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
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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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Lecture on Disppearance Day of Haridas Thakura by HH Subhag Swami on 18 Sept 2013 at ISKCON Vrindavan
(His Holiness Subhag Swami (Milan Kumar Talukdar) was born on 21st December, 1940 in the aristocratic Talukdar family of Kolkata, West Bengal, India. He completed his intermediate studies from the Scottish Churches’ College, Kolkata and obtained his Bachelors’ Degree in Chemistry with highest degrees from Maharaja Munundra Chandra College.)
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Lecture on Disppearance Day of Haridas Thakura by HH Gopal Krishna Goswami on 08 Sept 2013 at ISKCON Mira Road
(After visiting the ISKCON temple in Montreal, Canada in September of 1967, Gopal Krishna Goswami yearned to meet a Vaishnava guru and got the opportunity to meet Srila Prabhupada there in 1968.)
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Antibacterial Nature of Ganges Water
In 1896, E. Hanbury Hankin (a British physician) after testing the water of Ganga wrote in a paper published in the French journalAnnales de IInstitut Pasteur ,
The bacterium Vibrio Cholerae which causes the deadly Cholera disease, when put into the waters of Ganga died within three hours! The same bacteria continued to thrive in distilled water even after 48 hours!
He also suggested that the water of this river and its tributary Yamuna were responsible fo
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yunjann evam sadatmanam
yogi vigata-kalmasah
sukhena brahma-samsparsam
atyantam sukham asnute
SYNONYMS
yunjan--thus being engaged in yoga practice; evam--thus; sada--always; atmanam--self; yogi--one who is in touch with the Supreme Self; vigata--is freed from; kalmasah--all material contamination; sukhena--in transcendental happiness; brahma-samsparsam--being in constant touch with the Supreme; atyantam--highest; sukham--happiness; asnute--attains.
TRANSLATION
Steady in the Self, being free
Uptown Charlotte has long served as an open-air church for Christian street preachers, waving their Bibles and preaching the Gospel to busy passersby.
In what may be a testament to the city’s increasingly diverse religious landscape, add a chanting family of Hare Krishnas to the mix.
Most days, you’ll find Devaprastha Dasa and Jennifer Rawson at Trade and Tryon streets, playing drums and hand cymbals, and chanting nonstop praises to Krishna, or God. Their children, Anuradha, 12, and Govinda, 1
A Conversation with a Muslim student
A Muslim boy visited us yesterday and said he was doing a study on comparative religion. He said that he was reading Zakir Naik’s writings. He started to ask us some questions.
Muslim student: Our respected Dr. Zakir Naik says there is no such thing as the Hindu religion. It’s supposed to be called varnasrama dharma. Or the followers could be called Vedantists, followers of the Vedas.
Gopal Das: Yes, this is true. We are not claiming to be Hindus. We are followe
Krsna is God; whatever He likes, you have to supply. That is God. Why He likes, we cannot question. That is not the business of the servant. So as servant we simply obey the orders. That's all. That is real servant.
By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Caitanya Mahāprabhu has given one line of Vaishnava behavior: asat-sanga tyāga ei vaishnava ācāra [Cc. Madhya 22.87]. Simply give up these rascals’ association. Rascal means the Māyāvādī, karmī, jnānī, yogi – they are all rascals. It is our open declaration. So we have to give up the company of these rascals. If we are actually serious about advancing in Krishna co
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
We live in the age of technology. We commute by automobiles and airplanes and communicate by emails and mobiles. The media and the Internet provide us the latest information from all over the world. Movies filled with hi-tech special effects entertain us. Air conditioners and room heaters keep our life comfortable despite climatic inconveniences….The list goes on. Technology has transformed almost every aspect of our liv
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
The propensity of fear is due to a strong bodily attachment. We are very much attached to this body. You know that the body will suffer but since you want to use the body as the medium of sense enjoyment; you don’t want the body to suffer. If you could get the sense enjoyment without the body then you would not care for this body.
English Lecture on Acceptance of Sannyasa by Srila Prabhupada by Caitanya Charan Prabhu
Hindi Lecture on Acceptance of Sannyasa by Srila Prabhupada by Caitanya Charan Prabhu
English Narration: Chaitanya Charan Prabhu (RNS)
Hindi Narration: Chaitanya Charan Prabhu (RNS)
Recording, Editing, Music mixing : Madhava Das (BVKS) at Gopal's Studio (ISKCON Desire Tree)
