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Message from Radhikapati Prabhu, Please forward the same to all your contacts...
We would like to invite you to our biggest events on 26th March, 2011 where over 1,00,000 people will congregate for the Festival of Chariots at Shivaji Park, Dadar (west), Mumbai organized by young professionals of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). These professionals take three to four weeks off every year from work to organize this festival. ISKCON is proud of its young force which is happ
Sri Gaura Purnima festival, an appearance day of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu was celebrated by ISKCON, Ludhiana in open ground beautifully decorated with lights and flowers near the temple. A large number of people including political, religious enthusiastically participated in the festival. Deities Sri Sri Jagannatha, Baldeva and Subhadra and Sri Sri Gaur Nitai look very beautiful in their colorful dress.
Harinama sankirtan was recited by devotees of ISKCON,Kurukshetra and from local temple.HG Saks
Saturday March 26th marks the 3rd Annual Boat Festival in Yamuna organized by ISKCON Vrindavan! The annual boat festival in the temple courtyard will be on Monday 28th March. Every year thousands of devotees come to Mayapur for the Holy Appearance Day of the Golden Avatar of Krishna Prema Sri Krishna Caitany Mahaprabhu. Afterwards many of these devotees come for wonderful parikramas of Braja Dhama. Taking advantage of their auspicious presence, for many years we have been organizing the Boat Fe
Live From Sri Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir!
Date: March 12th, 2011
Topic: Dhruva Maharaja Goes Back to Godhead
Verse: 4:12:36
Speaker: HH Bhakti Madhurya Swami
yad bhrajamanam sva-rucaiva sarvato
lokas trayo hy anu vibhrajanta ete
yan navrajan jantusu ye 'nanugraha
vrajanti bhadrani caranti ye 'nisam
TRANSLATION: The self-effulgent Vaikuntha planets, by whose illumination alone all the illuminating planets within this material world give off reflected light, cannot be reached by those who are not merciful t
i just come from the jaganath mishra feast prasadam ceremony.........
today is vaisnav new year day
hare krishna....
Mahanidhi Swami's small booklet "Radha Govind Meditation - Divine Form & Lotus feet"
Now in Urdu Language on auspicious day of Gaurpurnima 19-03-2011 Jaya Gauranga!Hare Krishna!
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 left us,but he survived.Tuesday i got an opportunity to meet and say him Good bye. Even in his semi consci
GBC AGM- Final Day of 2011 AGM
Friday, March 3rd marked the final day of the 2011 Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the Governing Body Commission (GBC) of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). Along with discussing sannyasa candidates, the day involved a presentation on the Midday Meal project in India and a special visit by the students of the Sri Mayapur International School.
Radha Krishna dasa traveled all of the way to Mayapur from the Radha-Gopinath temple in Mumbai to
Was Prophet Muhammad in the Vedas?
Starting With the Rig-Veda
In this article we will take a look at some of the verses in the Vedas that some people, such as Dr. Zakir Naik, say that Mohammed is mentioned or foretold in them. This is a summary based on the research by Dr Radhasyam Brahmachari and others, and shows that these verses in fact do not speak of Prophet Mohammed, but are used in a way that is based on mistranslations to justify that idea.
First of all, the Rig-Veda is globally rec
Live From Sri Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir!
Date: March 13th, 2011
Topic: Dhruva Maharaja Goes Back to Godhead
Verse: 4:12:37
Speaker: HH Bhakti Marg Swami
santah sama-drsah suddhah
sarva-bhutanuranjanah
yanty anjasacyuta-padam
acyuta-priya-bandhavah
TRANSLATION: Persons who are peaceful, equipoised, cleansed and purified, and who know the art of pleasing all other living entities, keep friendship only with devotees of the Lord; they alone can very easily achieve the perfection of going back home, back to G
Live From Sri Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir!
Date: March 11th, 2011
Topic: Dhruva Maharaja Goes Back to Godhead
Verse: 4:12:35
Speaker: HG Rajendranandana Prabhu
tri-lokim deva-yanena
so 'tivrajya munin api
parastad yad dhruva-gatir
visnoh padam athabhyagat
TRANSLATION: Dhruva Maharaja thus surpassed the seven planetary systems of the great sages who are known as saptarsi. Beyond that region, he achievedthe transcendental situation of permanent life in the planet where Lord Visnu lives.
PURPORT: The airplane
Sri Madhavendra Puri
During Nityananda Prabhu's tour of all the holy places of India for the purpose of purifying them, by the will of providence, he happened to meet Madhavendra Puripada somewhere in western India. When Nityananda Prabhu saw Madhavendra Puri Goswami he fainted away in a swoon of ecstatic love and His transcendental body became completely still. Similarly, when Madhavendra Puri gazed upon Nityananda Prabhu, he completely forgot himself and faintedto the ground.
Sri Gaurcandra us
Live From Sri Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir!
Date: March 10th, 2011
Topic: Dhruva Maharaja Goes Back to Godhead
Verse: 4:12:34
Speaker: HG Jagajivan Prabhu
tatra tatra prasamsadbhih
pathi vaimanikaih suraih
avakiryamano dadrse
kusumaih kramaso grahan
TRANSLATION: While Dhruva Maharaja was passing through space, he gradually saw all the planets of the solar system, and on the path he saw all thedemigods in their airplanes showering flowers upon him like rain.
PURPORT: There is a Vedic version, yasmin vijnate
If God exists - Why so much pain and suffering?
A man went to a barber shop to have his hair cut and his beard trimmed. As the barber began to work, they began to have a good conversation. They talked about so many things and various subjects. When they eventually touched on the subject of God, the barber said, "I don't believe that God exists."
"Why do you say that," asked the customer.
"Well, you just have to go out in the street to realize that God doesn't exist. Tell me, if God exists, would th
*GBC AGM--Oath of Allegiance
Every year during the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of ISKCON’s Governing Body Commission (GBC), GBC members reaffirm their Oath of Allegiance. This year GBC members gathered in Srila Prabhupada’s samadhi in Sridham Mayapur for the event, and Bhaktimarga Swami led the recitation of the Oath. The following is the Oath of Allegiance and photos of the occasion.
1.To accept His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada as the Founder-Acarya and Supreme Authority of I
GBC Meeting Report—February 26th-27th
By Sraddhadevi Dasi
ISKCON’s 2011 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Governing Body Commission (GBC) continued February 26th and 27th with GBC members separating intocommittees to discussion specific topics. Some of the committees were Guru Services, GBC-BBT Relations, Parallel Lines of Authority, and the Sannyasa Committee. Regional Governing Bodies, such as the Latin Governing Body and the North American GBCs also convened to discuss issues particular to th
