“As Srila Prabhupada often said, ‘There is nothing to be lamented.’ Even ordinary people don’t die—the soul continues; but in the case of Vaisnavas, not only does the soul continue to live but their devotional service also continues. When we were with Srila Prabhupada in Surat on his guru maharaja’s disappearance day, he said that on the spiritual, absolute, platform there is no difference between appearance and disappearance; just like the sunrise and the sunset—both are beautiful. But he also said that when a Vaishnava leaves we have mixed feeling of both happiness and distress. We are happy because we know that the Vaishnava has gone to serve Krishna—and I am quite confident that Manjari dasi has gone to her gurudeva and Krishna—but we also feel some sadness because we will miss the devotee’s association. But this is all Srila Prabhupada’s mercy, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s mercy and Lord Nityananda’s mercy: so many souls are having glorious, auspicious departures.”

Disappearance Talk

1966 March 2: "In every step of his life the Spiritual Master guides. To take such guidance means the Spiritual Master should also be a very perfect man. Otherwise, how can he guide? It is not a formality. It is a great responsibility both for the disciple and for the Spiritual Master."
Prabhupada Lecture :: 1966

1969 March 2: "These are all simply cheating formulas. It is simply for solving the problem of bread, it is not true religion as described by Srimad-Bhagavatam. Our Krishna Consciousness movement does not belong to any such cheating process."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1969

1969 March 2: "The argument that this evidence will lead many people to accept the philosophy of Lord Caitanya has no evidence. We should train our disciples in such a spirit that even if the whole world is against us, the Sankirtana Movement will be pushed on without any reference to scientific advancement of knowledge."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1969

1969 March 2: "Change in religious faith does not make one advanced in spiritual understanding. If we turn our attention to fit with other religious sects, how will that help anybody? We have nothing to do with compromising with Christians or Buddhists. Our principle should be to preach Krishna Consciousness as it is."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1969

1969 March 2: "Apart from this killing process within the embryo, there is also killing process in the slaughterhouse. If we want to criticize it will simply increase our enemies. Better let us try to invoke the dormant transcendental emotion by chanting and dancing."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1969

1970 March 2: "Krsna Consciousness means full cooperation with Krsna. To love Krsna means to love Him along with all His Name, His fame, His qualities, His entourage, His abode, His devotees, etc."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1970

1970 March 2: "It is said the Goswamis were very much advanced having conquered over eating, sleeping, and mating. I am very glad that you are gradually coming to that stage. Try to realize it yourself and teach the method to all your younger brothers and sisters."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1970

1970 March 2: "A devotee of Lord Jesus Christ is one who is strictly following the ten commandments. Similarly Lord Buddha also emphasized ahimsa paramadharma. So these instructions are for the sinful men. Thus devotees of Lord Jesus Christ, they can go to heaven, a planet in the material world, that is all."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1970

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2014-03-02 B. Mario's - Madhukanta's-tirobhava ceremony on the Ganges by Sivarama Swami and Bir Krishna Swami Read more ›

"I offer my respectful obeisances unto Sri Jagannatha dasa Babaji Maharaja, who is respected by the entire Vaisnava community and who discovered the place where Lord Caitanya appeared." Sri Jagannatha Dasa Babaji Maharaja was born was born around the year 1800 AD. in the Mayamansingh district of West Bengal. Not much is known about his ealry life. Gaudiya Vedanta-acharya Sri Baladeva Vidyabhushana had a disciple named Uddhava das. His disciple was Sri Madhusudana Dasa Babaji who lived in Suryakunda and it was from Madhusudana Dasa Babaji that Jagannatha Dasa Babaji Maharaja took initiation. Jagannatha Dasa Babaji lived in Vrindavan and performed his bhajan there for quite some time. He became famous among the devotees there as one who was perfect in Krishna-bhakti. Read more ›

