By the Lord's arrangement, I happened to meet my college friend after a long time during a preaching program. It was a nostalgic moment for both of us, as our eyes met and all sweet memories resurfaced. In college she used to be extremely restless, constantly searching for peace and solace. She would frequent mosques, gurudwaras, churches and monasteries in search for eternal peace. She would listen to any and every discourse by mundane self proclaimed Gods posing as self-realized souls. Caught
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This is the most auspicious appearance day of Lord Balarama, the elder brother of Lord Krishna. The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna, is the fountainhead of all incarnations. Lord Balarama is the first bodily expansion of Krishna, and He assists in Lord Krishna’s transcendental pastimes. He is the source of the entire spiritual world and is the adi-guru, the original spiritual master.
The Supreme Lord Krishna and Lord Balarama, are each the seed and womb of the universe, the Creator an
As the main dome structure is now almost complete, a lot of preparation has been underway to commence the next step, the Kalash.
In a previous article we have seen the Kalash mock-up from McCoy industry, made in titanium nitride coated stainless steel, being fabricated in Mumbai. Our latest addition, shown in the photograph, is a life-size, in-house made frame of the bracket that will support the Kalash. Made in GRC (glass reinforced concrete), this 3/4 inch (1.9cm) thick frame is 14 feet (4.5
TEXT 25
bhisma-drona-pramukhatah
sarvesam ca mahi-ksitam
uvaca partha pasyaitan
samavetan kurun iti
sarvesam ca mahi-ksitam
uvaca partha pasyaitan
samavetan kurun iti
SYNONYMS
bhīṣma—Grandfather Bhīṣma; droṇa—the teacher Droṇa; pramukhataḥ—in the front of; sarveṣām—all; ca—also; mahīkṣitām—chiefs of the world; uvāca—said; pārtha—O Pārtha (son of Pṛthā); paśya—just behold; etān—all of them;samavetān—assembled; kurūn—all the members of the Kuru dynasty; iti—thus.
TRANSLATION
In the presence of Bhīṣma, Droṇa and all other chieftains of the world, Hṛṣīkeśa, the Lord, said,
The recent bearish market has caused lots of heartburns, thousands of investors have lost huge sums of money in stock markets in just few hours and thousands are having sleepless nights because they do not know what may happen the next day. When the Sensex plunges, it dashes hopes of a promising tomorrow. Future, which few moments back appeared bright suddenly becomes unstable and dark.
Hope of better tomorrow drives people to deposit their money in schemes which claim to multiply our money man
This material world is the world of duality, in contrast with the oneness of the absolute realm. The world of duality is composed of matter and spirit, whereas the absolute world is complete spirit without any tinge of the material qualities. In the dual world everyone is falsely trying to become the master of the world, whereas in the absolute world the Lord is the absolute Lord, and all others are His absolute servitors. In the world of duality everyone is envious of all others, and death is
In the revealed bonafide scriptures there are two nomenclatures for the householder’s life. One is 'grihastha', and the other is 'g?hamedhi'. The 'g?hasthas' are those who live together with wife and children but live transcendentally for realizing the ultimate truth. The 'g?hamedhis', however, are those who live only for the benefit of the family members, extended or centralized, and thus are envious of others. The word 'medhi' indicates jealousy of others. The 'g?hamedhis', being interested i
By Bhakta Nikhil
Gurudaspur is a city situated in the state of Punjab. According to a latest census, the population is just less than 2,300,000. Two rivers flow here: Beas and Raavi and is just 10km from the international border between India and Pakistan.
A grand Ratha Yatra festival for the Lord’s pleasure was arranged on the 22nd August by local devotees. Devotees performed Harinam Sankirtan and book distribution twice daily. Pamphlets for the festival were also distributed simultaneo
On Thursday 13th August, ISKCON-London officially launched their year-and-a-half long celebrations across 2015 and 2016 to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of ISKCON by holding a festival to mark 50 years since Srila Prabhupada departed from India to the US aboard the Jaladuta.
