TEXT 1

arjuna uvaca 
sannyasasya maha-baho 
tattvam icchami veditum 
tyagasya ca hrsikesa 
prthak kesi-nisudana

SYNONYMS

arjunah uvaca--Arjuna said; sannyasasya--renunciation; maha-baho--O mighty-armed one; tattvam--truth; icchami--I wish; veditum--to understand; tyagasya--of renunciation; ca--also; hrsikesa--O master of the senses; prthak--differently; kesi-nisudana--O killer of the Kesi demon.

TRANSLATION

Arjuna said, O mighty-armed one, I wish to understand the purpose of renunciation [tyaga] and of t

Hare Krsna,

Please accept my humble obeisances, all glories to Srila Prabhupada!

This is the report of the Monthly Sankirtan Festival (MSF) in San Jose CA USA started by Vaisesika Prabhu. As you can see they set goals and went well over the goals they wanted to reach. There is also a highlight portion of the report that gives an idea of the many activities that occurred during the (MSF). This report will give devotees around the world an idea of what they can do in their own temple in regard to

Respected & Dear Vaishnavas / Vaishnavis,

Hare Krishna…

Please Accept My Humble Obeisances Unto Your Holy Feet…

All Glories to Sri Guru & Gauranga…

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada…

All Glories to Guruparampara & Vaishnavaparampara…

Since about past 08 years, ISKCON Vizag did not get permission on the pretext that construction in heights not permissible as per CRZ norms applicable to coastal zone(whereas there are 10s of Star Hotels across the sea shore).

And finally the time has come, Sri Sri Radh

TEXT 28

asraddhaya hutam dattam 
tapas taptam krtam ca yat 
asad ity ucyate partha 
na ca tat pretya no iha

SYNONYMS

asraddhaya--without faith; hutam--offered in sacrifice; dattam--given; tapah--penance; taptam--executed; krtam--performed; ca--also; yat--that which; asat--false; iti--thus; ucyate--is said to be;partha--O son of Prtha; na--never; ca--also; tat--that; pretya--after death; no--nor; iha--in this life.

TRANSLATION

But sacrifices, austerities and charities performed without faith in the Supre

Hare Krishna.

23rd March, 2015. Gurgaon

Q: Why a seemingly simple process of just hearing the glories of Lord Krishna is considered so high ? ? 

Ans:  Because Lord Narayana Himself declares the same to the four Kumaras in SB 3.16.6 that

Anyone in the entire world, even down to the caṇḍāla, who lives by cooking and eating the flesh of the dog, is immediately purified if he takes bath in hearing through the ear the glorification of My name, fame, etc. Now you have realized Me without doubt; therefore

His Holiness Giriraj Swami Speaks About the TOVP

His Holiness Giriraj Swami recalls the TOVP project during Srila Prabhupda's time and relates many pastimes with him in this regard. He believes that ISKCON is now ready for this project and encourages all devotees to take it seriously. It will be one of the great wonders of the world and people from all over the world will come to see it.

Early Sunday morning, March 15th, the TOVP Team consisting of Jananivas prabhu, Radha Jivan prabhu, Vraja Vilas prabhu and Sunanda prabhu flew to the Lone Star State, Dallas, Texas.

Arriving at Sri Sri Radha Kalachandji Dhama, the Lord’s Padukas and Sitari were greeted by a large kirtan and gave darshan to all the devotees. In the evening the TOVP program began with arati to Sri Sri Radha Kalachandji followed by more krtan. The temple room was at maximum capacity of 300+ devotees by the time t

On Saturday, March 14, the first TOVP program was inaugurated at New Raman Reti Dhama in Alachua, Florida, America’s largest devotee community.

