Opportunities to be part of history in the making, especially spiritual history related to the mission of the Lord, are rare in the material world. With the advent of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu we have been given the most rare chance to develop our love for Krishna and also return to Him. Rarer still is to be part of the building of the Lord’s “adbhuta mandir” in the Holy Dhama of Navadvipa from which the waves of Krishna prema will spread throughout the world.
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By Hema Gauri Dasi
Since almost a year or more, Vinod Vihari das has been involved in a program of “World Alliance of religious peace”, “WARP” an NGO based organization in South Korea.
Every month there was a Skype meeting among various religious leaders, like the Christians, Muslims and the Hindus.
Various interesting topics were discussed such as:
A) the importance of the sacred Scriptures, proof of their authenticity,
B) If there is a God and who is He and if we can see Him
C) extremism and
From Back to Godhead
By Sridhara Swami
Through bhakti-yoga we can finally reunite with the person we’ve wanted all along.
A lecture given on December 12, 2000, at 26 Second Avenue in New York City, ISKCON’s first temple.
WE’LL READ TONIGHT from the Sixth Chapter of Bhagavad-gita, which discusses dhyana-yoga, or meditative yoga. Texts 13-14 say: “One should hold one’s body, neck, and head erect in a straight line and stare steadily at the tip of the nose. Thus, with an unagitated, subdued mind,
WORLD HOLY NAME WEEK PADAYATRA IN DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA
September 26, 2017
By Vraja Hari Dasa and Sadhana Sakti Dasi
On September 9th, the first day of ‘World Holy Name Week’ our pāda-yātrā team took to the streets of Lotus Park, a residential area located 20 kilometres south of the city of Durban. Our team consisted of the following devotees: Krishna Kesava Dasa, Dwarkadish Dasa, Radha Gopinath Dasa, Radha Prema Dasi, Krishna Balaram Dasa, Sadhana Sakti Dasi and Ayodhya Vasi Ram Dasa who joined us
Lecture on BG 2.1 — Ahmedabad, December 7, 1972:
Indian: I am reading Gītā from my childhood. I like it.
Prabhupāda: Very good.
Indian: Yes. So I think your Gītā will give me some more reflection.
Prabhupāda: Yes. I am explaining as it is. I am not interpreting. So it is being accepted.
Indian: So I should read it.
Prabhupāda: Thank you.
Indian: That’s the inclination, that I should read the books.
Prabhupāda: (laughing) Very good.
India
Are we proud of being honest and straightforward? Do we have a take-it-or-leave-it attitude? Is there a my-way-or-the-highway streak within us? The Vedic world, according to us, can be a very small world indeed.
We might quote sastra and cite references with supreme authority. Because we are ‘authorised’, we must be right all of the time. After all, the teachings of the Vedas and of our acaryas can never be wrong, can they?
What if there is something wrong with us? If we are not pure devotees y
Many youths are playing a so called adventurous game-"The blue whale Challenge" and it is shocking that the final stage of this challenge is suicide.Media is confirming that by playing this game many youths have committed suicide all over the world.
The ones who are playing this game surely don't know that there is a much more adventurous,exciting and a life changing game called "Blue Boy (Krsna) Challenge"
What is this Blue Boy-Krsna Challenge?
There are 10 Stages in this challenge and the fin
Opportunities to be part of history in the making, especially spiritual history related to the mission of the Lord, are rare in the material world. With the advent of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu we have been given the most rare chance to develop our love for Krishna and also return to Him. Rarer still is to be part of the building of the Lord’s “adbhuta mandir” in the Holy Dhama of Navadvipa from which the waves of Krishna prema will spread throughout the world.
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Within ISKCON, the GBC has made significant strides in recent years to inform and train devotees—both leaders and general members—of the need to act ethically, ensure transparency and provide checks and balances at all levels of leadership. But more needs to be done.
“Efforts like the ISKCON Disciple Course, the Spiritual Leadership Seminar [Guru Seminar], the GBC College, ISKCONResolve, and other projects all provide better training for ISKCON members, especially leaders, and to help ISKCON u
News is devotees are all safe. The temple took great damage. I would like to inform you that our temple in Puerto Rico suffered severe damages. The roof was blown off in the hurricane, and much damage to the temple room and other parts of the temple. We have not gotten a full assessment of the damages to the restaurant, but our preaching center was flooded with 1 meter of water. By Krsna’s grace the devotees are all fine. The Deities were moved before the hurricane hit. I hope that our leadersh
Learning about the journey of Swami Radhanath is an insight into the best of India — openness, affection and spontaneous joy
I recently learned of a young, American man who left the United States in 1971 to search for true faith. Richard Slavin started in Europe, where, as a hippy, he was largely robbed, refused entry, chased away or kicked out. He travelled, penniless, throughout Europe. He loved Christian churches and cathedrals, and spent much of his time reading about Eastern religions
This year, Sri Chitra Devi’s appearance day falls on the 24th of September 2017.
In the year 1992, Chitra Devi was one of the last of the four Asta-sakhis, or principle associates of Srimati Radharani, to be installed in Mayapur. Chitra Devi stands third on Madhava’s right.
Sri Chitra Devi’s father is Chatura, her mother is Charchika, and her husband is Pithara. She has the beautiful complexion of kasmira, or saffron. She wears cloth which is glossy like a host of radiant crystals, known as kacha.
Sarva Dasa: As a blogger on a metropolitan newspaper’s religious blog page, I find that some of my references to a higher power or supreme being are met with ridicule or scorn by those readers who profess faith in atheistic views. This is certainly not surprising.
However, even the staunchest atheists will have a hard time logically denying one form of a “higher power” that invariably affects both believer and non-believer alike: almighty time. In the Bhagavad-gita 11.32, Lord Krishna declared,
Kripamoya Das: Sometimes – but only sometimes – I like to think my interfaith credentials are all in order. I mean, as a Vaishnava I regard all religions as paths towards the same supreme Godhead. Religion is one, but the ways we do it – and the outfits we do it in – are many.
God Himself says this in the Bhagavad-gita. (That’s not the Vaishnava God as distinct from the Christian or Jewish God, but the one and only original creator and supreme person.) God says that “All are on my path, and as
Sutapa Das: According to the cosmic cycle described in the Vedas, we are living in the most corrupted epoch. Four fundamental principles underpin any functional society, organization, family or group; self-control, cleanliness, compassion, and truthfulness. When individuals wholeheartedly embrace these virtues, success is guaranteed on every level – physically, emotionally, socially, and most importantly, spiritually. The analysis of the sages, however, reveals that three of the four are practi
By Giriraj Swami
We all want to know who we really are, what role we are meant to play in God’s plan, what contribution we are meant to make to God’s work. And, by God’s grace, we may get a sense of our calling, what we are meant to do in His service. But even then, we may shrink from what we know is our duty, shirk what we know is our responsibility. We may fear the challenges ahead and retreat into what we imagine will be a safer, more comfortable place. We always have that choice–to face God
