Dedicated father and pujari Ragunath Das Zaldivar is currently celebrating an incredible 14 consecutive years of Kartik festivals at his and his wife Yamuna Devi’s home in Alachua, Florida.
A second-generation devotee and disciple of Radha-Govinda Swami, Ragunath began holding Kartik for his home Deities Sri-Sri Radha-Madan-Mohan in 2003, the same year he began worshipping Them.
He has not missed a single year since. And during Kartik – running from October 15th to November 13th this year – he
Members of the New Vrindaban temple in Moundsville, W.Va., chant and dance during a celebration on Oct. 22. Temple members belong to the Hare Krishna faith, more formally known as ISKCON or the International Society of Krishna Consciousness. ISKCON turns 50 years old this year. (The Washington Post)
MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. — The Ramkumar family piled into their van early Saturday morning and drove five hours west from their home in the Washington suburbs into the American heartland.
They passed c
MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. – The Ramkumar family piled into their van early Saturday morning and drove five hours west from their home in the Washington suburbs into the American heartland.
They passed cows and horses, church after church, Trump-Pence yard signs. And then they arrived at the Palace of Gold.
They parked, took off their shoes and entered the temple. They lowered themselves all the way to the ground, foreheads touching the floor in obeisance. Then they took their seats and began to chant
On behalf of ISKCON Desire Tree, we would like to express our sincerest and deepest gratitude for helping us maintain Srila Prabhupada's web-seva! We are able to reach significant devotee and soon to be devotee audiences.
On the auspicious occasion of Damodar Month, any pious act done during Kartik month is 1,000 times more beneficial! We humbly request you to donate and support ISKCON Desire Tree (IDT). IDT employs 35 full-time devotees. In addition, we bear high maintenance costs. Our month
Once, this Azerbaijan devotee, Garuda Vahana Das and I were at the University of Utah, where practically everyone is fixed up in Mormonism, and we approached a student reading outside on a bench.
Garuda: (Russian accent) Excuse me, I have book for you, about Yoga, you know, meditation.
Student: That sounds great, but I think I’m okay.
(Garuda always wears common cloth, and I always go in dhoti, so at this time the kid starts seeing me and begins to understand what’s up)
Garuda: No this is a spi
Compiled by Mother Gandhari dasi – Ayurvedic Lifestyle and Bhakti Yoga Instructor
Diwali comes from the word Dipavali which has two words dipa means light and avali means carrier. Therefore Dipa or Diya (1) signifies ‘coming to light’. In the Vedic Literature it is mentioned: “Tamasa Ma, Jyotir Gamaya” means ‘Do not remain in Darkness, Come to Light’, meaning ‘come to spiritual awareness or awakening’.
In the Bhagavat Gita Chapter four verse seven and eight Lord Krsna says: ‘yada yada hi dharma
Kartik is a very special month when the mercy of the Lord is easily available for all of His devotees. My spiritual master, Srila Prabhupada told us that even ‘unserious persons’ who execute devotional service during this month are easily awarded the Lord’s personal service. To follow the kartik vrata (vows) can be as simple as offering a light to Lord Damodara each morning or evening, or both. Of course, for devotees who already have a daily spiritual practice (sadhana) kartik is a time when t
Processed fast food is very popular in the world today, and even devotees often take bread, chips and other items. You may be aware that many of those products are not healthy, but what some people don't know is that many of them are also not vegetarian.
Even if you read the label, it can be misleading. For example, "natural flavors" can often refer to non-veg items. Such ingredients are very common in processed food today. An article last year on CNN reported:
"In the Environmental Working Grou
* DAMODARA VRATA – His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada speaks about some devotional activities for the month of kartika.
* DIVINE DEEDS OF DAMODARA – Some comments from Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja about the pastime of Krishna being tied to the wooden grinding mortar.
* BINDING THE BOUNDLESS – A fresh translation done for this issue of of an excerpt from Srila Jiva Goswami’s Bhakti-sandarbha.
* BLIND, DEAF, AND DUMB IN VRINDAVAN – Another fresh translation from Srila
Srila Prabhupada:
From a lecture on Bhagavad-gita on December 25, 1975 in Sanand:
When we speak of knowledge, jnana, it must be learned from a person.
