By Satyaraj Das and Dr. Deadwyler
The question of sampradaya, or the disciplic lineage of spiritual teachers, is the basis of authority for all religious and philosophical teachers and movements arising from the Vedantic traditions. There is no conception of religious organisation among these traditions which does not include reference to sampradaya. Therefore, questions of succession and how the links are made to traditional successions is the most essential ingredient in understanding authent
By Acarya Dasa
Divine intervention
On July 25th our party reached the town of Koiladi, home to a large Annapurna temple. As we approached the town we heard that many people go to this temple, so we decided to go there and do saṅkīrtana. After saṅkīrtana we all began to distribute books when suddenly a man appeared and started to shout, “Hey you cannot distribute books here!” We continued to
ALL INDIA PADAYATRA IN KANNUR, KERALA
August 25, 2017
By Acarya Dasa
Our pāda-yātrā party reached Kannur city on August 7th. Kannur, also known as Cannanore, is located in the district of Kannur and is the administrative headquarters of the area.
Nitai Gaurasundar calls Mr. Haradev from Muscat
It had been raining for the past few days and getting accommodation was a little difficult at times. So, before travelling to Kannur I called a good friend of pāda-yātrā, Mr. Haradev. This was his hometown; I
By Acarya Dasa
Our pāda-yātrā traveled to Payyoli on July 26th. Payyoli is a town on the Malabar Coast in the Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala and is located in between the Quilandy taluk and Kozhikode.
Chanting with school children
Balaramsvarupa Dasa, a disciple of Jayapataka Maharaj got news of our party arriving in town. He has been living and preaching in the area for many years now. When we arrived, he was there to meet us and to i
By Vishnu Swamy Dasa
The last time we heard from the Telangana pāda-yātrā the devotees had left their chariot in the Khammam Sri Venkateswara Goshala. They then travelled to Mayapur Dham to attend the vyasa puja celebrations of Bhakti Vikas Swamy on May 20th.
On May 28th we returned to Khammam, and after retrieving our chariot we travelled to historical Nelakondapalli located on route from Khammam. Nelakondapalli is the birth place of Kancharka Gopan
By Acarya Dasa
On August 28th we travelled to the village of Nileshwaram, also known as Nileshwar or Neeleswaram in the Kasaragod district of Kerala. Caitanya Rasamrita Dasa, president of ISKCON Kannur grew up in this village. Actually both he and his family first came into contact with devotees while living in a foreign country. Now, his whole family along with his brothers are devotees. When he received the
By Acarya Dasa
The All India Pāda-yātrā turns 34
Our pāda-yātrā party planned on leaving Nileshwaram on August 29th but Caitanya Rasamrita Dasa insisted we stay and celebrate Radhastami in his village. He also asked that we do a few preaching programs in other parts of the town. Radhastami is made more special because it’s ‘The All India Padayatra’s’ birthday too! The pāda-yātrā started in 1
Because human life is a combination of matter and spirit soul the whole process of vedic knowledge is directed at liberating the spirit soul from the contamination of matter.
Srimad Bhagavatam 2.1.3,
Srila Prabhupada
Our human life is a mixture of spirit soul and matter. It is a holistic process of gaining vedic knowledge. It frees our spirit soul from the polluted matter. It helps us to be liberated. If we learn something with a free mind, we will be able to grasp it. We will be able to understand
Any devotee who has developed genuine love for Krishna can also explain the truth about Krishna, because Krishna helps such sincere devotee seated in his heart.
Delhi, September 20, 1967.
Srila Prabhupada
Those who love Krishna from the bottom of heart, they can only understand the divine truth. They can explain that sincere love for Sri Krisna can enlighten and enhance the blessing. It can improve the holy communion with God. Any devotee can try to build this faith on God. This can be built throug
“Like all great travelers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen.” ~ Benjamin Disraeli
Bhakti-lata Dasi: One day, three women set off to perform pilgrimage of Varsana – the holy land of Sri Radha. These women would journey through villages, mountaintop temples, and forests, and along the way, they would encounter an array of people – from temple guardians to beggars. Each woman would walk away transformed at the end of the day in unexpected ways.
One of those wome
By Gautam Saha
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 benedi
From Back to Godhead
By Visakha Devi Dasi
In the face of extreme hardship, Lord Ramachandra’s queen reveals her extraordinary character, founded on her pure devotion to the Lord.
The epic Ramayana, written by the sage Valmiki, tells the story of Lord Ramachandra, Krishna’s incarnation as the perfect king. Lord Rama’s wife, queen, and eternal consort is Sita Devi. She is also the ideal devotee.
Sita Devi’s example shows that one who acts according to God’s desire is peaceful and has harmonious r
From Back to Godhead
By Gauranga Dasa
We all worship someone all of us but the question is…
One of the principles of worship is at traction. When you are reverentially attracted to someone, you have the desire to establish a relationship with that person, and when the relationship is established then you want to perform some worship. Therefore the most important principle is attraction. So the question is what makes a person attractive?
In a spiritual discourse if we announce beforehand that th
Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada
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The Diploma course runs for almost four months and anyone who has a desire to learn the wonderful art of deity worship approved by the ISKCON Deity Worship Ministry, under the expert guidance of HG Jananivas Prabhu and HG Pankajanghri Pr
Hare Krsna
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By Chaitanya Charan Das
“Man proposes, God disposes” has been the cause of immense frustration for humanity since time immemorial. The best plans are often foiled forever in a single moment by factors beyond human control. Misery can be said to be the condition in which we are unable to get what we want and / or are forced to accept that which we don’t want. A thoughtful person can perceive that misery is an unavoidable, inescapable companion during the sojourn through this world (Bhagavad Gita
Hare Krsna,
In this issue of Illuminations we talk about the power and importance of visualizing ourselves as the kind of devotee we really want to be.
May you always think of Krsna.
Mahatma Das
What You See is What You Get
I’d like you to take a minute and envision the kind of devotee you would like to be if anything were possible. What qualities would you like to possess? How would you like to act? What kind of mentality and attitude would you like to have?
When we first take to Krsna conscio
