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July 13 & Scottish Churches College

On July 13 in 1830, Scottish Church College was founded (its name was different until 1908). It is the oldest continuously running Christian liberal arts and sciences college in India, well known for its beautiful campus, renowned faculty, robust intellectual milieu and its English Palladian architecture.

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Inspired by the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, Reverend Alexander Duff set up this English-medium institution. Undertaking his evang

In the following conversation, Srila Sridhar Maharaj compares theistic beliefs with some Christian students from America.

Christian: Can you explain the Vaisnava viewpoint of Christianity?

Sridhar Maharaj: Christianity is incomplete Vaisnavism — not full-fledged, but the basis of devotional theism. We find the principle of “Die to live” there to a certain extent, at least physically. The Christians say that the ideal shown by Jesus is self-sacrifice. In our consideration, however, that is not full

Preaching and Bad Behavior

His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

It is nice that you are preaching during your stay in the jail, but you should know that such practices like stealing are against the principles of Krishna Consciousness. I always want that my students should be very ideal in character and not discredit our society. Actually, one who is in Krishna Consciousness automatically develops all of the good qualities that are possessed by the demigods. So we should always try

Everything is product of Krsna, energy. So we are not worshiping stone. We are worshiping Krsna in a form which is tangible for us, that's all. Not that Krsna is stone. Krsna is stone also, because stone is nothing but Krsna's energy. So in this way you should understand what is Krsna consciousness. Don't remain foolish Perfect knowledge. Perfect knowledge. Kasmin tu bhagavo vijnate sarvam idam vijnatam bhavati. Simply if you understand Krsna, everything will be known to you. And if you actually

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

This is the month of *Ramayana-recitation* .  Those who recite Ramayanam during this month will receive blessings of Bhagavan Sri Rama, Stia-devi and Sri Hanuaman .

Devarishi ( Rishi of Devas) Sri  Narada arrived at the Ashram of Rishi Valmiki in order to enlighten him and keep him informed of his duty to author the epic poem Ramayana. In the dialogue between these two Rishis, Valmiki elicits from Narada about most virtu

NAME OF LORD KRISHNA                                                     MEANING 
    
1.Krishna                                                                 One in the transport of joy  

2.Jagannath                                                               Lord of the whole World  

3.Parampurush                                                             The supreme one  

4.Dwarkadhish                                                             King of Dwarka City  

5.Vasudev                 

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

The Supreme Lord has manifold energies.  It is not that he comes to this material world to perform activities.  It is stated in the Vedas that the Supreme Lord has nothing to do.  In Bhagavad-gita Sri Krsna also says:

Na me parthasti kartavyam

trisu lokesu kincana

nanavaptam avaptavyam

varta eva ca karmani

"O son of Prtha, there is no work prescribed for Me within all the three planetary systems.  Nor am I in want of anything, nor have I need to obtain anything-and yet I am engaged in work." (Bg. 3

Once a person comes into contact with any one of the above-mentioned energies of the Lord through the proper channel of devotional service, the door of perfection is immediately opened. In the Bhagavad-gita the Lord has explained such contact in the following words. ‘Endeavors in devotional service are never baffled, nor is there failure. A slight beginning of such activities is sufficient even to deliver a person from the great ocean of material fears.' (Bg. 2.40) As a highly potent drug inject

sa navadvépa-vatéu bhümiu / dvija-varyair abhinandito hariù

nija-pituù sukha-do ghe sukha / nivasan veda-aò-aìga-sahitäm 3

saù - He; navadvépa-vatéu - comprising Navadvépa; bhümiu - in the lands; dvijavaryaiù

- with the best of the twice-born; abhinanditaù - applauded; hariù - taker

away of inauspiciousness; nija-pituù - of His own father; sukha-daù - giver of

happiness; ghe - in the home; sukham - happily, graciously; nivasan - dwelling;

veda-aö-aìga - six branches of the Veda; sahitäm - scripture.

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In his Sri Caitanya Siksamrta Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura gives the following summary of the demons Krsna killed in His Vrndavana pastimes and the anarthas they represent. (Of course we should note that not in all cases is Lord Krsna dealing with demons as such, like in the pastime of the Brahma-vimohana-lila, and the lifting of Govardhana Hill, although He is always dealing with people who have antagonistic mentalities.)

1. Putana. The pseudo-guru, which may be either a person or one’s own condi

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

The dirty things are that "I am a material body; I am American; I am Indian; I am Hindu; I am Muslim; I am this; I am that." These are all different types of covering of the soul. The uncovered soul is fully conscious that "I am eternal servant of God." That's all. One has no other identification. That is called mukti. When one comes to the understanding that "I am eternal servant of Krsna, God, and my only business is to serve Him," that is called mukti. Mukti does not mean that you will have a

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

The present age is very tough for every one . So many problems all around . People do not have ethics. Selfishness, greed and cruelty are prevailing everywhere .

Our great Rishis and their Godfather Bhagavan Sri Krishna Himself have foreseen this long back .Their recommendation was to adhere to *Bhakti-Yoga* . For this purpose, the Rishis have established many Vedic temples in BhArath ( India). Using the prescribed *Upas

                                                                         By Patita Pavana das Adhikary

The soulful sankirtan of Shri Vishnujana Maharaja illuminated the streets of San Francisco and Los Angeles , and then across the States, from the earliest days of Krishna consciousness.  Today his uplifting bhajans and melodious kirtans still echo in the halls of ISKCON centers around the world.  There was never a more faithful servant of Shrila Prabhupada, and the fortunate Vaishnavas who serve

sa jayati viçuddha-vikramaù / kanakäbhaù kamaläyatekaëaù
vara-jänu-vilambi-ña-bhujo / bahudhä bhakti-rasäbhinartakaù 1

saù - He; jayati - may He be victorious; viçuddha-vikramaù - who has
immaculate and immense potency; kanaka-äbhaù - golden luster; kamala -
lotus; äyata - spread; ékaëaù - glance; vara-jänu - beautiful knees; vilambi -
extend; ñaö-bhujaù - six arms; bahudhä - manifold; bhakti-rasa - devotional

mellows; abhinartakaù - enchanting dancer.

May my Lord be ever victorious, whose potenc

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami

Rama and Mahaprabhu

With Lord Rama there is prema, there is love, but the highest love as manifest by thegopis is not there. Hanuman had no such prema. It is quite absent between Lord Rama and his associates. Rama is maryada-purusottama — he very strictly followed Vedic etiquette. He refused to accept the munis of Dandakaranya. When they requested that he accept them as his wives, Lord Rama r