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New Courses Offered by ISKCON Mayapur Institute

Posted by Hitendra Patel on August 20, 2011 at 3:00pm

New Courses Offered by Mayapur Institute

New courses for the upcoming semester:

- Bhakti-pravesa Course – a Bhakti-sastri primer course for ladies
- Revised Bhakti-sastri ladies and mens and course
- Gender Separate Bhaktivaibhava Course
- Portuguese Bhaktivaibhava Course
- Sanskrit Level I & II Course
- Caitanya Caritamrta workshops by Kadamba Kanana Swami
50% concession for Indian Temple devotees.

In June of 1975 Srila Prabhupada pleaded with his disciples in L.A., “I am writing these books for you. Yo

An Unlikely Hero in the World of Sankirtan

Posted by shanti yadav on August 20, 2011 at 11:00am

Ayodhya Dasa, a devotee of Indian descent, joined ISKCON in 1976 in Detroit and was initiated by Srila Prabhupada in 1977. While in Detroit he distributed books while serving in the life membership department. But for many years he wanted to go to Vrndavana. In 1995 Krsna made the arrangement. That year his brother-in-law passed away in India and he was asked to attend the funeral ceremony because he was the only surviving male in the family.

He took the opportunity to visit Vrndavana. He loved

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Echo in Krishna's ear

Posted by Mohini Madhavi dd Maral Alymova on August 19, 2011 at 7:26pm

-Do you hear this sound, Arjuna?

-Which sound? No, I do not hear anything.

It was long after battle of Kurukshetra. Arjuna and Krishna were sitting together and Krishna opened His heart to His friend. He told that still I hear the crying voice of Draupadi calling My Name: "Hey, Govinda!" This echo is still there in my ear and heart. And every time I keep Myself ready to run to help to her."

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When Draupadi was put before the assembled guests of Hastinapur

The Letter of Rukmini to Krishna

Posted by priyanka bohra on August 19, 2011 at 5:52pm

This letter was sent to Krishna by Rukmini. In this beautiful letter her love for the sweet lord is seen. These verses appear in Srimad Bhagavat maha Puranam--

O the infallible and the most handsome One! Having heard Your qualities, which enter through the path of ears and absolve away the pains of life, and having heard about Your handsome appearance, which is the only asset of the eyes of living beings with eyes, my heart is accepting You as a consort leaving behind shyness.||1||

O Mukunda,

The Soul Food....

Posted by Abhilasha Tripathi on August 19, 2011 at 12:28pm

Hare Krishna...

PAMHO,

Thats our material body which has the requirement such as food,etc..but do we think that what is the food of our soul?

actully as it is necessary for our body to have food, so is necessary for our soul to survive...most of us when are under the darkness of the ignorance fail to realize that our soul is hungry and it is asking for help from our material body to accompny and help it to satisfy it by giving food.. but its our misfortune that we fail to realize most of the times.

Abortion

Posted by Ravi Chandran on August 19, 2011 at 10:00am

Posted on August 10, 2011Filed under BVKS Sanga…they are now killing their own child within the womb and becomingimplicated in sinful activities and prolong the life in this material worldvery miserably. Just see the miserable condition of the child, baby withinthe womb. She is… It is in the mother’s womb, and the mother, at theadvice of the doctor, is killing. Why? Because that child — now it is child– he did it. He killed so many other children in his previous life; now heis being killed. Not

World Holy Names Week 2011

Posted by shanti yadav on August 19, 2011 at 10:00am

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to His Divine Grace Srila
Prabhupada, the Ambassador of the Holy Names.

The schedule for this year are the same as last year : 1. Japathon, 2. Sankirtan-yajna, and 3. 50-man Harinam. We encourage temples to customize the initiatives to better serve their congregations.

Instead of beginning on the official start date of World Holy Name's Week (Friday, September 9th) and ending on West Monday, September 19th (Srila Prabhupada's Arrival in the West

Pre-Janmastami Meditation; The Central Object of Love

Posted by Ravi Chandran on August 19, 2011 at 9:59am

Posted on August 18, 2011Filed under BVKS SangaLord Krsna here confirms that the conditioned soul can reach the highestperfectional stage by surrendering to Him. One must give up all otherresponsibilities. This complete surrender unto the Supreme Personality ofGodhead is the most auspicious path for the conditioned soul because theSupreme Lord is the supreme objective of love. Everyone is loving his selfaccording to the advancement of his knowledge. Ultimately, when a personcomes to understand t

Krsna is Not Alone

Posted by Ravi Chandran on August 19, 2011 at 9:58am

Posted on August 15, 2011Filed under BVKS SangaKrsna in Vrndavana has got a great family. He has got His father. He has gotHis mother, Mother Yasoda, Nanda Maharaja. He has got so many friends,hundreds and thousands–boyfriends, girlfriends. The trees, the plants, theflowers, the fruits, the land, the water, the cows, the calves — He issurrounded by a great family. He is not a single person. Suppose if we say,“Now the president is coming.” So president means he is not only comingalone; he is comi

Capture Crafty Krsna

Posted by Ravi Chandran on August 19, 2011 at 9:56am

Posted on August 18, 2011Filed under BVKS SangaKrsna said that “This war, your fight, is family. I am connected with boththe families. So I cannot take part in this war.” But they insisted that “Atleast You take some part as You like.” Then He said that “I divide Myselfinto two. So one side, all My soldiers, eighteen aksauhini soldiers, and oneside, I am alone. Now you select. Which one you want?” So Duryodhana’sthought that “What shall I do with Krsna? He’s one man. Let me take Hissoldiers.” So

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What is the price for entering into the kingdom of God ?

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 19, 2011 at 9:13am

What is the price for entering

into the kingdom of God ?

