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Sriman Grahila Prabhu leaves his body

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on March 11, 2010 at 11:37pm

We beg to inform all the devotees that Sriman Grahila Prabhu,

disciple of His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada, husband of Guru Seva

dasi and father of Smt. Nitai dasi, has left his body at 07.47 AM, 11 March, 2010 under

very auspicious circumstances in Sri Mayapur Dhama.

After a restless night symptomized with rapid breathing Grahila

prabhu left on this auspicious day of Papamocani Ekadasi surrounded by

a room full of well-wishers, chanting loudly the holy names of the Lord

and praying for his spiritual

RAJDHANI EXPRESS(from mayanagri to mayapur)

Posted by mantra prem das on March 6, 2010 at 1:30am

haribol.!!!!!!!! well this wasn't a very familiar word to me in way back 1996.i was in a hostel and my room mate hap pend to be a crazy man as i thought of him then.crazy!!!!!!!!no smoking,no meat eating,no beer, its not the end of it... no onion garlic....well he was ready to spend hundred rupees for taxi just to have khichadi at a temple called Sri Sri Radhagopinath somewhere at chopatty...it sounded absolutely crazy to me.one fine day he said 'come with me,i m sure you will love it',reluctant

Women's intelligence

Posted by Gopi Janavallabha DD on February 19, 2010 at 1:00am

Women's intelligence

There’s a new fashion that is to say that women are less intelligent then man. Here I’d like to show what the scriptures say about it. In a certain way, it is indeed
said that most part of women usually have a very soft heart. That might be a
problem because many times they can put their heart and feelings before their
intelligence or sense of discrimination. This is not exactly a lack of
intelligence, but a purity of heart that is dangerous for the person in a
degraded world like

Inspiration Explosion Album Released!

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on February 13, 2010 at 12:30am

Review:
This is the maiden album released by His Grace Ekalavya Prabhu, disciple of His Holiness Lokanath Swami.

However, when I heard about the sound tracks they were simply wonderful. Ekalavya prabhu has nicely mixed western music with ancient vedic chants. This is a perfect fusion of east and west.

Ekalaya prabhu is a full time dedicated bramachari. He is himself a qualified sound engineer & a musician.

His sole purpose of releasing this album in service of Srila Prabhupada is to inspire the yout

~ I wonder~ Beautiful Poem~~~

Posted by Anshul Kidile on February 7, 2010 at 7:30am

I WONDER

If Srila Prabhupada visited you,

Maybe just for a day or two.

and came by unexpectedly,

I wonder what you'd do.

Oh, I know you'd give your nicest room,

To such an honored guest,

And all the food you'd offer,

Would be the very best.

And you would keep assuring him,

you're glad to have him there,

That serving him within your home,

Is a joy beyond compare.

BUT...

If you saw him coming,

Would you meet him at the door,

With arms outstretched to welcome

this honored visitor?

OR ...

Would y

The Proud Frog!

Posted by Shabda Hari Das on December 31, 2009 at 10:10am

"Sometimes someone has a little knowledge, and they become very proud. Sometimes someone has a little wealth, they become very proud, they think nothing can disturb them.There is a story once, that there was a frog living in the pond. One day the frog, he jumped out on the side of the pond and there he found one coin. He found a 50 paisa piece...'aat anna'. Now this was quite some time ago, so that time 'aat anna' was more than it is today. Maybe that 'aat anna' was worth 50 rupees today. Now ru

India's largest newspaper - Times Of India carries article by Ravi Gupta (Radhika Raman Prabhu)

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on December 23, 2009 at 11:06pm

THE SPEAKING TREETry, Try Again For A Fine BalanceRavi M GuptaOne of the greatest struggles of our lives is in achieving balance. We find ourselves being constantly torn between family, friends, workplace and our desires. According to the American Psychological Association, two-thirds of Americans are likely to seek help for stress. The National Institute of Mental Health says that one out of every four adult Americans suffers from adiagnosable mental disorder in a given year. Indian stress leve

Lord Jagannath didn't want to leave! Some brahmanas from a local village, felt that they could offer Lord Jagannath a better standard of worship and they wanted to worship Him in their village. There

Posted by Tanumadhya Dasa on December 24, 2009 at 1:49am

Lord Jagannath didn't want to leave!Some brahmanas from a local village, felt that they could offer LordJagannath a better standard of worship and they wanted to worship Himin their village. Therefore one day they came and stole Lord Jagannath.While carrying the Lord accorss the fields they all suddenly felt the need toanswer natures call, so they put Lord Jagannath down and went to passwater. But upon returning they found that they could not lift Lord Jagannathanymore, so they went and brought

The World Peace Formula!

