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My travelling companions, Mahadev and Annapurna, are splendid to work with. After a good night’s rest in Gonanogue Inn, we decided some footwork is necessary and that time be given to at least an hour of walking. I started at the 1000 Islands Casino (I didn’t go in) and headed east on highway 2. The couple drove ahead at the 5 km mark, stopped, got out of the van heading in my direction. We met, walked towards the parked van at an old church. I couldn’t resist taking a pic of the two standing by

From Back to Godhead

“Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest idea what it means. —Bertrand Russell

Throughout human history, philosophers and seekers of knowledge have sought to discover a single fundamental cause underlying all the phenomena of the universe, Since the rise of Western science in the late Renaissance, many scientists have also felt impelled to seek this ultimate goal, and they have approached it from their own characte

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तद्विद्धि प्रणिपातेन परिप्रश्नेन सेवया।
उपदेक्ष्यन्ति ते ज्ञानं ज्ञानिनस्तत्त्वदर्शिनः ।। 34 ।।

तत्– विभिन्न यज्ञों के उस ज्ञान को;विद्धि– जानने का प्रयास करो;प्रणिपातेन– गुरु के पास जाकर के;परिप्रश्नेन– विनीत जिज्ञासा से;सेवया– सेवा के द्वारा;उपदेक्ष्यन्ति– दीक्षित करेंगे;ते– तुमको;ज्ञानम्– ज्ञान में;ज्ञानिनः– स्वरुपसिद्ध;तत्त्व– तत्त्व के;दर्शिनः– दर्शी।

भावार्थ: तुम गुरु के पास जाकर सत्य को जानने का प्रयास करो। उनसे विनीत होकर जिज्ञा

On September 28, 2004, popular online teacher Caitanya Chandra Dasa will be launching a study group on Vedanta Philosophy according to the teachings of Srila Prabhupada.

“In this course, we will study Vedanta philosophy from the Vaishnava perspective, including the Vedanta-sutra, based on the Govinda Bhasya of Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusana and the different Upanisads,” said Caitanya Chandra Dasa. “As far as I know, it’s the first time in ISKCON that such a course has been offered.”

Noting the sign

The Governing Body Commission (GBC) has released its latest Meeting Highlights Report for September 4, 2024. The report aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the online GBC meeting highlighting the key topics discussed:

ISKCON GBC MEETING HIGHLIGHTS REPORT
4 September 2024

Today is Bhadra-purnima. Srimad-Bhagavatam (12.13.13) states, “If on the full moon day of the month of Bhadra one places Srimad-Bhagavatam on a golden throne and gives it as a gift, he will attain the supreme transcendental destination.” As explained in the purport, “One should place Srimad-Bhagavatam on a golden throne because it is the king of all literature. On the full-moon day of the month of Bhadra, the sun, which is compared to this king of literatures, is present in the constellation

Srimad-Bhagavatam (12.13.13) states, “If on the full moon day of the month of Bhadra one places Srimad-Bhagavatam on a golden throne and gives it as a gift, he will attain the supreme transcendental destination.” As explained in the purport, “One should place Srimad-Bhagavatam on a golden throne because it is the king of all literature. On the full-moon day of the month of Bhadra, the sun, which is compared to this king of literatures, is present in the constellation Leo and looks as if raised u

Visvarupa-mahotsava marks the occasion on which Lord Chaitanya’s older brother, Visvarupa, took sannyasa, the renounced order of life. And on the same date some four hundred and fifty years later, our own spiritual master, Srila Prabhupada, also accepted sannyasa.

According to Vedic literatures, Lord Chaitanya is Krishna Himself, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, come in the present age in the role of a devotee. In the previous age, Lord Krishna came in His original feature and spoke the Bhag

By His Divine Grace A.C.B. Swami Prabhupada

Hare Krishna Dandavat Pranam. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

There are different opinions regarding Sri Visvarupa Mahotsava. It’s the day when Sri Visvarupa (elder brother of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu) accepted sannyasa at the age of 16 from Sripada Krsna Bharati in Kasi (Varanasi) in 1491 and accepted the name Sri Sankararanya (Sri Sri Gaudiya Vaisnava Abhidana & Acarya Folio), OR, it’s the day he departed from this world in Pandharpur on the banks of the Bhima River by entering the Deity of Sri

Today is Visvarupa-mahotsava, the date on which Lord Caitanya’s older brother, Visvarupa, tooksannyasa, the renounced order of life. And on the same date some four hundred and fifty years later, our own spiritual master, Srila Prabhupada, also accepted sannyasa.

