Hare Krishna, Dhandavats,
I hope all is fine. Attached is a garland of poems gently weaved unto the divine most lotus feet of our Lord SriKrishna. I hope you find joy while reading as much as I did while writing. Please stay blessed always.
PEACOCK FEATHERS SRIRAMSRIKRISHNASRIHARI.pdf
Kind regards,
🕉 Tat Sat.
🕉 Tat Sat
Date: October 6th, 2024, Location: Ilford, East London
Sunday, 6th October was a very special day as the East London Hare Krishna Community got an opportunity to organize the 11th Jagannath Rathyatra Chariot festival in Ilford.
This was the annual Chariot festival when the Lord of the Universe (Lord Jagannatha) shows his mercy on everyone. There had been a lot of planning and management going around for more than 3 weeks to make this festival a success and a joyful experience for all attendees.
By Kumari Kunti Sherreitt
At the end of the year Malati Devi Dasi will officially resign as a GBC member. In New Vrindavan, at the North American Leadership Conference’s final day of events, a ceremony in the temple room was held to thank her for endless service to ISKCON in this capacity. Anuttama Dasa, Praharana Dasi, Kuladri Das, and Jaya Krsna Das each spoke of her glories and dedication to ISKCON and Srila Prabhupada. As part of the appreciation, she was given a gift and plaque.
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Here is a poem found in my recently published set of literary work called “The Walking Monk Poems. 1 available through Amazon or myself. This piece is called “Love and Marriage,”
Partnership is when two are one
In pain and in fun
Sharing any burden
Is the method to learn from
Listening is that skill
Requiring just the will
Complementing each other
Helps one to discover
Sacrificing is the key
In a mutual ‘we agree’
Compromising is forever
Simply say ‘no’ to ‘never’
Being gentle is
A devotee sees all as God’s dear children and wants to relieve their misery.
By Vishakha Devi Dasi
As eternal parts of Krishna, we naturally possess some of His quality of being concerned for the welfare of all living beings.
Krishna, the seed-giving father of all living beings (Gita 14.4), is also the well-wisher of all living beings (Gita 5.29). As a father wants the best for his children, Krishna wants the best for every one of us. And as a father provides for his children, so Krishna provid
Why is devotee care important in our society?
We have the most complete philosophy, and Srila Prabhupada has given us the wonderful process of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Part of that process is taking care of the devotees. Actually, Krishna says that He has nothing else to do but to take care of His devotees. And since His devotees are always thinking about Him, He is also always thinking about His devotees. So actually, devotee care is one of the primary angas or aspects of Krishna consciousness
भगवद्गीता यथारूप 108 महत्त्वपूर्ण श्लोक
अध्याय आठ भगवत्प्राप्ति
तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु मामनुस्मर युध्य च।
मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्मामेवैष्यस्यसंशयः ॥ 7 ॥
तस्मात्– अतएव;सर्वेषु– समस्त;कालेषु– कालों में;माम्– मुझको;अनुस्मर– स्मरण करते रहो;युध्य– युद्ध करो;च– भी;मयि– मुझमें;अर्पित– शरणागत होकर;मनः– मन;बुद्धिः– बुद्धि;माम्– मुझको;एव– निश्चय ही;एष्यसि– प्राप्त करोगे;असंशयः– निस्सन्देह ही।
His connection with Srila Prabhupada began at a yoga retreat in the Catskill Mountains of New York.
By Satyaraja Dasa
“The Swami has been my only true guru in life. He will always be with me.”
It was January 1967. The vigorous hippie movement in San Francisco was increasing by the day. The “Summer of Love” was only months away, and while thousands were gradually gathering in Golden Gate Park to rebel against a repressive establishment, a determined foursome were getting initiated as Vaishnavas
By Jaya Govinda Das
After five months of intense traveling throughout North America to solicit support for the Mayapur Temple of the Vedic Planetarium (TOVP), the dedicated team of Jananivas Das, Sunanda Das, and Braja Vilas Das arrived last week on the Canadian West Coast, the final leg of their journey.
While in Vancouver, they also drove four hours to visit the interior community of Saranagati Village. In addition to their desire to visit the community, they also made the long journey to pre
During the prestigious World Food India 2024 event, held in New Delhi on September 19-22, 2024, Haribol Foods made a significant impact with its strong presence and innovative offerings. The event, known for attracting global leaders in the food industry and thousands of attendees, provided an ideal platform for the company to showcase its commitment to ethically sourced and traceable food products. Haribol’s participation included displaying its wide-ranging products, which feature cruelty-fre
I am still reflecting on the laughter and tears that come out of our viewers at Saturday’s performance of “The Jagannath Story”. It appears that some version of joy and melancholy shapes our world. I was saddened to hear upon my return from West Virginia, the place of the performance, that one of our young boys, 7, passed away in our Montreal community. That’s young and innocent. And while there in W V I witnessed a happy-go-lucky Annasuya, our sound cue girl, being so cheerful. That made me ch
From Back to Godhead
After years searching and struggling, she finally found the right place to develop the natural connection she felt with God.
