The more we are entering into the relationship with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the more we will be able to actually have self confidence. Because, maybe our biggest struggle in spiritual life is not that we don’t believe in Krsna consciousness- we do- but our biggest problem is that we don’t believe in ourselves. Krsna consciousness- ‘yes, I believe it’s true, but can I really follow it?’ That’s the doubt that is sort of much stronger than any other one- our lack of faith in our own ability to fol
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Instead of thinking of Krsna, I’m thinking of the temple finances”. Srila
Prabhupada responded, “So many lifetimes we have wasted on ourselves. Now
for this one lifetime let us work heart and soul to push on Lord Caitanya’s
sankirtan movement. Then at the end of life, Lord Caitanya will personally
come and cover whatever we lack, and take us back to Godhead”. Tamal Krsna
Goswami further commented that although it is up to Krsna wh
(As given by Rupa Gosvami in Bhaktirasamrta-sindhu)
The definition of a pure devotee can be summarized thus: his service is favorable and is always in relation to Krsna. The symbol of devotional service in the highest degree is Radharani. Krsna is called Madanamohana, which means that He is so attractive that He can defeat the attraction of thousands of Cupids. But Radharani is still more attractive, for She can even attract Krsna. Therefore devotees call Her Madan
GBC Meeting Report #6
Governing Body Commission, GBC members gave presentations on new
publications and the status of various projects.
Anuttama Prabhu, representing the GBC's Guru Services Committee, reported on
the Guru Seminars and Guru Retreats program. These programs allow devotees
who are serving as initiating or instructing gurus to associate with one
another and share their experien
tathā mānāpamānayoḥ
śītoṣṇa-sukha-duḥkheṣu
bhaktimān me priyo naraḥ - (B.G. 12.18-19)
TRANSLATION
One who is equal to friends and enemies, who is equipoised in honor and dishonor, heat and cold, happiness and distress, fame and infamy, who is always free from contaminating association, always silent and satisfied with anything, who doesn't care for any residence, who is fixed i
Thakura:
"This account originally appeared in a short work by Srila Bhaktivinoda
Thakura entitled, 'Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu: His Life and Precepts.'(dated
20th August 1896.)" This was taken from "Prologue" to "Teachings of Lord
Caitanya"(A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. 1974. pages xiii-xxii.) Who
better could we find to include here than the pure unalloyed devotee, and
foremost scholar in Vaisnava circles Srila Bhaktivinoda Tha
1. Worldly Person
2. Spiritual Aspirant
3. Spiritual Seeker
4. Spiritual Master
1. Worldly Person: A worldly person is the one who cannot think beyond the five senses. Sensual pleasure alone gives him pleasure and if restrained from it he feels annoyed. He prays God and pleads Him for money, wealth and sense pleasures.
2. Spiritual Aspirant: A spiritual aspirant is a person who acknowledges that his present condition cannot give him permanent happiness and something must
I wish that all those calamities would happen again and again so that we could see You again and again, for seeing You means that we will no longer see repeated births and deaths. – S.B.1.8.25
PURPORT
Generally the distressed, the needy, the intelligent and the inquisitive, who have performed some pious activities, worship or begin to worship the Lord. Others, who are thriving on misdeeds only, regardless of status, cannot approach the Supreme due to being misled by the illusory energy. Therefore,
Verse: Caitanya-caritamrta Adi 1.4
Speaker: HH Bhakti Caru Swami
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Hare Krishna. Today is Gaura-purnima day. The purnima, the full moon of the
month of phalgun. These two months, phalgun and caitra is the vasanta
season, springtime in India. In India there are six seasons and each season
consists of two months. Vasanta, spring is considered to be the king of all
seasons - rthuraj. This is the best of the times. Of all the six seasons
Vasanta or spr
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An Appearance day of Sri Sri Caitanya Maha-Prabhu (Gaura Purnima) festival was celebrated by Iskcon, Ludhiana.A large number of people enthusiastically participated in the festival. Deities Sri Sri Jagannatha, Baldeva and Subhadra and Sri Sri Gaur Nitai was looking very beautiful in Their colorful dresses. There was Aarti of their Lordship and Panchamrit abhishek of Sri Gaur Nitai. This time the venue of the festival was a little far from temple and was very wide to accommodate twenty thousand p
My Lord, Your Lordship can easily be approached, but only by those who are materially exhausted. One who is on the path of [material] progress, trying to improve himself with respectable parentage, great opulence, high education and bodily beauty, cannot approach You with sincere feeling. S.B.1.8.26 PURPORT Being materially advanced means taking birth in an aristocratic family and possessing great wealth, an education and attractive personal beauty. All materialistic men are mad after possessing a |
Ujjain update 1st March 2010
The celebrations for Gaur Purnima went of perfectly right from mangal arati when we had our temple room nearly full with many students, congregational members and people in the neighborhood attending.
Darshan arati was at 8.30 am and everyone was enchanted to see the deities in their new dress with befitting garlands and jewelery.
The whole day devotees engaged themselves in their assigned services like cutting vegetables, cooking for the deities and devotees while some
Concerning God, Modern Man, and Religion
Can a truly contemporary person not be an atheist? A fuller articulation of the question would go like this. Must a truly contemporary person, one who is fully acquainted with all the genuine advances in science and philosophy, who has lived under the conditions of contemporary life with its holocaust, its nuclear weapons, its moral corruption -- must not such a perso
International Pilgrims Visit Holy Places of Sri Chaitanya’s Life

On Wednesday, thousands of devotees returned to ISKCON’s headquarters in Mayapur to celebrate Gaura Purnima, the appearance day of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, after spending a week walking a pilgrimage through holy spots relating to his life.
Temples around the world will celebrate Gaura Purnima on Sunday February 28th, honoring the fifteenth century saint who is worship
Meeting of Saints in ISKCON Vrindavana

Taking advantage of the Vrindavan Kumbha Mela currently underway, Krishna Balaram Mandir organized a Sadhu Sammelan on the topic of the 500th anniversary of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's Sannyas. As leaders of various groups arrived, they garlanded a deity of Srila Prabhupada placed at one end of the courtyard