I am preparing for my next drama and for that I took Amala Harinam with me to destination “Theatrics Plus” on Yonge St. . We are still in the midst of the summer, yet not experiencing the often times common heat and humidity. Temperatures these days hover around 23° Celsius which is rather pleasant for walking with a slight breeze.

From Back to Godhead

When we think calmly and carefully about this wonderful universe, we can see that everything is working under the control of a supreme brain. The arrangements in nature are perfectly ordered. Things would be at random without the careful planning of a scientific and engineering brain. It is a common understanding that there is a cause behind each action. A machine cannot run without an operator. Modern scientists are very proud of automation, but there is a scientific brai

From Back to Godhead

A talk by Giriraj Swami to the doctors and nurses of San Diego Hospice and The Institute for Palliative Medicine on May 19, 2005.

It is a great pleasure for me to address you all here, especially because this hospice is recognized as one of the best and largest in the world and as the global leader in hospice education.

yam yam vapi smaran bhavam
tyajaty ante kalevaram
tam tam evaiti kaunteya
sada tad-bhava-bhavitah

“Whatever state of being one remembers when he quits his b

PAST MEMORIES

After 20 years I was visiting my native village, Yelamba in the interiors of Maharashtra. My mind was anticipating so many things. Again meeting my grandparents after such a long gap would be quiet exciting. After alighting from the bus I instinctively chose the dirt road towards our old house. While walking briskly my mind was rushing back to the time 20 years back. The memory was fresh as yesterday. How in my school days I would eagerly wait for the holidays so that we could vis

भगवद्गीता यथारूप 108 महत्त्वपूर्ण श्लोक

अध्याय 2 : गीता का सार

ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंसः सङ्गस्तेषूपजायते ।
सङ्गात्सञ्जायते कामः कामात्क्रोधोSभिजायते ।। 62।।

ध्यायतः– चिन्तन करते हुए;विषयान्– इन्द्रिय विषयों को;पुंसः– मनुष्य की;सङ्गः– आसक्ति;तेषु– उन इन्द्रिय विषयों में;उपजायते– विकसित होती है;सङ्गात्– आसक्ति से;सञ्जायते– विकसित होती है;कामः– इच्छा;कामात्– काम से;क्रोधः– क्रोध;अभिजायते– प्रकट होता है।

भावार्थ: इन्द्रियविषयों का चिन्तन करते हुए मनुष्य की उनमें आसक्ति उत्पन्न हो जाती है और ऐसी आसक्ति से का

Srila Prabhupada’s Vision for Education

When Srila Prabhupada founded ISKCON, he placed a profound emphasis on education, embedding it deeply within our glorious movement’s mission. Remarkably, four out of the seven core purposes of ISKCON are dedicated to education, underscoring its importance. Srila Prabhupada’s visionary approach led to the creation of foundational courses like Bhakti-Sastri, aimed at nurturing a proper understanding of the scriptures among devotees. His Divine Grace foresaw

As Sri Krishna Janmashtami celebrations are going on around the world and thousands are receiving festival prasadam, HariBol has announced a global Masterchef Recipe Competition that will take place in 2025.

“Culinary enthusiasts are invited to send in their most legendary recipe submissions. Initiated devotees, friends of the devotees, and family members are welcome to take part in this maha-prasadam distribution effort,” said Anuradha Dasi, one of the competition organizers, in a press releas

We are familiar with the literary devices of similes and metaphors. In a simile, we may say something like, “The summer air was as hot as a furnace”, but in a metaphor we do not simply compare two things but describe one as the other, as in Sandburg’s poem: “The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches, and then moves on.”

The language of metaphor and poetry is the language of emotion and love. In the Italian film “Il Postino” (The Postman), a simple

When it comes to making relations work for a lifetime, probably the most powerful and handy tool available is forgiveness. Every relationship goes through a patch where it begins to ferment from love to hate. The search is for a process that stops the fermentation from taking place.

When one embraces hate one forgets. When one embrace love one forgives. Hatred is like a storm. Every storm always begins with a small speck of dirt. Very soon the entire sky is engulfed with a dust tornado. Similar

Maya’s Friend Norm

The Vedic scriptures reveal that Mayadevi, Lord Krishna’s deluding potency, works with certain energies that have the capacity to make material life seem like normal life.

