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By Madhava Smullen
During a visit to Los Angeles for a political function, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, U.S. Congresswoman from Hawaii, addressed a crowd of about four thousand devotees and members of the public at the L.A. Rathayatra festival on August 4th.
Gabbard is currently campaigning for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in 2020. According to USA Today, she was the most Googled candidate after both the first and second Democratic debates. It remains to be seen if
By Madhava Smullen
The third album proper from Srikala – once known as Srikalogy – is a major evolution musically, lyrically and personally for the artist. Released on July 16th, “Beautiful Dark Moon” is an entrancing blend of R&B, hip-hop and world music, slower, softer and with more singing than previous rap-heavy efforts Kirtan Sessions and New Paradigm. It’s also not afraid to explore vulnerable personal themes and spiritual struggle.
The title is a literal translation of the artist’s
A soft rain overnight made the day just right. I've been resisting the lake swim, overcoming a cold. It's hard for me because I always consider myself a water-baby. However, there's plenty of engagement in just sitting down and listening to seminars on topics, "Guilt," and "Forgiveness," by Mahatma and Jahnava, a marvelous husband and wife team. And it's always a delight to hear Sruti Kirti, speak about his two and half years in personal assistance to our guru, Prabhupada. It's so sweet.
I
The principal scriptures dedicated to Ganesha are the Ganesha Purana, the Mudgala Purana, and the Ganapati Atharvashirsa. Brahma Purana and Brahmanda Purana are other two Puranic texts that deal with Ganesha.
Lord Ganesh is known as the son of the Shiva and Parvati, and is the god of luck and of “opening the way.” That is why many people pray to Ganesh before starting a new project, in order to proceed with as few obstacles as possible.
Ganesha became the Lord (Isha) of all existing beings (Gana
Ajā kṛpāṇaka nyāyaḥ (goat and knife)
A goat came across the sacrificial knife, and considered it a good tool to scratch her neck on its sharp edge. The result was that she cut her throat, and bled to death.
There is a saying, “Curiosity killed the cat.” No sane man will fool around with dangerous. Only those, who are of same goatlike or catlike childish stupidity, will have no bar.
This show us two facts. A) Children, women, and other less self-discriminating members of the human and animal popul
It is my privilege to extend my best wishes to Shri Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaja on the auspicious and joyous occasion of his 75 birthday.
The life, ideals and teachings of Shri Goswami Maharaja are an inspiration for mankind to tread the path of spirituality. He has been striving to impart quality education to the youth and provide food to children from the poor, needy and disadvantaged sections of the society.
His vision and ideas propound selfless service to humanity. May the 75° birthday
Alachua, Florida-Jahnavi Haggard, former Executive Director of Children of Krishna, a non-profit organization formed in 1996 to support second generation Krishna youth with grants for education and counseling, passed away on Saturday, August 9th, at the age of 36. She died at her home in Alachua, Florida, from a heart attack resulting from complications of her life-long struggle with diabetes. Jahnavi was a Krishna devotee from the age of 4, when her parents joined the Hare Krishna movement'
By Madhava Smullen
Incessant rains pelted the South Indian state of Karnataka from late July until August 13th, causing widespread flooding, a death toll of 76, and damage to over 75,000 homes. According to the government of Karnataka the disaster has caused a loss of around 50,000 Crore rupees.
The ISKCON temple in the city of Belgaum was not affected by the flood, no devotees were harmed, and there was no major damage to any devotee homes. But with the inspiration and guidance of Bhakt
Vaisnava seva was released in 2000 and it was the first ever studio album by Kadamba Kanana Swami. It proved to be a classic, as it is still the long time favorite of many! To date, it has only been available as a digital album but now…
We are proud to present the re-release of Vaisnava seva on CD with new artwork (by Sandhini) and with all the favorite tracks of yore! Let yourself be blown away by Nrsimha pranama with a rocking electric guitar on track 11 and relish the upbeat Mahamantra on tr
It was restful at the farm in Mascouche, called Nandagram. The visionary behind this world project is a friend, Anubhava, a native of French Canada. He was kind to take me down the rural back road along the country creek and cornfields, on foot. It was with another Quebecois, Jagannath, who indulged in some bean harvest after the walk.
Yes, we got down to the humble position of bending our backs while bending the plants to expose the pods, and then pluck them. There were two rows to ha
From Back to Godhead
Though conceived of in various ways, ultimately the Absolute Truth is the Supreme Person who shares intimate loving exchanges with the best of His devotees.
By Srila Jiva Goswami
Here we present an excerpt from the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust edition of Srila Jiva Goswami’s Sri Tattva-sandarbha. Jiva Goswami was one of the famed Six Goswamis, leading contemporary followers of Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Sri Tattva-sandarbha is the first of six sandarbhas (treatises) explaining the ph
Living with Srila Prabhupada
“Communication is the key to healthy relationships.” If we are truly serious about someone’s presence in our lives, then no matter how challenging, we will make an endeavor to contribute all we can and more to share our grievances and good news with them. Spirituality is a key contributing factor to our sense of self. Regarding matters of faith, ancient Vedic texts speak of vandanam or prayer as a means of communication with the Lord.
Vandanam is an intrinsic part o
A very nice explanation about the 3 levels of happiness and their symptoms by HH Gopal Krishna Goswami
We see that the residents of Vrndavana may forget Krsna’s divine nature, but they never forget Krsna Himself. And that is the thing, we should always remember Krsna. So whether we come together with many and sit in a pandala and discuss how Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, or whether we are alone. There is no difference, because in reality, we are never alone. We are always with Krsna. In this way we realise that loneliness is actually maya. Loneliness is illusion. When we are feeli
I met a man who lives in Prescott and works for the carnival. Gaura, the driver, decided to pull over the van for a catch-up nap. We were in Morrisburg, along the St. Lawrence River, when I met this friendly man who used to play the role of a clown in circuses and carnivals.
"Do you know what's the difference between a circus and a carnival?" he asked.
"No!"
"In the circus they keep the animals in the cages. In the carnival, they run the rides," he said with a chuckle. He then got cu
TEXT 38
visayendriya-samyogad
yat tad agre 'mrtopamam
pariname visam iva
tat sukham rajasam smrtam
yat tad agre 'mrtopamam
pariname visam iva
tat sukham rajasam smrtam
SYNONYMS
visaya—objects of sense; indriya—senses; samyogat—combination; yat—that; tat—which; agre—in the beginning; amrta-upamam—just like nectar; pariname—at the end; visam iva—like poison; tat—that; sukham—happiness; rajasam—in the mode of passion; smrtam—is considered.
TRANSLATION
That happiness which is derived from contact of the senses with their objects and which appears like nectar at first but p
Think of a businessman who instructed by his boss to expand their business and establish branches of the company throughout the world. Besides that, long ago the founder of that company also predicted - one day their company will have branches all over the world and flourish with millions of dedicated employees and enthusiastic customers. Even though these are mere instructions and predictions, this gentleman took very seriously and decided to dedicate his life to fulfill those predictions. Only
It was something I had never seen before. One calf was peeing. It was a bull calf. A second calf came right to his underside and began drinking with great relish the pure liquid coming out. Perhaps to calf Number Two it must have been like a smoothie. Incidentally, a third calf was looking on. All three were nestled together.
Vishal and Yasomati, a dynamic husband and wife team, had both been telling Gaura and I—their visitors to the farm—that the cows and bulls have a different way of u
