Question: I have a question regarding a statement I heard in the past and remembered recently:
Seeming paradoxes are found in various places in scripture. For instance, in one scripture it may be said “all the forms of the Lord are equal,” while in another it may be said, “no other form of the Lord is as complete as Krishna.” While he didn’t use this particular example, I have heard from an advanced Vaishnava that such “contradictions” force us as readers to stop and contemplate instead of spe
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A Program was organized at Smt.Santosh Ahlawat’s (MP) Home which was attended by two more Member of Parliament Mrs Riti Pathak and Smt Anju bala and many others. The program which consisted of Kirtan, 30 minute talk followed by Ques Ans for another 30 min was very well received by the participants.
The VIPs there received Srila Prabhupada books, Prasad and asked various questions on the philosophy. There were enthusiastic to host similar programs in future as well.
It gave us good opportunity
Chant Hare Krishna for peace! (4 min video)
Public in London sharing their feelings about Hare Krishna!
Key quotes from this video:
‘If people will be connected to the life like the Hare Krishna devotees are, the world would be a better place’
‘To invest in peace and reflect peace is a very powerful thing’
‘The only life on Oxford street today is… the Hare Krishnas’
Source: https://goo.gl/Vsw0A1
TEXT 46
yavan artha udapane
sarvatah samplutodake
tavan sarvesu vedesu
brahmanasya vijanatah
sarvatah samplutodake
tavan sarvesu vedesu
brahmanasya vijanatah
SYNONYMS
yāvān—all that; arthaḥ—is meant; udapāne—in a well of water; sarvataḥ—in all respects; sampluta-udake—in a great reservoir of water; tāvān—similarly; sarveṣu—in all; vedeṣu—Vedic literatures; brāhmaṇasya—of the man who knows the Supreme Brahman; vijānataḥ—of one who is in complete knowledge.
TRANSLATION
All purposes that are served by the small pond can at once be served by the great reservoirs of water
We all have high hopes, aspirations and dreams of a certain kind of life for ourselves and our loved ones. We all wish to be successful in our lives. We dream of receiving the best education from the best university, securing the best grades, earning the best job, having the best companion and leading the best life. Often I encounter questions like: Why am I a failure? How to achieve success? How to be happy? Why do I always feel frustrated? How can I fulfill my dreams? The latest one being - I
We all have high hopes, aspirations and dreams of a certain kind of life for ourselves and our loved ones. We all wish to be successful in our lives. We dream of receiving the best education from the best university, securing the best grades, earning the best job, having the best companion and leading the best life. Often I encounter questions like: Why am I a failure? How to achieve success? How to be happy? Why do I always feel frustrated? How can I fulfill my dreams? The latest one being - I
Lecture on Self or Others by HG Urmila Mataji on 04 Dec 2015 at Hawaii
(HG Urmila Mataji has mainly served ISKCON since 1973 till the present time as book distributor, assistant secretary for the BBT, pujari, temple cook, actress, writer, traveling preacher, editor of BTG since 1990, primary and secondary teacher for 27 years, school principle for 18 years, member of Sastric Advisory Council to the GBC. )
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Lecture on Sri Tattva Sandarbha-The Life of Jiva Goswami by HH Romapada Swami in 25 Nov 2015 at New Jersey
(Romapada Swami‘s first encounter with Krishna consciousness came in Buffalo, in the shape of a lecture at the State University of New York in 1969. The lecturer was His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. The following year, Romapada Swami joined the movement in Boston and was initiated in 1971.)
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Travel Journal#11.22: Washington, D.C. and Florida
Diary of a Traveling Sadhaka, Vol. 11, No. 22
By Krishna-kripa das
(November 2015, part two)
By Krishna-kripa das
(November 2015, part two)
Washington, D.C., Florida
(Sent from Gainesville, Florida, on December 8, 2015)
(Sent from Gainesville, Florida, on December 8, 2015)
Where I Went and What I Did
I began the second half of November by chanting Hare Krishna with my godbrother, Sankarsana Prabhu, for three hours each day for two days in front of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., with Sivam joining us the first day and Guru Da
Lecture onCountering External and Internal Negativity by HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu on 2015
(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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By Dayal Mora das
The time was coming around for the temple to send me to India again. Finally! I have the great fortune to serve as brahmachari leader at Sri Sri Radha Londonisvara Dham and I have been serving here for three and half years. I’m into Harinam and it’s a blessing that I can call this service one of my main services.