Posted by Shabda Hari Das on December 24, 2009 at 10:05am

My friends, if we look in the world today, we see that, what do we need most of all but... PEACE! We see that in Bosnia, we see in so many parts as Somalia. People all over the world are killing each other based on what? Some people blame it on religion, some people are blaming it on race.But the real thing that is actually responsible is a lack of higher spiritual consciousness. People are in bodily consciousness, they think they're the body. If we are born in a particular family, or born in a

Words of wisdom from Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura

Posted by Tanumadhya Dasa on December 25, 2009 at 11:50pm

Words of wisdom from Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura1. We are put to test and trial in this world. Only those who attend the kirtana of the devotees can succeed.2. Every spot on earth where discourses on God are held is a place of pilgrimage.3. Possession of objects not related to Krsna is our main malady.4. Let me not desire anything but the highest good for my worst enemies.5. As dalliance with the body in luxury increases, so wanes the spirit of service of the Lord.6. Those favored by

The MAD ELEPHANT Offense!

Posted by Shabda Hari Das on December 26, 2009 at 1:18pm

Even this mood of anger is there in the Personality of Godhead. He is angry when His pure devotee who are simply dedicated to preaching this message and delivering the fallen souls from their misery, are tortured is harassed and... in so many ways offended and mistreated. Then He becomes angry.Therefore Caitanya Mahaprabhu advised that vaisnava aparaad mata haathi.. that the MAD ELEPHANT offense is to offend the Vaisnava. Just like an elephant goes into the garden and uproots and those branches

How Do We Make Each Other More Krsna Conscioius? This question greets me each time I come to my Iskcon Desire-tree Network page. A similar question greets me on my Facebook page. I replied to that thu

Posted by Tanumadhya Dasa on December 25, 2009 at 8:40pm

How Do We Make Each Other More Krsna Conscioius? This question greets me each time I come to my Iskcon Desire-tree Network page. A similar question greets me on my Facebook page. I replied to that thus :"Whenever I come to my page there is a note in the comment box, "What's on your Mind?"Well Krsna of course! I've been working on my mind for 37 years and it's actually beginning to give up resiting. I think about Krsna. I talk about Krsna. I Eat, Sleep, (given up Mateing) and I Defend Krsna on a

Your ever well wisher

Posted by Tanumadhya Dasa on December 22, 2009 at 2:06am

Youre Everell-Wisher

His Divine Grace, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami, PrabhupadaSrila Prabhupada is the Founder and Acarya (Spiritual Authority) of The International Society for Krishna Consciousness, more commonly known as the Hare Krishna Movement on account of our practice of chanting the Hare Krishna Maha-mantra :Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare.Srila Prabhupada, as he is affectionately addressed by his friends and disciples established the Hare K

Mistery of Raganunga sadhan-bhakti

Posted by anadi krishna das on December 15, 2009 at 11:34am

Sri Rupa Gosvami presents the basis of Raganuga sadhna in three principal slokas:1. Bhakti-rasämrita-sindhu 1.2.294krishna smaran janam cāsya preshtam nija-samīhitamtat-tat-kathā-rataś cāsau kuryād vāsam vraje sadā“Remember Krishna with His very dear -krishna smaran ca asya preshtam(eternal) associates janam chosen by oneself (one prefere) nija-samīhitamAnd in this way -cāsau being attached -rataśto a certain type of loving pastimes tat-tat-kathāalways one should live sadā kuryād vāsam in Vrinda

Stay Hungry Stay Foolish

Posted by Navagaur Das on December 15, 2009 at 2:30pm

Stay Hungry Stay Foolish

Mention of Hare Krishna Temple impelled me to see the video in which Steve Jobs’, Founder of Apple Corp., gives convocation address to young graduates from Stanford University. In brief, he speaks about three stories from his life
1. “Connecting the dots” - Unwanted birth and initial confused life and finally dropping out of University all happening for good.
2. “Story of Love and Loss” - Formation of Apple Computers. His expulsion from Apple and his comeback with Pixa

