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Vaisnavi Retreat

Vaisnavi Retreat
A special event  

International Vaisnavi Retreat in Govardhana

Fostering a spirit of love and care between devotees is on the agenda for the up-coming International Vaisnavi Retreat. This special event is aimed at generating peer support between female devotees dedicated to Srila Prabhupada’s mission. It has sprung from an initiative of the now three-year old GBC Devotee Care Committee and is being organized by the Vrindavana Institute for Higher Education. 

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Hare Krishna.
The Krishna-Balaram Mandir 24-hour Kirtan Mandal is committed to the worldwide propagation of the hari-nama-sankirtana (chanting of the Holy Names of Krishna).
H.G. Aindra Prabhu and his dedicated team of devotees are staying at Sri Vrindavan Dham, performing these wonderful heart-inspiring kirtans, which we are offering below as a free download for your transcendental pleasure.

Please come to the Dhama and chant with them in blissful service to the Holy Name - get 1000 times the bene

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Sri Nama-Kirtana

Sri Nama-Kirtana

(Another nice song sung anytime, but often after greeting the Deities,

by Shrila Bhaktivinoda Thakura)

(1)

yashomati-nandana, braja-baro-nagara

gokula-ranjana kana

gopi-parana-dhana, madana-manohara

kaliya-damana-vidhana

(2)

amala harinam amiya-vilasa

vipina-purandara, navina nagara-bora

bamshi-badana suvasa

(3)

braja-jana-palana, asura-kula-nashana

nanda-godhana-rakhowala

govinda madhava, navanita-taskara

sundara nanda-gopala

(4)

jamuna-tata-chara, gopi-basana-hara

rasa-rasika kripamoya

shri-radha

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Shri Vaishnava Pranam

Shri Vaishnava Pranam

(Obeisances to fellow devotees often said after the early aratis and before doing japa)

vancha-kalpatarubhyash cha

kripa-sindubhya eva cha

patitanam pavanabhyo

vaishnavebhyo namo namaha

Translation

I offer my respectful obeisances unto all the Vaishnavas, devotees of the Lord. They are just like desire trees who can fulfill the desires of everyone and they are full of compassion for the fallen conditioned souls.

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The Ten Offenses in Chanting the Holy Names

The Ten Offenses in Chanting the Holy Names

(The general order of prayers in many temples is that after the Tulasi puja, the ten offenses in Chanting Hare Krishna japa are recited, usually together with whoever is at the morning program.)

1. To blaspheme the devotees who have dedicated their lives to the propagation of the holy names of the Lord.

2. To consider the names of the demigods like lord Shiva or lord Brahma to be equal to, or independent of, the name of Lord Vishnu.

3. To disobey the order

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Shri Nrisimha Pranam

Shri Nrisimha Pranam

(Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, sung at the end of arati)

namas te narasimhaya

prahladahlada-dayine

hiranyakashipor vakshah-

shila-tanka-nakhalaye

ito nrisimhah parato nrisimho

yato yato yami tato nrisimhah

bahir nrisimho hridaye nrisimho

nrisimham adim sharanam prapadye

tave kara-kamala-vare nakham

adbhuta-shringam

dalita-hiranyakashipu-tanu-bhrigam

keshava-dhrita-narahari-rupa jaya jagadisha hare

Translation

I offer my obeisances to Lord Narasimha, who gives joy to Prahlada Maharaja and wh

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Prema-Dhvani or Pranam Prayers

Prema-Dhvani or Pranam Prayers

(Someone says these prayers after the arati, while everyone joins in with the "Jaya" at the end of each line. This is a very basic rendition, while additional lines and obeisances to other personalities and holy places can be said as well.)

1. Jaya-nitya-lila-pravishta om Vishnu-pada paramahamsa parivrajakacharya ashtottara-shata Shri Srimad His Divine Grace Srila A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaja Prabhupada ki jaya.

2. Jaya om Vishnu-pada paramahamsa parivrajakachar

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The Hare Krishna Maha-mantra

The Hare Krishna Maha-mantra

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna

Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

Hare Rama Hare Rama

Rama Rama Hare Hare

Translation

"Oh Lord Krishna, Oh energy of the Lord, please engage me in Your devotional service." (This is a simple call to the Lord and His energies. It should be chanted exactly like a small child crying for it's mother. The transcendental sound vibration of this mantra is the essence of all the Vedas and non-different from Lord Krishna personally. In the temples, this mantra is

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Additional Prayers Sung During Mangala Arati

Additional Prayers Sung During Mangala Arati

The Pancha-Tattva Maha Mantra

(Jaya) shri-krishna-caitanya

prabhu nityananda

shri-advaita gadadhara

shrivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrinda

I offer my obeisances unto the Supreme Lord, Shri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, along with His associates, Lord Nityananda, Shri Advaita Acharya, Gadadhara, Shrivasa and all the devotees of the Lord. (This mantra is very important and is known as the Pancha-tattva Maha-mantra. In order to derive the full benefit of chanting the

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Standard Songs Used in the Hare Krishna Temples

 

Obeisances to Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

(Said upon entering the temple room by his disciples, and sung during many arati ceremonies.)

nama om vishnu-padaya

krishna-preshthaya bhu-tale

shrimate bhaktivedanta-

svamin iti namine

namas te sarasvate deve

gaura-vani-pracharine

nirvishesha-shunyavadi-

pashcatya-desha-tarine

Translation

I offer my respectful obeisances unto His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, who is very dear to Lord Kri

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Donate Your Money Or Waste It

The fact of life is that money comes in one hand and soon after it leaves from the other. Money does not stay with us for long. So you have a choice of either wasting it on material possessions or spend it wisely in the service of Lord Krishna.

