Acclimating to the cold is fairly easy for me. Apparently, several centimetres were to land on surfaces in all directions on this day. Sure enough, a storm hit delivering generous amounts of the white magic. It came down quite fiercely. It’s humbling.
I am looking forward to some walking once it clears somewhat.
I was so touched that members of our Bhakti Academy are alternating at giving classes for the Bhagavatam session. In my absence, the program has been going on. Today’s presenter was Leo
Home Programme in Auckland
I did a home program in Auckland. At the end of the talk this Indian lady approached me with some questions. She was under lots of stress. She witnessed one of her friends committing suicide, a big shock. She is very attached to her father and for some strange reason she thought “What if my father dies”? Sure enough she got a call from india saying her father had a stroke and went into coma. Both these combined she was going through so much anxiety she was asking me w
A series of events honouring George Harrison’s spiritual life were held in Liverpool in celebration of what would have been his 80th birthday.
Inspired by Pradyumna Das, who credits George Harrison for his attraction to Krishna consciousness, devotees from around the country put on a number of special events in the Spiritual Beatle’s birth city, including an exclusive interview with Gurudas Prabhu, who flew into the UK especially for the occasion.
Liverpool Philharmonic: My Sweet Lord, The Sp
Dear Devotees
On Thursday 9th March at 12.06pm, under the gaze of Śrī Giriraja, in the holy land of Śrī Vṛndāvana dhāma, in the loving company of his spiritual master and the vaisnavas, with a resounding kirtan party, His Holiness Kadamba Kanana Swami departed from this material realm.
In the coming hours we will send details of the Samadhi Ceremony and online links for viewing.
“Intelligent persons who take shelter of beautiful Vrndavana’s opulent vines melting with motherly love, and throw fa
By Radha Devi Dasi
ISKCON’s Vaishnavi Ministry has organized a virtual panel discussion entitled “Responsible Innovation for a Sustainable World: The Right Blend of Intent, Intuition, and the Feminine Heart with Information and Technology.” This panel will explore how we can bring feminine intuition and spiritual practice into our efforts to create a sustainable world. Women are blessed with intuition and biologically programmed for connecting with others. By leading from the heart, building c
Whilst we lower the Gaura Purnima flag to bring the festivities to a close, HH Kadamba Kanana Swami departs from this world. Just as though he was waiting for this day to come.
Dear DevoteesOn Thursday 9th March at 12.06pm, under the gaze of Śrī Giriraja, in the holy land of Śrī Vṛndāvana dhāma, in the loving company of his spiritual master and the vaisnavas, with a resounding kirtan party, His Holiness Kadamba Kanana Swami departed from this material realm. In the coming hours, we will send de
On Thursday 9th March at 12.06pm, under the gaze of Śrī Giriraja, in the holy land of Śrī Vṛndāvana dhāma, in the loving company of his spiritual master and the vaisnavas, with a resounding kirtan party, His Holiness Kadamba Kanana Swami departed from this material realm.
“Intelligent persons who take shelter of beautiful Vrndavana’s opulent vines melting with motherly love, and throw far away the idea that they are material, become supremely successful, both in this life and also after death
The road to the Delhi Airport was quite smooth. I asked our driver what the name of the road was, but there’s a language barrier. Shame on me. I should know some Hindi by now. There were the shortcuts. They were rough.
Parama Karuna, the professional dancer who was part of our drama troupe, left for Paris from here. The rest of us – Chris, Anya, Dhruva, Kunti, Vya, and I – waited at our gate for Lufthansa Airlines for a stop at Frankfurt before proceeding back to Canada.
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By Baladeva das
Every year, the festival of the blessing of fruits was held in the province of Mendoza, Argentina.
This is a traditional Christian festival, which became part of the protocol of the provincial state and has been celebrated since 1938, in which God is thanked for the crops.
Mendoza has had an Interreligious Council since approximately 1976, in which various religious leaders of different confessions came together to give refuge to those exiled from Chile, due to the military cou
By Khusboo Basan
Haribol Foods With Their Stall at the ILS 2023 With HH Niranjana Swami Maharaj and HG Gauranga Das
At the ISKCON Leadership Sanga this year, HARIBOL Foods was showcased at the plenary session focused on conscious giving back. HARIBOL Foods in perpetuity pledged 100% profits to Sri Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir (TOVP), “His Divine Grace AC Srila Prabhupada dream project”.
