Once every fortnight Vaishnavas all over the world observe a day for cutting down on dietary extravagance. In fact it is a total abstinence of grain. No pizza ! No pasta ! No rice or roti !
Those of us who wandered off to Gir Farms where people come to cuddle cows took advantage of what the fields have to offer at this time of year. Guru Das and I were chewing on raw okra with no pesticides. Peppers were also on the menu, again raw and delicious. Gir Farms owners, Vishal and Yasomati, also tu
PLEASE COME AND JOIN OUR COURSES GIVEN DURING JANUARY 2025....!
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COURSE SCHEDULE FOR MAYAPUR.pdf
SCHEDULE AND VENUE
* All courses will be offered this year from Monday to Friday, 10:30am to 1:00pm - NOT IN THE AFTERNOONS LIKE PREVIOUS YEARS.
* It will take place in the class room of the Vaisnava Academy, 2nd floor (opposite the Goshala in Mayapur)
* 30th of Dec to 3rd of Jan 2025:
Mentorship in Krishna Consciousness
* 6th to 10th of January 2025:
Meeting Death wi
भगवद्गीता यथारूप 108 महत्त्वपूर्ण श्लोक
अध्याय नौ परम गुह्य ज्ञान
राजविद्या राजगुह्यं पवित्रमिदमुत्तमम् ।
प्रत्यक्षावगमं धर्म्यं सुसुखं कर्तुमव्ययम् ।। 2 ।।
राज-विद्या– विद्याओं का राजा;राज-गुह्यम्– गोपनीय ज्ञान का राजा;पवित्रम्– शुद्धतम;इदम्– यह;उत्तमम्– दिव्य;प्रत्यक्ष– प्रत्यक्ष अनुभव से;अवगमम्– समझा गया;धर्म्यम्– धर्म;सु-सुखम्– अत्यन्त सुखी;कर्तुम्– सम्पन्न करने में;अव्ययम्– अविनाशी।
By Atma Tattva Das
Sanga, service, and spiritual adventure awaited devotee youth in the sunny environment of San Diego. The inaugural West Coast summer retreat for The Sanga Initiative (TSI) saw 45 attendees from 24 cities across seven states join together at ISKCON San Diego for an immersive and energizing spiritual experience. A dedicated team of organizers led by Abhirama Thakura Das, Braja Priya Devi Dasi, Kapiduach, and Sruthi worked diligently to organize this experience for West Coast you
By Kulavati Krishnapriya Devi Dasi
ISKCON Sacramento recently held a Devotee Care Course from September 13th to 15th, 2024, facilitated by Radha Gopinath Das and Damodar Das. The event, which was attended by 15 participants, was designed to deepen their understanding of the role of devotee care in sustaining a loving and vibrant spiritual community.
Throughout the three-day course, the facilitators explored key insights into what it truly means to care for others within the ISKCON community. Pa
What a pleasure it is to hear from an expert on the early days of the Hare Krishna movement as it took hold in the U.S.’s west coast in the summer of love, 1967. Guru Das has come to grace us with his presence and making us feel present in those olden golden times. He was a former civil rights activist but became a radical in the Vaishnav tradition under the watchful guard of the spiritual master, Prabhupada.
Guru Das, who is now in his 80’s was an instant hit with our youth.
Now, for the youn
Srimad-Bhagavatam (Bhagavata Purana) – Canto 2: The Cosmic Manifestation – SB 2.9: Answers by Citing the Lord’s Version
rte ’rtham yat pratiyeta
na pratiyeta catmani
tad vidyad atmano mayam
yathabhaso yatha tamah
Synonyms: rte — without; artham — value; yat — that which; pratiyeta — appears to be; na — not; pratiyeta — appears to be; ca — and; atmani — in relation to Me; tat — that; vidyat — you must know; atmanah — My; mayam — illusory energy; yatha — just as; abhasah — the reflec
Frustration gives way to illumination during one extraordinary night in the life of a prostitute.
While prostitutes are often depicted negatively in traditional literature, some religious texts depict them positively as testimonies to the transformational potency of divine grace. Thus, in the Gospel is found a story of a prostitute (considered by some to be Mary Magdalene) who was redeemed by Jesus. In Gaudiya Vaishnava literature such as the Chaitanya Charitamrita comes the story of the saint
भगवद्गीता यथारूप 108 महत्त्वपूर्ण श्लोक
अध्याय आठ भगवत्प्राप्ति
वेदेषु यज्ञेषु तपःसु चैव दानेषु यत्पुण्यफलं प्रदिष्टम् ।
अत्येति तत्सर्वमिदं विदित्वा योगी परं स्थानमुपैति चाद्यम् ।। 28 ।।
Madhvacharya was born into a Brahmana family in the coastal town of Udupi, South India. His early life was marked by extraordinary events and displays of divine power, such as turning tamarind seeds into coins and defeating a snake demon with a touch of his toe.
