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New Vraja Dhama Plants Forests for Carbon-Neutral Heating

Posted by Dinesh Warungase on March 28, 2011 at 9:34pm

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Devotees at New Vraja Dhama, a sustainable ISKCON farm community in Hungary also known as Krishna Valley, are set to plant 6.5 hectares of trees—an incredible 50,000 Acacias, Oaks, and Willows—on their property at the end of this March.

But the effort is just a fraction of a much bigger project that has been underway since the community’s inception in 1993.

“This will bring the amount of trees we’ve planted since starting our 660-acre farm to 54 hectares—or 133 acres,” says Radha Krishna Dasa, wh

Mahajano yena gatah sa panthah ……………….Nectarean Mellows

Posted by Rasamrita Das on March 28, 2011 at 9:32pm

"G u r u m u k h p a d m a v a k y a"Mahajano yena gatah sa panthah ……………….Nectarean MellowsThe path of perfection is to follow in the footsteps of the mahajans. Lord Chaitanya declared in relation to Madhavendra Puri, that one cannot understand the true essence of spiritual perfection by austerities, by meditation, even by studying all of the scriptures scrutinizingly because there are so many ways to interpret anything within this world, the real path of perfection is to follow in the footstep

RE MAN KRSNA CHABI NIT DHYAAIYE

Posted by kamal nayan gulati on March 28, 2011 at 8:58pm

RE MAN KRSNA CHABI NIT DHYAAIYE..

MUKH SE HARE KRSNA YEH GAAIYE..

BIN HARI SUMIRAN GATI NAHI TERI..

BHAJ GOPALA MAAN LE MERI...

SHAN BHAR NA HARI KO BISRAAIYE..

MUKH SE HARE KRSNA YEH GAAIYE..1..

HARI HI MAAT PITA HARI MEET..

MUKH SE GAAYO HARI KE GEET..

DAS KAMAL ISS BIDHI HARI PAAIYE..

MUKH SE HARE KRSNA YEH GAAIYE..2..

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Bhagavad-Gita 7.28 - 8.6

Posted by Shalabh Gupta on March 28, 2011 at 10:48am

Death is nothing but sleeping for seven months. That’s all. Sleeping for seven months, that is called death. Just like, in the operation table, one becomes unconscious for one hour, half an hour. Then he comes to his consciousness. Again he comes to the same point. So similarly, death is nothing but to remain practically unconscious for seven months. That’s all. This body is left, and we enter into a particular womb of mother, and just to develop another body it takes about seven months. Then, a

'Enviro Conference' by ISKCON Coimbatore

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on March 28, 2011 at 9:41am

Coimbatore (India), March 11, 2011: The Bhaktivedanta Academy, the educational wing of ISKCON Coimbatore organized “ENVIRO 2011” – a Conference on Youth and Environment at GRD auditorium, PSG College of Arts & Science as a pioneering effort in bringing the attention of youth and people in general to one of the most critical issue we face today - the rapid changes in climate and itsconsequences.

The Conference had 2007 Nobel Peace Prize winning IPCC Chairman Dr Rajendra Kumar Pachauri as Chief G

'Enviro Conference' by ISKCON Coimbatore

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on March 28, 2011 at 9:41am

Coimbatore (India), March 11, 2011: The Bhaktivedanta Academy, the educational wing of ISKCON Coimbatore organized “ENVIRO 2011” – a Conference on Youth and Environment at GRD auditorium, PSG College of Arts & Science as a pioneering effort in bringing the attention of youth and people in general to one of the most critical issue we face today - the rapid changes in climate and itsconsequences.

The Conference had 2007 Nobel Peace Prize winning IPCC Chairman Dr Rajendra Kumar Pachauri as Chief G

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The whole Bhagawad Gita Saar is in four important slokas

Posted by Shalabh Gupta on March 28, 2011 at 9:26am

refer chapter 10 sloka's 8,9,10 and 11 ,so it is called Chatursloki Gita also.

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Boat Festival Invitation

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 28, 2011 at 8:52am

Hare Krishna! ISKCON Delhi (Sri Sri Radha Parthsarthi Temple)is celebrating its 2nd Sri Sri Radha Krishna Boat Festival on 31st March 2011. Festival will be start by evening 06:00pm with the possession of Sri Sri Radha Krishna and it will reach by 06:30 to Kaliya Krishna Pond of Temple and then after aarti the Boat Festival will start by 06:50pm
Boat festival ki............jai

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Ignorance is no excuse

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 28, 2011 at 8:44am

At present everyone is suffering due to ignorance, just as one contracts a disease out of ignorance. If one does not know hygienic principles, he will not know what will contaminate him. Therefore due to ignorance there is infection, and we suffer from disease. A criminal may say, "I did not know the law," but he will not be excused if he commits a crime. Ignorance is no excuse. Similarly, a child, not knowing that fire will burn, will touch the fire. The fire does not think, "This is a child, a

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Serve Krsna with rapt attention

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 28, 2011 at 8:43am

One should become an unalloyed devotee of the Personality of Godhead, Sri Krsna, and serve Him with rapt attention.

Prabhupada: Yes. (laughter) [break] ...a small garden like this, that is called a hanging garden.

Tamala Krsna: Yes, we can walk there in the mornings.

Prabhupada: Hm.

Bharadvaja: Srila Prabhupada, chanting Hare Krsna is considered to be the watering process, and sometimes from chanting, the weeds, from watering, the weeds also grow along with devotional service -- the weeds of differe

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You Are A Sample Of Krsna.