Yachneet Pushkarna, CEO of HARIBOL Foods said in 2023 – 24 we would be in most temples in The United States, th
~Mayapur Gaura Purnima Nectar~
As we all know, Gaura Purnima festival is not a one-day celebration in Sri Dham Mayapur but a long, one-month celebration; hence, we are very grateful to all those that have participated in sponsoring several sevas during this period. From festival inauguration prasadam to all prasadam sponsorship, Jagannath Misra feast, Sravan Utsav, Kirtan Mela, event sponsorships, Navadwip Parikram, Shantipur Festival, Kirtan Purnima, Maha Abhisheka, and lots more…This Gaura
By Svayam Bhagavan Keshava Swami
As expected, HH Kadamba Kanana Swami’s health situation is gradually declining. Every day, however, there are encouraging reports of the kirtans, readings and beautiful interactions he has with devotees in Vrindavana during this time.
Read more: https://iskconnews.org/health-update-hh-kadamba-kanana-swami/
Devotees from across the UK descended on Liverpool, the city of George’s birthplace for a series of special events aptly titled ‘The Spiritual Beatle’, celebrating his spiritual journey.
Gurudas, one of the ISKCON UK’s pioneers, who first met George Harrison in 1968 came especially for the celebration.
Events included a music-mantra tribute at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, hari nāma processions across the city centre, panel discussions and interviews at the two Beatles museums, including a d
Feb 27th, 2023: Srinivas University, one of the leading private universities in Mangalore organized the WORLD SANSKRIT CONFERENCE-2023 the first of its kind in the state. It was a 3-day event that included research paper presentations on different aspects of Vedic knowledge, ancient arts,Sanskrit language, Vedic scriptures, and their collaboration with modern scientific advances. HH Bhakti Raghava Swami Maharaj, ISKCON Sannyasi. Maharaj was welcomed by the H’ble Chancellor Dr. CA A Raghavendra
The most auspicious Gaura Purnima, appearance day of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabu.
Krishna says in Bhagavad Gita 4.9
janma karma ca me divyam evaṁ yo vetti tattvataḥ
tyaktvā dehaṁ punar janma naiti mām eti so ’rjuna
One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and activities does not, upon leaving the body, take his birth again in this material world, but attains My eternal abode, O Arjuna.
So Krishna is saying that if we know Krishna, or His actions, in tattva then we will not take birth
सीतानाथ समारम्भां रामानन्दार्य मध्यमाम्।
अस्मदाचार्य पर्यन्तां वन्दे श्रीगुरू परम्पराम् ।।
If you go with the word “Really" than “No”, Śrī Ram is NOT an Avatār of Śrī Hāri Vīshnu, their are many proofs of that itself from Vedās and from Śrīmad Rāmāyan (Śrī Mānas & Vālmīki) which clearly says that Sri Rām is Avatāri not Avatār. And another thing to curious one please use the word Śrī before taking my lord's name like Śrī Rām, Śrī Vishnu.
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ततस्त्वमसि दुर्धर्षात्तस्माद् भावात् सनातनात् ।
रक्षार्थं
सीतानाथ समारम्भां रामानन्दार्य मध्यमाम्।
अस्मदाचार्य पर्यन्तां वन्दे श्रीगुरू परम्पराम् ।।
Mahā Upaniṣad exists in two versions, one attached to the Atharvaveda in some anthologies and another attached to the Sāmveda. The Atharvaveda version is shorter, and in prose. The Sāmveda version is partly in poetic verses.
The very first Shlokā of this Upaniṣad itself says to whome this text is dedicated;
यन्महोपनिषद्वेद्यं चिदाकाशतया स्थितम् ।
परमाद्वैतसाम्राज्यं तद्रामब्रह्म मे गतिः ॥
( Mahā-Upaniṣad 1.1 )
य
सीतानाथ समारम्भां रामानन्दार्य मध्यमाम्।
अस्मदाचार्य पर्यन्तां वन्दे श्रीगुरू परम्पराम् ।।
Although everything of Ānand Bhāshyakār Śrīmad Jagadguru Rāmānandāchārya is unique but one of the most unique thing that I personally like is, “He was Damm!! strict on the word like Brahma". Non of his disciple dares to speak the word “BRAHM". When Śrīmad Jagadguru Rāmānandāchārya has written commentry on Brahma Sūtra know as Śrī Ānand Bhāshya than one of his disciple said, “O Gurudev! I have never seen suc
