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From Sri Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir
Date: February 3, 2018
Speaker: HG Vaisesika Das
Subject: Srimad Bhagavatam 8.8.3-8

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tata uccaiḥśravā nāma
hayo ’bhūc candra-pāṇḍuraḥ
tasmin baliḥ spṛhāṁ cakre
nendra īśvara-śikṣayā

TRANSLATION
Thereafter, a horse named Uccaiḥśravā, which was as white as the moon, was generated. Bali Mahārāja desired to possess this horse, and Indra, the King of heaven, did not protest, for he had previously been so advised by the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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By GBC Attorney Guru Gauranga Das (ACBSP)

On January 19, 2018, an emergency hearing was held in New York Supreme Court for Kings County on an application for a temporary restraining order (“TRO”) enjoining the Bharati Center Board led by Ramabhadra Das (the “Ramabhadra Board”) “from interfering with any congregant’s attendance at worship, service and other religious functions in the ISKCON Bharati Center house of worship in Brooklyn, NY.”

The application was submitted jointly by ISKCON’s Govern

Hare Krishna!

Till about sometime, despite being a very staunch devotee of Lord Sri Krishna, the one thing that frightened me the most was "DEATH and DISEASE".  The very thought of both used to send shivers... Most of us , despite knowing all philosophies , when it comes to practical implementation find it impossible to come to terms with separation of our near and dear ones and also fear  of our own departure.  The highly evolved souls such as Arjuna, Parikshit Maharaja and others also suffered

Diving deep into the Bhaktivedanta purports, this course aims to provide a comprehensive and practical understanding of what it means to be a householder practicing Kṛṣṇa consciousness according to teachings of our Founder-Acarya A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Śrīla Prabhupāda.

The Topics:

• Principles of Kṛṣṇa conscious marriage
• Dynamics of Gṛhastha life:
  • The better half – decoding the husband-wife relationship
  • Understanding misunderstandings
  • Small things – Big difference
• Divorce:
  • The artificial law
  • This is tap

The aim of the Course is to cultivate the aspects of Vaiṣṇava way of life, as presented in the teachings of Śrīla Prabhupāda, throughout ISKCON Communities.

What you will learn in this Course :

• Temple Room Etiquette
• Vaiṣṇava Culture in Receiving Guests
• Vaiṣṇava Cleanliness
• Serving and Honoring Prasādam
• Vaiṣṇava Dress
• Showing Respect in Vaiṣṇava Society

Class Timings – 10:30 am to 12:30 pm and 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Venue – MI Class Room at Chaitanya Bhawan, 2^nd Floor

By Lila-sakti Devi dasi

2017 was a year full of forward movement and positive changes at ISKCON New Goloka. Established in 1985, our aging temple infrastructure is currently being upgraded and updated to comply with required local building codes. Orange County, North Carolina is particularly stringent with their commercial code requirements, so the renovation process has been long, tedious, and costly. By Krishna’s mercy, however, we are in the home stretch of completing the first part of a mul

By Rasika Kanai Das

On the occasion of ‘Narottama Purnima’, the birth anniversary of Prema Bhakti Mahajan Srila Narottama Das Thakur Mahasaya with fully auspicious festivity in Kheturi Dham, Godagari, Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Sri Krishna Caitanya Mahaprabu left behind Krishna Prema through Padmavati, the river Padma flowing by the side of Prematali, the most auspicious holy place for the vaishnavas. At the age of twelve Narottama dasa Thakura had a vision of Lord Nityananda in a dream. He told Nar

By Hari Narayana Das

Sulawesi is one of the main islands of Indonesia and Kendari is the capital city of South East Sulawesi. We took a flight from Bali to Makassar for a transit of about two hours then another flight to Pomala airport at Kolaka, Sulawesi where devotees were eagerly waiting to receive us. That evening we had the opportunity to interact with few guests who were leaders of Hindu community there. They were happy to discuss Bhagavad-gita with us and also took some books. Next day,

By Rasika Raman Das

A two-day international conference on Vaishnavism: Theory and Practice was held on 18th and 19th December, 2017 at Jadavpur University, organized in collaboration with Stockholm University (Sweden). In this session devotees from various academic fields represented proper a understanding of Vaishnavism and the impact of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s movement.

Pro Vice Chancellor of Jadavpur University, Prof. PK Ghosh, spoke on the importance of interdisciplinary studies, religi

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View this email in your browser Krishna Conscious Grihastha Ashrama Course 12th-15th Feb 2018 RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY Register Now Watch to know more about this course ! Diving deep into the Bhaktivedanta purports, this course aims to provide a comprehensive and practical understanding of what it means to be a householder practicing Kṛṣṇa consciousness according to teachings of our Founder-Acarya A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Śrīla Prabhupāda. What you will learn : Principles

Renunciation, when real, is powerful. On a recent trip to Assisi, Italy I studied the life and teachings of St. Francis – a much beloved mystic in the Franciscan line. Because he was filled so totally with love for the supreme living being, God, he wanted nothing from this world. He lived simply and austerely with both the realization of seeing God everywhere and the longing in his heart to be with Him.

Such extraordinary renunciation gives us a glimpse of another world, another reality. The 6

By Kadamba Kanana Swami

Srila Rupa Goswami said, “Do not go to Kesi Ghat if you have material desires.” But when Krsna plays his flute in Vrindavan how can one not go. We should all go to Vrindavan. Srila Prabhupada used to tell the story of the thief in a village…

Krsna is unlimitedly beautiful. One of His flutes is called sammohini, the bewildering flute. Krsna is always dressed beautifully and on His chest He has a big Kastubha jewel. Once a thief heard about that and he thought that his lif

By Chandan Yatra Das

O my lord, great philanthropic souls travel on the earth on behalf of the Supreme Personality of Godhead to show compassion to the fallen souls who are averse to the sense of subordination to the Lord.
PURPORT
To be obedient to the wishes of the Supreme Lord is the natural position of every living entity. But due only to past misdeeds, a living being becomes averse to the sense of subordination to the Lord and suffers all the miseries of material existence. No one has anything to do but render

Over 100 new people committed to chanting at least one round of the Hare Krishna mahamantra everyday at a week-long Bhagavata Saptah discourse from 9th January to 15th January in Surat.

Almost 1500 devotees thronged to hear the discourse based on the story of Prahalada Maharaja in the Srimad Bhagavatam, delivered by Chandra Govinda Das, an eminent exponent of Srimad Bhagavatam, who is a disciple of His Holiness Radha Govinda Swami.

“The lectures started with melodious kirtan and bhajans every

Dear Devotees,
Hare Krishna!

The makers of Bina PK and OMG Returns are back with another masterpiece Magnum opus Drama : "The Queens of Victory and Escape"

It was performed recently at Drama festival in Mumbai and received 5 star reviews from all devotees including many Srila Prabhupada disciples and senior devotees.

You can get a glimpse of it in the trailer below.

https://youtu.be/uL1dzo5tB2U

On demand of many devotees we are performing two shows in Pune for your pleasure.

Date: Sunday 25th F

Speaker: HG Devakinandan Das
Srimad Bhagavatam 4.16.7
Date: 04 February 2018
Mayapur Dhama

titiksaty akramam vainya
upary akramatam api
bhutanam karunah sasvad
artanam ksiti-vrttiman

Synonyms: titiksati — tolerates; akramam — offense; vainyah — the son of King Vena; upari — on his head; akramatam — of those who are trampling; api — also; bhutanam — to all living entities; karunah — very kindhearted; sasvat — always; artanam — to the aggrieved; ksiti-vrtti-man — accepting the profession of the