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By Madhava Smullen

One of the catalysts for this was the 2017 Sanga for Gurus, GBCs and Sannyasis (SGGS) in Mayapur, West Bengal, at which it was felt that there should be a worldwide effort to increase reading amongst ISKCON members and leaders. Following this, ISKCON’s Governing Body Commission made a resolution in February 2020 to introduce an annual “International Sravanam Week.” The week ran from September 3rd to 9th and featured online study groups, webinars and daily Zoom interviews about

If you can draw a little attention of Krishna, yat karunya-kataksa-vaibhavavatam [Caitanya-candramrta 5]. Kataksa-vaibhavavatam, Prabodhananda Sarasvati says. If somehow or other you can draw a little attention of Krishna, your life is successful. Immediately. And how can you draw? Bhaktya mam abhijanati [Gita 18.55]: simply by serving Krishna. Take to the service of Krishna, as it is ordered by the spiritual master—because the spiritual master is the representative of Krishna. We cannot approac

Yogendra, The priest for the event, was all set up with his kund, a sacrificial apparatus for a fire ceremony in his home in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Etienne had his array of musical instruments—harmonium, mrdunga drum and hand cymbals—at his place in Moncton, New Brunswick, the next providence over. He was poised to play along with his daughter, Kunti. It was 11 a.m. Eastern Standard Time in Toronto, where I sat in our temple on Avenue Road, prepared to be on the same Zoom network as them for de

अध्याय तैंतीस – कपिल के कार्यकलाप (3.33)

1 श्री मैत्रेय ने कहा : इस प्रकार भगवान कपिल की माता एवं कर्दम मुनि की पत्नी देवहूति भक्तियोग तथा दिव्य ज्ञान सम्बन्धी समस्त अविद्या से मुक्त हो गई। उन्होंने उन भगवान को नमस्कार किया जो मुक्ति की पृष्ठभूमि सांख्य दर्शन के प्रतिपादक हैं और तब निम्नलिखित स्तुति द्वारा उन्हें प्रसन्न किया ।

2 देवहूति ने कहा: ब्रह्माजी अजन्मा कहलाते हैं, क्योंकि वे आपके उदर से निकलते हुए कमल-पुष्प से जन्म लेते हैं और आप ब्रह्माण्ड के तल पर समुद्र में शयन करते रहते हैं। लेकिन

अध्याय बत्तीस – कर्म-बन्धन (3.32)

1 भगवान ने कहा: गृहस्थ जीवन बिताने वाला व्यक्ति धार्मिक अनुष्ठान करते हुए भौतिक लाभ प्राप्त करता रहता है और इस तरह वह आर्थिक विकास तथा इन्द्रियतृप्ति की अपनी इच्छापूर्ति करता है। वह पुनः पुनः इसी तरह कार्य करता है।

2 ऐसे व्यक्ति इन्द्रियतृप्ति के प्रति अत्यधिक आसक्त होने के कारण भक्ति से विहीन होते हैं, अतः अनेक प्रकार के यज्ञ करते रहने तथा देवों एवं पितरों को प्रसन्न करने के लिए बड़े-बड़े व्रत करते रहने पर भी वे कृष्णभावनामृत अर्थात भक्ति में रुचि नहीं लेते ।

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As conditioned souls, our deepest problem is that we have forgotten our relationship with the Supreme Lord, and we are engrossed in thinking of material activities. In order to transfer our thinking power back to Krishna, we have received the Holy Name and the Vedic literature.

A basic piece of the Vedic literature is Bhagavad-gita. It was spoken at the beginning of Kali-yuga, 5000 years ago, and it addresses the specific situation of the modern man. In Kali-yuga, people are short-lived, their e

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Award Winning

In September Bhakti Learning were thrilled to receive an award for Best e-learning Design at the Annual LearnX Awards held in Sydney, Australia. The category for the award was Shift-it-Online. We successfully demonstrated to the judges how we shifted traditional learning content to an online platform, using innovative design and delivery methods.

There were four broad categories upon which the awards were allocated; the quality of e-learning design, the functionality

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INSIGHTS, TAKEAWAYS & REALISATIONS

As Kartik comes to a close, we have the opportunity to reflect on the gifts that this special month has given to all of us. Sacinandana Swami will not only share his realizations and insights, but he will also tune us in to how we can carry on with the blessings we have received this month!

Sacinandana Swami, a spiritual teacher and monk in the Bhakti tradition, is known for his significant contribution to the practice of meditation and kirtan

Our sincere appreciation to all devotees for joining us yesterday being the first day of our virtual Kshetra Parikrama. The outcome of the first day was immensely overwhelming as the turn up was more than expectations, our zoom platforms hosting different groups were fully filled. Special Prayers to Sri Jagannath for bestowing His blessings and our gratitude goes to our hosts and all wonderful Vaishnavas who have tuned in.

If you were unable to join us yesterday, do not MISS THE MERCY of PURI DH

I’ve been wanting to get in a bit more exercise for my upper body. Although walking for me is rather a routine, and it is great for the overall physical self, I have been feeling the need to strengthen the arms and shoulders. Lo and behold my wishes became fulfilled. The pots in the kitchen had started to pile up and there aren’t too many extra bodies around due to the Covid virus forcing restrictions on helpers coming in.

