Monthly Archives: March 2014

Prabhupada Letters :: Anthology 2014-03-04 16:14:00 →

1968 March 4: “I am very glad that Krishna is already dictating to you how to make perfect the SANKIRTANA party. I am glad that our friend, Allen Ginsberg, is helping you. There is no doubt about our success if we can make this Kirtana party successful…

Prabhupada Letters :: Anthology 2014-03-04 16:11:00 →

1970 March 4: “This Krsna Consciousness movement has such vast potency that by its philosophy the whole human race can be united politically, socially, religiously, and culturally. If important personalities like you will kindly join with my activities…

Prabhupada Letters :: Anthology 2014-03-04 16:05:00 →

1972 March 4: “I am glad that you are trying for city commissioner. Take advantage, preach widely and sell our literatures. But our platform must be very simple – there is no other sacrifice necessary for the well-being of the citizens save and except …

Student Spotlight- Zion
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Every month we will be interviewing students of TKG Academy Gurukula.  Some of our students started school through TKG Academy preschool or kindergarten. Others moved to Dallas with their families and started in later grades. […]

Prabhupada Letters :: Anthology 2014-03-04 16:04:00 →

1972 March 4: “Krishna says one should surrender to a bona fide spiritual master. He also says that one should “Surrender unto Me.” So there is no difference between surrendering to God and surrendering to God’s representative.”
Prabhupada Letters :: 1972

Prabhupada Letters :: Anthology 2014-03-04 15:59:00 →

1973 March 4: “Just yesterday I have arrived here in Calcutta and by the end of the week I expect to visit our new construction at Mayapur. Arrangements are being made for a very grand celebration on the Appearance Day of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.”Prab…

Prabhupada Letters :: Anthology 2014-03-04 15:56:00 →

1974 March 4: “We have not gone an inch forward. The application is still lying there and they do not say yes or no. Our position is not clear. I require your help very much. Things are standing in the same position as when you left.”Prabhupada Letters…

Prabhupada Letters :: Anthology 2014-03-04 15:55:00 →

1974 March 4: “Always follow our principles and actively preach. Krishna will protect you. Establish something substantial there and develop it. This is just according to the order of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu so He must be very pleased upon you for assi…

Great news this month from the Radhakunda cleaning team! (Album 45 photos)
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Great news this month! We received permission to start cleaning and renovating Sakhi Kunda! Seven months we waited, but no more. Cleaning has begun there with gusto.
Thanks to your generous donations we have also started to care for Guru dasi.
Meanwhile, daily cleaning and gardening is continuing all around Radha Kunda and Shyama Kunda and at nearby Mukharai Kunda. Read more ›

25th Sri Navadvipa Mandala Parikrama – Adivas (Album 25 photos)
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Devotees who have assembled in Sri Mayapur dhama visited Yogapith ( the birthplace of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu) to take Sankalpa to perform the most auspicious Navadvipa Mandala Parikrama. Read more ›

Mahabharata & Our Generational Challenge – 1 of 2
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In 2012-13, as I was bringing my book – Mahabharata: The Eternal Quest – to completion, I kept asking myself: what about the Mahabharata would be most relevant to today’s readers.  The book has endured for thousands of years. It’s revered by millions of Hindus all over the world. But what does it have to say to anyone else?  Is Mahabharata just for Hindus or does it have a place in world literature, or in the very fabric of our diverse cultures?

The German poet Goethe coined the phrase “world literature” in 1827, and he used it in the context of books transcending national themes.  To put it more emphatically, it means literature that speaks to all peoples. Mahabharata is the first of books. The Dharma teachings, the responsibilities of leadership, and warnings of the impending Kali-yuga (our age of darkness) are described as the five thousand year old epic unfolds.  It’s not only the first of books, but it’s also the first that can be said to be in the class of world literature. Mahabharata belongs to all of us.

Why? The book itself tells us that what is not found within its pages is found nowhere else. That’s a bold claim to make. Plato commented on two books we consider classical literature – Iliad and The Odyssey. At the time of Plato, those classics were already seven hundred years old. He regarded the books as beautiful poetry and great stories. But he lamented: Where was the philosophy and the moral standards to help guide people to live better lives?  

Plato would have liked the Mahabharata. It’s not only good poetry and a great story, but Mahabharata is also the embodiment of dharma.  The book exists just to help us understand what is dharma or, in other words, what is  our collective moral compass.  When we understand the Dharma we can live a life of wellness. That means we live in a balance of both the spiritual and the material. In this way, both the individual and society as a whole prospers.

