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A Few Memories of Yamuna Devi Dasi by Kalakantha Prabhu

Posted by shanti yadav on December 28, 2011 at 11:30am

Srila Acharyadeva asked us to post this here. It's a beautiful testimony to HG Yamuna Devi by Kalakantha Prabhu, enjoy! A Few Memories of Yamuna Devi

My wife Jitamitra and I became close to Yamuna and Dinatarine Prabhus over the last five years. We run a fairly intense college outreach program. Some years ago, looking for a place to get away during the summer breaks, we decided to spend some time in Saranagati, as we had lived and served in Vancouver temple years ago and had many friends there.

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Yamuna-devi and Srila Prabhupada–Vani and Vapuh

Posted by shanti yadav on December 28, 2011 at 11:00am

In 1971 Srila Prabhupada went to Allahabad for the Ardha-kumbha-mela, and Yamuna-devi and I were in the party that accompanied him. Srila Prabhupada spoke on the story of Ajamila and the holy name, from the Sixth Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam. Only the first two cantos had been translated and published, so Prabhupada read from his Sanskrit Bhagavatam with commentaries, sometimes translating from Sridhara Svami’s and occasionally from Jiva Gosvami’s. While there, I heard that Srila Prabhupada had sa

Her Grace Yamuna Devi

Posted by shanti yadav on December 28, 2011 at 11:00am

With great sadness, the Governing Body Commission (GBC) of ISKCON, deeply mourn the departure of Her Grace Yamuna Devi. She dedicated the last 45 years of her life to the worship of Krishna and Srila Prabhupada. She was a mentor, guide, and friend to many and a beloved member and hero of ISKCON. At every ISKCON temple, her singing of "Govindam" greets the Lord.

Yamuna Devi was one of the most influential devotees during ISKCON's fledgling years. She was among a handful of people who established

Moscow courts had dismissed Gita cases

Posted by shanti yadav on December 28, 2011 at 10:30am

Tomorrow at 12:30 hours IST, Tomsk court, Russia, is due to pass its verdict on banning the Bhagavad Gita. An "anti-cult" group affiliated to the Russian Orthodox Church, has called for a ban on the Gita terming it an 'extremist' text. And the verdict can have far reaching repercussions - either way.

An expert panel was constituted to examine if the text incites religious hatred and humiliation.

"Banning the Gita as an extremist piece of literature would mean banning the Russian chapter of the Int

"Message of Love - Will You Ban?"

Posted by shanti yadav on December 28, 2011 at 10:29am

In the backdrop of the present sad controversy over the banning of the Bhagavad-gita in Russia, we present Lord Krishna’s side of the story. His take on the controversy is presented as a song based on poetic translations of four important Gita verses that express its message of love. The song comprises a chorus English verse and English renditions of those four verses followed by their Sanskrit originals.

My message of love,
Will you ban,

All beings are my children beloved, the seed of life, I give

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Thought Of The Day

Posted by Shalabh Gupta on December 28, 2011 at 8:44am

This is the goal that every vaisnava should have somehow or the other, I may become Krsna Conscious in a manner that my desire is only to save the other living entities even if it means that I have to undergo personal inconveniences.(Srimad Bhagavatam 4.18.7).

By H.H. Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj

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Lokanath Maharaj on unity in diversity

Posted by jyoti ramkrishna khadse on December 27, 2011 at 11:34am

We are reading from the Bhagavatam, canto 3, chapter 9 and text no 37. Translation and purport by Srila Prabhupada. Srila Prabhupada ki jay!
“When you were contemplating whether there was a source to stem of the lotus of your birth and you even entered into that stem. You could not trace out anything. But at that time I manifested my form from within.” This is Sri Bhagavan Uvaca. Lord speaking unto Brahma.
Purport: Personality of Godhead can be experienced only by his causeless mercy, not by menta

Srila Jagadisa Pandita - Disappearance

Posted by shanti yadav on December 27, 2011 at 10:20am

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Srila Jiva Goswami - Disappearance

Posted by shanti yadav on December 27, 2011 at 10:15am

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Srila Jiva Goswami - Disappearance

Posted by shanti yadav on December 27, 2011 at 10:14am

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Don't Ban Bhagavad Gita

Posted by shanti yadav on December 27, 2011 at 10:09am

A court case is going on which is threatening to ban the print, possession and distribution of the BHAGAVAD GITA in Russia. Please pray that this will not be accepted and sign the petition:

http://www.petitions24.com/gita

And another court case in Hungry to take away Krishna's land...

http://www.petitions24.com/krisna

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A. C. Prabhupada Please Don't Ban the Gita (Protest Song)

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“Just Keep Chanting”… But How?

