by Jayadvaita Swami
On learning that the material world is not our real home, we naturally wonder, “How did we get here?”
When we hear that we live in this material world because we are “fallen souls,” it’s natural for us to ask, “Where have we fallen from?”
Srila Prabhupada says that as living souls we are all originally Krishna conscious. But what does that mean? Were we all originally with Krishna in the spiritual world? And i
by Jayadvaita Swami
On learning that the material world is not our real home, we naturally wonder, “How did we get here?”
When we hear that we live in this material world because we are “fallen souls,” it’s natural for us to ask, “Where have we fallen from?”
Srila Prabhupada says that as living souls we are all originally Krishna conscious. But what does that mean? Were we all originally with Krishna in the spiritual world? And
Jayapataka Swami, Jayadvaita Swami, Varsana Swami, Deena Bandu Prabhu, Ravindra Svarupa Prabhu, Shrutakirti Prabhu, Radhika Raman Prabhu, Urmila Mataji, Laksmimoni Mataji, Malati Mataji, and others to present at this year’s festival of Inspiration.
Join us on mother's day weekend, Thursday May 7 evening through Sunday May 10, 2015, for the 15th annual Festival of Inspiration. Spend this exciting and uplifting weekend with us in the Appalachian foothills at New Vrindavan, West Virginia, bursti
Lecture on Appearance of Advaita Acharya by His Holiness Prabodhananda Sarasvati Swami at ISKCON Vrindavan on 26th Jan 2015
(Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10, Chapter 06, Text 13)
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Lecture on Krishna is Hungry for His Devotee's by Giriraj Swami on 26 Mar 2015 at Dallas
(Giriraj Swami has also taught at the Vrindavan Institute for Higher Education and continues to lecture and to give presentations at japa retreats and workshops around the world.)
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Lecture on Lessons from Ramayana Glories of Sadhana Bhakti by HH Romapada Swami in 27 Mar 2015 at Naperville
(Romapada Swami‘s first encounter with Krishna consciousness came in Buffalo, in the shape of a lecture at the State University of New York in 1969. The lecturer was His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. The following year, Romapada Swami joined the movement in Boston and was initiated in 1971.)
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Lecture on The Destructibility of the body is not a license for its wanton destruction by HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu
(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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Ravindra-svarupa dasa
While Europe, as if weary of its medieval concepts of God, turned with new interest toward man and the mundane, a spiritual revolution in India—destined to spread worldwide—was revealing the dynamic nature of the Absolute Truth.
Europe in the fifteenth century was undergoing that awesome social and cultural transformation that the historian Jules Michelet, looking back in reverence, named the Renaissance, the “rebirth.” Th
Why should I accept a spiritual master?
Spiritual life is like trying to find a post office in a strange city—we can waste our time speculating, trying to follow our hearts, or we can get serious and find someone who knows what’s what.
I remember that, before I met my spiritual master eight years ago, I had always hoped I would meet someone who could guide me to a higher truth. It wasn’t a clearly formulated idea—more like a secret wish. I would read books by people I thou
by Pranada Devi Dasi
When I was eleven, the seldom-used formal dining room of our home in California was my secret refuge. The sliding-glass doors allowed plenty of sunlight into the room, and the prayers I said near them would come to brighten my life. I discovered the dining room as my place of introspection. Sometimes, while my sister and brother played outside, I was intent on staying inside to ponder the meaning of life. I wanted to know who I was
by Ravindra Svarupa Dasa
The visit of Pope John Paul II to America last fall may come to be remembered most for the strange contrast it presented between the overwhelming enthusiasm shown for the man and the decided lack of enthusiasm shown for what he had to say. Among the unpopular positions espoused by the Pope was his insistence on maintaining the celibacy of priests. On
A conversation with His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
In June 1976 at New Vrindaban, a Hare Krishna farm community in West Virginia, Srila Prabhupada fields questions sent to him from the editors of Bhavan’s Journal, one of Bombay’s leading cultural and religious periodicals.