A packed temple room of 300+ devotees from all over Florida had come and were engaged in ecstatic kirtan while having darshan of Lord Nityananda’s Padukas and receiving Lord Nrsimhadeva’s Sitari on their heads from Jananivas prabhu’s own hands. After the kirtan Mukhya dasi, the Temple President, welcomed all the devotees and introduced the TOVP Team, a

TEXT 26-27

sad-bhave sadhu-bhave ca 
sad ity etat prayujyate 
prasaste karmani tatha 
sac-chabdah partha yujyate

yajne tapasi dane ca 
sthitih sad iti cocyate 
karma caiva tad-arthiyam 
sad ity evabhidhiyate

SYNONYMS

sat-bhave--in the sense of the nature of the Supreme; sadhu-bhave--in the sense of the nature of devotion; ca--also; sat--the supreme; iti--thus; etat--this; prayujyate--is used; prasaste--bona fide;karmani--activities; tatha--also; sat-sabdah--the sound sat; partha--O son of Prtha; yujyate--

Is Religion the Opium of the Masses?

Close examination of this old charge against religion raises the opposite question: Might atheism be the opium?

By Chaitanya Charana Dasa

“Religion is the opium of the masses” is the argument often used by atheists to dismiss religion without addressing the substantial issues it deals with. Though others before Karl Marx had promoted the idea, he made it famous: “Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, the soul of sou

Chariot Festival at Galtare

On February 22nd, 2015, Radhanath Swami led the celebrations of the Rath Yatra, an ancient traditional chariot procession, at Galtare Village, Maharashtra, India. Galtare Village is the home of Radhanath Swami’s project, Govardhan Eco Village, a model farm community and retreat center highlighting the importance of spiritual ecology. The procession, with a chariot carrying a Deity of Krishna, passed through the narrow streets of the village, as 2000 villagers pulled

Chariot Festival at Galtare

On February 22nd, 2015, Radhanath Swami led the celebrations of the Rath Yatra, an ancient traditional chariot procession, at Galtare Village, Maharashtra, India. Galtare Village is the home of Radhanath Swami’s project, Govardhan Eco Village, a model farm community and retreat center highlighting the importance of spiritual ecology. The procession, with a chariot carrying a Deity of Krishna, passed through the narrow streets of the village, as 2000 villagers pulled

What Men Always Wanted to Know About Women

By Devaki Devi Dasi

During January the Institute for Spiritual Culture in Mayapur launched for the very first time the course “Men in Spiritual Culture – what Men Always Wanted to Know about Women”. A wonderful group of around 40 intelligent men attended all five sessions of three hours each with great eagerness and interest. The audience was very mixed: a couple of Prabhupada disciples were there, a few school teachers from the Mayapur Community, B

Radhanath Swami Speaks at Divine Life Society’s International Headquarters

Srila Prabhupada’s Ecstatic Symptoms–Srutakirti das,

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By the TOVP Team

The TOVP Team is making a 108 day tour of North America, starting March 14 2015, to commemorate the arrival of Srila Prabhupada in USA in 1965. This tour has been organized by the leaders of the North American yatra as an opportunity for the congregation to participate in building the Mayapur Chandradoya Mandir as a collective effort of all the vaisnavas to offer this temple to Srila Prabhupada, as their gratitude for giving the world this wonderful ISKCON society.

The tour ope

Expressing Our Wishes Before Death: The Importance of Advance Directives By Mahavisnupriya devi dasi Srila Prabhupada appeared in this world on Lord Krishna’s request to teach us how to live a pure life of Krishna consciousness which also includes how to finally pass away from this world. For us, planning for our final chapter of life involves getting many material decisions made beforehand. Planning ahead or laying out a road map lets our transitioning from this mortal world move more smoothly

TEXT 25

tad ity anabhisandhaya 
phalam yajna-tapah-kriyah 
dana-kriyas ca vividhah 
kriyante moksa-kanksibhih

SYNONYMS

tat--that; iti--they; anabhisandhaya--without fruitive result;phalam--result of sacrifice; yajna--sacrifice; tapah--penance; kriyah--activities; dana--charity; kriyah--activities; ca--also; vividhah--varieties; kriyante--done; moksa-kanksibhih--those who actually desire liberation.

TRANSLATION

One should perform sacrifice, penance and charity with the word tat. The purpose of such trans