A mother who gave birth to our dear Patri Prabhu arrived Kathmandu today from Ukraine in between this time of war between Russian and Ukraine. Find them here: https://bit.ly/3Euegd5 (This post has been viewed 10 times so far)Read More…(This post has …
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A mother who gave birth to Patri Prabhu arrived Kathmandu (Album of photos)
Always remember Krishna!
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“Always remember Krsna Who is your dearmost friend and always serve Him just to please Him, and He will give you all intelligence how to be a first-class devotee. Just try to learn all about Krsna, chant Hare Krsna, and you will be a great preach…
Professors help with book distribution
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At a university in Los Angeles, a student with a walker came straight away to my book table and declared, “I know the Bhagavad-gita, and let me tell you this is not a book of rainbows and fairy tales. Arjuna wanted to save the bodies of his family memb…
A super favorable scientist from China
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It was a little quiet at my book table, so I was reading a verse from the Gita for inspiration. And then I hear someone saying, “Haribol! Haribol!“ I looked up. It was this super-favourable scientist and gentleman named Leo, from China. He met devotees…
Harinama in Prague, Czech Republic (Album of photos)
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Who is Srimati Radharani
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“Srimati Radharani is as fully spiritual as Krishna. No one should consider Her to be material. She is definitely not like the conditioned souls, who have mental bodies, gross and subtle, covered by material senses. She is all-spiritual, and both…
ISKCON RELIEF FOR UKRAINE
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ISKCON RELIEF FOR UKRAINE Week 7 ISKCON Relief – Figures Devotees from Europe and even other parts of the world have tirelessly continued their sincere endeavors to help devotees and refugees from Ukraine to find shelter, care and support. The followin…
Ratha Yatra in Belgaum, India (Album of photos)
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A Gloria
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All glory to Lord Krsna, Govinda, the Supreme Godhead! Glory to His eternal blissful spiritual youthful body! Glory to Him who is the origin and prime cause of all! Glory to Gokula, His supernal abode! Glory to the lotus of a thousand petals sprung fro…
Vedic Evidence and The Scientific Conclusion
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My Dear Dr. Bigelow: Please accept my greetings. Recently I have read an article in the Gazette by Rae Corelli entitled “Heart Surgeon Wants to Know What a Soul Is,” and it was very interesting. Your comments show great insight, and so I th…
Heart Surgeon Wants To Know What A Soul Is
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WINDSOR A world-famous Canadian heart surgeon says he believes the body has a soul which departs at death and theologians ought to try to find out more about it. Dr. Wilfred G. Bigelow, head of the cardio-vascular surgery unit at Toronto General Hospit…
The Perfection of Consciousness
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by Karandhara Dasa Krsna consciousness means God consciousness. We all have consciousness or awareness, but of what are we aware? For example, if you are pinched you will feel it that is consciousness. In our normal everyday activities we are conscious…
Our eternal personal relationship of love of Krsna
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“We are all originally situated on the platform of Krsna consciousness in our eternal personal relationship of love of Krsna. But due to forgetfulness we become familiar with the material world or Maya. As soon as one chants the Hare Krsna Mantra…
CELEBRATING RADHA KUNDA APPEARANCE DAY (video)
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Govardhan Ecovillage, a project of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, is a holy place of pilgrimage or Dhama – The holy abode of Lord Krishna. We are committed to practicing and sharing the lifestyle based on devotional principles of …
Lecture by HG Bhurijana Dasa
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How to please the Lord
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The Lord is very satisfied with His devotee when the devotee greets other people with tolerance, compassion, friendship, and equality. Srila Prabhupada’s translation of Srimad-Bhagavatam 4.11.13 (spoken by Svayambhuva Manu) (This post has been vi…
Rathayatra in Phoenix, Durban (Album of photos)
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Bhakti Chaitanya Swami: Yesterday we had a wonderful Rathayatra in Phoenix, Durban. It was cold, but the devotees’ hearts were warm, and everything was a great success. Find them here: https://bit.ly/3OhTLVy (This post has been viewed 41 times so…
Glories of Sri Hanuman ~ Hanuman Jayanti Special! (video)
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Always be immersed in thoughts of Krishna, this is our process
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“Regarding your first question, is it offensive to think of Krishna’s Pastimes while chanting, I think you should know that it is not offensive, but rather it is required. One must try for the point when he simply hears Krishna and immediat…
Always be immersed in thoughts of Krishna, this is our process
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“Regarding your first question, is it offensive to think of Krishna’s Pastimes while chanting, I think you should know that it is not offensive, but rather it is required. One must try for the point when he simply hears Krishna and immediat…
