Author Archives: Dandavats

By Srimati Dasi Srila Prabhupada gave us so much, so easily. There was no fanfare, for he was graciously unassuming, seeing himself simply as an instrument and messenger of his Guru Maharaja. Our conditioned nature may sometimes have trouble with this,…

By Kalakantha Das During his amazing eleven years of personal worldwide preaching, Śrīla Prabhupāda proved Krishna consciousness could transform everyone into Vaishnavas, regardless of their birth. People today can still be transformed, regardless of h…

Today is the day my parents invited me into this world! I am grateful to God for the gift of life. And in gratitude l have composed a short poem with visuals, based on various vicissitudes of my life. Several times l should have died, but somehow God g…

By Krishna dharma das “In his prayers to the spiritual master, Srila Vishvanatha Chakravarti Ṭhakura confirms that all the revealed scriptures accept the spiritual master to be identical with the Personality of Godhead because he is a very dear and con…

By Vijaya Dasa In June, Melbourne had a very successful month. It became the No. 1 temple in Australasia in the Large Temple category, with 3,390 book points (a 26% increase). It’s been a long time since Melbourne was in first place. Congratulations! …

I wanted to inform you of the passing away of HG Manu das Prabhu, he was initiated in London in 1971. He spent his life serving Prabhupada’s mission, and spent most of his later years in Vrindavan. He would visit his family for a few months in a year b…

By Rasanand Das As conditioned souls within this material world, people who are averse to God, lament and aggrieved when they suffer but devotees of the Lord worships him with full faith and devotion and take these sufferings as gifts of the Lord and t…

By Ravindra-svarupa dasa Fifty centuries ago, during a fierce war, Lord Krishna and one of His pure devotees achieved a unique intimacy. In the midst of the great battle, surrounded by the clash of arms, the pounding of hooves, the rattle of trappings,…

By Mayapur Sasi dasa For the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada this report contains the following North American results of book distribution for the month of May 2021. North American Totals, Monthly Temples, Monthly Weekend Warriors. Monthly Top 100 Indiv…

By Nagaraja DasaControlling one’s mind is the purpose of yoga, and Krishna consciousness is the yoga of bhakti, or service to Krishna with love. As with any type of yoga, practicing bhakti-yoga in an atmosphere where we’re deluged with information can …

By Vraja Vihari das Who we think we are—our ego—affects every single aspect of our lives. In Sanskrit, our present ego is called ahankara, and that ahankara is described as the basis of our existence in this world. Spiritual practices focus on adjustin…

By Mahatma DasaThe Brahma-vaivarta Purana describes a beautiful story of a brahmana in South India who wanted to offer sweet rice (khir) to his Deities but couldn’t afford the ingredients. So he decided to offer the sweet mentally. In deep meditation,…

Don’t miss the opportunity to hear Srila Prabhupada’s lecture and interview which he gave on the first day in ParisRead More…(This post has been viewed 350 times so far)

Bob Cohen (Brahmatirtha Dasa)
Welcome to our second newsletter from the Bhaktivedanta Institute for Higher Studies. For us this year has been challenging yet productive. The recent lockdowns proved a blessing in that our scholars have been able to wor…

By Drutakarma das Questioning modern theories on the history of evolution on the basis of available evidence, to determine without predjudice, how old the human species is. Read More…(This post has been viewed 900 times so far)

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By Rishika Gitta Life is no less than a roller coaster ride: we cannot expect what we’ll have to face next. Life may pull us down into its deep and dark gorges, or it may make us soar high in the open blue sky. Naturally, all that most people are conc…

By Sri Nandanandana dasa When we talk about sankirtana, we are, of course, talking about the congregational chanting of the Lord’s holy names, specifically in the Hare Krishna maha-mantra. For many people, this is the first way they come in contac…

By Karuna Dharini Devi DasiSrila Prabhupada a few times repeated a story he had heard from a friend about a preacher trying to persuade coalminers in Sheffield, England. “Do you know Jesus?” the preacher asked. All the miners wore a number on their s…

By Jayarama Das I’ve always felt a kind of need to glorify God in my work, because painting is something He’s given me. And now I have that desire even more. I’m mostly interested in trying to show how beautiful Krishna is. He’s great and H’s beautifu…

By Jacques de Gheyn II De Gheyn was a wealthy amateur who is best known as a brilliant draftsman, but he also painted and engraved. This panel is generally considered to be the earliest known independent still-life painting of a vanitas subject, or sym…

By Vijaya das I almost cannot believe what happened in April. The Mayapur temple did 212,221 book points, putting them way out in front of any other temple. The magic of the Mayapur book distributors cannot be underestimated. Lord Caitanya’s rain of m…

By Kripamoya Das“Jnana-yoga is recommended for those who are disgusted with material life. Those who are not disgusted with material life, having many desires yet to fulfil, should seek perfection through the path of karma-yoga.” “If somehow or other b…

By Kripamoya Das“Jnana-yoga is recommended for those who are disgusted with material life. Those who are not disgusted with material life, having many desires yet to fulfil, should seek perfection through the path of karma-yoga.” “If somehow or other b…

By Charu Patankar Unscrupulous people go at once to the Tenth Canto, especially to the five chapters which describe the Lord’s rāsa dance. However, this portion of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is the most confidential part of that great literature. Unless one is …

Srila Prabhupada: “The three words, namely Hara, Krsna and Rama, are transcendental seeds of the maha-mantra, and the chanting is a spiritual call for the Lord and His internal energy, Hara, for giving protection to the conditioned soul. The chanting …

Prabhupada Memories DVD 81 The French Connection. …devotees from Europe in his room and he was going to to start a talk and started to say thank you very much for distributing my books so profusely, are you reading them? So the devotees were, some l…

By Dharmatma das Another wonderful exemplary Vaishnava has left us to be with his worshipful Lordships in the Spiritual World. Bhuvanesvara prabhu has been serving Them in Vrindavan for 35 years and was such an inspiring soul. His sadhana was impec…

The story of Sudāmā and Kṛṣṇa in Śrīmad Bhāgavatam is popularly known as an example of “rags to riches.” Sudāmā, an extremely poverty-stricken brāhmaṇa became greatly wealthy by the grace of Lord Kṛṣṇa, his childhood friend. But why was Sudāmā so poor?…

Prabhupada: It does not require—you simply let him come. Anyone wants to come, let him come. Just like one man has fallen in the well, and he’s crying, “Please get me out. Somebody please get some rope. Just catch it, I’ll take it.” Then where is the q…

Radharani’s favorite cook for decades, Bhubanesvara prabhu, is in his final hours in this world. He is surrounded by devotees in his room in Vrindavan at the time.
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One day while Kṛṣṇa was playing with His small playmates, including Balarāma and other sons of the gopas, all His friends came together and lodged a complaint to mother Yaśodā. “Mother,” they submitted, “Kṛṣṇa has eaten earth.” Read More…(This post h…

In the very last verse of Caitanya-caritamrita, Krishnadas Kaviraja wrote:
In Vrindavana in the year 1537 Sakabda Era [A.D. 1615], in the month of Jyaistha [May-June], on Sunday, the fifth day of the waning moon, this Caitanya-caritamrita has been com…

When we first arrived in India, in Bombay, Srila Prabhupada was invited to a program on the lawn of an aristocratic gentleman’s house. Most of us went ahead, and Srila Prabhupada followed with a few disciples. When we arrived, our hosts told us, “It i…