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Is this the wonder of the Supreme Personality of Godhead’s opulence? Is this the wonderful sweetness of the shoreless nectar ocean of transcendental bliss? Is this the seed of many splendid kalpa-vrksa forests? Is this Vrndavana, the glorious and wonderful transformation of pure love for Krsna?
[Source : Nectarean Glories of Sri Vrindavana-dhama by Srila Prabodhananda Sarasvati Thakura, 1-46 Translation.]
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 11 April 2010, Durban, South Africa, Lecture)
In Germany, in the area where I’m preaching in, there was an archaeological statue or a finding. The statue was the body of a man and a head of a lion. What do you think of that!? What would you make out of that!?
It is like that all over the world, we find remnants of Vedic culture. Long ago, Vedic culture spread all over the world and now India is getting smaller and smaller. In 1947, there was a petition and Pakistan was separated.
But, if we travel around Asia – we see Angkor Wat, the biggest Vishnu temple in Asia. The biggest Vishnu temple in the world is in Cambodia – what do you think of that!?
Then you go to Thailand and it is all ‘Rama Rama’ where ever you go!
Dear devotees,
Please accept my humble obeisances,
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
HG Adi Karta Prabhu, leads the Kirtan on the streets of London.
The Sankirtan movement of Lord Caitanya started in the house of Srivas thakur, them the chanting party left the house, went on to
the streets and they never went back.
This movement will always be street based.
Quotes in the movie are from the Kali Santarana Upanisad.
Your servant
Parasuram Das
Giriraj Swami read and spoke from Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi-lila, 7.166-168 on Sunday morning.
“We should not be swayed by romantic tales of instant enlightenment. It is stated by the previous acaryas—and here in the purport by Srila Prabhupada—that chanting the full Pancha-tattva mantra will free us from offenses and bless us to chant the Hare Krishna maha-mantra without offenses. And if we do that, all our spiritual desires and aspirations will be fulfilled—because everything is in the Hare Krishna maha-mantra. By offenseless chanting of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra everything is revealed. One gets that mercy, that blessing, by serving the Pancha-tattva, which includes their devotees—gaura-bhakta vrinda. And in that effort we should not compromise.”
Thus the Lord has preserved water on three fourths of the globe and has made it salty to preserve it. Salty water does not decompose, and that is the arrangement of providence. The Lord has engaged the powerful sun to evaporate the water of planets like earth and distill it into clear water in the clouds and then stock it on the peaks of mountains, as we stock water in overhead tanks for later distribution. part of the stock of water is refrigerated into ice, so that it will not flood the earth for no good purpose. The ice melts gradually throughout the year, flows down through the great rivers, and glides down to the sea again for preservation.
- Srila Prabhupada, Light of the Bhagavata 3, Purport
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Please remember, now that it’s winter, animals seek out the heat of vehicles to stay warm. Before starting your car, please check around the wheels and engine for these cold animals. You may not even notice they are there.
This is how our cat James came into our family — Madhu found him curled up as a kitten in his engine compartment.
In 1963, Pete Seeger visited Kolkata and sang this beautiful version of Lord Rama's song -- Read more › Modern farmer.
Srirangam is the foremost of the eight self-manifested shrines (Swayam Vyakta Kshetras) of Lord Vishnu . It is also considered the first, foremost and the most important of the 108 main Vishnu temples (Divyadesams). -- Read more › The post January 28th, 2014 – Darshan appeared first on Mayapur.com.
Practically speaking there is always a Sankirtana Yajna performed at any time, in some place of the planet! Surfers Paradise is a suburb within the local government area of Gold Coast City in Queensland, Australia. -- Read more › With excitement and joy we are announcing the newly established Institute for Spiritual Culture. The inauguration program will be held on the 5th of March 2014 at the Goshala in Mayapur. The Board Members HH Sivarama Swami, HH Niranjana Swami, HH Bhakti Purusottama Swami, HH Bhakti Rasamrita Swami and HG Badrinarayan Prabhu will grace the […]
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| Soup made from whey left over from making curd. Other ingredients are sweet peppers, broccoli and greens frozen and canned from last year's garden and beets, carrots and Brussel sprouts from our January garden (before the temperatures reached below 0.
