It is definitely a pretty part of the province, near the quiet city of Owen Sound, where several waterfalls embellish the natural beauty of the place. Nanda, Aisvarya and I took a stroll at Harrison Park, on a trail leading to the awesome, cascading Inglis Falls. Our trek was short (and more walking awaited us along Georgian Bay) but sweet, it was near escarpment cliffs and under the canopies of still-green trees. A breeze picked up and sent down residual raindrops from those trees. It took us b
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DO I WORRY ?
Slander and slight,
Rumour and rogues,
Heed and hear I not.
My Lord has suffered silently.
Without a whimper.
Triumphant my Lord,.
Vanquished the vilest
Why should I worry ?
Not a single reason..
I bow to none, seek none,
Know none, ask none,
Need none, have none.
I live in HIM.
My oxygen is HIM.
My saviour is HIM.
HIS HIGHNESS Holds me.
Why worry ?
The tyrants fear HIM.
They know they will perish.
Get crushed under his lotus feet.
They do not reach me .
HIM in me, they see..
I close the door on worry.
HIM (ALMIGHTY) and they (MORTALS)
HIM is the Almighty.
'they , them, those, these and that',
are temporary merely to teach,
The Truth of the Transcendental.
Should we hopelessly hang on to 'them'
To be trampled and torn.
or 'HAVE HIM 'as our ONLY HOPE.
FOR HE is Happiness and, HEALTH.
DISCARD 'these , they and those',
'HOLD HIM THE HIGHEST' .
'they' represent the worthless trinket,
HE embodies the priceless jewel.
'those and that' throw us to the ,
cruel cycles of constant birth and death.
HE ca
HAPPINESS AND SADNESS
Happiness haughty!
Cuts my bond with my Lord,
Trades me off with the transient.
Pleasure is pain,
Leaves me in the lurch.
Sadness is my saint and seer,
Leads me to the Transcendental.
Melancholy makes me meditate,
merges me in oneness with my Lord.
Happiness I warn you, if you come,
Between my Lord Sri Krishna and me.
You will have to encounter sadness,
Who will slice you to shreds .
Sadness is my adoring adhesive which,
sticks me strongly to my Lord Sri Krishna.
Happiness, you hamper my
WHY ME? - WHY NOT ME?
Why me? Why me? What have I done?
Miseries many, merge within me,
Faith falters, Trust torn to threads,
Goodness taken for granted,
Why me? Why me ? Why me?.
Oh! Are you the sinless?
Without a bit of blemish?
Brides burnt, the good grieved,
Homeless hold hope,
Patients persevere.
Poorest pray,
Children cry in the cold,
Seniors secluded,
Women in woe,
Several suffer in silence and solitude,
Yet you ask Why me? Why me?.
Learn from the lost and lone,
They will train your thoughts,
They sing
The Tunnel and the Transcendental
When will the dry dreary deserts end?
Is an oasis a mere mirage?
Our Lord SriKrishna pointed at the desert as the real roadmap,
They teach the truth of life,
Train our thoughts towards TRUST.
Is it the rose or the thorns?
Our Lord Sri Krishna signalled towards the thorns,
Hope, Happiness and health,
Grace and goodness ,
Bliss and benediction,
When pricked and pained,
Faith gets fortified for our cosmic FATHER.
Is it the good or the evil?
Our Lord Sri Krishna prom
In Silence and Solitude
In serenity and silence,
We see your soothing smile,
In solitude, we sing your soulful songs.
To lie at your loving lap,
Is the only way to close the gap.
Humiliation and hurt,
Gossips and grudge,
Allegations and accusations,
Forget we will not,
Forgive we cannot.
Your love and grace, we cherish,
In silence our hearts thank,
Acknowledge does our mind,
WE ARE BECAUSE OF YOU,
WE BREATHE BY YOUR MERCY.
YES 100%, WE SALUTE
SILENCE AND SOLITUDE
In both of them, we feel you
We are ONE with you
Purushottam Month | 18th Sep to 16th Oct 2020
Special Vaishnava Bhajans Sung in Purushottama Mass
Adhik Maas or Purushottam Maas is the extra Lunar month that occurs every 3 years 3 months and this month is considered to be very auspicious and dear to Lord Krishna.
