By Sajjanasraya dasa
We can do great things, and I heard that if we want to accomplish great things we have to start with apparently small things, look at the details, concentrate on the essential, so we can go deep into the path of Bhakti. We should feel it is the most important thing in our life and put all of our heart and intelligence into developing our love for the Lord and giving it to others. We need to become friendly and compassionate at all levels. Becoming a happy, mature, advanced
On the 7th of December 2015, padayatra reached Pakala, a major town in the Chittor District of Andhra Pradesh. Whenever we travel, the ratha of Nitai Gaurasundar is in front and following closely behind are 3 trolleys. On this occasion I was upfront driving the tractor at a very slow pace. While passing by a local liquor shop the brakes of the tractor failed. I tried hard to press the brakes because I was worried that we would crash into the many people gathered outside the liquor shop, but
On December 24th 2014, we reached the town of Palamaner in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. It has been nine years since we have been here, this was when we had initially met Shivaram prabhu. After he had received the darsana of Nitai Gaurasundar for the first time and listened to transcendental kirtana he became inspired to take up spiritual life in 2005. He attended all our programs during our stay in town that year, and received good association from all our padayatris. Shivaram prabh
The year 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of ISKCON which was founded in 1966 by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada. We, the devotees of Ahmedabad, Gujarat decided that we would be the first to offer one out of fifty padayatras which have been planned for this year to celebrate ISKCON’s anniversary. This was our first time organizing a padayatra. Lokanath Swami assured us that if there were more than fifty devotees walking on this padayatra he would also join us. So with t
The more we are in search of happiness, the more we will find sadness in our lives. The more we engage in activities for our own pleasure, the more we will find pain in our lives. The more we engage in activities for our own sense gratification, the more we will find distress in our lives. As long as the motivation for our activities is to find honor, the more we will suffer dishonor in our lives.
The principle of material existence is ‘anxiety’. As soon as the child is born, he cries. Later as
Iskcon’s extraordinary success in spreading its wing in mere 50 years shows that there are people all over the world who still have great affinity for India’s Vedic culture and tradition. When Srila Prabhupada incorporated Iskcon then he refused to dilute the Vedic teachings to make it more acceptable to non-Indians. Not just the philosophy but even the attire and the food he introduced in the west were completely Vedic. Men were supposed to wear Dhoti-kurta and had to have sikha and tilak and
आपसे सूना ये असीम अम्बर
इसकी भला क्या हमें जरुरत
आपकी कभी न दिखे है छवि
फिर क्यों रोज उगता है ये रवि.
चाहूं कि बादल में, पानी में
हर जगह ही आपको मै देखूं.
पर अब तक आप दिखे न मुझे
ये देखने की कला कैसे मै सीखूं.
पानी का स्वाद या चाँद की चाँदनी
हर जगह ही आप मौजूद सदा है.
ये हवाओं के झोकें, ये बादल की बूंदे
ये सब भी तो आपकी ही अदा है.
मुझ जैसे अज्ञानी, अधम पापी को
कण-कण में आप दिख पाते नही.
जहाँ लेकर गैया बजाये आप वंशी
प्रभु मुझे भी वहीँ क्यों बुलाते नही.
मुझे भी वहीँ क्यों बुलाते नही..........................
जहाँ भी गए हम इस जहां में
जरूरतों के रिश्ते
नाते है बिकते.
पर उस जहां की जो सुनी
मैंने कहानी जहाँ
रिश्ते जन्मों तक है निभते.
लेने को सब यहाँ मर रहे हैं
सुना है वहाँ देने की
होड़ है होती.
गम की वहाँ चर्चा भी नही
खुशियाँ ही कभी-कभी
पलकें भिगोती.
वहाँ चलता नही कोई
नाचते हैं सब
बोलने में भी गाते हैं.
ये सूर
ये मीरा जो हुए यहाँ
वे उसी जहां से तो आते हैं.
इस जहाँ से कितना
अलग वो जहां
जाने को वहाँ कब तड़पेगा मन मेरा
मेरे इस मलिन मन ने तो
इसी जहां में
बना लिया है अपना रैन बसेरा.