I looked at the pile of love, perhaps the way we should lovingly glance a

अध्याय इकतीस – जीवों की गतियों के विषय में भगवान कपिल के उपदेश (3.31)

1 भगवान ने कहा: परमेश्वर की अध्यक्षता में तथा अपने कर्मफल के अनुसार विशेष प्रकार का शरीर धारण करने के लिए जीव (आत्मा) को पुरुष के तेजकण के रूप में स्त्री के गर्भ में प्रवेश करना होता है।

2 पहली रात में शुक्राणु तथा रज मिलते हैं और पाँचवीं रात में यह मिश्रण बुलबले का रूप धारण कर लेता है। दसवीं रात्रि को यह बढ़कर बेर जैसा हो जाता है और उसके बाद धीरे-धीरे यह मांस के पिण्ड या अंडे में परिवर्तित हो जाता है।

3 एक महीने के भीतर सिर बन

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Welcome to Puri Parikrama.

For those who have missed yesterday’s Adhivas of the Parikrama, we have uploaded Parikrama Videos in the below links.

Do not forget to join Puri Parikrama today!

LINKS FOR ADHIVAS VIDEO OF SRI KSHETRA PARIKRAMA

https://youtu.be/USsk5uCXHWQ – Tamil Parikrama Adhivas Link

https://youtu.be/8147eqU-c1I – Hindi Adhivas Link

https://youtu.be/KUJ0Z4froTc – English Adhivas Link

https://youtu.be/u5UjWzRWpNY – Bengali Adhivas Link

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As Damodara masa comes to an end, so does our eParikrama this year. We wish to thank all you vaisnavas for your heartfelt prayers for Maharaja’s speedy recovery and hope that you received some inspiration out of Maharaja’s daily meditations here on KKSBlog from his previous Parikramas. We also thank you vaisnavas for your enthusiasm and engagement throughout the eParikrama.

2020 has been an unprecedented year, however it did not stop us from meditating on Sri Vrndavana dhama together. We meditat

Rain kept me inside, so I did some pacing on the indoor balcony. Services of the nature of “devotion” also had me indoors, along with administration, eating, bonding with resident monks, etc.

One of our discussions involved acknowledging that Covid has now clearly entered into our community, putting out the alert that anything can happen to those of us in the ashram/monastery. As of a week ago we have tightened restrictions on who can enter our building. Those of us who live together do so like

अध्याय तीस – भगवान कपिल द्वारा विपरीत कर्मों का वर्णन (3.30)

1 भगवान ने कहा: जिस प्रकार बादलों का समूह वायु के शक्तिशाली प्रभाव से परिचित नहीं रहता उसी प्रकार भौतिक चेतना में संलग्न व्यक्ति काल की उस महान शक्ति से परिचित नहीं रहता, जिसके द्वारा उसे ले जाया जा रहा है।

2 तथाकथित सुख के लिए भौतिकतावादी द्वारा जो-जो वस्तुएँ अत्यन्त कष्ट तथा परिश्रम से अर्जित की जाती है उन सबको कालरूप परम पुरुष नष्ट कर देता है और इसके कारण बद्धजीव उनके लिए शोक करता है।

3 विभ्रमित भौतिकतावादी व्यक्ति यह नहीं जानता कि उ

In Divine Conversation of a Staunchest Sri Vaishnava Bhaktha (SSVB) with our Lord Sri Krishna

Our Lord Sri Krishna is seen  royally,   in a reclining position, in total tranquility and bliss ,  with our cosmic mother, Sri Mahalakshmi Amma.

Staunchest SriVaishnava Bhaktha ( SSVB) : Jai Sriman SriNarayanaya Namaha . Hail Hail Master of the Entire Universes.

Lord Sri Krishna : How are you my most beloved child ? Any complaints of life.( smiling )

SSVB : Fit and Fine Lord. Was pondering , over your mo

A to Z Exemplary Qualities of a Staunchest Srivaishnava Bhaktha ( SSVB ) of our Parmaathman Lord Sri Krishna

A - Acceptance
B - Benevolence
C- Compassion
D- Divinity
E - Empathy
F - Fearlessness
G -  Gratitude
H - Hopeful
I - Integrity
J - Judicious
K - Knowledge
L - Loyalty
M- Meditative
N- Niceness
O- Obscurity
P- Patience
Q-  Quest
R- Resilience
S- Silence.
T - Trustworthy
U-  United
V - Victorious
W-  Wisdom
X - X'static
Y- Yearning
Z -Zeal

Jai Sriman Srinarayanaya Namaha

By Madhava Smullen

With the UK recording over 1.5 million coronavirus cases and 55,000 COVID-related deaths, the government introduced a second lockdown in England in early November, which is set to lift on December 2nd, although a three-tiered system of regional measures will follow.

Amid these tough times, devotee-run charity Food For All is doing its best to help, mobilizing volunteers and continuously increasing its output. The charity is now distributing 5,000 packaged prasadam meals a day

We end our eParikrama right here in the Sri Sri Krsna-Balarama Mandir in the heart of Sri Vrndavana dhama. We meditate on the holy dhama through the harinama and pray that we are able to evolve our consciousness so that we are always situated in Vrndavana. Check out Maharaja’s kirtans and lectures below, along with a few photos, from his many journeys to Vrndavana over the years.

We are in Vrndavana to collect some spiritual fortune. That is why we came. We need something to take back; somethin