The following article has been written by Radha Dasi, from Australia. She is very sincere and Krsna is thus giving her the intelligence and guidance about how to develop the prison ministry in Australia. Please support her any way you can!
By the mercy of His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada and my Guru Maharaja, I received the inspiration to serve the ISKCON Prison Ministry.
On Vyasa-puja day, while chanting my japa, the inspiration came to me to serve in the prison minis
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
"Everyone must perform sacrifice," Lord Krsna says. And He comes
as Caitanya Mahaprabhu to show us how easy it can be.
A lecture in London on September 5, 1973
yajna-dana-tapah-karma
na tyajyam karyam eva tat
yajno danam tapas caiva
pavanani manisinam
"Acts of sacrifice, charity, and penance are not to be given up; they must be performed. Indeed, sacrifice, charity, and pen
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
All religious scriptures prescribe pious acts,
but pious acts alone aren't enough for liberation.
A lecture at Kumbha-mela in Allahabad, India, on January 16, 1971
na niskrtair uditair brahma-vadibhis
tatha visuddhyaty aghavan vratadibhih
yatha harer nama-padair udahrtais
tad uttamasloka-gunopalambhakam
"By following the Vedic ritualistic ceremonies or undergoing atonemen
TEXT 15
karma brahmodbhavam viddhi
brahmaksara-samudbhavam
tasmat sarva-gatam brahma
nityam yajne pratisthitam
SYNONYMS
karma--work; brahma--Vedas; udbhavam--produced from; viddhi--one should know; brahma--the Vedas; aksara--the Supreme Brahman (Personality of Godhead); samudbhavam--directly manifested; tasmat--therefore; sarva-gatam--all-pervading; brahma--transcendence; nityam--eternally; yajne--in sacrifice; pratisthitam--situated.
TRANSLATION
Regulated activities are prescribed in the Vedas, and
TEXT 14
annad bhavanti bhutani
parjanyad anna-sambhavah
yajnad bhavati parjanyo
yajnah karma-samudbhavah
SYNONYMS
annat--from grains; bhavanti--grow; bhutani--the material bodies; parjanyat--from rains; anna--of food grains; sambhavah--are made possible; yajnat--from the performance of sacrifice; bhavati--becomes possible; parjanyah--rains; yajnah--performance of yajna; karma--prescribed duties; samudbhavah--born of.
TRANSLATION
All living bodies subsist on food grains, which are produced from rain
This is perfection. Krsna says that "You give up all these nonsense engagement. Simply surrender unto Me, and I shall give you relief." Our continuation of material life means full of sinful activities. We act some way, and we get a similar body. And again the life continues and again we get another body, another body, another body. But in the human form of body, you can get the highest perfection, Krsna consciousness, and that will stop your continuation of this material life.
By H.D.G. Srila P
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
When we're ready, Krsna will release us from the grip of illusion and bring us to His world of freedom.
A lecture given in New York, July 25, 1966
janma karma ca me divyam
evam yo vetti tattvatah
tyaktva deham punar janma
naiti mam eti so 'rjuna
"One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and activities does not, upon leaving the body, take his birth again in
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Hamburg, September 4, 1969 Janmastami
visnu-saktih para prokta
ksetrajnakhya tatha para
avidya-karma-samjnanya
trtiya saktir isyate
"The potency of Lord Visnu is summarized in three categories, namely the spiritual potency, the living entities, and ignorance. The spiritual potency is full of knowledge; the living entities, although belonging to the spiritual potency, are
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Congregational Award Ceremony!
With great happiness we would like to share this with you. We had a very sweet program in the Samadhi Auditorium in Sridham Mayapur, where the devotees who have been serving the congregation in ISKCON were recognized for their selfless services offered.
