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Thus observing the beauty and opulence of Vrindavana's rainy season, a perennial source of great happiness, Lord Krishna offered all respect to that season, which was expanded from His own internal potency." - Srimad Bhagvatam 10.20.31
Every season and every time is a wonderful opportunity to meditate on the Lord and engage in His devotional service. But, rainy season is all the more special. With the summer gone and the rains come, a sense of newness and freshness comes in life. The weather
I have just been asked by Daru Brahma devi dasi, Darlene Dossick, to let you all know that Pusta Krishna das prabhu, her dearest husband and spiritual partner, father and grandfather, helpmate and guide to so many souls on this planet, both materially and spiritually, our dear godbrother, and beloved disciple of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, is now actively leaving his physical body.
Pusta Krishna das has been given the best of care by his family who have been by his sid
It is a great honor, privilege, and pleasure to be here on the auspicious occasion of Snana-yatra. The first deities of Jagannatha, Baladeva, and Subhadra in ISKCON were discovered in San Francisco in 1967. One of Srila Prabhupada’s early disciples, Malati dasi, saw a small figure in an import store, Cost Plus, and brought it to him. When Prabhupada saw the figure, his eyes opened wide. He folded his palms and bowed his head in respect. Then he said, “You have brought Lord Jagannatha, the Lord
Here is an Open Heart Conversation that took place with Radhanath Swami at the United Palace Theater in New York City last month. Urban Devi is about uplifting the sacred feminine, but sometimes there are men who have a more developed compassionate feminine side than many women. I hope you like this compassionate conversation.
Video: Click here
TEXT 6
etany api tu karmani
sangam tyaktva phalani ca
kartavyaniti me partha
niscitam matam uttamam
sangam tyaktva phalani ca
kartavyaniti me partha
niscitam matam uttamam
SYNONYMS
etani—all this; api—certainly; tu—must; karmani—activities; sangam—association; tyaktva—renouncing; phalani—results; ca—also; kartavyani—as duty; iti—thus; me—My; partha—O son of Prtha; niscitam—definite; matam—opinion; uttamam—the best.
TRANSLATION
All these activities should be performed without any expectation of result. They should be performed as a matter of duty, O son of Prtha. That is My
The German writer Goethe, who is like the German equivalent of Shakespeare, came up with an interesting point.
He said that a child is a realist because a child is trying to understand what are apples and what are pears; a child tries to figure out the difference. He tries to understand what is reality.
A youth is an idealist – a dreamer of what he is going to make of his life. He said that in mid-life, one becomes a bit of a cynic. The person goes, “But yeah, yeah, yeah. I have seen it. These
From Montreal, Ananda, Kishor and I headed west on Hwy 401 and took a break at the rural area of Grafton to visit Jai, Rasa and family, as well as to see their new calf. That went well. The visit included talks of relevance over soup and bread. It was time to depart as we were under pressure to meet a timeline for chanting at Toronto's downtown Kensington.
"Pick me up," I softly recommended to our driver, Kishor. "I need to get some walking in."
"Okay," said Kishor, and I then had th
The mind is sharper and keener in seclusion and uninterrupted solitude. Originality thrives in seclusion free of outside influences beating upon us to cripple the creative mind. Be alone-that is the secret of invention: be alone, that is when ideas are born." - Nikola Tesla
A few weeks ago, I had the good fortune of participating in the Dwarka-Somnath Yatra with nearly two hundred devotees from Goa. One of the many places we visited during this pilgrimage was the cave of Jambavan. Our scriptu
A few weeks ago, I had the good fortune of participating in the Dwarka-Somnath Yatra with nearly two hundred devotees from Goa. One of the many places we visited during this pilgrimage was the cave of Jambavan. Our scriptu
By Madhava Smullen
A globally recognized social media strategist and consultant is teaching ISKCON devotees how to use social media to spread the Holy Names and increase the outreach of their temples.
With his Bangalore-based agency, Shabdahari Das has run social media campaigns for world-famous personal development gurus like Tony Robbins, T. Harv Ecker, and Bryan Tracy. He’s also trained over 20,000 entrepreneurs in how to use social media to grow their businesses.
In December 2018, at t
The rain spoke to me during most of the afternoon: "You ain't goin' out there now; walkin' will come later." So, that's how the bulk of the day played out. But the evening said, "You can come out now."
