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1970 October 5: "Your program of visiting different cities weekly is very nice. Krsna is giving you good intelligence. In future maintain a permanent Sankirtana Party and regularly visit the cities and in this way distribute our literatures without any difficulty."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1970

1974 October 5: "In Vrindaban Krishna calls the cows each by his own name. When cows were purchased in the beginning I have seen them crying because the calf was taken for killing. They can understand. Not that they are animal and cannot understand."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1974

1975 October 5: "There is a very good potency for introducing Krsna consciousness here on a wide scale. We had one meeting and all big government officers, ministers, ambassadors came to hear me and they appreciated. Most important the local boys are coming. So I am prepared to personally take up this program and remain here."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1975

1975 October 5: "The boys here are educated and intelligent. Kindly arrange for some devotees to come here for preaching. Sober, intelligent men are required who can preach. Now we have so many literatures, this is a great opportunity."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1975

1975 October 5: "These reports are very disturbing. Their own original face is coming out. This is not at all good. Now you have to rectify."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1975

Report by Brhat Mrdanga Das

Maharaj arrived in Cape Town during the afternoon of the 15th and one would not be able to tell that he had done a Ratha Yatra in Soweto the day before. All programs were at the temple in addition to a university and a loft program. Maharaj relished longer than one hour kirtans at the start of his evening programs which were followed by very intimate lectures. In between programs, giving darshans and chanting rounds, he would work on projects that he is assisting on in Mayapur. Contacting people all over the globe and preparing his propositions and presentations, his advice is very much sought after by the Mayapur project managers…

 

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Initiation lecture by Radhanath Maharaj

A beautiful, with a magazine like styled lay out, online news aggregator, easy to navigate horizontally with flipping pages effect, responsive for all devices, light and quick, updated constantly, pulling posts, photos and audio-video media from the most important UK and IE Iskcon websites, facebook pages and other social sites is the place to go to connect with the glorious British and Irish Yatras! Read more ›

In the groves of Vrndavana under a great pastime awning of flowers, under newly blossoming tree, in cooling shade, with splendid cloth and beautiful flowers, and equipped with cups of nectar and other paraphernalia, is the place of the nap pastime of the divine couple. O! Look at the wonderful, splendid divine couple in Vrndavana!

[Source : Nectarean Glories of Sri Vrindavana-dhama by Srila Prabodhananda Sarasvati Thakura, Sataka-3, Text-10 Translation.]

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"In the beginning, the rock stubborn, lazy mind will rebel with a thousand excuses and obstacles to foil one's attempt to implement the three M's. Persevere; hold on to your beads! By the mercy of Sri Guru and Gauranga one will patiently progress through the three stages of method, mood and mellow."

From Art Of Chanting Hare Krsna
by Mahanidhi Swami

“Serving you and learning how to serve you is all in the details of that service. Making sure that everything is done very properly. Making sure that everything is done very carefully. And being very conscious. Learning to serve you properly helps us become very conscious. And the whole Krishna consciousness process is meant to help us become conscious of Krishna and our eternal relationship with Krishna.”

—Nila Madhava dasa

Giriraj Swami’s Evening Talk

Vicaru Das
ISKCON Harinam Ruci

SB CANTO 1 CHAPTER 1 TEXT 10: O learned one in this iron age of Kali men almost always have but short lives, they are quarrelsome, lazy, misguided, unlucky and above all always disturbed.

The devotees of the Lord are always anxious for the spiritual improvement of the general public, when the sages of Naimisaranya analysed the state of affairs of the people in this age of Kali; they foresaw that men would live short lives. In Kali Yuga, the duration of life is shortened not so much because of insufficient food but because of irregular habits.

By keeping regular habits and eating simple food any man can maintain his health. Overeating, over sense gratification, over dependence on another’s mercy and artificial standards of living sap the very vitality of human energy. Therefore the duration of life is shortened.

The people of this age are also very lazy not only materially but in the matter of self realisation, that is to say man should come to know what he is, what the world is and what the supreme truth is. Human life is a means by which the living entity can end all the miseries of the hard struggle for life in material existence and by which he can return to Godhead his eternal home. But due to a bad system of education men have no desire for self realization even they come to know about it they unfortunately become victims of misguided teachers.

