8.29.2004
Tuesday, August 29, 1967   Vrindaban, India

My dear Hamsaduta,

Please accept my blessings. Thank you for your recent letter.

I am glad to know that you are comfortable in Boston, and that you are engaging your energy there in making nice Krishna prasadam. I am also very pleased to know that Himavati is definitely going to have a baby. It is a very wonderful thing, and surely Krishna will bless your home with His presence, as both you and your wife and His sincere servants; The best prepa

Basically, brahmacarya means celibacy.

karmana manasa vaca
sarvavasthasu sarvada
sarvatra maithuna-tyago
brahmacaryam pracakshate

“The vow of brahmacarya is meant to help one completely abstain from sex indulgence in work, words, and mind—at all times, under all circumstances and in all places.” (-Yajnavalkya-smriti, as quoted in Bg. 6.13-14)

There are eight aspects of brahmacarya, as described in Shridhara Swami’s commentary on Shrimad-Bhagavatam 6.1.12:

smaranam kirtanam kelih
prekshanam guhyabhashana

क्या केवल कौशल्या के लाल है राम ?

क्या केवल दशरथ के राजदुलारे है राम?

क्या केवल लखन, शत्रुघन व भरत के भ्राता है राम?

क्या केवल वशिष्ठ के शिष्य है राम?

क्या केवल अहिल्या  के उदधारक है राम?

क्या केवल सीता के करुनानिधान है राम?

क्या केवल हठी केवट के तारक है राम?

क्या केवल शबरी के जूठे-बेर के भूखे है राम?

क्या केवल हनुमत के अतुलित बल के दाता है राम?

क्या केवल सुग्रीव, निषाद व विभीषण के मित्र है राम?

क्या केवल रावन व कुंभकरण के संघारक है राम?

....

राम है हर माता की चाहत।

राम है हर पिता की विडम्बना का सहारा।

राम है

A Sincere Soul

I saw a girl sitting on the grass and studying and was going to approach her, but for some reason I talked to some other people instead. Yet I felt that Krishna really wanted me to offer her a book. The people I talked to took books, which ended up being the last books I had in my bag. However, later that day when I had more books I saw her again, and she waved at me to come and talk to her. I proceeded to say hello and offer her some books and she joyfully introduced herself and t

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada'

"The Journey of Self Discovery"

Hare Krishna

Part one of a six session course about the essence of spirituality and its scientific basis. Learn about the scientific understanding of existence of soul, and spiritual dimension of life.

All are invited for this course about spiritual dimension in our life. This seminar is meant for everyone, young and old. The soul has no age or gender! It is neither Hindu, nor Muslim, nor Christian. Soul is part of God, and God is for everyone. So everyone is welcome

जन-जन को जो अपनी ओर कर्षित कर ले वो है कृष्ण।

जात-पात का भेद जो मिटा दे वो है कृष्ण।

दुष्ट पूतना को भी जो माँ के समान आदर दिला दे वो है कृष्ण।

जन-मानस की पीड़ा को मिटाने के लिए जो गोवर्धन का सारा

गोचारण कर जो गोमाता को देवतुल्य दर्जा दिला दे वो है कृष्ण।

विधाता को भी जो सच्चा ब्रह्मज्ञान करा दे वो है कृष्ण।

आओ हर एक के ह्रदय में कृष्ण भाव जगाये, विषय-वासना रूपी कंस का मर्दन कर मन को निर्मल बनाये।।

द्रोपदी की लाज बचाकर जो दुष्ट दुसासन को लज्जा का पात्र बना दे वो है कृष्ण

All glories to Srila Prabhupada’s book distribution ki jay!

Dear Maharajas, prabhus and matajis,

Please accept my humble obesances, all glories to our most dearly beloved Srila Prabhupada,all glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga, all glories to the sankirtan devotees of the Lord!

Please accept this preaching report for you pleasure in my service to Srila Prabhupda, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and the devotees of the Lord!

So I am here in the ancient port city of Mombassa here on the eastern coast o

Jai Shree Krishna to all of my devotee friends.......

I want to share some lines from the Atharva Veda which embodies the true spirit of humanness expressed, not today, but four thousand years ago...............

We are the birds of the same nest,

We may wear different skins,

We may speak different  languages, 

We may believe in different religions,

We may belong to different cultures,

Yet we share the same home-Our Earth.

Born on the same planet,

Covered by same skies,

Gazing at the same stars,

Breathing t

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

here are many reasons why Bhagavan Sri Krishna considered *Bhakti-Yoga* (the path of devotion) the most suitable path for the people. First of all, it gives much contentment to the practitioner. A contented person will have enthusiasm and vigour. Such a person will be very optimistic and endowed with an adventurous mind. Their attitude is that life and everything that happens in life is a gift, and this gives them immen

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

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Acceptance of sannyasa by Srila Prabhupada

“One night, Abhay had an unusual dream. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta appeared before him, beckoning. He was asking Abhay to leave home and take sannyasa. Abhay awoke in an intensely emotional state, “How horrible!” He thought. He knew it was not an ordinary dream, yet the request seemed so difficult and unlikely. Take sannyasa! At least it was not something he could do immediately. Now he had to improve the business, and with the profits he would print books. H

Appearance Day of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura

Sri Sacidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakura appeared in 1838 in a wealthy family in the Nadia district, West Bengal. He revealed that he is an eternal associate of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu by his extraordinary preaching activities and prolific writing. Living as a, mahabhagavata Vaisnava, he stayed in the grhasta ashram until the last few years of his life. Then he renounced everything, accepted babaji, and entered samadhi, totally absorbed in the loving serv

Mayapur and Service to Lord Caitanya

Hare Krsna Prabhus,

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

By the mercy of Lord Caitanya I'm in the holy dham of Mayapur. We just finished the Nama Yajna, four days of ecstatic twelve-hour kirtans with the best kirtaniyas in the movement. Last night was the last kirtan, led by Madhava Prabhu. It went on till 11:20 PM. Imagine thousands of devotees being swept up in a kirtan. It was indeed a very attractive part of the festival this

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Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

A Krishna-bhakta with awareness, devotion and self surrender, will continuously receive Bhagavan Sri Krishna's personal guidance .   Once the Bhakta tunes Himself with Bhagavan, the scriptures are reborn.The Vedas and Upanishads are repeated.

Everything is Sri Krishan, there is nothing else but Bhagavan. This is the single message in the Upanishads, Vedas, Bhagavad Gita and Puranas. When we say that there are 108 Upanish

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Following are some types of sidhhis:

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

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Because responsive people are able to see the entire picture so well, they are able to factor into every equation all the varia