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By Taru das
“In The Well”
My dear readers, it is time to come to an understanding of the motivation behind these articles. We have attempted to be a little amusing and in this respect, there may have been a certain amount of success. But actually what we are trying to do is to describe the process of purification in Krsna Consciousness. We never wanted anyone to think that all the atrocities detailed herein are actually something to be admired or imitated. Yet the fear is there that we are enco
By Krsangi Radhe dasi (Communications & Public Relations Practitioner)
It has been an amazing festival of spreading Krishna Consciousness through diverse preaching programmes, bringing people together from all walks of life to a spiritual realm. ISKCON Kwa-Zulu Natal (South Africa) hosted the 30th Durban Festival of Chariots over the Easter Weekend (30 March – 2 April). The four day festival is a flagship event on the Ethekwini Municipality calendar as an event that promotes social cohesion th
TEXT 53
naham vedair na tapasa
na danena na cejyaya
sakya evam-vidho drastum
drstavan asi mam yatha
na danena na cejyaya
sakya evam-vidho drastum
drstavan asi mam yatha
SYNONYMS
na—never; aham—I; vedaih—by study of the Vedas; na—never; tapasa—by serious penances; na—never; danena—by charity; na—never; ca—also; ijyaya—by worship; sakyah—is it possible; evam-vidhah—like this; drastum—to see; drstavan—seeing; asi—you are; mam—Me; yatha—as.
TRANSLATION
The form which you are seeing with your transcendental eyes cannot be understood simply by studying the Vedas, nor by underg
The following are the candidates for sannyasa along with their respective waiting periods:
Sannyasa this year:
Adi Purusha Das
Ananda Vardhan Das
Gaura Chandra Das
Madhu Sevita Das
Mahaprabhu Das
One Year Waiting List:
Bhaktipada Das
Deva Deva Das
Ekalavya Das
Navadwip Dwija Gauranga Das
Priti Vardhana Das
Pushpashila Shyam Das
Raghava Pandit Das
Santa Nrsimha Das
Vrindavan Chandra Das
Two Years Waiting List:
Asim Krishna Das
Premadata Das
Sundarlal Das
Venudhari Das
Three Years Waiting List:
K
The following are the Ministry and Standing Committees and their membership assignments for 2018-19:
Position yourself to succeed!
By Kadamba Kanana Swami
There is story of one sannyasi who was very dear to Srila Prabhupada and very dedicated. He preached so nicely but unfortunately, he found his ashram quite difficult. Of course, he was a young man at the time and when one is a young man then the sannyasa ashram is definitely much more difficult. For him it was too much so one day, he sent his danda back to Srila Prabhupada in the mail, thereby declaring his giving up of sannyasa ashram. Sril
Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 7, Chapter 14, Text 11 by HH Gaur Krishna Das Goswami on 24 Jun 2015
(H.H. Gaura Krishna Das Goswami, On the Auspicious Occasion of Aprara Ekadasi i.e. 14th May 2015 at Haridwar on the banks of holy river Ganga, HG Gaura Krishna Das got Sanyasa Initiation by HH Radha Govinda Swami Maharaj and his New Sanyasa Name is His Holiness Gaura Krishna Das Goswami Maharaj. He has been preaching in Orissa.)
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The Competition is Not Between One Religion and another!
The Competition is Not Between One Religion and another!
Question: Nowadays different religions, especially those with extreme values, are aggressively penetrating into different parts of the world. Do you feel threatened? Do you consider them your competitors?
Radhanath Swami: I don’t see that it is religion that is causing the hatred, discrimination, and terrorism. It is just a very infatuated ego working in the name of religion, in
If we want greatness then we need to associate with great personalities. If we want a higher existence then we must search for a higher plane and everybody in its connection. By following the saintly devotees in bonafide disciplic succession and sincerely becoming their humble servants, we can culture all transcendental knowledge and become fixed in devotional service by their grace.
Once we come to embrace the path of devotion and begin our spiritual journey we will find support from the devot
TEXT 52
sri-bhagavan uvaca
su-durdarsam idam rupam
drstavan asi yan mama
deva apy asya rupasya
nityam darsana-kanksinah
su-durdarsam idam rupam
drstavan asi yan mama
deva apy asya rupasya
nityam darsana-kanksinah
SYNONYMS
sri bhagavan uvaca—the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; sudur-darsana— very difficult to be seen; idam—this; rupam—form; drstavan asi—as you have seen; yat—which; mama—of Mine; devah—the demigods; api asya—also this; rupasya—of the form; nityam—eternally; darsana-kanksinah—always aspire to see.
TRANSLATION
The Blessed Lord said: My dear Arjuna, the form which you are now se
By Madhava Smullen
Throughout this year, ISKCON New Vrindaban is reaching out to local leaders, neighbors, congregation, and both present and past residents to celebrate its 50th anniversary.
New Vrindaban, established in the rolling hills of West Virginia in 1968 at the behest of Srila Prabhupada, is a unique place. It’s ISKCON’s very first farm community, and the first cow protection program in the Western World.
It was specifically defined by Srila Prabhupada as a place of pilgrimage, non-di
By Karnamrita Das
CONFESSIONS OF BEING A HABITUAL “SLUMP,” TRANSFORMED BY FULLING MY MISSION TO GIVE: Generally, I’m not in favor of self-deprecation, especially as a habitual go-to attitude of who we are as persons, which I see as an ill-informed, bad affirmation that can keep us stuck in behavior that needs to be overcome or changed into something positive. We aren't our past sad story, or who we "think" we are, which we only are if we resign ourselves to our limiting beliefs about what is pos
Every spiritual master is representing the sampradaya and is representing the knowledge of scriptures inparampara and at the same time, every spiritual master is an individual and each individual is different and therefore every spiritual master brings in his own individual mood.
Well, I am from that small country, the Netherlands. A country that has a lot of history and was involved in a lot of wars because it is always the small guys that get picked on naturally. For example, in the time when
Whereas when Deity worship is done properly following the rules of worship and maintaining strict cleanliness and punctuality, the worship is enlivening to devotees;
Whereas, it has been seen that in temples where the worship is below the required minimum standard, it is often a result of zonal leadership, temple management, and/or the head pujari not knowing the proper standards of worship;
Whereas GBC members and other leaders of ISKCON may not have the time to learn appropriate standards for
[ISKCON Law]
Resolution A:
Whereas Srila Prabhupada has stated that the worship of Radha-Krsna is the “ultimate pinnacle” of worship and “must be done with the utmost caution and attention”;
Whereas there are Radha-Krsna Deities being worshipped with less than five aratis per day;
Whereas there are Radha-Krsna Deities being worshipped by, or cooked for by non-brahmanas;
Whereas improper worship of Radha-Krsna is having long-term detrimental effects on individual devotees, local communities, and
Whereas ISKCON does not have established formal Policies and Procedures to maintain ecclesiastical leadership standards within our Society regarding Sexual Misconduct of Leaders nor does ISKCON have methodologies to respond appropriately when a leader demonstrates Sexual Misconduct;
Whereas many large and global religious organizations have deemed it proper to establish such systems;
Whereas having such Policies and Procedures in place has many specific advantages including:
Leaders are tr
Interruptions are a part of life. They often come when least expected and have us doing things we never planned to do.
For most of us, Krishna comes as an interruption in our life. There we were living as best we could, planning our future and how we may work or study, live or travel. Then hello! Krishna arrived through a friend or music or a book and suddenly things were different. We look back after years of chanting or service and think – I never thought I would be doing this with my life!
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