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   I grew up in an abusive home.  It took me many years and mistakes to be where I am today.  From the moment I heard the Mahamantra and saw the beautiful form of our dear Lord a sense of peace pervaded my whole being.  If not for Krsna in my life I honestly do not think I would be here now.  For the first time in my life I knew what true unconditional love is and knew I was not alone...

   I wrote this poem a couple of months ago.  It came to me after doing Japa.  It was as if I was seeing a vis

Krsna's arrangement is very complete. Purnam idam purnam adah purnat purnam udacyate [Isopanisad, Invocation]. Krsna has given us everything in complete. There is no question... Although we have come to this material world for undergoing some tribulation on account of our rebellious attitude towards Krsna... Krsna, we are meant for serving Krsna, but we have rebelled: "Why shall I serve Krsna? I shall serve my senses. I shall remain independent without Krsna." This is our folly. That is not poss

Run to Krishna 2/3

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

Dear Prabhujis and Mathajis,

Hare Krishna! Please accept my humble obeisances! All Glories to Srila Prabhupada and Gurudev!

This is in continuation of the previous offering of our beloved Guru Maharaj’s lecture delivered in Durban in December 1994. Maharaj explained the pastime of Parikshit Maharaj being attacked by the fiery weapon released by Ashwatha

Hare Krsna Prabhus,

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

Some devotees wrote to me asking what happened with the lady who sent the letter complaining about her experience with a book distributor. I found out who had distributed books to her, and it turns out he's a very nice devotee whom I've known for many years. As with all of us, there is room for improvement in his service. He wrote a letter to her apologizing for what she found to be unacceptable for a per

I once stopped an old lady on the street in the center of Zagreb, Croatia, and offered her "A Second Chance." She immediately said, "I'm eighty-five years old, too old for that stuff," and then prepared to leave.

With a smile I pointed at her body and said, "Madam, this body of yours is eighty-five years old, but you are a soul, eternally young." The old lady smiled sweetly at this and went away, and I continued with sankirtan. But she soon returned and, with a smile on her face, said, "Nice

Introduction

durena hy avaram karma

buddhi-yogad dhananjaya

buddhau saranam anviccha

krpanah phala-hetavah

O Dhananjaya, keep all abominable activities far distant by devotional service, and in that consciousness surrender unto the Lord. Those who want to enjoy the fruits of their work are misers.

The Right course of action

One who has actually come to understand one's constitutional position as an eternal servitor of the Lord gives up all engagements save working in Krsna consciousness. As already exp

Run to Krishna 1/3

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

Dear Prabhujis and Mathajis,

Hare Krishna! Please accept my humble obeisances! All Glories to Srila Prabhupada and Gurudev!

We are all spiritual aspirants who are leading a material life. Hence always the question comes in front us as to how to balance this equation. Our beloved Guru Maharaj very lovingly guides us regarding this, in his inimitable style,

Dear Prabhu

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. I am engaged in writing a dissertation to conclude my MA in Study of Indian Religions which seeks to reflect upon and analyse the development, from 1969 to the present day, of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness in the United Kingdom, ISKCON UK, popularly known as the Hare Krishna movement. This analysis will be conducted with specific reference to several ISKCON inspired ‘hit’ records, which regis

Microwave test

It has been known for some years that the problem with microwaved anything is not the radiation people used to worry about, it's how it corrupts the DNA in the food so the body can not recognize it. Microwaves don't work different ways on different substances. Whatever you put into the microwave suffers the same destructive process. Microwaves agitate the molecules to move faster and faster. This movement causes friction which denatures the original make-up of the substance. It

Here is a wonderful story of a wonderful devotee name Suchi, she's one of my friend. I came to know her through facebook, she told how she was transformed to a devotee being an atheist. Its a very amazing story, worth reading.

She said,

          "I was born with a skin disease, and it was really bad. I couldnt eat a lot of things, and I looked horrible. haha, anyways i had a different childhood then others,

So wherever Krsna's pure devotees are there and when the pure devotees chant, Krsna is there. This is the secret. Tatra tisthami narada yatra gayanti mad-bhaktah. So we, if we keep ourself pure devotee, without any other desire, material desire, then you should know that Krsna is present there. And as soon as Krsna is present there, then, on account of His presence, all opulences are there. Krsna is Madhava. Madhava means the husband of the goddess of fortune, Radha-Madhava. So try to keep Krsna

Hari Smriti 2/3

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

Dear Prabhujis and Mathajis,

Hare Krishna! Please accept my humble obeisances! All glories to His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada and Gurudeva

This is in continuation of the previous mail, posting a few of the points from the wonderful class taken by H.G. Svayam Sphurathy Krishna prabhu, on the constant remembrance of Lord Hari. Herein the reasons for us not bei

Hari Smriti 3/3

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

Dear Prabhujis and Mathajis,

Hare Krishna! Please accept my humble obeisances! All Glories to Srila Prabhupada and Gurudev!

This is in conclusion of the previous mails, posting a few of the points from the wonderful class by H.G. Svayam Sphurathy Krishna prabhu, on the constant remembrance of Lord Hari. When Hiranyakashipu asked his son Prahlada, from whom he

Hare krsna 

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

By sincerely practicing the joyful process of  Bhakti-yoga ( devotional service) , we align ourselves with the supreme God , Bhagavan Sri  Krishna. The more we take steps toward trusting Krishna to be our maintainer and guardian, the more we will see how everything that happens in our life is designed to transform our consciousness from material to spiritual. Krishna expertly arranges events in Devotees' lives to help

Dear Devotee friends

This Gaur purnima , Spiritualnectar email group wishes you an auspicious and
fully vibrant krishna conscious gaurabda year.

pls accept a small beautiful gift of Krishna.

Compiled beautifully Satsvarup Maharaj presents Srila Prabhupada's beautiful
description of each of Krishna's wonderful qualities.


haribol

Download Qualities of Sri Krishna (pdf)

Hari Smriti 1/3

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

Dear Prabhujis and Mathajis

Hare Krishna! Please accept my humble obeisances! All glories to Srila Prabhupada and Gurudev!

For all of us who are aspiring to be devotees of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the constant challenge is how to constantly remember the Lord in the midst of all the chaos, calamities, commitments and comforts of the material world. I

Sri Giti-guccha - Vaishnava Songs

Hare Krishna ,

Please accept my humble obeisances, all glories to shrila Prabhupada.

We all know and have experienced that regular reading of Shrila Prabhupada's books are certainly one of the best ways to learn and grow in our sadhana . I have tried to keep a diary to note down the books i am reading with entries of my realizations on that reading, and It has helped me a lot to plan my reading, and refer to it later also. Let us share here what are we reading, our realizations on that reading and