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15th November, 2015. Vrindavan

(Srila Prabhupada Samadhi Mangal Aratik Darshan 15th Nov)

Srila Prabhupada’s Tirobhava Mahotsava day at Vrindavan.

I was very fortunate to be present on Sunday at Vrindavan and attend the 38th disappearance festival of Srila Prabhupada.

I knew that the temple will be full to its capacity in the morning so I stayed back in the apartment and chanted my rounds. As I was leaving, Arti mataji, whose family I was staying with, asked me if I am keeping normal fas

So the other day was Srila Prabhupada’s disappearance day and although a little sombre is also a time to reflect and show gratitude for a life less ordinary, indeed non of us would be practitioners of bhakti if it hadn’t been through Srila Prabhupada’s service in fulfilling his guru maharajah’s wishes.

However my time wasn’t spent reading or watching Srila Prabhupada but watching closely clips and classes of my own Guru Maharaja HH Devamrita Swami; who has dedicated his life in serving Srila Pr

The month of Kartik presents a special time of year when there is ample opportunity for spiritual reflection, growth and inspiration.  During this month, there are a multitude of festivals which help us to focus our lives in a very Krsna conscious fashion.

While most festivals involve grand celebrations, one special festival allows us an opportunity to reflect on the incredible life of Srila Prabhupada.  On Sunday, November 15, 2015, the Toronto Hare Krishna Temple marked Srila Prabhupada's Di

Caitanya Simha das, a disciple of Srila Prabhupada and friend and well-wisher to so many devotees, left his body today in the early morning hours at Sri Mayapur dhama, on the disappearance day of Srila Prabhupada,( also happened to be his birthday) to continue his journey back home to Godhead. He started so many on their path, built temples and opened farm communities, worked on Srila Prabhupada’s Samadhi and at present with TOVP. The funeral procession, attended by Mayapur Community devotees t

“Once, in Detroit, a child started to make a noise while Srila Prabhupada was talking. The mother started to chastise the child and Srila Prabhupada said. ‘In vedic culture children cannot be punished.’ So, then the mother’s husband began to chastise her for having chastised the child. Srila Prabhupada said. ‘In vedic culture women cannot be punished.’  So, then the temple commander started to chastise the husband and Srila Prabhupada said. ‘In vedic culture brahmanas are not punished. Then he

PAMHO AGTSP
We have just received sad news from Vrindavan - His Holiness Gaur Krishna Das Goswami has left his body (17 th November 2015).

Born on 22nd January 1964 in Bihar India, His Holiness had recently got sanyasa initiation on the auspicious occasion of Aprara Ekadasi i.e. 14th May 2015 at Haridwar on the banks of holy river Ganga from His Holiness Radha Govinda Swami Maharaj.

His Holiness was known for giving beautiful Hindi Discourses on Srimad Bhagavatam, Chaitanya Charitamrita, Bhagav

There was a subdued atmosphere in London on Saturday night, with fewer people on the streets and a visible police presence after the events in Paris the previous evening.

The devotees were out as usual though, in fact with an even larger sankirtan party than normal as we celebrated ahead of Srila Prabhupada's Disappearance Day the following day.

One lady stopped me, mentioned the diversity of our group, and commented about the positivity and happiness we were generating.  She contrasted it to

Dear Devotees,

Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

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By Urmila Devi Dasi

“MOTHER OF ALL LANGUAGES” (how Srila Prabhupada referred to Sanskrit on a morning walk, Bombay Nov 20, 1975)

The children stare at the chart of Sanskrit written in Devanagari letters, which literally means “the script of the demigods”.  “Uh ahh, i ee, oo ooh, ay igh, oh ow . . .,” they chant.

As the students recite the Sanskrit alphabet, I recall that Krishna tells Arjuna, “I am the letter ‘a’.”   That Sanskrit letter, combined (sandhi) with ‘u’ to form ‘o’ and joined with ‘

Vrindavan: Srila Prabhupada Abhishek on His Disappearance Day - 2015 (40 min video)
“The devotee is also dying, and the nondevotee, sinful man, is also dying. What is the difference?” So there is much difference. The example is given: just like a cat catching a rat in his mouth and at the same time carrying his cubs in the mouth. Superficially, we can see that the same mouth is being used, but one is feeling comfortable being carried by the mother, and another is feeling the death knell. Simila

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Introduction by Gaurangi Dasi editor of the book):

Sankirtana Dasa quit his body last Janmastami, after a few years of struggle with cancer. He was certainly a valiant vaisnava soldier. Fully dedicated to the mission, willing to take risks and undergo austerities to spread the holy names and the glories of Sri Sri Radha Krisha. His name fitted him very well. He was truly humble and satisfied in himself. I never heard him complain, talk

-Vaishnavanghri Sevaka das

Two historical statements about the transcendental literature of Lord Krishna have created a divine atmosphere to reclaim the fallen souls of Kaliyuga around the world. The former statement resonated in the heart of a pure devotee of Lord Krishna, who is none other than His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, whereas the later one has been resonating in the hearts of followers of Srila Prabhupada for the past 50 years and designed to vibrate in such hear

Dear Maharaja/Prabhu,

Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

The GBC is pleased to invite you to the ISKCON Leadership Sanga (ILS) 2016 in Sridham Mayapur, India, on February 24 – March 2.

If you already attended a previous ILS you already know what an amazing event it was, with over five hundred ISKCON leaders in 2102 and more than a thousand in 2014; Consider some of the past successes of the ISKCON Leadership Sanga: We spent 8 days participating in over 85 semi

By Giriraj Swami

(Adapted from a talk given in Houston, November 1, 2008)

We have gathered at the lotus feet of Srila Prabhupada on the auspicious occasion of his disappearance festival. When we were with His Divine Grace in Surat on his guru maharaja’s disappearance day, he remarked that on the absolute platform there is no difference between the appearance and disappearance of the spiritual master just like the sunrise and sunset, both are beautiful.

Srila Prabhupada always glorified Krsna as

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As every year this time also ISKCON Ahmedabad celebrated Govardhan Puja in a very fabulous way. All the devotees enterprisingly fabricated the replica of Govardhan in the temple. Govardhan Hill was adorned with various kinds of fruits, dry fruits and many other preparations like different kinds of sabjis, sweet items, rice, etc.

Gujarat Chief Minister Smt. Anandiben Patel also honored this festival and took the blessings of Giriraj. Honorable Chief Minister was welcomed