Kartik (Damodar)...The Holiest Month...
Kartik (Damodar) is the best, the purest of purifiers, and most glorious of all months. Kartik month is particularly dear to Lord Sri Krishna. This month is full of bhakta vatsalya. Any vrata, even the smallest, will yield huge results. The effect of performing a Kartik Vrata lasts for one hundred lifetimes, Kartik or the festival of offering lamps to Lord Krishna, glorifies Lord Krishna’s pastime of being bound with ropes by Mother Yashoda.
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Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, drafted a message to Hindu communities world-wide on the occasion of Diwali, or Deepavali, the Hindu or Vedic New Year. Cardinal Tauran led the Catholic delegation to the first Hindu-Catholic Dialogue in the United States. Anuttama Dasa, ISKCON's Minister of Communications represented ISKCON at that historic event.
In his message, Cardinal Tauran highlights the Pope's Encyclical Letter Laudato Si, wher
Srila Prabhupada departed from this world in Vrindavan dham, India, on the 14th of November 1977. One would not usually celebrate the disappearance day of a person, especially one so loved and revered as Srila Prabhupada. However, the departure of a pure Vaishnava gives cause for jubilation because he returns to his eternal service at Krishna’s lotus feet in Goloka Vrindavan, the spiritual world.
“He reasons ill who says that Vaisnavas die,
When thou art living still in sound!
The Vaishnavas
Freedom of speech?
Are we free in devotional circles to express a view or opinion, or is anything contrary to the management position simply aparadha?
Fear of being ostracised or seen as a trouble maker is not a healthy position to be in, this doesn’t matter if your in devotional circles or outside of devotee circles. Openness is always needed, but is their a fine line between openness and being critical?
Their is a fear that if one speaks out against something they feel is unjust that this wil
The glorious festival of Diwali symbolizes the triumph of good over evil, teaches us to vanquish ignorance that subdues humanity and to drive away darkness that engulfs the light of knowledge.
On the auspicious occasion of this Festival of Lights, let us offer sincere prayers to the Lordships to help us burn away the negative influences of lust, anger, greed, pride, hatred, jealousy and ego so that our lives are filled with the transcendental echo of chants and the glittering rays of devotion, pe
By Abhaya Mudra Dasi
Even though the relationship between the living entity and Shri Krishna is always present, it remains beyond the control of this material world. Often neophytes when coming in contact with Krishna consciousness ask, “How can I be sure that Shri Krishna loves me?” The answer is that Shri Krishna is not an ordinary man, even though He is called Purusha which literally meanings man. Shri Krishna describes Himself in BG 9.11:
avajananti mam muḍha manusim tanum ashriitam
param b
Please join us in prayers for our dear Caitanya Simha das, disciple of Srila Prabhupada and friend and well-wisher to so many devotees. He started so many on their path, built temples and opened farm communities, worked on Srila Prabhupada’s Samadhi and now TOVP. He is in his last hours on this planet before taking the final journey to the next great adventure. Please give him your blessings that he has a safe and blissful journey back Home to Lord Krishna’s lotus feet. Thank you, Srila Prabhup
Today Brahmananda Prabhu was placed in his samadhi in Vrindavan, and all the devotees present felt their hearts melt with love for Srila Prabhupada and Brahmananda Prabhu. I sent an offering to for the occasion, which Bhurijana Prabhu kindly read out for me.
One thing was certain in my mind—that I would be present for the dedication of Brahmananda Prabhu’s samadhi in Vrindavan—but as Srila Prabhupada said, “I have my plans, you have your plans, and Krishna has His plans.”
Brahmananda Prabhu lef
When Krsna walks in Vrindavan as Madhava, carrying his flute tucked in his belt, then the trees which have branches laden with fruits and flowers, are trying to touch Krsna’s feet. The bees are just singing the glories of Krsna. Bhagavatam says that these bees must have been great devotee sages in their last life.
