Foundation stone of the Iskcon temple in Patna.
Patna, June 27: The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon) temple, coming up at Budh Marg in Patna, will open to public in 2013. Earlier, the temple construction was supposed to get over by 2012 end but because of drainage problems, the deadline had to be extended, said Nagmani Kumar, the spokesperson of Iskcon temple management in Patna.“The contract for construction of the temple has been given to Simplex Construction Company
THE AIM OF LIFE IS,NOT TO GET A BMW(CAR),BUT TO GIVE BMW(BODY,MIND AND WORDS) FOR THE SERVICE OF THE SUPREME PERSONALITY OF GODHEAD AND HIS DEVOTEES...
PLEASE ACCEPT MY HUMBLE OBEISANCES
Pranam Matajis and Prabhujis
Here is a little story tht i would like to share with you all-
It's a story of a sea captain who in his retirement skippered a boat taking day-trippers to Shetland Islands. On one trip, the boat was full of young people. They laughed at the old captain when they saw him say a prayer before sailing out, because the day was fine and the sea was calm.
However they weren't long at sea when a storm suddenly blew up and the boat began to pitch violently. The terrified pass
I would like to thank all of you for kindly taking your precious time to come to this most auspicious place of Sri Rama Mandir to join us to hear and chant the glories of Supreme personality of Godhead. In fact, each moment really is so precious that Vishnu Purana explains that there is nothing so precious in all over creation as each moment that we have in this valuable and rare human form of life. And there is no greater misfortune than to waste a single moment in forgetfulness of Lo
Man’s sufferings and worries spring only from his persistent thought that he is the doer.
Saint Tukurama was the most famous of all Maharastrian saints. He lived during the seventeenth century, and over the last three hundred years his devotional influence has been deeply felt by the local people. His poems, the 4,500 verses known as the Abhangas, have become part of the public memory of Maharashtra. They are sung in every village and every home. Tukurama preached throughout his life, exhorting his countryment to take to the path of bhakti, devotional service. His language was so sim
The magnetic needle always points to the North, and hence it is that the sailing vessel does not lose her direction. So long as the heart of man is directed towards God, he cannot be lost in the ocean of worldliness.
I may fail any test in any circumstance but I will not be discouraged. I will continue to traverse the path of Bhajana; and my master, who is eternally worshipable for me, most compassionate and the deliverer of the fallen, will definitely shower his blessings upon me. “Kṛishna krpa karibena dṛḍha kari jane – A fully surrendered devotee always hopes that shri Krishna will be kind to him. This hope is very firm in him. (Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-lila).
“Dubalo yadi na to dube dube va – Even if
While summer holidays have already begun in the US, schoolteachers all over the UK are still looking forward to their six-week break from July 24th to September 2nd, when they’ll get to take some time off from their rewarding yet busy jobs. Most, of course, only have one class to take care of. For ISKCON Educational Services director Indriyesha Dasa, however, the past term has been even more rewarding and even more tiring. Because every school day, he guides an average of sixty—and sometimes as
New website launched at ISKCON Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies
International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Trinidad & Tobago launches Website www.iskcontt.org
It has been a long journey and a lifetime desire for the devotees of ISKCON Trinidad & Tobago to share with the wider community and the world at large the messages and teachings of Krishna Consciousness via the medium of our very own website.
We are indeed very proud and extremely enthusiastic with the launch of our new dyn
Once a boy went to shop
with his mother. The shop keeper looked at the small cute child and showed him
a bottle with sweets and said 'Dear Child.. u can take the sweets... but the
child did not take.
The shop keeper was surprised..
such a small child he is and why is he not taking the sweets from the bottle.
Again he said take the sweets..
Now his mother also heard that
and said.. ''beta take the sweets..'' yet he did not take.
The shopkeeper saw that the
child was not taking the sweets.. So he himself to
Once you know maya, it
runs away, it can no more influence you.
Hare Krishna
There is a prayer, Prayers to the Lord’s Weapons, To the Chakra which starts with: Chakram yugantanala-tigma-nemi
Where is this from? I am looking for the actual Sanskrit calligraphy of this particular verse
Y.S.
Jagannatha Suta Dasa Adhikari (UK)
ISKCON Italy’s flagship center, the rural community of Villa Vrindavana, was thrust into the public’s attention when the TV show 24/7 chose it as the focus of one of its episodes [1] this spring.
Based on Morgan Spurlock’s US series 30 Days, 24/7 sees actress Laura Gauthier immerse herself for a week in various lifestyles which are unfamiliar to her, and often extreme. She serves as assistant to fashion designer Frankie M
