hare Krishna! So the news is out. Hold your breath. The world has on date, 1 crore millionaires( in USD), which is 0.016% of the world's population. Within USA approx 0.09% are millionaires and this means 99.01% are not! India has 0.0001% that is one in 10,000.. India also has officially 37% of its people living a Below Poverty Line life. The good news according to the press is that the number is growing rapidly - at what cost to the rest of the world is anybody's guess. Last year was a bad year
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Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.5.2
kruddhaḥ sudaṣṭauṣṭha-puṭaḥ sa dhūr-jaṭir
jaṭāḿ taḍid-vahni-saṭogra-rociṣam
utkṛtya rudraḥ sahasotthito hasan
gambhīra-nādo visasarja tāḿ bhuvi
SYNONYMS:
kruddhaḥ — very angry; su-daṣṭa-oṣṭha-puṭaḥ — pressing his lips with his teeth; saḥ — he (Lord Śiva); dhūḥ-jaṭiḥ — having a cluster of hair on his head; jaṭām — one hair; taḍit — of electricity; vahni — of fire; saṭā — a flame; ugra — terrible; rociṣam — blazing; utkṛtya — snatching; rudraḥ — L
letter from god
As you got up this morning, I watched you, and hoped you would talk to Me, even if it was just a few words, asking My opinion or thanking Me for something good that happened in your life yesterday. But I noticed you were too busy, trying to find the right outfit to wear.
When you ran around the house getting ready, I knew there would be a few minutes for you to stop and say hello, but you were too busy.
At one point you had to wait fifteen minutes with nothing to do except sit in a
tataḥ sva-bhartuś caraṇāmbujāsavaḿ
jagad-guroś cintayatī na cāparam
dadarśa deho hata-kalmaṣaḥ satī
sadyaḥ prajajvāla samādhijāgninā
SYNONYMS:
tataḥ — there; sva-bhartuḥ — of her husband; caraṇa-ambuja-āsavam — on the nectar of the lotus feet; jagat-guroḥ — of the supreme spiritual teacher of the universe; cintayatī — meditating; na — not; ca — and; aparam — not other (than her husband); dadarśa — saw; dehaḥ — her body; hata-kalmaṣaḥ — taints of sin being destroye
Turn Lower Desires into Superior Desires
From H H Sachinanadana Swami
"One can give up inferior desires when engaged in superior desires. To try to stop desires is impossible. One has to desire the Supreme in order not to be entangled in inferior desires." (Srila Prabhupada in his SB purport to 4.22.39)
The crucial question is: How to increase our spiritual desires? Here is Prabhupada's simple advice: "There must be regular recitation on the talks of God. Going and coming to the temple, church or m
karma pravṛttaḿ ca nivṛttam apy ṛtaḿ
vede vivicyobhaya-lińgam āśritam
virodhi tad yaugapadaika-kartari
dvayaḿ tathā brahmaṇi karma narcchati
SYNONYMS:
karma — activities; pravṛttam — attached to material enjoyment; ca — and; nivṛttam — materially detached; api — certainly; ṛtam — true; vede — in the Vedas; vivicya — distinguished; ubhaya-lińgam — symptoms of both; āśritam — directed; virodhi — contradictory; tat — that; yaugapada-eka-kartari — both activities in one
On the day of Aksaya Tritiya in Vrindavan, all large Goswami Temple Deities are covered with chandan Paste and not a bit of cloth used to cover the deities in the afternoon. The festival is also celebrated in our ISKCON Vrindavan temple and it usually continues for 21 days with the Utsava Vigrahas covered in chandan. The Deities are covered completely
with chandan
(sandalwood paste), which provides the Lord relief from the scorching heat of summer in the month of Vaisakha/Jyestha (May/June).
Once,
saudarya-sampraśna-samartha-vārtayā
mātrā ca mātṛ-ṣvasṛbhiś ca sādaram
dattāḿ saparyāḿ varam āsanaḿ ca sā
nādatta pitrāpratinanditā satī
SYNONYMS:
saudarya — of her sisters; sampraśna — with the greetings; samartha — proper; vārtayā — tidings; mātrā — by her mother; ca — and; mātṛ-svasṛbhiḥ — by her aunts; ca — and; sa-ādaram — along with respect; dattām — which was offered; saparyām — worship, adoration; varam — presents; āsanam — a seat; ca — and; sā — she (Satī); na
green island of Govindadwipa in Ireland! Come and immerse yourself for a few
days in some wonderful Krsna Katha on the Sacred Island Mandir, Govindadwipa.
