Radhe Radhe everyone ,
Wishing you a happy , warm and safe janamashtami
After fasting enjoyyyy the day with lotsssss of maakhan and sweets
Hare Krishna
By Ananda Vrinavana Devi Dasi
In spiritual parlance there are ‘thin’ places in the world. These are holy places, sacred spaces, where the line between the spiritual and materials worlds is very thin and the ability to feel and perceive our relationship with Krishna is heightened. It’s easier to chant there, to call Krishna deeply from the heart, and thus to call ourselves to experience our spiritual selves.
There are also thin days (and even thin times in the day). Janmastami is one such day.
While attending the Janmastami festival at the ISKCON farm in Czechoslovakia several years ago, I was asked to give a lecture about the appearance of Lord Krishna. Afterwards I asked for questions and an elderly, red-haired lady raised her hand. Since almost all the devotees there spoke only Czech, I was surprised when she began to speak in English. She said, “Satsvarupa Gosvami, could you tell us something about Prabhupada, because you knew him very well?”
I started out by remembering Janmasta
By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada
August 1973 at the Bhaktivedanta Manor, in the countryside near London. Several thousand guests (including the Indian High Commissioner) listen to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada speak about the day Lord Krsna made His appearance on earth.
Your Excellency the High Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I thank you very much for your coming here and participating in this ceremony -Janmastami, the advent of Krsna.
Yamuna Devi: Three Years Ago, on Janmastami, Lord Krsna’s appearance day, I received a copy of the diary Srila Prabhupada wrote aboard the steamship Jaladuta. It’s a personal account of his first journey from India to America. Though I had read excerpts in various publications, the full handwritten text revealed a richness I had barely realized before.
Often difficult to read, the cramped and sometimes blurry script describes dramatic events with life-threatening heart attacks, repeated illness
Janmastami is Krishna’s day. More than any other day of the year we should make an effort to meditate on Him on this day. Meditation means to engage in contemplation or reflection. In Bhakti Yoga we contemplate upon Krishna through the use of all the senses – which makes it a most enjoyable practice. In sanskrit it’s called ‘kevala ananda-kanda’ – the path of happiness.
The following list of the 64 qualities of Krishna is a delightful source of meditation. It is taken from the Nectar of Devotio
भगवद्गीता यथारूप 108 महत्त्वपूर्ण श्लोक
अध्याय 2 : गीता का सार
नेहाभिक्रमनाशोSस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते ।
स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात् ।। 40 ।।
न– नहीं;इह– इस योग में;अभिक्रम– प्रयत्न करने में;नाशः– हानि;अस्ति– है;प्रत्यवायः– ह्रास;न– कभी नहीं;विद्यते– है;सु-अल्पम्– थोडा;अपि– यद्यपि;धर्मस्य– धर्म का;त्रायते– मुक्त करना है;महतः– महान;भयात्– भय से।
तात्पर्य: कर्म का सर्वोच्च
A life-changing and memorable experience is awaiting you at the Annual MAN-tra Men’s Retreat in New Vrindaban, West Virginia on September 20-22, 2024. The popular annual event promises to be a spiritually uplifting gathering for all devotee men.
The MAN-tra Team shared what you can expect: “Special guest presentations and workshops by Sri Prahlada Das, Prasannatma Das, Yadunatha Das, and Bhuta Bhavana Das will be held, and there will even be an interactive all-women’s panel discussion. All thes
The 9th Annual India Day festival was recently held in Moscow, Russia at the “Dream Island” Landscape Park. This past weekend’s event (August 15-18th), which is the heart of the multi-day festival, welcomed more than 600,000 people. Over 2 million were estimated to attend all the festival days.
Dozens of religious and cultural organizations participated in the massive event, which included 20 themed zones, each with a wide variety of tents. ISKCON Russia, one of the leading organizations invol
My sleep is often poor, but I take advantage of the hours that steal away a precious snooze. What does such a time look like anyway? Well I can chant the bulk of my japa meditation time. I put my pen to paper to a reflection of the past day’s event. ( What you are reading now is the result of this.) I also engage in yoga stretches, even take a shower to relax those muscles or go for a walk in the midnight park nearby.
