A special event
International Vaisnavi Retreat in Govardhana

Fostering a spirit of love and care between devotees is on the agenda for the up-coming International Vaisnavi Retreat. This special event is aimed at generating peer support between female devotees dedicated to Srila Prabhupada’s mission. It has sprung from an initiative of the now three-year old GBC Devotee Care Committee and is being organized by the Vrindavana Institute for Higher Education.

Making friendship with peers is one of the

"G u r u     m u k h     p a d m a     v a k y a"

What actually is non-violence?  ……………….Nectarean Mellows

Srila Prabhupada explains herein, the importance of being harmless and non-violent. Of course Prabhupada explains that we have to have not a sentimental but a philosophical understanding of what it means to be non-violent. It means to actually protect and have respect. But at the same time to protect others sometimes; taking physical action is non-violence. Prabhupada gives that example often

How to Avoid Fault Finding?

Lord Chaitahnay said "you can get My Full Mercy by chanting the holy names and not finding faults with others".  One has to be adosha darshi.

Acharyas explain there are four types of people who see faults:

1) Like Daksha, who only sees faults.  Even amidst good qualities, they see only faults.  The reason is that the mind is full of that mentality.

2) See faults and good qualities side by side.  You can focus on whatever you see.  When you see faults look for good qua

THIS IS AN ADDRESS TO THE DEVOTEES IN LONDON BY HIS HOLINESS BHAKTI CHARU SWAMI, MAY 2010

Transcription and Editing : Anasuya Dasi

Hare Krishna,

I was also thinking that I spoke for about one hour, but what Ireally wanted to say I didn’t say that.  What I really wanted to say isthat I am very happy to be here with you all.

Devotees: “Haribol!” (clapping)

I had been missing you all very much.  Actually it has been one ofthe longest absences from England last twenty five

"G u r u     m u k h     p a d m a     v a k y a"

So many gross examples of misrepresentations of the scriptures ……………….Nectarean Mellows

Today we are seeing so many gross examples of misrepresentations of the scriptures in all religions of the world. Historically Lord Buddha came at a time when Brahmans were practically having slaughter houses, making money, eating meat on the basis of some out of context scriptural injunctions. So Lord Buddha saw that these people were atheistic, they were stubb

Website of Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Mumbai was hacked today http://bhaktivedantahospital.com/

What has innocent hospital to do with the geopolitics?

35% of the patients taking health care at hospital are muslims. How are the hackers helping their own community?

The following is the Ananda Valli from the Taittiriya Upanishad explaining the different levels of happiness among various species of life.

saisa 'nandasya mimamgumsa bhavati | yuva syatsadhu yuva 'dhyayakah | asistho dridhistho balisthah | tasyeyam prithivi sarva vittasya purna syat | sa eko manusa anandah |

"Now this is an assessment of Bliss: Let it be supposed that there is a youth, a noble youth, in the prime of age, most swift and alert, perfectly whole and resolute, most vigorous and of goo

Krsna is instructing us how to understand Him. That is our only business. This human form of life is meant for understanding Krsna because we are very thickly related with Krsna, just like father and the son. This relation cannot be broken. Maybe son is out of home, son may have forgotten, but Krsna, the supreme father, He does not forget.

Prabhupada:

sri bhagavan uvaca
mayy asakta-manah partha
yogam yunjan mad-asrayah
asamsayam samagram mam
yatha jnasyasi tac chrnu

Krishna, Bhagavan, the Supreme… Bhag

Dear Devotees, Friends, and Students of the previous retreats,
Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

With great pleasure we again invite you to attend our Divine Names Retreat in Radhadesh. This year, 2011, it will be held from April 22nd-28th. You can also attend our additional "Building the Retreat Culture through a Teacher Training Program," which will be held for one day, on April 29th.

In our retreats, we want to enter into deeper understandings and experiences