Despite The Beatles incredible fame and fortune, due to the pressures of touring and the constant attention from public and media, peace of mind and happiness had escaped them. So, in 1967 they travelled to Rishikesh. This trip to India was part of a sudden fascination of everything Indian by the vibrant and searching youth of the late 1960s.
Soon, however, The Beatles returned to London, developing a taste for Indian spirituality, but not finding full satisfaction. George continued his search
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TEXT 26
sukla-krsne gati hy ete
jagatah sasvate mate
ekaya yaty anavrttim
anyayavartate punah
jagatah sasvate mate
ekaya yaty anavrttim
anyayavartate punah
SYNONYMS
sukla—light; krsne—darkness; gati—passing away; hi—certainly; ete—all these; jagatah—of the material world; sasvate—the Vedas; mate—in the opinion; ekaya—by one; yati—goes; anavrttim—no return; anyaya—by the other; avartate—comes back; punah—again.
TRANSLATION
According to the Vedas, there are two ways of passing from this world—one in light and one in darkness. When one passes in light, he does not co
Respected ISKCON Congregational Leaders,
Hare Krishna!
Please accept our humble obeisances,
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
We hope this email meets you in the best of your health and devotional well-being.
As you would be knowing, this year’s World Holy Name Week is scheduled to be celebrated between September 9th - 17th.
This year’s theme is ‘Srila Prabhupada’s gift to the world’.
Our team has planned a new strategy whereby congregational leaders worldwide would be appointed as ambassad
- What are the basics of behavior during kirtan?
- The main thing - is the unity. Without it, kirtan will fail. From the first minute it is difficult to combine the kirtan all the devotees. Usually, to form a unity among the faithful, and that they had a taste, it takes some time. Is 15 minutes’re kirtan, 20 minutes, 30 … And then begins something unusual. Sankirtana - chanting it. And if we do during sankirtana not feel each other - there is no full unity.
It can be compared with playing kirt
“O Kesava! O Lord of the Universe! O Lord Hari, who have assumed the form of Lord Balarama, the wielder of the plow! All glories to You! On Your brilliant white body, You wear garments the color of a fresh blue rain cloud. These garments are the color of the River Yamuna, who feels great fear due to the striking of Your plowshare.”
Vijaya Dasa: Recently, I spoke on the Bhagavad-gita in Oslo, Norway, at the Sunday program. One point I made is that there is so much bad news. But people like to hear it, and thus worldwide they read the latest news in the morning before or while going to work and in the evening when they return.
Prabhupada said his disciples don’t read the news, because it’s all bad news. No one walks away inspired after hearing bad news. Our morning news is the Srimad Bhagavatam, but that is all good news.
SALT LAKE CITY — Caru Das considers himself a guru of color festivals. So why limit his handiwork to one season?
He has spread his passion for Holi — the Hindu festival during which people welcome the arrival of spring by tossing colored powder — throughout the calendar year, only avoiding days when weather could stand in the way of the celebration.
“I try to avoid the summer. It’s too hot for a lot of dancing,” said Das, a temple priest for Utah’s Hare Krishna community.
Revelers throw colore
( Thursday, June 15th, was the celebration of His Holiness Tamal Krishna Goswami Maharaj’s Vyasa-Puja )
Submitted by Krpa
I worked extensively under Tamal Krishna Maharaja from 1975 through 1979. We met when I was in San Francisco working with Swami Tripurari on his BBT book distribution party. At that time Tamal Krishna Goswami asked me to join his party as leader of one of the new Radha-Damodar Buses.
Upon returning from India Tamal Krishna Goswami had teamed up with his old friend Visnujana
In December 2016 Marathon month HG Radheshyam Prabhu (President, ISKCON Pune,INDIA) set an example by distributing 170 Srimad Bhagvatam sets and stood first in the world for distribution of Srimad Bhagavatam sets. It was done through a Bhagavatam Installation Program as follows :- Anyone who wanted to have a bhagavatam set would contact me and I would arrange a slot for him in HG Radheshyam P’s schedule. We used to carry Bhagavatam set and other items needed for program like mridanga, kartal,
'The 100' actress Marie Avgeropoulos spends time with girls in the Sandipani Muni School classroom
Marie Avgeropoulos, one of the stars of popular American sci-fi TV series The 100, recently visited Food For Life Vrindavan’s Sandipani Muni School for underprivileged girls. Her visit marked the beginning of the #SheMustCount campaign, an initiative started and supported by the Lubert family and Without Exception Films in Los Angeles.
The campaign aims to raise funds to support the education o
On the auspicious day of Pandava Nirjala Ekadasi, one of the Chakras for the small domes as well as the remaining parts for the two small dome Kalashes arrived in Mayapur.
