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Inspiring Devotees!!..!!

Posted by Ankita Sharma on May 25, 2009 at 1:10pm

There are few things I am proud of one of them is the fact that almost all of my God brothers and God Sisters who I have met so far are very sincere and serious devotees. They inspire and encourage others in the path of Bhakti and hence I look up to them. This pride however is mixed with the aspiration of being like them some day, well! hopefully someday soon.I wish to share a little incident of how a grihasta couple comprising of two aspiring disciples of my Gurudev, in their own little way ins

A very inspiring song

Posted by Sanjeev Kumar Punj on May 22, 2009 at 8:00pm

This famous immortal Hari-Bhajan, is based on the composition of the great Vaishnava saint, Sri Sri Haridas Thakur(1512-1607), and was recorded and filmed during the B & W days of Cinema. It is amazing that the song was sung by a muslim singer - Mohammed Rafi, whose voice is so brilliant. This song will always be sung eternally, as it originated from Haridas Thakur, the great Vaishnava Saint, who was initiated by the Lord Himself.Here's the link to this song.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fyi8bk

Gita Nagari Retreat 2009: Weather Forecast

Posted by Hemant on May 22, 2009 at 1:19am

View Invitation herehttp://www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jsp?event=FIYLSLBOFAKASDWNKGIS&li=iq&src=emailWeather forecast message from The Gita Nagari Organizing team for the Memorial Day retreat 2009Message about Gita Nagari Retreat 2009: Weather ForecastDear Devotees,Hare Krsna. Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.Gita Nagari Retreat is finally here !!! Haribol !!!Please see below the weather forecast at Gita Nagari Dham during the retreat. We hope this wo

Possibility of virtual kirtans

Posted by Sanjeev Kumar Punj on May 19, 2009 at 1:59pm

It is possible these days to have many users connected across the world singing/chanting/playing musical instruments at the same moment in time, from points across the world.How this can help devotees connect is left to your imagination.The most easy system for such a "synchronised real time jamming" is available as open source software called NINJAM. You would require just two basic softwares to install on your system, REAPER and NINJAM, and then you can connect to servers that support upto 10

Chanting in the Middle East

Posted by Sanjeev Kumar Punj on May 18, 2009 at 6:45am

Since 1999, I developed an intense desire to experience Krishna Consciousness once again, and this time not in India, but in an Islamic Country.Eventually my prayers were answered. Although public Kirtans still remain a very distant possibility, nevertheless Kirtans and get-togethers happen on a weekly basis and celebrations of important events like Janamashtmi, Radha-Ashtmi take place with increasing frequency here. This is a good sign for the people here, and they can take benefit from this as

Mayapur, ever so blissful

Posted by Chitra Datta on May 14, 2009 at 2:07pm

The chandan yatra festival in Mayapur is so mesmerizing that devotees are bathing in its delight each and every day. I happened to be there for three days and simply got floored. Their Lordships Sri Sri Radha Madhav are adorning enchanting new hues everyday. The forms of Sri Sri Radha Neel Madhav was simply scintillating to the heart. It is simply amazing to see how devotees are decorating their Lordships so artistically. Accompanied by heartrending kirtan, the whole atmosphere is charged with s

Srimad Bhagavatam Katha video Canto-1 Chapter -7 in hindi By Achal Krishna Prabhu

Posted by padmanabha das on May 14, 2009 at 3:31am

First (Seema mataji's house)http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=458750532488114480Second (Pramod prabhuji and Kamini mataji's house)http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2108862478343164588Third (Suhrit Krishna prabhuji and Vishnupadi mataji's house)http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3632795142178654913Fourth (Saubhagya Sundari mataji and Sundar Gopal prabhuji's house)http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5066217411229930276Fifth (Neelam mataji's house)http://video.google.com/vide

More races of celestial beings

Posted by Jagganath dasa on May 12, 2009 at 9:36pm

Other racesOf the less spoken of and less known races some form of description should be given.Kinnarasare celestials who sing similar to Ghandarvas however they resemble Centars of the Greek origin, in as much as they have a horse portion on the lower half and a human on the upper half. They are noted for living within the Asram of Kashyapa muni and the palace of Indra in Swarga. Whenever there is some major event they always show up also. Like the swayambara of Drupadi and the Rajasurya Yajna.