For reviews  and more info on my book Mahabharata: The Eternal Quest visit: www.Mahabharata-Project.com

The effulgent Deities and glorious devotees of Iskcon Nairobi (Album 104 photos)
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October 5, 1971 – Sria Prabhupadas letter to Jayapataka: “Here in Nairobi our program is going on very nicely. There are TV engagements and a very large meeting is scheduled at the University of Nairobi for tomorrow. Many respectful Hindus are inviting us and I am staying in everyone’s house for four to five days. Most probably our center here in Nairobi will be a strong one, as strong as any of our other centers.” Read more ›

Harinam in Leicester square, London (4 min video)
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Parasuram dasa: The singer is Jenny who runs Matchless Gifts, she is the former singer with the Bellestars. It’s not uncommon to bump into members of the Slits, the Sex Pistols or the Clash at Matchless Gifts in London. Read more ›

Leicester Square Harinam
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Harinam in Leicester square, London. Singer is Jenny who runs Matchless Gifts, former singer with the Bellestars. It’s not uncommon to bump into members of the Slits, Sex Pistols or Clash at Matchless Gifts, your servant Parasuram Das

ECO-Vrindaban Board Meeting Minutes 2-23-2014
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ECO-Vrindaban Board Meeting Minutes 2-23-2014.  Mission Statement: ECO-Vrindaban promotes a simple, sustainable lifestyle centered on the care and protection of cows, local food production and the loving service of Lord Krishna, as envisioned by Srila Prabhupada, the Founder-Acharya of ISKCON New Vrindaban. Participating Members of the ECOV Board of Directors:  Anuttama (partial attendance), Bhima, Chaitanya […]

Mangala Arati of Sri Sri Radha Gopinath, ISKCON Temple,Chowpatty,Mumbai;24th Feb. 2014
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Mangala Arati of Sri Sri Radha Gopinath, ISKCON Temple,Chowpatty,Mumbai;24th Feb. 2014

New Vrindaban Daily darsan @ March 3, 2014.
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If you desire to attain the supremely sweet, blissful, exalted and opulent mellows of pure love of God, then, not touching the paths of bhakti mixed with piety, speculation and dry renunciation, break the hard shackles of material lie and accept the life of a sannyasi in Vrndavana. [Source : Nectarean Glories of Sri Vrindavana-dhama […]

Ecstacy of Devotion, Uddhava and Vidura
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In the 3rd canto we meet Uddhava for the first time. In the 1st Chapter, Vidura asks him many questions …

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Meaning Of The Sixteen Names PT.1
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Haresarva-ceta-harah krsnas tasya cittam haratyasauvaidagdhi-sara-vistarair ato radha hara mataKrsna steals the minds of everyone, yet Radha steals even His mind by Her divine expertise. Thus She is known as Hara.Srila Jiva Gosvami

New Vrindaban Celebrates Gaura Purnima Sun. Mar. 16, 2014
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Everyone is invited to come and celebrate the auspicious, sacred Appearance Day of Lord Caitanya, Who personally inaugurated the chanting of the maha mantra for the liberation of all souls   

Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare!!
Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare!!

GAURA PURNIMA  will be honored on Sunday March 16, 2014 at Sri Sri Radha Vrindaban Chandra’s temple.

The Schedule is:

5:00 AM                 MANGAL  ARATI
5:30 AM                 NRSIMHA PRAYERS                                       
5:45 AM                 TULASI PRAYERS
6:00 AM                 JAPA
7:30 AM                 GURU PUJA
8:00 AM                 GREETING THE DEITIES IN THEIR NEW  GAURA PURNIMA OUTFIT
8:20 AM                 SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM CLASS
11:00 AM              GOVARDHAN PARIKRAMA ( weather permitting)

1:00 PM                ARATI
1:30 PM                CLASS
2:15 PM                Lunch  Prasadam (for those  who are not fasting)
5:00 PM                ABHISHEKA ON THE ALTAR
6:00 PM                LECTURE BY HIS HOLINESS VARSANA SWAMI
7:00 PM                ARATI
7:40 PM                 MAHA KIRTAN     
8:00 PM                 PRASADAM FEAST

Your preparations for the Lord are welcome.  Please bring them by 5:45 PM.

If any second initiated devotees are interested in helping cook in the deity kitchen on Gaura Purnima day, please contact Abhinanda das either on facebook or email:

FB: Abhinanda Das               E-MAIL: abhinanda_bcs@yahoo.co.in

There is much Gaura Purnima service available, such as in the devotee kitchen (all morning), prasadam transfer (12:30 PM), or cleaning the prasadam hall after the festival.

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu ki jaya!

NEW MEDITATION CLASSES
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Monday mantra meditation & mantra chanting (also known as KIRTAN). Each session will include powerful mantra chanting together as a group, using styles with beads and also chanting to kirtan music. These forms of yoga are extremely powerful yet so joyful and easy to do. Don’t feel like you need some prior experience, just come along and enjoy the […]

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Turn on the light
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 25 December 2013, Mayapur, India, Srimad Bhagavatam 5.9.3) The brahma-jyotir is known to be the effulgence of Krsna but if we read a little more about the brahma-jyotir then we read that it is filled with cit-kaṇaḥ. The cit-kaṇaḥ are the endless infinitesimal souls that are in there. So the whole brahma-jyotir […]

