I invite you to take a step back in time. It’s the late 1970’s. Picture a teenager with a b
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I invite you to take a step back in time. It’s the late 1970’s. Picture a teenager with a b
The laugh, the gentleness, the calm- throughout our interview, he would erupt into the best, the deepest belly laugh I’ve ever heard; as if joy were welling up so powerfully deep inside that it just had to be released. He laughed a lot and spoke with great wisdom.
“Both of my parents were born in the Chicago area. I was born at Passavant Hospital, (now Northwestern Hospital). When I was little, we lived in the Rogers Park area, and when I was four, we moved to Highland Park, where I was brought
I have spent the last 48 hours immersed in one man’s story; his telling of the journey to find, not himself, but a larger meaning. It began as a book review assignment with looming deadline and other projects on my mind. But once I began to read, without further thought, I set aside other work, neglected pressing deadlines, and stopped the time and habits of my usual schedule.
Reading this book has become a personal experience for me. In it, I did not find escape, but discovery. And I have no dou
A Book Marathon Message By Giriraj Swami (From a talk on January 11, 2010, Kiev, Ukraine)
krsna-varnam tvisakrsnam sangopangastra-parsadam yajnaih sankirtana-prayair yajanti hi su-medhasah
"In the age of Kali, intelligent persons perform congregational chanting to worship the incarnation of Godhead who constantly sings the names of Krsna. Although His complexion is not blackish, He is Krsna Himself. He is accompanied by His associates, servants, weapons, and confidential companions." (SB 11.5.32)
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The one who holds your finger and conditions you to fearlessly travel from the illusionary material world, to the realms of spirituality so that you are with Krishna, is a ‘Guru'
Live video stream is available here, H.G Vaiyasaki Prabhu is present there, and will be singing shortly.
19 Horses
One rich man owned 19 horses when he died. In his last will and teastament he had written that upon his death, half the horses he owned should go to his only son; one fourth to the village temple and one fifth to the faithful servant.
Then he put the pair of scissors at his feet. Then he took a small needle and thread and started to sew the bits of cloth, into a fine shirt. When the spell of sewing was over, he stuck the needle on to his turban.
The tailor's son who was watching it asked him: "Father, the scissors are costly and look so beautiful. But you throw them down at your feet. This needle is
Heart Detection - As seen by the glance of the Lord on Devotees of the Lord
Face Detection - As clicked by the Digital Camera
for Blessings, Purity, and Auspiciousness
smrite sakala-kalyana
bhajanam yatra jayate
purusham tam ajam nityam
vrajami sharanam harim
"I take shelter of Lord Hari, who is the unborn, eternal supreme Personality of Godhead. Upon remembering Him, a reservoir of all auspiciousness is produced."
(Om) yam brahma vedanta-vido vadanti
pare pradhanam purusham tathanye
vishvodgateh karanam ishvaram va
tasmai namo vighna-vinashaya
"Obeisances unto Him who is the destroyer of all obsta
This is Kali Yuga, the ag
If you can answer these questions, only then can you truly say you know God. Otherwise you are simply living in darkness.
The Vedic scriptures are the oldest scriptures in the World and the only scriptures that can answer all these questions and in detail.
The Vedic scriptures completely describe God. His history, address, qualities, description, how he creates and m
Nice story about Einstein
An interesting incident took place in 1948-49. A young researcher by name Dr B.M. Gupta met Dr Einstein, the accepted father of Modern science in Princeton Institute of Advanced Studies in the States. The German scientist hailed him in Sanskrit instead of English. The Indian scientist pleaded his inability to reply in Sanskrit. Dr Einstein was amazed at the poor response of the young Indian scientist and said, "You hail from India which is the original home of Hindu phil
A boy was cycling towards me. He was in his early twenties and wore a sleeveless T-shirt and white shorts. He was riding a sporty bicycle. And he wore bright Sri Vaishnava tilak. As he came nearby I showed him the books I had. He said he was interested in reading religious books and has lots of them at home. I explained to him the glories of the Karttik month and why he must read these book
Once the cloud and mist are dispelled, the sun of the holy name shines brilliantly once more and enlightens the devotee with love of Godhead.
Harinama Cintamani - Haridasa Thakura to Lord Caitanya
asid yad-udarat padmam
loka-samsthana-laksanam
yavan ayam vai purusa
iyattavayavaih prthak
tavan asav iti proktah
samsthavayavavan iva
asit -- as it grew; yat-udarat -- from whose abdomen; padmam -- lotus flower; loka -- world; samsthana -- situation; laksanam -- possessed of; yavan -- as it were; ayam -- this; vai -- certainly; purusah -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead; iyatta -- measurement; avayavaih -- by embodiments; prthak -- different; tavan -- so
The Sankirtan Movement - The forgotten culture after the British rule.
bharata-bhumite haila manusya-janma yara
janma sarthaka kari' kara para-upakara
[Cc. Adi 9.41]
Means "Anyone who has taken birth in India as human being, he must make his life perfect and preach this cult all over the world." And He has also said,
prthivite ache yata nagaradi grama
sarvatra pracara haibe mora nama
Means that "As many villages and towns are there on the surface of the globe, everywhere this Hare Krsna mantra will be
