By Bhaktividya Purna Swami
Today, we’ll try to look at a different angle or go a step a little further in trying to understand the culture. If we’re accepting our premise that culture means following the Vedic rules and regulations with a desire to please the Lord and these rules and regulations then come to us in the form of this varnasrama culture –this dharma. Things become a little bit more easy to categorize if you have a framework to work in.
Dealing with varnas and asramas.
Now then the
Fortunate People (4 min video)
Public sharing their feelings about the Hare Krishna mantra and the devotees!
Key quotes from this video: “To share this beautiful vibration with the streets that Hare Krishnas do everyday is beautiful service to the humanity.”
‘Walking passed them I can’t stop smiling. They are pure joy!”
‘It has attracted deep-thinking people of higher minds.
There must, must be something in its message!”
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UK Marathon results: All records smashed!!! 131,340 transcendental books distributed!!!
Sutapa das: We concluded the counting of scores yesterday evening. More to come in, but we have to stop somewhere. Nikhil prabhu and myself went to Srila Prabhupada’s darshan room to offer him the final results. In that transcendental tirtha, Mahaprabhu’s commander-in-cheif looked effulgent and absorbed, ever exuding the purity and potency which drives this movement forward. As Prabhupada glanced over each de
If an exalted soul or God descends to this planet and performs activities, in sanskrit it is called lila. The difference between lila type activities and activities of normal humans is that lila is not out of compulsion of the demands of the body and mind rather it is out of supreme independence or adherence to a divine plan. Lila therefore cannot be interpreted within the realms of normal behavior and hence cannot be applied to human beings en masse. In order for us to understand the lila of a
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Prabhupada was known as 'simha' (lion) 'guru' due to his fearless and ferocious preaching. If an impersonalist saw him on the street, the impersonalist would cross the road in fear, or turn off onto another street. Those who didn't, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta would go up to and shake them violently, his huge body towering over them, and say, "Why do you say the Lord has no form? Nonsense offender!" We have already mentioned his birth and some of his early pastimes in
Today’s huge THANK YOU must go to one of my oldest and dearest friends Chris Foreman aka Chrissy Boy from Madness.
Chris has been a tower of strength in my life for as long as I have known him and is one of thee most compassionate people I have ever met. Thank you so much for sponsoring this trip to Calais our Chris, you have helped us to turn what was a Mission Impossible to a Mission Possible and fully accomplished.
It’s harsh out there at this time of year and in general, it is a hell on ear
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896-1977) is widely regarded as the foremost Vedic scholar, translator, and teacher of the modern era. He is especially respected as the world's most prominent contemporary authority on bhakti-yoga, devotional service to the Supreme Person, Krishna, as taught by the ancient Vedic writings of India. He is also the founder-acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.
Srila Prabhupada, as he's known to his followers, transl
Only in Vrndavana is Krsna fully manifesting his pure transcendental nature which is based only on loving exchange and nothing else. It is not based on any sense of duty. Krsna is only purchased by pure and unalloyed love. To follow a sense of duty is the lower platform of devotional service. Vaidhi-bhakti – it is the platform where one is still materially conditioned and then one takes shelter of rules and regulations.
The higher manifestation of devotional service is devotional service based
The following is an excerpt of the book: Yamuna Devi – Life of Unalloyed Devotion
Dinatarini Devi Dasi: Yamuna and I had spoken about the devotees of the Chowpatty RadhaGopinatha Temple so often over the years that in a sense our young friends felt they knew them already. Yet, nothing can prepare one for the actual experience of being in the company of Radhanath Swami and the sincere and dedicated devotees there. We traveled by train, with the addition of Amala Harinama and Nadia to our gro
The yuga-dharma for this age is kirtanad eva krsnasya (Bhag. 12.3.51): kirtan of Krishna’s holy names. Thus it is important and relevant to teach people (in ISKCON and society in general) about kirtan.
Over a period of three months the course will be facilitated by qualified kirtaniyas. The course covers the history, theory and practice of kirtan (singing, harmonium, karatals and mrdanga).
