By Radha Mohan Das
The Janmashtami festival held at Bhaktivedanta Manor was unsurprisingly not the usual with more than 30,000 attendance with tents, shows, exhibitions and plenty of free prasad. The temple did the best they could within the parameters of present government restrictions: They introduced a 'pre-booked ticket' system for darshan, spread over a number of days.
One of the highlights of the festival is always the drama on the main stage by the Bhaktivedanta Players..
This year the
“Govinda’s,” the dining facility, which some people call “the restaurant,” was open today for the first time since the Covid-19 closure, and patrons are back. It has been a patient wait for folks. Over the months past I’ve been approached plenty of times by Govinda’s fans, in the course of my evening walks. It has been tough to tell people, “We’re closed!”
But now, that’s over. We’re closed on saying “we’re closed.” The food (prasadam) is the big attraction, as well as the atmosphere being a spa
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श्री गुरु गौरांग जयतः
अध्याय सात — भगवद्ज्ञान
1 श्रीभगवान ने कहा— हे पृथापुत्र! अब सुनो कि तुम किस तरह मेरी भावना से पूर्ण होकर और मन को मुझमें आसक्त करके योगाभ्यास करते हुए मुझे पूर्णतया संशयरहित जान सकते हो।
2 अब मैं तुमसे पूर्णरूप से व्यावहारिक तथा दिव्यज्ञान कहूँगा। इसे जान लेने पर तुम्हें जानने के लिए और कुछ भी शेष नहीं रहेगा।
3 कई हजार मनुष्यों में से कोई एक सिद्धि के लिए प्रयत्नशील होता है और इस तरह सिद्धि प्राप्त करने वालों में से विरला ही कोई एक मुझे वास्तव
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श्री गुरु गौरांग जयतः
श्रीमद भगवद्गीता यथारूप
अध्याय छह ध्यानयोग
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyVXlMAR0AU&t=131s
1 श्रीभगवान ने कहा— जो पुरुष अपने कर्मफल के प्रति अनासक्त है और जो अपने कर्तव्य का पालन करता है, वही संन्यासी और असली योगी है। वह नहीं, जो न तो अग्नि जलाता है और न कर्म करता है।
2 हे पाण्डुपुत्र! जिसे संन्यास कहते हैं उसे ही तुम योग अर्थात परब्रह्म से युक्त होना जानो क्योंकि इन्द्रियतृप्ति के लिए इच्छा को त्यागे बिना कोई कभी योगी नहीं हो सकता।
3 अष्टांगयोग के नवसाधक के लिए कर्म साध
This year, the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust released a free, downloadable PDF version of the annual international “Sri Vyasa-Puja” book, featuring a collection of homages to ISKCON Founder-Acharya Srila Prabhupada from devotees and temples all over the world.
Meanwhile ISKCON of Delhi, India notably compiled its own three-volume Vyasa-Puja book with offerings to Srila Prabhupada from an incredible 3,400 local devotees from all the temples and preaching centers in the Delhi Natio
The sleep was deep in the Prime Minister Suite and after that morning shower, which has become more or less ritual, my window to the south revealed a flowing, wide Saint Lawrence, shady trees and the balance of the inn’s structures—something out of early 1800s history books. From the veranda I was chanting my gayatri mantras when Nimai Nitai came to my side. It was time to go.
Where did we go?
After a stroll through Gananoque’s downtown and the ferry docks for the Thousand Islands, Nimai took me
(Adopted from the student handbook of Devotee Care Course)
1. Spiritual Life
“…if you take spiritual care, the bodily care is automatically done. Our main business is spiritual care.” (SP Morning Walk Bombay, 03/11/1975)
“These are the instruction in the Bhagavad-gita, everything [is] practical. If we follow Bhagavad-gita from all angles of vision—social, political, economic, religious, cultural—you will be perfect. This is Bhagavad-gita. We are therefore taken up this
mission, to preach Bhagava
We are happy to say that we have now successfully completed our purpose-built hall, the Sri Krishna Haveli, which will take the pressure off the main Grade II listed Manor building to provide a spacious environment that will allow you to fully appreciate your spiritual experience at Bhaktivedanta Manor. It is of course wonderful, much-awaited news, but like with many big projects there were some hurdles, heartache, and not to mention the pandemic, along the way.\
Read more: http://www.dandavats
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श्री गुरु गौरांग जयतः
अध्याय पाँच – कर्मयोग - कृष्णभावनाभावित कर्म
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBh-8z0kkyQ&t=168s
1 अर्जुन ने कहा— हे कृष्ण! पहले आप मुझसे कर्म त्यागने के लिए कहते हैं और फिर भक्तिपूर्वक कर्म करने का आदेश देते हैं। क्या आप अब कृपा करके निश्चित रूप से मुझे बताएँगे कि इन दोनों में से कौन अधिक लाभप्रद है?