His exceptional intellect and insatiable thirst for knowledge led him to embark on a spiritual journey at the age of twelve when he accepted sannyasa, a renounced way of life. Madhvacharya traveled extensively across India, seeking wisdo
भगवद्गीता यथारूप 108 महत्त्वपूर्ण श्लोक
अध्याय आठ भगवत्प्राप्ति
आब्रह्मभुवनाल्लोकाः पुनरावर्तिनोSर्जुन ।
मामुपेत्य तु कौन्तेय पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते ॥ 16 ॥
आ-ब्रह्म-भुवनात्– ब्रह्मलोक तक;लोकाः– सारे लोक;पुनः– फिर;आवर्तिनः– लौटने वाले;अर्जुन– हे अर्जुन;माम्– मुझको;उपेत्य– पाकर;तु– लेकिन;कौन्तेय– हे कुन्तीपुत्र;पुनःजन्म– पुनर्जन्म;न– कभी नहीं;विद्यते– होता है।
भगवद्गीता यथारूप 108 महत्त्वपूर्ण श्लोक
अध्याय आठ भगवत्प्राप्ति
मामुपेत्य पुनर्जन्म दु:खालयमशाश्वतम् ।
नाप्नुवन्ति महात्मानः संसिद्धिं परमां गताः ।। 15 ।।
माम्– मुझको;उपेत्य– प्राप्त करके;पुनः– फिर;जन्म– जन्म;दुःख-आलयम्– दुखों के स्थान को;अशाश्वतम्– क्षणिक;न– कभी नहीं;आप्नुवन्ति– प्राप्त करते हैं;महा-आत्मानः– महान पुरुष;संसिद्धिम्– सिद्धि को;परमाम्– परं;गताः– प्राप्त हुए।
By Jagdish Shyam Das
The ISKCON Youth Forum (IYF) Gaya, hosted its grand annual Youth Festival, “VIPLAVA – Glories of Vedic India,” on September 15, 2024, at Gaya, Bihar. Over 1,000 enthusiastic young devotee participants from across Bihar gathered for this transformative experience.
IYF has spent the last decade empowering young minds through seminars, festivals, and personal development initiatives. Its mission is to inspire the next generation to tap into their inner potential, cultivate serv
By Nandita Mehta
ISKCON’s Congregation Development Ministry is continually working to help temples and devotee communities grow and flourish by providing various preaching programs, such as Bhakti Vriksha, programs for children, and more. They also want to highlight the success stories from communities and events worldwide that would inspire devotees.
In this article, they highlight the expanding devotees’ service in the Whitefield area of Bangalore, which has grown into a large congregation of
I joined Krishna consciousness in ’73. The following is an homage to those residents in the ashram that I remember.
I was molded by the group on the street Gerrard
In those early days we worked together very hard
For the mission of our dear Srila Prabhupada
Our guru and magnanimous representative of God
We had given up the opportunities for a college degree
Instead laid a foundation for a spiritualized humanity
It meant very long hours in the heat and the snow
Out to the public to give what
भगवद्गीता यथारूप 108 महत्त्वपूर्ण श्लोक
अध्याय आठ भगवत्प्राप्ति
अनन्यचेताः सततं यो मां स्मरति नित्यशः ।
तस्याहं सुलभः पार्थ नित्ययुक्तस्य योगिनः ।। 14 ।।
अनन्य-चेताः– अविचलित मन से;सततम्– सदैव;यः– जो;माम्– मुझ (कृष्ण) को;स्मरति– स्मरण करता है;नित्यशः– नियमित रूप से;तस्य– उस;अहम्– मैं हूँ;सु-लभः– सुलभ, सरलता से प्राप्य;पार्थ– हे पृथापुत्र;नित्य– नियमित रूप से;युक्तस्य– लगे हुए;योगिनः– भक्त के लिए।
भावार्थ : हे अर्जुन! जो अनन्य भाव से निरन्तर मेरा स्मरण करता है उसके लिए मैं सुलभ हूँ, क्योंकि वह मेरी भ
Hare Krishna, Dhandavats,
I hope all is fine. Attached is a garland of poems gently weaved unto the divine most lotus feet of our Lord SriKrishna. I hope you find joy while reading as much as I did while writing. Please stay blessed always.
PEACOCK FEATHERS SRIRAMSRIKRISHNASRIHARI.pdf
Kind regards,
🕉 Tat Sat.
🕉 Tat Sat
Date: October 6th, 2024, Location: Ilford, East London
Sunday, 6th October was a very special day as the East London Hare Krishna Community got an opportunity to organize the 11th Jagannath Rathyatra Chariot festival in Ilford.
This was the annual Chariot festival when the Lord of the Universe (Lord Jagannatha) shows his mercy on everyone. There had been a lot of planning and management going around for more than 3 weeks to make this festival a success and a joyful experience for all attendees.
By Kumari Kunti Sherreitt
At the end of the year Malati Devi Dasi will officially resign as a GBC member. In New Vrindavan, at the North American Leadership Conference’s final day of events, a ceremony in the temple room was held to thank her for endless service to ISKCON in this capacity. Anuttama Dasa, Praharana Dasi, Kuladri Das, and Jaya Krsna Das each spoke of her glories and dedication to ISKCON and Srila Prabhupada. As part of the appreciation, she was given a gift and plaque.
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Here is a poem found in my recently published set of literary work called “The Walking Monk Poems. 1 available through Amazon or myself. This piece is called “Love and Marriage,”
Partnership is when two are one
In pain and in fun
Sharing any burden
Is the method to learn from
Listening is that skill
Requiring just the will
Complementing each other
Helps one to discover
Sacrificing is the key
In a mutual ‘we agree’
Compromising is forever
Simply say ‘no’ to ‘never’
Being gentle is
