Pranam Matajis and Prabhujis

Here is a little story tht i would like to share with you all-

It's a story of a sea captain who in his retirement skippered a boat taking day-trippers to Shetland Islands. On one trip, the boat was full of young people. They laughed at the old captain when they saw him say a prayer before sailing out, because the day was fine and the sea was calm.

However they weren't long at sea when a storm suddenly blew up and the boat began to pitch violently. The terrified pass

I would like to thank all of you for kindly taking your precious time to come to this most auspicious place of Sri Rama Mandir to join us to hear and chant the glories of Supreme personality of Godhead. In fact, each moment really is so precious that Vishnu Purana explains that there is nothing so precious in all over creation as each moment that we have in this valuable and rare human form of life. And there is no greater misfortune than to waste a single moment in forgetfulness of Lo

Man’s sufferings and worries spring only from his persistent thought that he is the doer.

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.

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