I was remembering this evening one incident about how merciful Lord Caitanya is to even the most fallen, sinful rascals. As Prabhupada mentions, Jagai and Madhai?they were not comical characters; they were deeply sinful criminals. I remembered how once we were doing a Christmas marathon in Paris and we would send our devotees to the train stations. The girls particularly would go on the trains and distribute books to the people just before the train left. As the train started to go, they woul
Srila Kaliya Krsnadasa - Disappearance
Any sane man will think, “For so long I have
served my nasty desires, but still I am not happy.” We are suffering, yet still
we follow the dictation of lust and greed. In this way we create our karma.
By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada
An entire catalogue of Bhaktivedanta books (A treasure of Spiritual knowledge).
Neither I'm Meera nor I'm Radha,
Still I want my You, Krishna
Since I saw Your beauty
I got mad, I got away from all,
Even Love looks mad at me!!!
Nothing I want,
I want You to me mine!!
No worship I know,No chanting,
My heart is the altar where You stand,
'I love you'-my mantra!
For ages and aeons, I have swam against stream,
Now as the gush of Your beauty welcomes,
I must flow to Thee!!!
Take my heart, Kanha, take my soul,
This maidservant belongs to thee!!
Kiss me or torture,Dear!
I'm yours and yours, for
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The Kauravas are consumed by jealousy of the Pandavas, and lose no opportunity to cause them trouble. With the view to harming the Pandavas, Duryodhana sends sage Durvasa to them, telling him that they will have no trouble providing food to him and any number of people accompanying him.
The Pandavas have in their possession a vessel called Akshayapatra, whivh supplies infinite amount of rice, to feed sages who turn up to their doorstep. But the vessel will churn out food only until it ha
Utpanna Ekadasi
Suta Goswami said, "O learned brahmanas, long ago Lord Sri Krishna, the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, explained the auspicious glories of Sri
Ekadasi and the rules and regulations governing each observance of fasting
on that holy day. O best of the brahmins, whosoever hears about the origins
and glories of these sacred fasts on the Ekadasi days goes directly to the
abode of Lord Vishnu after enjoying many different kinds of happiness in
this material world.
"Arjuna, the son of Prithaa,
Urja Vrata/Kartik Vrata/Dipa Dana/24 Hrs Devotional Service
Urja Vrata/Dipa Dana/Kartik Vrata/24 Hrs Devotional Service
I have already instructed Karandhara to have a sky lamp and put candle in the evening to the Deity for one month.
Devotee (2): Srila Prabhupada, today is the beginning of urja-vrata. Can you describe what that is, urja-vrata, how it should be observed?
Prabhupada: What is this?
Gurudasa: They want to know urja-vrata.
Prabhupada: Uh.
Gurudasa: He wants you to describe what it is.
Dev
This new complex of buildings has been designed to support Bhaktivedanta Manor in the continuation of its ethical farming and cow protection scheme. The new buildings consist of a hay barn, two cow sheds, equipment stores, animal infirmary and a new visitor centre for pilgrims and visiting school groups. The new visitor centre houses cow and calf pens, a milking parlour and dairy, a farm office and reception, oxen pen and an ox power centre equipped with oxmill and milling machinery.
A unique f
IT WAS a Deepavali celebration with a difference for 70 teachers and around 1,200 pupils at SJK (T) Vivekananda, Petaling Jaya recently.
Not only were they treated to a sumptuous vegetarian meal, they also received free books under the Sastra Dana and Anna Dana Programme, jointly organised by Bhaktivedanta Books Trading Malaysia Sdn Bhd, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Malaysia and Food For Life Society Malaysia.
Two separate programmes were held for pupils in the
