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So while chanting, we don’t just sit there, we have to be alive and active, using the intelligence also and watch the mind. Where is my mind now? Is it here? Is the mind hearing now? If the mind goes away, then Krishna’s advice is yato yato niscalati manas cancalam asthiram – wherever the mind goes, from there tatas tato – you drag it back and again employ, engage in hearing of the Holy name.
Lokanatha Swami
ISKCON Nagpu
18th August 2015
After the Kirtan Festival in Spain, Kadamba Kanana Swami travelled to Sweden (25-28 August). During his short visit, Maharaj did programs everyday. On 27 August, two devotees received initiation and their names are now Anuradha Sevanandi dd and Gunacuda dd. Photos and recordings are presented below. Photos Courtesy of Uffe Oberg Visit Flickr to […]
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September 6th, 2015
Srila Prabhupada’s Appearance Day
(Fasting till noon)
5am Managala Arati
545am Japa Session
7am Milking of the cows (cow barn)
730am Darshan Arati & Guru Puja
8am Srimad Bhagavatam Class by H.G. Ramesvara Prabhu
9am Breakfast for guests
1030am Bhajan & Offerings to Srila Prabhupada by Prabhupada disciples and other devotees
1215 Puspanjali
1230pm Arati to Srila Prabhupada
1pm Rajbhoga Arati
130pm Sunday Feast Lecture
2pm Feast
440pm Voyage to the West: Why and How the Hare Krishna Movement Came to America – a power point show by H.G. Sankirtana Prabhu
6pm Go Puja
7pm Arati
730pm Class
9pm Swan Boat Festival
Program on the platform at the Palace of Gold
530pm Bhajan
6pm Offerings to Srila Prabhupada / Sharing of realizations and personal interactions
730pm Arati
8pm Simple prasadam
September 5th, 2015
Janmastami
(Fasting till midnight)
5:00 am Mangala Arati
5:45 am Japa session-Introduction class
7:00 am Milking the cows (at the Goshala)
7:30 am Guru Puja
7:55 am Darshan Arati
8:00 am Srimad Bhagavatam Class by H.G. Narayani Devi Dasi
10:00 am Govardhana Parikrama
12:30 pm Rajbhoga Arati Kirtan Gaurnataraj Das
1:00 pm Bhagavad-Gita class Gaurnatraj Das
1:30 pm Lunch Prasadam
4:30 pm Story Telling by Sankirtan prabhu
5:15 pm Sudarshana Maha Yajna
6:00 pm Go-Puja in the Cow Barn
7:00 pm Gaura Arati and Narasimha Arati
7:35 pm Introduction to Kalash Abishek
7:40 pm Special program for Community devotees and guests with
HH Varsana Swami and Sankirtana Prabhu
7:50 pm Kalash Abishek for Donors
10:00 pm Kalash Abishek For Community Members and Guests
11:15 pm Cultural Program
11:55 pm Kirtan
12:00 pm Midnight arati
12:30 pm Prasadam
Iskcon Osaka Harinama (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: The mango fruit is different from the name of the mango. One cannot taste the mango fruit simply by chanting, “Mango, mango, mango.” But the devotee who knows that there is no difference between the name and form of the Lord chants Hare Krishna, and realizes that he is always in Krishna’s company. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 10.2.36 Purport)
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Hare Krishna! Grand opening for RM7mil temple
The pinnacle of the day-long ceremony yesterday was the Kumbha Abhiseka, which saw holy water sprinkled from the top of the temple onto devotees after a series of prayers. Temple co-president Kalesha Dasa Lim said the opening ceremony coincided with the 50th anniversary of the International Society of Krishna Consciousness’ (Iskcon) founding in the United States. Among the devotees present was Universiti Malaya’s senior lecturer of linguistics Dr Sridevi Srinivass who came by bus with her three children and members of Iskcon Teluk Pulai in Klang, Selangor. “The opening ceremony was so grand. “It’s a temple like no other,” she said, claiming that the temple focused more on original Hinduism that dated back to more than 5,000 years ago.
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Our eternal father (7 min video)
As a lost son of a rich man gets all his problems solved by meeting his father, all our desires are fulfilled when we re-unite with our eternal father – Lord Sri Krsna. Let us see a deep discussion on this topic with ou… Read more ›
Balarama Jayanti festivities in Iskcon New Zealand (Album with photos)
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Balarama Jayanti celebration at Iskcon temple Prabhupad-Bhavan of Czech Republic (Album with photos)
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Hare Krishna! ISKCON a beacon of peace across the globe: Har Governor
Haryana Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki today hailed the role played by International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) for being a “beacon of peace across the globe”, even when governments and big organisations fail to put an end to global terrorism. Speaking on the occasion of the foundation stone laying ceremony of Shri Krishna-Arjuna temple being built by ISKCON at Jyotisar in the district, Solanki said that this was the first time that a temple dedicated to both Lord Krishna and Arjuna was being built, an official release said. It was on this holy land of Kurukshetra that Lord Krishna had delivered the celestial message of Bhagvad Gita to Arjuna, he said. To get inner peace in life, a person would have to pursue the message of the Bhagvad Gita, he said, adding, “This temple will teach us that all devotees should be like Arjuna.”
