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One particularly illuminating lesson from the forest comes in the form of the Himalayan musk deer. The musk deer is referenced in Sanskrit poetry and philos

Tomorrow you become a big preacher, don’t take the credit, give it to Guru and Krishna.
Whenever we would go to Prabhupada and thank him and glorify him for the
service he had done he would say, ‘I have done nothing. This is all happening
due to the mercy of my Guru Maharaj and Krishna’.(Bhagavad-gita 7.3 ), Moscow,
19.05.2001

-By H.H. Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj

Took a bath despite to the type of whether,

Waking up when the Sun was not there.

Oh, yes! Before swept cleanly the floor,

Meditating that God will love me for.

Wearied my sari and put tilak,

Also kajal, decoration to my eyes and hair.

Opened Altar to meet my Lord there,

Or correctly, to be seen by Him here.

Paid obeisance with lots of prayers,

Which I copied from Acharias previous.

"Oh Lord! You are only shelter…" and so on,

"Please, don't neglect Your child alone!"

Sang Samsara with held up ha

The narration of Govardhana’s Avirbhava, or appearance, in this world and the receiving of the name of "Giriraja" is described in the second chapter of the Vrndavana-khanda of the Garga-Samhita, by Sri Gargacaraya. In a counsel of wise and elderly gopas of Vraja that included Nanda Maharaja and his brother Sananda amongst the discussion, the previously mentioned topics were debated upon. Pandu and Bhisma raised the questions for discussion, and the narration was then told by Sananda to Nanda Ma

Offer a prayer to the holy name that describes your aspirations to best serve the holy name, to go deeper into your relationship with the holy name. In order to help you with this exercise, I am including a prayer I wrote at the end of one of the Japa retreats. 

My Dear Holy Name, 

Please allow me to taste Your nectar, to fully experience Your presence, to feel joy and enthusiasm when I meet You. Please allow me to become attracted to You, to always hanker for your association, and to never become

The truth may hurt, but the truth has to be spoken. The
qualification of a Sadhu is that he does not look to flatter his audience,
unlike a politician who goes to a place and finds out what the problem is, and just speaks on that line. Freedom by surrender

-By H.H.Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj

Hare Krishna Devotees

PAMHO!!!

AGTSP!!!

You all are invited for Netrotsava of Lord Jagannath, Baldev & Subhadraji on 2nd July 2011, Saturday. Please come and take the blessings of Lord Jagannath.....

Thanking You

Your Servant

Mayapur Vasi Das

ISKCON, Mira Road

Sometimes our devotees say that I have been exploited or that I have been overused, but there is no question of spiritual exploitation, whatever service one has done stays to one’s eternal spiritual credit, otherwise the whole Bhagavad-Gita would become false.

(His Holiness Gopal Krsna Goswami, Freedom by surrender)

The Importance of Character: BT Swami

Bhishmadeva: "Dharma (religiosity), integrity, right action, and morality are the watch words of a king."

Nothing is more powerful than dharma and integrity. When we fail to follow dharma, we lose integrity. Death is approaching each of us at every moment. What we planned to do tomorrow must be done today. Death is ruthless. It will not wait until our projects are complete. Readiness is important. The world is but a passing parade. We are born alone and di

Japa Mala - Chanting the holy name

The Holy Name is the Most Valuable Possession I Have 
Without the holy name I would practically have no spiritual life, no real happiness, no intimacy with Krishna, no peace of mind, and no ability to control my senses. My entire relationship with Krishna, the most important relationship in my life, is revealed through His holy name. Without the holy name I would be lost, miserable, spiritually weak and destitute. Yet sometimes I treat this most valuable relation

The 4 step japa mala technique

I had the chance to attend a japa retreat held in upstate New York last spring. It was one of the first retreats to be held in North America as part of an initiative from Iskcon's SSPT.

One thing I learned was a method of japa that originates from Bhurijana Prabhu. Yajna Purusha Prabhu, one of the instructors at the retreat, taught us the method. I have found this to be the best instruction I have come across to date in japa..and for that matter Krishna consciousness