The Bhaktivedanta Archives, a vital service for preserving Srila Prabhupada’s teachings and related materials, has recently celebrated a significant achievement: the completion of the new freezer/cooler/acclimatization rooms. Parama-Rupa Dasa, the Founder of the Bhaktivedanta Archives, and Nitya-Trpta Dasi, who serves alongside him, recently discussed the importance of this new facility and its impact on their preservation efforts. “Our photo vault is a major milestone,” said Parama-Rupa. “It al
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By Aditya Devi Dasi
On the eve of Sri Krishna Janmashtami, ISKCON New York City unveiled a beautiful work of art, a mural of Sri Maha-Vishnu hand painted on the north-west facing side of the temple building.
Bhakti street artist Jamuna Pritti spent one week finalizing this artwork which took several weeks of preparation. She describes it as “a fusion between the Sri Isopanisad cover and the mantra mandala I created back in 2015, with a little zine street art vibe.”
Read more: https://iskconnews.
There's no one more important in my life than guru, Prabhupada. I posted my offering of gratitude to him on August 23/24. I didn't want to be late so I reached out early instead. I did complete, on this day, my latest poem based on the teachings of the Bhagavad-gita, "The 3 Energies."
There are 3 energies affecting us all
As real and organic as nature’s call
They are at play practically all the time
Like wind, rain, moon, and sunshine
They influence our mood, action, and thought
If we ana
If we ana
From Back to Godhead
Every December, the book marathon promises to be an exciting event. While travelling from door to door, village to village, through remote parts of India, we invariably meet someone who has been miraculously touched by Krishna’s mercy. One such person was Chandu, whom we met in Srirampur, Maharashtra. His tall posture and heavy built contrasted with his soft, humble demeanor. Curious to know his background, I requested him to narrate his story of choosing the path of Krishn
From Back to Godhead
Through the ages Western man has alternately
pondered or ignored death, the most
persistent yet least understood fact of our existence.
In the year A.D. 138, the great Roman emperor Hadrian lay dying in a villa overlooking the Bay of Naples. For many years he had been the mighty ruler of the Western world, governing an empire that stretched for thousands of miles. In the course of his eventful life as soldier/statesman, he encountered diverse peoples of many customs and f
भगवद्गीता यथारूप 108 महत्त्वपूर्ण श्लोक
अध्याय चार दिव्य ज्ञान
श्री भगवानुवाच
इमं विवस्वते योगं प्रोक्तवानहमव्ययम् ।
विवस्वान्मनवे प्राह मनुरिक्ष्वाकवेSब्रवीत् ।। 1 ।।
श्री-भगवान् उवाच– श्रीभगवान् ने कहा;इमम्– इस;विवस्वते– सूर्यदेव को;योगम्– परमेश्वर क्र साथ अपने सम्बन्ध की विद्या को;प्रोक्तवान्– उपदेश दिया;अहम्– मैंने;अव्ययम्– अमर;विवस्वान्– विवस्वान् (सूर्यदेव के नाम) ने;मनवे– मनुष्यों के पिता (वैवस्वत) से;प्राह– कहा;मनुः– मनुष्यों के पिता ने;इक्ष्वाकवे– राजा इक्ष्वाकु से;अब्रवीत्– कहा।
भावार्थ
भगवद्गीता यथारूप 108 महत्त्वपूर्ण श्लोक
अध्याय तीन कर्मयोग
श्री भगवानुवाच
काम एष क्रोध एष रजोगुणसमुद्भवः ।
महाशनो महापाप्मा विद्ध्येनमिह वैरिणम् ॥ 37 ॥
श्री-भगवान् उवाच– श्रीभगवान् ने कहा;कामः– विषयवासना;एषः– यह;क्रोधः– क्रोध;एषः– यः;रजो-गुण– रजोगुण से;समुद्भवः– उत्पन्न;महा-अशनः– सर्वभक्षी;महा-पाप्मा– महान पापी;विद्धि– जानो;एनम्– इसे;इह– इस संसार में;वैरिणम्– महान शत्रु।
भावार्थ : श्रीभगवान् ने कहा – हे अर्जुन! इसका कारण रजोगुण के सम्पर्क से उत्पन्न काम है, जो बाद में क्रोध का रूप धारण करता है और
The last two days functions were held for remembering Krishna on His birthday, however, today was the official Janmasthami and we celebrated it in the city of Halifax. Since our community here is fairly new, we do not yet have a building of our own, so we are left to secure a rented place. Now, where are you going to find a place large enough and late enough (remember Krishna bhaktas celebrate His birth at midnight), so like last year a community hall was secured at a hockey arena site, It cert
Friday September 3rd, a few of Srila Prabhupada’s disciples were called for a meeting in HDGs room in the lotus building
These beautiful gifts were lovingly presented to the assembled direct disciples of HDG, and the details were explained. The project is called “Give Prabhupad”
Melted into the brass murti is an alloy containing coins received directly on book distribution around the world. (Fortunately we had some coins from book distribution in sridham mayapur that we were able to contribute f
भगवद्गीता यथारूप 108 महत्त्वपूर्ण श्लोक
अध्याय तीन कर्मयोग
प्रकृते: क्रियमाणानि गुणै: कर्माणि सर्वशः ।
अहङ्कारविमूढात्मा कर्ताहमिति मन्यते ॥ 27 ॥
प्रकृतेः– प्रकृति का;क्रियमाणानि– किये जाकर;गुणैः– गुणों के द्वारा;कर्माणि– कर्म;सर्वशः– सभी प्रकार के;अहङ्कार-विमूढ– अहंकार से मोहित;आत्मा–आत्मा;कर्ता– करने वाला;अहम्– मैं हूँ;इति– इस प्रकार;मन्यते– सोचता है।
भावार्थ : जीवात्मा अहंकार के प्रभाव से मोहग्रस्त होकर अपने आपको समस्त कर्मों का कर्ता मान बैठता है, जब कि वास्तव में वे प्रकृति के तीनों गुणों द्वा
From Mayapur to Melbourne, Brazil to Bangkok, New York to New Delhi, hundreds of thousands of Krishna devotees gathered at ISKCON temples and centers worldwide to celebrate Sri Krishna Janmashtami. ISKCON devotees first celebrated the festival with Srila Prabhupada at the New York storefront in 1966. Here are some highlights from reports shared with ISKCON News from Dublin, Finland, Juhu, Mayapur, London, Sandton, South Africa, and Washington, DC.
