In a recent conversation I heard about a person’s struggle with life, and having the ‘it never rains but it pours’ experience. “What did I do to deserve this?” he mused.
“Something”, I replied.
That was almost as painful for him to hear as his present situation. And he couldn’t accept it. “Are you telling me,” he ventured, “that I have caused as much pain to another that I am experiencing now?”
Yes, no one makes our bad karma that causes us pain. It may appear that others are doing it to us, or
By Dr. Ausra Maldeikiene
When I’m really happy, I cry: happiness is somewhere deep in the throat and it is excited by hope and light-carrying tears. Then, on March 11, 1990, I waited with tears in my eyes while watching television until late evening. Then, right after I heard the words proclaiming Lithuania’s Independence, sipped a glass of cognac – I remember that we had no champagne at home, and we all wanted the freedom to raise the glass of the most precious drink possible. True, the tears
We all have our own experiences of reading Srila Prabhupada’s books and getting better understanding of our philosophy, principles, etc. As we develop more faith, study his books more carefully, also hear them from the mouth of the pure devotees, then we get realisations in our heart. This blissful and transcendental process forever continues in the life a sincere and a faithful follower, anandambudhi-vardhanam.
Today morning I read a very heart touching purport from Srimad Bhagavatam, (SB 11.3
By Acarya Dasa, All India Padayatra Leader
Whenever our padayatra visits any city or town, we try to stop at the major places and also in areas where the holy name has not yet reached. Since one and a half month we have been in the Bangalore area which includes many nama-hatta centers. We visited almost all of them and arranged preaching programs there. Everywhere we received a very warm welcome.
Here are few inspiring accounts about the Padayatra preaching:
SRI SRI NITAI GAURASUNDAR FULFILLIN
“And when the spiritual master sees the devotees are taking bhagavat prasadam, he is satisfied” – Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakur.
If there is any other instruction which the devotees of New Vrindaban have taken up more seriously than the one above, I have yet to run across it. In their undaunted endeavors to obtain bhagavat prasadam, devotees have crossed over the difficult ocean of contraptions, locks, chains and booby traps grouped together under the heading of maha cabinets.
According to
From Back to Godhead
Four points to consider regarding Lord Krishna’s characterization of life in the material world.
After teaching a university seminar, I was asked questions I had myself raised when I first encountered the philosophy of Krishna consciousness: “Why is the Vedic philosophy so pessimistic? When the world offers both pleasures and pains, why does the Bhagavad-gita call the world a place of misery?”
Over my decade and a half of practicing and sharing Krishna consciousness, I have
From Back to Godhead
Whether we are neophytes or advanced, association of pure devotees is crucial for our spiritual progress.
The pure devotees of the Lord carry the message of Godhead in order to deliver the fallen souls, and therefore the common man who is bewildered by the influence of the external energy of the Lord should avail himself of their association.” (Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.5.4, purport)
The Science Behind Krishna Consciousness
Srila Prabhupada often referred to bhakti-yoga as “the s
Hare Krsna,
Please accept my humble obeisances, all glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Things are looking really good in the world. Last year, we again increased the book distribution worldwide, and now for the first time we received book scores from Havana. You read that right: Havana, Cuba. Not only did the Havana devotees send their score but they were the No. 1 temple in Latin America, with 1,791 book points.
A government official in Russia once said, before the fall of communism in Russia that t
Devotees often ask what the meaning of steadiness is: some consider that chanting sixteen rounds a day and following the four regulative principles means that one is steady, while others say it is steadiness in one’s service; yet others give different variations of what they consider steadiness to mean. But these things mentioned—regularly chanting and regularity in serving—are physical symptoms that may or may not indicate real steadiness.
Suddha-bhakti-cintamani deals with the subject of stea
Vaishnav Event
Kamada Ekadasi - 27th March 2018
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The untold glories of Kamada Ekadasi are described in the Varaha Purana in a delightful conversation between Maharaj Yudhistira and Sri Krsna.The king asked: "My dear Lord, crowning jewel of the yadu dynasty. Please enlighten me about the nature of this most auspicious day. Kam
At initiation, one makes a lifelong commitment. But so many things happen over time and there are not always going to be great days, there will be moments of difficulty. I have experienced after some operations that it was difficult to chant. Once I was in a hospital, just coming out of intensive care and recovering, and one devotee brought me my beads, but I lost them in the ocean of the bed. They just disappeared and I had no idea what happened to them. At that stage, I did not manage to keep
By Madhava Smullen
So far, ISKCON Dallas’ Rath Yatra has been a small scale internal affair, with Lord Jagannath’s chariot pulled through the local neighborhood.
