Talk on Vegetarianism by His Grace Bhakti Brhad Bhagavata Swami Maharaj

8 June 2015 at the Vegetarian Society Kampala, Uganda

Bg 9.26

Patram Puspam Phalam Toyam

Yo me bhakya prayacchati

Tad aham bhakti-uparhtam

Asnami prayatamanah

Translation;

If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit or water, I will accept it.

Maharaj said that we eat only vegetarian food, and a step ahead that we take is to offer it to Krsna. So many jivas die in meat eating, that its better to eat plants dire

1.  Buy, Grow, ONLY Certified Organic Produce and PRODUCTS

2.  EAT ONLY certified Organic Produce after it is offered

3.  Cook with spring water ONLY, do not use chemically treated water to cook or drink with.

4.  Plant only organic non-GMO, non Monsonto seeds.

5.  Water your gardens with non-toxic chemically free well water.

6.  Do use only organic fertilizers

7. 

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Lecture on Sukha ani Dukha by Lokanath Swami on 07 June 2015 at Solapur

(Born in Aravade, a small village Maharashtra, Indian, he went to Mumbai for studying. In the year 1971, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada was touring India with his foreign disciples and had organized a pandal program in Mumbai.)

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Lecture on Prayers 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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Lecture on East Or West - Which is Best  by HH Devamrita Swami on 06 June 2015 at ISKCON Chowpatty

(Devamrita Swami was born on October 16, 1950 in New York City. At the age of seventeen, he received a scholarship to Yale University and graduated in 1972. Upon graduation Devamrita Swami began to study the literary works of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the founder-acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.)

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TOVP Daily Tour Diary Days 75-76 – Arrival in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and TOVP Program

We departed from Boone, North Carolina where the Sadhu Sanga Retreat took place for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Monday, May 25th, arriving at the home of Gopal Gauranga das and Anandini Radha devi dasi for evening prasadam. From there we went to the home of Shyamsundar das and Radhika Sundari devi dasi who were our hosts for the next few days. He coordinates the devotional programs in the Pittsburgh area fro

TOVP Daily Tour Day 68: Visits to Devotee Homes in New Orleans

With only one extra day in New Orleans, the many eager devotees there could not get enough association with Jananivas prabhu.

On Monday, May 18th we visited the homes of devotees with the Padukas and Sitari for kirtan, Krishna katha and prasadam. For breakfast we went to the home of Satya Gaura das, for lunch to the home of Guru das, and for dinner to the home of Pracheta das. To these devotees, being of Bengali origin and having th

TOVP Daily Tour Diary Days 72-74 – The Sadhu Sanga Retreat The Sadhu Sanga Retreat in Boone, North Carolina is

North America’s largest devotee gathering attracting almost 2,000 devotees each year from all across America and Canada for kirtans and lectures by some of ISKCON’s favorite kirtan leaders and senior devotees. We departed from Charlotte, North Carolina by car on Friday, May 22nd for three days at the weekend retreat.

On Saturday, May 23rd we set up our elaborate TOVP table for the week

TOVP Daily Tour Diary Days 69 and 70: Arrival in Charlotte, North Carolina

On Tuesday, May 19th we departed from New Orleans for Charlotte, North Carolina by airplane. We arrived and spent the rest of the day and evening quietly in the home of our host, Pavitra Gaura prabhu and his family.

The next day, Wednesday, May 29th we paid a short visit to the home of Sathish and Lalitangi Radha devi dasi and their two sons, Nimai and Prahlad for lunch prasadam, and spent the remainder of the day catchi

TOVP Daily Tour Diary Day 71 – Charlotte, North Carolina TOVP Program

On Thursday, May 21st we spent more time on office and tour related work and then prepared for the TOVP presentation in Pavitra Gaura’s home that evening.

The devotee congregation in Charlotte is quite large and there are several Bhakti Vrksha programs going on weekly. Around 50 devotees came and after a puspa abhisheka of the Padukas and receiving the Sitari on their heads, they all sat to listen to Radha Jivan and Jananivas

Srimad Bhagavatam Class (03.10.27-29) by HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu on 02 June 2015 at ISKCON Melbourne

(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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TOVP Tour Diary Day 66: Chicago TOVP Presentation

On Saturday, May 16th we left Bloomington, Illinois for the Chicago temple. However, along the way we paid a surprise visit to His Holiness Radhanath Swami who was staying nearby.

Arriving at the temple, we set up our TOVP presentation banners and prepared for the Sunday program. The Chicago temple is a very large building and houses the presiding Deities of Sri Sri Radha Kishor Kishori, Sri Sri Gaur Nitai, and Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra.

The TOVP domes are coming up very fast! On the main dome, the 9th and last ring is now 50% completed. The 3rd ring on the planetarium dome is almost finished and for Nrshimha Dev dome, the 3rd ring just commenced!

GRC is an abbreviation for glass fiber-reinforced concrete, the strongest and most environmentally retardant concrete in the world. The TOVP is being constructed of this material, as well as all the architectural elements and decorative items being used on the temple.

Now underway on the ISKCON property is the construction of a dedicated GRC workshop to create all the architectural and decorative items in-house. It will be situated behind the current temple beside the Prabhupada Garden. Its siz

First Visit by Anti-Cult Members to ISKCON

By Kumari Kunti Devi Dasi

ISKCON Europe Communications Seminar

“Theology and freedom of choice is more important then ever before”, said the ISCA (International Cultic Studies Association) member* in front of a room of ISKCON Communication team members from all over Europe.

It was the first time Anti-Cult members have visited an ISKCON temple and did a presentation. It was held during Radhadesh’s hosting of the ISKCON Europe Communications conferen

The amazing murtis pictured here are mockups of the 8 demigods that will overlook Lord Nrsimhadeva’s altar, offering prayers as described in Srimad Bhagavatam. The mockups are 2 ft. tall, but the size of the actual murtis when finished will be an astounding 9.8 feet!

On the second level of the altar, the railings between the murtis will be decorated with 3D panels illustrating the pastimes of Lord Nrsimhadeva. Each panel will be 6.5 ft. tall and, along with the murtis, cast in pure bronze.

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(By HH Kadamba Kanana Swami, 24 April 2015, Radhadesh, Belgium, Srimad Bhagavatam 6.18.31-34)

TEXT 50

siddhim prapto yatha brahma 
tathapnoti nibodha me 
samasenaiva kaunteya 
nistha jnanasya ya para

SYNONYMS

siddhim--perfection; praptah--achieving; yatha--as; brahma--the Supreme; tatha--so; apnoti--achieves; nibodha--try to understand;me--from Me; samasena--summarily; eva--certainly; kaunteya--O son of Kunti; nistha--stage; jnanasya--of knowledge; ya--which; para--transcendental.

TRANSLATION

O son of Kunti, learn from Me in brief how one can attain to the supreme perfectional stage, Brahman, by

The anger of Srila Prabhupada

This was one of the most difficult experiences I faced while being with Śrīla Prabhupāda."

Srutakirti dasa, April 11, 1975, ISKCON Hyderabad, India

I can remember only a few times when it was difficult being in the same room with Śrīla Prabhupāda. Obviously, one could easily imagine yearning to be in His Divine Grace's presence 24-hours a day. However, the presence of others sometimes changed the atmosphere in Śrīla Prabhupāda's room.

One day, Devananda Mahārāj