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Interview with Devakinandan Das. He is currently a practicing lawyer from Singapore and has been in ISKCON since 1983. His service is General Counsel for GBC and ISKCON where he advises and oversees legal matters on a global level. He is also a Global Duty Officer for legal affairs, and member of Org Dev and GBC Nomination Committee. He also serves as Zonal Supervisor for ISKCON Singapore, and MVT trustee.
By Gopal Bhatta das
Please do watch this valuable and informative interview about Covid-19 with Dr Madhavananda Das, Director, Bhaktivedanta Hospital. It is a simple but very insightful discussion.
About Madhavananda Das Dr. Ajay Sankhe has passed his M.D. in Pediatrics from Mumbai University in the year 1989.
For more than 25 years, he is in clinical practice and is renowned as a well known Pediatrician in the North region of Mumbai and Thane.
He is the Director of Bhaktivedanta Hospital and R
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श्री गुरु गौरांग जयतः
ॐ श्री गणेशाय नमः
ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय
नारायणम नमस्कृत्यम नरं चैव नरोत्तमम
देवी सरस्वती व्यासं ततो जयम उदिरयेत
देवताओं द्वारा स्तुति
श्रीमद भागवतम एकादश स्कन्ध (अध्याय छह)
7 देवता कहने लगे: हे प्रभु, बड़े बड़े योगी कठिन कर्म-बंधन से मुक्ति पाने का प्रयास करते हुए अपने हृदयों में आपके चरणकमलों का ध्यान अतीव भक्तिपूर्वक करते हैं। हम देवतागण अपनी बुद्धि, इंद्रियाँ, प्राण, मन तथा वाणी आपको समर्पित करते हुए, आपके चरणकमल पर नत होते हैं।
8 हे अजित प्रभु, आप तीन गुणों से बनी अपनी मा
By: Navina Nirada das
For the first time the “Graduate Course on Book Distribution” is available now as a free online course. Two hours of videos, a comprehensive student handbook and lots of resource materials bring this course to life on your home screen. In the current times online courses and online book distribution are especially relevant and this offer makes both easily accessible.
The original course was produced by the VTE (Vaishnava Training & Education) in 1996. It became mandatory
SELF EXPERIENCE OF OUR LORD SRI KRISHNAS SUPERLATIVE COMPASSION
Each one of us , very happily, endorse every stories mentioned in our reverential scriptures, for they are our beacon light towards our Lord Sri Krishna.
In fact, blindly with total belief and faith , we follow the divine most footsteps of our Azhwars ( celestial saints ) and all our Sri Vaishnava acharyans for they have seen, spoken and touched our Lord Sri Krishna in person. WHAT MORE PROOF DO WE NEED?
My mind takes me back to a ye
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A to Z of our Sri Vaishnavism
A - Azhwars and Acharyans are our gurus to guide us towards the divine most lotus feet of our Lord SriKrishna
B - Benevolence , blessings and Bhakti are our boarding pass towards our Sri Parmapadam
C - Chit ( moving ) , achit ( static ) are eternally subservient towards our Ishwaran / parmatman( Lord Sri Krishna).
D - Duty without any expectations lead us to liberation.
E - Eradicate ego from the roots.
F - Faith towards our Lord Sri Krishna will lead to a fantastic li
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श्री गुरु गौरांग जयतः
ॐ श्री गणेशाय नमः
ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय
नारायणम नमस्कृत्यम नरं चैव नरोत्तमम
देवी सरस्वती व्यासं ततो जयम उदिरयेत
साक्षात वेदों द्वारा स्तुति
श्रीमद भागवतम दशम स्कन्ध (अध्याय सतासी)
14 श्रुतियों ने कहा: हे अजित, आपकी जय हो, जय हो, अपने स्वभाव से आप समस्त ऐश्वर्य से परिपूर्ण हैं, अतएव आप माया की शाश्र्वत शक्ति को परास्त करें, जो बद्धजीवों के लिए कठिनाइयाँ उत्पन्न करने के लिए तीनों गुणों को अपने वश में कर लेती है। चर तथा अचर देहधारियों की समस्त शक्ति को जागृत करनेवाले, कभी-कभी
H.G Vamshi Madhav prabhuji, of Vrindavan, left his body at 11.15 pm IST, last Monday, at KD Medical hospital . Lung Obacity, Septicaemia and finally multiple Organ failure is the cause of his death. He was engaged in deity service department as Pujari for many years. Vamshi prabhu’s (Dadu) body was bought back to Vrindavan for the final rites on Tuesday morning.
Dadu was a well loved figure amongst devotees, characterized his love and dedication for his Gurumaharaj. He was particularly known for
It is a humbling experience to sit in a room (or a Zoom call) full of devout Christian scholar-practitioners who have studied and read Vaishnava texts with the same ferocity and sincere devotion as their own. This was my experience as a novice attendee at the annual Vaishnava-Christian Dialogue event held from September 25-26th.
