“I would believe only in a God that knew how to dance.” – Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra
A few days ago, I went for a long walk with a very dear friend. We were so absorbed in our talks that we forgot the time. All of a sudden, we found ourselves surrounded by the pitch-black night.
A recent hurricane had torn off the branches of many timeworn trees and uprooted numerous others, leaving us an ominous path back home. Fortunately, my friend had a mobile phone with torchlight function, and our
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Just completed a series of classes from the first canto of Srimad-Bhagvatam. We started these classes on April 15 and ended on September 28. Every day two classes of 30 minutes each, with few days gap in between. Total - 237 classes to be precise. My heart is filled with so much gratitude for being given this opportunity to speak from this great literature and complete the first canto. The experience is overwhelming. This will definitely be one my the biggest achievements, which I will cherish t
Here’s a poem about “guru” dedicated to Prabhupada written after a brief walk.
I was sitting in the room
Made a call by way of Zoom
Looked at verse 4:34
What a seeker’s looking for
Why is it so advised
To get vision beyond the eyes
While a passion hungry heart
Yearns for pleasure from the start?
Self-help goes so far
Alone—you’re in a jar
We have a certain limit
Think it over for a minute
To accept a real good guide
Who tells of the other side
You access essential wisdom
Taking you closer
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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
श्रीमद भागवतम दशम स्कन्ध (अध्याय चालीस)
1 श्री अक्रूर ने कहा: हे समस्त कारणों के कारण, आदि तथा अव्यय महापुरुष नारायण,मैं आपको नमस्कार करता हूँ। आपकी नाभि से उत्पन्न कमल के कोष से ब्रह्मा प्रकट हुए हैं और उनसे यह ब्रह्मांड अस्तित्व में आया है।
2 पृथ्वी, जल, अग्नि, वायु, आकाश एवं इसका स्रोत तथा मिथ्या अहंकार, महत-तत्त्व, समस्त भौतिक प्रकृति और उसका उद्गम तथा भगवान क
There is a lot of discussion right now, especially in America, about the latest presidential election. In a recent issue of Sri Krishna Kathamrita Bindu we put together a collection of statements from Srila Prabhupada regarding his mood towards voting in secular circles. As always, Srila Prabhupada’s attitude is purely Krishna conscious. I also found it very detached — he was asked several times if he wanted his followers to vote or not, — he repeatedly replied that the choice was up to them. Fo
The Susquehanna Art Museum hosted members of Stress Free Harrisburg, the community arm of ISKCON Harrisburg at their monthly Art Moves Class. The collaboration was in conjunction with the museum's "Creating Joy: Art Inspired by Music" exhibit. The Susquehanna Art Museum is interested in how artists find joy at the intersection of music and art. Works were selected for this exhibition by juror Melissa Feldman. They provide unique perspectives on the joyful relationship between music and art, both
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In material life, time is the big enemy. Time is the ultimate power and nothing escapes the all-destroying influence of time.In spiritual life, time works completely in our favour. Through time, we automatically build up spiritual advancement.
Time is the big enemy. Time is the ultimate power and nothing escapes the all-destroying influence of time. But in spiritual life, time works completely in our favour. Through time, we automatically build up spiritual advancement. Just by our connecti
I sleep in a very special room, the place where our guru, Prabhupada, laid down his divine body for slumber in June of 1976. Where my head is positioned on a captain-style bed I can see perfectly, framed by the rooms only window, the celestial position of Mars, as I look towards the south-east sky.
I’m not alone. Mars is the one observing my existence in the reclining pose. We are never alone. Whether it is Mars’ influence, or something else, my sleep was not good. I warned Devananda, who was to
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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
इन्द्रदेव तथा माता सुरभि द्वारा स्तुति
श्रीमद भागवतम दशम स्कन्ध (अध्याय सत्ताईस)
1 शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: कृष्ण के गोवर्धन पर्वत उठाने तथा भयंकर वर्षा से व्रजवासियों की रक्षा करने के बाद गौवों की माता सुरभि गोलोक से कृष्ण का दर्शन करने आई। इनके साथ इन्द्र था।
2 भगवान का अपमान करने के कारण इन्द्र अत्यंत लज्जित था। एकांत स्थान में उनके पास जाकर इन्द्र उनके चरणों पर
Recently while reading Srimad Bhagavatam I felt as if I was committing an offence, simply in the act of that study. The words I was reciting at the time were uttered by Prajapati Daksa, they were:
“O Narada Muni, O personality of sinful action” [SB 6.5.37]
It is certainly uncomfortable to read such words spoken about such an elevated personality, what to say of speaking them out loud. That uncomfortable feeling is, I guess, a good protection, as it naturally helps to ensure that we avoid us
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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
कालिय की पत्नियों एवं कालिय नाग द्वारा स्तुति
श्रीमद भागवतम दशम स्कन्ध (अध्याय सोलह)
33 कालिय सर्प की पत्नियों ने कहा: इस अपराधी को जो दंड मिला है, वह निस्संदेह उचित ही है। आपने इस जगत में ईर्ष्यालु तथा क्रूर पुरुषों का दमन करने के लिए ही अवतार लिया है आप इतने निष्पक्ष हैं कि आप शत्रुओं तथा अपने पुत्रों को समान भाव से देखते हैं क्योंकि जब आप किसी जीव को दंड देते ह
By Madhava Smullen
As soon as you press play on the title track of Supersoul’s new EP “He Can Dance,” and hear the irresistibly catchy melody, funky rhythms, brass, and smooth harmonies, you’re likely to find that you yourself, and possibly your whole family, can do nothing but dance.
