Diary of a Traveling Sadhaka - New York City Adventures!
Here Brajananda Prabhu sold a young lady both a Srimad-Bhagavatam volume 1 and a Science of Self-Realization. Initially she was not interested in getting a book, but somehow he convinced her to take Science of Self-Realization, and she gave five dollars. He told her if she threw in another five, he would give her the Bhagavatam, and so she did :-)
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The month of Kartik in Sri Vrindavan Dham (Album with photos)
The month of Kartik in Sri Vrindavan Dham has such a sublime atmosphere that yearly it attracts large number of pilgrims and devotees from around the world. This may also be due to the benefit of any spiritual activity performed in Vrindavan during Kartik is multiplied thousands of times. This special month is also known as the month of Damodar as it commemorates the pastime of how the Lord allowed Himself to be bound by the love o
October 19. ISKCON 50 – S.Prabhupada Daily Meditations.
Ramamurti Mishra: His Holiness Bhaktivedanta Gosvamiji really knocked me down with love. He was really an incarnation of love. My body had become a skeleton and he really brought me back to life – his cooking and especially his love. And his devotion to Lord Krishna. I was very lazy in the matter of cooking, but he would get up and have ready. Dr. Mishra appreciated that Prabhupada, cooking with the precision of a chemist, would prepare
Three Hundred Thousand Names
The Hare Krishna Japa website recommends “With a little practice, you should be able to chant each round in approximately eight minutes, allowing the full 16 rounds to be done in about two hours and fifteen minutes.”
If Haridasa Thakura chanted at a pace of eight minutes per round, I multiply eight minutes per round times 173.6 rounds. The result is 1392 minutes per day of chanting.
The number of hours would be 1392 minutes div
By Rachael LeValley
tesam evanukampartham
aham ajsana-jam tamah
nasayamy atma-bhava-stho
jsana-dipena bhasvata
To show them special mercy, I, dwelling in their hearts, destroy with the shining lamp of knowledge the darkness born of ignorance. (Bg 10.11)
Last week was Save The Cow Kirtan Mela at the ISKCON New Talavan Farm Community in Carriere, Mississippi. A three-day festival, it is held to bring awareness to animal rights and is an effort to save and to protect Mother Cow.
Across the farm’
By Bhajahari das Adhikari
One of the things I love about our two SKP leaders in London, Parasurama and Govinda Prabhus, is that they are always willing to invite younger devotees to lead Kirtan while out on Saturday Night Harinams. They only request that the Kirtan leader sings simple melodies that all the devotees can follow and that will also be memorable to the public.
Last night the Kirtan in Leicester Square was led by young Madhava Anderson Prabhu, a former Kuli and the son of Krishna Dha
Written by Romapada Swami
Question: I was reading your question and answer section on “Cow’s milk” (Digest 19B), because I recently got some information that the cow’s milk in America comes at the expense of a lot of suffering. The cows are fed hormones and other things so they could give more milk, which makes them suffer a considerable amount.
Now, I know that there are foods that Krishna has sanctioned that we can offer and eat, and milk is one of those. But how do I convince myself that th
With great delight we wish to inform you that we are holding our 13th Sri
Jagannath Rathyatra festival on 28th Nov 2015 here in this
holy city of Amritsar. We cordially invite you to come and join us in this
pleasant festival of chariots. The rathyatra will start at
1:00pm on 28th Nov from Bijlipehalwan mandir Lawrence road and after moving
through different parts of the city will finally end at
Durgiana temple .
A day before the yatra i.e. on 27th Nov in the evening we have Sri
Jagannath Maha
12 things you didn’t know about Krishna Lunch
Halava, the semolina and fruit dessert served with Krishna Lunch, comes in an array of flavors limited only by the chefs’ imaginations. Past flavors have included pineapple upside-down cake, pumpkin pie and banana split. Krishna Lunch volunteers have served up to 1,200 people in a single day. That’s a lot of halava — 35 gallons, to be exact. Preparation of the meal begins at 5 a.m. Krishna Lunch has been served at UF conti
By Subhang Balaram Dasa
Lord Caitanya had predicted, “My holy name will be chanted in every town and village” and the devotees of All India Padayatra have been walking day after day to practically all villages and towns in India to fulfilling the Lord’s desire.
Since the last thirty-two years All India Padayatra has been traveling all over India, distributing Srila Prabhupada’s books.
The devotees of All India Padayatra have been walking through Andhra Pradesh since the last nine months. Curre
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By Caitanya Charan das
Meet Mr. Befooled. He has a broad smile on his face. He is thinking, “Just see how clever I am! I have outwitted my doctor.” Sometime ago, he was afflicted by a severe cardiac pain. His doctor prescribed an expensive medicine and a cheap painkiller. After he started the treatment, his pain subsided. A few days ago, he accidentally discovered that taking just the painkiller was enough to keep the pain away. The discovery delighted him, “I don’t have to spend so much money
On Thursday October 8th 2015, Mr. Satish Agnihotri, the Chairman and Managing Director of the Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE), along with his associates, including the Chief General Manager, Mr. H.S. Yadav met with Ghanashyam prabhu during their visit to ISKCON Mayapur.
They arrived Wednesday evening to Bengal on official business and made a special trip to visit the holy dhama. Being accommodated in our conch building VIP suite for the night, they attended mangala-arati Friday morni
By Praghosa dasa
The GBC is meeting at the Govaradhan Eco Village in Wada for their annual Midterm meetings. The main focus is on Strategic Planning and the ongoing effort in areas such as succession, expanding the preaching and edging ever closer to bringing the holy name to every town and village, devotee care, continuing the work of finalising the ISKCON constitution etc. In addition to all those strategic issues the GBC will also devote three days to discussing fundamental topics such as gu
Agnideva leads the chanting during the Kartik 24-Hour Kirtan at New Vrindaban
New Vrindaban’s autumn 24-Hour Kirtan – to be held from October 31st to November 1st this year during the sacred month of Kartik -- is rapidly catching up to its summer cousin in popularity. Up from 100 attendees in 2011, this year’s festival is expected to attract over 400, looking for the authentic Vrindavan Kartik experience without having to travel seven
By Padmapani das
(Note: Tribhuvanatha Prabhu passed away on October 16, 2001, at the age of 49. He was an important and beloved disciple of Srila Prabhupada who led by example. I humbly encourage all devotees to learn about Tribhuvanatha’s love and dedication to Prabhupada by researching relevant articles, memories and videos online. He is still an inspiration to Vaisnavas everywhere.)
An important feature of Srila Prabhupada’
Three last wishes! Alexander, the great Greek king, after conquering many kingdoms, was returning home. On the way, he fell ill and it took him to his death bed. So, the mighty conqueror lay prostrate and pale, helplessly waiting to breathe his last. He called his generals and said, “I will depart from this world soon, I have three wishes, please carry them out without fail.” With tears flowing down their cheeks, the generals agreed to abide by their king’s last wishes. “My first desire is t
