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While coming to Krishna consciousness times and again I shied away from teaching Mahamantra to the kids of my Play school. The very thought of getting criticized by family, parents of kids and onlookers kept me miles away from doing so. Then I came across the following verse found in the purport to Srimad Bhagavatam 2.4.3-4
mugdham maam nigadantu neeti-nipunaa bhraantam muhur vaidikaah
mandam baandhava-sancayâ jada-dhiyam muktaadaraah sodaraah
unmattam dhanino viveka-caturaah kaamam ma
Human life is meant for purifying ones existence and one who dnt follow rules andregulations cnt purify himself, nor can attain real happiness.
ISKCON News Exclusive
Devotees at the ISKCON center in Leicester, England, were sitting down to enjoy a prasadam feast in honor of ISKCON Founder Srila Prabhupada’s appearance day at 1pm on Friday September 3rd—when they heard a loud hissing noise that sounded like a gas leak.
President Pradyumna Dasa and other leaders immediately evacuated the thirty devotees that were inside the temple.
They were just in time. Seconds later, a huge explosion blew the roof off of th
Nama om visnu-padaya krsna-presthaya bhutale
Sri mate bhaktivedanta-svaminiti namine
Namas te sarasvate deve gaura-vani –pracarine
Nirvisesa-sunyavadi-pascatya-desa-tarine
His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada was born in 1896 in Calcutta on Nandotsava in a devotional family of vaishnava.His childhood name was Abhay Charanaravinda (Abhay Charan De).
He sent to English & Bengali medium school at the age of eight years. Then he did BA in 1920 from Scottish Church College in Calcutta. Afte
Why should garlic be avoided?
The reason garlic is so toxic, the sulphone hydroxyl ion penetrates the
blood brain barrier, just like DMSO, and is a specific poison for higher
life forms and brain cells.
We discovered this much to our horror, when I was the world's largest
manufacturer of ethical EEG biofeedback equipment. We'd have people come
back from lunch that looked clinically dead on the encephalograph, which we
used to calibrate their progress. "Well, what happened?" " Well, I went to
an Italian
Birth ceremony of Lord Sri Krishna
Taken from Srimad Bhagavatam 10th Canto, 5th Chapter,
translated by H.D.G. Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
As described in this chapter, Nanda Maharaja very gorgeously performed the birth ceremony for his newborn child. Then he went to Kamsa to pay taxes due and met his intimate friend Vasudeva.
There was great jubilation all over Vrindavana due to Krishna’s birth. Everyone was overwhelmed with joy. Therefore the King of Vraja, Maharaja Nanda, wanted to
Srila Prabhupad's Appearance Day is a very special day for all ISKCON devotees as they joyfully glorify their eternal saviour Srila Prabhupada on His appearance day.Srila Prabhupada was sent by the Lord to fulfill Caitanya Mahaprabhu's prediction-
Prtvithe ache yata nagaradi grama,
sarvatra pracara haibe more nama
In every town and village of the world, My name will be heard.Srila Bhakti Vinoda Thakura wrote in his Sajjona-tosani, "Soon there will be a time when the chanting of Krishna's name will
ISKCON set for a WORLD STOPPER
14 Lakh Devotees Expected To Converge In 48 Hours For A Glimpse Of The World’s Largest Janmashtami Celebrations
But I ask.. who are you?
Could you be the Devil?
You don’t go by that name anymore.. you have several
I think I know you.. you’re so illusive
I’d ask other religions about you, but their answers are always inconclusive
You want me to guess who are huh?
Answer me!
I know how you do it… You create individual fantasies
The devil? You don’t deserve that title!
You get me to want to become my own idol
Guess what?
Now I’m plotting on your demise
Only by true surrender will I remember
Until then I will always be a
Is grass greener on other side?
Migration does not bring happiness: UK study
LONDON: For migrants to the UK from India and elsewhere, the grass might not be greener on the other side, a new study from the University of Leicester has found.
Economic migrants travelling to different shores for greater income could be set for disappointment - because the pursuit of wealth does not equate with happiness. The study, carried out by sociologist David Bartram, is titled "Economic Migration and Happi