As we go about our everyday activities in the material world, we are continuously confronted with the normality, or normalness, of material existence. In other words, we are constantly bombarded with the notion that material life, with all its mundane rationality, constitutes normal life and that this world

भगवद्गीता यथारूप 108 महत्त्वपूर्ण श्लोक

अध्याय 2 : गीता का सार

विषया विनिवर्तन्ते निराहारस्य देहिनः।
रसवर्जं रसोSप्यस्य परं दृष्ट्वा निवर्तते ।। 59 ।।

विषयाः– इन्द्रियभोग की वस्तुएँ;विनिवर्तन्ते– दूर रहने के लिए अभ्यास की जाति हैं;निराहारस्य– निषेधात्मक प्रतिबन्धों से;देहिनः– देहवान जीव के लिए;रस-वर्जम्– स्वाद का त्याग करता है;रसः– भोगेच्छा;अपि– यद्यपि है;अस्य– उसका;परम्– अत्यन्त उत्कृष्ट वस्तुएँ;दृष्ट्वा– अनुभव होने पर;निवर्तते– वह समाप्त हो जाता है।

भावार्थ : देहधारी जीव इन्द्रियभोग से भले ही निव

By Kulavati Krishnapriya Devi Dasi

Last month, a kirtan festival was held at the Kanai Balai Assembly Hall in Mayapur in remembrance of His Grace Aindra Dasa, the devotee most well-known for his passion and leadership in reviving 24-hour kirtan at the Krisna-Balaram Mandir. The festival event, organized by Karuna Devi Dasi, attracted many devotees who gathered to celebrate the spirit of love, devotion, and absorption of the Holy Name.

The kirtan festival featured renowned kirtaniyas such as Mad

By Vaishnava Seva Dasa

Radhanath Swami meets and blesses the Hare Krsna TV Team.

August 26th- Hare Krsna TV, a leading spiritual television channel dedicated to promoting the teachings and values of Lord Krishna, is celebrating its 8th anniversary today. Launched on Janmashtami 2016, the channel has grown significantly, reaching millions of viewers across India and around the world.

With a mission to spread spiritual awareness and inspire individuals to lead a more fulfilling and purposeful life

Very special about today was my appointment to the first arati, service for the deity this morning. I say “first” because a shipment recently came in of a new set of deities of Krishna more particularly, the images of avatar, Chaitanya and Nityananda. Made from a resin, the artist, Akilananda, from Salem, Ohio, brought them over to the retreat and their purpose is to function as festival deities for worship. I became the proud pujari to these gorgeous deities at the 4:30 a.m ceremony.

The thali

The purport of the verse is that even Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu — He is God himself, Krsna Himself — He felt, alone, unable to do this task. He felt.

So this is the position. You are cooperating; therefore I am getting the credit. Otherwise alone what could I do? Ekaki amara nahi paya bolo.

Caitanya Mahaprabhu Himself wanted our cooperation. He is God, Krsna. And therefore cooperation is very important thing. Nobody should think that “I have got so great ability. I can do.” No. It is simply by c

From Back to Godhead

To ensure the health of our spiritual life, we must transform material hope into spiritual hope.

Hope—the recognition within the human heart that something better is attainable—can mean the difference between life and death. In Man’s Search for Meaning, Holocaust survivor Victor Frankl writes that the rate of deaths in the concentration camp increased after Hanukkah, even though there was no change in camp’s already horrible conditions. Why did more die? Because each year r

As we discussed in Respect, the Basis of Civilisation, Vedic Culture is based on respect and this respect is expressed through specific codes of conduct or etiquette. In this section, we will go a little more in detail about the principles and practices of Vaisnava etiquette.

…it is the characteristic of a devotee to observe and protect the Vaisnava etiquette. Maintenance of the Vaisnava etiquette is the ornament of a devotee. …By observing the etiquette, you have satisfied My mind. Who else b

भगवद्गीता यथारूप 108 महत्त्वपूर्ण श्लोक

अध्याय 2 : गीता का सार

यावानर्थ उदपाने सर्वतः सम्प्लुतोदके ।
तावान्सर्वेषु वेदेषु ब्राह्मणस्य विजानतः ।। 46 ॥

यावान्– जितना सारा;अर्थः– प्रयोजन होता है;उद-पाने– जलकूप में;सर्वतः– सभी प्रकार से;सम्लुप्त-उदके– विशाल जलाशय में;तावान्– उसी तरह;सर्वेषु– समस्त;वेदेषु– वेदों में;ब्राह्मणस्य– परब्रह्म को जानने वाले का;विजानतः– पूर्ण ज्ञानी का।

भावार्थ: एक छोटे से कूप का सारा कार्य एक विशाल जलाशय से तुरन्त पूरा हो जाता है। इसी प्रकार वेदों के आन्तरिक तात्पर्य जानने व

By Krsnanandan das, Bhagavati Kripa dd, Bhaktin Samhita

NICE (Narasimha Institute for Children Education) – an education of ISKCON Mira Road has got 50+ teachers who conduct Gita classes every week in their residences. Apart from this they conduct value education classes and Gita classes in different private schools around Mumbai.

For the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada this time NICE planned to celebrate Sri Krishna Janmashtami in schools.

• Kapol Vidyanidhi International School (ICSE board) – cel