Posted By Uddhava dasa on January 27, 2016
Winter is a quiet time in Vrindavan. Many ISKCON Brijabasis choose this season to go “out of station” to fulfill personal obligations. For many, it is to accept invitations received from devotees around the world to share Krishna Consciousness in far away locales.
You can set your watch to the mid-December blanket of fog that rolls in and remains until the end of January, as if the clouds were observing a yearly pilgrimage. Residents of Vraja bundle t
e Veda presents four goals of life. The first isKĀMA – “pleasure.” This is the root of every goal, for everyone – from insects to gods.
More evolved people, however, don’t just focus on immediate pleasure, they try to insure that they can also enjoy tomorrow. This is the second goal,ARTHA – “wealth.” The purpose of which is to make pleasure sustainable.
Still more evolved people don’t just try to earn wealth, they try to protect it. Eventually they realize that the most effective way to do tha
By: for ISKCON News on Feb. 8, 2016
Dissolving the “Illusory Prabhupada”
We have to be patient with ourselves as we serve Prabhupada. It is natural to select certain instructions that we think fit our situations and our personalities. When we try to relate to the spiritual master as preachers, we even encourage newcomers to find something in Prabhupada’s teachings which they can follow wholeheartedly. We just have to be careful not to present a watered down version o
QUESTION: “I HAVE THE TENDENCY TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME STUDYING, AND THEN FORGETTING ALL I’VE STUDIED. SAME GOES FOR HEARING CLASSES AND NOTETAKING. HOW TO STUDY SASTRA/HEAR CLASSES IN SUCH A WAY AS TO REMEMBER EVERYTHING, AND ESPECIALLY NOT LOOSE THE MESSAGE/OR ESSENCE IN THE PROCESS?
Budhi (intellect) has three functions:
(1) detecting patterns in the data it gets through the ears, eyes, etc.,
(2) comprehending those patterns by matching them with the fully or partially comprehended patterns
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An exceptional presence today in the subway :-)
Srila Prabhupada story: Srila Narada Muni came!!!
One night an extraordinary thing happened. Prabhupada led the first kirtan and then gave a lecture. I sat on the floor just to his right with the harmonium, and after the lecture, I began leading the second Hare Krishna kirtan. All of a sudden, Srila Prabhupada’s voice cut through the auditorium with the potency of Lord Nrisimha, right in the middle of my chanting. I had never heard Prabhupada do t
True Self Confidence is not based on our achievements or our successes in this material world, but it is based on the fulfillment of who we are, what our purpose is, and what we represent to ourselves, our families and to the world around us. If a person has such a Self Confidence, he can generate that confidence and faith in others. Actually to fail is not much of a loss. To lose ones character and integrity is a major loss to our inner self, it would surely prick somewhere deep inside our hear
Krishna Conscious HIP HOP ALBUM.
Milan Parmar is an individual who is part of the youth group ISKCON Pandava Sena. He has been practising Krishna Consciousness for over 5 years by reading and studying the Bhagavad Gita where he finds, what he likes to call - “every moment”, inspiration and in depth meaning to life. Milan became more involved with Pandava Sena late 2014 and found himself engaging in different services instantly such as, the Pandava Sena Janmashtami play and Something Spiritual (
Why Biology is Beyond Physical Sciences?
Abstract: In the framework of materialism, the major attention is to find general organizational laws stimulated by physical sciences, ignoring the uniqueness of Life. The main goal of materialism is to reduce consciousness to natural processes, which in turn can be translated into the language of math, physics and chemistry. Following this approach, scientists have made several attempts to deny the living organism of its veracity as an immortal soul, in
Tulasi, or Tulsi, does not need any introduction in India for her magnanimous qualities. Ancient medical science, Ayurveda, has all praise for Tulasi and now even modern science also has come to learn about her unmatched health benefits.
