“I was distributing on a sidewalk at an intersection in Barcelona, Spain. Every day I would try to stop the same young lady, but she would ignore me. One day I walked with her a few meters, pleading with her in a friendly way: “Come on! Just take one book!” Pointing to the Teachings of Queen Kunti I was holding, I said, “Here, please take the teachings of the queen!”
But to no avail; she wouldn’t stop.
“However, the next day when I saw her she humbly approached me and asked, ‘Can I buy the Teac
It’s nice to get a call, like the following, once in a while (it’s paraphrased).
“Hi! I just wanted to introduce myself. I am Jorge. I live up north, have a family, work at a factory. Right now, as we’re talking, I am walking my two dogs on a forest trail that I frequent almost every day. I have a mother who is a devout Christian and, as I grew up, I would accompany her to services; so I appreciate the tradition very much.
“It was a friend of mine who introduced me to the Bhagavad-Gita. I’m rea
In my youth, I came to Krsna consciousness and I had lots of energy and I used it all with a lot of enthusiasm to do many things. The focus was on doing things for Krsna – doing service. I tried to do a lot of service. In the cause of doing service, I did step on a few toes here and there. I did elbow a few people out of the way or knock them over. What shall I say? But these things were secondary to me because the things that needed to be done in devotional service were the most important. But
अध्याय नौ – अंशुमान की वंशावली (9.9)
1 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने आगे कहा: राजा अंशुमान ने अपने पितामह की तरह दीर्घकाल तक तपस्या की तो भी वह गंगा नदी को इस भौतिक जगत में न ला सका और उसके बाद कालक्रम में उसका देहान्त हो गया।
2 अंशुमान की भाँति उसका पुत्र दिलीप भी गंगा को इस भौतिक जगत में ला पाने में असमर्थ रहा और कालक्रम में उसकी भी मृत्यु हो गई। तत्पश्चात दिलीप के पुत्र भगीरथ ने गंगा को इस भौतिक जगत में लाने के लिए अत्यन्त कठिन तपस्या की।
3 तत्पश्चात माता गंगा राजा भगीरथ के समक्ष प्रकट होकर बोली, “
The perfection of human life is attained by following three principles of civilization: protecting the cows, maintaining the brahminical culture and, above all, becoming a pure devotee of the Lord. Without becoming a devotee of the Lord, one cannot perfect one's human life. The perfection of human life is to be elevated to the spiritual world, where there is no birth, no death, no disease and no old age. That is the highest perfectional aim of human life. Without this aim, any amount of material
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Honouring Srila Prabhupada’s beloved sister. Commemoration of the anniversary of Pishima’s disappearance. Srila Prabhupada’s daughters ANANGA MANJARI Devi Dasi & SRUTIRUPA Devi Dasi, who both had personal association of Pishima, share never before heard pastimes.
“Pishima embodied true devotion and deep wisdom. Our blessed time together transformed me into a more authentic person and Vaishnavi. I am forever grateful.” ~ Ananga Manjari Devi Dasi (ACBSP)
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In this time of social upheaval, how do we build bridges across differences? How do we inspire a shift in mindset on an individual, organizational, and global level? A dialogue facilitated by Gauravani Das with Sastivar Das (ACBSP) and devotees from the Urban Center in Washington D.C. (IFAST) – Madhavacharya Das, Ekavira Das, and Jagannatha Pandit Das.
By Lilasuka dasi
Every temple, project and school in the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) is required to have a trained and active Child Protection Team (CPT). CPT’s have two main functions – to help prevent and to respond to child abuse concerns in local ISKCON communities. CPT’s have the special focus of helping local management implement policies that enhance safety, including screening those in positions of trust; awareness training for adults and children; and resp
I’m going on close to one week since starting my two-week quarantine. It’s relatively an easy one to tackle. For members I also want to acknowledge that this year marks 125 years since the birth of His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Celebrations have begun to recognize his great efforts and contributions to this world.
As expressed in words in a recent letter to me the other day, referring to Prabhupada as “the one who I believed radically changed American society in ways that
अध्याय आठ – भगवान कपिलदेव से सगर-पुत्रों की भेंट (9.8)
1 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने आगे कहा: रोहित का पुत्र हरित हुआ और हरित का पुत्र चम्प हुआ जिसने चम्पापुरी नामक नगर का निर्माण कराया। चम्प का पुत्र सुदेव हुआ और सुदेव का पुत्र विजय था।
2 विजय का पुत्र भरुक, भरुक का पुत्र वृक और उसका पुत्र बाहुक हुआ। राजा बाहुक के शत्रुओं ने उसकी सारी सम्पत्ति छीन ली जिससे उसने वानप्रस्थ आश्रम ग्रहण कर लिया और अपनी पत्नी सहित वन में चला गया।
3 जब बाहुक वृद्ध होकर मर गया तो उसकी एक पत्नी उसके साथ सती होना चाहती थी।
On Saturday, March 13, 2021, the first virtual Child Protection Office (CPO) North America conference was held on Zoom. This was a long-cherished dream of the North American CPO regional director, Lila Suka Dasi, who has wanted to provide ongoing support for the teams that have been created to prevent child abuse in the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON).
