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Dear Devotees,
Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
In recent years, there has been much concern about the psychological and physical condition of HH Bhakti Visrambha Madhava Swami, an ISKCON guru and sannyasi. Despite repeated spiritual counseling, psychiatric treatment, and many efforts at intervention, it has become clear that BV Madhava Swami’s mental state no longer allows him to function in a leadership position.
It is our duty to advise you that BV Madhava
It was the middle of the night in the monsoon season and raining heavily, and there were auspicious omens present everywhere. Lakes were full of blossoming lotus flowers and the forests with singing birds and dancing peacocks. The demigods were showering an abundance of flowers from the skies. Shackled in the prison cell of her brother Kamsa, Devaki and her husband Vasudeva had long been anticipating the prophesied birth of their eighth child, and this was the night when, as foreseen, Lord Kris
Lord Krishna, Jiva, Free will and False ego, Mukti
Veerendra Ekbote
The Jivas were eternally staying and serving Lord Krishna in the transcendental spiritual world
and were enjoying loving relationship as per their Bhava and Rasa in the spiritual world
The Jivas are full of eternity, bliss and knowledge and as like the Supreme Lord enjoyed independence due to their free will.
The Supreme Lord then created material world for those Jivas who wished
Obeisances to Lord Krishna
(Excerpts from Sri Gopala-Tapani Upanishad)
1. Obeisances to Lord Govinda, handsome with a peacock-feather crown, identical with Balarama, His
intelligence sharp, and He the swan in the Manasa lake of the goddess of fortune's thoughts.
2. Obeisances to Him, the death of Kamsa and his allies, the killer of Kesi and Canura, the object of worship
for Siva, and the chariot-driver of Arjuna.
3. Obeisances to Him, the cowherd boy fond of playing the flute, the crusher o
Why the Lord descends into this world is for multiple purposes, but primarily for two reasons. One of which is that, since He originally enunciated the ancient religious path of the Vedas for the benefit of the whole universe, whenever that becomes obstructed by the demoniac or wicked atheists, He descends in one of His forms, which is in the transcendental mode of pure goodness. Thus, He again establishes the righteous Vedic path. It is explained that He is the same Supreme Person, and in His
We living beings are forced to take birth in this world and based on our past karma we get a particular body. Some become humans, some animals, some plants, some reptiles etc. Among the human species also some are born in a rich family, some in poor, some beautiful, some not so beautiful, some tall, some short and so on. Our birth too isn’t pleasurable. We are imprisoned in a tiny little womb of our mother for 9 months and when we come out we cry, our body is covered with blood, bile and mucus.
Why the Lord descends into this world is for multiple purposes, but primarily for two reasons. One of which is that, since He originally enunciated the ancient religious path of the Vedas for the benefit of the whole universe, whenever that becomes obstructed by the demoniac or wicked atheists, He descends in one of His forms, which is in the transcendental mode of pure goodness. Thus, He again establishes the righteous Vedic path. It is explained that He is the same Supreme Person, and in His i
Lecture on Importance Of Janmastami by HH Indradyumna Swami on 04 Sept 2007 at Ireland
(The appearance of Krsna is the answer to all imaginative iconography of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.)
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Lecture on Sri Krishna Janmastami by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada on 21 Aug 1973 at London
(The appearance anniversary of Lord Sri Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. )
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Lord Krishna, Supersoul, Spirit Soul, Japa and Bhaktiyoga
Veerendra Ekbote
In Bhagvad Gita Lord Krishna is referred as Bhagvan. The Sanskrit word Bhagvan arises from the 2 words of Bhag i.e. opulences and van i.e. one who possesses these opulences completely and in totality. The 6 opulences of the Supreme Lord are fame, beauty, wealth, strength, knowledge and renunciation. The individual Spirit Soul may or may no
Question: How Krishna Can Be God If He Takes Birth?
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Birth of Lord Krishna
Vishnu incarnated with very wonderful lotuslike eyes and bore in His four hands the four weapons sankha, cakra, gada and padma (conchshell, club, disc and lotus flower). On His chest was the mark of Srivatsa and on His neck the brilliant Kaustubha gem. Dressed in yellow, His body blackish like a dense cloud, His scattered hair fully grown, and His helmet and earrings sparkling uncommonly with the valuable gem Vaidurya, the child, decorated with a brilliant belt, armlets, ban
Today we all are celebrating the most awaited day of whole year, Sri Krishna Janmashtami, the day when Lord Krishna had appeared in this world out of His own sweet free will around 5000 years back. Lord Krishna calls Himself in Bhagavad Gita as ajah, which means who is unborn.
So how we all are celebrating the birthday of our dear sweet Lord Krishna? Or in other words what does it mean to be unborn when He actually took birth 5000 years before in this world?
The important thing about Lord Krish
Vijaya Dasa: I was distributing books at a university when I motioned for a student to come to my table. He came over, and I began explaining some of Krsna’s teachings in the Bhagavad-gita. He didn’t show much interest. From his bulging muscles, I could tell he lifted weights and worked out a lot. I said, “It’s good that you’re taking care of your body, but did you know that while we’re talking right now your body is dying? Every second you’re getting closer to death, and in a relatively short
Overcoming fault-finding tendency. Question: I have a “natural” tendancy to be very critical and hence find mistakes/faults in people. Most of the time, I find fault with people at the mental level and not necessarily express it. This habit also extends to devotees. I feel and know I am not supposed to do this. But, like I said, this has become a habit and I am finding it hard to relinquish it. In this whole process, I know I am wrong and hence I am always upset with my behavior (but this happe