This is Radha Krishna Temple in Chipiwada (chandani chowk) where Srila Prabhupada used to stay before going to USA while he was staying in Vrindavan and writing the 1st canto of Srimad Bhagvatam, so he use to come to delhi to print and as well distribute them also. Srila Prabhupada use to worship the deities here, writing books in night time and day time go to press or to distribute the books or Back to Godhead magazine. Read more ›

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All the planet gets the benefit from these sages that have gathered in Mayapur Dhama to perform the sacrifice recommended for this age: Sankirtan Yajna, the congregational chanting of the Holy Names to glorify Lord Shri Krishna, thank Him and request for His mercy! Read more ›

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His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder-Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), established the Governing Body Commission (GBC) to be the ultimate managing authority for the society. In ISKCON’s Direction of Management written on July 28, 1970, Srila Prabhupada states: As we have increased our volume of activities, now I think a Governing Body Commission (hereinafter referred to as the GBC) should be established. I am getting old, 75 years old, therefore at any time I may be out of the scene, therefore I think it is necessary to give instruction to my disciples how they shall manage the whole institution. They are already managing individual centers represented by one president, one secretary and one treasurer, and in my opinion they are doing nice. But we want still more improvement in the standard of temple management, propaganda for Krishna consciousness, distribution of books and literatures, opening of new centers and educating devotees to the right standard. (SMIS is the Sri Mayapur International School) Read more ›

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HH Loknath Swami revived the Pandharpur Panchacroshi Parikrama, which was originally initiated by Namdev Tukaram Maharaj in the holy land of Pandharpur ,which houses the traditional Lord Vitthal temple. The three day festival saw thousands of people participate in the 49 kms journey from various towns and cities of Maharastra from 1-3 February 2014. Devotees from ISKCON Pandharpur were congratulated for restablishing the broken tradition of Pandharpur Parikrama. Read more ›

Srila Prabhupada Appreciates New Vrindaban’s Protected Cow Milk – June 1969.

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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June 24th, 1969.

My Dear Kirtanananda,

Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you very much for your kind attention for me continually for one month, and I was so happy to remain in New Vrindaban. Yesterday afternoon, we safely reached Los Angeles, and Tamala Krishna has rented a very, very nice entire house for me, with compound and garage, at $350 per month. So I am very comfortably situated here. Two brahmacaris, Purusottama and Sridama, are always taking care of me, but at the same time, I am always thinking of your New Vrindaban. The first thing I find in the taste of the milk. The milk which we are taking here is not at all comparable with New Vrindaban milk. Anyway, there must be a gulf of difference between city life and country life. As poet Cowper said, “Country is made by God, and city is made by man.” Therefore, my special request is that you should try to maintain as many cows as possible in your New Vrindaban.

The first thing is that whether the girls and women who live there are agreeable to work as I have suggested; namely 1) to take care of the children, both from health and educational point of view, 2) to keep the whole temple, kitchen, etc. very clean, (At the present moment, things are not kept very clean. You are right that if some outsiders come, they will view our situation as not very hygienic.), 3) cooking, 4) churning butter. If they agree to all these four principles, that is to say, if they cooperate with the boys, then surely very quickly New Vrindaban will develop as nicely as possible.

So far as milk is concerned, I can arrange for financing in the matter of purchasing cows. The arrangement will be like this, that I shall ask all the centers to finance at least for one cow, and you will have to pay them back the price by supplying ghee. Suppose somebody advances $200 for purchasing a cow; you will have to repay the debt by supplying $200 worth of ghee. After that, the cow becomes your property. But to produce this ghee means there must be regular churning.

The men should be engaged in producing vegetables, tilling the field, taking care of the animals, house construction, etc. and the women shall do the indoor activities. Of course, those who are engaged in typing, like Syama Dasi, they cannot do any other work. So you may arrange things in this way. Please request Satyabhama to send me back the Krishna Book immediately. Mail may be sent and forwarded to the LA temple, at the above address. Hope you are well.

