By Jagannath Das
Ghanashyama prabhu, Dayanidhi prabhu and I had the good fortune to connect with the District Magistrate of Nadia, Sri Vijai Bharati on Tuesday the 13th of October, 2015 at his home, where we were reminded of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura who held the magistrate position, some 125 years ago. If a single word could encapsulate the evening, it would have to be inspirational.
Ghanashyam prabhu had met Mr. Bharati about a month and a half earlier, and they enjoyed the comfort of speaki
By Padmapani das
Beatle drummer Ringo Starr, age 75, is on tour in North America this month with his All-Starr Band. He recently played in Victoria, Canada (October 8, 2015), spreading his now familiar message of “peace and love” along with “Hare Krishna.” During his second song, “It Don’t Come Easy,” co-written with George Harrison and a big hit for Ringo in 1971, local concert goers confirm that Ringo enthusiastically shouted, “Hare Krishna”
Recently, at the appearance day of Lalita Devi there was an 8th anniversary of establishing the mataji sankirtan party in Srila Prabhupada’s Samadhi. In 2007 female disciples of Srila Prabhupada invited everyone to take part in the congregational chanting in the Samadhi. There were many microphones, mridangas and karatals. It was a large loud blissful kirtan that certainly made Srila Prabhupada smile proudly as his disciples and grand-disciples ecstatically sang out the Holy Names here in the
(An Excerpt from the book Mysteries of the Ancient Vedic Empire, by Sri Nandanandana dasa–Stephen Knapp)
As we look over the various cultures and religions of the world, we may ask if all religious systems are divine. Though they seem to conflict with each other on various points, still there are many areas of truth in which they all agree. Or you could say that some of the same essential truths can be found within each of them. And by a careful comparison, we can trace the essence of that trut
Posted by Vrajendra Kumar dasa, ISKCON Hong Kong
With a famous DJ as a father, and a grandfather who worked as a missionary in Africa, it’s not surprising Govinda Swami chose a path that balances music with religion.
“My dad was a disc jockey in Tennessee. He was Elvis’ first producer and managed him for a while,” he says matt
The fact is that Arjuna is not inquiring for himself but for those who do not believe in the Supreme Personality of Godhead or for the demons who do not like the idea that Krishna should be accepted as the Supreme Personality of Godhead; for them only Arjuna inquires on this point, as if he were himself not aware of the Personality of Godhead, or Krishna.
As it is evident from the Tenth Chapter of 'Bhagavad Gita As It Is', Arjuna knew perfectly well that Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godh
According to a premier annual International Survey, the trend of break-ups among young couples is drastically soaring. The statistics showed that maximum percentage of these break-ups have been between 1-8 months of the lifespan of the relationship. This revelation shows the predominance of the effect of Kaliyuga where the values, culture, morality and mentality of the conditioned souls is rapidly degrading, owing to the greatest enemy of mankind called 'lust'.
When a living entity comes in conta
CHAPTER 4:9–12: STRENGTH IN NUMBERS
Two are better than one because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him who is alone when he falls, and has no one to lift him up. Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one be warm alone? And though an attacker might prevail against one man alone, two will withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
~Excerpted from Vanity Karma by Jayadvaita Swami
Maharaja by the Keleti Railway Station in Hungary talking to refugees and distributing chocolate to their kids
2015 Temple Grand Opening at Seberang Jaya in Penang, Malaysia. This video covers the Deity Abhisheka and the rooftop abhisheka of the Sudarshana Chakra by H.H. Jayapataka Swami Maharaja
Miami Beach Harinam Party, Florida (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: If one chants the Hare Krishna maha-mantra without offences, all of one’s sinful actions are surely atoned for immediately, but one should not commit such deeds again, for that is an offence. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 6.16.14 Purport)
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Bilvamangala Thakura was a wealthy south Indian Brahmin and belonged to a cultured family. But he got attracted to a prostitute named Cintamani. The attraction soon became attachment. And as it happens when we get attached to worldly enjoyment we lose our intelligence and subsequently our dignity. The fire of lust was so intense that he was not at all moved when his father died; in fact standing near the pyre of his father he was engrossed in the th
Everyone around us possesses this strong desire to acquire something or someone. It could be the powerful urge to secure the top rank in school, college or university. It could be this uncontrolled cravings for sense objects like branded clothes, a high-end car, or even intense hankering to satisfy our taste buds with the best quality food and for many it is means strong sexual desires. All these are symptoms of one of the greatest enemies of mankind i.e. Lust.
There are three degrees of coverin