About me and my Guru Maharaj and ISKCON

Posted by Sanjeev Kumar Punj on May 11, 2009 at 7:27pm

I was initiated in 1978 by a saint of the Ramakrishna Order. He is a great saint, though a lot of people might want to label the Ramakrishna order as an impersonalist sect. This is untrue, as I have received the most personal guidance from him since I met him. When I took him to ISKCON Bangalore once, he danced like a child before the deities and danced around the Tulasi plant. he is now 91 years of age, and only Krishna knows how long he has to live in the mortal frame.He has read and completel

Overveiw of the celestial village

Posted by Jagganath dasa on May 9, 2009 at 5:07pm

I have compiled these profiles on different races of beings for the general knowledge of peopleI didnt use Wiki as its writen by atheist I just read and know Mahabharata Ramayana and puranasI figure due to the ignorance on the topic of the various celstial beings I should write on itthis is about as bonified information as you will come across. I have drawn my sources from the works of Madhvacacarya and many other great teachers of our linneageBelow I have Yakshas Racksasas Ghandarvas and Nagas

Guru & Gauranga's sheer mercy : Gita Nagari Retreat 2009 - Complete Event Schedule

Posted by Hemant on May 8, 2009 at 9:34pm

On behalf of Gita Nagari organizing Team...Dear Devotees,Hare Krsna. Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.Below is the event schedule for this year's Gita Nagari Retreat:Gita Nagari Retreat 2009 - Event ScheduleFriday, May 22th 2009Evening Program: Gaura AratikaEvening Class: "Loving Relationships: Begin with Receiving" His Holiness Romapäda SwamiSaturday, May 23th 20094:30 - 5:00 a.m. Mangala Aratika + Tulasi Püjä5:00 a.m. Japa7:10 a.m. Guru Püjä, Deity Greeting,

May 22nd Retreat at Gita Nagari Dham "Cultivating Loving Relationships with Vaisnavas"

Posted by Hemant on May 5, 2009 at 11:08am

Host: H H Romapada Swami MaharajaLocation: Sri Gita Nagari DhamRoad No. 1, P.O. Box 839Port Royal, PA USWhen: Friday, May 22, 12:00PMPhone: (717) 527-4101Hare Krishna !!!Sri Sri Gita Nagari Dham ki Jai !!! The appreciation and gratitude expressed by each and every person attending Gita Nagari Retreats is an indication of how eagerly we all look forward to this event each year. Our thanks goes out to His Holiness Romapada Swami who very compassionately extends the mercy of Sri Sri Radha-Damodara

All Roads lead to Krishna..

Posted by Ankita Sharma on May 1, 2009 at 5:43pm

If you are in India and you mix around with people at large or ocassionaly even switch open the idiot box and come across religious channels like sadhana, shradha or whatever, you will not fail to notice that how people so fervently follow some Guru or some organization. These Gurus may offer either Nirvana, Salvation, Sense gratification or ocassionaly Bhakti. In such situations what dawns over my mind is what Krishna says in Bhagvad Gita -Every one is on a path to meThis means in words of my G

Krsna lunch on ABC news.com

Posted by Jagganath dasa on April 28, 2009 at 11:58pm

Full Article with pics at http://a.abcnews.com/OnCampus/story?id=7210676&page=1Vegetarian Meals, on the CheapKrishna lunches become a University of Florida traditionBy MARILIA BROCCHETTOGAINESVILLE, Fla., April 3, 2009SHARE Krishna lunch at the University of Florida means more than just grabbing a quick bite to eat; for some students, it has become a tradition.Krishna lunch at the University of Florida means more than just grabbing a quick bite to eat; for some students, it has become a traditio

A new Darsan book - partial release

Posted by Vrindavan Lila devi dasi on April 24, 2009 at 9:27pm

Hare Krishna!Today we have partialy published a new Darsan photo book, Mayapur Chandrodaya Darsan, I had uploaded a small book of 40 pages, 7x7" to my book store on Blurb.comYou can check it out (preview first 15 pages + 2 covers) here:http://www.blurb.com/books/654708and order it here:http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/654708Please note that the price on website is set by the publishers (Blurb.com), not by me, postage is a seperate cost.This is not the main book, but a small sample of what's