It was not difficult to choose a destination to request since I had recently seen Parasuram’s video from a Vraja Mandala Parikrama, or Padyatra, from 2010 which was s
THREE OUT OF THE SIX OF OUR LONDON YATRA’S LEGENDARY DEVOTEES RETURN TO LEAD OUR SATURDAY NIGHT HARINAM PARTY. London (28-11-2015)
What follows is a short video of three of the six original devotees sent to London by Srila Prabhupada in 1968. Shyamsundar prabhu, Gurudas prabhu, and Malati prabhu. All three of them took part in the joyful evening of Street Chanting. Each one of them took turns to lead the kirtana.
OVER ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DEVOTEES WERE INSPIRED AND ENLIVENED BY THEIR PRESENCE…
New Ramana Reti, Iskcon Alachua: the real example of the United Nations!
Mukhya Devi Dasi: In 1974 Srila Prabhupada wrote a letter to an Indian disciple who had complained to him that he felt American devotees were looking down on him. Srila Prabhupada said “Why be affected by bodily relationships? Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu advised us…that we have to become humbler than a blade of grass and more tolerant than a tree. Then we can execute our service and chant Hare Krsna. If Indians are bad, then I
AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION IS WORTH A POUND OF CURE: We have been eating healthy organic food for 4 or 5 years as part of my wife’s Ayurvedic wellness program due to her long struggle with weak health. Unfortunately, because of my rare encounter with serious health problems and a strong “kapha” constitution, I have been more cavalier about taking care of myself. Her weak constitution and immune system has forced her to be much more conscious of the importance of diet, sleep, exercise, balance, and
Instant noodles, instant coffee everything we need instantly in today's fast moving world. And finally what's the end result? Instant karmic reaction which is only multiplying the pain that we already have. People who are thoughtful can understand the defect of material sense gratification. We want to enjoy our senses right now & get pleasure. But the material nature won't allow us to do so beyond a limit. The more we try to enjoy the senses, the more we suffer. That's how this world is design
King’s College London Dental Institute, often found at the top of the national leaderboards for Dentistry, regularly invites speakers to inspire their students. On November 30th, 2015 they hosted Radhanath Swami alongside Ash Parmar, a world-famous cosmetic dentist (who has appeared on shows such as This Morning and Extreme Makeover), to give a seminar on the art of decision-making. Professor Mark Woolford, Dean of Education at the Institute, shared his reasoning for the talks: “One of the thin
By Madhava Smullen
A group of preschool children, along with their devotee parents and grandparents, bustled excitedly into Gopal’s Garden Homeschool Co-Op for their graduation party on November 5th.
The event had ISKCON New Vrindaban president Jaya Krsna Das calling the Co-Op “community building at its best.”
Gopal’s Garden was established in New Vrindaban, West Virginia – Srila Prabhupada’s first farm community — in 2007 by Ruci Dasi. It runs to eighth grade, and teaches thirteen students in
Unidentified gunmen on Thursday night hurled a crude bomb inside International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon) temple in Kaharol's Bahuchi village and opened fire at its entrance, reports said.
At least two Hindu devotees were injured on Thursday as miscreants opened fire during a religious conference at a temple in Dinajpur's Kaharole area in Bangladesh.
Unidentified gunmen on Thursday night hurled a crude bomb inside International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon) tem
TEXT 45
trai-gunya-visaya veda
nistrai-gunyo bhavarjuna
nirdvandvo nitya-sattva-stho
niryoga-ksema atmavan
nistrai-gunyo bhavarjuna
nirdvandvo nitya-sattva-stho
niryoga-ksema atmavan
SYNONYMS
traiguṇya—pertaining to the three modes of material nature; viṣayāḥ—on the subject matter; vedāḥ—Vedic literatures; nistraiguṇyaḥ—in a pure state of spiritual existence; bhava—be; arjuna-O Arjuna; nirdvandvaḥ—free from the pains of opposites; nitya-sattva-sthaḥ—ever remaining in sattva (goodness);niryoga-kṣemaḥ—free from (the thought of) acquisition and preservation;ātmavān—established i
In attached photo:
From left to right:
Canadian stage director Valerie Kuinka, her husband Richard Margison, the honourable Prime Minister Justin Trudeau & Bhakta Dustin Hiles.
by Jaya Govinda Dasa (GKG)
Bhakta Dustin, a Hare Krishna devotee, was given the honour of singing the National Anthem to open the first holiday caucus dinner of the recently elected Canadian liberal government.
Newly elected Canadian Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau along with his wife Mrs. Grégoire-Tr