Lord Siva’s Compassion Makes Him the Greatest Vaisnava, March 2, New Dvaraka, Los Angeles
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————————————————————————- Giriraj Swami read and spoke from Srimad-Bhagavatam 4.24.30 during the Sunday program. “Because Lord Siva is a great devotee of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he loves all the devotees of the Supreme Lord. Lord Siva told the Pracetas that because they were devotees of the Lord, he loved them very much. Lord Siva […]

Don’t concoct purpose in purposeless material existence
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…one should first of all understand that this material existence is anartham. Anartham means purposeless life. There is no purpose. Real purpose should be how to get out of the spell of material nature. That is real purpose. They do not know. They are taking very seriously some temporary purpose of life, which will be […]

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Prabhupada Letters :: Anthology 2014-03-03 17:25:00 →

1966 March 3: “Today Ekadasi observed. In the evening two visitors came. There were some topics on the meditation yoga. Dr. Mishra wanted my kirtan in his meetings. I am considering the proposal. The situation is adverse. Let me first of all see how th…

Prabhupada Letters :: Anthology 2014-03-03 17:24:00 →

1968 March 3: “I am pleased you have begun practicing for the Kirtana party; please keep me informed how you are progressing. Responsive chanting is very nice; one singer may lead, and the others join in. That is the system. Arrange for costumes and wi…

Prabhupada Letters :: Anthology 2014-03-03 17:20:00 →

1968 March 3: “One God, one scripture, one mantra, this idea is not manufactured by me, but it is authoritative statement. In Life Magazine, Feb. 9, 1968, there you will see how nicely the American boys and girls are dancing and chanting the Holy Name …

The tenth anniversary of Sri Panchatattva’s installation in Mayapur Maha-Abhiseka huge ceremony! (Album 138 photos)
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Who are the Pancha-tattva? The Pancha-tattva are a five-fold manifestation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, featured as five tattvas (truths), namely, isha-tattva (the Supreme Lord), His expansion tattva, His incarnation tattva, His energy tattva and His devotee tattva. These five tattvas incarnate with Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, and thus the Lord executes His sankirtana movement with great pleasure. In Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.5.32) there is the following statement regarding Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu:-“In the Age of Kali, people who are endowed with sufficient intelligence will worship the Lord, who is accompanied by His associates, by performance of the sankirtana-yajna.” Lord Chaitanya is always accompanied by His plenary expansion Sri Nityananda Prabhu, His incarnation Sri Advaita Prabhu, His internal potency Sri Gadädhara Prabhu and His marginal potency Sriväsa Prabhu. He is in the midst of them as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. One should know that Lord Chaitanya is always accompanied by these other tattvas. Therefore our obeisances to Lord Chaitanya are complete when we say:-

sri-krishna-chaitanya, prabhu-nityananda
sri-advaita gadadhara, srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrinda. Read more ›

Prabhupada Letters :: Anthology 2014-03-03 17:15:00 →

1968 March 3: “Ultimately you want to merge in the formless, or you want some material facilities, or you want to serve Krishna as His personal associate. Never mind, whatever you want, you worship one God, Krishna. The ultimate gain can be achieved as…

Prabhupada Letters :: Anthology 2014-03-03 16:58:00 →

1968 March 3: “The Indian transcendentalists who are very serious about spreading the message of Bhagavad-gita may join us and backed by the Sankirtana movement, it will be great success. And there is every possibility of oneness all over the world, wi…

Prabhupada Letters :: Anthology 2014-03-03 16:41:00 →

1970 March 3: “Organization of the European centers and World Sankirtana Party – for these reasons I called you. You are all tested devotees, remain engaged in Krsna’s service, then there will be no misunderstanding. See that the French and German BTGs…

New Personal website Jayadvaita Swami
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The renewed website of HH Jayadvaita Swami has been launched today, the 3rd of March 2014. Jayadvaita swami has been writing extensively for the Back to Godhead magazine, published and co-edited several books and is in charge of editing the BBT books of Srila Prabhupada and other contemporary devotees. His website has been refreshed with […]

New Vrindaban Celebrates Gaura Purnima 2014
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Gaura Purnima is coming up in less than two weeks and everyone is invited! Here is the schedule, below, for the celebrations on Sunday March 16, 2014: 5:00 AM                 MANGAL  ARATI 5:30 AM                 NRSIMHA PRAYERS 5:45 AM                 TULASI PRAYERS 6:00 AM                 JAPA 7:30 AM                 […]

Prabhupada Letters :: Anthology 2014-03-03 15:55:00 →

1974 March 3: “We will present our program exactly in the line of Lord Caitanya, by kirtana, prasadam distribution and speaking from Bhagavad-gita. We cannot deviate even an inch in order to attract the followers of the ecology philosophy or any other …

Prabhupada Letters :: Anthology 2014-03-03 15:53:00 →

1974 March 3: “What is the use of knowing a number of influential leaders, since you yourself found them deficient? Our ideal will attract on its own merit, and we shall be glad to attract everyone who comes without compromising.”Prabhupada Letters :: …