what is a “genuine spiritual emotion”? It means different things to different people…
Emotions occur in the mind, and are observed and experienced by consciousness. Since emotions occur in the mind, not the soul, perhaps theycannot be “spiritual”?
The mind, however, is not entirely distinct from the soul. The mind and body are actually extensions of consciousness. Without consciousness, they cease to function, they disintegrate. They cannot exist without conscio
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By David Crick
British Prime Minister David Cameron returned to Bhaktivedanta Manor ten years after his first visit to take part in the Bhumi Puja for the Manor’s new Shree Krishna Haveli.
After seeing the George Harrison garden he proceeded to the temple room where he took darshan of Sri Sri Radha-Gokulananda, Sri Sri Sita Rama Laxman and Hanuman and Sri Sri Gaura Nitai. He also garlanded Srila Prabhupada and met some of the residents.
The Prime Minster then joined some 300 guests in the
It happened more than twenty five years ago. But its memory is very fresh even today. I recollect it in fact every Ekadasi day. I went to Mumbai Sri Sri Radha Rasbihari Temple for the first time during monsoon time in 1990. I actually accompanied my god brother HG Srivas Pandit Das who was then a big collector through life membership. Srivas Pandit Prabhu was known to HG Devaki Nandan das Prabhu JPS who at that time was the Vice President Bombay Iskcon. The day we arrived at the temple was Ekad
A) SAMBANDHA JNANA & cow protection:
goṣvan ga yavasadina (Srimad Bhagavatam, 11.11.43)
I can be worshiped within the cows by offerings of grass and other suitable grains and paraphernalia for the pleasure and health of the cows,
(How can this be called as being related to Sambandha-jnana? Because, “Bhakti-yoga that is performed for the satisfaction of the Supreme Lord Vasudeva brings about detachment from all things unrelated to Him and gives rise to pure knowledge that is free from any motiv
Are Vedic texts or shastra antiquated and irrelevant, incompatible with modern life ? Is shastra weakened by the influence of time ?
What is Vedic Knowledge ?
The stupendous written texts of Vyasadeva, the empowered literary incarnation of the Lord, have enabled a vast body of knowledge to come down to us, passed on by scrupulously honest and scholarly acaryas, mercifully unadulterated. This reservoir of information is Vedic knowledge. Unless one is specifically empowered by the Lord, it is not
The publication Suddha-Nama Bhajan, by our beloved Gurudeva, Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja has been reprinted by popular demand and is now available for sale in India.
Suddha-Nama Bhajan, a must read for aspiring Vaisnavas, takes the reader through the three stages of chanting. The first chapter nama-aparadha (the offensive stage of chanting) gives a full explanation of the ten offenses. The second chapter describes Nama-abhasa (the intermediate stage of chanting), which is the first g
During the past year, many of Srila Prabhupada’s disciples have written wonderful books to make Gaudiya Vaisnava philosophy accessible to a broad audience. Jayadvaita Swami’s Vanity Karma features an account by a sage seeking answers on the meaning of life.Yogeshvara Das’s single volume biography of Srila PrabhupadaSwami in a Strange Land powerfully captures the remarkable journey of a holy man with a dream who changed the world. Our Family Business: The Great Art of Distributing Srila Prabhup
On behalf of the World Holy Name Week Committee, I am honored to share with you some information and resources regarding World Holy Name Week 2016.
Dates: 28th July – 14th August“People aren’t showing up with prepared speeches just yet,” jokes Chaitanya Mangala, MC of New Vrindaban’s fourth service appreciation ceremony since 2014. “But you can tell that what they’re sharing is much more thought-out.”
His quip illuminates just how much the ceremony has grown to mean to New Vrindaban residents, who are taking to heart Lord Krishna’s assertion, “I consider worship of My devotees to be better than direct worship of Me.”
At each ceremony, people are taking more time to thi
Observe the undivided attention the artists and the chanters exhibit during the kirtana under the leading of BB Govinda Swami. (14 min video). To some devotees this video brought tears in their eyes.
Watch it here: https://goo.gl/ue7hsP
Lecture onAdvancement in Krishna Consciousness means Development of Faith by HH Giriraj Swami on 24 May 2016 at Houston
(Giriraj Swami was born Glenn Phillip Teton in the home of a respected Chicago lawyer. He met His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder-acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.)
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Lecture on Desire for details of a subject demonstrates deep devotion to that subject by HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu
(Bhagavad Gita Chapter - 10, TExt - 16)
(His Grace Caitanya Charan Prabhu is a monk and spiritual teacher in the time honored tradition of bhakti yoga. He is a editor of Back to Godhead, which is the official international magazine of the Hare Krishna movement.)
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Lecture on Initiation by HH Radhanath Swami on 06 Jun 2016 at New York Bhakti Center
(Radhanath Swami was born in Chicago in 1950. Radhanath Swami's childhood name was Richard Slavin; Radhanath Swami was given the name Radhanath Swami after he entered the renounced order. In his teenage years)
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The acaryas have shown this path. By paying crores and crores of obeisances to the dear devotees of Gauranga Mahaprabhu and by begging for their mercy, one will be able to understand and be able to describe the transcendental pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
How can we always know that the decisions we take are the correct ones? That they are pleasing to both guru and Krishna?
Such questions are simultaneously easy, yet difficult to answer and even more difficult when it comes to practical application. One such area that falls into this category is when a senior devotee falls from the highest standard of spiritual practice and how our society deals with it.
In a simple sense once a devotee falls down then they are fallen, and while no vaisnava woul
Bhaktin Constance: I read my daughter’s Muhammad Ali article a few days ago and was inspired to write one of my own. See, writing was my mainstay in many of the legal assistant & managerial positions I held over the years. Since my two only children both became devotees of Krsna close to four decades ago, being very close to them both, Krsna had to become a pretty big part of my life too. They each had devotees over to meet me in my Brooklyn home; Raga even brought her guru BT Swami over with s
A historic day celebrating ISKCON’s 50th anniversary with UK Prime Minister David Cameron, who performed the ground breaking ceremony for Bhaktivedanta Manor’s new Shree Krishna Haveli.
Source: http://m.dandavats.com/?p=21999
Those are most unfortunate who spend most of their spare time in entertainment. No higher goal defines their life.
You don't need to be intellectually or skillfully special to have a goal. Material goals do require such qualifications, but not spiritual goals. Everyone can strive for personal spiritual upliftment irrespective of social, monetary, intellectual, or skill status. Spiritual goals add meaning to living, and to life itself.
Entertainment centered life is meaningless, hence unfortu
