On Earth Day (April 22nd), as US President Joe Biden hosted a virtual summit of world leaders to address the global climate crisis, Bhumi Global, a new non-profit environmental organization based on Hindu principles of environmental care, was launched.
Bhumi Global builds on the work of the Bhumi Project. Launched in 2009 and housed at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies until August 2020, it became the leading global Hindu voice on the environment, mobilized tens of thous
Dear mind,
Some days you are a friend
Some days you are foe
You swing moods up
You swing them low
I can’t always trust
You’re not in one place
You respond well to lust
Big dose or a trace
You lead me to greed
It’s not what I want
And convince it’s a need
In truth it’s a taunt
When there is anger
Pent up inside
You then do hanker
To push it outside
I don’t know why
You are so cruel
Cunning and sly
And wanting to rule
You’re some kind of clown
Silly and joking
A laugh or a frown
Nabbing and pokin
Click to watch, scroll to read the transcription (by HG Harsarani devi dasi) and connect with Lord Caitanya and the most nectarean Sri Caitanya Caritamrta.
- https://youtu.be/UTrAbAVXamQ
So the Caitanya-caritāmṛta is describing us the nectarean characteristics of Lord Caitanya. As we know from Rupa Gosvami’s writings in the verse:
namo mahā-vadānyāya
kṛṣṇa-prema-pradāya te
kṛṣṇāya kṛṣṇa-caitanya
nāmne gaura-tviṣe namaḥ
(Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-lila 19.53)
That Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu appeare
This is Janette, Makhanacora’s partner/spouse of 25 year’s. Mark left his body Friday with a beatiful Hare send-off, thanks to KanhaiyaDas, Noble, daughter Jahnavi and son Will.
After the fall to cement, Krishna moved to take Mak relatively quickly _ 11 months, much of them engaged in a process with the hopeful prognosis of walking again. It was only in November, ‘20 when decline began. And even then, hope didn’t, not unril regular food was out. That was late March. Then, things got crunchy.
He
अध्याय दो - देवताओं द्वारा गर्भस्थ कृष्ण की स्तुति
1-2 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: मगधराज जरासन्ध के संरक्षण में शक्तिशाली कंस द्वारा यदुवंशी राजाओं को सताया जाने लगा। इसमें उसे प्रलम्ब, बक, चाणुर, तृणावर्त, अघासुर, मुष्टिक, अरिष्ट, द्विविद, पूतना, केशी, धेनुक, बाणासुर, नरकासुर तथा पृथ्वी के अनेक दूसरे असुर राजाओं का सहयोग प्राप्त था।
3 असुर राजाओं द्वारा सताये जाने पर यादवों ने अपना राज्य छोड़ दिया और कुरुओं, पञ्चालों, केकयों, शाल्वों, विदर्भों, निषधों, विदेहों तथा कोशलों के राज्य में प्रविष्ट
Tatastha-sakti fully explained.
The jiva soul first falls from the "permanent state" (Vaikuntha) to the "conditioned state" (the material creation).
The "conditioned state" also is the inactive dormant state of the jiva soul within the Impersonal Brahmajyoti.
Only the "conditioned state" in the material creation, and the dormant inactive state within the impersonal Brahmajyoti, is where the jiva tattva soul is referred to as "Tatastha-sakti" Srila Prabhupada explains below.
Srila Prabhupada - "So t
“I was distributing at Orange Coast College near Los Angeles with my friend from India, Dhira Lalita Prabhu. Dhira Lalita set up a table, and I walked around. He met a student who fell in love with Srila Prabhupada’s books and stayed at the table all day.
We decided to go back there a week later. Before we got to the campus, Dhira called our friend to let him know we were coming. He met us, helped us set up, and even distributed books. He must be picking up where he left off in his last life.
“
By Madhava Smullen
ISKCON New Vrindaban is set to offer a Covid-safe Mother’s Day Wellness Retreat for Vaishnavis and their families with an aim to provide nourishment, relaxation and inspiration for women during difficult times.
“During the pandemic, people have sacrificed their sanga, and in some ways their mental health through isolation,” says Palace Lodge Manager Sarah. “So although we can’t do something on the scale of Festival of Inspiration [which was typically held over the Mother’s Day
The day was gloomy, chili, overcast but necessary as a part of a cycle. Rain came. It’s needed. The night came in with a waxing crescent moon just as it has been some nights before in the cycle. Then we love our seasons. “Of seasons I am flower-bearing spring,” states Krishna in The Gita. This welcoming season has come full circle. There’s a pattern also with the sun. “Here Comes the Sun” (the Beatle’s song). Visible and not visible.