The Kirtan Course prepares students for a genuine kirtan experience, which they can have
Haribol, AGTSP May Lord bless you all more than He already has.
We want to start Bhakti Yoga Anonymous Twelve Step programs wherever there are devotees interested. I am in South Africa and there is some interest here and in Peurto Rico.
We have adapted the Alcoholics Anon twelve steps and have permission from their World Services Head Quarters to go ahead with our program.
By Lords mercy we have also compiled and written some pre-amble readings, which we can print and preserve in laminate plas
Giriraj Swami read and spoke from Srimad-Bhagavatam 9.10.9-11 during the morning program.
“We were new to Krishna consciousness and we were new to India at the Ardha Kumbha Mela in 1971. A man came to our camp saying that he chants Hare Krishna and follows the regulative principles and we were very impressed to meet him. He also said that he had seen Krishna. We went to Srila Prabhupada and explained what the man had said and Srila Prabhupada was appreciating him. But, when he heard that the ma
Dear Devotees, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Homemade prasadam for devotees when visiting Mayapur, delivered to your doorstep.
*** Lunch prasadam cooked in Ayurvedic ghee. Lightly spiced, easy to digest.
Six days a week - Tuesdays off. (2 subjis, salad, daal, rice and 3 chappatis)
Rs 150/- normal plate and Rs 200/- large plate. Ekadasi Rs 200/- normal plate and Rs 250/- large plate.
*** Soup for dinner - delivered by 6pm. Rs 60/-
Selection of snacks,
The Harinama Ruci devotees are back in Australia traveling to different cities to perform their wonderful kirtans.
On Christmas day in Sydney they went with other devotees in the area to famous Bondi Beach where thousands of holiday makers celebrated by joining the kirtan on the beach.
On the 6th and 7th of November 2015 Radhanath Swami delivered talks at the international interfaith event Awakening the Light of Dharma: How to Uphold Dharma in the World Today. The event was held at the Jnana Pravaha Centre for Cultural Studies and Research, Varanasi. Spiritual leaders from the Hindu, Buddhist, Islamic and Jewish traditions explored ways to create greater awareness of the concept of Dharma in the public consciousness. They also discussed how this heightened awareness of Dharm
"The temple itself has 521 bulbs. As of 1st November ALL temple bulbs are either energy savers or LED bulbs, including the florescent tubes."
An Interview with Vibhu Caitanya Das
ISKCON Durban temple is undergoing major restoration for the 30th anniversary next October. Not only are they restoring the temple to its original beauty, but they are making marked improvements. One in particular—that is both admirable and intimidating—is thir Go Green campaign. This campaign is the brainchild of
Lecture on Bewilderment of Jiva by Urmila Mataji on 23 Oct 2015 at Hawaii
(HG Urmila Mataji has mainly served ISKCON since 1973 till the present time as book distributor, assistant secretary for the BBT, pujari, temple cook, actress, writer, traveling preacher, editor of BTG since 1990, primary and secondary teacher for 27 years, school principle for 18 years, member of Sastric Advisory Council to the GBC. )
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Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 07, Chapter 06, Text 01 by HG Kamallochan Prabhu on 29 Nov 2015 at ISKCON Juhu
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Dear Devotees,
Please accept our humble obeisances
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!
In the service of Srila Prabhupada, Srila Gurudev and the community of devotees, we are proud to present an unprecedented, one of a kind Hindi drama Event - “Kanha – A Divine Adventure” scheduled to happen on the 13th, 14th and the 15th of January 2016 at Shanmukhananda Hall (Sion E). For the first time EVER in Indian Drama an LED digital Mapping Technique will be used for a spectacular and mind boggling effect
It does not need any explanation as to why, from the day he got elected as the Prime Minister of India, and to a good extent even prior to that, Narendra Modi has been a prime target for the Islamic terrorists. His brief visit to Pakistan has just concluded and it’s a relief to many India lovers that no untoward incident took place while he was on Pakistan soil, and Navaz Sarif and Pakistan army deserve a big and sincere applause for this. It also shows that the government of Pakistan is still
