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Often times we read or hear media reporting about cows contributing to the climate change with a negative slant inferring that we have too many cows. Please check yourself from repeating anything that resembles a plan to reduce cows on the earth. There are not too many. Let me state my simplified case.

If you assess a gorakshya relationship with humans we find a numerical context. For example if the whole UK was following gorakshya and you gave each person half a pint of milk per day you would

Ravana’s exploitation of Sita’s service attitude shows how, if we are naive, our virtues can be used against us.

Few things cause us as much agony as when our good intentions backfire on us. When we try to do something good for someone but that very person exploits our goodness and hurts us, we feel betrayed, enraged, shattered.

Such was the situation that led to the abduction of Sita Devi. While she was living in a forest cottage with Lord Ramachandra and His brother Lakshmana, she became the

“Vedic Culture Hasn’t Been Preached Properly”

Chapter 13 of the book “Civilization and Transcendence”

Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: Next question, Śrīla Prabhupāda. “Do you envision a different role for the Vedic culture in the Western countries, where the influence of other great religions has been felt for centuries?”

Śrīla Prabhupāda: No. There is no “different role.” God is one. God cannot be two.

As Kṛṣṇa states in the Bhagavad-gītā [7.7], mattaḥ parataraṁ nānyat kiñcid asti dhanañjaya: “There is no author

At its meeting on Wednesday, May 5th, the Governing Body Commission (GBC) of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) discussed the urgent need for stricter implementation of health safety protocols at its international headquarters in Mayapur, India. At the meeting, GBC members expressed their exasperation and worry that videos and other reports from Mayapur showed that some devotees were disregarding ISKCON's health policies regarding the Covid crisis, and were thus placin

Before Zoom classes began I took advantage of the beckoning sun. I was sure this was not a singular thought. Sure enough the craving for sun, green-ness and crisp air was apparent. My favourite bench was available and only good things I could see. Hither and thither: walkers. A dog park replete with happy humans and canines. Men, women and children; black, white and brown. Not one person with a cigarette. Kids playing. Adults talking.

A relatively young dad was carrying a bundle of the gathered

अध्याय अठारह - भगवान बलराम द्वारा प्रलम्बासुर का वध (10.18)

1 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: अपने आनन्द-विभोर साथियों से घिरे हुए, जो निरन्तर उनके यश का गान कर रहे थे, श्रीकृष्ण व्रजग्राम में प्रविष्ट हुए जो गौवों के झुण्डों से मण्डित था।

2 जब कृष्ण तथा बलराम इस तरह से सामान्य ग्वालबालों के वेश में वृन्दावन में जीवन का आनन्द ले रहे थे तो शनै-शनै ग्रीष्म ऋतु आ गई। यह ऋतु देहधारियों को अधिक सुहावनी नहीं लगती।

3 फिर भी, चूँकि साक्षात भगवान कृष्ण बलराम सहित वृन्दावन में रह रहे थे अतएव ग्रीष्म ऋतु वसन्

By Madhava Smullen

Sri Prahlada Das, who is known for traveling with Indradyumna Swami for 18 years as his assistant, performing in the band Village of Peace, and bringing kirtan and bhakti wisdom to yoga schools, has been offering life lessons from the Srimad-Bhagavatam online during the pandemic.

“At the beginning of lockdown, I thought, ‘In this situation, there’s so much angst, unrest, disease, death, and isolation – how do I contribute to the community?’” he says. “I decided, ‘Let’s meet o

It was quite the humid day; cool to the feel. The wind was up and trees were dancing with their upper bodies while their trunks, as usual, were anchored stiff.

When my services were completed for the day, which included a Zoom chat with our Halifax crew and another on plans for our next film production, I took the opportunity to walk a stretch. It wasn’t long but it was…

The other day when I did a walk the length of Ramsden Park, I took a gayatri mantra break right next to the tennis courts. I

Hare Krsna to all devotees and my respectful obsiciences to devotees who have engaged their life in service of supreme lord Krsna.                                                        I have few doubts regarding Vaishnava Apradh please solve my doubts and help me . I have heard criticism of ISKCON and Sri Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada from one of my friend I immediately opposed him but he didn't listen me.