During this Purushottam mass devotees perform following austerities/activities :
1) Chant more numbers of rounds than regular days. 18-24-32-48-64 etc
2) Complete your fix chanting rounds in Brahmamuhurta (B
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, hari-nama, book distribution
ॐ श्री गुरु गौरांग जयतः
अध्याय अठारह उपसंहार—संन्यास की सिद्धि
1 अर्जुन ने कहा— हे महाबाहु! मैं त्याग का उद्देश्य जानने का इच्छुक हूँ और हे केशिनिषूदन, हे हृषिकेश! मैं त्यागमय जीवन (संन्यास आश्रम) का भी उद्देश्य जानना चाहता हूँ।
2 श्रीभगवान ने कहा— भौतिक इच्छा पर आधारित कर्मों के परित्याग को विद्वान लोग संन्यास कहते हैं और समस्त कर्मों के फल-त्याग को बुद्धिमान लोग त्याग कहते हैं।
3 कुछ विद्वान घोषित करते हैं कि समस्त प्रकार के सकाम कर्मों को दोषपूर्ण समझ कर त्याग देना चा
Dear friends and devotees,
We hope this newsletter finds you, your family and friends in good health and spirits.
It's been a busy and enlivening month at the farm with all of the festival celebrations. Thank you to everyone who came and joined in these celebrations and who also made generous donations to the temple.
Due to new laws surrounding the current pandemic guests visiting the farm are now required, upon arrival, to sanitise their hands, provide their name and number for our records an
Rain, rain, please come again,
You remind me of an old friend!
Out of that unlimited expansion of the sky, Supreme Lord,
Minute portions, by the modes material nature,behind the clouds, get covered!
Clouds accumulate water from land,
Distribute it when it is required!
So does the government exact taxes from mankind,
In public welfare, it should be utilized!
During rainy season, strong winds bluster,
Carrying clouds from one place to another;
Like a rich man who, in times of need, distributes his
Today it is 55 years ago that Srila Prabhupada set foot on US soil for the first time, having being brought there by a ship called Jaladuta. It was one of the many vessels of the Scindia Steam Navigation Company from Bombay, one of the oldest shipping companies in India, founded in 1919. At the time the company was lead by Srimate Moraji, named Jamuna, who joint the business at the tender age of 20 years and build it from humble beginnings to one of India’s largest with a fleet of 43 vessels and
The dream came true! We hit the road for Czech Padayatra again, for the 27th time. It was an absolutely nectarian and merciful highlight of the year. We left the gray comfort zone of our average troubled daily lives – which are full of danger at every step. Danger in the form of forgetting Krishna, Srila Prabhupada’s mercy, and the ocean of mercy of traveling Lords Chaitanya and Nityananda. There are no glimpses of forgetfulness during Padayatra as all are protected here. Wandering from town to
Both the Gregorian and Vedic calendars comprise twelve months. But whereas the number of days in each month varies in the Gregorian calendar, the Vedic months are all of the same duration: about fourteen days from the new moon to the full moon and from the full moon to the new. The day of the new moon is known as amavasya, and the full-moon day is known as purnima. And just as the Gregorian calendar is periodically adjusted during years known as “leap” years, the Vedic calendar is also adjusted,
My feet didn’t go far today but, on a set of wheels, I did venture to Oakville. We were going to have our first ISKCON Oakville gathering but due to the number of Covid-19 victims rising, that was canceled. It was regrettable, however, Kasyapa and Panchami saved the day. This couple, who have successfully run a centre in Saskatoon for eight years, are back in the Greater Toronto Area, and they opened up their home for a smaller group event.
I asked them if I could bring Cameron, Chris, Nick and
ॐ श्री गुरु गौरांग जयतः
श्रीमद भगवद्गीता यथारूप
अध्याय सत्रह - श्रद्धा के विभाग
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgcaQbH-afM
1 अर्जुन ने कहा— हे कृष्ण! जो लोग शास्त्र के नियमों का पालन न करके अपनी कल्पना के अनुसार पूजा करते हैं, उनकी स्थिति कौनसी है? वे सतोगुणी हैं, रजोगुणी हैं या तमोगुणी?
2 श्रीभगवान ने कहा— देहधारी जीव द्वारा अर्जित गुणों के अनुसार उसकी श्रद्धा तीन प्रकार की हो सकती है — सतोगुणी, रजोगुणी अथवा तमोगुणी। अब इसके विषय में मुझसे सुनो।
3 हे भरतपुत्र! विभिन्न गुणों के अन्तर्गत अपने अपने अ
You can tell when someone is reading Srila Prabhupada’s books:
So this actress looking middle eastern lady and her young son parked their Porsche, walked past my book table and went inside the grocery store. I actually remembered meeting them in the past and how she was kind of puffed up, so I didn’t expect much.
When they came out of the store, they walked straight towards me with a big smile and the boy was holding a $20 bill to give me. The mother was so warm this time and all happy to see me
