Scandinavian Bhakti Sangam 2015
There will be lots of exstatic kirtan, enlivening lectures, nice prasadam and many wonderful opportunities to serve the vaishnavas!
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New Year 2015 celebration in ISKCON Riga, Latvia with kirtan (20 min video)
Srila Prabhupada: These four principles: Always think of Krishna, become Krishna’s devotee, worship Krishna and offer your respect, obeisances to Krishna. That’s all. This is Krishna consciousness. Hyderabad, November 17, 1972.
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1. Are rituals wrong numbers to God? (PK QA 1) 2. Can we reject as wrong numbers the rituals that don’t make sense? (PK QA 2) 3. Why do religious teachers stereotype people as when they pronounce all Pakistanis as cheaters? (PK QA 3) 4. Do people who are afraid go to temples? (PK QA 4) 5. Is it […]

Why only two? Why not thousands? Yes, it is true that man has concocted notions of God. But if we were to count such concoctions, then there would be not two gods but thousands of gods, because thousands of people have come up with their own myriad notions of god. PK says that we don’t […]

It is no more cowardice than is a small child’s going to parents out of fear. But just as the child is meant to outgrow the fear, so too are religious people meant to grow up spiritually and outgrow the fear motive for going to God. There are four broad levels at which people approach […]

Could be, but then people who are afraid go to watch PK too. Many people who watch movies seek relief from worry, stress, and tension – all fear by other names. If an activity is to be stopped just because it is done out of fear, then watching PK should also be stopped. Just as […]

Such stereotyping is definitely undesirable, but then why does PK stereotype all religious teachers by depicting them in just one color – black. If there are shades among Pakistanis, aren’t there shades among religious teachers? The popular media frequently portrays religious teachers as manipulators and mercenaries out to profit from people’s faith and fear. And […]

This is the 3rd in a series of 4 entries by Gopisa das to his India Journal about his recent first-time pilgrimage to India. His 1st India Journal posting: Day 1 & 2 “Rotis and Spirituality”: http://www.brijabasispirit.com/2014/12/26/new-vrindabans-gopisa-das-discusses-rotis-and-spirituality-in-the-land-of-bharatavarsha/ His 2nd India Journal posting: Day 3 & 4 “Adventures”: http://www.brijabasispirit.com/2015/01/05/new-vrindabans-gopisa-dass-adventures-on-his-spiritual-retreat/ DAY 5 Dearest family, Today was a […]

Today I received a very nice message from a supporter of the Japa Group:It’s good to be here and to have your association. I receive a lot of inspiration from the Japa Group. The pithy and often succinct advice goes straight to the heart and often afte…

The town of Belfur, in the southern state of Karnataka in India, is set on the banks of the Yagachi river. It was chosen as the capitol of the Hoysala dynasty which ruled much of South India between the 11th and 14th centuries. The saintly kings of the…

Giriraj Swami read and spoke from Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.25.21 during a program at the house of Brijmohan Sethi. “It just so happens that Srila Prabhupada saw the same Juhu Beach land many times before he went to America. In order to get a passage to America, Srila Prabhupada approached Srimati Morarji of the Scindia Steam Navigation company. She […]

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Fil and Sukhayanti devi dasi, two of our very own congregational members from our Toronto Hare Krishna community have just returned from a six month training period at the ISCOWP farm in West Virginia, USA.They are very excited to start their own farmi…

Srila Gopal Bhatta Goswami Appearance Day in ISKCON-Delhi (Album 25 photos)
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Srila Prabhupada accepts the “Friend of the Humble” as His Disciple!
Deena Bandhu Das: I remember it was one of the last ceremonies where Srila Prabhupada did everything. It was in the old La Cienaga Temple in LA on 25th January, 1970 . He came down off his Vyasanana, sat on a cushion in front of the yajna kunda and chanted on the beads in front of everyone. There was about 10 of us, so it took a long time. At the end of each round, he then asked the regs, and how many rounds to the person who handed him the beads. When he got to me, I remember, those old natural wood beads from Tandy Leather Co. (didn’t have Tulasi in those days, we strung our own) looking like a string of pearls in his lotus hands! Then he asked me and I rattled off, “16 rounds. No meat eating, no illicit sex, no gambling….” My mind just went blank and I couldn’t think…I froze. Somewhere behind me, some brahmacarini was whispering over and over, no drugs! “Oh, and no intoxication.” He said, “Yes, no LSD!” and broke out into one of those smiles where a thousand suns rise in the sky, completely delighted with his own sense of humor. Then he handed me the beads, and said, “So your name is Dina Bandhu, friend of the humble.” I didn’t quite hear and he must have seen it in my face, so he repeated it and added, “Is it alright?” with a big smile.
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Harinama in Kiev, Ukraine (Album 65 photos)
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  “The whole idea of New Vrindaban is that men who are living there should produce their own food, of which milk is the principal thing.” – Srila Prabhupada, July 1969. Click here to read the rest of the letter at the Vanipedia website.

Mangla Arati Of Sri Sri Radha Gopinath;5th Jan 2015

BY SIMHESWARA DASA

SRIRANGAM – I had the good fortune to witness the stealing of Sri Ranganatha’s ornaments by Thirumangai Alvar when I made visit to Srirangam recently enroute to Kumbakonam to order three kalasams for our BCC temple project. The amazing story of Thriumangai Alvar can be found from…

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“Spirit is an entity with no beginning. It is the true self. Its core-essence is sentience, consciousness, which it uses to illuminate itself to itself. It is the true essence of all that exists. It has no intrinsic relationship with matter, and cannot be adequately contained within the limited qualities of insentient matter.” अनादिरात्मा परुषो … Continue reading What is “Spirit”

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“My head is clear. I’m hearing the syllables of the mantra and praying to Krishna in desperation. Please Lord, help me to chant Your Hare Krishna mantra it is so important to me now and I want to keep the right count. I’m trying my best.”

From Bhajan Kutir #304
by Satsvarupa dasa Goswami

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Smashed religious imagery in Utrecht Iconoclast: 1. A person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, as being based on error or superstition. 2. A breaker or destroyer of images, especially those set up for religious veneration. Today, the former head man at … Continue reading →

We hear so much about people converting from one religion to another. Srila Prabhupada in his introduction to the Bhagavad Gita says that conversion of faith is material where as the dharma of all living entities is eternal. In other words, even if a p…

Padayatra Guyana 2015 (Album 195 photos)
with H.H. Bhakti Marg Swami and The Major Of Georgetown (H. Green)
Wed, Jan 7, 2015
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