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We request ardent prayers for two wonderful devotees, Trikalajna Das and Tungavidya Devi, who are both currently fighting Covid-19, in a hospital in Vrindavan, India.

Trikalajna Prabhu served as Temple President at ISKCON of DC (New Hastinapura) for nearly 10 years starting in 1997. Both he and his wife Tungavidya Devi and their three children lived at the temple and served with tremendous expertise, energy and devotion.

Trikalajna Prabhu accomplished many projects for ISKCON of DC including a

We are pleased to have Anuttama Das for our upcoming “Ask a GBC” series. Here is an amazing opportunity to meet and hear from the people who are behind the policies in ISKCON and ask questions as he is being interviewed by Gopal Bhatta Das.

About Anuttama Das
As a college student in Political Science and Social Science at Michigan State University and the University of Michigan, USA, Anuttama Dasa began to search for answers to the most important questions in l

Chris is a Canadian, Catholic-raised guy who looks like Jesus. He came back from Thailand and India in the nick of time before Covid 19 slammed everything into lockdown. He, along with Sanjit, joined me for my evening walk. We talked about each other‘s upbringing and we discovered we had something in common — the Catholic connection.

Chris was a devout Catholic. He was an altar boy and he had nothing but a good experience. I would attend mass in church before going to school. I liked the peace o

 क्षमा का अभ्यास करें

(11.44)  भावार्थ आप प्रत्येक जीव द्वारा पूजनीय भगवान् हैं। अतः मैं गीरकर सादर प्रणाम करता हूँ और आपकी कृपा की याचना करता हूँ। जिस प्रकार पिता अपने पुत्र की ढिठाई सहन करता है, या मित्र अपने मित्र की घृष्टता सह लेता है, या प्रिय अपनी प्रिया का अपराध सहन कर लेता है, उसी प्रकार आप कृपा करके मेरी त्रुटियों को सहन कर लें।

तात्पर्य कृष्ण के भक्त उनके साथ विविध प्रकार के सम्बन्ध रखते हैं - कोई कृष्ण को पुत्रवत्, कोई पति रूप में, कोई मित्र रूप में या कोई स्वामी के रूप में मान सकता है

पापी महसूस करना

(4-36)  भावार्थ यदि तुम्हें समस्त पापियों में भी सर्वाधिक पापी समझा जाये तो भी तुम दिव्यज्ञान रूपी नाव में स्थित होकर दुख-सागर को पार करने में समर्थ होगे।

तात्पर्य श्री कृष्ण के सम्बन्ध में अपनी स्वाभाविक स्थिति का सही-सही ज्ञान इतना उत्तम होता है कि अज्ञान-सागर में चलने वाले जीवन-संघर्ष से मनुष्य तुरन्त ही ऊपर उठ सकता है। यह भौतिक जगत् कभी-कभी अज्ञान सागर मान लिया जाता है तो कभी जलता हुआ जंगल। सागर में कोई कितना ही कुशल तैराक क्यों न हो, जीवन-संघर्ष अत्यन्त कठिन है। यदि कोई संघर्

Let us meet and hear from two of the devoted unsung heroes from Srila Prabhupada’s army who marched fearlessly with him to spread Krishna consciousness in Every Town and Village (throughout the globe)

About Hari Sauri Das

Hari-Sauri däsa was born in England on November 17th, 1950. In May 1971 he emigrated to Australia where, on the second day of arrival, he met the members of the newly-emerging Krishna consciousness movement. He was duly accepted as an init

Let us meet and hear from one of Srila Prabhupada’s silent warrior who helped him spread Krishna consciousness fearlessly in Malaysia and Indonesia. Let us immerse in the mystery behind the untold history.

About Amogha Das
He was born in California and attended UCLA ( University of California Los Angeles) where he met the Hare Krsna devotees in 1969. After listening to lectures and joining in on various street kirtans, he decided to leave university and commit his life to S

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=366899390964488

This year, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the BBT did not print a Vyasa-puja book. So here is the pdf of offerings

Vyasa Puja Book 2020

I’m Hankering to be on the trail again

Where there’s nature and, yes, women and men.

A time for openness, interaction and then

A harmony, a calm, like a pure state of Zen.

I’ve taken to walking the land of the maple leaf

And foot-cruised the U.S. like a runaway thief

Through clover, corn, desert to the west coast reef

In a rhythm unstoppable beyond my own belief.