So does it comes under vaishnav Apradh if it comes then what should I do to uplift this

अध्याय सत्रह -- कालिय का इतिहास (10.17)

1 [इस प्रकार कृष्ण ने कालिय की प्रताड़णा की उसे सुनकर] राजा परीक्षित ने पूछा: कालिय ने सर्पों के निवास रमणक द्वीप को क्यों छोड़ा और गरुड़ उसीका इतना विरोधी क्यों बन गया?

2-3 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: गरुड़ द्वारा खाये जाने से बचने के लिए सर्पों ने पहले से उससे यह समझौता कर रखा था कि उनमें से हर सर्प मास में एक बार अपनी भेंट लाकर वृक्ष के नीचे रख जाया करेगा। इस तरह हे महाबाहु परीक्षित, प्रत्येक मास हर सर्प अपनी रक्षा के मूल्य के रूप में विष्णु के शक्तिशाली व

I’m Tracy, another one of Pankajanghri’s nieces. Together with my brother Adam Beardon we wanted to send a message and share some photographs on behalf of our mum Sheila, one of Panakajaghri’s big sisters. Sadly mum died 9 years ago but in her last few days Pankajanghri and Jananivas phoned her every day and chanted to her which was such a lovely thing to do and I know if she was here she would have wanted to send a message of love to her dear brother.
Sheila was 9 years older than the twins an

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Dear devotee, I pray you are well. Here in India, we are in a War Zone!

Here is a lecture I gave yesterday with a number of Krsna’s sweet pastimes in Vrindavan. It may soothe the hearts of devotees in these difficult times. On Srimati Radharani’s request we’ll hear how Krsna began to play His flute causing His cows to soak the ground with endless streams of milk, which in turn created an ocean of milk. Moments later Lord Ananta-sesa appeared on the ocean singing Krsna’s glories with His thousand

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Speaking on the first two of the six loving exchanges which are the foundation of all Vaisnava relationships. Offering gifts in charity, accepting charitable gifts, revealing one’s mind in confidence, inquiring confidentially, accepting prasāda and offering prasāda are the six symptoms of love shared by one devotee and another.

Source: http://www.dandavats.com/?p=95219

By Madhava Smullen

Volunteers for the Food For Life Program in Turin, one of Italy’s largest cities, distributed 15,000 meals to homeless people in need during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, and plan to increase to 20,000 meals in 2021.

The project was launched by Prabhu Das, who moved from Milan in 2015 to start a new temple in Turin, where there had been no ISKCON center for many years. He started with nothing, raised funds through book distribution, found a building with a large kitchen and

While keeping indoors from ongoing showers, the real shelter for me for the afternoon was a Zoom call with our weekly Gita study group. We dove into chapter nine of this dialogue of a masterpiece. Krishna and Arjuna are communicating on an important subject matter.

Firstly, we examined text twenty-seven which is about the spirit of giving and doing all things in the right consciousness. “Do all things for me,” is Krishna’s direction, or, as I would put it, to offer everything to the Universe; im

अध्याय सोलह - कृष्ण द्वारा कालिय नाग को प्रताड़ना (10.16)

1 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: भगवान श्रीकृष्ण ने यह देखकर कि काले सर्प कालिय ने यमुना नदी को दूषित कर रखा है, उसे शुद्ध करने की इच्छा की और इस तरह उन्होंने कालिय को उसमें से निकाल भगाया।

2 राजा परीक्षित ने पूछा: हे विद्वान मुनि, कृपा करके यह बतलाये कि किस तरह भगवान ने यमुना के अगाध जल में कालिय नाग को प्रताड़ित किया और वह कालिय किस तरह अनेक युगों से वहाँ पर रह रहा था?

3 हे ब्राह्मण, अनन्त भगवान अपनी इच्छानुसार स्वतंत्र रूप से कर्म करते हैं