Tamala Krsna Goswami: If someone wants to understand what Srila Prabhupad was like, he should read about Krsna’s intimate devotees and associates in transcendental books like Nectar of Devotion and Krsna. Actually, Srila Prabhupad manifested all the qualities of the eternal associates of Krsna. His humor was completely sublime, his compassion was sublime and transcendental. Courage, competitiveness–all the qualities we read about in Krsna and Nectar of Devotion were manifested in Srila Prabhupa
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From Sri Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir
Date: February 10, 2017
Speaker: HG Malati Devi Dasi
Subject: Srimad Bhagavatam 7.10.3
TEXT
bhṛtya-lakṣaṇa- jijñāsur
bhaktaṁ kāmeṣv acodayat
bhavān saṁsāra-bījeṣu
hṛdaya-granthiṣu prabho
TRANSLATION
O my worshipable Lord, because the seed of lusty desires, which is the root cause of material existence, is within the
core of everyone’s heart, You have sent me to this material world to exhibit
Please find below photos from Lord Nityananda Prabhu's
Appearance Day at Bhaktivedanta Manor.
Slideshow (please turn on sound):
http://davidc.zenfolio.com/nityananda_trayodasi_2017/slideshow
Gallery:
http://davidc.zenfolio.com/nityananda_trayodasi_2017
With best wishes,
Hare Krishna,
TEXT 22
sa taya sraddhaya yuktas
tasyaradhanam ihate
labhate ca tatah kaman
mayaiva vihitan hi tan
tasyaradhanam ihate
labhate ca tatah kaman
mayaiva vihitan hi tan
SYNONYMS
saḥ—he; tayā—with that; śraddhayā—with faith; yuktaḥ—endowed; tasya—his; ārādhanam—worship; īhate—seeks; labhate—obtains; ca—and; tataḥ—from which; kāmān—desires; mayā—by Me; eva—alone; vihitān—regulated; hi—for; tān—those.
TRANSLATION
Endowed with such a faith, he seeks favors of a particular demigod and obtains his desires. But in actuality these benefits are bestowed by Me alone.
PURPORT
The demi
Hare Krishna dear devotees,
Sometimes this question gets popped up in discussions ‘why did Srila Prabhupada speak so much against mayavada and voidism?’ He went head on against both the philosophies. For many of us who were brought in a broad minded liberal mindset (read hodge-podge) such sharp criticism, coming specially from a highly evolved spiritual personality, may seem a bit out of place.
Srila Prabhupada’s pranama mantra itself boldly declares his intention, and scope, in no uncertain term
Real love for Radha-Krishna is called prema, the highest perfectional stage of life." In the prema stage there is constant engagement in the transcendental loving service of the Lord. So, by the slow process of devotional service, under the guidance of the bona fide spiritual master, one can attain the highest stage, being freed from all material attachment, from the fearfulness of one's individual spiritual personality, and from the frustrations that result in void philosophy. Then one can ulti
No matter how humble a person may feel of himself and no matter how much criticism is hurled at him, once he accepts the responsibility of being a guru, it becomes his sacred duty to not only give transcendental knowledge to disciples but also accept respect and worship from them, for by doing so he does not only glorify his guru and the entire guru parampara but also helps the disciples receive mercy of the Lord.
Srila Bhakatisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur, hailed as the Lion Guru by those who
New Vrindaban is set to host the second annual ISKCON North America Farm Conference from October 13th to 15th this year.
The GBC Ministry for Cow Protection and Agriculture, which organized conferences on simple living in four continents last year, is behind the event. The conference, themed “Back to the Basics,” will be facilitated by ECO-Vrindaban and ISKCON New Vrindaban.
Organizers include ISKCON Minister for cow protection and agriculture Kalakantha Das, ECO-Vrindaban board chairperson Sri
To kick off the World Holy Name Week, ISKCON of Houston, Texas, USA, has announced the launch of Kirtan Fest 2017 this upcoming Labor Day weekend (Sat-Mon Sept. 2nd - 4th) at ISKCON’s fabulous new state-of-the-art Houston, Texas temple. This inaugural festival will kick off what will be an exciting, on-going flagship event every year. This year, the festival encompasses the following auspicious Vaishnava holidays:
Sat, September 2 - Vamana Dvadasi
Sun, September 3 – Srila Bhaktivinode Thakur’s
Hindus as well as practically people of all other religions have great respect towards Bhagavad Gita. Not only religionists but even scientists like Albert Einstein, Henry David Thoreau, Albert Schweitzer and others would also derive great inspiration from it. Although it’s a book of inspiration hardly anyone of us are interested now a days in opening it to see what’s written in it. We just pay obeisances to Gita religiously from a distance.