The festival started with an Adivasa Ceremony led by Head Pujari, HG Murli Manohara dasa, and included themed classes from senior Srila Prabhup
Travel Journal#11.14: Munich & Prague Ratha-yatras, Polish Woodstock & More
Diary of a Traveling Sadhaka, Vol. 11, No. 14
By Krishna-kripa das
(July 2015, part two)
By Krishna-kripa das
(July 2015, part two)
Prague, Munich, Warsaw, Stuyvesant Falls, Polish Woodstock
(Sent from Newcastle upon Tyne on August 25, 2015)
(Sent from Newcastle upon Tyne on August 25, 2015)
Where I Went and What I Did
On Thursday, July 16, I flew to Prague to go to the Ratha-yatra the following Sunday. Friday I did harinamain Prague with both the Harinama Ruci party and the Prague devotees. After I had purch
By TKG Academy
The goal of our educational system is to inspire our children to become devotees of Krsna, while living in this world like perfect, responsible ladies and gentlemen. We see such example in the life of Radhika Raman Prabhu, who, along with his younger brother, was homeschooled by his mother, Aruddha Mataji. Their story is a success story and thus we invited them to share it with us.
Their seminar was inspiring and gave us a sense of recommitting ourselves to the standards establ
The devotees in Turkey are working very hard to finish the renovation work of the newly rented place in downtown Istanbul. The Govinda Cafe is scheduled to open for a trial period in two weeks, and the official opening will take place in about a month.
In Turkey Krishna-consciousness is allowed to perform only a very limited amount of public activities. Govinda Cafe will serve as an important tool to distribute prasadam and present the culture of Krishna-consciousness to the Turkish society.
TEXT 24
sanjaya uvaca
evam ukto hrsikeso
gudakesena bharata
senayor ubhayor madhye
sthapayitva rathottamam
evam ukto hrsikeso
gudakesena bharata
senayor ubhayor madhye
sthapayitva rathottamam
SYNONYMS
sañjayaḥ—Sañjaya; uvāca—said; evam—thus; uktaḥ—addressed; hṛṣīkeśaḥ—Lord Kṛṣṇa; guḍākeśena—by Arjuna; bhārata—O descendant of Bharata;senayoḥ—of armies; ubhayoḥ—of both; madhye—in the midst of; sthāpayitvā—by placing; rathottamam—the finest chariot.
TRANSLATION
Sañjaya said: O descendant of Bharata, being thus addressed by Arjuna, Lord Kṛṣṇa drew up the fine chariot in the midst of the armi
रूचि यानि मात्र श्री हरि या श्री कृष्ण के पवित्र नामों के स्वाद का आनंद लेना । भगवान श्री कृष्ण का नाम बद्ध जीव के लिए अमृत के समान है और हरे कृष्ण महामंत्र द्वारा भगवान के नामों का उच्चारण ही इस कलियुग का युगधर्म है ।
चेक गणराज्य में १५ से अधिक उत्साही भक्तों ने "त्रुटनोव फेस्टिवल" में हरिनाम और श्रील प्रभुपाद की पुस्तकों बाढ़ ला दी ।
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Lecture on Take the Intelligence beyond the illusion of Knowledge by HH Chaitanya Charan Prabhu on Jul 2015
(HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu is a celibate spiritual teacher (brahmachari) at ISKCON, Pune. He has done his Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering from the Govt College of Engg, Pune. He is a member of ISKCON's topmost intellectual body)
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Lecture on Karunavatar Gauranga Mahaprabhu on 24 Jun 2015 at Manchester
(HG Vishwarup Prabhu delivered professional and spiritual discourses to medical professionals in UK and USA in 2007-2008.)
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Lecture on Param Dharma ka Sooksma Tattva Jnana by HH Bhakti Vikas Swami on 11 Jul 2015 at Navsari
(HH 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 Rudeness And Impudence of an Ape named Dvivida Gorilla by HH Radhanath Swami on 23 Aug 2015 at ISKCON Chowpatty
(Radhanath Swami was born in Chicago in 1950. Radhanath Swami's childhood name was Richard Slavin; Radhanath Swami was given the name Radhanath Swami after he entered the renounced order. In his teenage years)
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Hare Krishna
25th August, 2015. Gurgaon
nirjana-vane kuṭira kari’ tulasī sevana
rātri-dine tina lakṣa nāma-saṅkīrtana (cc Antya 3.100)
Translation
Haridāsa Ṭhākura constructed a cottage in a solitary forest. There he planted a tulasī plant, and in front of the tulasī he would chant the holy name of the Lord 300,000 times daily. He chanted throughout the entire day and night.
Srila Prabhupada writes in his purport :
Haridāsa Ṭhākura, being the ācārya of chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, is called
Lecture on Standards for Cooking Prasadam by HH Bhakti Vikas Swami on 02 Jul 2015 at Colombo
(HH 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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