Are we proud of being honest and straightforward? Do we have a take-it-or-leave-it attitude? Is there a my-way-or-the-highway streak within us? The Vedic world, according to us, can be a very small world indeed.
We might quote sastra and cite references with supreme authority. Because we are ‘authorised’, we must be right all of the time. After all, the teachings of the Vedas and of our acaryas can never be wrong, can they?
What if there is something wrong with us? If we are not pure devotees y
Many youths are playing a so called adventurous game-"The blue whale Challenge" and it is shocking that the final stage of this challenge is suicide.Media is confirming that by playing this game many youths have committed suicide all over the world.
The ones who are playing this game surely don't know that there is a much more adventurous,exciting and a life changing game called "Blue Boy (Krsna) Challenge"
What is this Blue Boy-Krsna Challenge?
There are 10 Stages in this challenge and the fin
Opportunities to be part of history in the making, especially spiritual history related to the mission of the Lord, are rare in the material world. With the advent of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu we have been given the most rare chance to develop our love for Krishna and also return to Him. Rarer still is to be part of the building of the Lord’s “adbhuta mandir” in the Holy Dhama of Navadvipa from which the waves of Krishna prema will spread throughout the world.
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Within ISKCON, the GBC has made significant strides in recent years to inform and train devotees—both leaders and general members—of the need to act ethically, ensure transparency and provide checks and balances at all levels of leadership. But more needs to be done.
“Efforts like the ISKCON Disciple Course, the Spiritual Leadership Seminar [Guru Seminar], the GBC College, ISKCONResolve, and other projects all provide better training for ISKCON members, especially leaders, and to help ISKCON u
News is devotees are all safe. The temple took great damage. I would like to inform you that our temple in Puerto Rico suffered severe damages. The roof was blown off in the hurricane, and much damage to the temple room and other parts of the temple. We have not gotten a full assessment of the damages to the restaurant, but our preaching center was flooded with 1 meter of water. By Krsna’s grace the devotees are all fine. The Deities were moved before the hurricane hit. I hope that our leadersh
Learning about the journey of Swami Radhanath is an insight into the best of India — openness, affection and spontaneous joy
I recently learned of a young, American man who left the United States in 1971 to search for true faith. Richard Slavin started in Europe, where, as a hippy, he was largely robbed, refused entry, chased away or kicked out. He travelled, penniless, throughout Europe. He loved Christian churches and cathedrals, and spent much of his time reading about Eastern religions
This year, Sri Chitra Devi’s appearance day falls on the 24th of September 2017.
In the year 1992, Chitra Devi was one of the last of the four Asta-sakhis, or principle associates of Srimati Radharani, to be installed in Mayapur. Chitra Devi stands third on Madhava’s right.
Sri Chitra Devi’s father is Chatura, her mother is Charchika, and her husband is Pithara. She has the beautiful complexion of kasmira, or saffron. She wears cloth which is glossy like a host of radiant crystals, known as kacha.
Sarva Dasa: As a blogger on a metropolitan newspaper’s religious blog page, I find that some of my references to a higher power or supreme being are met with ridicule or scorn by those readers who profess faith in atheistic views. This is certainly not surprising.
However, even the staunchest atheists will have a hard time logically denying one form of a “higher power” that invariably affects both believer and non-believer alike: almighty time. In the Bhagavad-gita 11.32, Lord Krishna declared,
Kripamoya Das: Sometimes – but only sometimes – I like to think my interfaith credentials are all in order. I mean, as a Vaishnava I regard all religions as paths towards the same supreme Godhead. Religion is one, but the ways we do it – and the outfits we do it in – are many.
God Himself says this in the Bhagavad-gita. (That’s not the Vaishnava God as distinct from the Christian or Jewish God, but the one and only original creator and supreme person.) God says that “All are on my path, and as
Sutapa Das: According to the cosmic cycle described in the Vedas, we are living in the most corrupted epoch. Four fundamental principles underpin any functional society, organization, family or group; self-control, cleanliness, compassion, and truthfulness. When individuals wholeheartedly embrace these virtues, success is guaranteed on every level – physically, emotionally, socially, and most importantly, spiritually. The analysis of the sages, however, reveals that three of the four are practi
By Giriraj Swami
We all want to know who we really are, what role we are meant to play in God’s plan, what contribution we are meant to make to God’s work. And, by God’s grace, we may get a sense of our calling, what we are meant to do in His service. But even then, we may shrink from what we know is our duty, shirk what we know is our responsibility. We may fear the challenges ahead and retreat into what we imagine will be a safer, more comfortable place. We always have that choice–to face God
By Luke Vanderlinden
The American people have demonstrated by their election of Donald J. Trump into the office of president that the greatest significator for success in our modern age is wealth. As the popular saying goes, “Money makes the world go round.” In this way, the deluding potency of the Supreme Lord lulls souls into a false sense of security, thinking that their material assets guarantee perpetual comfort and happiness. However, sastra warns against cultivating such a worldly mental
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“The Krishna consciousness movement has established its centre in Mayapur, the birth site of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, to give men the great opportunity to go there and perform a constant festival of sankirtan-yajna.” - Srimad-Bhagavatam 5.19.24 Purport
The World Holy Name Week celebrations in Sri Dham Mayapur concluded on the 17th of September, after over a week of blissful sankirtan-yajna. While Mayapur has a Harinam Department whi
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Dear devotees,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
ISKCON Mayapur is happy to invite the worldwide devotees to Sri Mayapur to take part in the Gaura Purnima Festival 2018. Srila Prabhupada desired all devotees to come to Mayapur to get charged with the unlimited mercy of Mahaprabhu, and Gaura Purnima is the best time to receive this mercy in a wonderful Sadhu-Sanga. Festivals attractions include Sravan Utsava, Kirtan Mela, Navadvipa Mandala Parikrama, various fe
Acarya Dasa: On August 28th we travelled to the village of Nileshwaram, also known as Nileshwar or Neeleswaram in the Kasaragod district of Kerala. Caitanya Rasamrita Dasa, president of ISKCON Kannur grew up in this village. Actually both he and his family first came into contact with devotees while living in a foreign country. Now, his whole family along with his brothers are devotees. When he received the news that our pāda-yātrā was visiting his village he made arrangements how to welcome us
By Satyaraj Das and Dr. Deadwyler
The question of sampradaya, or the disciplic lineage of spiritual teachers, is the basis of authority for all religious and philosophical teachers and movements arising from the Vedantic traditions. There is no conception of religious organisation among these traditions which does not include reference to sampradaya. Therefore, questions of succession and how the links are made to traditional successions is the most essential ingredient in understanding authent