Hare Krishna

Posted by Mira on April 22, 2009 at 7:04pm

THE HOLY NAMESThere are three Holy Names that make up the Maha-Mantra, Hare, Krishna, and Rama.'Hare' is a powerful word that directly addresses the energy of the Lord'Krishna' is the Name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.Krishna is the Possessor of every quality in the universe and out of it.He also possesses these qualities in an unlimited quantity.'Rama' means the reservoir of pleasure.By chanting this Maha-Mantra and doing service to Krishna, anyone can belinked to this reservoir and ge

The Boatman and the Scholar (from Prabhupadacast)

Posted by Bhaktin Brindavana devi on April 21, 2009 at 2:00am

An interesting story has been described by our Satsvarūpa Mahārāja in the Back to Godhead: The learned scholar and the boatman. The boatman... In Bengal there are many rivers, and so people generally transport by boat service. So a learned scholar from Calcutta, say, was going home in the village on a boat, and he was very happy. So he was asking the boatman, "My dear boatman, do you know what are these stars, this astronomy, how they are working?" "No, sir, I do not know." "Oh, your life is twe

Tongue Twisters

Posted by Sravaniya Dasi on April 18, 2009 at 10:30am

HH Sivarama Maharaja in a lecture:Will you make Krishna smile today on April 16th, 2009Srila Prabhupapda in morning walk said that the Vrajabasis were not scholars, they did not study sastras, he emphaises that they just wanted to see Krishna smile. Whole lives were making Krishna smile therefore they were greater than jnanis scholars.They already achieved perfection.if you do all penances, sacrifices and cannot please Krishna: srama eva hi kevalam" waste of timeMaharaja describes as beautiful v

Those dear as life one can never forget

Posted by Sravaniya Dasi on April 18, 2009 at 9:40am

Memories Of HH Tamal Krishna MaharajaSarajevo, March 19, 2002Dear Tamal Krishna Maharaja, my dear brother, friend and helper.Feeling your separation we remember Lord Krishna’s words:When somehow made mindful of those one loves, one is given back one’s life. Forgetting those more dear than one’s own breath is more painful than dying. Those dear as life one can never forget, but when reminded of them in a special way one feels happy, like one who has lived a life of good fortune. (Brhad-bhagavatam

Srimad Bhagavatam Katha video Canto-1 Chapter -7 verse by verse in hindi By Achal Krishna Prabhu

Posted by Pradeep Goyal on April 17, 2009 at 5:30am

First (Seema mataji's house)http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=458750532488114480Second (Pramod prabhuji and Kamini mataji's house)http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2108862478343164588Third (Suhrit Krishna prabhuji and Vishnupadi mataji's house)http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3632795142178654913Fourth (Saubhagya Sundari mataji and Sundar Gopal prabhuji's house)http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5066217411229930276Fifth (Neelam mataji's house)http://video.google.com/vide

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Inspiring Devotees!!..!!

A very inspiring song

Gita Nagari Retreat 2009: Weather Forecast

Possibility of virtual kirtans

Chanting in the Middle East

Mayapur, ever so blissful

Srimad Bhagavatam Katha video Canto-1 Chapter -7 in hindi By Achal Krishna Prabhu

More races of celestial beings

About me and my Guru Maharaj and ISKCON

Overveiw of the celestial village

Guru & Gauranga's sheer mercy : Gita Nagari Retreat 2009 - Complete Event Schedule

May 22nd Retreat at Gita Nagari Dham "Cultivating Loving Relationships with Vaisnavas"

All Roads lead to Krishna..

Krsna lunch on ABC news.com

A new Darsan book - partial release

Hare Krishna

The Boatman and the Scholar (from Prabhupadacast)

Tongue Twisters

Those dear as life one can never forget

Srimad Bhagavatam Katha video Canto-1 Chapter -7 verse by verse in hindi By Achal Krishna Prabhu

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