसे स्मरण था।
2 गजेन्द्र ने कहा: मैं परम पुरुष वासुदेव को सादर नमस्कार करता हूँ (ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय)। उन्हीं के कारण यह शरीर आत्मा की उपस्थिति के फलस्वरूप कर्म करता है, अतएव वे प्रत्येक जीव के मूल कारण हैं। वे ब्रह्मा तथा श
It is my great pleasure to inform you that the first online Nityananda Trayodasi Festival hosted by the Kirtan Ministry was a resounding success. And the Ekadasi Sravana-Kirtana Festival is slowly, but surely becom
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By Nrsimhananda Prabhu
At the age of 73 years, I am in the so-called “high risk category” for COVID-19 so I decided to get vaccinated.
My vaccination story, however, begins in the 1950s when I was a child and another virus was overtaking America and the world.
As a small boy, I saw scary magazine photos of young children lying inside riveted, cylindrical devices called “iron lungs” (now relics of the past). Polio, an infectious viral disease affecting the central nervous system, was crippling k
A new documentary POLY STYRENE: I AM A CLICHE (12A) directed by Paul Sng and Celeste Bell is released across the UK and Ireland on March 5th.
Poly Styrene was the first woman of color in the UK to front a successful rock band. She introduced the world to a new sound of rebellion, using her unconventional voice to sing about identity, consumerism, postmodernism, and everything she saw unfolding in late 1970s Britain, with a rare prescience. As the frontwoman of X-Ray Spex, the Anglo-Somali punk
If someone takes advantage of hearing the pastimes of the Lord, the material contamination of dust, accumulated in the heart due to long association with material nature, can be immediately cleansed. Lord Caitanya also instructed that simply by hearing the transcendental name of Lord Kṛṣṇa, one can cleanse the heart of all material contamination.
On behalf of His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada and their Lordships, Sri Sri Radha-Madhava, Ashtasakhis, Panca-tattva and Prahlad-Nrsimha, the ISKCON M
Temperatures were mild. There was a thaw. My ceiling told me so. A slow leak of brown water was coming through. It’s interesting how it travels from the roof. Clumps of snow and ice meet the sun and hence a drip makes its way from the rooftop to the floor in the bedroom.
“We’ll get it fixed,” says our maintenance man.
“Great!”
Whenever a bit of humidity makes its entrance, arthritic joints feel it. Today is a good example of the elements visiting this second building — the body. Legs, knees and
अध्याय दो – गजेन्द्र का संकट(8.2)
1 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: हे राजन, त्रिकुट नाम का एक विशाल पर्वत है। यह दस हजार योजन (80 हजार मील) ऊँचा है। चारों ओर से क्षीरसागर द्वारा घिरे होने के कारण इसकी स्थिति अत्यन्त रमणीक है।
2-3 पर्वत की लम्बाई तथा चौड़ाई समान (80 हजार मील) है। इसकी तीन प्रमुख चोटियाँ, जो लोहे, चाँदी तथा सोने की बनी हैं, सारी दिशाओं एवं आकाश को सुन्दर बनाती हैं। पर्वत में अन्य चोटियाँ भी हैं, जो रत्नो तथा खनिजों से पूर्ण हैं और सुन्दर वृक्षों, लताओं एवं झड़ियों से अलंकृत हैं। पर्वत
About Jagattarini Devi
Her Grace Jagattarini Mataji joined ISKCON and first met Srila Prabhupada in America in 1970 (many of you may have heard of this famous story of a successful actress becoming a devotee). Through her connections with the Movement, Jagattarini met her husband, Bhurijana Prabhu, and together they pioneered a nama-hatta center in Hong Kong. Srila Prabhupada encouraged her to use artistic talents in attracting people to the cultural side of devotional service. Some years later
About Kusha Devi
She became a devotee at the age of 17, moved into the temple as soon as she turned 18 in 1969. Govinda dasi deputed Jayasri Prabhu and her to grow the first Tulasi plants in the western world. In 1970, Govinda dasi was asked by Srila Prabhupada to make Gour Nitai Deities. So she deputed Kusha Devi to sculpt the clay form of Lord Caitanya, the first in our Iskcon. She was put on the board of Trustees of the Vrinda Kund Project, maintaining a non profit corporation in which to ra
By Madhava Smullen
After over a decade of dedicated service, Krishna-lila Dasi is moving on from her position as managing editor of ISKCON News. An award-winnning professional filmmaker, she will continue to work with ISKCON News as a freelance contributor of short films, an exciting new development for the website.
A scholar, teacher, filmmaker, and activist, Krishna-lila holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Literary Studies from the University of Budapest, and a Certificate in Screenwriting from New
A prominent sun dominated the sky and when it was time for it to make its ever so graceful exit a reigning powerful king in the form of the moon set itself firmly in the heavens.
During the hours of light devotional activities prevailed at the temple, beginning with a guru-puja; honouring of the guru just after darshan; the viewing of the deity of Krishna. As the sun rose I was feeling gratitude to the devotees from the Atlantic zone for sending that sun to us. The sun enlivens.
I thought of ou
अध्याय एक – ब्रह्माण्ड के प्रशासक मनु (8.1)
1 राजा परीक्षित ने कहा: हे स्वामी! हे गुरु महाराज! अभी मैंने आपके मुख से स्वायम्भुव मनु के वंश के विषय में भलीभाँति सुना। किन्तु अन्य मनु भी तो हैं; अतएव मैं उनके वंशों के विषय में सुनना चाहता हूँ। कृपा करके उनका वर्णन करें।
2 हे विद्वान ब्राह्मण श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी! बड़े-बड़े विद्वान पुरुष, जो महान बुद्धिमान हैं, विभिन्न मन्वन्तरों में पूर्ण पुरुषोत्तम भगवान के कार्यकलापों का तथा उनके प्राकट्य का वर्णन करते हैं। हम इन वर्णनों को सुनने के लिए अत्यन्त उ
In the mood of visiting the Dham when you can’t physically go to the Dham, GBC Strategic Planning Team (SPT) is bringing the Dham to you!
About Chandan Yatra Das
Chandan Yatra Das is disciple of HH Radhanath Swami Maharaj. He live in Canberra, Australia. Since 2009, he has travelled to various Holy Dhamas across India, especially covering the holy places connected with pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, His associates, Vaishnava acarya’s and Lord Krishna. He has prepared over 60 articles
“You can associate with me by reading my books.” Srila Prabhupada Morning Walk — Toronto, 7 August 1975.
By Indradyumna Swami
In light of the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the development of COVID-19 vaccines, many of my students have inquired whether they should get vaccinated or not.
As a result, I wish to share my views on this matter with my students and those who look to me for advice. Of course, the final decision whether or not to get vaccinated rests with each individual.
After consulting several devotee doctors who have literally saved my life on five separate occasions (thre
The program's goal is the "creation of an ISKCON culture and leadership that celebrates and protects diversity and inclusion, making all devotees feel at home"
South Africa’s diverse ethnic, cultural, and religious backgrounds offers unique opportunities to demonstrate the genuine efficacy and universal relevance of Krishna consciousness.
Due to our conditioned nature and influenced by our different racial, cultural, socio-economic backgrounds and genders, we sometimes fall short in our ex
