Lecture on Desire Vs Effort by Romapada Swami on 10 Dec 2012 at Detroit
(In his efforts to share Krishna consciousness with others, Romapada Swami draws on the benefits he himself gained from the University outreach programs he attended in the 1960s. Thus, he continues to encourage programs that fulfill students’ spiritual needs.)
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Seminar on Seven Habits by Sridhar Swami
(In Sridhar Swami's life, Srila Prabhupada's sparked a 35 year spiritual journey that began far from its ending point in holy India. Sridhar Swami described himself as a shy person before coming to Krsna consciousness.)
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“My dear Arjuna, O winner of wealth, if you cannot fix your mind upon Me without deviation, then follow the regulative principles of bhakti-yoga. In this way develop a desire to attain Me.” (Bg. 12.9)
Good sadhana is the basis of steady advancement in Krishna consciousness. Brahmacari life is traditionally centered around sadhana: chanting mantras, studying the scriptures, and worship.
Shrila Prabhupada gave us a standard morning program of mangala-arati, tulasi-arati, Deity greeting, guru-puja, a
ISKCON Prison Ministry
Does the Devotees’ Personal Touch Make a Difference?
by Bhakti-lata Dasi
Very often, the only link an inmate has with the outside world is his correspondence with the IPM devotees. Some are fortunate enough to have supportive family or friends, but most are not. I am realizing more and more how important the relationship the inmates develop with their devotee pen pal(s) is for them.
(artwork by Bhakta Brian B.)
A few weeks ago I received a
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Following is the letter by prabhupada to one of his disciple.
Letter to: Madhukara, Bombay, 4 January, 1973, 73-01-04, St. Louis
My dear Madhukara,
I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated December 22, 1972, and I have noted the contents with care. For these questions arising between married husband and wife, you are requesting me to leave your wife and take the vanaprastha order of life, for these questions you
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
A person was advised by a holy man to gift a vegetable a day and told that he would attain great merit by doing so.
The poor man strictly followed the advice. After death, he was reborn in a royal family and grew up to become a king. He was able to recall what he had done in his past birth. So, he continued to gift a vegetable a day.
Surprisingly, after death, he was reborn as a beggar. The man was unable to comprehend t
One of our aims is to promote the activities of the youth in ISKCON. Thus, we are happy to share an interview we had with Caitanya Cintamani devi dasi, co-ordinator of Mayapur- Youth Entertainment Seva.
ISKCON CDM: How do you feel being a youth in ISKCON?
Caitanya Cintamani devi dasi: I feel very privileged to have been born into ISKCON and raised in a Krishna conscious atmosphere. I thank Srila Prabhupada often for the chance to have joined this movement from an “inside source” and for the fact t
O ! Giriraj Govardhan,
O ! Giriraj, the best of the devotee,
O ! Giriraj, the incarnation of Krishna,
O ! Beautiful Giriraj,
Even with these material eyes I can admire your beauty
You are full of beautiful flowers, waterfalls, caves, deers, trees and what not.
O ! Giriraj, I offer my humble obesiances to You.
O ! Giriraj, please accept these incense sticks,
please accept this ghee lamp,
in this lamp's light I can see your more wonderful aspects.
O ! Giriraj, Please accept these flowers,
O ! Giriraj, Please
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 Bhaja Govindaṁ A Hymn to Govinda - Krishna by Sripad Shankaracharya |
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In a mother's womb were two babies. One asked the other:
"Do you believe in life after delivery?" The other replies, "why, of course. There has to be something after delivery. Maybe we are here to prepare ourselves for what we will be later.
"Nonsense," says the other. "There is no life after delivery. What would that life be?"
"I don't know, but there will be more light than here. Maybe we will walk with our legs and eat from our mouths."
The other says "This is absurd! Walking is impossi
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Devotees in Kolkata, India headed by GBC Radhanath Swami, have purchased Srila Prabhupada’s birthplace and plan to develop it as a beautiful memorial to the ISKCON founder Acharya. Fifteen years ago, devotees acquired a house and land in the Tollygunge suburb of Kolkata that had belonged to Prabhupada’s maternal grandfather. But the exact site where Prabhupada was born on September 1st, 1896 remained elusive until now.
“One hundred yards away from his maternal grandfather’s house is a small
The Supreme Lord Himself established the Varnashram system so as to maintain a balance in the human society and enable us to cultivate higher consciousness, irrespective of which social and/or spiritual order we find ourselves. Amongst the four ashrams most of us would readily agree that the Grihastha Ashram (house holder) has a lot of responsibilities attached and thus taking up this ashram must be a well-planned, organized and spiritually guided action. The Grihastha Ashram is meant to support
How to conquer this all-devouring sinful enemy - Lust? There is a method ... and it is a sure 100% method; and the Supreme Lord showed us this method in a wonderful way. He sent to this world, lust personified Ravana. Ravana was the most striking emblem of lust in the history of all creation.
Sita Devi is the wife of Rama. Sita is none other than an expansion of Lakshmi Devi, the goddess of fortune.
All the fortune of the world is the energy of Sita. What is fortune? Fortune does not simply mea
Seminar on Relationships by HH Bhakti Vidyapurna Swami at ISKCON New Vraja Dham on 10 August 2007
(HH Bhakti Vidyapurna Swami is Principal of Sri Rupanuga Paramarthika Vidyapitha, ISKCON Mayapur. He trains gurukul kids to be perfect vaishnavas)
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Urgency of Krishna Consciousness by HG Sesa Prabhu at ISKCON Gainesville on 01 July 2011
(Sesa Dasa was initiated by Srila Prabhupada in 1974 while he was traveling as a member of the initial Bhaktivedanta Book Trust library party. Sesa Dasa has a portfolio of two ministries: Minister of Educational Development and Minister of Justice, under which ISKCON Resolve works.)
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Bhakti Shashtri Course by His Grace Bhurijana Prabhu
(H.G.Bhurijana Prabhu first meet Srila Prabhupada at 26 Second Ave, and was initiated by Srila Prabhupada in 1968. After preaching in Japan for about a year, in 1970 he opened ISKCON's first Hong Kong center.)
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Seminar on Grihasta Ashrama by His Holiness Bhakti Vidyapurna Swami
(His Holiness Bhakti Vidya Purna Swami comes from a Jewish American background. He is a person of high integrity who had traveled a long way to find a spiritual framework in which he could live happily.)
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Seminar on How to make Advancement in Krsna Consciousness by HH Bhakti Vikas Swami
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