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By Kadamba Kanana Swami

bhyāsa-yoga-yuktena
cetasā nānya-gāminā
paramaṁ puruṣaṁ divyaṁ
yāti pārthānucintayan, (Bhagavad-gita 8.8)

Krsna says in the Bhagavad-gita that by regular practise of offering everything in service to him, we will become strong. So, it’s very nice that we have communities of devotees and when you visit and see all the children, you think, “How nice it is to grow up like this,with the deities and with Srila Prabhupada…” It’s such a good start. I always thought that this is

By Dusyanta dasa

February 12, 1976, Mayapur

Morning Walk

“Machine means unemployment for many. Tractor, they’re using, they’re unemployment for bulls and ploughmen and then they, bulls have to be killed. This is going on. Unemployment, then kill them.”

One of the main problems with today’s modernity is the usage of machinery. And why so many Bulls are slaughtered is because there is no work for them to do. If we can understand the nature of today’s farming activities it is apparent that we al

Most of the times, we are running after money ( dhan ). Money is what makes the world go round, or so it appears. Many a times, this appears to be true. Money enables us to buy goods and services, food, clothing and other basic necessities of life, possessions, home, car, luxuries, etc; Since Laxmi is the goddess of wealth, we worship her to bless us with her favour and benediction. As we are mostly obsessed with money and its acquisition, we do not realize that Laxmi also benedicts us with bea

Dear Maharajas and Prabhus,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

On behalf of the entire team of ISKCON Communications, I'm glad to inform you that Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi would be unveiling the Astounding Bhagavad Gita on February 26, 2019 at ISKCON, East of Kailash, New Delhi.

The Astound Bhagavad Gita (which is the life-size version of Bhagavad Gita As It Is) was produced by Madhu Sevita Prabhu and his team at the BBT and is the world's big

Krsna says that the gopikas (Srimati Radhika being the topmost) are so dear to Him. And then He leaves them and goes to Mathura. How is it possible? Is He so casual, just “Ram Ram. There are beautiful women in Mathura also”? No, His heart is so grateful and kind. In the 11th Canto His heart will again come out in the open, even though He does not plan this.

Here He sends Uddhava to bring consolation to the gopis. He describes, this is the perfection of the perfection (SB 10.46.4):

ta man-manask

How to immunize our minds against attacks by agents harmful to our spiritual life.

Many of us may sometimes feel fed up with the way things are going in our life. At such times, we feel mentally tired even when we are not physically tired. Because of mental exhaustion, many people seek relief in illusion through time-wasting entertainment at best and self-defeating addiction at worst. Mental tiredness can have several causes, but a common, major, and avoidable cause is the indiscriminate over-e

SRIMAN NARAYANA, SRI LAKSHMI AMMA (DAYA DEVI) AND THE HOLIEST OF HOLY WORKS OF THE REVERENTIAL AZHWARS ( MYSTIC SAINTS ) OF THE SOUTH OF INDIA.       ( Part 12 / 21)

Sri Kulasekhara Azhwar                         Part 12  of 21

When we read the divine works of our most reverential azhwars, one most peculiar feature is very striking that all our adoring azhwars are from different strata , some are priests, kings,musicians etc.  The divine message of our creator Lord Sriman Narayana is once again

SRIMAN NARAYANA, SRI LAKSHMI AMMA (DAYA DEVI) AND THE HOLIEST OF HOLY WORKS OF THE REVERENTIAL AZHWARS ( MYSTIC SAINTS ) OF THE SOUTH OF INDIA.       ( Part 11 / 21)

Sri NamAzhwar (king among our azhwars)                           Part 11  of 21   (CONTINUED)

         As always, all our most loving azhwars have shown us our liberation place, the divine most beautiful lotus feet of our dearest Lord Sri Govinda,  Our Lord Sri Govinda  ever shows his beautiful lotus hand at his divine lotus feet ,

SRIMAN NARAYANA, SRI LAKSHMI AMMA (DAYA DEVI) AND THE HOLIEST OF HOLY WORKS OF THE REVERENTIAL AZHWARS ( MYSTIC SAINTS ) OF THE SOUTH OF INDIA.       ( Part 10 / 21)

Sri NamAzhwar (king among our azhwars)                           Part 10  of 21

PLEASE SEE OUR DEAREST NAMAZHWAR'S ABSOLUTE RESEMBLANCE WITH OUR LORD SRIMAN NARAYANA. 

