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Historic celebrations in ISKCON Scotland

Dear Devotees,

Hare Krishna.

This year is very special in the history of the Hare Krishna movement in Scotland. Firstly, we are commemorating the 40th anniversary of Srila Prabhupada's one and only visit to Scotland. This year also marks the 25th anniversary of the Karuna Bhavan project.

Moreover, for the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada, ISKCON Scotland has been working over the last few years on a project called 'Krishna Eco Farm'. The farming area has been dev

The Goal of all Vedic Knowledge

(Compiled from notes on lectures of H. H. Mahavishnu Goswami)

We understand from Bhagavad gita that the aim of all the Vedas is to understand the Supreme Lord (vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyah). So studying scriptures is one of the imporant activities in devotional service and in any path of spiritual realization. However, when we make an academic study of the Vedas without focus on the Supreme Lord, then

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

I dreamt that I went to Heaven and an angel was showing me around. We walked side-by-side inside a large workroom filled with angels.
       
My angel guide stopped in front of the first section and said, 'This is the Receiving Section. Here, all petitions to God said in prayer are received.' I looked around in this area, and it was terribly busy with so many angels sorting out petitions written on  voluminous paper sheet

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

In the present age, a Bhakta can easily attain *Mukti* ( salvation) by just doing Nama-Japam. What Maharishis achieved by *Tapas* ( penance) in previous ages, can easily be attained now by very simple  *Nama-Japam*. All what we require is complete faith in Bhagavan Sri Krishna and a commitment to chant His Names constantly .

The power of *Nama-Japam* is infinite. Like fire, it burns all your sins. The Bhakta who performs

The Pancha Tattva

“There is no difference between the energy and the energetic in regard to the Lord’s appearance as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His four associates — Nityananda Prabhu, Advaita Prabhu, Gadadhara, and Srivasa. Amongst these five diverse manifestations of the Supreme Lord (as the Lord Himself and His incarnation, expansion and energies) there is no spiritual difference. They are five in one Absolute Truth. For the sake of relishing transcendental flavors in the Absolute Truth, ther

         A ticket collector in a train found an old worn out wallet in a compartment full of many people. He looked inside to find the name of its owner. There was no clue. All that there was in it, was some money and a picture of  Bhagwan Sri Krishna. He held it up and asked,

'Who does this wallet belong to?'

An old man said, 'That's my wallet, please give it to me.' The ticket-collector said,

'You'll have to prove that it is yours. Only then I can hand it over to you.'

The old man smiled

Attack by Criminals in Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakura's Bhajan Kutir

The Bhajan Kutir of Srila B.S. Saraswati Thakur and Sri Purushottam Math in Puri Dham were attacked by criminals, 6 devotees injured On June 3th 2012, the Bhajan Kutir of Srila B.S. Saraswati Thakur and Sri Purushottam Math in Puri Dham were attacked by criminals. In this incident 6 devotees were injured. The bulglars attacked and opened the puspa-samadhi of Sri Ananta Vasudeva Prabhu, one car, destroyed preaching books, cou

So any field of activities, if we act for Krsna, that is called yajna. Yajna means to act for the satisfaction of the Supreme Personality of Godhead or the supreme authority. Just like a good citizen. A good citizen means who is acting exactly to the regulative laws. He is good citizen. Even in ordinary driving car, if you exactly follow the rules and regulation of traffic transaction, if you stop when there is red light, if you start when there is green light, you don't go to the left, if you f

Seeing Krishna in Everything

(Compiled from notes on lectures of H. H. Mahavishnu Goswami)

The following is an excerpt from the lecture given by our Guru Maharaja H.H. Mahavishnu Goswami on 18.12.2006 on SB 11.7.6 at Sri Sri Radha-NeelMadhav Dham, Rajkot.

tvam tu sarvam parityajya
sneham sva-jana-bandhusu
mayy aavesya manah samyak
sama-drg vicarasva gaam
"Now you should completely give up all attachment to your personal friends and relat

Introduction

yatato hy api kaunteya

purusasya vipascitah

indriyani pramathini

haranti prasabham manah

Bg 2.60

The senses are so strong and impetuous, O Arjuna, that they forcibly carry away the mind even of a man of discrimination who is endeavoring to control them.

Victims of senses

There are many learned sages, philosophers and transcendentalists who try to conquer the senses, but in spite of their endeavors, even the greatest of them sometimes fall victim to material sense enjoyment due to the agitat

Mayapur Jhulan Yatra 2012

Dear Prabhus,

Hare Krsna! Please accept our humble obeisances. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada. We pray that you are in the very best of health.

Each year the Mayapur Vaisnava Youth organize the Jhulan Yatra festival for the pleasure of Sri Sri Radha Madhava under the guidance of H.G. Jananivas Prabhu and H.G. Pankajanghri Prabhu. The festival runs for five days and this year will herald the 26th Anniversary in Mayapur. It has become one of the highlight festivals of the y

A devotee knows everything

A devotee who is always in Krsna consciousness, for him there is nothing unknown. He knows everything. Just like we can give information of the whole creation. Not only of this material world, of the spiritual world. Clear conception. Where is where, what is what, everything. That is Krsna consciousness. The more you make progress, then you fully, I mean to say, conversant with all departmental knowledge. Everything is completed. >>> Ref. VedaBase => Bhagavad-gita 2.46-

A devotee knows everything

A devotee who is always in Krsna consciousness, for him there is nothing unknown. He knows everything. Just like we can give information of the whole creation. Not only of this material world, of the spiritual world. Clear conception. Where is where, what is what, everything. That is Krsna consciousness. The more you make progress, then you fully, I mean to say, conversant with all departmental knowledge. Everything is completed. >>> Ref. VedaBase => Bhagavad-gita 2.46-

Vaishnava Para Sukha-Sukhi

(Compiled from notes on lectures of H. H. Mahavishnu Goswami)

Today is one of the most memorable days especially for the disciples of H H Mahavishnu Goswami Maharaj, as they celebrated his 84th Vyasa puja in Rajkot with full enthusiasm. Having personally witnessed the glorious event, I will attempt to share a bit of my experience of it.

First of all, Maharaja has been faced with bad health for the last few days

Nature’s IQ

The Evolution of Consciousness

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Here is an excerpt from the Prabhupada Lilamrta about Srila Prabhupada's mother, Srimati Rajani Devi. 

Abhay’s mother, Rajani, was thirty years old when he was born. Like her husband, she came from a long-established Gaudiya Vaisnava family. She was darker-skinned than her husband, and whereas his disposition was cool, hers tended to be fiery. Abhay saw his mother and father living together peacefully; no deep marital conflict or complicated dissatisfaction ever threatened home. Rajani was chaste

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Offering Prayers

(Compiled from notes on lectures of H. H. Mahavishnu Goswami)

In one of his recent lectures in Rajkot, Maharaja was making a very important point. He said, "Many times we do not know how to pray to Krishna. We may have lot of things to ask Krishna, but we should approach the Lord with the proper mood. This we can learn from Srimad Bhagavatam where so many devotees offer their prayers to the Lord. So, we should not only c