Many of us do mistake thinking that Gita was only for
By Swami B. A. Ashram
About 500 years ago, Lord Krishna personally appeared as Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in the place of the avatar for the age of Kali. Lord Chaitanya had two purposes for coming: to experience first-hand the bliss of serving Krishna and to spread pure love for Krishna, which is very rare. Writing about Lord Chaitanya’s plan for making His mercy widely available, Srila Krishna das Kaviraja Gosvami says, “sri-krishna-chaitanya-daya karaha vichara, vichara karile chitte pabe chama
You cannot follow nicely unless you hear nicely, and you cannot lead nicely unless you have learned to follow nicely.
Yamuna: From the very beginning of our programs in Bombay, Srila Prabhupada became known as one “who is startling India with kirtan.” Our kirtans were full of so much excitement—they were so thrilling—that we were like one throbbing heartbeat, the heartbeat of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s mission of Krishna Consciousness.
It is difficult to describe how much potency we felt in the
The new Govinda’s restaurant at the ISKCON temple complex in Houston, Texas is set to receive a grand opening on March 11th, just before Gaura Purnima, with local TV channels, newspapers and radio stations to get a free meal and tour.
Govinda’s already had its “soft opening” back in July 2016, launching with no fanfare or advertising. But according to manager Shyamasundara Das it’s been a success from day one, often packing out the large 130-person capacity space, and drawing a 4.6 rating from
One month into 2017; an appropriate time to review our resolutions. Realistic, achievable and still alive? Need some tweaking? If Plan A is falling apart don’t worry – there are another 25 letters in the alphabet! In fact, modern-day motivators reassuringly remind us that the most successful people in the world are those who wholeheartedly embrace and execute Plan B. Chop and change, experiment and innovate, somehow or other, find a strategy that works. Keep progressing forward, and avoid dying
Once we understand what the goal of human civilisation is, everything becomes clear. Until then, we risk squandering our precious life away. We have the golden opportunity that a human birth affords, lets use it wisely, developing ourselves with meaning and purpose on the level of enlightenment.
Everyone knows about the global ecological crisis. You would think that knowing this would cause human society to respond with vigor and with speed. But it hasn’t happened. Humans have responded with extraordinary inertia instead. We are stuck—caught in a mass consensual trance—a trance that keeps us blissfully ignorant of the reactions to our actions.
Bhakti-yogis respond to this situation with knowledge. They say that we need comprehensive knowledge of the relationship between consciousness an
Last week the construction of the bas-relief dedicated to the first saint of ISKCON Jayananda Thakur has been completed. The artwork is situated near the samadhi of Jayananda, on wall of the Lord Jagannatha temple complex in Mayapur.
Three sections of the bas-relief depict scenes from the life of Jayananda, glorifying his outstanding contribution to the development of the mission of Lord Caitanya, and his spiritual master Srila Prabhupada’s love and gratitude to him.
Bhaktisiddhanta Das, the s
With mouth-watering flavors and gorgeously artistic and realistic scenes, Anuradha Dasi’s cakes – made for devotee life events and festivals at Bhaktivedanta Manor, UK – are astonishing, and have to be seen to be believed.
Anuradha started learning her craft by helping out temple devotees when she joined the ashram at ISKCON’s Bhaktivedanta Manor, near London, in 1988. After getting married, she assisted her husband, Manor head pujari Gadadhara Das, who remains her baking partner.
She then took
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From Sri Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir
Date: February 8, 2017
Speaker: HH Bhakti Gauravani Goswami
Subject: Varahadeva's Appearance Day
Maharaj sings “Dasavatara Stotra by Jayadeva Goswami”.
Sri Varaha deva mahatosav ki
Let us begin by considering the philosophical truth of Krishna’s incarnations, so that way we will get the perspective on His descent to this material world.
Srila Prabhupada spoke about this in 1977. This is exac
