Who would not miss Aindra Prabhu? Even the dham of Vrindavan will miss him. Whoever has listened to his bhajan has been transferred into the Vaikunta realm by a unique and outer-worldly sound vibration. I remember the times in Bulgaria when we were living under very austere temple conditions: taking baths in snow water, freezing in the winter and squashing body to body in the small rooms. We were preaching boldly in the streets and constantly listening to Aindra Prabhu. The sound of his chanting
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Transcribed lecture on the topic - Process of improving habits
We are discussing here, 2008, on the Puri beach, Japa meditations. And we are on page 31. Radha Vallabhadas, he gives three parts to reformjapa. If we want to improve our japa, reform our japa, there are 3 parts.
First we should spend one week observing our japa. Because the idea of reform, it is called ‘japa reform’, reform means to improve. So you can’t improve something unless you recognize the need for improvement, right? If you th
AN OFFERING OF THE HEART by Radhanath Swami
As the effulgent sun of Sri Aindra Prabhu’s divine personality has risen in the spiritual world of Goloka Vrindaban, the sun of his physical presence has set in Gokula, the Vrindaban of this world. And we cry in separation.
The glorious life of Aindra Prabhu personifies determination and devotion, all aimed exclusively for the pleasure of Sri Sri Radha Shyamasundara. His heart floods like the Yamuna while being inundated by the monsoon of Srila Prabhupad
Audio Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O6tCYl9iFg
Transcription:
Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
There is a saying, Srila Prabhupada even used it. There is a saying that a preacher is least appreciated in his own hometown. And I guess that’s just normal. So we shouldn’t get too upset if that thing happens to us.
Anyhow, I see most the devotees seem to be rather new devotees, so I don’t know, you know, how much you gonna be able to put this
I remember in New York - in the Brooklynn temple (the one that was bought after the Manhattan building was sold). Aindra prabhu was so into kirtan. I remember that many of the ladies would make fun of him because they didn't appreciate his singing. He put together a beautiful altar which he attached to the back of a flatbed truck. It became known as the Harinama truck. He used to work on that project a lot, sometimes very late into the evening.
Once he said to me "Do you know what Romapada Mahara
By the members of the GBC Executive Committee
Dear Maharajas and Prabhus,
Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
It is with deeply sad hearts that we have come to know about the sudden passing of His Grace Aindra Prabhu.
There is possibly no devotee in the entire world of ISKCON who has not heard one of Aindra Prabhu’s kirtans, either live or from a recording, and has been left wondering whether this celestial singing was coming from this earth or from ano
Dear Maharajas and Prabhus,
Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
It is with deeply sad hearts that we have come to know about the sudden passing of His Grace Aindra Prabhu.
There is possibly no devotee in the entire world of ISKCON who has not heard one of Aindra Prabhu’s kirtans, either live or from a recording, and has been left wondering whether this celestial singing was coming from this earth or from ano
Continuation of Part 1
Breaking down false ego
In the Caitanya-caritamrta in the chapter called the bheda kirtans we see a description of how Lord Caitanya divided the devotees into various kirtan groups. There were four kirtan groups each having twomrdanga players, and eight kartal players, That's sixteen kartala players and six lead singers, simultaneously singing the lead with six lead responders simultaneously responding.
I have incorporated that standard to a large extent in my own endeavors t
(The following is an interview with Sripad Aindra dasa done last year for the forthcoming book Kirtan Meditations The Mood and Technique of Bhakti Kirtan compiled by Dhanurdhara Swami and Akincana Krishna dasa. Due to the unexpected loss of this great soul I decided to release his interview quite before the editing has been finished. I hope it gives some pleasure and solace to the congregation of the devotees feeling the loss of this great soul.)
AINDRA DASA
Doing
In the summer of 2006, this blog was created when several of us decided to go to Vrindavan to participate in VIHE courses and live in the dham for several months. I can't speak for the others, but for me that was only really a cover reason for going as my main motivation was to participate in HG Aindra Prabhu's kirtans. I had been fascinated with his kirtan for several years before that, eagerly awaiting any new live recordings or videos that would come out of Vrindavan. Back in those days there
In Hari-bhakti-vilasa, verse 2.147, Srila Sanatan Goswami quotes
Sammohana-tantra:
gopayed devatam istam gopayed gurum atmanah
gopayec ca nijam mantram gopayen nija-malikam
One should hide one's ista-deva, one should hide one's guru, one should hide
one's mantra, and one should hide one's japa-mala.