According to Vedic scripture, Lord Caitanya is Krsna Himself, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, come in the present age in the role of a devotee. In the previous age, Lord Krsna came in His original feature and spoke the Bhagavad-gita

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चातुवर्ण्यं मया सृष्टं गुण कर्मविभागशः ।
तस्य कर्तारमपि मां विद्ध्यकर्तारमव्ययम् ।। 13 ।।

चातुः-वर्ण्यम्– मानव समाज के चार विभाग;मया– मेरे द्वारा;सृष्टम्– उत्पन्न किये हुए;गुण– गुण;कर्म- तथा कर्म का;विभागशः– विभाजन के अनुसार;तस्य– उसका;कर्तारम्– जनक;अपि– यद्यपि;माम्– मुझको;विद्धि– जानो;अकर्तारम्– न करने के रूप में;अव्ययम्- अपरिवर्तनीय को।

भावार्थ : प्रकृति के तीनों गुणों और उनसे सम्बद्ध कर्म के अनुसार मेरे द्वारा मानव समाज के चार विभाग

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ये यथा मां प्रपद्यन्ते तांस्तथैव भजाम्यहम्।
मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः ।। 11 ।।

 ये– जो;यथा– जिस तरह;माम्– मेरी;प्रपद्यन्ते– शरण में जाते हैं;तान्– उनको;तथा– उसी तरह;एव– निश्चय ही;भजामि– फल देता हूँ;अहम्– मैं;मम– मेरे;वर्त्म– पथ का;अनुवर्तन्ते– अनुगमन करते हैं;मनुष्याः– सारे मनुष्य;पार्थ– हे पृथापुत्र;सर्वशः– सभी प्रकार से।

भावार्थ : जिस भाव से सारे लोग मेरी शरण ग्रहण करते हैं, उसी के अनुरूप मैं उन्हें फल देता हूँ। हे प

In 1885, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura wrote: “Lord Chaitanya did not advent Himself to liberate only a few men in India. Rather, His main objective was to emancipate all living entities of all countries throughout the entire universe and preach the eternal dharma. Lord Chaitanya states in Sri Caitanya-bhagavata, ‘In every town, country, and village My name will be sung.’ There is no doubt that this unquestionable order will come to pass… . Although there is still no pure society of Vaishnavas, Lor

Devotees often find themselves immersed in conflict with other devotees and thus see their development come to a halt. This has certainly happened to me. By the mercy of Hari-Guru-Vaisnava, this is changing and I am slowly progressing in my spiritual life. I simply try to focus on chanting the holy name and on not committing offenses against any living entities, especially against devotees. I will share with you some excerpts from three books that have profoundly changed my life. I take the opp

By the EuroGBC

This paper aims to present the contribution of Bhaktivinoda Thakur to the establishment and development of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). It regards his personal life as the role model for the practitioners of Vaisnavism, and it considers his input in expanding preaching techniques, both innovative and traditional ones.

Bhaktivinoda Thakur: role model for ISKCON members

Being born in a non-Vaisnava family, educated in Christian and Westernized Hindu

From Back to Godhead

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura (1838-1914) is a prominent preceptor acharya in our succession of spiritual masters and disciples coming from Lord Krishna. He was a pioneering spiritual leader, a householder, a magistrate working in colonial India under the British rule, a prolific preacher, writer, and poet. He wrote volumes of books reintroducing the pure teachings of Lord Chaitanya at a time when those teachings had practically become lost. He composed hundreds of devotional

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वीतरागभयक्रोधा मन्मया मामुपाश्रिताः ।
बहवो ज्ञानतपसा पूता मद्भावमागताः ।। 10 ।।

वीत– मुक्त;राग– आसक्ति;भय– भय;क्रोधाः– तथा क्रोध से;मत्-मया– पूर्णतया मुझमें;माम्– मुझमें;उपाश्रिताः– पूर्णतया स्थित;बहवः– अनेक;ज्ञान– ज्ञान की;तपसा– तपस्या से;पूताः– पवित्र हुआ;मत्-भावम्– मेरे प्रति दिव्य प्रेम को;आगताः– प्राप्त।

भावार्थ : आसक्ति, भय तथा क्रोध से मुक्त होकर, मुझमें पूर्णतया तन्मय होकर और मेरी शरण में आकर बहुत से व्यक्ति भूत काल में मेरे ज्

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जन्म कर्म च मे दिव्यमेवं यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः ।
त्यक्त्वा देहं पुनर्जन्म नैति मामेति सोSर्जुन।। 9 ।।

जन्म– जन्म;कर्म– कर्म;च– भी;मे– मेरे;दिव्यम्– दिव्य;एवम्– इस प्रकार;यह– जो कोई;वेत्ति– जानता है;तत्त्वतः– वास्तविकता में;त्यक्त्वा– छोड़कर;देहम्– इस शरीर को;पुनः– फिर;जन्म– जन्म;न– कभी नहीं;एति– प्राप्त करता है;माम्– मुझको;एति– प्राप्त करता है;सः– वह;अर्जुन– हे अर्जुन।

भावार्थ : हे अर्जुन! जो मेरे अविर्भाव तथा कर्मों की दिव्य प्रकृति को जा

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परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम् ।
धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय सम्भवामि युगे युगे ।। 8 ।।

परित्राणाय– उद्धार के लिए;साधूनाम्– भक्तों के;विनाशाय– संहार के लिए;च– तथा;दुष्कृताम्– दुष्टों के;धर्म– धर्म के;संस्थापन-अर्थाय– पुनः स्थापित करने के लिए;सम्भवामि– प्रकट होता हूँ;युगे– युग;युगे– युग में।

भावार्थ : भक्तों का उद्धार करने, दुष्टों का विनाश करने तथा धर्म की फिर से स्थापना करने के लिए मैं हर युग में प्रकट होता हूँ।

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