The Indian Saree (a.k.a. Sari, Seere, Sadi) boasts of oldest existence in the sartorial world. It is more than 5000 years old! It is mentioned in Vedas, the oldest existing (surviving) literature (3000 B.C.) Patterns of dress change throughout the world now and then but, the Sari has survived because it is the main wear of rural India. 75% of the population (now a billion as per official estimate) wear versatile sari. We can certainly call this cloth versatile because it could be worn as short
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The quintessential eastern fashion statement, the sari seems to be the most misunderstood garment, in the history of apparels. Though a number of European designers are increasingly vouching for its comfort and beauty, it is still an enigma for western cultures, mysteriously draped and staying in place without any help from pins or buttons!!!!!
A charming folktale goes "The Sari, it is said, was born on the loom of a fanciful weaver. He dreamed about a woman. The shimmer of her tears. The dra
By His Holiness Candramauli Swami
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada instructed his followers and disciples to use our intelligence to reach out to people from different aspects of life and create ways for them to become involved with devotional service. Our society has evolved over the years, in that we have become less of a temple based society and more of a congregation based society. The majority of persons who take part in Krishna consciousness are more or less grihasthas.
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TEXT 30
yo mam pasyati sarvatra
sarvam ca mayi pasyati
tasyaham na pranasyami
sa ca me na pranasyati
SYNONYMS
yah--whoever; mam--Me; pasyati--sees; sarvatra--everywhere; sarvam--everything; ca--and; mayi--in Me; pasyati--he sees; tasya--his; aham--I; na--not; pranasyami--am lost; sah--he; ca--also; me--to Me; na--nor; pranasyati--is lost.
TRANSLATION
For one who sees Me everywhere and sees everything in Me, I am never lost, nor is he ever lost to Me.
PURPORT
A person in Krsna consciousness certainly
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
I know that a Teacher is different from a Guru, but never knew that they are different in so many ways.
I know "All Gurus are Teachers; but all teachers are not Gurus".
If you get not only a Guru but also a "Satguru", you are the most blessed one.
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Teacher |
Guru |
1 |
A teacher takes responsibility of your growth |
A Guru makes you responsible for your growth. |
2 |
A teacher gives you things you do not have and require |
A Guru takes away th |
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Letters of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhativedanta Swami Prabhupada
New York 23 November, 1965 To, Tirtha Maharaja IndiaPujaniya Sripada Tirtha Maharaja,
May it please your Holiness. I am in due receipt of your letter of the 17th instant and although it is not very encouraging still as I am not a man to be
disappointed, I take courage from your letter as you write to say that there is possibility to raise the fund but it wil
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
The laws of nature are such that whatever activities you are engaged in during your life, that is what you think about at the moment of death. If you have lived a life thinking of Krsna, serving Krsna, then there is a good chance that you would think of Krsna at the moment of death. If on the other hand, you are engaged in opposite activities then it will be impossible to remember the Lord at the moment of death. Theref
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Letters of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhativedanta Swami Prabhupada
New York 27 October, 1965
To, Sumati Morarjee Bombay, India.
Madam Sumati Morarji Baisaheba,
Please accept my greetings. I am very glad to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated the 9th instant and have noted the contents. Since I have landed in U.S.A.,
I have improved in my health and I am very glad to see that in America practically everything is available
In this way the living entity is passing through different dresses. And the best dress is this human form because in this dress you can understand what is God, what you are, what is your relation with God, and then you can act and go back to home, back to Godhead. Therefore if this dress, in this dress... I am living being; you are living being. So we are in this human form of dress. We have got developed consciousness. If we miss the opportunity to understand God, then again we are put into the
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Food is nourishment for this physical body. Emotionally, for people to be strong, they need to feel appreciated and encouraged. Spiritually, we also have to be strong. The food that give us strength spiritually to maintain that sincere and devoted disposition while we are trying to do the needful in this world is our sadhana (daily spiritual practice). Hearing talks, reading from spiritual books, chanting God’s holy name
Hare Krishna -
Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Krishna and to all of his pure devotees and aspiring devotees.
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Vrajanatha: How many types of baddha-jivas are there?
Babaji: There are five kinds, namely, those whose consciousness is completely covered (acchadita-cetana); those whose consciousness is shrunken or contracted (sankucita-cetana); those whose consciousness is budding slightly (mukulita-cetana); those with developed consciousness (vikasita-cetana); and those with
Dear Devotees,
Since publishing the commemorative magazine "Bhaktivedanta Manor: 40 Years of Devotion" it has been brought to our attention that some readers felt our portrayal of the Manor’s history was lacking in sufficient details. Some names of important devotees were not mentioned and some historical episodes not included.
Unfortunately, things like this do sometimes happen when you’re trying to tell a story that spans four decades – but you only have 20 pages to do it. Something – or some
Radhastami Festival (An Appearace day of Srimati Radharani) was celebrated in temple today.Chhapan Bhoga was offered to Srimati Radharani. The festival started with very melodious kirtan recited by temple devotees. During recitation of kirtan there was panchamrit Abhishek of Their Lordship by the temple devotees. Devotees were on fasting till noon and some kept Nirjla (not even water) fasting.
On this auspicious occasion HG Akrur Das from ISKCON,Vancouver,Canada said that Srimati Radharani i
Dear devotees,
Hare Krsna!
Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
We are happy to announce that HH Jayapataka Swami, HH Bhakti Purusottam Swami, and their graces Jananivas and Pankajangri prabhus have confirmed their participation in ISKCON Mayapur's first ever Kartik Navadwip Mandal parikram.
Jayapataka Maharaj and Jananivas prabhu both expressed how it was actually the desire of Bhaktivinod Thakur that devotees perform the Navadwip Mandal parikram during the
TEXT 29
sarva-bhuta-stham atmanam
sarva-bhutani catmani
iksate yoga-yuktatma
sarvatra sama-darsanah
SYNONYMS
sarva-bhuta-stham--situated in all beings; atmanam--the Supersoul; sarva--all; bhutani--entities; ca--also; atmani--in the self; iksate--does see; yoga-yukta-atma--one who is dovetailed in Krsna consciousness; sarvatra--everywhere; sama-darsanah--seeing equally.
TRANSLATION
A true yogi observes Me in all beings, and also sees every being in Me. Indeed, the self-realized man sees Me everywher
If you understand Krsna, then you become more than a brahmana. Try to understand Krsna, and then your life is successful. And Krsna is being distributed by Lord Krsna. Not only He's giving Krsna, He's giving krsna-prema, krsna-prema-pradaya te krsnaya krsna-caitanya-namne gaura-tvise namah [Cc. Madhya 19.53]. Caitanya Mahaprabhu is so kind, merciful, He's not only giving Krsna, He's giving krsna-prema, which is very, very rare.
By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada
Answer Summary: Its principal benefits can be summarized as three ‘p’s: peace, purity and pleasure.
Answer:
Sonic spirituality – or approaching the spiritual level of reality through sanctified sound – is an integral part of most world traditions. The Vedic wisdom-tradition takes sonic spirituality to the level of a sophisticated science involving theoretical analysis and experimental experiences that center on empowered sound vibrations known as mantras.
The most potent mantras comprise th
Lecture on Pastimes of Krishna by HG Kundal Krishna Prabhu on 13 Sept 2013 at ISKCON Mira Road
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Lecture on Lacking Nothing Revisited by HG Charu Prabhu
(Caru Das was initiated by Srila Prabhupada in 1970. He has been President, variously, of the Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Berkeley (USA) temples.)
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