It was one of those nights.
Once the night passed and the prairie sun pe
Upcoming Festivities In Mayapur
With all these auspicious festivities fast approaching and very closely packed, we want to first use the opportunity to thank all our esteemed donors who took the month of Purushottama very seriously and off
भगवद्गीता यथारूप 108 महत्त्वपूर्ण श्लोक
अध्याय 2 : गीता का सार
देही नित्यमवध्योSयं देहे सर्वस्य भारत ।
तस्मात्सर्वाणि भूतानि न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि ।। 30 ।।
देही- भौतिक शरीर का स्वामी;नित्यम्- शाश्वत;अवध्यः- मारा नहीं जा सकता;अयम्- यह आत्मा;देहे- शरीर में;सर्वस्य- हर एक के भारत - हे भारतवंशी;तस्मात्- अतः;सर्वाणि- समस्त;भूतानि- जीवों (जन्म लेने वालों) को ;न- कभी नहीं;त्वम्- तुम;शोचितुम्- शोक करने के लिए;अर्हसि- योग्य हो।
भावार्थ : हे भरतवंशी! शरीर में रहने वाले (देही) का कभी भी वध नहीं किया जा सकता। अतः
To make our best contribution to the Krishna consciousness movement takes time, thoughtfulness, and guidance from experienced devotees dedicated to serving Srila Prabhupada’s mission.
To honor the fiftieth anniversary of Srila Prabhupada’s incorporation of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, BTG presents Part Seven of a ten-part series celebrating Srila Prabhupada’s unique, transcendental position in ISKCON, as well as every follower’s foundational relationship with him.
From Back to Godhead
A life that allows us to reunite with mother earth and offer her products to Krishna favors our spiritual growth.
Srila Prabhupada writes, “Whatever is taken from the earth either from the mines, from the surface of the globe, or from the atmosphere should always be considered the property of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and should be used for Yajna, Lord Vishnu. As soon as the process of yajna [sacrifice] is stopped, the earth will withhold all productions vegetabl
By Shauna
“In the material world everyone is thinking how they will be happy. In the spiritual world, everyone is thinking how Krishna will be happy.” -Jayapataka Swami.
We’re here to find the highest goal, and our bodies are temporary, so why would that goal be to give ourselves happiness? I’m not saying we shouldn’t try to be happy, I’m simply saying the highest happiness is found in giving happiness to others. If we relate this to the gunas, tamasic happiness is finding joy in hurting others
Wonderful to meet exalted Vaishnavas at the inauguration of ISKCON Raipur temple.
Source: http://www.dandavats.com/wp-content/nectar/2024-08-19-12-07-30.html
By Savitri Devi Dasi
The Vrindavan Institute for Higher Education (VIHE) will launch a Bhakti-vedanta course online on December 17, 2024. This course is designed for devotees with a Bhakti-vaibhava degree to systematically study the last six cantos of the Srīmad-Bhagavatam.
Bhakti Dhira Damodara Swami shared the aim of the course, “This Bhakti-vedānta course is an opportunity to deepen our understanding of Krsna consciousness and to cultivate the qualities needed to serve as humble instruments
Bowers Ponds is a nest nook within Red Deer with its gorgeous river, hard and soft wood trees, geese and ducks, everything but cars and trucks. An escape place.
Satyaurata and I took to the trails at an a.m. slot. Later in the evening Mahadev and Annapurna and I hit the same paths foe their appeal. What a way to fire up a day and then wind it down to take off its crown.
As has been observed, people are just the most mellow by trees and water - you get your balance.
I write my words on the
भगवद्गीता यथारूप 108 महत्त्वपूर्ण श्लोक
अध्याय 2 : गीता का सार
जातस्य हि ध्रुवो मृत्युध्रुवं जन्म मृतस्य च ।
तस्मादपरिहार्येSर्थे न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि ।। 27 ।।
