Grand Rama Navami Festival at Sri Jaganntha Mandir Kuala Lumpur (Album 114 photos)
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Sri Rama Navami was celebrated in grand manner at Sri Jaganntha Mandir Kuala Lumpur with tumultuous kirtan , 600 devotees and guests partaking in milk abisheka for Sri sri Sita Rama Laksman Hanuman . We are grateful by the presence of HH Bhanu Swami Maharaja and guest of honour the Deputy Minister of Federal Territories YB Senator Datuk Dr.J. Loga Bala Mohan (HG Loka Bandhu Gauranga Prabhu). Read more ›

Harinama at Union Square, New York, US (Album 20 photos)
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Prabhupada: Yes, by sankirtana. By hearing, hearing, hearing -- this is a medicinal process -- the heart will be cleansed and they will take up the knowledge. Now the heart is unclean, so he cannot take up. So this is the medicine. Kalau nasty eva nasty eva nasty eva gatir anyatha. Harer nama harer... [Cc. Adi 17.21]. Chant Hare Krsna mantra wherever possible, and whoever will hear, he will gradually become cleansed. Ceto-darpana-marjanam [Cc. Antya 20.12]. And then bhava-maha-davagni... Then his material pangs will be over. This is the only medicine. Therefore chant Hare Krsna. Some way or other, let them have the chance of hearing, and then it will act as medicine. Even he does not will, you chant, you let him hear by force, and he will be cured. Morning Walk -- April 7, 1975, Mayapur Read more ›

Program in Istanbul – March 27, 2014 (Album 91 photos)
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Last night we had a wonderful program in Istanbul. Even though the local devotees are not able to go out on harinamas or propagate too visibly in the public here in Turkey, they have found other means through the internet to advertise their programs. Of the thirty-five people who attended our program last night, thirteen of them came for the first time. A few had attended only one or two programs before. Read more ›

Offering to HH Jayapataka Swami
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BY RASIKA MURARI DASA

KUALA LUMPUR - HH Jayapataka Swami Guru Maharaja Vyasapuja_2014 offering:

Dear Srila Gurudeva,

You have always been more than our guide, showed us the way, our eyes opened wide. Taught us the importance of faith and to serve. If we are good, Krsna's home we'll deserve.

Thank you for leading the path to the light, you taught us, that our faith is our sight. Each Sunday we come to learn, how our sins, others do burn.

Thank you for your dedication, teaching us about salvation. Bringing us closer to the Lord, is the most beautiful award.

A great teacher that knows how to to teach. When someone needs help, you willingly reach. Explain things real well, beyond just a preach. Real life examples, connect with us each. You taught us the importance of excellent speech. Thank you so much, for the way that you teach.

You have been there from the very start, took care of us, gave us your heart. Thank you so much, for believing in us. You gave us everything, the sky and the sea.

We have been blessed with father so kind. When we made mistakes, you didn't mind. What we're trying to really express, without you, we would have been less.

Thank you for teaching us how to live, how to love others and to forgive. Thank you so much for being our light, for so many lives, you're a big part.

How could we ever thank you enough? You stood by us when times were real rough. Comfort we felt, we truly did need. We appreciate, your very kind deed.

How could we ever thank you enough, you listened to us, we talked about stuff. From your heart, you gave us advice, important to us, beyond any price.

How could we ever thank you enough? You molded us, now we are tough. Hope to make you very proud, just want to thank you sincerely and loud.

Niranjana Swami: “Loyalty to the Parampara”
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The man then further challenged Prabhupada. He said, "But Swamiji, but what are you doing? All you are doing is just quoting somebody else. Why don't you speak for yourself? And then Prabhupada got very strong with him and he said, "No. This is our system. We stand solidly on the strength of the words spoken by Krsna in our disciplic succesion. This is my duty. This is my qualification. I do not deviate. We stand on this position firmly. That is our qualification. To repeat what Krsna says." Read more ›

Amazing Accomplishments by Srila Prabhupada
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

(Founder Acharya of International Society for Krishna Consciousness) Proponent of Sanatan Dharma

1. Between 1968 and 1977 he dictated total of 22,000 pages of text

2. He translated and wrote purports to 18,000 verses of only Srimad Bhagavatam.

3. Reading one verse with purport daily would take the reader 9.31 years to complete

4. He translated and wrote the purports to the 700 verses of Bhagavad Gita

5. Reading one verse with purport daily would take two years to complete

6. He translated and wrote the purports to the 17 volumes of Caitanya Caritamrita - in total 2,170 pages or 11,555 verses!!

