Moscow: The Indian government had been alerted to the move by a Russian court to ban the Bhagvad Gita, but it reportedly did not intervene, claims press agency IANS. The controversy provoked a strong response again in Parliament today, with the BJP slamming the government for not being proactive enough.
ISKCON devotees in Russia have a copy of a letter that they sent in November to the Prime Minister's Office. The letter was addressed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Principal Secretary Pul
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Dear Maharajas and Prabhus,
Please accept my humble obeisances _/\ò_. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
I just heard from Abhiram prabhu that Srimate Yamuna devi dasi, Srila Prabhupada's beloved daughter, has passed away from apparent heart attack in Melbourne Florida USA. He heard this directly from Dina Tarini dasi about two hours ago. (time of writing this is 7.45PM India time).
Briefly it seems she was experiencing some angina attack late last night USA east coast time (Dec. 19). The two of
India is learnt to have taken up with Moscow the issue of a possible court ban on Bhagwad Gita.
Alleging that the text was spreading “social discord” and was “extremist”, prosecutors have sought a ban on the Russian translation of the book by founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. The case was filed in the Tomsk district court in Russia in June this year.
The Russian authorities, it is learnt, have assured that the country believes i
So this chance we have got in this human form of life. I can execute the business of Krsna consciousness very nicely. In other form of life I cannot do that. Even if I try, it is not possible. That the dog cannot because it is not a human being. But we can because we are... So why should we lose this chance?
By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada
I BELIEVE........
there is light at the end of every dark tunnel,
I believe ......
There is always hope to rise after every tumble
I believe,
to stand up for the rights of others, is a sign of strength
i believe...
Justice for the weak should be fought for at any length.
i believe......
Love for God is not so narrow, as to to be limited to oneself
i believe....
a lover of god loves everyone over and beyond himself.
i believe.....
Friendship is not just agreeing at each and everything
i believe,
True friendship
Hari Bol to all devotee friend,
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Today we received the testimony of the experts from Kemerovo State University, Russia. As it should have been expected, it is highly negative. We uploaded the petition. It is self-explanatory, and formulated in such a way that not only ISKCON devotees can vote. Please feel free to share this link. http://www.petitions24.com/gita
Please find below the text of the petition. On the site it is both in Russian and English. Bhagavad-gita As It Is, one of the most respected holy scriptures of the world
1. namaskritya pravakshyami, dev-devam jagad-gurum namnam-ashtottara-shatam, caitanyasya mahatmanah
→ Oh great soul! After offering obeisances unto the lord of lord, Who is the spiritual master of the entire universe, I will now narrate 108 holy names of Lord Caitanya:
2. Vishvambharo jita-krodho, maya-manusha-vigrahah Amyai mayinam shreshto, varo-desho dvijottamah
→ Gauranga sustains the universe, is victorious over the influence of mundane anger, and He assumes the illusory form of a human. He is
The Russian devotees recently released a petition:
"Bhagavad-gita As It Is, one of the most respected holy scriptures of the world today, is under the threat of being banned in Russia.
The court proceedings will resume in Siberian city Tomsk, Russia, on Monday 19th. The persecutors in Tomsk suggest that the widely distributed book translated and commented upon by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada should be included in the Justice Ministry's list of banned extremist literature.
Bhagavad-gita As It
Name: ISKCON Detroit Devasadan Mandir (Temple of the Gods).
Address: 383 Lennox Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, 4215.
Phone: 313-824-6000 / 313-331-6740
Website: www.detroitiskconlive.com
Presiding Deities: Sri-Sri Radha-Kunja-Bihari, Sri-Sri Gaura-Nitai, Sri-Sri Jagannath-Baladeva-Subhadra, Sri Nathji, and Sri Bala Gopala.
President: Braja Kumar Dasa
Opened in: Summer 1983.
Temple Style: Historic art-deco mansion built in the early 1920s by the flamboyant auto industry millionaire and Cadillac President La
ISKCON acquires historic bank building in the centre of Leicester
ISKCON has finally acquired the HSBC bank building on Granby Street, a Grade II listed building built in 1875 by the famous architect Goddard. Recently this stunning building was identified by English Heritage as at 'risk' of ruination.
The devotees lost their original place of worship last September, when the temple suffered a gas explosion. All of the 50 devotees within the building managed to escape the multiple blasts, uninjured
from Times Of India:
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NEW DELHI: Parliamentarians across the political spectrum on Monday asked the government to ensure that the religious rights of Hindus in Russia are protected after a member pointed out an IANS report about the Bhagvad Gita facing a ban and the prospect of it being branded as "extremist" literature there.
Angry MPs forced the adjournment of the Lok Sabha till 2pm after Biju Janata Dal leader Bhartruhari Mahtab raised the issue in the
from Times Of India:
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NEW DELHI: Parliamentarians across the political spectrum on Monday asked the government to ensure that the religious rights of Hindus in Russia are protected after a member pointed out an IANS report about the Bhagvad Gita facing a ban and the prospect of it being branded as "extremist" literature there.
Angry MPs forced the adjournment of the Lok Sabha till 2pm after Biju Janata Dal leader Bhartruhari Mahtab raised the issue in the
Spiritual life means normal life, and material life means diseased life. Therefore we are always suffering in materialistic way of life. Diseased condition means suffering. So when we have got suffering, how we can say, "It is normal life. It is healthy life"? The common sense. Can any materialistic way, those who are living in a materialistic, can say that "I am very happy"? No. That cannot be. That cannot be. This is diseased condition. One who is intelligent, he can understand that "This is d
Uproar over call to ban Bhagavad Gita
AP
International Society for Krishna Consciousness, ISKCON, followers protest outside the Russian consulate in Kolkata, India, on Monday.
New Delhi - Angry Indian lawmakers forced parliament to close on Monday and protesters gathered outside a Russian consulate over a Siberian trial calling for one of Hinduism's most holy books to be put on a list of banned literature that includes Hitler's Mein Kampf.
The case
The move to ban Bhagwad Gita by a Siberian court led to a storm in the Lok Saba on Monday, with several members denouncing it and demanding that the government take it up strongly with Russia.
"We will not tolerate any move to insult Lord Krishna," chanted Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad, who was supported by several members, angry over reports that a court in Tomsk was due to pronounce its verdict in a case calling for a ban on the Bhagwad Gita.
The reason for the reported move is tha
How Richard Dawkins et al are so intelligent
Posted on December 17, 2011
Filed under BVKS Sanga
…the atheist class, demon class, they want to forget Krsna. So Krsna gives
him such intelligence that he can speak of atheism so many volumes. But he
is getting that intelligence from Krsna. Krsna gives everyone the chance
that “Whatever you want to do, you can do. I will give you intelligence. So
if you want to become atheist, then I will give you intelligence how to
become first-class atheist, like Hir
Posted on December 18, 2011
Filed under BVKS Sanga
To become perfect is not very difficult job. But because we don’t want to
become perfect, because we want to be cheated, we do not become perfect.
>>> Ref. VedaBase => Bhagavad-gita 1.13-14 — London, July 14, 1973
rubbish, nonsense writing, and real literature
Posted on December 19, 2011
Filed under BVKS Sanga
Vyasadeva was not an ordinary fiction writer. Anyone can write any nonsense.
No. Formerly, no book will be accepted unless it is written by liberated
soul. That was the system. No other man will dare to write any book, neither
his book will be accepted in society. Only Vedic literature and literature
produced out of Vedic knowledge. That is book. Otherwise, what are these
books? These fictions and nove
