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By Mohan Luthra

The first thing that has changed about the Bhaktivedanta Manor Gurukula is that it is no longer called that, it is now simply referred to as the Gurukula – The Hare Krishna Primary School. This is part of the story which has seen big changes happen over the last year and half.

In 2017, due to the construction of the Haveli, the Manor School had to move to the nearby picturesque Elton Cottage. Here a former residence has been transformed into a well-equipped school. While the teac

By Jyotisvara dasa

In today's world, scientific temper, or temperament occupies the center stage in deciphering the nature of reality. 

Scientific temper refers to an individual and social process of thinking and acting, including questioning, observing physical reality, testing, hypothesizing, analyzing, and communicating. Scientific temper also describes an attitude, which involves the application of logic. This term was popularized by late Indian prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, who urged his

The express postman left a parcel for us about a week ago. We had been waiting for it and it just so happened that he left it at the wrong door. A passerby in a nearby address noticed it sitting right by the door. It’s surprising that no one bothered to pick it up off the street and run away with it during the entire week. It appears that there are still some honest people in the world. This pedestrian did spot it and brought it to a proper door where he found one of us.

Wow! Really! What if a s

श्री चैतन्य महाप्रभु ने इस युग के लिए एक अच्छा अस्त्र प्रदान किया है, जैसा कि भागवत में कथित है - सांगोपांगास्त्र - इस युग में माया को भगाने का नारायणास्त्र ---

हरे कृष्ण मंत्र का जप है, जिस पर भगवान चैतन्य के पार्षदों-अद्वैत प्रभु, नित्यानन्द, गदाधर तथा श्रीवास - ने बल दिया है।     तात्पर्य श्रीमद भागवतम 4.11.1 श्रील प्रभुपाद

अध्याय ग्यारह – युद्ध बन्द करने के लिए ध्रुव को स्वायम्भुव मनु की सलाह (4.11)

1 श्री मैत्रेय ने कहा: हे विदुर, जब ध्रुव महाराज ने ऋषियों के प्रेरक शब्द सुने तो उन्होंने जल ल

By Mandakini Devi Dasi

Dear devotees we are very sad to inform you that one of the first preachers in the Soviet Union Brahmananda Puri Prabhu left his body out of Covid. During that time where circumstances were extreme, he published Srila Prabhupada’s books in clandestinity, at his own life’s risk. He came from Armenia and became so enthusiastic after reading Srila Prabhupada’s books that most of his village inhabitants became devotees. Let us all pray that he reaches safely the Lord’s mercy g

In the spirit of Srila Prabhupada Marathon, here is a story from some thirty years ago in Russia, as told by Gautama Rishi Prabhu.

You know how Sanskrit names sometimes sound funny in our languages? So this Gautama Rishi went on sankirtana with a friend called Akula Das. Akula means "shark" in Russian. Not "sounds like" but literally means shark. For our English speakers, internet says that Akula class attack submarines make lion’s share of Soviet/Russia’s nuclear submarine force. "Akula" is tou

By Madhava Smullen 

After many years residing on the third floor of Sri Sri Radha Vrindaban Chandra’s temple, Tulasi Devi at the New Vrindaban farm community in West Virginia has been offered a beautiful new dedicated greenhouse to provide her with a high standard of care. 

An intimate servant of Lord Krishna who appears in the form of a plant, Tulasi Devi is described in the Srimad-Bhagavatam as very dear to Lord Krishna. Her leaves are placed on the lotus feet of the Lord, and her Manjari flow

My day finished with a piece of lightly sweetened carob cake. The topping of the day, not the cake (with no icing), was a continual cleanup in the temple’s pantry, some emailing, some calls to promote the Gita-drive known as “Give to Live,” and a call with Radhanatha Swami, something we regularly share.

My conversation with Radhanatha was private enough, however, we did cover conversations of a more sharing nature. First of all we were both participants in a forum of eulogies about our recently

अध्याय दस – यक्षों के साथ ध्रुव महाराज का युद्ध (4.10)

1 मैत्रेय ऋषि ने कहा: हे विदुर, तत्पश्चात ध्रुव महाराज ने प्रजापति शिशुमार की पुत्री के साथ विवाह कर लिया जिसका नाम भ्रमि था। उनके कल्प तथा वत्सर नामक दो पुत्र उत्पन्न हुए।

2 अत्यन्त शक्तिशाली ध्रुव महाराज की एक दूसरी पत्नी थी, जिसका नाम इला था और वह वायुदेव की पुत्री थी। उससे उन्हें एक अत्यन्त सुन्दर कन्या तथा उत्कल नाम का एक पुत्र उत्पन्न हुआ।

3 ध्रुव महाराज का छोटा भाई उत्तम, जो अभी तक अनब्याहा था, एक बार आखेट करने गया और हिमालय पर्वत मे

The Bhaktivedanta Players of UK have made their Bhagavad-gita audio drama available for everyone to hear during the this most auspicious month of Marga when Bhagavad-gita was spoken, and when whole of ISKCON focuses on the Gita.

The nearly hour-long play consisting of two parts uses carefully chosen music and dramatic sound effects to make listening to the most important conversation in humankind a memorable experience for the audience.

Listen to the audio drama here: https://www.bhaktivedantama

Subuddhi is in her 80’s and it’s a little bit tough for her to get around these days. For her group studies online she requested a copy of the mystical text, Brahma Samhita. She called me and asked for a copy.

“I haven’t yet walked today so I can walk over and drop off a copy. I’d be happy to,” I said.

