Srila Prabhupada: I don’t know who has given you this idea of shaving your head and wearing white garments. In India only the widows are allowed to shave their head. I have never suggested to your husband to take sannyasa. We can discuss this matter further when we shall meet again in London for Ratha-yatra. You remain the beautiful maidservant of Krishna. That is your business, and you should dress yourself always very nicely so that by seeing you Krishna will be pleased. Don’t try to be ugly
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Day of art and culture of West Papua, Pebruary 6, 2017 was celebrated by cultural parades from all ethnic groups who live in that area. Arts and culture serves as an adequate medium to unite the people. Language in form of arts and culture is universal which everybody can understand. The varied colours of arts and culture makes the world a beautiful place. The cultural parade in Manokwari, capital city of West Papua, attracted many visitors. This also attracted devotees to take the opportunity
Here is a link to a video of HG Jagajivan das ACBSP ashes immersed in the Ganges on Monday, Feb 20th, Sridham Mayapur. In attendance were many GBC, Sannyasis, and Senior devotees.
Watch it here: https://goo.gl/FXHe1v
Offering of lamps to Mother Ganga after the ceremony.
Watch it here: https://goo.gl/2ISkWV
Gita Nagari is a 350-acre farm situated in scenic Port Royal, Pennsylvania. The community lovingly engages in farming and caring for their cows, focusing on the Supreme Lord as central to their existence.
Watch it here: https://goo.gl/ZYxxZh
Although it is mentioned that harer nāma harer nāma, harer nāmaiva kevalam, kalau nāsty eva nāsty eva, nāsty eva gatir anyathā (CC Adi 7.76), that this chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra is the only way by which we can overcome the influence of this age of kali, we see that at the same time, it is the most difficult activity.
It is very interesting that this is the activity that will free us from the age of kali but it is exactly the one thing that devotees find like so difficult – chanting japa
Although Sri Sri Radha and Krishna separate and unite eternally in pastimes, Sri Radha, as the Shakti energy of Krishna, follows Krishna wherever He goes, like a shadow. Her following of Krishna takes Her to the impersonal Brahman and Krishna’s Time aspect as well. The Garga-samhita 16.23-27 gives a description of Sri Radha’s shadow nature, in always being with Sri Krishna.
“You (Sri Krishna) are the playful king of Goloka and She is Your playful companion. When You are the king of Vaikuntha,
FEAST OR FAMINE FOR MANY FACILITIES OR PREFERRED ACTIONS: These days I am in somewhat of a famine, or at least some restriction, in terms of writing, which I consider so central to my life lived in the pursuit of being a giver. This makes me sad, but also brings introspection on the way my life works--a very recommended and helpful practice!
Our lives have their demands which require our attention to properly deal with them. This seems to be just the nature of material reality even for spiritua
Pujaris from all over North America gathered in New Vrindaban, West Virginia in January to gain inspiration, support and training from two events organized by the ISKCON Deity Worship Ministry: the inaugural North American Head Pujari Sanga, followed by the third annual Weekend Pujari Training.
First off, twenty-one head pujaris and deity department managers from seventeen temples gathered for the Head Pujari Sanga, from January 3rd to 5th.
Proceedings began with attendees taking the time to ge
Spiritual leader and ISKCON’s governing member Gopal Krishna Goswami inaugurated the Conscious Leadership Conclave organized by the Prerana Forum at the famous India Habitat Centre in New Delhi earlier this month.
The spiritual teacher addressing the 180 members of the audience comprising India’s leading industry professionals, government officials, academicians and journalists, said “spirituality is essential for conscientious leadership”. Quoting from the sacred text, Bhagavad Gita, he said “
All theistic religious traditions talk about God, but not all of them invoke the same image of God. Some religious traditions portray God as an angry universal supremo who sentences to eternal damnation in the fires of hell all those who don’t devote themselves to him – exclusively. Such notions may have a limited contextual utility; they may create in people a fear of God’s wrath and thereby impel them to obey his commands for basic morality.
However, when such notions are portrayed as not co
New Vrindaban is set to host the second annual ISKCON North America Farm Conference from October 13th to 15th this year.