It was the third day in the hospital. The IV was still in my right arm. As I gazed through the window, a few leaves, colored yellow and red by the season, fell from a nearby tree. It was a beautiful fall day in Montreal, I was twenty, and I was trapped in here. How did it come to this?
I was raised in a middle-class, French Canadian, Catholic family
From Back to Godhead
A look at Lord Caitanya’s “Eight Instructions” and their relevance to japa, the individual practice of chanting Hare Krishna.
A friend once told me this analogy about spiritual life: a flock of geese share strength by flying in a V formation, but if one goose goes down, the others can’t help. Similarly, though seekers of enlightenment help each other, success ultimately depends on personal effortand the kindness of the Supreme Lord, Sri Krishna.
Krishna’s kindness appears i
हरे कृष्ण!
भक्ति वृक्ष लीडरशिप ट्रेनिंग {लेवल-1}
कृष्ण भावनामृत संदेश को प्रचार करने एवम एक योग्य प्रचारक बनने के लिए एक सुव्यवस्थित प्रशिक्षण
तारीख: 26,27 अक्टूबर 2024
भाषा: हिंदी
स्थान : श्रीधाम वृन्दावन इस्कॉन मन्दिर
समय : उपरोक्त पोस्टर में देखे
प्रशिक्षक : नित्यानंद आश्रय दास {ISKCON बहादुरगढ़ मंदिर अध्यक्ष, भक्ति वृक्ष कोच और ट्रेनर, इंटरनेशनल अवार्ड विजेता और कम्युनिटी डेवलपर}
नीचे दिए गए लिंक पर क्लिक करके पंजीकरण करें और अपने समुदाय में दूसरों को भी कोर्स करने के लिए प्रेरित करें⬇️⬇️
It’s still early morning, the sun is starting to rise over the horizon, and it’s reddish—it reminds me of Srimati Radharani’s tilak upon Her beautiful broad forehead. And the glowing of the sun, the rays that it casts everywhere, paint the village nearby and the field in front of me a golden color.
There are flowers everywhere, and those flowers are growing in tall grass, knee-high grass, which sways to one side and then another. It’s like the way the Brijbasi’s sway under the winds of their pr
भगवद्गीता यथारूप 108 महत्त्वपूर्ण श्लोक
अध्याय आठ भगवत्प्राप्ति
यं यं वापि स्मरन्भावं त्यजत्यन्ते कलेवरम् ।
तं तमेवैति कौन्तेय सदा तद्भावभावितः ॥ 6 ॥
यम् यम्– जिस;वा अपि– किसी भी;स्मरन्– स्मरण करते हुए;भावम्– स्वभाव को;त्यजति– परित्याग करता है;अन्ते– अन्त में;कलेवरम्– शरीर को;तम् तम्– वैसा ही;एव– निश्चय ही;एति– प्राप्त करता है;कौन्तेय– हे कुन्तीपुत्र;सदा– सदैव;तत्– उस;भाव– भाव;भावितः– स्मरण करता हुआ।
भावार्थ : हे कुन्तीपुत्र! शरीर त्यागते समय मनुष्य जिस-जिस भाव का स्मरण करता है, वह उस उस भाव को निश्
Srila Prabhupada returns to the city of his birth, accompanied by his “dancing white elephants.”
By Rajasekhara Dasa Brahmachari
The people of Calcutta happily welcome Srila Prabhupada’s “dancing white elephants.”
Excerpted from Calcutta — City of Divine Grace: An Historical Memoir of the Period 1510 to 1977, by Rajasekhara Dasa Brahmachari. Copyright: © 2023 Vedanta Vision Publications.
This excerpt, taken from Chapter Seven, retains the book’s style for Sanskrit and other considerations. The b
By Atma Tattva Das
In Alachua, Florida, a significant initiative called Seva Care (formerly Southcare), originally started by Sukhada Devi Dasi, Mulaka Devi Dasi, and Rasa Devi Dasi and now being carried forward by Tamohara Dasa and Madhuryalila Devi Dasi, is dedicated to providing practical and spiritual support through various programs to enhance the devotee community’s well-being.
Seva Care began with a desire to serve and uplift the large and growing devotee community in Alachua. The vision
By Kulavati Krishnapriya Devi Dasi
During the auspicious month of Kartik, from October 17, 2024, to November 15, 2024, the Vrindavan Institute for Higher Education (VIHE) is offering a special compilation of five courses titled ‘Kartika Vidya Sankalpa,’ which translates to “a vow of knowledge during the month of Kartika.”
This initiative is much more than just a series of courses. In the Mathura Mahatmya, Srila Rupa Goswami reveals that spending the month of Kartika in Vrindavan leads one to th
Gaura Hari, Nityananda, Amala Harinam, Sarthak and I took to the trail. What was supposed to be a 1 1/2 hour trek got doubled in time. It is understandable that these moments of people bonding are so essential. I have believed and exercised this principle for a long time - balancing a perceived monotony with leisure. If you pay attention to the details of a task it becomes so much more pleasurable. The level of coping rises.
Now, getting back to the ravine, two of us, Gaura and I are of a re