Posted by Krsna's servant on December 27, 2011 at 10:08am

Whenever we are faced with any problem, we usually hear from our masters the single solution- “Just keep chanting.” I tried following this instruction and it absolutely didn’t work. One day, I got fed up with my fruitless chanting process and decided to jump from 1 round to directly 16 rounds. I was motivated. And with all enthusiasm, I started the rounds. At the end of 8 rounds, I felt great agony for Krsna and lost faith in Him. After the experience, I simply stopped chanting. Want to know wha

Don't Ban Bhagavad Gita

Posted by shanti yadav on December 27, 2011 at 10:01am

A court case is going on which is threatening to ban the print, possession and distribution of the BHAGAVAD GITA in Russia. Please pray that this will not be accepted and sign the petition:

http://www.petitions24.com/gita

And another court case in Hungry to take away Krishna's land...

http://www.petitions24.com/krisna

Composed and Produced by Bhaktivedanta Band.

www.facebook.com/bhaktivedantaband

www.ekalavyadas.com

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Should Bhagavad Gita Be India’s National Book?

Posted by shanti yadav on December 27, 2011 at 9:00am

NEW DELHI – Is Bhagavad Gita an extremist literature? When the whole world sees this as a book of life, which is even taught in the American corporate circles, a Russian Court is planning to ban the book in the country terming it an extremist literature.

As the issues flared up, the Indian Parliament witnessed a heated session as the parliamentarians across the party lines demanded the government to take immediate steps to resolve the issue. Protesting the Siberian court’s decision to ban Bhagwa

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Thought Of The Day

Posted by Shalabh Gupta on December 27, 2011 at 8:48am

So anyone who has got this desire that "I shall enjoy in this material world," he's a sinful man. That is sinful. Because suppose something your, something belongs to you, and if I desire, "How I shall take this, possession of this thing?" is not that criminal? Something belongs to somebody, and if you make a plan to possess that thing, is it not criminal? So actually, Krsna is the bhokta. Bhoktaram yajna-tapasam sarva-loka-mahesvaram [Bg. 5.29]. He is the proprietor, sarva-loka. Not a single pl

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H G Yamuna Mataji - Portrait

Posted by Umesh modak on December 26, 2011 at 7:44pm

H G Yamuna Mataji - Portrait

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Thought Of The Day

Posted by Shalabh Gupta on December 26, 2011 at 8:47am

Having controlled the senses.We have to control these things, then the special favor will be there. (reading purport) "In the Bhagavad-gita the Lord says ‘All the Vedas are searching after Me.' Lord Sri Caitanya says that in the Vedas the subject matters are only three, namely to establish the relation of the living entities with the Personality of Godhead, perform the relative duties in devotional service, and thus achieve the ultimate goal, back to Godhead.

By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

a new prayer to lord

Posted by raghav andotra on December 25, 2011 at 6:13pm

hk i heard ths prayer in a temple swami mohe na bisario chahe laakh log mil jayen ham se tum ko bahut hain par tum se ham ko nahin diin dayal ko vinatisuno gareeb navaz jo ham daas kudaas hain so hain prabhu teri laaj

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HARE CHRISHNA - MERRY CHRISTMAS

Posted by Umesh modak on December 25, 2011 at 12:47pm

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A Few Memories of Yamuna Devi Dasi by Kalakantha Prabhu

Yamuna-devi and Srila Prabhupada–Vani and Vapuh

Her Grace Yamuna Devi

Moscow courts had dismissed Gita cases

"Message of Love - Will You Ban?"

Thought Of The Day

GO RAKSHA

Lokanath Maharaj on unity in diversity

Srila Jagadisa Pandita - Disappearance

Srila Jiva Goswami - Disappearance

Srila Jiva Goswami - Disappearance

Don't Ban Bhagavad Gita

“Just Keep Chanting”… But How?

Don't Ban Bhagavad Gita

Should Bhagavad Gita Be India’s National Book?

Thought Of The Day

H G Yamuna Mataji - Portrait

Thought Of The Day

a new prayer to lord

HARE CHRISHNA - MERRY CHRISTMAS

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