The trees are thinking, ‘We are so unfortunate. It is due to our sinful activities that we have taken birth as trees and therefore we cannot follow Krsna on his pastimes in the forest
Due to the extensive help from a large body of devotees here in Dallas the Govardhan Puja festival has been exceedingly grand this year. Here is a video of the cake mountain preparations.
United States Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has been a practicing Hindu since her teens. Specifically, she is a Vaishnava. According to India Abroad, she is a student of Sidhasvarupananda, who was himself initiated into the Brahma Madhva Gaudiya Sampradaya by ISKCON Founder A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. She describes the Bhagavad-gita as being her primary scripture, and follows the path of Bhakti yoga, or loving devotion to God.
Since her entering into office in 2012, she has had many opp
The story of Diwali stems back to ancient times when inhabitants of Ayodhya celebrated the return of Lord Ramachandra. Lord Rama was in exile, away from His kingdom, for many years. The joyful day on which He finally returned is observed as Diwali, or Dipavali (“dipa” means candles, and “vali” means numerous.).
There will be small celebrations this evening (Nov 11, 2015) at the temple from 6pm to
Congratulations! At least they admitted it, once again, in the same pattern, that what they thought to be right, and what they taught most of the world, has turned out to be wrong. Modern scientists now say that our planet, mother Earth, described as Bhumi devi in Vedic scriptures, is 300 million years older than what they believed she was. Well, rest assured, they will again come back saying the present thought was wrong. The reason is, their calculation is based on a wrong concept.
"The Hindu
Most everyone at some point hears about the Bhagavad-gita, but do they know what it really contains, or how profound and deep is the knowledge that it provides?
Besides being the classic Eastern text that it is, and the summary of most Upanishadic information, it is the core of the deepest levels of spiritual knowledge. It is also like a handbook for life. Just as when you purchase an appliance of some kind, like a refrigerator, television or computer, you get a manual that teaches you how to u
New Delhi: India has moved up one position to become the world’s seventh most valued ‘nation brand’, with an increase of 32 per cent in its brand value to USD 2.1 billion.
The UK is ranked 4th, Japan is at fifth position and France is sixth on the list. However, the surge of 32 per cent in India’s ‘nation brand value’ is the highest among all the top-20 countries on the list. India World’s 7th Most Valued ‘Nation Brand’; US on Top: Report
Even Halloween can be engaged in Lord Krsna’s service. At TKG Academy we celebrated the Fall Festival with the students dressed as characters from our devotional scriptures. The costumes included some of the Lord’s main incarnations, such as Lord Nrsimhadeva, Lord Vamanadeva, Lord Ramacandra along with His wife Sita, Their devotee Jatayu and Ahalya, Lord Parasurama and Kurma Avatar. There were other manifestations such as The Universal Form and Mohini Murti and some demigods, like Agni and Lord
By Kesava Krsna Dasa
Because we think we are “not the body”, it can lead us to do so many wrong things in the name of Bhakti. It can induce false detachment and renunciation. That is, pushing oneself to be detached without spiritual taste to replace it – it becomes an off-the-body form of mind and body deprivation that does not last, because it is exerted by passion, not natural spiritual progress.
An artificial renouncer might think, “I am denying myself of all trappings of sense gratificati
It is Srimati Radharani’s special month, the month of Kartika, also known as the month of Damodara. During this holy month, when devotees are converging in Radha Kunda from all over the world, we revel in the fact that we have been given the opportunity to do some small service in this most sacred of places day after day, year after year, 365 days a year. Since our service is here, our thoughts are here also. And what a blessing it is to have our thoughts, like busy bees, buzz from one place to
Devotees of our community have the opportunity to deepen their appreciation of the jewel of India's spiritual wisdom, the Bhagavad Gita. There is an international competition with more than $10,000 (Australian Dollars) of prizes. The competition is on "Bhagavad Gita As It Is", by AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
Everyone is eligible to enter - all global citizens are invited. You can be living anywhere, be of any age and engaged in any occupation or studies. The essay competition deadline