But this year, Kalachandji’s restaurant and TKG Academy are partnering with the Crow Collection of Asian Art to create a cultural event for the entire Dallas area, called ‘Festival of Joy.’
The Festival, to be held on Saturday April 7th at Klyde Warren Park, will be an official part of Dallas Arts Month, launched by Mayor Mike Rawlings
By Akhandadhi Das
Still today, thousands of homes throughout Britain are without water – thanks to an unprecedented number of burst water mains. Dwr Cymru, the water company here in Wales, say they’re repairing 200 leaks a day, but the misery for some will continue for a few more days.
And, it is a misery when the water runs dry in the taps. We become starkly reminded how much we rely on this humble substance for almost every domestic activity – as I remember all too vividly from my family’s fi
By Karnamrita Das
[I am continuing the reposting of this 5 part series as a way to commemorate this month which marks my 45th year of coming to Krishna. This is the final installment (previously posted 2-16-14)--until I make it into a whole book.] Chris had come back from Muir Woods to Berkeley a few times to restock his food supplies and then return, but this time he felt he would stay in town for a while. He wanted to begin searching the library and alternative newspapers for information about
By Liubomir Turcanu
This documentary presents views of Hare Krishna spiritual leaders on the topic of realizations in spiritual practice. Interviews are made in the background of Festival in the Ukraine “Bhakti-Sangama 2017” with more than 10.000 participants from all over the world. Complete morning program is shown: mangala-aratik, Tulasi puja, mantra meditation, greeting of the Deities, Guru puja, kirtan, Shrimad-Bhagavatam class and part of seminar lecture on family relations in spiritual c
By Bhakti Charu Swami
Veda Foundation is a public charitable trust whose mission is to spread the glories of Sri Krishna Chaitanya based headquarters in Deland, South Orlando, FL, USA. Veda Foundation is a public charitable trust whose mission is the worldwide propagation of Vedic culture and wisdom, primarily through developing farm communities and visual media. The Foundation has branches in the United States, India and representatives in UK, South Africa, Australia and many other co
Ramachandra’s Appearance Day Lecture, December 27, 1966 New York
By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada
tvam sila-rupa-caritaih parama-prakrstaih
sattvena sattvikataya prabalais ca sastraih
prakhyata-daiva-paramartha-vidam mattais ca
naivasura-prakrtayah prabhavanti boddhum
Naiva… Na, “never,” asura-prakrtaya, “those who are atheistic mentality, atheistic consciousness…” They have decided not to believe in God, so it is very difficult. Those who have decided atheistic con
Relationship Between Lord Krsna And Lord Rama and 25 Jewels of Ramayana
Shri Ram is Maryada Purushottam, Krishna is Lila Purushottam.
Lord Rama was born in afternoon whereas Lord Krsna was born in mid night.
Lord Krsna was born in Astami and Lord Ram was born in Navami
Lord Rama appeared in Treta Yug and Lord Krsna appeared in dwapara Yoga
Lord Rama is incarnations of Lord Krsna, whereas Lord Krsna is Lord himself.
Shri Ramachandra was the son of Dasarath and Kausalya, whereas Lord Krsna was b
On the auspicious occasion of Sri Ram Navami and the 43rd anniversary of the opening of Krishna Balaram Mandir, a grand Shobha Yatra was organized yesterday at ISKCON Vrindavan temple.
Hundreds of enthusiastic devotees participated in the yatra following the four beautifully decorated palanquins holding the murtis of Srila Prabhupada, Gaura Nitai, Krishna Balarama and Radha Shyamasundar and Lalita Visakha. The parade was accompanied by an ecstatic harinam sankirtan headed by ISKCON Vrindavan te
By Bhakti Chaitanya Swami
The altar in Sri Sri Radha Radhanatha temple in Durban, South Africa this morning. In Srimad Bhagavatam Sukadeva Goswami gives us the following blessings: “Having cut off the nose and ears of Surpanakha, thus disfiguring her, the Lord was separated from mother Sita. He therefore became angry, moving His eyebrows and thus frightening the ocean, who then allowed the Lord to construct a bridge to cross the ocean. Subsequently, the Lord entered the kingdom of Ravana to kil
