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Govinda Prem: Hare Krishna,all world wide vaishnavas are invited for the opening of this grand temple opening for programe.other details below

History of ISKCON in Kenya

August 1971, Mumbai

One day while meeting with an Indian man, Mr. R. B. Pandya from Mombasa, Kenya, Prabhupada mentioned his illness. Mr. Pandya said he owned a house on the ocean at Mombasa, where it was always sunny and warm to recover his health. Mr. Pandya invited Prabhupada to go and live there as he liked. Taking the offer se

Introduction

The transcendental talk - the all powerful discussions of Bhagavad Gita, was going on between intimate friends, namely the Hrisikesa and the Gudakesa. As friends, both of them were on the same level, but one of them voluntarily became a student of the other.

Krishna openly speaks Bhagavad Gita

Krsna was smiling because a friend had chosen to become a disciple. As Lord of all, He is always in the superior position as the master of everyone, and yet the Lord agrees to be a friend, a son

Live From Sri Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir!

Date: February 28th, 2011

Topic: Dhruva Maharaja Goes Back To Godhead

SB: 4. 12. 23

Speaker: HG Urmila Mataji
sunanda-nandav ucatuh

bho bho rajan subhadram te

vacam no 'vahitah srnu

yahpanca-varsas tapasa

bhavan devam atitrpat

TRANSLATION: Nanda and Sunanda, the two confidential associates of Lord Visnu, said: Dear King, let there be all good fortune unto you. Please attentively hear what we shall say. When you were only five years old, you underwent severe austeri

Dear Prabhus

Please accept my Humble obeissances unto your Lotus Feet._/\ò_ 

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Yesterday 2nd march 2011,H.G Rohini Tanay pr, Brahmachari disciple of H.H Radhanath Maharaj left his Body . Aged 31, his body was ravaging with a terrible cancer. Around last year june-july he was diagnosed with Terminal Cancer.

In his Last days of painful condition, Rohini Tanaya pr's Krishna consciousness stood out more brightly.
some incidents i want to share.

Monday 28th feb he almost had

"G u r u     m u k h     p a d m a     v a k y a"

Srila Prabhupada: embodiment of simplicity……………….Nectarean Mellows 

Being simple is a very very great opulence in this age of Kali. Srila Prabhupada was so simple. He really didn’t want anything for himself. He just wanted to serve. He just wanted to speak the truth. Recently I was reading Srila Prabhupada’s Vyasa Puja offering in 1973 in London. There were hundreds and hundreds of devotees from all of the European continent and the UK coming to su

Live From Sri Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir!

Date: February 27th, 2011

Topic: Dhruva Maharaja Goes Back To Godhead

SB: 4. 12. 22

Speaker: HH Lokanath Swami

tam krsna-padabhinivista-cetasam

baddhanjalim prasraya-namra-kandharam

sunanda-nandav upasrtya sasmitam

pratyucatuh puskaranabha-sammatau

TRANSLATION: Dhruva Maharaja was always absorbed in thinking of the lotus feet of Lord Krishna. His heart was full with Krishna. When the two confidential servants of the Supreme Lord, who were named Nanda and Sunanda,

Live From Sri Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir!

Date: February 26th, 2011

Topic: Dhruva Maharaja Goes Back To Godhead

Verse: SB 4.12.20

Speaker: HG Harivilas Prabhu

vijnaya tav uttamagaya-kinkarav

abhyutthitah sadhvasa-vismrta-kramah

nanama namani grnan madhudvisah

parsat-pradhanav iti samhatanjalih

TRANSLATION: Dhruva Maharaja, seeing that these uncommon personalities were direct servants of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, immediately stood up.  But, being puzzled, in hastiness he forgot how to receive the

Death is extremely painful & the dying person experiences a pain that is equivalent to 40,000 scorpions biting simultaneously -Garuda Purana.

One CANNOT AVOID death, but certainly one can try to avoid re-birth by going back to GODHEAD.

INCREDIBLE PREACHING IN ORISSA

I recently learnt through a first-hand experience how villagers in Orissa,India, are naturally seeking shelter of God and with a little training, Krishna consciousness becomes their second nature. And if Krishna consciousness doesn't reach them, there are others ready to mislead them and exploit their God consciousness.

My travels in Orrissa have been an eye opener. I first went to a remote village called Godamatori, two hours' drive from the Khurda Road station

Overeating, over-sense gratification, overdependence on another’s mercy and artificial standards of living sap the very vitality of human energy.  Therefore, the duration of life is shortened. Srimad Bhagavatam 1^st Canto, 1^st Chapter, Text 10.

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 meetings there.
Seeing him, you would never guess that back in 1997, a

Question: Why Lord Shiva Smokes Marijuana?

My dear Gurudeva,

I beg to clarify a doubt. A Muslim friend of mine argued that Lord Shiva is considered as the greatest Vaishnava, but yet he contradicts Vaishnava principles by smoking marijuana. Why does Lord Shiva smoke marijuana, even though he is considered to be the greatest Vaishnava?

Surender K.
 

Answer: He Can Smoke It, While We Cannot.

Just as the sun is so powerful it can extract water from urine without being polluted, Lord Shiva is so powerful