Sri Krishna Kathamrita Bindu is always free from politics and institutional bashing or promotion. Just simply nectarean Krishna Katha!
Nityam Bhagavata-sevaya is a Fortnightly E-magazine for serving Srimad Bhagavatam.If you ever desire to cross over this ocean of material existence and achieve the lotus feet of Supreme Lord Sri Hari then please take shelter of Srimad Bhagavatam, the mature fruit of the desire tree of Vedic literatures.Srimad Bhagavatam is declared to be the essence of all Vedanta philosophy. One who has felt satisfaction from its nectarean mellows will never be attracted to any other literature. Srila Vyasadev
Jayadev Das leading harinam in the London scene of the film
A new documentary short, “Hare Krishna: 50 Years of Service and Joy,” is now available for screening at ISKCON temples and institutions everywhere. Released for ISKCON’s 50thanniversary, it showcases the society’s many impressive contributions to the world.
The twenty-minute film was supported by ISKCON Communications and the 50thAnniversary Committee. It was created by professional documentary filmmaker Krishna-Lila Dasi (Krisztina
Yatra to Inamanamellur.
On the banks of Gundlakamma river, amidst Guava fruit orchards and blessed by Lord ChennaKeshava is the well-known Inamanamellur village. The village was once well known for its rich Sri Vaishnava traditions; therefore the name of the village has Tamil origin. But presently these traditions are followed more so as obligations. The younger generation is totally apathetic to these traditions. Though situated on the banks of a river the villagers are more focused on agribus
Giriraj Swami discussed Srila Rupa Gosvami’s The Nectar of Instruction.
“Srila Prabhupada said, ‘We have to become conscious before we become Krishna conscious.’ We should not talk about others without reason. In other words, there should be some filtering process between what goes on in our mind and what comes out of our mouth—at least in the beginning. After Krishna went to Mathura, He sent Uddhava to meet the gopisin Vrindavan, and they had so many complaints about Krishna—of course, all on
Photo one has Bhurijana Prabhu (founder of the VIHE) and Deena Bandhu Prabhu doing abhiseka of a Govardhana Sila at the Bhumi Puja. Second shows Raghava Pandit dasa (in saffron—in charge of construction), Krishna Ksetra Maharaja, and Prasanta Dasi (VIHE Director)
Bhumi Puja for the VIHE Govardhana Retreat Centre – and Construction Begins
The Govardhana Retreat has been going on since 2000 – the first with only thirty students under the trees surrounding Giriraja (we still remember having to cr
By Anya Kultyshkina
Kerala is the most materially educated state in India. Almost all local people know English. That is why even those devotees who do not know the local languages of India can go there and preach Krsna consciousness.
There is a need to bring Krsna consciousness to this area, because although the people are materially educated, spiritual knowledge is lacking. Because of contact with Europeans, first with Vasco Da Gama in the 15thcentury and later with the British dominion
By Sri Gauranga Das
On Sunday 14th February 2016, ISKCON Nairobi held its first ever Gita Champions League prize giving ceremony. The Chairman of Hindu Council of Kenya Mr. Nitin Malde graced the occasion and enlivened the audience with his inspiring address. The National Secretary of Hindu Council of Kenya Mr. Kamal Gupta, His Holiness Bhakti Vasudeva Swami a travelling sannyasi, senior members of ISKCON Nairobi – Madhava Das and Rukma Das and Mrs. Mahida headmistress of Nairobi South Nursery,
Srila Prabhupada involved in a car accident.
Pusta Krishna das: This photograph was taken in Mauritius in 1975, just after Srila Prabhupada’s South African tour. The President of Mauritius sent a Citroen car and a driver to bring him to visit, but Srila Prabhupada, hearing about a recent decision by the government to support chicken slaughter houses, he decided to merely take a ride and then return to the place where we were all staying.
On getting into the auto, I requested Srila Prabhupad to
Lecture on Srila Prabhupada Lilamrita by HH Nava Yogendra Swami at Udhampur in 04 Feb 2016 at ISKCON Juhu
(Nava Yogendra Swami Naishtik Brahmachari left home at a very young age of 9 years to become Sadhu and lived in jungles. Returned home and again left at the age of 17 years and lived at Shri Vrindavana dham.)
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