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

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)

By Madhava Smullen for ISKCON News on 25 Jun 2011

A scene from the film

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

By Tattvavit Das for ISKCON News on 30 Jun 2011

The book`s cover

ISKCON-founder A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada’s name and fame is highlighted in a book called Hindu Visions of the Sacred, by A.L. Dallapiccola, published by the British Museum Press. The ninety-five-page book (6” x 7”) is richly illustrated. Vivid images of artistic works and sacred places appear on every right-hand page, and the text on every left-hand page explains key elements of the beliefs and practices of Hinduism.

T

RATH PAR BAITHE NANDKUMAR....

SAH SUBHADRA ARU BALDAAU ANUPAM CHABI TUMHAR..

DEV MUNI DARSHAN KO AAYE KAR RAHE JAY JAYKAAR...

MUKT HUE JIN DARSHAN PAAYE KAR RAHE MANGLACHAAR

NRITYA KARAT SRI GAUR MANBHAAVAN BEHTI ASHRU DHAAR..

DAS KAMALCHABHI NIRKHAT MOHIT JAVE SAD BALIHAAR..

OH NOW..THE SON OF MAHARAJ NANDA HAS BEEN SEATED ON HIS CHARIOT WITH HIS SISTER SRI SUBHADRA DEVI AND WITH HIS BROTHER..SRI BALRAM...THEIR APPEARENCE COULD NOT BE COMPARED TO ANYTHING ELSE...ALL THE SAGES AND DEMIGODS HAVE APPEA

OFFERING OF THE RESULTS From the Bhaktivinode Thakura Monthly Sankirtana Festival of 2011

Offered June 30, 2011

We offer our respectful obeisances unto his Divine Grace Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura whose disappearance day we are observing here today.

Our respectful obeisances are unto you O Vaishnav Thakur, the Great Acharya and 7^th Goswami, empowered by Krishna, who envisioned the cooperative spreading of the message of Lord Caitanya all over the world by people of all nations.

You revived the San

A man just got married and was returning home with his wife. They were crossing a lake in a boat when suddenly a great storm arose. The man was a warrior, but the woman became very much afraid because it seemed almost hopeless -- THE BOAT WAS SMALL AND THE STORM WAS REALLY HUGE, AND ANY MOMENT THEY WERE GOING TO BE DROWNED. But the man sat silently, calm and quiet, as if nothing was happening. The woman was trembling and she said, "Are you not afraid? This may be our last moment of life! IT DOES

Verse 55

Translation

That kishor-form of Sri Krishna, that lotus like face, that compassion, those loving glances, that beauty, that radiant smile – truly truly they are beyond the reach of even the celestial beings.

 Rare….rarer……..rarest !!!!

n the beginning of his explanation Srila Krishnadâs Kavirâj Goswâmi says: We have relished the sphurt