Nrshimadev: Personification of soft-heartedness
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 20 December 2010, Cape Town, South Africa, Lecture)

Lord Nrshimadev is the personification of soft-heartedness. That is particularly the manifestation of the Lord of soft-heartedness because why did he become roaring mad? Out of his deep affection for Prahlad… out of deep affection for his devotee. So actually the external thing is His anger but the real thing is His deep love for His devotee. For me that is an important point in my relationship with Nrshimadev that He came due to soft-heartedness – because then one can go beyond the fearsome… nails like thunderbolts and teeth like thunderbolts!

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New Centre
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Hari Katha and Krsna Katha, from Melbourne, are two brothers who are disciples of Devamrta Maharaja. They work hard in their travel agency business and now have bought a two story terrace building opposite the main campus at Melbourne University.

Their idea is to have a travel agency branch upstairs and a cafe/preaching centre downstairs. This will be run by two other disciples of Devamrta Maharaja who are expert cooks.
The whole program will link with the Melbourne temple’s university program on campus where there is yoga class on Tuesday, prasadam distribution on Wednesday and kirtan, lecture and prasadam on Thursday.
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Snana Yatra Festival at the Hare Krishna Baltimore Temple – 5/10/14 (Album 63 photos)
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According to Skanda Purana when Raja Indradyumna installed the wooden deities he arranged this bathing ceremony. This day considered to be the birth-day of Lord jagannath. Held in the full-moon day of the month of Jyestha this festival is also simultaneously held in all other important Puri, it attracts thousands of visitors and pilgrims from all over the country. Read more ›

Atashgah – The Home of Fire
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Just outside Baku, Azerbaijan on the Caspian Sea is an ancient site the local people call Atashgah, or “the home of fire.” From time immemorial yogis, ascetics and rishis from India would come here to worship Agni, in the form of fire. The site is situated on a natural gas field. Before the oil reserves [...]

Srila Prabhupada Encourages Communication, Cooperation & “Doing The Needful” As The “Best Program” For Developing New Vrindaban – Nov 1968.
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Prabhupada New Vrindaban 1969

Srila Prabhupada Encourages Communication, Cooperation & “Doing The Needful” As The “Best Program” For Developing New Vrindaban  - Nov 1968.

From a series of letters written by Srila Prabhupada outlining his vision for New Vrindaban.

Thanks to Vanipedia for the source material.

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November 30, 1968

My Dear Kirtanananda,

Please accept my blessings. I thank you very much for your letter of Nov. 7, 1968, and I have duly noted the contents with great satisfaction. It is very good news that so many students are attending your kirtan programs in Columbus, and I think this will develop into a very prosperous center very soon.

So far your question whether you should stay at New Vrindaban, or help Hayagriva at Columbus, the best thing is to consult with Hayagriva, and work jointly. And do whatever needs to be done. That is the best program.

I think by Krishna’s Grace everything is improving nicely with the New Vrindaban idea, and please continue to make your program in this way.

I hope you are all well there, and convey my blessings to Ranadhira, Hrsikesa, and Pradyumna and any others; there also I think Mahavisnu das and Rama devi are also, and please convey my blessings to them along with their little son, Haridasa. I very much appreciated also the nice cartoon-advertisements for your OSU Yoga society, and I think Ranadhira must have done them so nicely. Please thank him and encourage him to do much more such nice artistic work.

Your ever well-wisher,

A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

P.S. Please offer my blessings to Dr. Henderson. He is our old friend and let us join together to spread K.C. all over the world.

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Prabhupada Letters :: Anthology 2014-05-10 23:58:00 →

1970 May 11: "Organize the new center even at personal inconvenience - that is real service. Maya is very strong, and we are liable to fall down at any moment. We have to gather our strength by chanting the beads sixteen rounds regularly and praying to Krishna for guidance. Kindly follow my instructions and forget if there is any disagreement."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1970

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1975 May 11: "I am very glad that you are holding some spiritual conference, but my only request is to follow the standard method of spiritual consciousness. If we accept the teachings of Bhagavad-gita as it is without unnecessary commentary, then our spiritual movement will be successful. But, if we manufacture something out of our own concoction, it will never be successful."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1975

The all-attractive!
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 03 April 2014, Cape Town, South Africa, Evening Lecture)

syamasundarIf God is not divine, then what is the point? He must be divine. He must be extraordinary in every respect, just amazing, mind-blowing! Mind-blowing, otherwise what is the point having a God? It doesn’t make sense. He must be divine.

And that is exactly what we’re talking about when we speak about Krsna, the all-attractive. When we study Krsna, we see that he looks all-attractive. He is also playful. He is not terribly serious. He is serious but also playful and that makes him much more attractive.

He is fun also, why not? He jokes, he has a sense of humour which I think are all important qualities. He is sensitive but also a free-spirit. So when we are looking at Krsna, we see all these qualities in the personality of Krsna and all these make him attractive.

Let My Japa Be Attentive
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"Whichever seva we have done in spiritual life like reading or distributing books, bringing up temple, making & offering Prasad - if we want the fruit of that seva, we should request Lord that “Let my japa be attentive japa."

Lokanatha Swami
Lecture on Suddha Nama 2008