The sun was in the west and to get to her place at Seaton Village I would have to head west. Great! I know the neighbourhood quite well with its quiet back streets. It’s pretty much and eclectic n

From Back to Godhead

By Mohini Radha Devi Dasi

In the interactions between the Lord and His
devotees, both relish the highest happiness.

Bhagavad-gita and other scriptures praise Arjuna for his close relationship with Krishna. Arjuna is known for his mood of friendship (sakha-bhava). Since relationships are by definition reciprocal, not only is Arjuna known as Krishna’s friend, but Krishna is known as Arjuna’s friend. Krishna drove Arjuna’s chariot and is therefore called Partha-sarathi, the “c

अध्याय नौ – ध्रुव महाराज का घर लौटना(4.9)

1 महर्षि मैत्रेय ने विदुर से कहा: जब भगवान ने देवताओं को इस प्रकार फिर से आश्वासन दिलाया तो वे समस्त प्रकार के भय से मुक्त हो गये और वे सब उन्हें नमस्कार करके अपने-अपने देवलोकों को चले गये। तब भगवान, जो साक्षात सहस्रशीर्ष अवतार हैं, गरुड़ पर सवार हुए और अपने दास ध्रुव को देखने के लिए मधुवन गये।

2 ध्रुव महाराज अपने प्रखर योगाभ्यास के समय भगवान के जिस बिजली सदृश तेजमान रूप के ध्यान में निमग्न थे, वह सहसा विलीन हो गया। फलतः ध्रुव अत्यन्त विचलित हो उठे और उनक

अध्याय आठ – ध्रुव महाराज का गृहत्याग और वनगमन (4.8)

1-5    मैत्रेय ऋषि ने कहा: सनकादि चारों कुमार और नारद, ऋभू, हंस, अरुणि तथा यति -- ब्रह्मा के ये सारे पुत्र घर पर न रहकर (गृहस्थ नहीं बने) नैष्ठिक ब्रह्मचारी हुए।    ब्रह्मा का अन्य पुत्र अधर्म था जिसकी पत्नी का नाम मृषा था।   उनके संयोग से दो असुर हुए जिनके नाम दम्भ अर्थात धोखेबाज तथा माया अर्थात ठगिनी थे।   इन दोनों को निर्ऋति नामक असुर ले गया, क्योंकि उसके कोई सन्तान न थी।   मैत्रेय ने विदुर से कहा: हे महापुरुष, दम्भ तथा माया से लोभ और निकृति

Have you ever asked yourself: What keeps holding me back despite my best efforts to advance and break the chain of undesirable habits? The answer, more often than not, is our karma. To be more precise, it’s the part of our karma that must be experienced and cannot be mitigated even through various methods like austerities or sacrifices. Such unavoidable karma is called prarabdha karma.

Prarabdha karma is so strong that even a Brahman-realised soul, who directly and uninterruptedly perceives the

In 1971, as a young devotee in Calcutta, Giriraja Swami approached Srila Prabhupada, “I have been trying to understand what your desire is, and two things seem to please you the most: distributing your books and building the big temple in Mayapur.” Prabhupada’s face lit up, his eyes opened wide, and he smiled, saying: “Yes, you have understood. If you all build this temple, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur will personally come and take you all back to Godhead.”

Building the TOVP was so important to Sri

By taking initiation, there are such powerful blessings which are passed, that practically our journey back to the spiritual world is guaranteed. We just simply do our level best, whatever that is, as good as we can. To follow this for our lives and surely, then success will be there. So it is a very joyous occasion. It is a serious matter also. One question we can raise is that how can one take a vow for one’s whole life? How do we know what it would be like in ten years’ time? It maybe be very

It’s strange but Toronto has been my home base since 1973 and in all that time I’ve never had, or taken, the opportunity to venture into High Park. It is rated as 4.5/5 and I can testify. When you’re there you won’t feel like you’re in the city.

Walking along the pond called Grenadier is pleasant as well as the main trails and off route ones. It’s always great to be in nature, with or without company. I’m not going out to even small home events but in nature’s social-distance venues I have no pr

अध्याय सात – दक्ष द्वारा यज्ञ सम्पन्न करना (4.7)

1 मैत्रेय मुनि ने कहा: हे महाबाहु विदुर, भगवान ब्रह्मा के शब्दों से शान्त होकर शिव ने उनकी प्रार्थना का उत्तर इस प्रकार दिया।

2 शिवजी ने कहा: हे पूज्य पिता ब्रह्माजी, मैं देवताओं द्वारा किये गये अपराधों की परवाह नहीं करता। चूँकि ये देवता बालकों के समान अल्पज्ञानी हैं, अतः मैं उनके अपराधों पर गम्भीरतापूर्वक विचार नहीं कर रहा हूँ। मैंने तो उन्हें राह पर लाने के लिए ही दण्डित किया है।

3 शिवजी ने आगे कहा: चूँकि दक्ष का सिर पहले ही जलकर भस्म हो चुका ह

My dear devotees

Please accept my humble obeisances
All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Homebase :Sridham Mayapur
Camp :Sridham Mayapur

In Mayapur, because of the outreach programs, various namahatta devotees attending in Mayapur, somehow the coronavirus has spread amongst our namahatta preachers. Of them, two swamis, His Holiness Gauranga Prema Swami and His Holiness Bhakti Vilasa Gauracandra Swami have tested positive. So they have quarantined the whole namahatta and they are undergoing treatment