The Child Protection Office was established by the Governing Body Commission (GBC) of ISKCON in 1997. The GBC's guideli
One of my dear friends from the area, Mr. Prasher, gave me good news. In India, Vrindavan and Varanasi, two sacred places in the state of Uttar Pradesh, are going back to old ways. Restrictions on animal slaughter and, according to him, liquor sales are now implemented. Good news indeed.
Now, how far such restrictions are enforced is another matter. India is traditionally the land of dharma, meaning a place of high principles, but with a thousand years of invasion, influences are such that it h
अध्याय सात – राजा मान्धाता के वंशज (9.7)
1 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: मान्धाता का सर्वप्रमुख पुत्र अम्बरीष नाम से विख्यात हुआ। अम्बरीष को उसके बाबा युवनाश्व ने पुत्र रूप में स्वीकार किया। अम्बरीष का पुत्र यौवनाश्व हुआ और यौवनाश्व का पुत्र हारीत था। मान्धाता के वंश में अम्बरीष, हारीत तथा यौवनाश्व अत्यन्त प्रमुख थे।
2 नर्मदा के सर्प-भाइयों ने उसे पुरुकुत्स को दे दिया। वासुकि द्वारा भेजे जाने पर नर्मदा पुरुकुत्स को ब्रह्माण्ड के निम्न भाग (रसातल) में ले गई।
3 रसातल में भगवान विष्णु द्वारा शक्ति प
Bhavatarini Devi Dasi, or Pishima as she was commonly known to the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) devotees, was the younger sister of Srila Prabhupada. Pishima departed from this world on March 13, 1980.
On Wednesday, April 7, 2021, ISKCON’s Vaishnavi Ministry will honor Pishima’s disappearance day with two guest speakers: Srutirupa Devi Dasi (ACBSP) and Ananga Manjari Devi Dasi (ACBSP) who were privileged to have Pishma’s personal association. They will share sharing
Yes I hold back. There is every reason to surrender to You, every reason to hold on to You. Yet I hold back. This is my precarious condition, dear Lord. While I keep trying to coax my mind to understand what is good for me and what’s in it for me in surrendering to You, I come across this beautiful song by Purandara Dasa, Your unalloyed devotee. This is the song that helps me realize that indeed I have nothing really worth offering to You but still if I offer whatever I have, it is actually in
अध्याय छह – सौभरि मुनि का पतन (9.6)
1 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: हे महराज परीक्षित, अम्बरीष के तीन पुत्र हुए-विरूप, केतुमान तथा शम्भु। विरूप के पृषदश्व नामक पुत्र हुआ और पृषदश्व के रथीतर नामक पुत्र हुआ।
2 रथीतर निःसन्तान था अतएव उसने अंगिरा ऋषि से उसके लिए पुत्र उत्पन्न करने की प्रार्थना की। इस प्रार्थना के फलस्वरूप अंगिरा ने रथीतर की पत्नी के गर्भ से पुत्र उत्पन्न कराये। ये सारे पुत्र ब्राह्मण तेज से सम्पन्न थे।
3 रथीतर की पत्नी से जन्म लेने के कारण ये सारे पुत्र रथीतर के वंशज कहलाये, किन्तु
Debate
• is oppositional: two sides oppose each other and attempt to prove each other wrong
• has winning as the goal
• lets one side listen to the other side to find flaws and to counter its arguments: “listening to refute”
• defends assumptions as the truth
• causes critique of the other position
• defends one’s own positions as the best solution and excludes other solutions
• creates a dosed-minded attitude, a determination to be right
• prompts a search for glaring differences
• involves a
Road to Vrindavan is a new film that examines the importance of education for girls in India and the insight needed for tradition to be applied in ways that uplift rather than oppress its future.
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Dates: Available to stream March 30th, 8 PM - April 5th, 6 PM EDT
Website: https://watch.showandtell.film/watch/roadtovrindavan
Cost: Free. A donation is strongly encouraged to support girl's educations at the Sandipani Muni School in Vrindavan, India.
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