Long, long ago, there was an assembly of great sages on the bank of the River Sarasvati who performed a
great sacrifice of the name Satrayajna. In such assemblies, the great sages present usually discuss Vedic subject matters and philosophical topics, and in this particular meeting the following question was raised: The three predominating deities of this material world, namely, Lord Brahma, Lord Visnu and Lord Siva, are directing all the affairs of this cosmos, but who among them is the Supreme
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"This is all too negative," the whining compromiser will protest. "We have to be more positive.
bhurlokah kalpitah padbhyam
bhuvarloko 'sya nabhitah
svarlokah kalpito murdhna
iti va loka-kalpana
bhurlokah -- the entire planetary system from Patala to the earthly planetary system; kalpitah -- imagined; padbhyam -- situated on the legs; bhuvarlokah -- the Bhuvarloka planetary system; asya -- of the universal form of the Lord; nabhitah -- out of the navel abdomen; svarlokah -- the higher planetary system, beginning with the heavenly planets; kalpitah -
tat-katyam catalam klptam
urubhyam vitalam vibhoh
janubhyam sutalam suddham
janghabhyam tu talatalam
mahatalam tu gulphabhyam
prapadabhyam rasatalam
patalam pada-talata
iti lokamayah puman
tat -- in His; katyam -- waist; ca -- also; atalam -- the first planetary system below the earth; klptam -- situated; urubhyam -- on the thighs; vitalam -- the second planetary system below; vibhoh -- of the Lord; janubhyam -- on the ankles; sutalam -- the third planetar
By the blessings of Srila Prabhupad and all the Vaishnva's ISKCON Visakhapatnam Second Rathayatra festival turned out to be very successful with thousands of people attending the program.
The 33 ft high Ratham with a collapsible canopy was tastefully decorated with very beautiful flowers and balloons. There were five different kirtan mandalis apart from our local devotees singing kirtans. A.P. Chief Minister's Son-in -law,along with DIG Soumya Mishra and two other Business tycoon inaugurated the
At this stage of life, the physical instability of our existence becomes more apparent and the exit from our field of activity of our near and dear ones becomes accelerated. Already this year we have seen
Sriman Grahila Prabhu
Sriman Padmalocan Prabhu
and Srimati Amekhala dasi
complete their transits, and three days ago we just saw Sriman Vicitravirya Prabhu do likewise. We have to expect it, disease is part and parcel of material existence.
Yet sometimes even devotees become bewildered when a great
Horrible death
It is a very profound topic. I'm writing just some thoughts based on theSrimad Bhagavatam and Srila Prabhupada's teachings. The most importantprinciple in regards to your question is that the Lord is supremely independent. Sometimes he chooses to give an obviously auspicious death to adevotee and sometimes he chooses to give a so-called tragic death. In bothcases he is protecting the devotee, according to what is best for the devotee and for those around his devotee (i.e. mainly ot
I wish to add my feelings of loss at the shocking news of the sudden disappearance of Aindra Prabhu in the Krishna Balarama Mandira in Vrndavana.He was truly the "emperor of kirtana," and had hundreds of devotees aroundthe world who looked up to him as their siksa-guru. By establishing the 24-hour kirtana in Krishna-Balarama Mandira, Aindra Prabhu fulfilled an expressed desire of Srila Prabhupada. It was not easy to assemble a team of devotees who filled a 24-hour schedule of continuous kirtana,
Dear Devotees
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to SrilaPrabhupada. Of course we know that in the scheme of things there are noaccidents. But still we have the old addage "An ounze of prevention isworth a pound of cure."
In the last few years in Vrndavan, we have had three major gascylinder accidents, two within the last year, and two fatal. The non-fatalone had the potential to blow up the entire gurukula building because 5other cylinders were near enough to cause a big problem.
For
My dear devotees,
Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada! All glories to HG Aindra Prabhu!
My assistant called me from India, when I was on the way to the airport in Burma, and asked whether I heard about Aindra Prabhu. With the kind of tone in which he enquired, I thought of the worst, and it was true. Aindra had left us behind. I was shaken, shattered and shocked. I thought of flying to Vrndavan, but the arrangements could not be made in time. Unfortu
The fact is that everything is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, manifested in varieties of energy. Ekam evadvitiyam brahma. There is no second existence. Those who are truly vipascit, learned, are those who have reached the platform of understanding and observing the Supreme Personality of Godhead in any condition of life. premanjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena santah sadaiva hrdayesu vilokayanti (Bs. 5.38). Learned devotees accept even conditions of distress as representing the presence of th
Fourth Annual BBT Art Seminar now open for registration
The BBT will be holding its fourth annual art seminar in Vrindavana, India, from November 5 25, 2010. Once again, the seminar will led by veteran ISKCON artists Dhriti Dasi and Ramdas Abhirama Dasa, teaching both new and repeat students practical techniques as well as the mood essential in producing devotional art.
A new website dedicated to the seminar is now online at:
The course is free for the fifteen most-qualif
From HH Sacinandana Swami's Newsletter Amrta-vani
The Divine Encounter
For your personal advancement I would like to suggest a powerful meditation with which you can establish a conscious connection with Sri Sri Radha and Krishna.
In this world there are many things that divert us from our relationship with God - things that focus us on other relationships with other people, our job, society, our dreams, etc. All these relationships are like smoke; one day they will simply float away into the air.
In Kali-yuga no other devotional activity supersedes the currentlyprescribed yuga-dharma, hari-nama-sankirtana. Indeed, all other dharmasand all the various adjunct angas of bhakti must subordinate themselvesto the service of the yuga-dharma to be deemed at all conducive, so faras the proper progress of the Krishna consciousness movement isconcerned. All doings connected with Lord Caitanya’s sankirtana movementmay be accepted as sankirtana, or facets of
The day he left his body: He had gone to market to some buy things and he came around 10 pm. On the way to his room, he greeted so
“NOT A BLADE OF GRASS MOVES WITHOUT THE SANCTION OF THE SUPREME LORD”—A TRIBUTE TO AYENDRA PRABHU
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED BY BHAKTI MADHURYA GOVINDA GOSWAMI (ACBSP) (MAKHANLAL DAS GOSWAMI)
The news of the sudden departure of Ayendra prabhu certainly comes as a great shock, as I am stunned along with all the devotees of the movement. There was certainly a great feeling of disbelief as I was given this report. He was my personal friend, as well as mybeloved God brother. There are undoubtedly devotees
About a thousand bhaktas of Vrindavan took a procession and carried the holy body from the Vrindavan Mandir through the
May Krishna’s holy name, which is a reservoir of all transcendentalhappiness, the destroyer of Kali-yuga’s sins, the most purifying ofall purifying things, the saintly person’s food as he traverses thepath to the spiritual world, the pleasure-garden where the voices ofthe greatest saints, philosophers, and poets play, the life of therighteous, and the seed of the tree of religion, bring transcendentalauspiciousness to you all.
Sri Rupa Goswami, Padyavali, 19
This was a favorite verse of Srila Akin
