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On 13th August 2020, we celebrated the most auspicious appearance day of our beloved and respected Srila Prabhupada. Every faithful follower of ISKCON certainly wishes to have Srila Prabhupada present in his or her life, always. In this regard, we are reminded of the following excerpt from a press conference that was held on July 16, 1975, San Francisco:
Reporter (2): What will happen to the movement in the United States whe

The Global Devotee Care Directorate is pleased to invite you all to a facebook live conversation with HH Bhanu Swami on Shastric Perspectives on Devotee care.

About Bhanu Swami
His Holiness Bhanu Swami Maharaja was born in Canada on the 26th of December 1948 to the most fortunate Japanese parents. HH Bhanu Swami Maharaja is one of the senior disciples of His Divine Grace A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada, the founder acharya of ISKCON, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.

Let us meet and hear from one of the warriors in the army of Srila Prabhupada who marched fearlessly with him to spread Krishna consciousness is Every Town and Village.

About Bhakti Sundar Swami
His Holiness Bhakti Sundar Goswami was born in Aleppo, Syria. He is an initiating spiritual master (Guru) and a leading member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, a spiritual society within the branch of the Gaudiya-Vaisnava religion, a monotheistic ancient Indian

Dear Devotees, Friends and Well-wishers,

Please accept our most humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Earlier this year, on the 19th March, our beloved spiritual master, HH Bhakti Charu Swami Maharaj, came to Ujjain. He gave us his invaluable association for ten weeks, before he departed for America. The tragic sequence of events that unfolded after our Guru Maharaj arrived in Florida took us by surprise. Soon after he was admitted to hospital, the GBC Executive Committee issued a

This is to inform that HH Bhakti Nityananda Maharaj

has not been keeping well of late. He was afflicted with viral infection severely and he also got a secondary bacterial infection. His sugar levels were also very high. A team of doctors in Mayapur including HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaja’s personal doctor are closely monitoring his health here in Mayapur. Maharaj has come out of Viral infection. He is now getting treated for Bacterial infection with IV anti-biotics. Also his sugar level is now b

I got around today, but not too much. That Credit River, running through the hamlet of Terra Cotta, is full of prana, living force, although it’s a tiny flow of water that meanders for about 100 kilometres. Keshava and I went looking for land, thinking about a senior’s home for Vaishnavas.

We did not get the pleasure to swim in it, since time was limited. It was important to maintain my schedule, a Zoom live-streaming of an ongoing series on The Gita studies. It’s going well.

I also was pleasant

लोभ उत्पन्न करना

यततो ह्यपि कौन्तेय पुरुषस्य विपश्र्चितः।
इन्द्रियाणि प्रमाथीनि हरन्ति प्रसभं मनः। ६०।

यततः– प्रयत्न करते हुए;हि– निश्चय ही;अपि– के बावजूद;कौन्तेय– हे कुन्तीपुत्र;पुरुषस्य– मनुष्य की;विपश्र्चितः– विवेक से युक्त;इन्द्रियाणि– इन्द्रियाँ;प्रमाथीनि– उत्तेजित;हरन्ति– फेंकती हैं;प्रसभम्– बल से;मनः– मन को।

भावार्थ हे अर्जुन! इन्द्रियाँ इतनी प्रबल तथा वेगवान हैं कि वे उस विवेकी पुरुष के मन को भी बलपूर्वक हर लेती हैं, जो उन्हें वश में करने का प्रयत्न करता है।

तात्पर्य अनेक विद्वान, ऋषि,

 गर्व

दम्भो दर्पोSभिमानश्र्च क्रोधः पारुष्यमेव च।
अज्ञानं चाभिजातस्य पार्थ सम्पदमासुरीम्। ४।

दम्भः- अहंकार;दर्पः- घमण्ड;अभिमानः- गर्व;च- भी;क्रोधः- क्रोध, गुस्सा;पारुष्यम्- निष्ठुरता;एव- निश्चय ही;च- तथा;अज्ञानम्- अज्ञान;च- तथा;अभिजातस्य- उत्पन्न हुए के;पार्थ- हे पृथापुत्र;सम्पदम्- गुण;आसुरीम्- आसुरी प्रकृति।

भावार्थ हे पृथापुत्र! दम्भ, दर्प, अभिमान, क्रोध, कठोरता तथा अज्ञान - ये सारे आसुरी स्वभाव वालों के गुण हैं।

तात्पर्य इस श्लोक में नरक के राजमार्ग का वर्णन है। आसुरी स्वभाव वाले लोग धर्म तथा आ

By Achyut Gopal Das

"Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it." - Ann Landers

A picture of you came my way,

All framed and looking good,

With pilot-type cap, shawl on shoulder,

Head tilted up as far as you could.
 

