Srila Prabhupada: Actually we are all conditioned souls, so our demand from Krishna to accept us is unreasonable. From my personal point of view, I think that I am so sinful that I cannot even approach Krishna to show me any favor. But I have only one hope - my Spiritual Master - He is very kind. So some way or other He is dragging me towards Krishna. (Letter, 10 March 1969)
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TEXT 24
avyaktam vyaktim apannam
manyante mam abuddhayah
param bhavam ajananto
mamavyayam anuttamam
manyante mam abuddhayah
param bhavam ajananto
mamavyayam anuttamam
SYNONYMS
avyaktam—nonmanifested; vyaktim—personality; āpannam—achieved; manyante—think; mām—unto Me; abuddhayaḥ—less intelligent persons; param—supreme; bhāvam—state of being; ajānantaḥ—without knowing; mama—My; avyayam—imperishable; anuttamam—the finest.
TRANSLATION
Unintelligent men, who know Me not, think that I have assumed this form and personality. Due to their small knowledge, they do not know My h
Hare Krishna!
Beginning from Vasanta Panchami (the first day of spring) the air in Rasamrita Kunj is filled with the aromas of happened and upcoming achievements: Madhuvan, Kamyavan and Talavan buildings are already completed and occupied by many residents now. Very fast Rasamrita Kunj becomes desired destination for many devotees both living in Mayapur and those who are planning to settle in Mayapur in future.
During last monsoon season we planted good variety of trees, shrubs and flowers. Six m
Hare Krishna.
Pray! who, me?
As aspiring devotes we should know that it is spiritual ‘best practice’ to make prayers an important part of our daily sadhna.
Of course, we are aware (but are we conscious of it?) that prayer, vandanam, is part of nine limbs of bhakti and even following a single limb perfectly can help us reach our final goal. We should also know that each pranam manatra which we speak is a prayer to Krishna, Deity, Acharaya & Guru. Being aware of the importance of power of prayers, Sr
Even on the strength of good karma, one cannot maintain high standards. It is not possible but by the mercy of a pure devotee, it is possible. And that mercy is not just a once-off, it is ongoing. It must be on an ongoing basis that one must take shelter. Everyday is offered to the spiritual master. Then it is possible. It is not, (Indian accent) “Yes, yes. I got the mercy. Thirty-three years ago, I got that mercy. Yes, I still remember it like the day of yesterday…” No, that will not work. Fro
We must develop the spirit of compassion. Compassion, in a sense, is natural because we ourselves are experiencing suffering in this world and we know the pain of suffering. So if we see that someone else is going through what we are going through then naturally there is compassion. So first, one has to know what suffering is at least to some extent. If one has suffered, one becomes more compassionate because one begins to realise that this is too much. There are no exceptions in this world: n
The occasion was graced by the presence of several dignitaries and VIPs like Sri Vijendra Gupta Opposition Leader in Delhi Govt. & Former BJP delhi President, Sushil Kumar Indian freestyle wrestler (Olympics medallist ) and senior ISKCON Devotees.
On the following day, Delhi city witnessed one of the grandest ever Jagannath Rath Yatra.The auspicious event was inaugurated by Sri Vijendra Gupta Opposition Leader in Delhi Govt.and senior ISKCON Devotees Like HG Mohan Rupa P (President – ISKCON De
It is 10.00 am in a conference room in Mayapur. A group of senior ISKCON leaders comprised of GBCs, sannyasis and gurus wait expectantly in anticipation of the morning’s proceedings. They are here for the third sanga, held here every second year to, amongst other aims, strengthen camaraderie in ISKCON leadership.
After a thoughtful prayer by Sesa Das (the GBC chairman), Gopal Bhatta Das (chairperson of the GBC strategic planning team) initiates the event with a short presentation. Today the di
We are pleased and excited to announce the wonderful success of the first TOVP fundraising tour of 2017 in Gujarat, India. Pledges were in excess of $1.5 million and we left with the overwhelming feeling that Lord Nityananda is Himself in charge of this historic project and is blessing us.
On January 28th, under the shelter of Lord Nityananda’s Padukas and Lord Nrsimha’s Sitari, the TOVP Team consisting of Jananivas prabhu, Ambarisa prabhu, Mother Svaha and Braja Vilas prabhu made their way to
Question. It is still a challenge for me to wake up early, so it is often difficult for me to finish chanting my rounds before class, and I often need to finish them later in the day. I have found that I can finish my chanting in the morning if I do not have homework to do, but it is a challenge for me to motivate myself to wake up early enough to have time to do a lot of homework and also do all of my chanting. Do you have any advice that might help me to motivate myself to wake up earlier? H
Question: When Krsna appears in a devotee’s dream, does it have any spiritual significance?