Janmashtami commemorates the earthly appearance
The following poem, "Fire In the Village," is dedicated to a marvellous family – Damodara, Radha Krishna, and family, and others who lost their homes or suffered damage in the forest fire at Saranagati Village in Venables Valley, British Columbia. Please consider donating to the relief fund via the website for their registered non-profit at https://venablesvalleywildfire.com/ .
FIRE IN THE VILLAGE
What if you lost your house overnight
That fortress totally gone, out of sight?
One minute, yo
Each year I try to come for the Seattle Rathayatra, which goes over two days during the Labor Day long weekend. The first day started at a local park where devotees and guests came with their families.
As you can see in the pictures, there were stalls with free prasadam, snacks, books, kirtan and drama stage, and many others. A favorite attraction were the areas with calves and goats from one of our nearby farms. Their Lordships, Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra sat on a beautiful swing.
Sourc
भगवद्गीता यथारूप 108 महत्त्वपूर्ण श्लोक
अध्याय तीन कर्मयोग
यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जनः ।
स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते ॥ 21 ॥
यत् यत् –जो-जो;आचरति– करता है;श्रेष्ठः– आदरणीय नेता;तत्– वही;तत्– तथा केवल वही;एव– निश्चय ही;इतरः– सामान्य;जनः– व्यक्ति;सः– वह;यत्– जो कुछ;प्रमाणम्– उदाहरण, आदर्श;कुरुते– करता है;लोकः– सारा संसार;तत्– उसके;अनुवर्तते– पदचिन्हों का अनुसरण करता है।
भावार्थ : महापुरुष जो जो आचरण करता है, सामान्य व्यक्ति उसी का अनुसरण करते हैं। वह अपने अनुसरणीय कार्यों से जो आदर्श प
The Seattle Rathayatra was held on the second day of the festival and started a few kilometers from the park. Their Lordships, Sri Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra rode majestically on Their chariot through the streets for two hours until They came back.
There was also a smaller Rathayatra cart in front and the kirtan was led by devotee children between ten and fifteen years of age. I started off the kirtan in front of the bigger cart and other devotees took over.
When Their Lordships were brou
The Governing Body Commission (GBC) has released its latest Meeting Highlights Report for August 22nd, 2024. The report aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the online GBC meeting highlighting the key topics discussed:
“ISKCON GBC MEETING HIGHLIGHTS REPORT
22 August 2024
We are pleased to present the 22 August 2024 GBC Meeting Highlights Report. This report aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the online GBC meeting highlighting the key topics discussed.
The meeting commenced w
People here speak about some roasting days but overnight a pleasant rain cooled things, and from a devotional perspective, Indra, god of rain, was simply making way for the Chariot Fest. Overcast weather made it pleasant for the noontime start when the wheels turned at the Science Centre next to the ocean side.
The chanting began and the smiles on followers swelled. A volunteer kept at us, pullers of the rope, singers of the song, “Hare Krishna” as we ambled along with his spray device of ros
By Payal Shah
(Adapted from a class given by H.G. Narayani Mataji in Sydney on the 24th of December 2019)
In older civilizations, it was possible to conceive, understand and retain spiritual knowledge by simply hearing from a spiritual master. In today’s day and age, however, the majority of us need to read scriptures alongside hear in order to learn, digest and remember spiritual knowledge. The foundation of the Krishna consciousness movement is predicated on the principles presented by Lord K
भगवद्गीता यथारूप 108 महत्त्वपूर्ण श्लोक
अध्याय तीन कर्मयोग
अन्नाद्भवति भूतानि पर्जन्यादन्नसम्भवः।
यज्ञाद्भवति पर्जन्यो यज्ञः कर्मसमुद्भवः ॥ 14 ॥
अन्नात्– अन्न से;भवन्ति– उत्पन्न होते हैं;भूतानि– भौतिक शरीर;पर्जन्यात्– वर्षा से;अन्न– अन्न का;सम्भवः– उत्पादन;यज्ञात्– यज्ञ सम्पन्न करने से;भवति– सम्भव होती है;पर्जन्यः– वर्षा;यज्ञः– यज्ञ का सम्पन्न होबा;कर्म– नियत कर्तव्य से;समुद्भवः– उत्पन्न होता है।
भावार्थ: सारे प्राणी अन्न पर आश्रित हैं, जो वर्षा से उत्पन्न होता है। वर्षा यज्ञ सम्पन्न करने से होती ह
By Radha Mohan Das
Devotees from ISKCON Bhaktivedanta Manor participated in a special event in observance of the 150th anniversary of the birth of His Divine Grace Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura. The event, hosted by the Gaudiya Mission at the Harrow Leisure Centre, brought together representatives from a number of other Vaishnava organisations who all glorified the great personality. ISKCON devotees wholeheartedly participated in a harinama chanting procession between the Siddhashram S
