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The day following Portland, Sunday, April 26th, we caught an early flight to nearby Boise, Idaho where another growing congregation of devotees is developing under the leadership of Anantarupa das.

However, while going through the airport security Lord Nityananda decided to give his darshan to a security officer who opened the Lord’s carrying case and thoroughly inspected His shoes and crown, touching, lifting and otherwise handling Them with great care and attention. The mid-day program was att

On Saturday, April 25th we left Vancouver on a short flight to Portland, Oregon, to bless a small, budding community of devotees under the guidance and care of Jaisacinandana Das with the mercy of Lord Nityananda.

75 devotees attended the TOVP program presented by Radha Jivan and Jananivas prabhus, along with kirtan and darshan of thee Padukas and Sitari. Jaisacinandana prabhu led the way and set an example by pledging a Gold Gratitude Coin for $108,000, and the room of enthusiastic devotees all

Lord Krishna manifests His grace in extraordinary ways.

Today on this auspicious day of Apara Ekadashi, received blessings of His Holiness Loknath Swami, when he gave his darshan to us today morning .

Maharaj congratulated me for pioneering the E-Counseling Outreach Initiative and was extremely happy to see the overwhelming response we are garnering from all over the world.

His merciful words, "From this one place you are reaching out to so many needy souls around the globe. You are doing really wo

On Friday, April 24th we had a chance to relax from our hectic schedule after 6 weeks and take a breather:

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

TEXT 30

pravrttim ca nivrttim ca 
karyakarye bhayabhaye 
bandham moksam ca ya vetti 
buddhih sa partha sattviki

SYNONYMS

pravrttim--deserving; ca--also; nivrttim--not deserving; ca--and;karya--work; akarye--reaction; bhaya--fearful; abhaye--fearlessness;bandham--obligation; moksam ca--and liberation; ya--that which;vetti--knows; buddhih--understanding; sa--that; partha--O son of Prtha; sattviki--in the mode of goodness.

TRANSLATION

O son of Prtha, that understanding by which one knows what ought to be d

Hare Krishna   All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Though I was on Ekadashi Fast, but due to mistake I had taken a biscuit in the office today.  I have made a blunder. Can any devotee may kindly help me how Krishna may forgive me for doing this blunder.  

Hare Krishna!

On Thursday, April 22nd we visited the home of Chaitanya Hari, one of the temple managers, for prasadam.

In the evening he had arranged for a second fundraiser for the TOVP at the temple, and after Radha Jivana prabhu’s and Jananivas prabhu’s talks another $150,000 was pledged by the attending devotees bringing the Vancouver pledge total to $415,000.

Our advancement in Krishna Consciousness is made possible in two ways, by Knowledge and renunciation, jnana and tyaga or tapasya. The more we become renounced from this material world, the more we advance in Krishna Consciousness. But we are only able to make such sacrifices and perform tapasya if we have got knowledge. So first thing is to become knowledgeable in Krishna Consciousness, then the tapasya or voluntary life of austerity will result automatically. So I am requesting all of my stude

OUR FIRST MOHAMONTRO IS HARE KRISHNA NAME.BUT  WHEN I WENT TO A KRISHNA TAMPLE.THEN I HEARD A KRISHNA NANE BUT I DO NOT UNDERSTOOD.BECAUSE THEY MIXED DIFFERENT MUSIC.

PLEASE  TELL ME .HOW WE SHOULD SONG KRISHNA NAME.

TEXT 29

buddher bhedam dhrtes caiva 
gunatas tri-vidham srnu 
procyamanam asesena 
prthaktvena dhananjaya

SYNONYMS

buddheh--of intelligence; bhedam--differences; dhrteh--of steadiness; ca--also; eva--certainly; gunatah--by the modes of material nature; tri-vidham--the three kinds of; srnu--just hear;procyamanam--as described by Me; asesena--in detail; prthaktvena--differently; dhananjaya--O winner of wealth.

TRANSLATION

Now, O winner of wealth, please listen as I tell you in detail of the three kinds of

Here are tens tips for improved chanting:

1. Serve those who serve the Lord, don't criticize them out of envy or false ego.

2. Worship Krishna as the "source of all spiritual and material worlds", "the ultimate beneficiary of all sacrifices and austerities, the Supreme Lord of all planets and demigods and the benefactor and well-wisher of all living entities." Show respect to demigods like Lord Siva or Ganesh and personalities like Hanuman as exalted devotees of Lord Krishna.

3. Show full respect t

This is the link of my blog on The Speaking Tree: 

The Perfect Marriage

TEXT 28

ayuktah prakrtah stabdhah 
satho naiskrtiko 'lasah 
visadi dirgha-sutri ca 
karta tamasa ucyate

SYNONYMS

ayuktah--without reference to scriptural injunctions; prakrtah--materialistic; stabdhah--obstinate; sathah--deceitful; naiskrtikah--expert in insulting others; alasah--lazy; visadi--morose; dirgha-sutri--procrastinating; ca--also; karta--worker; tamasah--in the mode of ignorance; ucyate--is said to be.

TRANSLATION

And that worker who is always engaged in work against the injunction of the scr

At some point in life, most men and women will be plagued by the query, “What is this world? Why does it appear like it does?”

Some believe that creation is accidental and some say that the answer to why the world is created can never be discerned. Both the believers are deluded.

Men and women in every age have, by their own efforts been able to find an answer to the question and crossed the samsara or this repetitive cycle of birth and death.

The truth about creation needs to be realized layer by

WHAT IS KARMA?

A bowman stands aiming at a distant target. He takes out an arrow from the quiver and releases it. While the arrow is floating through the air, the bowman takes another arrow from the bundle of arrows in the quiver and fits it in the bow. He is ready to shoot another arrow.

Hare Krishna.

11th May, 2015, Gurgaon

Last week Shyamsundar Prabhuji asked me `Does mind means our desires?’ I replied in negative and as we started talking about `Cit’, mind and consciousness, I realised that I could not explain this topic to prabhuji properly. I looked at my notes and found an excellent explanation by HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhuji. As usual prabhuji clears the air with a laser sharp clarity. Because I had kept this knowledge to myself so I had forgotten it!

In summary we can under

Over the weekend of May 1st to the 3rd, ISKCON Chicago hosted a wonderful seminar on

“Reaching the Hearts and the Minds of the Western Public” (Effective Models of Western Outreach)

It was an enlivening seminar with many illustrious devotees conducting the seminar, such as HH Romapada Swami, Radhanath Swami, Badrinarayan Swami, Devamrta Swami, Vraj Vihari Prabhu, Gopal Bhatta Prabhu, Kalakantha Prabhu and many more.

The outline of the seminar with the topics presented are listed below and more i

My dear Maharaj ji's, Prabhu ji's and Mataji's
Please accept my most humble obeisances!
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

On 13th August 2015 ISKCON Kolkata is kick-starting the yearlong celebration of Jaladuta Yatra and Golden Jubilee celebration of ISKCON.

On that occasion we want to present a 21 to 25 minutes chanting of Mahamantra by devotees from 7 different continents of the world namely: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia/Oceania, Europe, North America, and South America. While they will