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Srila Prabhupada’s appearance and accomplishments are a turning point not only in Gaudiya Vaisnavism, but in the very history of human civilization, so it is not surprising that they were predicted many centuries ago. In several ancient religious traditions, the sacred scriptures usually include passages or whole sections dealing with predictions. Some of these passages are marked by a veiled language and are often interpreted in different ways. Interpretations are subjective and may be relativ

namo om visnu-padaya

krsna-presthaya bhutale

srimate bhaktivedanta-

svamin iti namine

namas te sarasvate deve

gaura-vani-pracarine

nirvisesa sunyavadi-

pascatya-desa-tarine

Srila Prabhupadaji Maharaja ki jaya!

It is the causeless mercy of Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga that I came here to meet you all, I am very happy at such causeless mercy of Guru and Gauranga. Unless one gets such mercy, how can one cross o

ebe nama sankirtana tikshna khadaga laiya
antara asura jivera phelibe katiya

“Taking the sharp sword of the congregational chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra, (nama-sankirtana) I will root out and destroy the demoniac mentality in the hearts of all the conditioned souls.”

yadi papi chadi dharma dure dese yaya
mora senapati-bhakta yaibe tathaya

“If some sinful people escape and giving up religious principles go to far off countries, then my senapati-bhakta (military commander) will come at that t

Mumbai: ISKCON’s Radha Gopinath Temple, Girgaon Chowpatty, has become the first ISKCON temple globally to receive a“Reverent” rating under Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) Green Places of Worship. ISKCON Radha Gopinath temple is the second temple to have received “Reverent” rating by IGBC. Only Siddhivinayak temple is other such temple to receive such certification from IGBC in India.

The award plaque and certificate were handed over on Sunday in Mumbai to ISKCON Spiritual leader, Radhanath

ebenamasankirtanatikshnakhadagalaiya
antaraasurajiveraphelibekatiya

“Taking the sharp sword of the congregational chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra, (nama-sankirtana) I will root out and destroy the demoniac mentality in the hearts of all the conditioned souls.”

yadipapichadi dharma dure dese yaya
mora senapati-bhaktayaibetathaya

“If some sinful people escape and giving up religious principles go to far off countries, then my senapati-bhakta(military commander) will come at that time to give them

HARE KRISHNA MATAJIS AND PRABHUJIS,

A VERY HAPPY SRI KRISHNA JANMA DINAM...........MAY WE ALL PRAY FOR OUR DEAREST OF DEAR LORD SRI KRISHNA'S HAPPINESS AND BEG OF HIM TO ETERNALLY SERVE HIM AT HIS LOTUS FEET ALONG WITH  LAKSHMI AMMA HERE AND HEREAFTER.

SOME TIPS FOR EXTREMELY JOYOUS STRESS FREE EXISTENCE IN LORD SRI KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS:

1.Our life in this material world is extremely transient, every relation here, be it of the birth giving parents,  the closest of close,siblings,  friends, well w

mumucur munayo devāḥ  sumanāṁsi mudānvitāḥ mandaṁ mandaṁ jaladharā  jagarjur anusāgaram niśīthe tama-udbhūte  jāyamāne janārdane devakyāṁ deva-rūpiṇyāṁ  viṣṇuḥ sarva-guhā-śayaḥ āvirāsīd yathā prācyāṁ  diśīndur iva puṣkalaḥ - The demigods and great saintly persons showered flowers in a joyous mood, and clouds gathered in the sky and very mildly thundered, making sounds like those of the ocean’s waves. Then the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu, who is situated in the core of everyone’s heart,

Revisiting the Still Point!
Today I would like to describe what has to happen for a normal conditioned soul to become a devotee. I would like to present the dynamics of transformation – how they are explained in the Vedas. 
It is not an easy transformation. Someone who wants to keep things the way they are cannot really enter into spiritual life and undergo transformation. Sometimes spiritual life is seen as an addition to ordinary life, but if we take it seriously it becomes our life and the o

Does the small group in ISKCON serve the local temple, or does the temple serve the small group? Who serves whom?

It’s a question that’s often asked in organisations, especially in charities or campaigning groups: Does the local branch of a charity serve the national office, or does national office serve the branch? Do finances and resources flow from the branches back up to the head office, or from head office down to the branches?

In many organisations that are not functioning all that well,

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Printed books thrive in the digital age!

By North European BBT

The rise in popularity of printed books con­tinues steadily. Since 2013, print unit sales worldwide are up 10.8%, reports the pub­lishing industry.

“The smart

Dear Devotees,

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

In recent years, there has been much concern about the psychological and physical condition of HH Bhakti Visrambha Madhava Swami, an ISKCON guru and sannyasi. Despite repeated spiritual counseling, psychiatric treatment, and many efforts at intervention, it has become clear that BV Madhava Swami’s mental state no longer allows him to function in a leadership position.

It is our duty to advise you that BV Madhava

 It was the middle of the night in the monsoon season and raining heavily, and there were auspicious omens present everywhere. Lakes were full of blossoming lotus flowers and the forests with singing birds and dancing peacocks. The demigods were showering an abundance of flowers from the skies. Shackled in the prison cell of her brother Kamsa, Devaki and her husband Vasudeva had long been anticipating the prophesied birth of their eighth child, and this was the night when, as foreseen, Lord Kris

Lord Krishna, Jiva, Free will and False ego, Mukti

                                                    Veerendra Ekbote

The Jivas were eternally staying and serving Lord Krishna in the transcendental spiritual world

and were enjoying loving relationship as per their Bhava and Rasa in the spiritual world

The Jivas are full of eternity, bliss and knowledge and as like the Supreme Lord enjoyed independence due to their free will.

The Supreme Lord then created material world for those Jivas who wished

Obeisances to Lord Krishna
(Excerpts from Sri Gopala-Tapani Upanishad)

1. Obeisances to Lord Govinda, handsome with a peacock-feather crown, identical with Balarama, His
intelligence sharp, and He the swan in the Manasa lake of the goddess of fortune's thoughts.

2. Obeisances to Him, the death of Kamsa and his allies, the killer of Kesi and Canura, the object of worship
for Siva, and the chariot-driver of Arjuna.

3. Obeisances to Him, the cowherd boy fond of playing the flute, the crusher o