Your ever well-wisher,

A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

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On this upcoming full moon day it’s the birthday of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu – the leader & founder of mantra music meditation. It’s a big day in the Bhakti-Yoga calendar, so come for a Glow Party! … it’ll be a dazzling decorated evening for the eyes and ears with Kirtan, a live drama performance & gourmet food, then after dinner we’ll dive into more Kirtan interwoven with a candlelit arati ceremony, koha entry.

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Sunday Love Feast

When? Sunday, March 2nd Program starts at 11 am Where? 6 George Street South Brampton, Ontario L6Y 1P3, Canada Phone:416-648-3312 New! Listen Click here to listen to previous class recordings on our blog Make a Donation

Bhagavad-gita As It Is 9.23 ye 'py anya-devatā-bhaktā  yajante śraddhayānvitāḥ  te 'pi mām eva kaunteya  yajanty avidhi-pūrvakam TRANSLATION Those who are devotees of other gods and who worship them with faith actually worship only Me, O son of Kuntī, but they do so in a wrong way.   Program Schedule:  11.00- 11.15      Tulsi Puja                                           11.15 - 11.30     Guru Puja                                            11:30 –11:55     Aarti & Kirtan                                       11.55 - 12.00    Sri Nrsingadeva Prayers                  12.00 – 1:00     Vedic Discourse    1:00 –  1:30      Closing Kirtan ON GOING EVERY SATURDAY         Bhagavad-Gita Classes Join Bhagavad Gita Course with His Grace Vaisnava Dasa from 9.00am-12.00pm and get certified from Bhaktivedanta College at the completion of this course towards Bhakti Sastri Degree. To register please contact Vaisnava Dasa Prabhu in person or via email[vaishnavadas@icloud.com] ON GOING EVERY SUNDAY Govinda's Natural Foods Snack Bar Govinda's has always been a giver of love and friendliness, food with a home cooked feel, Check out this Sunday your own Govinda’s Snack Bar at ISKCON Brampton for dine in or take out. This snackbar definitely has the best selection of cruelty-free eats with a bang for your buck. Nutrition Help & Diet Tips Mother Rashmi Ahuja is offering free one to one consultations and development of Individualized Nutrition Plans on Sundays between 1:30 - 3pm. Please contact (416)569-6373 or (905)488-7272 to book an appointment. Sunday School The Sunday School provides fun filled strategies through the medium of music, drama, debates, quizzes and games that present Vedic Culture to children. However the syllabus is also designed to simultaneously teach them to always remember Krishna and never forget Him. The Sunday School follows the curriculum provided by the Bhaktivedanta College of Education and Culture (BCEC). COMING UP AHEAD Gaura Purnima[Appearance day of Mahaprabhu] On march 16th Fasting till moonrise Mangala arati @ 5.00 am Evening program @ 7.00 pm[Regular Sunday Feast,11am-2pm, is moved at this time due to Gaura Purnima Celebrations]                                                                                                      Maha Clean-up for Gaura Purnima Please join us for the Maha Clean-up of the temple on march 9th after prasadam,everyone is welcome. You can be helpful in so many different ways with this festival if you'd like,  please do ask Prema Gaurangi Devi Dasi how. Sponsor Kalash   If you'd like to participate in the Maha Abhiseka Ceremoney of Lord Caitanya,you may sign up for  Kalash[108 $]for a family. Note:we've limited no of Kalash,so first come first serve. To sponsor/finance this festival,please contact Krsna smaran Devi Dasi in person or via[kavitabalram@yahoo.com]  (We'll keep you updated for more details of this festival coming up shortly) Please note that ISKCON Brampton is a nut free environment in order to support those with allergies. Your cooperation is appreciated. Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare Chant and Be happy!

Guess who got a fantastic review recently? Check out the online version of the article here and make a headway to Govinda's (during working hours, of course)! The original appeared in the print version of The Grid on the 27th of February, 2014.

Bhakti Vijnana Maharaja, our GBC from Russia, presented a seminar at the ILS entitled, “A Culture of Empowerment.”

I am just a fool who is learning from Krsna and His devotees how to love unconditionally.