How to Check the Age of Kali
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by Satsvarupa dasa Goswami The followers of Krsna consciousness are aware that at present the universe and the earth are in the age of Kali. Vedic culture calculates the long duration of time between the creation and annihilation of the cosmos accordin…
The Ancient Town Of Gaya (Album of photos)
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Indradyumna Swami: Yesterday we visited the sacred abode of Gaya, in the state of Bihar. The history of Gaya goes back to Satya Yuga, when Lord Visnu placed His lotus foot on the chest of Gayasura, a redeemed demon who had turned into stone. That footp…
…Kathmandu Sankirtan Party… (Album of photos)
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From confusion to Srimad Bhagavatam
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After receiving a super inspiring, mercy-filled email from His Holiness Giriraj Swami, encouraging book distribution, we went out on books to cash in on the mercy. A nice young engineer approached our book table with many questions. He asked, “I’m conf…
The Supreme Person is not impersonal (video)
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Sankirtana in the Bible
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In the Vaisnava (Krsna) literature of India there are innumerable scriptural injunctions encouraging sankirtana the chanting and singing of the names of God as an efficacious means to attain God realization or as a glorious end in itself. Yet many West…
Love in the Absolute World
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by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada As long as we have the desire for material sense gratification or the desire for material liberation there is no possibility of developing transcendental bliss in Krsna consciousness. B…
Baby Krishna’s captivating beauty
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Sometimes Yasoda saw the curly, dark blue locks of baby Krishna as swarm of bumblebees surrounding His face. Intoxicated from drinking too much honey nectar, the bees just hovered in the sky. His thick, beautiful blue hair appeared like the dark night….
ISKCON DHARAN – Nepal (Album of photos)
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A visit to ISKCON’s Punjabi Bagh temple in New Delhi (Album of photos)
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Indradyumna Swami: A visit to ISKCON’s Punjabi Bagh temple in New Delhi was the first stop on our pilgrimage to the Jharikhanda Forest in Bihar. There we took the blessings of Sri Sri Radha Radhika Raman for safe travels to the eastern part of In…
“Vibhishana’s surrender unto Lord Sri Rama” Drama (Album of photos)
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Iskcon Farmington Hills A cultural centre where we can all connect and reestablish our relationship with God: https://bit.ly/36a2fNq (This post has been viewed 16 times so far)Read More…(This post has been viewed 16 times so far)
Ukraine devotees welcome to United Kingdom
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Raise cows and be wealthy!
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How wealthy the inhabitants of Vrndavana were simply by raising cows. All the cowherd men belonged to the vaisya community, and their business was to protect the cows and cultivate crops. By their dress and ornaments, and by their behavior, it appears …
In Utah temple!!
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Caru Das: Just a day prior to Ram Navami, the restored murtis (forms) of the Divine Couple make their appearance on the temple verandah, escorted by the artist Vaibhavi Christine Warden. (This post has been viewed 3 times so far)Read More…(This post …
The Genuine Spiritual Master
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by HH Giriraja Swami “Instant Problem Solving Guru Inside” Every day we Boston devotees pass this sign as we chant the holy names in Harvard Square. The sign hangs on a local shop window, and it is sold in quantity inside. This we…
You’re a beggar, you’re nothing but a beggar
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Yesterday someone walked past me and said, “You’re a beggar, you’re nothing but a beggar”. He then walked off. His comment was said with malice yet I knew he was sent by Caitanya Mahaprabhu to remind me that yes I am a beggar, a beggar begging for the …
A Search Comes to an End
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VIJAYA DASA After experimenting with various spiritual practices and mantras, an American youth finally comes to Krishna. I grew up in Los Angeles. Once, when I was visiting a friend I saw a person on TV speaking about spirituality, I found it interest…
Krsna consciousness is the Absolute Necessity for Mankind in this Age
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By Jananibas Dasa Brahmacari Let me first offer my obeisances to my spiritual master, His Divine Grace Om Visnupada Paramahamsa Parivrajakacarya 108 Sri Srimad A.C. Bhaktivedanta Gosvami Maharaj Prabhupada, the acarya for this age, who has opened my ey…
From the early days in Germany
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Being absorbed in book distribution, we were hesitant to return to the temple, even for weekends. To stay out on Sunday provided a special challenge, as even today Sunday is a day where hardly any shops are open. Everything freezes to the sounds of bel…
Urgent Need
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Parasuram das The wonderful devotees from Kharkiv in Eastern Ukraine are in urgent need of a good van, kitchen equipment and more foodstuff. Please act now and help us to supply them with what they need. We leave the U.K. today and time is of the essen…