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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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.
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
In this very important chapter, our dearest Lord Sri Krishna , very gradually, lovingly and systematically leads Arjuna to higher levels of knowledge by conveying that his entire preaching/ discourse is a timeless treasure conveyed by Parmaatman first to Vivasvan (sun god) and later sun god transferred it to Manu his son and Manu in turn to his son Ikshavaku.
Till now, Arjuna always loved our Lord Sri Krishna as his very beloved friend, guide and philosopher but on hearing this he wonders how co
Reflecting on the senseless killings going on around the world, one wonders at the state of humanity.
Animals kill other animals for hunger. Humans kill other humans, but not to eat. Their hunger is for revenge, or power and control. They will also kill out of pure anger or envy – energies that have taken over their lives, heads and hearts. They will kill to prove a point – my way of life is better than your way of life, my religion is better than your religion, my color is better than your col
Are our abilities and expertise valuable assistance for our devotees? Are we confident that our positive-thinking techniques and service input is pleasing to all because devotees depend on us? Is satisfaction and contentment a common feeling earned through our ‘big’ endeavours and peer acceptance? Then beware, because we could be pleased for the wrong reasons – self-empowerment can be mistaken as genuine Krishna empowerment.
One can achieve all the above successes by NOT being very Krishna cons
By Karnamrita Das
THINKING ABOUT THE "THIN RED LINE" IN RELATIONSHIP TO LIFE'S DUALITIES, quotes about SUCCESS from various sources : This was a title from a movie about the horrors of war that comes from an old Midwestern saying, "There's only a thin red line between the sane and the mad." This title first came to mind some years ago as I was dealing with the flu for many weeks and couldn't seem to get much better, and then again with my cancer diagnosis and simply observing myself and others,
By Bhakti Chaitanya Swami
The GBC meetings continued today with an amazing two hour presentation on book distribution from Vaisheshika prabhu, one of the main leaders of the resurgence of the distribution of Srila Prabhupada’s books around the world. All the GBC members were deeply affected by his sincerity and heart felt commitment to this most essential program of His Divine Grace. The enthusiasm generated in the room was quite overwhelming, and many of the members, who previously had done a
As a child I often heard my mother say cleanliness is next to Godliness; in fact I heard it everyday almost. We were kids, there was dirt around, sand castles to make, cops and robbers to play, sweat to sweat, and clothes to get dirty. Especially my brother who played soccer like drinking water. Mommy could smell the dirt from miles away. She would tell us that guest could come at anytime, and worse thing is to have a dirty house when there’s a guest around. OK, kids we were; kids rooms become
Subroto Das: Please find below the link of interview of HG Ambarisa Das Prabhu in Telegraph all editions on the eve of Grand installation of Chakras on TOVP.
(From top) The gold-plated steel wheel and the Temple of Vedic Planetarium under construction; Alfred Ford at Mayapur on Monday. Pictures by Abhi Ghosh
Gold wheel to adorn temple
Iskcon Chakra will attract tourists: Ford
Mayapur: Ambarish Das, better known as Alfred Ford, said on Monday that a gold-plated stainless steel giant wheel or c