In this age men are victims not only of different political creeds and parties but of many different types of sense-gratificatory diversions such as cinemas, sports, gambling, clubs, mundane libraries, bad association, smoking, drinking, cheating, pilfering, bickerings and so on. The minds are always disturbed and full of anxieties due to so many different engagements. In this age many, unscrupulous men manufacture their own religious faiths which are not based on any revealed scriptures and very often people who are addicted to sense gratification are attracted by such institutions. Consequently in the name of religions so many sinful acts are being carried on that the people in general have neither peace of mind nor health of body.
Living beings who are entangled in the complicated meshes of birth and death can be freed immediately by even unconsciously chanting the holy name of Krsna, which is feared by fear personified .

Vaisesika Dasa: My dear false ego, It has taken me quite some time to find the courage to write you this letter; and I realize that it may come to you as a surprise since we have been together for so long and we’ve been through so much. I know also that I’m the one who started this relationship in the first place, but I’ve changed. I now know that what we had was unhealthy: especially my depending on you to watch and appreciate every move that I made, and your telling me that I was great, wise, clever and so on, even when I wasn’t Read more ›

Intelligent men decide to solve all problems by adopting the devotional service of chanting the holy name of the Lord, who is situated in everyone's heart and who is a mine of all auspicious qualities. Such persons are not within Yamaraj's jurisdiction for punishment. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 6.3.26 Purport) Read more ›

Indradyumna Swami: An original photo of Srila Jagannatha dasa Babaji, the spiritual master of Srila Bhaktivinode Thakur, recently discovered by the Bhaktivedanta Research Centre in Kolkata. The photo was found inserted between the pages of an old book previously owned by a disciple of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati. Under the direction of Hari Sauri prabhu the research center is collecting and preserving ancient manuscripts and rare works, making them available to scholars and students all over the world. Read more ›

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1967 October 4: "Two very important things are resting with you. First arrangement with MacMillan and second to get my permanent visa. I am always anxious to be with you for the remaining days of my life, for preaching Krishna Consciousness in the Western World.
Prabhupada Letters :: 1967

1969 October 4: "Your nice poetry is worthy to be offered to my Guru Maharaj. However I am quite unfit for such words. Whatever I am doing, it is due only to my Guru Maharaj. He is the power behind me, I am only instrument."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1969

1970 October 4: "Although my party from London has reached Bombay, because no arrangement for my passage was made I am unable to join you. However if my disciples there can do the work, then I do not require to go, leaving aside my important engagements here."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1970

1972 October 4: "We must have that land. We are in possession. We shall not give any concession. We shall go to the courts. I want that the land should be purchased, that's all."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1972

1973 October 4: "He has become a leader due to his inspired service. That is the real thing - one who has inspiration - utsaha - enthusiasm, he can do anything. So please continue with all enthusiasm and determination and win the hearts of your fellow countrymen."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1973

1973 October 4: "You are doing the greatest service to the world by giving up everything for preaching this Krishna consciousness philosophy, now please continue. This is the greatest welfare activity, and for engaging yourself and others in this way, certainly you will go back to home, back to Godhead."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1973

1973 October 4: "Our process is simple, all-embracing, we have something to offer for everyone. There is chanting, dancing, feasting and very perfect philosophy, so everyone may be satisfied with our Krishna Consciousness Movement."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1973

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By chanting the Hare Krishna mantra without offenses, one increases his love for Krishna. As stated by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, preme pum-artho mahan: one's main concern should be to increase one's attachment to the Supreme Personality of Godhead and to increase one's love for Him. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 6.3.24 Purport) Read more ›

Please dont forget to visit ISKCON Bhaktivedanta Swami Goshala during your visit to vrindavan. Please come serve cows and get unlimited blessings of Gomata and Krishna Balrama. Read more ›

Do we need to posit the existence of eternal souls to make the design argument robust?

Do the Anthropic Principle and the multiverse theory make the design argument redundant?

Is it right for devotees to use kirtan singing for earning their living?

If we shouldn’t be disturbed by the mind’s impurities, then how can we beat the mind? Why do dharma-shastras say that aggressors should be forgiven?

What are dharma-shastra and artha-shastra? How are they different?

How do we respond when prominent scientists like Stephen Hawking write books propounding atheism?

Do the dharma-shastras say aggressors shouldn’t be killed and artha-shastras that they should be killed?

Do cultural practices change as per age as does the yuga-dharma?