For details see the poster!
In service of Srimati Vrinda Devi,
Deena Bandhu dasa
| Beyond Vegetarianism |
If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit, or water, I will accept it.
- Bhagavad-gita (9.26)
Beyond concerns of health, psychology, economics, ethics, and even karma, vegetarianism has a higher, spiritual dimension that can help us develop our natural appreciation and love for God.
Walking through a supermarket, people may forget a very basic fact of nature - it's not man but God who makes food. There's something mystical about the way food grows. You put
vyaktaḿ tvam utkṛṣṭa-gateḥ prajāpateḥ
priyātmajānām asi subhru me matā
tathāpi mānaḿ na pituḥ prapatsyase
mad-āśrayāt kaḥ paritapyate yataḥ
priyātmajānām asi subhru me matā
tathāpi mānaḿ na pituḥ prapatsyase
mad-āśrayāt kaḥ paritapyate yataḥ
SYNONYMS:
vyaktam — it is clear; tvam — you; utkṛṣṭa-gateḥ — having the best behavior; prajāpateḥ — of Prajāpati Dakṣa; priyā — the pet; ātmajānām — of the daughters; asi — you are; subhru — O you with the beautiful eyebrows; me — my; matā — considered; tathā api — yet; mānam — honor; na — not; pituḥ — from your father; pr
By Murari and Rama Gaura
We arrived a week back and have started going out on book distribution in
the shops and outside colleges. Its quite different compared to other places
I have been and so we are happy even when 1 book goes out.
In one shop, (an ISUZU motorcar display showroom) I entered and
went into the 'spare parts' manager's office. He was African bodied and
looked quite the intellectual type. He showed a lot of interest and was
excited when I explained the
Our conscience - the internal voice that inspires us to do good and to avoid
bad - is a great gift from God, for it empowers us to make right choices in
life. Every time we abide by our conscience, our moral strength and
willpower increases. Every time we neglect our conscience, our moral
strength and willpower decreases.
Whenever we act against our conscience, we feel a sense of guilt. When we
feel feverish, that feeling is the means by which we come to know that
dangerous ger
bad - is a great gift from God, for it empowers us to make right choices in
life. Every time we abide by our conscience, our moral strength and
willpower increases. Every time we neglect our conscience, our moral
strength and willpower decreases.
Whenever we act against our conscience, we feel a sense of guilt. When we
feel feverish, that feeling is the means by which we come to know that
dangerous ger
Simply engage yourself in Krishna's service. That will protect you from any attack of maya. Maya can takeKrishna's place in our heart as soon as there is a slackness on our part. Otherwise, if Krishna's seated always, maya has no opportunity to occupy t
As while you're chanting and clapping your hands, as birds will fly off from the fields, so it's a good impetus….Haribol….Hare Krishna! (Everyone Clapping)"
HH Jayapataka Swami Lecture: BG 8.6 October 10th, 2001
http://www.guruvakya.com
I am really impressed by this article written by Chetan Bhagat the famous novelist which really touches the hearts of the Indian people. India is the country with the most promising economic progress predicted in the coming millenium geared towards becoming the next economic giant. yet the irony is that India is the only country which such stark contrast in the sense that on one side are
Shrines and Memorials
Srila Prabhupada’s followers built several shrines in his honor. These include his samadhis (tombs) and memorials at places where he stayed.
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Vrindavan SamadhiVrindavan Samadhi
Srila Prabhupada’s body is buried here, in Vrindaban, India, adjacent to ISKCON’s Krishna-Balarama temple. At this temple Srila Prabhupada spent his final days with devotees, absorbed in thought of Krishna. The samadhi is a beautifully designed, marble-clad building.
Mayapur Pushpa Samadhi
Mayapur Puspa S
ISKCON Pakistan Visit to Hindu Shrine Nurtures Peace
As negative media and public reaction greet the first formal talks between Pakistan and India since the Mumbai terrorist attacks of November 2008, could spirituality prove a more effective healing process?
Three months before the Delhi meeting of Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir yielded no breakthrough
