That is the gift of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. It is in the śāstra. Caitanya Mahāprabhu does not give you anything which is not in the śāstra. He’s ācārya, although He’s God Himself. He can make śāstra. Whatever He does, whatever He speaks, that is śāstra. But still, because He’s playing the part of ācārya, He immediately gives Vedic evidences. That is the way of ācārya. Ācāryas will never say, “I think.” “It is in my opinion.” No. Such things are not accepted. No personal opinion. It must be s
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Effect of Krishna Schools: Views of Former Students
By Urmila devi dasi
Introduction
We were taught to be independent thinkers—think outside of the box. We would analyze other philosophy and our own philosophy critically, not just doing this because it’s what my mommy did but because it’s the truth and it will make me happy. It was validated year after year. (Kalindi , one of the interviewees who received her primary and secondary education in Hare Krishna schools.)
Throughout most of the worl
Lecture on Whatever you think of at the time of death will determine your destination by Sivarama Swami
(Sivarama Swami was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1949. In 1956, during the failed Hungarian revolution, he emigrated with his family to Canada.)
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The first full moon of the autumn season marks the celebration of Krsna’s dancing with the gopis.
On this day the deities of Vrndavan are nicely decorated in white. Krsna lila dramas are enacted. Because the moon is very auspicious, the vrajavasis leave pots of sweet rice exposed to the full moon for the whole night, to turn the sweet rice into ambrosial amrta.
The purnima or full moon of Damodara month is the second full moon of the autumn season, and rasa lila is again celebrat
The History of Kurukshetra by HH Indradyumna Swami on 07 Nov 2015 at Kurukshetra
(Indradyumna Swami is a disciple of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), a Sannyasi traveling preacher, and a guru or spiritual teacher in the Chaitanya Vaishnava tradition. Each year Indradyumna Swami circles the globe teaching the message of the Bhagavad Gita and introducing people to kirtan chanting of the Hare Krishna maha mantra.)
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Lecture on Promoting Daiva Varnasrama by HH Bhakti Vikas Swami on 19 Nov 2015 at Vrindavan
(His Holiness Bhakti Vikasa Swami appeared in this world in 1957 in England. He joined the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in London in 1975 and was initiated in that year with the name Ilapati dasa by ISKCON’s founder-acarya, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. )
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Lecture on Disappearance of Gaura Kishore Das Babaji by HH Giriraj Swami on 22 Nov 2015 at Dallas
(Giriraj Swami was born Glenn Phillip Teton in the home of a respected Chicago lawyer. He met His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder-acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.)
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Bhumi Puja at ISKCON Jagannath Puri
Dear Devotees,
Namaskaar. Jaya Srila Prabhupada! Jaya Jagannath! On Friday, July 17, 2015, the bhumi puja - worship of the earth upon which construction is to be undertaken - will be held at the ISKCON Puri Project land at Jagannath Puri, in Orissa (Odhisha) State.
This is the date of the Gundicha marjan ceremony.
The ceremonial worship (bhumi puja) will begin in the early morning and continue till about noon.
All are invited to attend.
The ISKCON Puri land i
Answer by HH Romapada Swami
Question:People should help people just for the sake of helping them, and without any additional motivation. The propagation of that kind of behavior is the positive part of society in general. Doing everything for God negates the basic human decency of every good act, even though the outcome might be the same. The difference in motivation removes all of the good will from the equation. Essentially, people who do things only for indirect purposes are only automatons
Desiring to obtain Krishna as their husband, they would then worship the goddess Katyayani , or Yogamaya Devi, the spiritual energy of Lord Krsna, with incense, flowers and other items.During the month of Margasirsha, every day early in the morning the young daughters of the cowherds would take one another’s hands and, singing of Krishna’s transcendental qualities, go to the Yamuna to bathe.
When the ISKCON temple at Ujjain was inaugurated in 2006, we decided to buy three very large sized altars for our temple deities from Mumbai. However
when H.H. Bhakti Charu Swami was thinking of Srila Prabhupada altar and vyasasana, he decided to get it made in Ujjain itself by getting the best carvers from India. When it was completed, its deep and detailed carving work gave it a very beautiful look and impressed everyone very much.
By the mercy of Sri Sri Radha
Q: How is it possible that all the sins and so on from a deciple go to the guru, and the guru becomes sick? Is this true?
It is just a principle of karma that everyone involved in an activity gets some portion of the results.
This principle is even reflected in our conception of law. If several people conspired in different roles to execute a crime, for example, they are allpunished for it – proportionate to the nature of their involvement.
Our parents, teachers, rulers, and even older friends
Bhumi puja at ISKCON’s Jagannath Puri Project
By Basu Ghosh Das
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Jagannath Puri is one of the four holy “dhamas”, sacred places of pilgrimage, described in the Puranas and is visited by thousands of Hindus on a daily basis. The Brahma and Skanda Puranas mention that city of Puri itself was built in ancient times by Raja Indradyumna. It is most famous today for the ancient temple of Lord Jagannath, His elder
Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Canto - 06, Chapter - 17, Text -1,5 by HG Pankajanghri Prabhu on 21 Nov 2015 at ISKCON Mayapur
(His Grace Pankajanghri Prabhu has served in Sri Dham Mayapur since 1971. He and his twin brother, Jananivasa Prabhu, have become world famous as the exemplary “pujari brothers”.)
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By Basu Ghosh Das
Pictures of the bhumi puja can be seen on the internet here:
Jagannath Puri is one of the four holy “dhamas”, sacred places of pilgrimage, described in the Puranas and is visited by thousands of Hindus on a daily basis. The Brahma and Skanda Puranas mention that city of Puri itself was built in ancient times by Raja Indradyumna. It is most famous today for the ancient temple of Lord Jagannath, His elder brother Baladev, and His sister Subhadra. This
Lecture on Damodar Lila by HG Nitaisevini Mataji at ISKCON Vizag (Telugu)
Nitaisevini Devi Dasi was born in Mumbai in a Gujarati Business family, conventional followers of the Pushtimarg. Later she with her family shifted to Hyderabad in 1984, since then she was closely connected to ISKCON Secunderbad. Inspired by Visits of many senior devotees, she later joined as a Full time devotee in 1997 and took initiation in the year 1998 in Atlanta,USA from H.H.Jayapataka Swami.
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The Supreme Destination: Most people think America or the Heavenly Planets is the Supreme Destination.They fail to realize that there is birth, old age, disease, death, and misery in America and the Heavenly Planets. Only life on Goloka Vrindavan is free from the pangs of material life.
by Gregory
Vrindavan. Recently, I was thinking and reading about Vrindavan. I thought about how it would be to go to Vrindavan. How does it happen? How would I do it?
To learn, I checked and researched. I found the ISKCON Vrindavan website. I saw Visit Vrindavan and Travel Assistance and read.
The information stated, “The most convenient airport for coming to Vrindavan is Delhi.” So, I searched several websites for flights from Jacksonville, Florida to Delhi, India. The flight times varied: 20
By Anand caitanya dasa
ISKCON Govardhan Eco Village (GEV, www.ecovillage.org.in) a 100 acre sustainable farming community and retreat center, based near Mumbai, India received the Aqua Excellence Award for the category of ‘Outstanding Contribution towards cause of Sustainability – Social Sector’ in the IX World Aqua Congress (WAC). The Award Ceremony was conducted during the Inaugural Session of IX World Aqua Congress, Conference on Water & Environment on the 26th & 27th November 2015 at Indi