Vyasadeva does not say “Krishna uvaca [Krishna said],” but “Bhagavan uvaca [the Supreme Personality of Godhead said].” This is because sometimes people have differences of opinion about Krishna.
“If we approach some speculator, we cannot get real knowledge. So those who are speculators, they cannot understand what is God. Therefore they commit mi
Srila Prabhupada:
From a lecture on Bhagavad-gita on December 25, 1975 in Sanand:
When we speak of knowledge, jnana, it must be learned from a person.
Vyasadeva does not say “Krishna uvaca [Krishna said],” but “Bhagavan uvaca [the Supreme Personality of Godhead said].” This is because sometimes people have differences of opinion about Krishna.
“If we approach some speculator, we cannot get real knowledge. So those who are speculators, they cannot understand what is God. Therefore they commit mi
Srila Prabhupada:
From a lecture on Bhagavad-gita on December 25, 1975 in Sanand:
When we speak of knowledge, jnana, it must be learned from a person.
Vyasadeva does not say “Krishna uvaca [Krishna said],” but “Bhagavan uvaca [the Supreme Personality of Godhead said].” This is because sometimes people have differences of opinion about Krishna.
“If we approach some speculator, we cannot get real knowledge. So those who are speculators, they cannot understand what is God. Therefore they commit mi
Srila Prabhupada:
From a lecture on Bhagavad-gita on December 25, 1975 in Sanand:
When we speak of knowledge, jnana, it must be learned from a person.
Vyasadeva does not say “Krishna uvaca [Krishna said],” but “Bhagavan uvaca [the Supreme Personality of Godhead said].” This is because sometimes people have differences of opinion about Krishna.
“If we approach some speculator, we cannot get real knowledge. So those who are speculators, they cannot understand what is God. Therefore they commit mi
Krsna’s beauty is stunning! It is said that those devotees who look at Krsna, they gradually become stunned! I am worshipping Krsna in the form of Giriraja Govardhan. It is said that Govardhan Hill is non-different from Krsna. Somehow or other, my Giriraja is really nice, extremely nice. He really is very beautiful! Look on the internet if you want to see Him.
Srila Prabhupada said that if we worship the deity of Krsna then we must try to decorate that deity very nicely and if you do so, then y
Krsna’s beauty is stunning! It is said that those devotees who look at Krsna, they gradually become stunned! I am worshipping Krsna in the form of Giriraja Govardhan. It is said that Govardhan Hill is non-different from Krsna. Somehow or other, my Giriraja is really nice, extremely nice. He really is very beautiful! Look on the internet if you want to see Him.
Srila Prabhupada said that if we worship the deity of Krsna then we must try to decorate that deity very nicely and if you do so, then y
HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE. HARE RAAMA HARE RAAMA RAAMA RAAMA HARE HARE.
HARE KRISHNA to all matajis and dhandavats,
By the divine grace of our most beloved Lord Sri Krishna, in the capacity of the humblest of humble servants of our dearest Lord, in the coming days, chapter wise, I would like to express my views on one of our most divine holy books, “SRIMAD BHAGAVAD GITA,” with specific emphasis on management.
The most important aspect of our Divine Srimad Bhagavad Git
HARE KRISHNA,
We all are a product of our thoughts and action. As our most dearest Lord Sri Krishna has conveyed in our Divine Bhagavad Gita a mere thought even when not coupled with action is subject to his scrutiny and his evaluation, so much so for the actual action which one can definitely imagine how much it can be instrumental in our assessment. Every of our thoughts and action is marked and graded by our dearest Lord Sri Krishna based on which our soul gets the physical form in the next
HARE KRISHNA,
Wishing you all and the members of your family A VERY HAPPY DEEPAWALI, MAY THE FESTIVAL OF SPARKLING LAMPS, BRIGHTEN YOUR MOMENTS FOREVER, SPREAD JOY IN YOUR LIFE USHERING IN BEST OF HEALTH AND PEACE.
All of us celebrate so many festivals, as they say, India is a land of festivals where almost everyday is a festival and celebration. Our Lord Sri Krishna loves colour, alankaram, shringaram, celebration and forever seen happy enjoying with his most beloved ones.
If we ponder a litt