But the head-nodding grooves and immaculate radio-ready production aren’t all there is to discover – the lyrics quickly reveal something different, and deeper, than most.
“Lost in a desert, the world of names / Se
It always pays off. This walking I do, to a nearby park, in any direction, almost each day, gets attention by some individual and leads to a spontaneously established friendship.
Today I made my way southbound to Queen’s Park to meet a newly made compadre, Saurav, where we would be going over a discussion on chapter 1 of The Gita. He tells me he has accepted me as his teacher and also admitted it’s hard for him to spark an interest in spiritual talk with his buddies. With me it’s 90% all about t
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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
ब्रह्मा द्वारा स्तुति
श्रीमद भागवतम दशम स्कन्ध (अध्याय चौदह)
1 ब्रह्मा ने कहा: हे प्रभु, आप ही एकमात्र पूज्य भगवान हैं अतएव आपको प्रसन्न करने के लिए मैं आपको सादर नमस्कार करता हूँ और आपकी स्तुति करता हूँ। हे ग्वालनरेश पुत्र, आपका दिव्य शरीर नवीन बादलों के समान गहरा नीला है; आपके वस्त्र बिजली के समान देदीप्यमान हैं और आपके मुखमंडल का सौन्दर्य गुञ्जा के बने आपको कुं
At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, ISKCON temples around the world closed their doors, and many found challenges in maintaining themselves without traditional in-person outreach activities.A family enjoys Sunday Brunch at their own socially-distanced table in the Prabhupada's Palace Rose Garden
By June, some had begun to reopen, with locally mandated restrictions. New Vrindaban, ISKCON’s first farm community, in West Virginia, faced particular economic challenges due
In observance of the World Holy Name Festival.
Srila Prabhupada came to the Western world to give us the holy name. He did so on the order of his spiritual master, with full faith in the holy name, that if people like us would just chant the holy name, everything else would follow.
Srila Prabhupada had a godbrother named Akinchana Krishnadasa Babaji, whom Prabhupada said was a paramahamsa, a liberated soul. Babaji Maharaja approached another godbrother of Prabhupada’s, who had been sent by Sri
Despite cooler temperatures most trees in the area remain a rich green. Some, like the maple, are starting to show its true colour. At the end of the street from the temple/ashram you have got a majestic maple that is not just “showing” but it’s “showing off.” And it’s under that tree where, in two days, I’ll meet with my philosophical/spiritual friends for discussion. For now, a lit park lamp-post in the night is all that is necessary for the splendor of this tree to catch my fortunate eye.
Wit
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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
नलकूवर तथा मणिग्रीव द्वारा स्तुति
श्रीमद भागवतम दशम स्कन्ध (अध्याय दस)
24 सर्वोच्च भक्त नारद के वचनों को सत्य बनाने के लिए भगवान श्रीकृष्ण धीरे धीरे उस स्थान पर गये जहाँ दोनों अर्जुन वृक्ष खड़े थे।
25 “यद्यपि ये दोनों युवक अत्यंत धनी कुबेर के पुत्र हैं और उनसे मेरा कोई संबंध नहीं है परंतु देवर्षि नारद मेरा अत्यंत प्रिय तथा वत्सल भक्त है और क्योंकि उसने चाहा था कि म
Gopal’s Glorious Gang (GGG) is a children’s club in Brisbane, Australia with about 80 children, from 4 to 16 years old. Our goal in forming this club is to help each child become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, personal and spiritual growth.
The children are divided into various classes based on age groups. The kids learn Vedic wisdom, play musical instruments, act in a variety of theatre performances, play Krishna conscious games, engage in kirtana, ha
