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by Jai Sita Rani Devi Dasi Rama Navami Drama - SJMKL

by Jai Sita Rani Devi Dasi Rama Navami Drama - SJMKL

by Jai Sita Rani Devi Dasi Rama Navami Drama - SJMKL

by Jai Sita Rani Devi Dasi Rama Navami Drama - SJMKL

by Jai Sita Rani Devi Dasi Rama Navami Drama - SJMKL

BY JAI SITA RANI DEVI DASI

PHOTOS BY SUGUNAMAYI VISHAKA DEVI DASI

KUALA LUMPUR - In the Hindu epic Ramayana, Sītā marries Rama, the only one strong enough to lift the Shivа Dhanushа (Lord Shiva's bow) and string it. In Valmiki Ramayana Janak raja tells that he has promised to marry Sita to the person who can lift Dhanusha and string it. No one could do before Rama. Rama did it. This condition of lifting dhanusha was called by Janak as virya shulka, cost to be paid by suitor for marrying Sita. This scene was enacted by the Youth of Sri Jagannatha Mandir in Kuala Lumpur during the recent Ram Navami festival. You can watch the recorded video in our video archive in this website.

 

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Sunday Program at Iskcon Shri Jagannath Mandir, Seshadripuram, Bangalore (Album with photos)
On 22nd March 2015, His Holiness Jayapataka Swami along with 150 Devotees from over 50 Countries, His Holiness Amiya Vilasa Swami Maharaj and His Holiness Bhakti Dhira Damodara Swami Maharaj joined us for a night full of Bhakti Yoga.
See them here: http://goo.gl/qe4OnG

Sri Rama Navami 2015 at Iskcon Shri Jagannath Mandir, Seshadripuram, Bangalore (Album with photos)
The Morning of 28th March 2015 was very dear to all the devotees of ISKCON Seshadripuram as we had celebrated Sri Rama Navami. The Deities of Lord Sri Ramacandra, Sitadevi, Lakshmana and Hanuman were carried out of the Kitchen and taken to our main altar.. The Deities, were then given a grand abhishek with many varieties of offerings.
Devotees to celebrate the birth of lord ram had fasted till noon and had made a grand feast to commemorate the birth of Incarnation of the Supreme Lord.
The eyes of the devotees were also feasting seeing the beautiful form of the Lord.
By the end of the abhiseka, the entire temple hall was flooded with devotees chanting loudly the Names of The Supreme Lord Hari with Pure Love and Devotion.
See them here: http://goo.gl/p0WI4W

Preaching program in Prague March 29, 2015 (Album with photos)
See them here: http://goo.gl/Byow9s

Ramnavmi Abhishek 2015 at Krishna-Balaram Mandir (Album with photos)
See them here: http://goo.gl/cGFSJu

Bangalore Safari (Album with photos)
This week over 180 devotees from 50+ Nations Joined us to spread Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s Sankirtan Movement.
Devotees From Brazil, United States, Argentina, China, South Africa, Brazil, Japan, England, Australia, Bolivia, Malaysia, chile, Mexico, Canada, Russia and numerous other countries joined in..
See them here: http://goo.gl/nNTtJM

BY ACYUTA DASA

MALACCA - The 2nd Malaysian Chinese Hare Krishna Global Convention was held on 31 December 2014. The guest of honour, was Dato' Subramaniam, Minister in the Health Ministry. Chinese devotees from more than 11 countries including Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia attended this convention.

29-03-2015 BG 18.64-66 Bhagavad Gita’s Conclusion, ISKCON Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa.mp3

Navadwipa mandala parikrama (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).
See them here: http://goo.gl/4ZhOSC

Hare Krishna! Cultural Youth Festival By Iskcon Ludhiana
For the first time in history of Punjab a cultural youth festival was conducted by ISKCON Ludhiana at the famous Lovely Professional University in which more than 400 Engineering students participated. Program was inaugurated by Mr Singhla (Director General ) and other faculty members amidst a warm lamp lighting ceremony. Program started with a video show presenting nationwide activities of IYF (Youth wing of ISKCON).
Read the entire article here: http://www.dandavats.com/?p=16521

NBS # 9 *Rama Navami* Special Edition
Dear Devotee,
Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga!
In continuation with the spirit of Rama Navami, attached is the Part two of the special edition of NBS.
Read the entire article here: http://www.dandavats.com/?p=16527

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Hare Krishna! Srila Prabhupada Ashrama’s Youth on a Hike to Purify the Soul
What do you do with teenagers during a school break? Hike, camp-out, travel! It really gets the spider webs out of their heads and they love it. Thanks to the generous donation of Nitesh Patel from LA and the mercy of Lord Narasimha, we finally packed our backpacks and headed towards Ahobilam in South India. The train ride let the boys cut up with all the sleep they think they have missed, and eating sandwiches was definitely not a problem.
Read the entire article here: http://www.dandavats.com/?p=16515

Hare Krishna! The four headed Brahma’s diminutive intelligence Vs Srila Sanatana Goswami’s first class humility
When Lord Caitanya finished His instructions to Srila Sanatana Goswami, Sanatana, being empowered and enlightened, was so transcendentally pleased that he at once fell at the feet of Lord Caitanya and said: “I am born of a very low family, and I have always associated with lowly people; therefore I am the lowest of sinners. Yet You are so kind that You have taught me lessons which are not even understood by Lord Brahma, the greatest being in this universe.
Read the entire article here: http://www.dandavats.com/?p=16511

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Sri Ramanavami Celebration in Iskcon Silicon Valley, the Glories of Lord Rama by HG Vaisesika Prabhu (video)
Watch it here: http://goo.gl/QdwPF6