More than 30 Christians and Vaishnavas of different ages and backgrounds from across the USA joined an online dialogue to network and enjoy their faith in unity. The eve
There is this sunken area full of trees, green and red, and has a flat surface with grass. Located right next to the Rosedale subway station, it is tucked away and a secret space, which makes for a perfect, private area. We found it ideal as an outdoor drama-practice venue.
This intensely maple-red trees defined our area of work. We scanned this park area and it was clear that here was where we should be. We carried with us no props. However, we found, conveniently, an antique wooden chair. “Thi
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श्री गुरु गौरांग जयतः
ॐ श्री गणेशाय नमः
ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय
नारायणम नमस्कृत्यम नरं चैव नरोत्तमम
देवी सरस्वती व्यासं ततो जयम उदिरयेत
शिवजी द्वारा स्तुति
श्रीमद भागवतम दशम स्कन्ध (अध्याय तिरसठ)
33 बाणासुर की भुजाएँ कटते देखकर शिवजी को अपने भक्त के प्रति दया आ गयी अतः वे भगवान चक्रायुध (कृष्ण) के पास पहुँचे और उनसे इस प्रकार बोले।
34 श्री रुद्र ने कहा: आप ही एकमात्र परम सत्य, परम ज्योति तथा ब्रह्म की शाब्दिक अभिव्यक्ति के भीतर के गुह्य रहस्य हैं। जिनके हृदय निर्मल हैं, वे आपका दर्शन कर सकते हैं
IN CONVERSATION - AN ERUDITE ACHARYA AND A DISCIPLE - WHAT IS GRATITUDE?
Disciple : ( D ) Acharya Devo Bhava
Acharyan : ( A ) Blessings!
D : Acharyan What is Gratitude?
A : Gratitude is that beautiful ultimate act, where one, is eternally thankful and wholeheartedly acknowledges, the favour of a person , who has painstakingly ,during their times of distress, need and when in absolute state of helplessness rescued and helped to tide over their crisis.
D: Oh! Great ! How should one express gratitud
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श्री गुरु गौरांग जयतः
ॐ श्री गणेशाय नमः
ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय
नारायणम नमस्कृत्यम नरं चैव नरोत्तमम
देवी सरस्वती व्यासं ततो जयम उदिरयेत
भूमिदेवी द्वारा स्तुति
श्रीमद भागवतम दशम स्कन्ध (अध्याय उनसठ)
23 तब भूमिदेवी भगवान कृष्ण के पास आई और भगवान को अदिति के कुंडल भेंट किये जो चमकीले सोने के बने थे और जिसमें चमकीले रत्न जड़े थे। उसने उन्हें एक वैजयंती माला, वरुण का छत्र तथा मन्दर पर्वत की चोटी भी दी।
24 हे राजन, उनको प्रणाम करके तथा उनके समक्ष हाथ जोड़े खड़ी वह देवी भक्ति-भाव से पूरित होकर ब्रह्मांड के
This material world is always an extremely difficult place to be in with danger at every step. But sometimes we may feel a little bit comfortable and then sometimes, due to different circumstances, it can seem more difficult than ever. Now the world is terrified by the threat of a worldwide pandemic. However, as Srila Prabhupada says….
This is the way of materialistic life: not being satisfied by the absolute necessities of life, people ambitiously create extra demands, and their illegal desi
By Madhava Smullen
A new 10-session course on Bengali Learning – Beginner Level will be offered online on Zoom or Google classroom by the Bhaktivedanta Research Centre (BRC); the course will run Monday to Friday for two weeks from September 28th to October 9th 2020.
About fifty participants are expected to attend from around the world, primarily practicing Gaudiya Vaishnava devotees, although all are welcome. The course is designed for students over fifteen years of age, and will be taught in E
From Back to Godhead
By Cintamani Dhama Devi Dasi
“ONE WHO CANNOT deliver his dependents from the path of repeated birth and death should never become a spiritual master, a father, a husband, a mother, or a worshipable demigod” (Srimad-Bhagavatam 5.5.18).
As a parent I often wonder if I am up to the task. After all, full engagement in devotional service is the only way to become free from the cycle of birth and death. Prahlada Maharaja instructs us in nine methods of devotional service: “Hearin
Jay Gopal, a resident of Stratford in Canada, pointed to the new $100 million theatre that just recently had to close up without ever opening its doors, because Covid-19 muscled its way in. This edifice, along with other live theatre halls in town, have been vacant for months now. “The show must go on!” Doesn’t apply here, and in most other places were thespian talents of a world-class nature are staged. It’s a shame. Shakespeare has been put to sleep.
Jay Gopal drove Karuna and me to Wildwood C
Radha devi dasi, ISKCON’s GBC Vaishnavi Minister, recently announced the appointment of regional ministers in South Africa, the UK, Brazil and Mexico. Regional ministers serve as the liaisons for the Vaishnavi Ministry and develop programs for the care of Vaishnavis in their areas.
Krsangi Radhe devi dasi is a disciple of Indradyumna Swami and the Vaishnavi Minister in South Africa. She is a second generation Vaishnavi and also serves as the Durban Temple Public Relations manager. Her professi