Then we have “The Circle of Life” (Lion King). Yes, we have o
अध्याय एक - भगवान श्रीकृष्ण का अवतार-परिचय (10.1)
1 राजा परीक्षित ने कहा: हे प्रभु, आपने चन्द्रदेव तथा सूर्यदेव दोनों के वंशों का, उनके राजाओं के महान तथा अद्भुत चरित्रों सहित विशद वर्णन किया है।
2 हे मुनिश्रेष्ठ, आप परम पवित्र तथा धर्मशील यदुवंशियों का भी वर्णन कर चुके हैं। अब हो सके तो कृपा करके उन भगवान विष्णु या कृष्ण के अद्भुत महिमामय कार्यकलापों का वर्णन करें जो यदुवंश में अपने अंश बलदेव के साथ प्रकट हुए हैं।
3 परमात्मा अर्थात पूर्ण पुरुषोत्तम भगवान कृष्ण, जो विराट जगत के कारण हैं, यदुवंश
In our Trancendental Throwback, a spin on "Throwback Thursday," devotees from around the world submit a photo from earlier in their devotional life to ISKCON News. Along with it, they share their memories of the moment shown in the photo and what it means to them. The result? A fun and inspirational look back at ISKCON of decades past.
Sharing her memories of our first photo, above, Visakha Dasi, now temple president at Bhaktivedanta Manor, recalls: “Here you can see me o
My mother, Purnamasi, was born on August 15, 1922, in Surat, India. At the tender age of twelve she married Purushottam Patel, who brought her to South Africa.
They had nine children. In order to support the large family after her husband’s early demise, Mother Purnamasi held three jobs: at a creche in the morning, at the local Gujarati school as a teacher between 2 and 5 p.m., and doing tuitions from 5:30 to 9.
The creche was in a two-story building on Victoria Street in Durban. On the first fl
I would devote the day in my service to guru’s mission with a stride in the park. It was dark and some young men from the neighborhood just completed shooting basketball. I was on a bench fingering on my meditation beads and, as they walked by, they very respectfully nodded or made remarks such as, “Hi!” Or “Good night!” I was impressed. Decent people do exist.
In one conversation with a member of our community he expressed that people are having it tough, even amongst the devotional types, bein
अध्याय चौबीस – भगवान श्रीकृष्ण (9.24)
1 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: अपने पिता द्वारा लाई गई उस लड़की के गर्भ से विदर्भ को तीन पुत्र प्राप्त हुए – कुश, क्रथ तथा रोमपाद। रोमपाद विदर्भ कुल का अत्यन्त प्रिय था।
2 रोमपाद का पुत्र बभ्रु हुआ जिससे कृति नामक पुत्र की उत्पत्ति हुई। कृति का पुत्र उशिक हुआ और उशिक का पुत्र चेदि, चेदि से चैद्य तथा अन्य राजा (पुत्र) उत्पन्न हुए।
3-4 क्रथ का पुत्र कुन्ति, कुन्ति का पुत्र वृष्णि, वृष्णि का निर्वृति, निर्वृति का दशार्ह, दशार्ह का व्योम, व्योम का जीमूत, जीमूत का
We are all touched by the pastime of Mother Earth approaching Lord Vishnu for protection from “conceited demons dressed like kings” (SB 10.1.17) at the end of the last Dvapara-yuga. At that time, Mother Earth, known in the Vedas as Bhumi, was overburdened by “unnecessary military arrangements”, which threatened the peace, sanctity and religiosity of all the devas.
Needless to say, this threat to the Earth has only increased as Kali-yuga has progressed. In the 12th Canto of Srimad Bhagavatam, Bh
On Earth Day, I thought of a prayer that resonated with me in my youth. “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. For He has founded it on the seas, and established it on the floods. Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord, or who shall stand in His holy place? He that has clean hands, and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul to vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive the blessing from the Lord.” (Psalm 24:1-5)
Later, when I m
Yes, I was in the room, but less than the last few days. I took to the park and, of course, to a bench, for serene chanting on my beads. I stopped abruptly because someone paid me a visit.
He was wearing my colour, at least his top was that soft but rusty orange. He hung around and kept staring at me, very curious. Don’t be mistaken, it wasn’t a human. With that silent stare I would consider him a lunatic if he was human. It was a bird, a Robin, a sure sign of spring. He was pecking away at the
अध्याय तेईस – ययाति के पुत्रों की वंशावली (9.23)
1 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: ययाति के चौथे पुत्र अनु के तीन पुत्र हुए जिनके नाम थे – सभानर, चक्षु तथा परेष्णु। हे राजन, सभानर के कालनर नाम का एक पुत्र हुआ और कालनर से सृञ्जय नामक पुत्र उत्पन्न हुआ।
2 सृञ्जय का पुत्र जनमेजय हुआ, जनमेजय का पुत्र महाशाल, महाशाल का पुत्र महामना और महामना के दो पुत्र उशीनर तथा तितिक्षु हुए।
3-4 उशीनर के चार पुत्र थे – शिवि, वर, कृमि तथा दक्ष। शिवि के भी चार पुत्र हुए – वृषादर्भ, सुधीर, मद्र तथा आत्मतत्त्वित केकय। तित
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By Candrasekhara Swami
I have lost my three legs and am now standing on one only. Are you lamenting for my state of existence? Or are you in great anxiety because henceforward the unlawful meat-eaters will exploit you? Or are you in a sorry plight because the demigods are now bereft of their share of sacrificial offerings because no sacrifices are being performed at present? Or are you grieving for living beings because of their sufferings due to famine and drought?
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