Wise persons keep their valuables in a confidential place. Similarly, an
intelligent sadhaka does not advertise his or her guru, nor do they
broadcast themselves as disciples of their guru. Considering thems
If we pursue only bodily happiness
and fail to inquire into the cause
of our suffering, are we any
better than the animals?
Adapted from a lecture given in Buffalo, New York on April 23, 1969
By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Founder-Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
rsabha uvaca
nayam deho deha-bhajam nrloke
kastan kaman arhate vid-bhujam ye
tapo divyam putraka yena sattvam
suddhyed yasmad brahma-saukhyam tv anantam
"Lord
All Glories to Sri Guru & Gauranga!
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Nitai Gaura Premanande, HARI HARI BOLO!
Patitanam Pavanebhyo Vaisn•avebhyo Namo Namah•!
Respected devotees,
Please accept our humble obeisance - dandavat pran•ama,
Krishna-Priya Dasi: Saved by Lord Krishna’s Song
By Madhava Smullen for ISKCON News on 18 Jun 2010
Krishna-priya Dasi
For young Kumud Jeendgar, life had never been easy. From the day of her birth
in
Jaipur, India in 1972, she had had severe physical disabiliti
How does
a devotee take suffering ?
When there is suffering given by Krishna, a devotee does not take seriously suffering. A devotee thinks, “It is thefavour of Krishna that He has put me into suffering.” They never see suffering as suffering. It is favour of Krishna. That is devotee’s vision. It is exactly like a son who knows his father well. If the father slaps, the son never protests. He knows that “It is good for me.” Similarly, a devotee is never disturbed when there is suffering given by Kr
Why should we change the quality of engagement of our mind ?
The mind is not to be killed. Mind or desire cannot be stopped, but to develop a desire to function for spiritual realization, the quality of engagement by the mind has to be changed. The mind is the pivot of the active sense organs, and as such if the quality of thinking, feeling and willing is changed, naturally the quality of actions by the instrumental senses will also change.
Srimad Bhagavatham, 2.1.17.
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sarvasunam ca vayos ca
tan-nase paramayane
asvinor osadhinam ca
ghrano moda-pramodayoh
sarva -- all; asunam -- different kinds of life air; ca -- and; vayoh -- of the air; ca -- also; tat -- His; nase -- in the nose; parama-ayane -- in the transcendental generating center; asvinoh -- of the Asvini-kumara demigods; osadhinam -- of all medicinal herbs; ca -- also; ghranah -- His smelling power; moda -- pleasure; pramodayoh -- specific sport.
Sri Radha-rasa-sudha-nidhi
(The Nectar Moon of Sri Radha's Sweetness)
1. O Radha, O girl whose splendid braids are decorated with newly blossoming jasmine flowers, whose belt tinkles on broad hips, whose anklets tinkle, whose vine arms are splendid with bracelets, armlets, and other ornaments, and whose breasts are golden lotus-buds, when with my own eyes will I drink the nectar of seeing You?
2. O Radha, O girl whose body rocks to and fro, tossed by the waves in the
Hare Krishna !
Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga.
With due respect we kindly inform you that by the mercy of Srila Prabhupada and Gauranga Mahaprabhu we have successfully celebrated Jaganatha Rath Yatra 2010 in Swami Narayan Temple, Karachi and Hyderabad Pakistan. In Karachi Around 2500+ devotee and people from all over Pakistan came to celebrate the yearly Rath Yatra Program with their families. Please kindly visit below li
Dearest Aindra prabhu,
Please accept our most humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
We, the members of the Festival of India in Poland, would like to express our extreme sorrow and lamentation over your untimely departure from this world. We know that the Lord has a plan for all His devotees, but nonetheless we are finding it most difficult to accept that you are no longer here.
For many of us, especially the ISKCON youth, you were a shining example of a true kirtaneer: one who relish