A pujari gave it with intent,

To be hung onto the wall,

For all to see and inspire

Any eyes who pass the hall.
 

It reminds us as to who is boss –

No question as to who sets the tone.

Your caring, commanding face says,

“I’m with you, you’re not alone.”
 

You were present in the summer of `75,

Inspecting the building’s levels and floors.

You gave a nod to make t

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हतोत्साहित हो जाना

तस्मात्त्वमुत्तिष्ठ यशो लभस्व जित्वा शत्रुन्भुंक्ष्व राज्यं समृद्धम्।

मयैवैते निहताः पूर्वमेव निमित्तमात्रं भाव सव्यसाचिन्। ३३।

तस्मात्– अतएव;त्वम्–तुम;उत्तिष्ट– उठो;यशः– यश;लभस्व– प्राप्त करो;जित्वा– जीतकर;शत्रून्–शत्रुओं को;भुङ्क्ष्व– भोग करो;राज्यम्– राज्य का;समृद्धम्– सम्पन्न;मया–मेरे द्वारा;एव– निश्चय ही;एते– ये सब;निहताः– मारे गये;पूर्वम् एव– पहलेही;निमित्त-मात्रम्– केवल कारण मात्र;भव– बनो;सव्य-साचिन्– हे सव्यसाची।

भावार्थ अतः उठो! लड़ने के लिए तैयार होओ और यश अर्जित करो।

Hare Krishna,

Please accept my humble obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

With the increasing interest arising in the devotee communities worldwide for alternative children education programs that not only nurture the children in well rounded academics but also deep spiritual values, some of us at Sri Sri Radha Giridhari Mandira, ISKCON Mira Road, Mumbai felt an urgent need to bring up a very balanced model for the children connected to our community.

HG Kamala Locana Prabhu, the Temple

By ISKCON Harinam Sankirtan Ministry

The newly formed ISKCON Harinam Sankirtan Ministry brings you the World Holy Name Festival. Coming up from Sept. 17 – 23. This year, we aspire to expand the festival beyond the borders of ISKCON into the greater society. With the support of devotees worldwide the festival can reach out and bring the holy names to new people.

Because of the global pandemic, traditional ways to share Harinam, on the streets and in kirtan events, is severely restricted. Thus we

English translation and Hindi transcription CJWLS JApa Talk 17 August 2020

17 August 2020

Let’s make the world fortunate!

We have devotees chanting from around 770 locations. Thank you for joining us and for chanting with us. Are you enjoying this? Oh congratulations! You are enjoying it? Are you happy? Yes, Caitanya? Everybody? Harinama Cintamani? You are Harinama Cintamani as your name suggests. Harinama is like Cintamani, are you enjoying chanting? You are not able to hear me? Sakhi Vrinda, a

We sent the book I’ll Build You a Temple: The Juhu Story to the BBT for printing. And coincidentally, a devotee shared with me a beautiful three-minute video of His Holiness Radhanath Swami speaking about Srila Prabhupada’s struggle in Juhu and my book about it. He said, “One of the most important books about Srila Prabhupada. It’s about Srila Prabhupada and his lila of years of heartbreak and struggle in Juhu, Bombay. No one could write this book like His Holiness Giriraj Swami Maharaja . . . h

My topic, chosen by my godbrother, Guru Prasad, for today’s livestream was, “S in S” or “Steadiness in Sadhana.”

I quoted Toni Sorenson who wrote, “We don’t have to be fast; we simply have to be steady and move in the right direction. Direction is always going to trump speed.” I like H.W. Brands version of steadiness, “His was a quiet but persistent charisma.”

In the spiritual context Prabhupada expresses sthairyam (Sanskrit for steadiness) as meaning “to be very determined to make progress in