Devotee: Here is the first question:
“It is said that the greatest strength of Hinduism is its catholicity, or breadth of outlook, but that this is also its greatest
By BB Govinda Swami:
HH Sivarama Swami singing Chalo Mana – Sri Vrindavan Dham, sweet rocking nectar! Enjoy! And let your mind take you to Vrindavan!
Here are the lyrics which you can all memorize by heart and quickly run to Vrindavan.
CHALO MANA – SRI VRINDAVAN DHAM
(Refrain) calo mana śrī vṛndāvana dhāma
(1)
jahā viharata nāgari arū nāgara, kuñjana āṭho jāma
(2)
bhūkha lage to rasikana jhūṭhana khāye lahiya viśrāma
(3)
pyāsa lage to tarūṇi tanujā taṭa
TEXT 8
duhkham ity eva yat karma
kaya-klesa-bhayat tyajet
sa krtva rajasam tyagam
naiva tyaga-phalam labhet
SYNONYMS
duhkham--unhappy; iti--thus; eva--certainly; yat--that which;karma--work; kaya--body; klesa--troublesome; bhayat--out of fear;tyajet--gives up; sah--that; krtva--after doing; rajasam--in the mode of passion; tyagam--renunciation; na eva--certainly not; tyaga--renounced; phalam--results; labhet--gain.
TRANSLATION
Anyone who gives up prescribed duties as troublesome, or out of fear, is s
Hare Krishna
7th April, 2015. Gurgaon
Q: What are the five layers of ignorance which covers a Jiva ?
Answer :
tāmisra: being envious of supreme Lord.
andha-tāmisra : considering death to be the ultimate end.
tamas : condition of not knowing anything about the spirit soul.
moha : illusion of the bodily concept of life, me and mine.
mahā-moha : to be mad after material enjoyment.
First of all, Brahmā created from his shadow the coverings of ignorance of the conditioned souls. They are five in number an
On Monday, March 30th, we drove to Towaco New Jersey for an entire week of evening programs with Jananivas prabhu at both the Towaco and Plainfield, New Jersey temples (March 30 – April 3). Every evening he spoke on subjects such as Deity worship, Mayapur Dhama, the TOVP, etc. We also visited the homes of Samik Rsi and Nilamani prabhus and their families during this time.
On Sunday, March 29th, we made our way by car to the newly purchased temple building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. A crowd of almost 100 Indian devotees had gathered, including some devotees from Gita Nagari, for the evening celebration of Rama-navami.
The Padukas received an abhisheka to lively kirtan as Jananivas prabhu placed the Sitari on everyone’s head. Then Vrindaban Vijay, the temple president, introduced the TOVP Tea
On Saturday, March 28th, we celebrated Rama-navami at the Philadelphia temple in great bliss with over 125 devotees attending. The festival included an elaborate abhisheka of Sita Rama organized by Jananivas prabhu, kirtans by Visnu Gada prabhu and others and a lecture by Jananivas.
Sikhi Mahiti then introduced the TOVP Team and handed the program over to Radha Jivan. Radha Jivan then spoke, intertwining various stories from the Ramayana a
On Thursday, March 26th, we went to South Philadelphia to visit the temple/restaurant run by Haryasva prabhu for the last 20+ years.
He has been worshiping Gaur Nitai Deities made in Ekachakra made by the same devotee who made Aindra prabhu’s Deities. After enjoying his special veggie wraps we went on Harinama and then returned to the temple. In the evening Jananivas and Radha Jivan prabhus made a short TOVP presentation t
On Wednesday, March 25th, we brought the Padukas, Sitari and Jananivas prabhu to visit the historic Gita Nagari farm established by Srila Prabhupada and home of Sri Sri Radha Damodar, the beloved Deities of Visnujana Swami during the Radha Damodar Traveling Sankirtan Party days.
After being greeted by the devotees with kirtan, the Padukas and Sitari were placed on Srila Prabhupada’s head. We were taken on a tour and shown the Gita Nagari Creamery, th