Took the challenge of Israel, its sand so dry,

And ventured under Ireland’s rare blue sky

Sugar cane countries where fish are put

Let us meet and hear from one of the rare gems of Srila Prabhupada’s army who marched fearlessly with him to establish Krishna consciousness in Every Town and Village.
 

About Vegavan das
Born 1947
Joined ISKCON in Mumbai in Jan/Feb 1971 and got initiated and married to Padmavati dd in March same year during the first Hare Krishna Festival in Cross Maidan, Mumbai
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Traveled with Srila Prabhupada as his personal assistant on his tour to Malaysia and Sydney Austr

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

About Kurma Das
Born in London, England in 1952, Kurma Dasa immigrated to Australia with his parents when he was 12 years old.
Kurma Dasa became an initiated disciple of His Divine Grace A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on 10 May 1971 in Sydney.
He started his cooking career in the ISKCON Sy

अकेलापन

यो मां पश्यति सर्वत्र सर्वं च मयि पश्यति
तस्याहं न प्रणश्यामि स च मे न प्रणश्यति३०

यः–जो;माम्–मुझको;पश्यति–देकहता है;सर्वत्र–सभी जगह;सर्वम्–प्रत्येक वस्तु को;च–तथा;मयि–मुझमें;पश्यति–देखता है;तस्य–उसके लिए;अहम्–मैं;न–नहीं;प्रणश्यामि–अदृश्य होता हूँ;सः–वह;च–भी;मे–मेरे लिए;न–नहीं;प्रणश्यति–अदृश्य होता है

भावार्थ जो मुझे सर्वत्र देखता है और सब कुछ मुझमें देखता है उसके लिए न तो मैं कभी अदृश्य होता हूँ और न वह मेरे लिए अदृश्य होता है।

तात्पर्य कृष्णभावनाभावित व्यक्ति भगवान् कृष्ण को सर्वत्र देखत

By the GBC

Temple Room Srila Prabhupada Murti

“Dress”

Daily change Srila Prabhupada into clean clothes. Ensure the clothes are freshly washed and ironed, without holes, stains, and odor, or in disrepair. The clothes should fit properly. Pure silk or cotton are the best fabrics to use for Srila Prabhupada’s clothes. Synthetic cloth should never be offered
Dress Srila Prabhupada in the style and color of clothes he wore when he was physically present
Devotees who dress Srila Prabhupada are encour

“Solitary Bhajan”

My dear Srila Prabhupada,

Please accept my most humble obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet. All glories to you!

This year I have no tales to share with you of adventures in foreign lands, of festivals so grand that a million souls heard the holy names and tens of thousands took prasadam, or of your temples around the world where I was witness to your faithful followers’ preaching of your wonderous glories far and wide.

For exactly 50 years to the day, I have traversed th

By Giriraj Swami

My dear Srila Prabhupada,

Please accept my prostrated obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet. All glories to Your Divine Grace, the embodiment of unlimited mercy.

Knowledgeable devotees agree that you were a saktyavesa-avatara, an empowered incarnation, and you have indicated as much yourself. Sri Caitanya-caritamrta (Antya 2.13–14) states, “To deliver people in regions throughout the universe who could not meet Him, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu personally entered the bodies of p

अनियंत्रित मन

उद्धरेदात्मनात्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत्।
आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मनः। ५।

उद्धरेत्– उद्धार करे;आत्मना– मन से;आत्मानम्– बद्धजीव को;न– कभी नहीं;आत्मानम्– बद्धजीव को;अवसदायेत्– पतन होने दे;आत्मा– मन;एव– निश्चय ही;हि– निस्सन्देह;आत्मनः– बद्धजीव का;बन्धुः– मित्र;आत्मा– मन;एव– निश्चय ही;रिपुः– शत्रु;आत्मनः– बद्धजीव का।

भावार्थ   मनुष्य को चाहिए कि अपने मन की सहायता से अपना उद्धार करे और अपने को नीचे न गिरने दे। यह मन बद्धजीव का मित्र भी है और शत्रु भी।

तात्पर्य प्रसंग के अनुसार

Blunt, direct, yet kind is my nature. I'm just a nice guy who is never afraid to stand up for myself or others but I am also human and I am quite prone to err. I've made many mistakes in my life just as many can relate, however, the level of graveness to my errors was peaked when I was trafficking drugs across the country. The outcome to such mistakes was the same as many others - LOCKED UP. I spent almost 2 years as a pre-detainee in federal custody before my case got dismissed on a technicalit