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Radhastami celebration in ISKCON New Govardhana - Sri Sri Radha Govardhanadhari with Mukunda Swami (Album with photos)
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Hare Krishna! The “Traveling Parson”
Rupa Raghunatha’s original ancestors were Christian missionaries in the 1790s. Thomas Hassall was called the ‘traveling parson’, because he used to preach from Sydney to Canberra and Newcastle riding his horse town to town. Rupa Raghunatha says, “Now I feel like I have the same missionary spirit not on four legs, but on four wheels! Often Rupa Raghunatha will set up a table with books and prasadam on the street, or walk around to each shop and show them books personally. He often feels inspired to do Hari Nama, especially in remote towns, as they may not have another chance to hear the holy names.
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Henry Ford’s life - a spiritual perspective by his great-grandson (Ambarisha Prabhu) (3 min video)
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ISKCON Auckland New Zealand: Over 100 sets of SP Lilamrta sets sold for the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada for His 50th anniversary!
A traditional Maori greeting and “Haka”, performed by local devotees in Iskcon Auckland, Temple of New Zealand during the reception of dignitaries on the occasion of celebrating Srila
Prabhupada’s 50th anniversary of his arrival in America. (3 min video)
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ISKCON Malaysia - Srila Prabhupada’s Gallery Opening (Album with photos)
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Hare Krishna! The building blocks? The Transcendental Sound Vibration!
Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s Harinama Sankirtan Mission. Right now, this moment in Harinam Sankirtana, the Maha Mantra rises. The kirtan leader was born a devotee – blessed by the commitment of his parents and the mercy of Srila Prabhupada. The volume is high, the beats are many per minute. The devotees are all swimming with the current. The commuters are now running – it is rush hour in New York. Everyone is running. These busy people may not notice the devotees – it appears this way – but the inner ear, the Soul’s accomplice, has captured this Transcendental Sound. These Eternal moments are quick!
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Hare Krishna! Our dear Grandfather Srila Prabhupada
Acyuta Gopi: He came to a place where he knew no one and was unsure if anyone would be able to help him carry out his mission. He fought sea sickness, life threatening heart attacks and braved the roughest conditions because he had such firm faith and conviction in the orders of his guru and the message of Lord Caitanya. Because of his journey and his sacrifice, I am here today. Because of his amazingly selfless personality I am able to say I’ve dedicated 30 years to this movement. Because of all of his hardships I was able to go to South Africa where I knew no one and gain an entire family in one day because we are connected worldwide by his vision. I can travel anywhere in the world confident that I will be cared for because of Srila Prabhupada’s work. And when he journaled, it wasn’t full of complaints about the hardships he had to endure. Somehow he was thankful to be performing the work that would make his spiritual master proud.
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Photos from the huge festival which took place in Boston for the celebration of Srila Prabhupada’s arrival in America 50 years ago
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Hare Krishna! A special preview clip of Acharya the Movie!
Yadubara Das: ACHARYA, The Life and Legacy of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. In celebration of Srila Prabhupada’s arrival in Boston 50 years ago, when he brought the practice of Bhakti Yoga to the West, we are pleased to release a special preview clip of Acharya the Movie! Please post, share and support!
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Hare Krishna! Varshana – Sunrise Aerial Darshan (10 min video)
Prananatha das: I had spent two weeks at Govardhan last October (2014) working on the film “Govardhan Seva” but during that time I didn’t get the opportunity to visit Varshana. So, on the morning I was leaving, my taxi was heading towards Delhi and I asked the driver to quickly stop at Varshana. The sun was just rising. It was so stunning. I put the drone in the air for a few minutes and, what you see in the video is the unedited footage. I used only a few seconds of footage in Govardhan Seva. Last night I suddenly remembered the rest of the footage was sitting there, so, happy Radhastami .
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Darshan Of Sri Sri Radha Gopinath;8th September 2015
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by Jai Sita Rani Devi Dasi ToDU - Srila Prabhupada Gallery Opening Mantras are words.
Words are very powerful things, because words contain meaning.
Meaning is to consciousness what the calorie is to digestion.
Meaning is the thing that consciousness digests and subsists on.
“You are what you eat.” As this applies physically to food, it applies psychologically to words. The words you speak and hear create your psyche.
Mantras, therefore, are very powerful things. They are very special words, conveying very special meaning – and therefore possess the power to reshape our psyche, and thus change the tangible direction of our lives.
The real power in the mantra is not the frequency of the sound waves, the real power is the meaning conveyed by the words. A mantra used without awareness of the meaning in the words can exhibit only a small fraction of its potential power. The ultimate effect of using a mantra this way is simply that the user will eventually be blessed to seek and find the meaning of the words. Then, when we use a mantra with awareness of the meaning, much more of the mantra’s power can activate.
The more deeply we understand the meanings of the words and phrases in a mantra, the more deeply its power affects us.
Vraja Kishor
Mantras are words.
Words are very powerful things, because words contain meaning.
Meaning is to consciousness what the calorie is to digestion.
Meaning is the thing that consciousness digests and subsists on.
“You are what you eat.” As this applies physically to food, it applies psychologically to words. The words you speak and hear create your psyche.
Mantras, therefore, are very powerful things. They are very special words, conveying very special meaning – and therefore possess the power to reshape our psyche, and thus change the tangible direction of our lives.
The real power in the mantra is not the frequency of the sound waves, the real power is the meaning conveyed by the words. A mantra used without awareness of the meaning in the words can exhibit only a small fraction of its potential power. The ultimate effect of using a mantra this way is simply that the user will eventually be blessed to seek and find the meaning of the words. Then, when we use a mantra with awareness of the meaning, much more of the mantra’s power can activate.
The more deeply we understand the meanings of the words and phrases in a mantra, the more deeply its power affects us.
Vraja Kishor
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Giriraj Swami read and spoke from Srimad-Bhagavatam 8.7.44.
“One should endeavor for that which is never obtained by wandering up and down the universe as a result of the reactions of karma. What is that? One should endeavor to become Krsna conscious. If one tries to spread Krsna consciousness all over the world, he should be understood to be performing the best welfare activity. The Lord is automatically very pleased with him. If the Lord is pleased with him, what is left for him to achieve? If one has been recognized by the Lord, even if he does not ask the Lord for anything, the Lord, who is within everyone, supplies him whatever he wants. This is also confirmed in Bhagavad-gita (tesam nityabhiyuktanam yoga-ksemamvahamy aham). Again, as stated here, tapyante loka-tapena sadhavah prayaso janah. The best welfare activity is raising people to the platform of Krsna consciousness, since the conditioned souls are suffering only for want of Krsna consciousness. The Lord Himself also comes to mitigate the suffering of humanity.”
—Srimad-Bhagavatam 8.7.44 purport