If we understand that this life is meant for understanding Krsna or to advance in
Krsna consciousness, if this much we understand, then also, our life is
successful. But we do not take it seriously. That is the
difficulty.(Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.15.27),New York, 06.03.1975

By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

Tulasi Devi Cures Devotee’s Cancer 

Today, at 69 years old, Chaitanya Prema Dasa is a robust, healthy devotee, visiting the Potomac, Maryland ISKCON temple every Sunday and working at the Pentagon, where he has served for twenty-five years in the Department of the Defense Inspector General. He keeps a small altar with Srila Prabhupada and a large, beautiful picture of Lord Krishna in his office, so that his boss and co-workers see the Lord every time they have mee

Money, Krishna, and Us

Just like a man has got several sons, but all of them, in the
beginning, they are illiterate. Now, in their grown-up age, by accepting
different departmental knowledge, one becomes a medical practitioner, one becomes
engineer, one becomes lawyer, or one becomes vagabond. So not by birth, one
becomes engineer or medical man or this or... No. Everything by culture, by
education. Similarly, the Vedic culture means everyone is given the chance to
become first-class brahmana. That is called brahminical cul

Posted on November 27, 2011
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Pradyumna (leads chanting, etc):
atra sura mahesvasa
bhimarjuna-sama yudhi
yuyudhano viratas ca
drupadas ca maha-rathah
[Bg. 1.4]
Translation: “Here in this army there are many heroic bowmen equal in
fighting to Bhima and Arjuna; there are also great fighters like Yuyudhana,
Virata and Drupada.”
Prabhupada: So all these heroes are mentioned not only in this verse, in
several other verses also. So people may ask that “By mentioning these great
fighter, w

Posted on November 25, 2011
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Prabhupada: There must be something to repose my love. So they have no
family, no Krsna. So naturally keep dog. [break] …must be there, to love.
That is my tendency, but if I have nothing, then I will have to catch the
dog. What can be done? [break] …furnish this television. Dog and
television and whiskey and cigarette. That’s all. (laughter) Is it not?
[break] …in India these things are entering: dog, television. And
cigarette, wine, has already e

Posted on November 26, 2011
Filed under BVKS Sanga

If Krsna saves, nobody can kill; and if Krsna wants to kill, nobody can
save. Therefore our conclusion should be that we should always be under the
protection of Krsna. Avasya raksibe krsna. This is saranagati. Saranagati,
surrender. Surrender means that “I am surrendering to Krsna with full faith
that He is quite competent and able to give me protection.” This is called
surrender. Not that hesitation: “Oh, I will surrender to Krsna, and in case
of

I am following his lectures on you tube and is he RIVIK or authorized by ISKCON?

Thanks

mathuranath dasa

Srila Prabhupada Puja and Murti Care Standards

Temple Room Srila Prabhupada Murti

By the GBC

Dress:

Daily change Srila Prabhupada into clean clothes. Ensure the clothes are freshly washed and ironed, without holes, stains, and odor, or in disrepair. The clothes should fit properly. Pure silk or cotton are the best fabrics to use for Srila Prabhupada’s clothes. Synthetic cloth should never be offered

Dress Srila Prabhupada in the style and color of clothes he wore when he was physically present

Devote

HK

PAMHO

I found this article on IDT, thought I'd share it.

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When we are chanting our surrender is simply to hear because our mind

will have many objects about what to contemplate on. The mind has so

many attachments, desires, fears and aspirations. It is a great

priority that we make a offering of our heart by concentrating and

hearing the Holy Name. This is how we can wors

It is really joyful journey from Non-Devotee to 16 rounder Devotee. Though it not an achievement, but the journey was very wonderful and each step it was adding a lot of joy.

Earlier life was really under big stress and tensions. It was a lot of struggle with madness and anger in the mind. Everyday was hectic and stressful giving a list of curces to number of people. Every night was sleepless night, worrying situation and it was asking revenge . . revenge . . revenge.

After joining ISKCON, we unde

While ISKCON’s culture and spiritual traditions hail from ancient India, many of our members live in Christian countries, come from Christian backgrounds, and send their children to Christian schools.

As a result of unavoidable interaction with the larger culture, many ISKCON devotees assimilate and participate in at least a small part of its practices—one of the greatest of which is, of course, Christmas Day.

This Christmas, devotees at the ISKCON temple in Washin

There are eight kinds of forms recommended for the devotees to see. The forms may be made out of

1. sand,
2. clay,
3. wood or
4. stone,
5. they may be contemplated within the mind or
6. made of jewels,
7. metal or
8. painted colors,

but all the forms are of the same value. It is not that one who meditates on the form within the mind sees differently from one who worships the form in the temple. The Supreme Personality of Godhead is absolute, and there is therefore no difference between the two.