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Ratha Yatra Festival in Leipzig, Germany (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: “O Lord,” the demigods say, “the impersonalists, who are nondevotees, cannot understand that Your name is identical with Your form.” Since the Lord is absolute, there is no difference between His name and His actual form. In the material world there is a difference between form and name. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 10.2.36 Purport).
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Balarama Purnima at New Govardhana, San Diego. August 29, 2015 (Album with 57 HR photos)
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Bhagavatam class at Radha Kunjabihari temple, Pune
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Balaram Jayanti 2015 in Mayapur (Album with photos)
The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna, is the fountainhead of all incarnations. Lord Balarama is his second body. They are both one and the same identity. They differ only in form. Balarama is the first bodily Balaramexpansion of Krishna, and He assists in Lord Krishna’s transcendental pastimes. He is the source of the entire spiritual world and is the adi-guru, the original spiritual master.
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Ratha Yatra at the Murwillumbah Banana Festival – 29 August 2015 (Album with photos)
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Krishna Janmashtami festival @ ISKCON New Delhi (Album with photos)
Ongoing daily “pandal” (tent) program attended by hundreds, followed by prasad distribution. Krishna-Lila drama by ISKCON New Delhi congregational devotees. Bhajan program as well. DCP – deputy commissioner of police – attended.
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Kumbh Mela Nasik 2015 (Album with photos)
HH Radhanath Swami & HH Lokanath Swami and HG Panchangrhri Prabhu Bathing at Ram Kund at Nasik on First Sahi Snan on 29th August 2015 Balaram Purnima.
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Bhaktivedanta Manor Veda Course October 2015
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Srimad Bhagavatam Class 07 01 43 by HG Karbhajan Prabhu at ISKCON Juhu on 16 May 2015
On the eastern course of River Sarasvatī is Manu’s sacred field, Brahmāvarta. There, King Pṛthu began performing one hundred horse-sacrifice rituals. Indra was the only other person who had successfully done this before. When he heard what Pṛthu was doing, he could not tolerate the possibility that someone else might excel his ritualistic accomplishments. Indeed,…
From Friday, September 4th to Saturday, September 5th, the Hare Krishna Temple will be celebrating the biggest birthday party of the year, Lord Krishna’s appearance day – Sri Krishna Janmastami!With any big festival, it requires the help of many to hel…
I was thinking about the day when I decided to start the Japa Group, almost 10 years ago now. The reason I started the group was based on a desire to share my thoughts about this important spiritual activity of Japa – My struggles and small realisations.
I thought this would also encourage the realisations of other chanters from around the world.
I was reading Satsvarupa Maharaja’s writings on Japa recently and came across this quote that confirms my desire and reasons for starting this group:
“Hare Krishna Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare. Sincere chanters appreciate sincere expressions by fellow chanters. They want to hear the perfect sastric statements on the glories of the holy name and its blissful effects, but they also like to hear from one who takes his chanting seriously, even though he admits it’s a struggle and he hasn’t chanted with all the bliss “claimed” by the sastra.
Satsvarupa dasa Goswami
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, March 2015, Mayapur, India, Kirtan Mela Lecture) We are here by the mercy of Srila Prabhupada who brought us together and therefore we begin our kirtan mela with a prayer to his lotus feet. Prabhupada made Krsna consciousness more accessible and easier for us; he patiently brought us up and now we […]
Hare Krishna! Inauguration of ISKCON 50 celebrations at ISKCON Punjabi Bagh
On 13th Aug’15, , the entire community of devotees at ISKCON Punjabi Bagh came together to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Srila Prabhupada’s Historic Jalduta Yatra. It officially marked the launch of ISKCON 50th Anniversary Celebration as well. It was an evening of expression of gratitude to Srila Prabhupada and about the opportunity we have for celebrating 50th Anniversary
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Dublin Rath Yatra 2015 (Album with photos)
Celebrating Jagannath Rath Yatra – 29th August 2015
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Hare Krishna! WSN July 2015 – World Sankirtan Newsletter
In July, the biggest increase percentage-wise in the Large Temple category was Bhaktivedanta Manor’s score, an increase of 222%. It’s nice to note the Manor’s steady increase. I’m sure that Srila Prabhupada is pleased with the Manor devotees. The Manor was the last place he visited in the West, and many European devotees went there at that time to get his association and give him their good results in book distribution. Another surprise is that the No. 1 temple in the world is in the Small Temple category, which may be a first. Rupanuga Vedic College in Kansas is No. 1, with 31,046 book points: a 242% increase. This demonstrates that where there is teamwork, amazing things are accomplished. The RVC has seven books distributors traveling all over the USA. During the summers they do the WARP concert tours together, driving and distributing long hours. Very focused book distributors.
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