By Ravindra Svarupa dasa
No one likes to be the bearer of bad news. Not only is it unpleasant; it can be dangerous. Kings routinely used to kill on the spot hapless messengers bringing word of defeat.
Even so, most people still acknowledge that truth, however unpalatable, is preferable to illusion, however cheering. This is, after all, only practical, for the facts as they affect us have a certain implacable stubbornness to which even the most compelling illusions must eventually yield. Facts a
Hare Krsna,
Please accept my humble obeisances, all glories to Srila Prabhupada!
September was a good month, as always, thanks to all the sincere book distributors worldwide. Next year is the fiftieth anniversary of Srila Prabhupada founding ISKCON, and on this occasion devotees will hold events and celebrations. Book distribution, as everyone knows, is very dear to Srila Prabhupada and was a big factor in his spreading Krsna consciousness throughout the world in a short time. So we would like
Oct 9 & 10, Kochi, Kerala : While news forums around the world were replete with angst filled reports of a sinister and wanton environmental damage that a world famous automobile company committed . . . in Kochi Kerala, coincidentally, a rich confluence of eminent personalities deliberated Ethics , Economy and the environmental crisis. S E E 2015 – Summit on the Environment & Economy was hosted by the Prakriti Forum of ISKCON, commemorating 50 years of the unique voyage of His Divine Grace
ŚRĪMAD BHĀGAVATAM (5.18.30) DATED 21-01-2006
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Lecture by His Holiness Radhanath Swami
This verse is from Chaitanya Charitamrita, where Srila Krishna das kaviraj Goswami, have given us throughout his divine eyes, a vision of the spiritual world, Sri Vrindavan Dham, Vrindavan is that place beyond the earthly pleasures that we all are aspiring to achieve. Beyond the heavenly pleasures which the most pious of all man attains, beyond the brahmajyoti , the
What are the Vedas?
by Atma-tattva dasa
The Vedic scriptures are the spiritual literature of the ancient Indian culture, written in the Sanskrit language. They are comprised of a huge collection of books which include material (mundane), religious (ritualistic) as well as spiritual (monotheistic) knowledge. The expression "Vedic" is derived from the Sanskrit word veda, which means knowledge or revelation. According to the Vedic history, they were written down thousands of years ago. The date, howe
Sri Krsna Rasayatra
It is said that the love of the Gopis, the cowherd damsels of Vrindavan, for Krishna is the topmost love. It is without a tinge of selfishness and material motivation. The Gopis are the embodiment of the highest expression of the soul’s love for God, because pleasing God is their exclusive aspiration of life. Sharad Purnima is celebrated on the full moon night of Sarad-ritu (October). This is the night when Lord Krishna performed the Rasa dance. This dance represents th
Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatan Canto 09, Chapter 14, Text 22 by HG Amal Bhakta Prabhu on 22 Oct 2015 at Los Angeles
(In 1976, wanting to deepen his realization of the Divine, Amal Bhakta Prabhu moved to West Los Angeles to study at the ISKCON temple various aspects of Bhakti yoga (the yoga of love and devotion to God) under the famous spiritual master A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.)
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Question:
How is it possible to control the mind?
by Laxmimoni dasi
It is certainly worthwhile knowing how to control the mind. Lord Krishna says in the Bhagavad-gita that the mind can be controlled by constant "practice and detachment."(—Bhagavad-gita, 6.35). He says that wherever and whenever the mind wanders, due to its flickering and unsteady nature, we must bring it back under the control of the Self (—Bhagavad-gita, 6.26).
The mind is like a child; a child is attracted to everything. It wants
Lecture on Srila Prabhupada Lilamrita by HH Lokanath Swami on 24 Oct 2015 at ISKCON Juhu
(Lokanath Swami born in Aravade, a small village Maharashtra, Indian, he went to Mumbai for studying. In the year 1971, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada was touring India with his foreign disciples and had organized a pandal program in Mumbai.Intrigued, maharaj attended the whole Hare Krsna Festival and heard from Srila Prabhupada.)
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Lecture on Simad Bhagavatam Canto 07, Chapter 06, Text 12 by HG Vaisesika Prabhu on 19 Oct 2015 at ISKCON Juhu
(For thirty-six years Vaisesika Prabhu has been traveling, lecturing, counseling and inspiring devotees and other serious aspirants of spiritual life throughout the world.)
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Lecture on Practical lessons from Ramayan by HG Prema Manjari Mataji on 09 Oct 2015 at Dubai
(HG Prema Manjari mataji joined ISKCON in 1992 during her MBBS days and received her first initiation from HH Radhanath Swami maharaj in 1996. She has set an example for others to follow by wonderfully balancing between her hectic professional life as a radiologist and spiritual life.)
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Visiting the new Iskcon temple at Mira Road (Album with photos)
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October 25. ISKCON 50 – S.Prabhupada Daily Meditations.
Prabhupada had always done much preaching by letter writing. When he was alone as a householder in India he had written many letters to influential leaders, including a prophetic letter to Mahatma Gandhi asking him to quit politics and study Bhagavad-gita or die an inglorious death. He had written to big businessmen and top politicians. They were not mere formal letters asking for funds, but deeply personal, sincere appeals and filled w
October 24. ISKCON 50 – S.Prabhupada Daily Meditations.
Srila Prabhupada: So far as I have studied, the American people are very much eager to learn about the Indian way of spiritual realization, and there are so many so-called yoga ashrams in America. Unfortunately, they are not very much adored by the government, and it is learned that such yoga ashrams have exploited the innocent people, as has been the case in India also. The only hope is that they are spiritually inclined, and immediate
By Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami
After he arrived in America, in September of 1965, Srila Prabhupada stayed at a family’s apartment in Butler, Pennsylvania, nest at an impersonalist yogi’s asrama in uptown Manhattan, and then in a tint room on Seventy-second Street. By March of 1966, a few young people were coming to hear him speak, but his circumstances were still humble: he had seen no real breakthrough in his work to spread Krsna consciousness. When a thief made off with what little he had, Srila
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 04 October 2009, Durban, South Africa, Lecture)
We cannot be on automatic pilot; we must capture Krsna by making a special sacrifice! Then, when we have captured Krsna, we see that one cannot keep Krsna also. Mother Yasoda captured Krsna and Krsna was not only bound by Mother Yasoda’s ropes but Krsna was bound by Mother Yasoda’s love.
When Krsna was eleven years old, then Akrura came and Akrura took Krsna away from Vrndavana. From that day on, the residents lived in separ
The special status of cows and the benefits of caring for them are found throughout the scriptures. All the demigods reside in the body of the cow and the cow is considered divine due to the presence of these divinities in her body. Further, cows are very dear to Lord Krsna. He’s known as Govinda (one who gives pleasure to the cows) and Gopala (protector of the cows). He lives in Gokul (the place of cows) as part of a family of cowherds. He says, “I can be worshipped within the Cows by offering
The Joy of Devotion music festival 2015 - Live with HG Atmaram Das (6 min video)
Recorded at the music concert organised by Study of Indian Culture Limited and co-organised by ISKCON (Hong Kong) on 22 October 2015.
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