Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Conversations about spiritual life between Bob Cohen, a young Peace Corps worker in India, and His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Recorded at the ISKCON International Center at Lord Caitanya's Birthplace, Mayapur, India

"God." "Spiritual life." These were such vague terms to me before I met Prabhupada. I have always been interested in religion, but before I met the devotees, I did not have the intellig

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

When the religion of the Vedas became weakened due to the influence of less intelligent men who blindly performed ritualistic ceremonies and wantonly killed animals in the name of Vedic injunctions, Buddha appeared on the scene as a great reformer. Totally rejecting the Vedic literature and substituting his rational, atheistic views, Buddha advocated the path of ahimsa, (nonviolence and nirvana-the negation of reality as we know it) as the ultimate goal of life. Soon after, the philosophy of Sha

Memories and Photos Archives re 40 years of Bhaktivedanta Manor

Dear prabhus

We are looking to create an image bank of memories to celebrate last 40 years since the installation of Sri Sri Radha Gokulanada at Bhaktivedanta Manor.

Please note the below link to learn more about how you can share with us some of your photos!

http://www.bhaktivedantamanor.co.uk/home/?p=7205 Also, note we need your help with dates, memories, photographs and details. Please click the link below (MANOR 40TH MAGAZINE), see

Goura Purnima Festival

Dear Devotees!

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Likewise previous years the devotees of Sridham Mayapur are inviting Srila Prabhupada's initiated disciplesespecially those who've either never been to Mayapur or haven't been in a long timeto attend the 2013 Gour Purnim Festival free of charge including accomodation, prasadam, and sacred touring.

Two devotees will comfortably share each room available, with attached bath and Western-style toil

The purport is: human life is not meant for these things. Human life is meant for being elevated to the highest platform of good character and controlling the senses, controlling the mind, remain very clean. Then you can make progress and your life can become successful. So because they are not accustomed already to follow this, therefore so many rascals and dangerous yogis are advertising that "There is no need of control. You can join this yoga system and give me money. I shall give you mantra

Externally we may dress perfectly, speak expertly, recite shlokas scholarly, sing melodiously but these qualities may not attract the attention of the Lord. Maybe we are doing it to seek people’s attention and self glorification. Krishna hardly bothers about our externals instead he directly peeps into our heart to see whether our heart longs for him or it hankers for something else.

When Duryodhana invited Krishna for lunch in his palace then Krishna was not interested because Duryodhana did not

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Detailed Biography, Audio Lectures, Video Lectures, etc. of Sri Madhvacharya – www.gaudiyahistory.com

In his previous life, he was the son of a maidservant. He had no educational qualification and neither had any riches. Once he got the opportunity to serve the sages for few months. He associated with these great devotees of the Lord, heard from them about the Supreme Personality of Godhead earnestly and even ate the remnants of the food left by them. Just by associating with these sages he developed immense taste for practicing devotional life. The son of the maidservant in his next life became

There are two words still current in the Hindu society: suci and muci. Muci means cobbler, dealing with skin. "I am this skin," "I am white skin," "I am black skin," "I am American skin," "I am Indian skin" -- this understanding means muci. And muci is skin expert. "This is cow skin. This is goat skin. It is lamb skin." This is... He is called muci, skin expert. Modern technology has given the title "tannery expert." So this "tannery expert," if you become tannery expert, then you are muci. So t