7. Reading one verse with purport daily would take the reader 31.6 years to complete. Reading one page daily would take 5.9 years to complete

8. He also wrote Teachings of Lord Caitanya, Nectar of Devotion, Teachings of Lord Kapiladeva, Sri Isopanishad...

9. He created Back to Godhead magazine of which 1 million copies were being distributed

10.He wrote 7000 letters to His disciples, which were published in 5 volumes of books

11.Just the Srimad Bhagavatam lectures which he gave, are compiled in 11 volumes of books

12.Bhagavad Gita lectures are compiled in 7 volumes of books

13.His conversations have been compiled in 42 volumes of books

14.He produced inumerable recordings

15.He established 108 temples

16.He published 147 books. Reading one book monthly would take 13 years

17.If one started to read one book monthly now, in 2014, he would not finish till 2031

18.He traveled around the world 14 times

15.Beside this, he changed the lives of at least 5000 people who become his initiated disciples

16. And all of this Srila Prabhupada did in ONLY 9 years!! in the ages between 70-80!!!

New Vrindaban’s Transcendental Throwback Thursday – 04/10/14
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NV TBT 04-10-14 V2

New Vrindaban’s Transcendental Throwback Thursday – 04/10/14.

Each week we highlight an earlier era of ISKCON New Vrindaban.

From the Holy Scriptures we hear about the sacred nature of all things in Vrindaban, both animate AND inanimate.

Here’s a photo of a public pay phone that, for many years, faithfully served the New Vrindaban residents, pilgrims and guests.

This week’s challenge: What was the location of this phone and when was it there?

What to do: Post your guesses and share your memories on the “who, what, when, where & why” in the comment section at the New Vrindaban Facebook Page.

Technical stuff: We share a photo Thursday and confirm known details Sunday. Let’s keep it light and have a bit of fun!

Special request: If you have a photo showing New Vrindaban devotees in action, share it with us and we’ll use it in a future posting.

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“I am hard to please!”
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 30 March 2014, Cape Town, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 10.39.39)

cpt 2014 (3)It is interesting how ultimately the guru is an individual. We are totally dependent on our spiritual master. Yes, we have our relationship with Krsna but if our guru is not pleased with us then Krsna does not want to know us, as simple as that! You can go to Krsna and say (with an Australian accent), “Hey Krsna, hey… how ya going?” and He is sort of cold and not reciprocating. That is basically what happens.

It is our process that one must take shelter of a vaisnava and we see that in the spiritual world – everyone is the servant of someone else; that is the only way one can please Krsna, gopī-bhartur pada-kamalayor dāsa-dāsa dāsanudāsah (Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 13.80)

Sometimes, I have brought up the point that we have to please the spiritual master. Somehow or other; by an act of fate, by the mercy of my spiritual master and Krsna; I became a spiritual master. Then I started looking at things from the other side. The disciple has to please the spiritual master and now, I am the one that has to be pleased. So does it mean that I have to be really pleased or does it mean that when a certain standard of a reasonable level of surrender in devotional service is reached then the spiritual master is pleased?

No, I guess, it means that I have to be really pleased. Well, I am hard to please! I always was. I am not easily pleased. I am sort of quite a demanding personality actually, to speak the truth, “It is nice, you know, but…” 

 

Japa Environment
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It's something we don't often think about but our Japa environment is imperative if we want to avoid distractions.
Our mind can be distracted in any environment and ultimately it comes down to how much we hear the sound of the mantra, having said that the environment can also cause our mind to wander more easily.
An example is the area where we do other things....like our computer area. The temptation for the mind is to think about what might be the latest posts on Facebook - maybe there's an email we have to write or something we have search for on Google.
We all need to make sure we choose a place where we won't be interrupted, a place where we won't think about our daily life....a place where we can just be with the Krsna and the Holy names.

“Sri Ram’s March Into Lanka” – by Red Rock Rishis
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One of the most important Vaishnava and Hindu celebrations, Ram Navami, the Appearance Day of Lord Ramchandra, is being celebrated by millions all over the world. With gorgeous pujas, song, revisiting the pastimes of the Lord as told in Valmiki's  ancient spiritual text the Ramayana. Here is a music video and song, produced by the Red Rock Rishis, that depicts a story of the Ramayana, of mother Sita, still in captivity by the great demon king Ravana, meditating on and awaiting her Rama to come and release her from her horrible plight of imprisonment.