Monthly Archives: March 2014

Shantipur Festival 2014! (Album 49 photos)
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A very auspicious festival is held 4 days before Gaura-purnima on the day of Govinda Dwadasi in the house of Sri Advaita Acarya at Shantipur, known as Shantipur festival. Supreme Lord Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu visited the house of SriAdvaita Acarya and took prasadam with the devotees on the appearance day of Sripad Madhavendra Puri and blessed with Krsna prema to all those who come and take prasadam at this place on this specific day.

22 quintals of rice, 12 quintals of dhal, enormous amount of vegetables like cabbage, spinach, tomatoes, cauliflower, beans and spices were used to cook non-stop delicious kitchuri. Read more ›

Beautiful Boat Festival in Mayapur in High Resolution Photos (Album 82 photos)
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The small Sri Sri Radha Madhava deities (uttsava-murti) are brought in a procession amidst kirtana to the lake at Srila Prabhupada’s Pushpa Samadhi Mandir. Their Lordships are placed on a boat and taken on a boat ride during a boat festival evening. The festivities intend to engage everyone in Krishna’s service, thereby giving us a chance to perfect our lives.

The pujaris apply sandalwood to Their sacred bodies. After the boat ride, Their Lordships are seated on a swing decorated with colorful and fragrant flowers and fruits. Devotees then have the wonderful opportunity to swing Them while singing bhajanas for Their pleasure. They also grab the opportunity to cook and offer bhoga to Their Lordships and distribute them to other devotees! Read more ›

Invitation to New Vrindaban Community Dialogs: Saturday, March 22 & Sunday, March 23, 2104
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   Dear Brijabasis, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! It’s almost time for the spring joint board meetings. The board members of ISKCON New Vrindaban and ECO-Vrindaban will meet face to face on March 22 and 23. To increase an environment of open communication, the board members and I are organizing […]

Kirtan Purnima
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Kirtan Schedule For Kirtan Purnima 2014 10:00 – 10:30 Bhaktivedanta Academy Bangladesh Yatra 10:30 – 11:00 11:00 – 11:30 Mayapur Chandra’s HH Bhaktipurusottam Swami 11:30 – 12:00 HG Krishna Kishor Das Sankirtan Dpt. 12:00 – 12:30 HG Mathuresh Das HG Praghosh Das 12:30 – 1:00 HG Chaitanya Das 1:00 – 1:30 HG Padmarani  Dasi HG […]

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Wednesday, March 12th, 2014
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Toronto, Ontario
The Right Vision
Weather conditions were such that it made it prohibitive to trek a serious length.  Today I walked pacing our inside balcony back and forth.  I did walk intellectually through a string of verses from the Bhagavad Gita, a kind of power tight rope walking.  From chapter 13, Nature, The Enjoyer, And Consciousness.
13.27:
“Oh chief of the Bharatas, know that whatever you see in existence, both the moving and the non moving, is only a combination of the field of activities and the knower of the field.”
13.28:
“One who sees the Supersoul accompanying the individual soul in all bodies and who understands that neither the soul nor the Supersoul within the destructible body is ever destroyed, actually sees.”
13.29:
“One who sees the Supersoul equally present everywhere, in every living being, does not degrade himself, thus he approaches the transcendental destination.”
13.30:
“One who can see that all activities are performed by the body, which is created of material nature, and sees that the self does nothing, actually sees.”
13.31:
“When a sensible person ceases to see different identities due to different material bodies and sees how beings are expanded everywhere, he attains to the Brahman conception.”
13.32:
“Those with the vision of eternity can see that the imperishable soul is transcendental, eternal, and beyond the modes of nature.  Despite contact with the material body, O Arjuna, the soul neither does anything nor is entangled.”
13.33:
“The sky, due to its subtle nature, does not mix with anything, although it is all pervading.  Similarly, the soul situated in Brahman vision does not mix with the body, though situated in that body.”
13.34:
“O son of Bharat, as the sun alone illuminates all this universe, so does the living entity, one within the body, illuminate the entire body by consciousness.”
13.35:
“Those who see with eyes of knowledge the difference between the body and the knower of the body, and can also understand the process of liberation from bondage in material nature, attain to the supreme goal.”
May the Source be with you!
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The anxiety of the Lord
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 01 January 2014, Mayapur, India, Caitanya Caritamrta Seminar)    If we want to approach Krsna in a mood of friendship, then we must fulfill his desire. An example is found in the Caitanya Caritamrta about Haridas Thakur. At one point, Lord Caitanya was lamenting and saying to Haridas Thakur, ”What about all those […]

Temple Decoration for Gaur Purnima & Holi 2014 in ISKCON-Delhi (Album 33 photos)
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Sri Sri Radha Parthasarathi Mandir (Hindi: श्री श्री राधा पर्थसरथि मन्दिर ) or generally called as ISKCON Delhi temple is a famous Vaishnav temple of Lord Krishna and Radharani in the form of Radha Parthasarathi, Opened in 1998, it is located at Hare Krishna Hills, in the East of Kailash area of New Delhi, India. Read more ›

Sally Agarwal visits New Vrindavan (USA) (Album 32 photos)
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Gopal and Sally Agarwal, an elderly couple who played a significant role in ISKCON’s origins. They are forever etched in the devotees’ collective memory as two of the Western world’s earliest recipients of Srila Prabhupada’s mercy. It was the Agarwals who hosted him in the fall of 1965, before ISKCON was even nominally born, giving him shelter, hospitality, friendship, and love. Indeed, for one month their home served as Prabhupada’s earliest refuge outside India. Read more ›