By Giriraj Swami
Kartik is a very auspicious time for spiritual advancement. Another name for Kartik is Urja-vrata. Urjameans power. The supreme power, the original power, is Srimati Radharani. So Urja-vrata, or Kartik-vrata, is for Srimati Radharani. Many important pastimes took place in the month of Kartik. On the full moon night, Lord Krishna played on His flute and enjoyed the rasa-lila, which is considered the best of Krishna’s pastimes. Also during Kartik, Lord Krishna saw that the reside
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After years of dreaming of a better, more modern IPM website for the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada, today it finally manifested. I felt like crying out of joy! Kṛṣṇa helped me make this desire a reality by inspiring Svarbhanu prabhu to embrace this project as his service. I am so very grateful to him.
For the very first time, all of the inmates’ artwork is beautifully displayed and easily accessible to all of you. You can double click on any drawing or painting t
Jïānīvimāna nyāyaḥ (airship of wise)
The man on the ground distinguishes between different heights, depths, greatness, and smallness of mountains, valleys, building, etc., but when he boards an airplane, he does not distinguish. Then for him everything is low, insignificantly small, and of even level.
The different duality levels of high and low, great and small, rich and poor, beautiful and ugly, pleasant and unpleasant exist only for those, who are on low level or of a small mind, unnecessarily
Ever “sweetened” a cup of tea with salt or mistaken a chocolate laxative for the real thing? At times being in the company of people can be like that —distasteful and crappy. Negative and overly critical people can be the human equivalent of diarrhea, the shadow in the sunshine of existence. Let's be honest, a lot of the time we are our own worst best friend, the fly in the soup of our life. We can become a cocktail of self-loathing — shaken not stirred — served with the depression of the daily
From Back to Godhead
The supreme controller is controlled – and still remains in control.
Prayer is the universal language by which the human heart communes with the divine heart. Poetry is an artistic means for verbalizing the heart’s deep emotions. Singing is a popular method to express one’s emotions.
The integration of these three – prayers composed poetically and sung individually or collectively – is a powerful and joyful way to channel human emotions towards the divine. In the world’
The first Australian Kulimela, held from late December 2010 to early January 2011, was a major success, drawing around 300 kulis for seminars, devotional entertainment, kirtan, water sports and nature exploration.
The same team has now scheduled a ten-year reunion event, which will run for five days from October 1st to 5th 2020. As before, it will take place at New Govardhana, the picturesque one-thousand-acre farm at Eungella near Murwillumbah in northern New South Wales.
Now only in its second year, the Goloka Community School in Hillsborough, North Carolina has already drawn eighteen new students and is growing rapidly. Starting in 2018 with a Montessori-style multi-age classroom for three to six year olds, it opened a first through fourth grade class this year, with plans to expand to a larger building in the next school year.
Before becoming a devotee, director and early childhood teacher Audarya Lila Dasi was doing her Bachelor of Scie
The Nectar of Devotion, Chapter 1, “Characteristics of Pure Devotional Service,” states, “Pure devotional service brings immediate relief from all kinds of material distress.” And Srila Prabhupada, in a talk in Vrindavan on November 3, 1972, explained, “ ‘Pure devotional service brings immediate relief from all kinds of material distress.’ There is a song of Bhaktivinoda Thakura: manasa deha geha yo kichu mora, arpilun tuya pade nanda-kisora [Saranagati]. The purport of this song is that when we
Do you remember your first phone? I certainly do. At 16 I landed in the hospital for two weeks due to Pneumonia. During that time my parents thought it wise to get me a mobile. And thus I welcomed my first phone into my life. Interestingly some 20 years later I’ve not, not had a mobile since. It's now become a part of me like racism’s a part of Trump.
I remember two things about that Nokia 3310 quite vividly. If you are a little older you may recall the snake game that was loaded onto the mobile.
It is said in Padma Purana that everyone must participate in the different festivals & functions of the Lord as per their economic conditions.
Among these festivals the most important festival is Urja(Energy) Vrat. This is celebrated in the month of Karttika (October-November) month. In this festival the deity of Lord Damodar is worshipped especially in Vrindavan & special programmes of worship are performed. Damodar relates to Krsna, whom His mother Yashoda tied by rope. It is said that, as the
The Radhadesh CPT has been invited by the International Child Protection Office for a 3 days Child Protection Training in the beautiful Villagio Hare Krishna Temple near Bergamo, Italy. The Child Protection training was held on the 5th and 6th of October. The last day was reserved for Review Panel Member Training (RPM).
There were about 15 attendees participating from Italy, Germany, Czech Republic, Ireland and Belgium.
The Radhadesh Team are new to this service role
By Lalitanatha dasa
For the past 13 years ISKCON’s Ministry for Cow Protection and Agriculture (IMCPA) has organized a European conference for ISKCON farmers and anyone interested in agriculture and cow protection. The idea is to create networks and unite everyone towards Srila Prabhupada’s goals for cow protection and simple living. This year, 2019, the conference was hosted at the Krishna Dvur community in the Czech Republic between the 30th of August and the 1st of September. The participant
We invite worldwide devotees to come & take part in the 3 days Asta Krosh Parikrama at Mayapur from 05 to 08 November 2019.
A golden opportunity to spend at least few days in Kartik month at Mayapur dhama.
“Then Lord used to wander around, with sankirtan, on evvery Ekadashi day.Sometimes, He used to go on pancha krosha parikrama within the Antardwipa and sometimes He used to travel within ashta krosha, as His desires.” -SRI NAVADVIPA DHAMA MAHATMYA.
Srila Nityananda prabhu would perform this P
Cintāmaṇiṁ parityajya kācamaṇigrahaṇa nyāyaḥ (giving up touch-stone and taking a gem)
A man gives up wish-fulfilling stone, and takes up some less valuable gem-stone.
The transcendental Goloka plane is labeled as cintāmaṇi-dhāma. Cintāmaṇi-prakara-sadmasu. It is all built of wish-fulfilling touchstones, the most precious building material of all. Yet we gave it up in search for gold, and ordinary gems of this world. It is most odd and foolish. But no wander, foolishness is the trade-mark of materi
Dear Devotees,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
The Annual General Meeting of the ISKCON GBC Society will begin on February 11, 2020. Following the ISKCON GBC Society’s Rules of Order, the GBC Secretariat requests proposals, duly sponsored by two GBC members, to be submitted by December 15, 2019. Note that NO proposals will be entertained after this date.
Please follow the updated format for GBC Proposals, attached as a fillable PDF.
Once ready, kindly email
From October 12 – 14 Their Graces Ambarisa and Braja Vilasa prabhus, lead by Lord Nityananda’s Padukas and Lord Nrsimha’s Satari visited the Twin Cities of South India, Hyderabad and Secunderabad, as well as Bangalore, for TOVP fundraising events. Aside from the fundraising events, they also met with local government officials and received a great deal of attention from the print media.
Two programs were held in Hyderabad, one for local businessmen who were eager to meet Ambarisa prabhu, the gr
