This was originally a public email exchange between myself and His Grace Ganesha Prabhu on Jan 16, 2008, while I was in Delhi recoperating from the injuries sustained in acar accident. I have edited and enlarged on it for the sake of completion.
Dear Maharajas, Prabhus and Matajis,
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Bhakti-vighna-vinasa Narasimhadeva Bhagavan ki jaya!
Double voice amplification kirtans and the missing silence
By Chandrashekhara acharya dasa (Cyril Wohrer)
This paper is about what I call “double voice amplification kirtans.” These are
kirtans in which the lead-singer sings into the microphone, after which, on the
response, another devotee also sings into a microphone. The result is an
uninterrupted amplification of two lead-voices throughout the entire kirtan. I think
this type of kirtan is problematic for several reasons, which I explain as
By Devaki Devi Dasi
On Sunday, 22 February 2015 the Institute for Spiritual Culture in Mayapur conducted a unique symposium entitled ‘Celebrating the Glories of Our Mothers’.
For the event we had arranged a large pandal in the open area of the Mayapur Goshala. The warmth of the pandal colours and the beautiful flower decorations created a welcoming and festive atmosphere. Guests were received with flower garlands while devotees were chanting in kirtana.
HH
Introducing unique apartments in Sri Mayapur - Jalangi Dham. Construction started.
Special features:
Lecture on Don't just see the Provision see the Provider 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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Lecture on Spiritual Perfection in Household Life Session by Sankarsana Das Adhikari Prabhu on 20 Dec 2014 at Australia
(Since that time he has been regularly traveling and lecturing extensively all over the world for reviving the dormant Krishna consciousness in the hearts of all living beings.)
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Love and Lust by HH Lokanath Swami on 09 Aug 2014 at ISKCON Noida
(Lokanath Swami 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.Intrigued, maharaj attended the whole Hare Krsna Festival and heard from Srila Prabhupada.)
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Lecture on Why Men and Women should sit separately by HH Bhakti Vikas Swami on 16 Jan 2015 at Salem, Tamil Nadu
(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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The Jalangi river near Mayapur
On Monday April 13th, Mayapur author Braja Sorensen’s Lost & Found in India will be released internationally in e-book form on Amazon. And for the first three days, it’s free...
Since Prabhupada set foot on New York soil, “Hare Krishna” has become a household word. What many don’t know, however, is that he wanted, too, that “Mayapur” become simi
Chanting the Holy Names joyfully
The Sadhu Sanga Retreat, to be held from May 22nd to 25th, has been completely booked up since last weekend, although offsite accommodation spots are still available.
The retreat will be held at the Art of Living Foundation’s International Meditation Center in the breathtaking Blue Ridge Mountains in Boone, North Carolina, whe
Chanting the Holy Names joyfully
The Sadhu Sanga Retreat, to be held from May 22nd to 25th, has been completely booked up since last weekend, although offsite accommodation spots are still available.
The retreat will be held at the Art of Living Foundation’s International Meditation Center in the breathtaking Blue Ridge Mountains in Boone, North Carolina, whe
Another New E-book from the North European BBT
The book's cover art
BBTmedia is happy to announce that The Path of Perfection by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada is now available in all flavors at bbtmedia.com.
In February 1969 Srila Prabhupada gave a series of lectures on the yoga system as it is discussed in the sixth and eighth chapters of the Bhagavad-gita. The Path of Perfection is a collection of these talks.
The perf
By Kesava Krsna Dasa
Atheistic scientists and intellectual cynics rely totally upon their own brains for knowledge. Such brainpower has brought a little comfort for humankind, but at the expense of ruining our earth, atmosphere, and oceans. Human brains alone have caused more damage than good. In defence of this damaging progress, attempts are made to belittle religion.
Atheism Gets Romantic With Mammal Morality
It appears that a number of atheistic scientists have
By Giriraja Swami
A talk presented to the doctors and nurses of San Diego Hospice and The Institute for Palliative Medicine in San Diego, California.
It is a great pleasure for me to address you all here, especially because this hospice is recognized as one of the best and largest in the world and as the global leader in hospice education.
In the Bhagavad-gita, which is considered the essence of the Vedas, Lord Krishna informs us:
yam yam vapi smaran bhav
The home is considered to be a dark well covered by grass, and if one falls within this well, he simply dies without anyone's caring. One should therefore not be too much attached to family life, for it will spoil one's development of Krishna consciousness.
This is a dark well into which the man has fallen. For such a man to get out is
Dear devotees and friends, Another new ebook from the North European BBT!
We’re happy to announce that The Path of Perfection by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada is now available in all flavors at bbtmedia.com. In February 1969 Srila Prabhupada gave a series of lectures on the yoga system as it is discussed in the sixth and eighth chapters of the Bhagavad-gita. The Path of Perfection is a collection of these talks.
The perfect life - the life that achieves the goal of yoga -
By: Madhumayi Radha d.d.
A few days ago I was on my way to the temple contemplating how we can encourage other devotees to support my Guru Maharaja’s congregational programs. At ISKCON Congregational Development Ministry (CDM), we are promoting monthly subscriptions to collect funds for printing more books, hire more devotees and develop new training courses. It is my service to write the promotion articles for Nrsingha Caturdasi so I was worried and nervous as to how to go about it. Knowing that
Lecture on From Me to We by HG Ekalavya Prabhu on 29 Mar 2015 at Richmond Virgina
(Ekalavya Das was born in New York City, USA in 1965, the same year that ISKCON Founder Acarya, Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada came to New York. His mother’s younger sister would regularly hear Srila Prabhupada’s Kirtans in Thomkins Square Park in 1966.)
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Lecture on Ram Katha Day 01 by HG Kamallochan Prabhu on 22 Sep 2014
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Lecture on Deity Worship Ceremony by Lokanath Swami on 31 Aug 2014 at Pune
(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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