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ISKCON Mayapur Master Plan Brochure

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Hare Krsna.
Dear devotees,

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

On the auspicious occasion of Gaura Purnima 2023, Sridham Mayapur is pleased to launch Mayapur Brochure based on ‘Srila Prabhupada’s Vision for Mayapur’. In the pages of this brochure, you will be invited to envision the future of Mayapur Dham with concept illustrations of future projects.

You can download the brochure here: Brochure-Mayapur-Master-Plan.pdf

Source: https://www.mayapur.com/2023/iskco

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Looking at Buildings by Bhaktimarga Swami

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Keshava was kind to look at the cracked bridge of my teeth at the hospital dental clinic.  There’s definitely something there, so we are planning for a replacement.  While there, I went for a guided tour through the local hospital which took on an enhanced importance during the covid outbreaks.  An additional wing to this medical facility is underway, so this is most encouraging for the health needs of the community.
 
Our group also had the pleasure to see the inside of the Mayapura Institut
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By HH Keshava Swami

Dear Devotees,
Today Maharaja was in good spirits. Yesterday, on his request, we began kirtans in his apartment for two hours in the afternoon (Madhava Prabhu led), and we hope to continue with this kirtana in the coming days.
Overall, however, his health is in a lower phase. Though he does have times when he seems to spring back, the signs of decline are there. Predicting is hard, but realistically it looks as though the duration of Maharaja’s life span is now in the weeks

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The Sanskrit word maya means that which is not. In other words, it is illusion. For example, if a servant of a king thinks that he is the king, that is illusion. Generally, it is the illusion of all human beings that they are the lords of all they survey. But the actual fact is that they are under the grip of strict laws. They are trying to exploit the resources of material nature, but are becoming more entangled in nature’s complexities. Since this maya is illusion, or unreality, it can be s

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I acted as a bit of a guide for the newbie devotees that I travelled with. In the brisk walk of the morning, I pointed out, “This is where the elephants stay. They are well looked after… Over here, you have a field of dhaniya, cilantro. Smells great! Sed that jackal? It’s on a hunt… And here is the goshal where the bulls and cows stay.”
 
This was the place where we took some time admiring, petting, and singing to the cows. From here, we moved on to the grihasta area where residents from diff
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"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope"
– Martin Luther King, Jr.

Practicing Krishna consciousness helps you become helpless, yet we don’t feel hopeless. A devotee may face repeated disappointments, but he’s never discouraged. That’s because he loves Krishna .

If you make chanting Hare Krishna japa as your number one priority in life, very soon you’d feel helpless in the wake of the innumerable obstacles posed by the mind. Yet, if you persevere, Krishna recognizes y

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Brahmatirtha Prabhu:

Sadaputa Prabhu was a genius. He had a photographic memory. He had idiosyncrasies like any genius. He understood things in a deeper way, and he wanted to share. He never stopped learning.

Mechanistic and Nonmechanistic Science was my favorite book. God & Science has brilliant essays.

About Jayadvaita Swami:

I got a mantra card from him at Greenwich Village in 1968.

It said chant this mantra, and your life will be sublime. I tried it and could not get it out of my mind.

He i

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Navadvipa Mandala Parikrama Seva Day 1

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“Wandering in Navadvipa is the best of all opulence, the best of all religious principles, the best of all kinds of worship, the best of all perfections, the best of all glories, and the best of all oceans of sweetness.”

Parikrama begins today the 23rd of February and will return back on the 1st of March.

This year there will be four parikrama parties- International parikrama, Russian Parikrama, Hindi Parikrama, and Bengali Namahatta Parikrama. Even if you are unable to take part in Parikram

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Long Trip To India by Bhaktimarga Swami

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A long flight from Canada to the UK, and finally India, with a super bumpy ride from Kolkata to Mayapura by taxi, landed us (we call ourselves ‘the six Goswamis’) at the international headquarters of ISKCON. This is indeed the place of bhakti on planet Earth, if ever there was one. Our taxi, a twelve-seater van, was stopped at the doorstep of the Gada building by driver, Gopal, which had been arranged by our very own Keshava, from Canada. To get more specific, Dhruva, from Manitoba, got dropped

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Radharani and Forgiveness

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Lord Indra was worried Maharaja Prthu might steal away some of his power and prestige, so he stole one of the horses for the sacrifice that Prthu was doing,and when he realized he had done wrong, he took shelter of Lord Visnu who then told Prthu to forgive Indra, which he did.