Our dear most Sri Namazhwar/ Sadagopan is unquestionably   the  king of our azhwars and also the  most compassionate Emperor of mankind. According to   our Sri Vaishna

AT “SRI ANTARDVIPA” ISLAND OF SRI NAVADVIPA-MAYAPUR DHAMA 
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura called this place “Vrindavana Pattan”, which means the place where the forest of Vrindavana is manifest. By Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura’s spiritual potency, Syama-Kunda, Radha-Kunda and Giri-Govardhana of Vrindavana are all manifest here. Established by Sarasvati Thakura in 1918, this temple was the headquarters of his Krishna Consciousness preaching throughout India. During its peak t

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura was a foremost scholar and Lord Krishna’s devotee of his day. Born on 6 Feb 1874 at Jagannatha Puri, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura is the child that Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura prayed to Lord Jagannatha for, wanting an able assistant to preach Krishna Consciousness. His divinity was evident from birth. When he was born, his umbilical cord was wrapped around his body like a brahmana thread. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura gave his son the Harinama Maha-mantr

Live From Sri Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir!

Date: February 23rd, 2011

Topic: Dhruva Maharaja Goes Back To Godhead;The Disappearance Anniversary of HH Gour Govinda Swami

Verse: SB 4.12.17

Speaker: HH Radhanath Swami

tasyam visuddha-karanah siva-var vigahyabaddhvasanam jita-marun manasahrtaksahsthule dadhara bhagavat-pratirupa etaddhyayams tad avyavahito vyasrjat samadhau

TRANSLATION: In Badarikasrama Dhruva Maharaja's senses became completely purified because he bathed regularly in the crystal-cl

SRIMAN NARAYANA, SRI LAKSHMI AMMA (DAYA DEVI) AND THE HOLIEST OF HOLY WORKS OF THE REVERENTIAL AZHWARS ( MYSTIC SAINTS ) OF THE SOUTH OF INDIA.       ( Part 9 / 21)

Sri Madhura Kavi Azhwar        Part 9 of 21

Madhura Kavi literally means most sweetest poet.  Our most beloved sweetest of sweet divine poet, our very own Madhura Kavi azhwar is a mahatma par excellence and has shown the entire universe  by setting a personal example, the truest of true meaning of an in -depth love a disciple can hav

SRIMAN NARAYANA, SRI LAKSHMI AMMA (DAYA DEVI) AND THE HOLIEST OF HOLY WORKS OF THE REVERENTIAL AZHWARS ( MYSTIC SAINTS ) OF THE SOUTH OF INDIA.       ( Part 8 / 21)

Sri Tirumalai Azhwar   Part 8 of 21

Our most beloved Tirumalai Azhwar, most popularly known as Bhaktisaarar, ( meaning of Bhaktisaarar over brimming with pure devotion to the point of merging with our most beloved Lord Sriman Narayana) has one of the most exalted position in the list of sri vaishnava acharyans and is very close to our

I take refuge at the lotus feet of Lokanatha Prabhu, who is completely indifferent to the pains and pleasures of this material world. His mercy was fully realized only by the great scholar Narottama dasa. All glories to Narottama dasa Thakura, the beloved disciple of Lokanatha Goswami. How the illustrious Narottama took his birth in the house of Krishnananda Datta, the elder brother of Sri Purusottama, I dare not discuss elaborately here. However, for your pleasure, I shall give a brief descri

Devotees often find themselves immersed in conflict with other devotees and thus see their development come to a halt. This has certainly happened to me. By the mercy of Hari-Guru-Vaisnava, this is changing and I am slowly progressing in my spiritual life. I simply try to focus on chanting the holy name and on not committing offenses against any living entities, especially against devotees. I will share with you some excerpts from three books that have profoundly changed my life. I take the opp

Here is our offering to Srila Prabhupada for the 50th anniversary of ISKCON in the UK

Our National ISKCON UK theme is: “Be A Pioneer-Do Something Extraordinary Together”

Birmingham is the second largest city in the UK with over 2 million jivas residing in human bodies. It is the most multicultural city in the western world, as only half of those human jivas are in white bodies. So it is a wonderful city for delivering the message of Lord Caitanya and now with our new temple in the city centre,

SRIMAN NARAYANA, SRI LAKSHMI AMMA (DAYA DEVI) AND THE HOLIEST OF HOLY WORKS OF THE REVERENTIAL AZHWARS ( MYSTIC SAINTS ) OF THE SOUTH OF INDIA.       ( Part 7 / 21)

Sri Pey Azhwar        Part 7 of 21

Our dearest Pey azhwar's love for our most compassionate  Lord Sri Krishna and Daya devi  Lakshmi amma used to always  reach an ultimate pinnacle and hence  he was most popularly known as PEY which in Tamil means a ghost. This name was given to him because without bothering one bit about his external