Poems On Krishna ,Bhakti and More By A Devotee For All Devotee

Posted by Pran Priyatam Das on December 14, 2009 at 3:00pm

HareKrishna FriendsOne of my known devotee writes poems on Krishna and Krishna's Leela ,I thought of sharing with all devotees so thatall devotee can share love of Krishna !Please See the links and enjoy the poems full of Krishna And His Leellas.!! सर्वोच्च आध्यात्मिक ज्ञान - निर्वाण !!One of the Best Poem Is "Glory Of MahaMantra "., i am posting some contents here::हरे कृष्णा ! हरे कृष्णा! कृष्णा कृष्णा हरे हरेहरे राम ! हरे राम ! राम राम हरे हरेसोलह अक्षरों का ये मंत्र, महामंत्र कहलाता हैकलयुग

Letter from ITM Business School to ISKCON Food Relief Foundation

Posted by Radha Krishna Das on December 12, 2009 at 11:55am

To,Dr. Radha Krishna DasManaging DirectorISKCON Food Relief FoundationDear Sir,Greetings from ITM Business school.We are ITM Business School, a 17 year old institution, ranked 25th amongst the 1000 odd B- schools in India. We offer Post graduate courses in management with various areas of specialisation like Marketing, Finance & HR.We at ITM, build future managers and believe that it is our responsibility to mold them as responsible citizens of this country. In our endeavor to accomplish the sam

Celebrating Gita Jayanti

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on December 13, 2009 at 5:55am

Giriraj Swami gave this talk on the spirit of Gita Jayanti to leaders of Hindu organizations in Houston.ya idam paramam guhyam mad-bhaktesv abhidhasyatibhaktim mayi param krtva mam evaisyaty asamsayahna ca tasman manusyesu kascin me priya-krttamahbhavita na ca me tasmad anyah priyataro bhuvi[Lord Krsna says:] “For one who explains this supreme secret [of the Bhagavd-gita] to the devotees, pure devotional service is guaranteed, and at the end he will come back to Me. There is no servant in this w

Important Information for Vegetarian

Posted by Braj Kishore Das on December 13, 2009 at 7:47pm

India Sweets - SILVER FOILS ARE NOT VEGETARIANSILVER FOILS ARE NOT VEGETARIANThe silver foils are not very expensive. They are sold by weight. Ordinarily, you can buy a packet of 160 foils for a price between Rs.100 to 200. That is, approximately one rupee per foil. Not only the sweets, now a days it is also applied on fruits. Some Ayurvedic medicines also are wrapped in silver foils.They are made by hammering thin sheets of silver in middle of booklets made of a bull's intestines. In other word

World Views: Vedic vs. Western

Posted by Neeraj Nama on December 8, 2009 at 11:30am

World Views: Vedic vs. Western By Sadaputa DasaIn the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, European scholars and scientists began to come in contact with the culture of India. Many were impressed by the antiquity of Vedic civilization and the deep spiritual and material knowledge contained in the Vedic literature. But other European intellectuals were dismayed ny these developments. For example, in 1825 the British scholar John Bentley wrote of his conflict with the scientist John Pla

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Sriman Grahila Prabhu leaves his body

RAJDHANI EXPRESS(from mayanagri to mayapur)

Women's intelligence

Women's intelligence

Inspiration Explosion Album Released!

~ I wonder~ Beautiful Poem~~~

The Proud Frog!

India's largest newspaper - Times Of India carries article by Ravi Gupta (Radhika Raman Prabhu)

Lord Jagannath didn't want to leave! Some brahmanas from a local village, felt that they could offer Lord Jagannath a better standard of worship and they wanted to worship Him in their village. There

The World Peace Formula!

Words of wisdom from Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura

The MAD ELEPHANT Offense!

How Do We Make Each Other More Krsna Conscioius? This question greets me each time I come to my Iskcon Desire-tree Network page. A similar question greets me on my Facebook page. I replied to that thu

Your ever well wisher

Mistery of Raganunga sadhan-bhakti

Stay Hungry Stay Foolish

Poems On Krishna ,Bhakti and More By A Devotee For All Devotee

Letter from ITM Business School to ISKCON Food Relief Foundation

Celebrating Gita Jayanti

Important Information for Vegetarian

World Views: Vedic vs. Western

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