The program started with some nice music and videos about the congregational ministry which stressed about the importance of having the different programs the congregation ministry developed. We also had His Holiness
LECTURE BY HIS HOLINESS LOKANATH SWAMI
Date: 6th July 2011, Venue: Pune
(On occasion of 25th anniversary of 24 hours sankirtan in Krishna Balarama temple His Holiness Lokanath Maharaj ji talking to the 24 hours sankirtan team in Krishna Balarama and glorifying Aindra Prabhu on phone)
Aindra prabhu ki……………jai, we miss him on this day such a wonderful association, so much inspiration especially in the kirtan, sankirtan movement. I also like little bit kirtan, so we were colleagues and I remember fr
In the Bhagavad-gita it is said that this body is just like a machine, motorcar. Suppose you have got now a very nice motorcar, Rolls Royce car. So somehow or other, your car is lost. The next car, is it any guarantee that you will get Rolls Royce car? No. You'll get a car as you pay for. That's all. If you can pay for a Rolls Royce car, then you can get. Or any dress. Suppose you have got now very costly dress. Now your dress is torn, you have to change the dress, but is there any guarantee tha
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Los Angeles, December 9, 1969
Disappearance Day of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Maharaja
THERE IS A NICE STORY about a sage giving different blessings to different types of persons. To a prince, he blessed, raja-putra ciram jiva: "You are a king's son, a prince. May you live forever." And he blessed the son of a saintly person, muni putra ma jiva: "Don't liv
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Though beautiful, the setting sun represents the passing of our days and the steady march to our final appointment.
A lecture given in Los Angeles, June 12, 1972
ayur harati vai pumsam
udyann astam ca yann asau
tasyarte yat-ksano nita
uttama-sloka-vartaya
"Both by rising and by setting, the sun decreases the duration of life of everyone, except one who utilizes the time by
So therefore Prahlada Maharaja says that "If you think that sense enjoyment is the pleasure of life, that can be had in all sorts of other bodies." The hogs also has got sense enjoyment, the dog also has got sense enjoyment. They are not forbidden. Nature has provided sense enjoyment for cats, dogs, and birds, beasts, everyone. Because that is a demand. So human life... Of course, this should be restricted or as much as possible, as it is available without any extraneous endeavor. Just like we a
Srimad Bhagavatam 4.30.17
divya-varsha-sahasranam
sahasram ahataujasah
bhauman bhokshyatha bhogan vai
divyams canugrahan mama
TRANSLATION
The Lord then blessed all the Pracetas, saying: My dear princes, by My mercy, you can enjoy all the facilities of this world as well as the heavenly world. Indeed, you can enjoy all of them without hindrance and with full strength for one million celestial years.
PURPORT
The duration of life prescribed for the Pracetas by the Supreme Personality of Godhead
A girl sitting with her friends in a bus responded to the offer of a Gita: "I have a Bhagavad-gita at home, I don’t need another one."
I asked whether she had Bhagavad-gita As It Is.
She arrogantly asked, "What does it matter? They're all the same."
I replied, "Well, all buses are the same, but you are sitting only on this bus."
She said that this is because she had to go to the place where this bus goes and the other buses, though they look like, don’t go there.
"Precisely!" I replied. "S
Durlabham manusam janma tad apy adhruvam arthadam: "This human form of body, it is very rarely obtained. It is not to be misused." That is the first knowledge. But people are not educated in that way. They are encouraged that go on, sense enjoyment: "Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy." Some rascal comes, so he also says, "All right, go on. Enjoy. Simply meditate for fifteen minutes." But actually, this body is not meant for aggravating sense enjoyment. We require sense enjoyment because that is a demand of th
Some random thoughts...
There are Three kinds of People in this World:
Type 1. Those who think that they're happy.
Type 2. Those who've realized that they're happy.
Type 3. Those who aren't or don't care if they're happy, but who hopefully one day, by the Grace of Lord Krishna and His Devotees, will develop into Type 2.
February 1971: Banaras, India
H.H Radha Govinda Swami recollects his meeting with Srila Prabhupad
Radha Govinda Swami:
I was in Benares at that time when Srila Prabhupada was touring, traveling India with his 40 disciples. I read in a newspaper that in America Krishna-bhakti is preached. Naturally, I was a devotee of Krishna so I liked this topic. So I went there.
Then there was a procession from Dashashvamedha Ghat to Tapan Misra's house that is now in Benares. When the procession finished,