Karuna and I listened. The first step outside practically knocked us over. A whiff of plant power hit our nostrils. It was rather overwhelming—the freshness of the air. Though we are both tiring of all the dismal grey wetness, as of late, some consolation reminded us of this water going
TEXT 5
yajna-dana-tapah-karma
na tyajyam karyam eva tat
yajno danam tapas caiva
pavanani manisinam
na tyajyam karyam eva tat
yajno danam tapas caiva
pavanani manisinam
SYNONYMS
yajna—sacrifice; dana—charity; tapah—penance; karma—activities; na—never; tyajyam—to be given up; karyam—must be done; eva—certainly; tat—that; yajnah—sacrifice; danam—charity; tapah—penance; ca—also; eva—certainly; pavanani—purifying; manisinam—even of the great souls.
TRANSLATION
Acts of sacrifice, charity and penance are not to be given up but should be performed. Indeed, sacrifice, charity and
By H.H. Chandramauli Swami
Challenges and difficulties are actually opportunities to make spiritual progress. When two people are roped together based on religious principles, getting guidance from seniors and through spiritual leaders and work through the difficulties even though it may seem impossible then that relationship becomes stronger. That is also given as a statistic that when two people somehow or the other agree to make it work despite the difficulties then in that effort success is t
Vrindavan
दिव्यद्वृन्दारण्य कल्पद्रुमाधः
श्रीमदरत्नागार सिंहासनस्थौ |
श्रीमद् राधा श्रीलगोविन्ददेवौ
प्रेष्ठालीभिः सेव्यमानौ स्मरामि ||
dīvyad-vṛndāraṇya-kalpa-drumādhah-
śrīmad-ratnāgāra-siṁhāsana-sthau
śrīmad-rādhā-śrīla-govinda-devau
preṣṭālībhiḥ sevyamānau smarāmi
“In a temple of jewels in Vṛndāvana, underneath a desire tree, Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Govinda, served by Their most confidential associates, sit upon an effulgent throne. I offer my humble obeisances unto Them.”
So description of Vrindavan, Vrindava
List of Vaishnavas and their offerings for Brahmananda prabhu:
1 HH Gopal Krsna Maharaj
2 HH Lokanath Swami
3 Panca Gauda pr
Dear Brahmananda Prabhu,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Today I am remembering your broad smile, full of rich appreciation and love for Srila Prabhupada. Your life of dedication, service and devotion for assisting Srila Prabhupada in fulfilling the prediction of Srila Bhaktivinode Thakur; spreading Lord Caitanya’s mission to all worl
By Madhava Smullen
Eleven second-generation devotees received first and/or second initiation from ISKCON guru Radhanath Swami in New York City on June 9th, the day after New York Rathayatra.
Initiates hailed from Houston, Washington D.C., New York, and London, and included prominent kirtaniyas such as Gaura Vani, Jahnavi, Tulasi, Ananta Govinda, and Janaki Priya. All others in the group are also dedicated to regular ISKCON service in their areas.
The full list of initiates includes three
A good amount of time was spent outside today, including a good park-bench talk with monk, Hayagriva, who's in France these days, and then a chat about our mission in Cuba with Nanda Tanuja on his balcony. For these two souls, a jacket was necessary (this is the coolest June I've ever known). We then joined the chanting party on streets Mont Royale and Ste. Laurent.
Our chanting procession was received with warmth. It was Kishor's first time. He liked it. He's a natural at bhaktiyoga. As o
By changing our externals our internals is not going to change. By wearing dhoti - kurta, our desires are not going to change. By wearing a Vaishnava tilak, our desires are not going to change. Yes, the external appearance of a devotee is an important aspect of Bhakti and it does have some effect on our consciousness but it is not the all in all of being a devotee. The real challenge is to bring changes from within.
Donning the dress of a devotee externally is difficult but not that difficul
I live about an hour and a half from the nearest temple. I do preaching programs because I am there by myself. I started the program by having vegetarian cooking classes. I teach a one month course three times a year. After getting to know people and making a lot of friends, I started the Sunday Feast program. I put out flyers and an ad in the newspaper and people started coming.
The number of people quickly grew from twenty-five to forty. Now, over a hundred people attend. There are maybe five d