Indian scientists have deciphered the entire genetic make-up of Tulsi, a herb widely used for therapeutic purposes. The genome map will help in making new medicines using the plant. A multi-institutional team led by Sowdhamini Ramanathan from the … Indian scien
Dearest Srila Prabhupada
Please accept our most humble obeisances unto your lotus feet. All glories to your divine grace. All glories to your sincere followers, who are leading us forth, showing the way to please you and make you smile!
For your pleasure Srila Prabhupada, the Toronto chapter of your Sankirtan Army, had a glorious year 2015. We organized many sankirtan festivals, participated in several multicultural festivals in and around the city, knocked on thousands of doors, placed books i
Where did we begin our karma and when and why?
Answer by Radhanath Swami: I will answer briefly because this is the very long explanation but i.e. certain point in our existence as part and parcel of Lord Krsna. We have given free choice to either serve Krsna and love Krsna or to exploit what is the property of Krsna. When you made that choice you have given entrance into the material creation. And in the very beginning at the don of our existence in material creation we began to perform activi
By Jahnu Das
Hare Krishnas don’t have to believe in God. We know who God is, what He looks like, what He wants, why and how He created the world and who and what the soul is. This info is available in the Bhagavad Gita. Bhagavad Gita is the only book in the world in which someone claiming to be God, describes in detail about Himself, the soul and Nature and how they inter-relate.
Also, we don’t have to believe in Evolution or Darwin’s theory, as there is no empirical evidence to support that th
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 14 March 2009, Stockholm, Sweden, Lecture)
We encounter so much envy in the world. Envy is a major driving force which we really cannot ignore. We see different aspects of envy. There is the normal envy – the jealousy of a neighbour who wants what you have. But we also see a different kind of envy, like the example of a wolf and a lamb. It is not that the wolf wants anything that the lamb has. It is not like that! He is not envious of the possessions of the lamb at all, h
When I first got introduced to Bhagavad Gita, I found some of the most amazing thought provoking ideas ever told. Immediately, I got attached to the beauty, poetic nature and above all the Supremacy of Krishna over all the be. I was taken aback by Krishna's Supreme position so much so I immediately gave up the idea of an independent life. It was amazing, it was powerful, a feeling I carry to this day.
God declaring He is God! Is there any other book where God declares Himself as God? So far I
The nice thing about being ill, if their is such a thing is that it forces you to stop.
Shivering and coughing its hard to chant and even basic care of the deities takes an eternity the material body demonstrates its limitations and reminds me that in many ways in this form time is limited; Srila Prabhupada words “Don’t waste time Chant Hare Krishna rings true”
However illness also gives the opportunity to catch up on things and although the ability to concentrate on reading is impaired one c
A poem in honor of ISKCON’s Golden Jubilee.
Samapriya Devi Dasi (ACBSP): There is a section written from the point of view of one who resides in New Ramanreti.
ISKCON’S GOLDEN JUBILEE
Srila Prabhupada built a house
the whole world could live in,
welcoming melechas and yavanas
whose lives were degraded and covered in sin.
The vision of the pure devotee
is boundless and broad,
he sees within the hearts of men
the undivided Lord.
Unleashing the value of each human birth
foretold in a divine pred
New York City Daily Harinam Ashram Wants You! Going on 4 years, the NYC Harinam ashram has performed the Yuga Dharma in NYC, and some of its regular 365 days a year 6 hours per day Sankirtan members are taking much needed pilgrimage to the holy dham to recharge. From March 5th to April 15th there is a critical need for kirtan leaders and or book distributors so the Harinam can continue on with full strength! If you or a devotee you know would like to perform the Yuga Dharma in the city where Pr
Ruchika Srivastava: “In the journey of life, allurements breeze in
Choice is given to us, we refrain or entertain
Pursuit of happiness in the wrong terrain,
Make results uncertain, for a person lamebrain.
On the boat of desires with mind as captain
We go with the flow, caught in illusion’s enchain.
Ups and downs on the way, send us the warning
Of dangers underlain
We feel the stress and strains
Of material nature uncertain.
Then one day finally comes the storm,
Our feelings of attachment twiste