Three Chakras will adorn the top of the three TOVP domes and are made of solid stainless steel plated with pure gold. This gold plating will remain for a long time and the three Chakras will not require re-plating for up to one hundred years.
Once the first Kalash is completely in place the first Chakra will be officially ins
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ISKCON Mangalore Jagannath Mandir, has celebrated snan Yatra of Lord Jagannath for first time in last 13yrs.There was grand abhishekam and Lord was bathed with water from different holy rivers and Kundas all around India.
Following which, Darshan were closed for 2 weeks. Lord was painted again fully and this sunday,June 4th, was Netra Utsav of Lord Jagannath. Around 250 devotees attended.
The program was graced by solicit presence of HG Basu ghosh prabhu, Srila Pr
TEXT 25
dhumo ratris tatha krsnah
san-masa daksinayanam
tatra candramasam jyotir
yogi prapya nivartate
san-masa daksinayanam
tatra candramasam jyotir
yogi prapya nivartate
SYNONYMS
dhumah—smoke; ratrih—night; tatha—also; krsnah—the fortnight of the dark moon; sat-masah—the six months; daksina-ayanam—when the sun passes on the southern side; tatra—there; candramasam—the moon planet; jyotih—light, yogi—the mystic; prapya—achieves; nivartate—comes back.
TRANSLATION
The mystic who passes away from this world during the smoke, the night, the moonlight fortnight, or in the six
The last instructions of Srila Bhaktivinoda thakura is found in his Sva niyama dasakam:
Sri Sri Sva-niyama-dasakam
“12 Verses of My Own Self-imposed Regulative Principles”
by Srila Saccidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakura
The 1st Verse
(The Objects of Devotion Birth After Birth)
gurau sri-gaurange tad-udita-subhakti-prakara ne
saci-sunor-lila-vikasita-s utirthe nija manau
harer namni presthe hari-tithisu rupanuga-jane
suka-prokte sastre prati-jani mamastam khalu ratih
No matter whenever and wherever I
On the 11th of June 2017, devotees from Bali assembled at the Merta Sari (Nectarine Ocean) beach in order to celebrate the annual Cida Dahi Festival. Panihati, on the banks of the Ganges, remains glorified for the pastime of Sri Nityananda Prabhu blessing Sri Raghunatha das; and today, by the mercy of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the same pastime is being freshly enacted in all corners of the globe.
The Cida Dahi festival was started in Bali a few years ago under the g
In a previous article I mentioned that in 1969 “I was one of three devotees at the first Woodstock”. But no, there were four shaved-up brahmacharis in dhotis (and a number of future devotees, as I have since learned). My memory has been jogged by a recent reading of our Godbrother Shriman Bhurijana das Prabhu’s wonderful book My Glorious Master.
Yours truly was the only devotee from the New York Hare Krishna Temple, but the entire Chapel Hill, N.C. ISKCON crew, numbering three, as seen below, h
TEXT 24
agnir jyotir ahah suklah
san-masa uttarayanam
tatra prayata gacchanti
brahma brahma-vido janah
san-masa uttarayanam
tatra prayata gacchanti
brahma brahma-vido janah
SYNONYMS
agnih—fire; jyotih—light; ahah—day; suklah—white; sat-masah—six months; uttarayanam—when the sun passes on the northern side; tatra—there; prayatah—one who goes; gacchanti—passes away; brahma—the Absolute; brahma-vidah—one who knows the Absolute; janah—person.
TRANSLATION
Those who know the Supreme Brahman pass away from the world during the influence of the fiery god, in the light, at an ausp
“We may forget God but He never forgets us. he makes arrangements to rescue us. We are not asking to be rescued. In previous ages people used to seek out a spiritual master. They realize their humble situation in this world and as soon as their intelligence awakens they seek out a guru:
tad viddhi pranipatena
pariprasnena sevaya
upadeksyanti te jnanam
jnaninas tattva-darsinah
Just try to learn the truth by approaching a spiritual master. Inquire from him submissively and render service unto him
Vaisesika das: During the summer months, thousands of people visit scenic Pacific Beach in San Diego, California, some of them staying for a week or longer in the pricey rental apartments that line the shoreline.
As I took my daily walk along Pacific Beach this morning, I observed how vacationers there were doing their best to relish the ocean-side environment. Some lay out in the morning sun on the sandy beach, others jogged or rode bikes, while others sat at trendy sidewalk cafes, picking at
Lecture on Jagannatha Snana Yatra by Prahladananada Swami on 18 July 2010 at Los Angeles
(Prahladananda Swami was born in 1949, in Buffallo, New York. He studied at the University of Buffalo, where he received a full scholarship.)
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