2 श्रीभगवान ने उत्तर दिया— मुक्ति के लिए तो कर्म का परित्याग तथा भक्तिमय-कर्म (कर्मयोग) दोनों ही उत्तम हैं। किन्तु इन दोनों में से कर्म के परित्याग से भक्तियुक्त कर्म श्रेष्ठ
I was convicted and sentenced to ‘life plus 60 years in prison! I never stopped chanting the entire time I was there, I was strong in Kṛṣṇa Consciousness up until I heard them say ‘guilty’ and sentence me, then my entire mind, thoughts, actions ‘FROZE UP.’ Although I knew that the ENTIRE trial process was UNLAWFUL. I couldn’t chant, eat, or sleep for days. It took some Christian guy to remind me of the story of Job in the Bible to bring me back to reality. I accept Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Personali
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By Madhava SmullenIn June, ISKCON’s GBC SPT Strategic Planning Support Unit released a Temple Re-opening Guide along with a decision-making toolkit to help leaders assess the right time to re-open their temple during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In August, the Strategic Planning Support Unit (SPS) has followed up with a set of Safe Re-opening Guidelines containing safe practices for ISKCON leaders and devotees to use while visiting or doing devotional service at the temple, as well as while doing
More so than us becoming attracted to Krsna, let us do something that attracts Krsna to us!
Devotional service is about attracting Krsna. It is not just about us getting attracted to Krsna. In the beginning, we think that devotional service is about us becoming attracted to Krsna but we can think of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur, who was standing a bit off to the side for the darshan in the temple of Sri Sri Gandharvika Giridhari in his head headquarters in Mayapur. He did not actuall
It was sweet going from home to home with Savyasacin, not by foot, but in his red Jeep, following the caravan headed by Jagannatha deities. It is the Covid version of the Chariot Fest and, because it is relatively small scale, executing this mini party is very doable. All that is required are mantras, rituals, musical instruments, some satvic food—gas in your tank—companions, and a lot of bhakti. Today it took place in the burbs of Milton and tomorrow it’ll be Kingston. With the heat it felt lik
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श्री गुरु गौरांग जयतः
श्रीमद भगवद्गीता यथारूप
अध्याय चार - दिव्य ज्ञान
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r5pr_vBVv8&t=60s
1 भगवान श्रीकृष्ण ने कहा— मैंने इस अमर योगविद्या का उपदेश सूर्यदेव विवस्वान को दिया और विवस्वान ने मनुष्यों के पिता मनु को उपदेश दिया और मनु ने इसका उपदेश इक्ष्वाकु को दिया।
2 इस प्रकार यह परम विज्ञान गुरु-परम्परा द्वारा प्राप्त किया गया और राजर्षियों ने इसी विधि से इसे समझा। किन्तु कालक्रम में यह परम्परा छिन्न हो गई, अतः यह विज्ञान यथारूप में लुप्त हो गया लगता है।
3 आज मेर
Mahāprabhu is also known as Great Lord. He has been Indian saint of 16th century. He has been founder of Achintya Bheda Abheda. There are devotees who is regarded as incarnation of Krishna. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu has a style of praying Krishna with song, which is ecstatic in nature. The dance offer significant effect over Bengal’s Vaishnavism. He has been major proponent of Vedantic philosophy of the Achintya Bheda Abheda. Mahaprabhu had started Gaudiya Vaishnavism. This is also known as Brahma-M