The GBC Ministry for Cow Protection and Agriculture, which organized conferences on simple living in four continents last year, is behind the event. The conference, themed “Back to the Basics,” will be facilitated by ECO-Vrindaban and ISKCON New Vrindaban.
Sunflowers grown in New Vrindaban gardens
Organizers include ISKCON Minister for cow protection and agriculture Kalakanth
From Sri Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir
Date: February 19, 2017
Speaker: HG Tamohara Das
Subject: Srimad Bhagavatam 7.10.10
TEXT 10
oṁ namo bhagavate tubhyaṁ
puruṣāya mahātmane
haraye ’dbhuta-siṁhāya
brahmaṇe paramātmane
TRANSLATION
O my Lord, full of six opulences, O Supreme Person! O Supreme Soul, killer of all miseries! O Supreme Person in the form of a wonderful lion and man, let me offer my respectful obeisances unto You.
PURPORT
From Sri Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir
Date: February 17, 2017
Speaker: HH Janandana Gosvami
Subject: Srimad Bhagavatam 7.10.8
TEXT
indriyāṇi manaḥ prāṇa
ātmā dharmo dhṛtir matiḥ
hrīḥ śrīs tejaḥ smṛtiḥ satyaṁ
yasya naśyanti janmanā
TRANSLATION
O my Lord, because of lusty desires from the very beginning of one’s birth, the functions of one’s senses, mind, life, body, religion, patience, intelligence, shyness, opulence, strength, memory and truthfulness are vanquished.
PURPORT
As stated in Śrīm
Introduction
In 2016 ISKCON celebrated its 50th anniversary. Every ISKCON leader, member, project and zone was immediately inspired to jump into action. All festivals were geared at glorifying ISKCON and ISKCON’s Founder Acarya, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. We at the Padayatra Ministry gave serious thought as to how we could celebrate this auspicious event. So we pledged to organise fifty Padayatras during this Golden Jubilee Anniversary year. We appealed to everybody f
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The four regulative principles are not so easy to follow. It is only possible if we have an intimate relationship with our spiritual master and we really feel that we are offering our life from moment to moment to our spiritual master, then it is possible. Otherwise, it may be possible for a while and then not anymore. These things are like that. Therefore, in our process the pure devotee, the spiritual master and our founder acarya and previous acaryas are very important. They make the differe
With the hoisting of Garuda flag , in a colorful ceremony at Lotus park, HH Bhakti Charu Swami, GBC chairman, announced the official start of Gaura Purnima 2017 festival. As the Garuda flag started raising with divine chanting of Gurukulis & harinam, thousands of colorful flower petals showered all over the devotees with sweet bliss. Assembled Sanyasis broke coconuts as an auspicious way to begin the festival, infront of hundreds of cherring devotees. For the upcoming 21 days, festivities are l
Sri Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami has described in Sri Caitanya Caritamrta that the first sprout of the desire tree of devotion was manifested in the person of Sri Madhavendra Puri, and that that sprout developed into a sapling in the person of Sri Isvar Puri. Then, in the person of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Who was also the gardener Himself, that sapling become the trunk of a enormous tree, the desire tree of devotion. [C. C. Adi 9.10-11]
Sri Isvara Puri appeared in this world on the full moon da
Circumstances or situations doesn't only affect our body but affect our mind and heart by creating emotional up and downs. Many times it happens that we forget about inner world due to over absorption or indulgence in outer world. We neglect the necessities of mind and heart thus creating further serious problems. We suffer great emotional pain when someone breaks our heart by betraying, insults us or when we are lonely or frustrated. Although one may not experience physical pain due to it but
From Sri Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir
Date: February 15, 2017
Speaker:HH Bhakti Caitanya Swami
Subject: Srimad Bhagavatam 3.22.5
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur's Appearance Day
TEXT
tava sandarśanād eva
cchinnā me sarva-saṁśayāḥ
yat svayaṁ bhagavān prītyā
dharmam āha rirakṣiṣoḥ
TRANSLATION
Now I have resolved all my doubts simply by meeting you, for Your Lordship has very kindly and clearly explained the duty of a king who desires to protect his subjects.
PURPORT
Manu described herew
