"Religion" is the world's most misunderstood and abused word. Real religion means the science of God, the process of fully reviving one's original pure identity by reconnecting oneself with the source of his existence. But instead, without ever understanding religion's real meaning, people take it either as a fable for childlike fools or as a divisive sect for fulfilling their temporary material desires. Thus they cheat themselves and remain perpetually in the darkness of ignorance miserably mis

Arjuna's constant remembrance of the lotus feet of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa rapidly increased his devotion, and as a result all the trash in his thoughts subsided.

PURPORT

Material desires in the mind are the trash of material contamination. By such contamination, the living being is faced with so many compatible and incompatible things that discourage the very existence of spiritual identity. Birth after birth the conditioned soul is entrapped with so many pleasing and displeasing elements, which are all f

The Lord's devotee has no desire other than being absorbed twenty-four hours daily in hearing, chanting, and singing the unlimited glories of that amazingly resplendent Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is millions and billions of times more charming than all the opulences of this material existence. Therefore he turns his entire life into a beautiful song of love of God by always keeping himself fully absorbed in serving Krishna in all times, places, and circumstances.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

.jai shree banke bihari ki ..............

Krishna Janmashtami would be celebrated in style on Monday August 22, at the Iskcon Sri Sri Radha Giridhari Temple, 1229 Coatesville Riverhead Hwy, Kumeu this year.

The day would begin with a special candlelight mangal arati at 4.30am. followed by a lecture on the birth of Lord Krishna at 7pm.

The assembled devotees would greet the deities at 8am in their new outfits. Kirtans will continue throughout the day until 7pm.

There would be a grand abhishek at 7.30pm followed by the swinging of the

In Holy Braj, no, it is not good,

To maintain material mood.

Those desires me now killing,

As if they stopping my breathing.

I am in the topmost place,

In the holiest land in all universe.

It is Radha and Shyama Kund,

Crest jewel of all which are around.

The foolish monkey is me,

For saintly people as like enemy.

Everyone busy with Holy Names,

Loudly chanting: Radhe! Radhe!

All came to serve, all came to chant,

To feed their Bhakti plant.

Surrounding Sri Govardhan they do penance,

Walking around

Today I saw a man smoking,

Oh, my God, in the holy place he is so doing!

Leave it mind, for him permission,

You just try to purify your own vision!

Then saw a pig stool eating,

Oh, my God, in the holy place he is living!

Leave it mind, for him permission,

You just try to purify your own vision!

Saw a monkey who was stealing,

Oh, my God, it is not for others' well being!

Leave it mind, for him permission,

You just try to purify your own vision!

Meet a person who himself Paramatma claiming,

Oh, my

Dear devotees,

Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

The Patient

The attractive woman in her mid-thirties knocked on the door of the consulting room. Her usual pleasant face was clouded with worry and the picturesque journey from Mumbai to the hill-station Mahabaleshwar had done little to cheer her up.

“Yes?” asked a voice from inside the room.

She entered and said, “Dr. Sathe?”

The portly man with the ruddy complexion looked up from his desk and smiled. “Yes, that would be me. Good afternoon, please take a seat. How may I help you?”

She settled uneasi

This is in continuation of the transcription of the lecture delivered on 15th March 1992 in Singapore, by our beloved spiritual master H H Mahavishnu Goswami Maharaj, very very lovingly explaining the reason why the scriptures have been written and the way to get attracted to the scriptures. Maharaj was referring to the verse 1.7.6 of Srimad Bhagavatam

anarthopashamam saakshaad / bhakti-yogam adhokshaje 
lokasyaajaanato vidvaams / cakre saatvata-samhitaam

“The material miseries of the living entity