It is important to realize that everything, including your money, belongs to Lord Krishna. You are just a caretaker for a very short time. You can either spend it in the service of Lord Krishna by donating to his temples or devotees who are engaged in his

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Vegetarianism

Vegetarianism

 

The word vegetarian, coined by the founders of the British Vegetarian Society in 1842, comes from the Latin word vegetus, meaning "whole, sound, fresh, or lively," as in homo vegetus-a mentally and physically vigorous person. The original meaning of the word implies a balanced philosophical and moral sense of life, a lot more than just a diet of vegetables and fruits.

Most vegetarians are people who have understood that to contribute towards a more peaceful society we must first sol

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A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada


A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

In Devanagari

अभयचरणारविन्द भक्तिवेदान्त स्वामीप्रभुपाद

Religion

Gaudiya Vaishnavism,Hinduism

Othername(s)

Abhay Charanaravinda, Abhay Charan De

Personal

Born

Abhay Charan De
September 1, 1896
CalcuttaBengalBritish India

Died

November 14, 1977 (aged 81)
VrindavanIndia

Resting place

Prabhupada's Samadhi,Vrindavan

Senior posting

Based in

VrindavanIndia

Title

Founder acharya of theInternational Society for Krishna Consciousness

Period i

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Iskcon Timetable

Timetable

Time

Temple Service

     Daily Darsana

Times

4.30am

Mangala Arati

     Morning

4.30 am

5.00 am

5.00 am

Tulasi Puja

7.00 am

11.00 am

5.10 am

Japa Meditation

     Afternoon

12.30 pm

1.00 pm

7.00 am

Greeting the Deities

4.00 pm

6.30 pm

7.10 am

Srila Prabhupada Guru-puja

     Evening

7.00 pm

7.30 pm

7.30 am

Srimad Bhagvatam Class

9.00 pm

9.30 pm

8.45 am

Breakfast Prasadam

12.30 pm

Raja Bhoga Arati

1.00 pm

Lunch Prasadam

    Weekend Feasts

4.00 pm

Dhupa Arati

5.30 pm

Evening Prasadam

    4.30 pm

Arati and Kirtan

6.45 pm

Tulasi Puja

    

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"Cow protection is the most important business of the human society ...human civilization will advance only on the basis of brahminical culture and cow protection….the cow is your mother…. He (bull) is your father…..the protection of the lives of both the human beings and the animals is the first and foremost duty of a government….."
-(Srila Prabhupada Lecture Los Angeles, December 4, 1968)

According to Indian way of thought, everyone is advised to do good to others namely not only to the human s

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Hare Krishna Valley News

Hare Krishna Valley News 

 

In the beginning of January, my wife Veda Priya and I moved to the Hare Krishna farm on a permanent basis. Our goal was to establish a bed and breakfast facility and to run a retreat center. Over the last six months we have upgraded the guest facilities to make them more comfortable for our visitors. The bed and breakfast facilities are now ready for people to enjoy, and we warmly welcome all of our members and friends to take advantage of the country atmosphere.
Our fa

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Does the Spiritual Master Have A Material Body? Is He Omniscient?

 

Some devotees have said to me that Srila Prabhupada’s form is spiritual. Now with my physical senses I perceive that Srila Prabhupada has a physical body. So how can it be possible that I can perceive a spirtual body? One can notice that Srila Prabhupada’s body was changing from youth to old age as do material bodies…

Hare KRSNA Madhudvisa dasa

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

I have had an issue disturbing me for some time now and w

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His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

He came with the message 
of the Absolute World

 

The following is just a very short glimpse in to the achievement of the Founder-Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.

 

Srila Prabhupada’s Journey 

One candle may light many other candles, yet each candle has the same intensity as the first. Yet the first still remains the original candle.

In the same way the Supreme Personality of Godhead expands himself in unlimited forms.

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What is ISKCON?

What is ISKCON?

The International Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), popularly known as the Hare Krishna Movement, was founded in 1966 by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. ISKCON is a worldwide association of devotees of Lord Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; its members consist of 10,000 temple devotees and 250,000 congregational devotees. Over four decades ISKCON has grown to comprise of over 350 temples, 60 rural communities, 50 schools and 60 restaurant

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Sevak

Dear Vaishnavas,
 Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Guru-parampara ki jaya!


The Bhaktivedanta College organizes the international Radhadesh Summer Camp for youth from 12 to 20 years of age.
For three weeks, you’ll experience the brightest sides of spirituality and will gain a deeper understanding of the values of life. All this in good company and beautiful surroundings. Don’t miss it!


There will be two camps in 2011:

Mon, 11 July – Mon, 1 August

Tue, 9 August – Sat

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