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 28, 2011 at 8:42am

Bhagavad-gita 2.23-24

Prabhupada:

nainam chindanti sastrani
nainam dahati pavakah
na cainam kledayanty apo
na sosayati marutah
[Bg. 2.23]

"The soul can never be cut into pieces by any weapon, nor can he be burned by fire, nor moistened by water, nor withered by the wind."

So here is another puzzle for the rascal scientists -- because they are contemplating that except within this earth, in other planets, there is no life. Because the atmosphere is different, they cannot live there. Now, take f

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 9

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 28, 2011 at 8:41am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 9
ekam ekatarabhave
yada nopalabhamahe
tritayam tatra yo veda
sa atma svasrayasrayah

ekam -- one; ekatara -- another; abhave -- in the absence of; yada -- because; na -- does not; upalabhamahe -- perceptible; tritayam -- in three stages; tatra -- there; yah -- the one; veda -- who knows; sah -- he; atma -- the Supersoul; sva -- own; asraya -- shelter; asrayah -- of the shelter.

TRANSLATION
All three of the above-mentioned stages of different living entities a

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Early Devotees

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 28, 2011 at 8:40am

Early Devotees

Twenty-year-old Janne Wesley, a film actress from Melbourne, had recently co-starred with Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones in Ned Kelly, the story of Australia's most notorious bushranger. Now she was pursuing her film and television acting career in Sydney. One day, as she returned from work to her apartment in Kings Cross, she saw Bali-mardana, Upendra and Bill chanting at the El Alamein Park.

Janne: At first I thought they looked a little strange. Were they Buddhists? But I reco

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Visit to Australia

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 28, 2011 at 8:40am

Visit to Australia

Saturday, 8 May 1971- Kuala Lumpur

The devotees were amazed to discover that Srila Prabhupada had no visa to visit Australia.

Amogha: All that needed to be done was that the Indian embassy had to give some stamp of permission, and the Australian consulate had to issue a visa. Prabhupada was due to fly out that night. But it was Saturday morning, and all the embassies were closed. It was very hectic. Finally, Gopal dasa went to the homes of the right persons and convinced them to

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Some men would fall

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 28, 2011 at 8:40am

Some men would fall

One day Chris was shocked to find Tirthapada packing his bags, ready to leave the temple. Despite his best attempts, Chris could not convince Tirthapada to stay. What was the problem? Tirthapada explained how he had stopped chanting, and, troubled by sex desire, had decided to live outside the temple, but he still planned to attend temple functions. Tirthapada left, promising to attend the temple regularly. He visited, just once. "You forget," he said.

Chris remembered Upendra'

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - First visit to Australia

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 28, 2011 at 8:39am

First visit to Australia

Sunday, 9 May 1971

For the residents of the Sydney temple, Srila Prabhupada's arrival was a confused affair. An early telegram detailed Srila Prabhupada's proposed visit to Sydney, via Malaysia. Only arrival dates and times needed to be confirmed.

As it turned out, Srila Prabhupada had arrived in Malaysia a little later than planned, and to make things even more complicated, while in Kuala Lumpur there had been talk about a couple of devotees in Singapore wanting Srila Prab

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Radha and Krishna appear

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 28, 2011 at 8:35am

Radha and Krishna appear

On 3 May, Vegavan, still marvelling at his good fortune, found himself at Bombay airport, ready to accompany Srila Prabhupada on his long trip to Sydney, via Malaysia. The Radha-Krsna Deities had been tightly wrapped in cloth. Krsna had been placed in a crate and was loaded into the luggage hold. Vegavan, carefully carrying Srimati Radharani under one arm and Prabhupada's small white attache case in the other, checked in and proceeded to Immigration. But there he encounte

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Early days

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 28, 2011 at 8:34am

Early days

Bill had been living in the temple now for several months. It seemed obvious that he was serious about advancing in Krsna consciousness. Quiet but sincere, he was eager to serve. Bali-mardana decided to recommend him for initiation. Soon Bill received his initiation beads duly chanted on by Srila Prabhupada, and his new name -- Upananda dasa brahmacari.

As was his habit, Upendra regularly had questions for Srila Prabhupada. Now that there were boys and girls living together in the same

Shrinath Ji in Super Gold

Posted by Sriman John Martini Krishna Dasa on March 27, 2011 at 8:23am

Sevak

Meeting "tiger mask"

Posted by Shobha Radha Devi Dasi on March 26, 2011 at 11:08am

Gaura Purnima Sankirtana lila from Okinawa, Japan [2011-03-22]

Dear Prabhus,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Yesterday an amazing thing happened while Gita Govinda was on Sankirtana.Ê I was out chanting with a mrdanga in my usual spot and my friends walked by with a donation box for the earthquake victims.Ê I called them over and dropped a 500 yen gold coin in their bucket and gave them a mantra card for their daughter. Gita also gave a small donation on Gaura P

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New Vraja Dhama Plants Forests for Carbon-Neutral Heating

Mahajano yena gatah sa panthah ……………….Nectarean Mellows

RE MAN KRSNA CHABI NIT DHYAAIYE

Bhagavad-Gita 7.28 - 8.6

'Enviro Conference' by ISKCON Coimbatore

'Enviro Conference' by ISKCON Coimbatore

The whole Bhagawad Gita Saar is in four important slokas

Boat Festival Invitation

Ignorance is no excuse

Serve Krsna with rapt attention

You Are A Sample Of Krsna.

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 9

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Early Devotees

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Visit to Australia

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Some men would fall

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - First visit to Australia

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Radha and Krishna appear

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Early days

Shrinath Ji in Super Gold

Meeting "tiger mask"

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