Yes, of course, it does. It is mercy. However, when Krsna appears in our dream, it may not be Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, giving us a full darshan in the dream. It may just the drawing that we saw in a cartoon and that drawing is now sort-of moving in our dream. I just spoiled your dreams, right! I am really sorry to spoil your dreams. Then again, say that Krsna is revealing himself and th
The GBC body meets every year at Sri Mayapur Dhama to discuss proposals and strategies for the upcoming year.
Part of the meeting is dedicated to working in strategic planning groups that cover topics such as outreach preaching, devotee care, ISKCON constitution, Prabhupada’s position and so on.
Each morning the groups come together to discuss the previous day’s work.
Ragini Dasi, Srila Prabhupada’s disciple from France leaving this world soon.
Update. Mondakini Dasi: Protected and comforted by the nest of your loving prayers, appreciations and blessings from all over the world, she left her body on the Appearance Day of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur around 2:30 am French time, with the sound of Srila Prabhupada's voice. Our godsister Ilavati, who is near her, says it is very meaningful. Srila Prabhupada mission to his spiritual master was very muc
Srila Prabhupada: In 1936, just on the 13th, December, I wrote him one letter. Not 13th. I think by the beginning of December, 1936, I wrote one letter to Guru Maharaja. I knew he was little kind upon me, so I wrote that “Guru Maharaja, you have got many disciples. I am also one of them. But they are doing direct service to you. Some of them are brahmacaris, some of them sannyasis, but I am a householder. I cannot…” Of course, I was giving sometimes some monetary help, but I could not give any
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati was one of ten children born to Bhaktivinoda Thakura, a great Vaisnava teacher in the disciple-line from Lord Caitanya Himself. While living in a house named Narayana Chata, just near the temple of Lord Jagannatha in Puri, Bhaktivinoda Thakura was engaged as a prominent Deputy Magistrate and also served as the superintendent of the temple of Lord Jagannatha. Yet in spite of these responsibilities, he served the cause of Krishna with prodigious energy. While work
TEXT 23
antavat tu phalam tesam
tad bhavaty alpa-medhasam
devan deva-yajo yanti
mad-bhakta yanti mam api
tad bhavaty alpa-medhasam
devan deva-yajo yanti
mad-bhakta yanti mam api
SYNONYMS
antavat tu—limited and temporary; phalam—fruits; teṣām—their; tat—that; bhavati—becomes; alpa-medhasām—of those of small intelligence; devān—demigods' planets; deva-yajaḥ—worshipers of demigods; yānti—achieve; mat—My; bhaktāḥ—devotees; yānti—attain; mām—unto Me; api—surely.
TRANSLATION
Men of small intelligence worship the demigods, and their fruits are limited and temporary. Those who worsh
Vrindavana
vraja-bhūmi cintāmaṇi, cidānanda-ratna-khani
(The land of Vraja is a wish-fulfilling gem; indeed, it’s a jewel mine of consciousness and bliss)
Let me glorify Vrajabhumi, the place where Sri Krsna enjoys transcendental pastimes. Simply by drinking with their ears the nectarean description of Vrajabhumi, the liberated souls abandon the bliss of impersonal Brahman and yearn to attain the land of Vraja.
With a pure heart let me worship Vrajabhumi, which is the form of the sweetness of medi
Srimad Bhagavatam -7.10.4
TEXT 4
nānyathā te ’khila-guro
ghaṭeta karuṇātmanaḥ
yas ta āśiṣa āśāste
na sa bhṛtyaḥ sa vai vaṇik
Translation:
Otherwise, O my Lord, O supreme instructor of the entire world, You are so kind to Your devotee that
You could not induce him to do something unbeneficial for him. On the other hand, one who desires
some material benefit in exchange for devotional service cannot be Your pure devotee. Indeed, he is
no better than a merchant who wants profit in exchange for serv
Hare Krishna
What is Krishna consciousness?
The art of focusing one’s attention on the Supreme and giving one’s love to Him is called Krishna consciousness.
Why did Srila Prabhupada inaugurated this movement?
We have inaugurated the Krishna consciousness movement so that everyone can satisfy his propensity for loving others simply by directing his love toward Krishna.
How is it relevant today?
The whole world is very eager to satisfy the dormant propensity of love for others, but the various invented