One should learn how to cry for the Lord. One should learn this small technique, and he should bevery eager and actually cry to become engaged in some particular type of service. This is called ‘laulyam’, and such tears are the price for the highest perfection. If one develops this ‘laulyam’, orexcessive eagerness for meeting and serving the Lord in a particular way, that is the price to enterinto the kingdom of God.

His Divine Grac

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Can Come Through Purely

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 19, 2011 at 9:13am

Please know that by chanting the holy name all anarthas will be removed. When our heart is cleansed from all this anartha dust, the form, qualities and pastimes of the Lord will automatically manifest themselves on the clear mirror of the purified heart. All this will be understood clearly when the coverings are removed from our heart. But it is important that you make special effort to avoid the offenses so that the holy name can come through purely and gives you all the perfections.

Sacinandan

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The Magnanimity of a Devotee's Heart

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 19, 2011 at 9:08am

Srimad Bhaagavatam 11.14.16

nirapeksham munim shaantam / nirvairam sama-darshanam
anuvrajaamy aham nityam / puyeyety anghri-renubhih

"With the dust of My devotees' lotus feet I desire to purify the material worlds, which are situated within Me. Thus, I always follow the footsteps of My pure devotees, who are free from all personal desire, rapt in thought of My pastimes, peaceful, without any feelings of enmity, and of equal disposition everywhere."

Krishna takes over in the second part of the vers

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Srila Prabhupada on Asuric Rulers

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 19, 2011 at 9:08am

Kṛṣṇa appears in this world for two purposes, paritrāṇāya sādhūnāḿ vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām: [Bg. 4.8] to protect the innocent, religious devotees of the Lord and to annihilate all the uneducated, uncultured asuras, who unnecessarily bark like dogs and fight among themselves for political power. It is said, kali-kāle nāma-rūpe kṛṣṇaavatāra. The Hare Kṛṣṇa movement is also an incarnation of Kṛṣṇa in the form of the holy name (nāma-rūpe). Every one of us who is actually afraid of the asuric rulers and

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TURMOIL OF YOUTH, WITHIN THE FAMILY

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 19, 2011 at 9:07am

Q. I have a concern about my attitude with my family these days. I have been arguing about almost everything and it is really hard for me to control. Half the problem is solved because I realized that the reason I can even talk back to them is because I don't have respect for them in my heart. The other half is I don't know how to develop the respect again for them.What should I do?You are half way to reaching a solution already! A major part of any interpersonal conflict is recognizing our own

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Meaning Of The Sixteen Names PT.4

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 19, 2011 at 9:06am

Krsna

anga-syamalima-stomaih syamalikrta-kancanah

ramate radhaya sardham krsno nigadyate

When Krsna sports with Radha, Her golden hue takes on the dark complexion of Krsna's skin. He is thus known as Krsna.

Jiva Goswami

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How to Convince a Non-Devotee to Chant?

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 19, 2011 at 9:05am

Question: How to Convince a Non-Devotee to Chant?

How can I convince a non devotee to chant and be happy? They know the importance of chanting and have heard many lectures on Krishna consciousness, but they do not want to chant. Sri

Answer: You Become Perfect in Chanting

You can lead a horse to the water, but you can't force him to drink. If you want to convince others to chant, you should become so perfect in your chanting that others will be attracted to chanting simply by getting your associatio

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Srila Prabhupada Appearance Special

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 19, 2011 at 9:03am

Hare Krishna! On 23^rd August, the day after the Lord Sri Krishna Janmastami (22 Aug) is the Appearance Day of His Divine Grace Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the Founder-Acarya of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). Fasting till noon.

HIS DIVINE GRACE A.C. BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI PRABHUPADA,

FOUNDER-ACARYA OF INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS (ISKCON)

SRILA PRABHUPADA BHAJAN KUTIR

SRI MAYAPUR CANDODAYA MANDIR, ISKCON MAYAPUR

On the left, just inside the

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Morning activities

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 19, 2011 at 9:01am

Morning activities

It had become a habit that Srila Prabhupada and his entourage would travel quite lightly. All the items Srila Prabhupada required would easily fit into a couple of suitcases along with Prabhupada's four or five sets of clothes, a couple of sweaters, Prabhupada's cooker and most of Srutakirti's belongings.

Srutakirti set about quickly unpacking Srila Prabhupada's bags. He placed Prabhupada's pen and his tilaka set on his low desk along with his compact mirror used when Prabhupada

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Better to stay in the association of devotees

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 19, 2011 at 9:01am

Better to stay in the association of devoteesThursday, 5 February 1973It was less than ten months since Srila Prabhupada's last visit to Australia. Despite their very best intentions, however, the devotees were once again not quite ready for Srila Prabhupada's arrival. Prabhupada's flight from Bangkok was scheduled to stop in transit in Sydney. The Sydney devotees had planned to greet him there, and then stay with him for the few hours until he boarded his local flight to Melbourne. But there ha

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New Courses Offered by ISKCON Mayapur Institute

An Unlikely Hero in the World of Sankirtan

Echo in Krishna's ear

The Letter of Rukmini to Krishna

The Soul Food....

Abortion

World Holy Names Week 2011

Pre-Janmastami Meditation; The Central Object of Love

Krsna is Not Alone

Capture Crafty Krsna

What is the price for entering into the kingdom of God ?

Can Come Through Purely

The Magnanimity of a Devotee's Heart

Srila Prabhupada on Asuric Rulers

TURMOIL OF YOUTH, WITHIN THE FAMILY

Meaning Of The Sixteen Names PT.4

How to Convince a Non-Devotee to Chant?

Srila Prabhupada Appearance Special

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Morning activities

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Better to stay in the association of devotees

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