So even the Lord wants us to be forgiving to an errant devotee. It is actually the will of the Lord that we be forgiving , so if I claim to love the Lord, I must be forgiving so that He may be pleased with me, otherwise w

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The Sacred India Gallery in Perth, Western Australia recently hosted Shri V. Muraleedharan, Indian Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs, for a VIP gallery tour.

Shri Muraleedharan expressed his heartfelt appreciation for the efforts made by the Sacred India team to share the gifts of spiritual India with the Western Australian community, and for the amazing work being done to further cross-cultural understanding and inclusion.

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Launch of Sankirtan Bus – ISKCON ROHINI

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By Raas Raman Krishna Das

Sri Sri Radha Madhav Temple (ISKCON ROHINI, New Delhi) is all set to be formally inaugurated very soon now. The presiding deities namely Sri Sri Radha Madhav with Lalita & Vishakha, Panchtatva, Sita-Ram-Laxman-Hanuman are going to descend here max. by the Kartik 2023. Generous donors have almost done their jobs & stalwart preachers have also been in service for years now.

It’s time now for the sankirtan party of the temple to show its skills & prove to be Srila Prabhup

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We are so very happy to welcome you to the new BLOG LOCATION!

We've said a fond farewell to Blogger (formerly Blogspot), and would like to share A HUGE THANK YOU to all who have followed THE WALKING MONK there over the years.

We now serve you with all of The Walking Monk's engaging, entertaining, and uplifting content in one convenient location right here on his official website!

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The earthquake struck at 4.17am, while everyone was sleeping, the central clock in Adiyaman froze at that time. 10,000 people lost their lives in this city alone. The earthquake was immediately followed by a snow storm, hampering the rescuers.

Most of the buildings are modern seven floor apartment blocks, but the earthquake was so powerful, one of the strongest ever recorded, that no one is able to live safely in Adiyaman at this point in time. A terrible situation.

The emergency services came

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Shantipur Festival Seva Opportunity 2023

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Dear Godbrothers and Godsisters please accept my humble obeisance all glories to Gurumaharaj, all glories to Shantipur festival.

This is to inform all of you of the coming Shantipur festival on 4th March 2023. We humbly request you to donate any amount for the organization of the biggest prasadam distribution program ever at Shantipur, the house of Sri Advaita Acarya.

With folded hands, we anticipate your generous donations. You can also make your donation www.mayapur.com please kindly state th

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We are excited to announce that The Walking Monk's blog is now moving from Blogger to his official website so that you may enjoy all of Bhaktimarga Swami's engaging content in one convenient location!

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Disappearance Day of Sri Rasikananda Prabhu

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Disappearance Sri Rasikananda Prabhu –HDGSP mentions this Great Devotee in His Books as follows–
The temple of Ksira-cora-gopinatha still exists in this village, and within the temple the samadhi tomb of Rasikananda Prabhu, the chief disciple of Syamananda Gosvami, can still be found.
>>> Ref. VedaBase => Madhya 4.12

Rasikananda was not born in a brahmana family. There are many instances in which a born brahmana took initiation from a person who was not born in a brahmana family.
>>> Ref. VedaB

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(Bhaktivedanta Research Centre: This is a one of a kind original photo of Srila Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj found by BRC while going through Sri Sundaranand Vidyabinode’s collection.)

Today is Srila Jagannatha dasa Babaji Maharaja’s disappearance day. He comes in the Gaudiya Vaishnava disciplic succession after Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura and Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusana. He was a renounced ascetic, fully engaged in chanting the holy names of Krishna and meditating on His pastimes. For

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Srila Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj appeared in this world at a village in a part of India which is now Bangladesh. He was born in a wealthy family. 

Later in his life he was initiated by Jagadananda Goswami. His guru was in the line of Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusana. One of our very great Acharyas. 

Srila Jagannath Das Babaji was a perfect devotee. In the holy place, Vrindavan, he had a little hut, a bhajan kutir. He would sometimes chant there for three days and nights, without stopping. He woul

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