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The latest issue of Sri Krishna-kathamrita Bindu was just released!
This issue includes: * A QUESTION OF COMMON SENSE — with some simple logic His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada shows the absurdity of athieistic philosophy. * NEVER AFRAID OF A SMARTA — an article by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupada. * THE FIRST ATTRACTION — PART 13 — Continuation of a fresh translation done especially for Bindu from Srila Jiva Goswami’s Gopala Campuh, speaking about how Radha and Krishna first met. * THE GLORIES OF SHYAMANANDA PRABHU — a first time translation done especially for this issue of a song by the poet Narahari Das. * Nama-tattva: WHO ELSE CAN BE SUPERIOR? — another first time translation for this issue of a verse from Sri Bhagavan-nama-mahatyma-samgraha.
Read it online here: http://goo.gl/G9ZT7u

Hare Krishna! WSN February 2015 – World Sankirtan Newsletter
February turned out to be a great month for the Pune temple: It was the No.1 temple in the world. Look out, Mayapur and New Delhi! Pune is entering the transcendental competition. Rightly so, since 160 brahmacaris live there. I just visited the recently constructed Pune temple, where the presiding Deities are Sri Sri Gaura-Nitai, Sri Sri Radha-Vrndavana-chandra, and Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra – all very beautiful Deities. The temple is one of the most beautiful in the world. Krsna certainly rewarded these devotees for their sincere service.
Read the entire article here: http://www.dandavats.com/?p=16508

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HG Murli Manohara Dasa – SB 10.82.3-16 – 19.03.2015

The first ISKCON GBC college for leadesrsip and management held at Govardhan Ecovillage, Maharastra, India was a great success. “It’s been a life-changing experience to attend these GBC College sessions,” said Gauranga Simha Das, Co-director for ISKCON Mayapur. “This training has motivated me in such a way that I want to rededicate myself to serving the movement of Srila Prabhupada with more seriousness and vigor. 

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 02 January 2015, Simhachalam, Germany, Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 7.16)

We must not blindly follow but always use our intelligence to deeply understand our philosophy and all the stories from the different ages. In previous ages, quite outstanding things were possible. In those times, sages had amazing powers and piety was a big thing.

But now, we live in a different age. The first principle of this age is forgiveness, ksama; that is the essence. If there is no forgiveness – forget it! If you cannot forgive then you cannot be a devotee, as it is not going to work that way. So many people do things to us and sooner or later, it is a devotee. Have you thought about the things that devotees have done to you? Devotees, you know, tilak and neckbeads, how they have treated us sometimes!? But forgiveness is required because how can we live amongst the vaisnavas without forgiveness? How can we preach without forgiveness? The fact is that everyone is so sinful, so fallen, so learning to forgive is a very deep thing.

In Srimad Bhagavatam, Bhismadev says that to conquer anger one must learn to forgive, as without forgiving, some anger remains. There are different types of anger –  first there is a hot anger, the fist on the table type, ‘And now, it is enough!!’  Then there is the other anger, the cold one, where the heart freezes and one says, ‘For that one, there is no mercy!’  Ice-cold anger in a frozen heart.

So we need to see others through our own example and ask ourselves who is actually perfect amongst us, who has never made a mistake? Who has not done anything wrong to anybody? If there is an angel amongst us, please show us your wings! So we can see it is not that feasible. Therefore, if we approach others through our own life and through how we have dealt with others, then it is easier to forgive.

We are filled with weaknesses, so to forgive means to accept weakness in others, that they make mistakes and that they are not perfect. It is actually to be expected in this age of kali because in this age, weakness of character is our biggest problem. We are weak – we have no determination, we have no piety, we are proud, we cannot tolerate very much, we are lazy and we do not want to work very hard, we are not very learned but at the same time, we think that we know everything.

These are all the typical things that everybody has – everybody! It is not that somebody is different, but everybody thinks, ‘I know very well! Why they are telling me this, when I already know it? What can I do, when Krsna gave it to me, to know things!’  The root cause of our material disease is manifested in thinking, ‘I know!’ Because we think that way, it becomes such a habit to just do our own thing and not accept a proper guidance.

 

Good chanting produces more good chanting and so it increases like this but it takes the initial effort from ourselves to achieve it. It's our responsibility to take this step towards Krsna.

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Nitai Gauranga Harinama Yatra Sankirtana Presentation (25 min video)
Srila Prabhupada: The process of chanting the holy name of the Lord is always superbly effective, but it is especially effective in this age of Kali. All the great authorities of bhakti-yoga recommend the devotional process beginning with the chanting of the holy name of Krishna (tan-nama-grahanadibhih).
(Srimad-Bhagavatam, 6.1.21 Purport)
Watch it here: http://goo.gl/8LAeYm

Giriraj Swami read and spoke from Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.81 6-7.

“Duryodhana  was affronted that Krishna did not accept his invitation to enjoy a royal banquet with him. So, Krishna explained to him. ‘There are only two reasons to accept an invitation to eat. One is if you are hungry, and the other is if the invitation is extended with love. I was not hungry and you have no love for me so I would not come for that reason either. Therefore I did not accept your invitation. But even though Krishna was not hungry—and in a sense He is never materially hungry—Krishna was hungry for His devotee’s love.  And that love was offered to Him through the banana peels He ate from Vidura. And so He relished that offering of love.”

Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.81 6-7

H.G.Ridha Prabhu sharing Prabhupada memories (10 min video)
Watch it here: http://goo.gl/Hhyrzj

Sri Rama Navami Photos _ ISKCON SALEM (Album with 66 photos)
See them here: http://goo.gl/FEuC7B