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HG Devakimataji will be offering a seminar on “The False Ego- our Constant Companion and Trouble Maker” during the Gaura Purnima festival. Mother Devaki has served in various capacities for over 20 years and has in later years engaged in creating festivals and various meetings for devotees to listen about and glorify Krsna. She started […]
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The Sankirtana movement is everywhere! -- Read more › NEW OPEN POSITIONS IN NEW VRINDABAN – Jan. 26, 2014
ISKCON New Vrindaban is looking for devotees to serve and help fulfill Srila Prabhupada’s instructions in the following positions:
Main Cook Restaurant
Assistant Cook Devotee Kitchen
Assistant Cook Restaurant
Cleaning Personnel for Restaurant
Cleaning Personnel for Lodge
Cleaning Supervisor
Lodge Receptionists
These are all paid positions and some are seasonal. Please send your applications to vasudeva108@gmail.com
For additional information about the New Vrindaban community and the lodge, please visit newvrindaban.com and palacelodge.com.
Your servant,
Vasudeva dasa
(Oscar Maduri)
Lodge & Restaurant Manager
ISKCON New Vrindaban
3759 McCrearys Ridge Road
Moundsville, WV, 26041
Phone: 304 843 1600 Ext133
www.newvrindaban.com
http://www.festivalofcolors.us/
The Gold Coast is a coastal city in southeastern Queensland on the east coast of Australia. The city is 94 km south of the state capital Brisbane. -- Read more › 
Trancendental chanting for the pleausure of Bhagavan Shri Krishna in beautiful Radhadesh Iskcon Castle-Temple in Belgium -- Read more › HG Bhuta Bhavana Prabhu SB 1.5.25 Iskcon London
From Sushant Kulkarni
O, look at Vrindavana, so beautiful with many blissful, splendid groves of kalpa-vriksha trees, with many parrots and other birds intoxicated by singing Vedic hymns glorifying Krishna, with many deers so pleasing to Krishna, with splendid transcendental lakes, ponds and streams, all filled with water sweet as nectar, and with mountains of valuable jewels.
[Source : Nectarean Glories of Sri Vrindavana-dhama by Srila Prabodhananda Sarasvati Thakura, 1-45 Translation.]
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, Leicester, United Kingdom, Pandava Sena Program)
We think that the purpose of life is to enjoy this world because we think that this word is a wonderful playground and we are all meant to have a wonderful time. But this material world is not the place to enjoy.
Heard of Mr Bean? There is an episode when Mr Bean arrives at a hotel, checks-in at the desk and then they take him up to the room. When he is alone up there, from his suitcase he pulls out a drilling machine and starts drilling holes in the wall, everywhere. He puts screws in them, then he pulls out of his suitcase paintings and he hangs the paintings on the wall. Next, he has a flower vase with plastic flowers and he puts out that one. Finally, he puts up the sign: Home Sweet Home, on the wall.
Then he wants to use the bathroom and he realizes that he does not have an attached bathroom. So he checks it out in the corridor and, yes, the bathroom is right next to his room. He has a score blade which he puts on the drill and he cuts out a door somehow or other. He locks the bathroom from the inside and now everything is okay! He puts on his sleeping hat, takes his teddy bear and is ready to go to bed…
This is ridiculous! He is treating a hotel room as if it is a permanent place, as if he lives there! It’s ridiculous and we are doing the same thing – we are treating this temporary world which is just a transit lounge, like a permanent place!
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“The idea is to help people and spread Krishna consciousness. It happens quite often that you can have a more exclusive group of students whose training is more intensive, or you can have a more inclusive group whose education is more mixed. Both have advantages and disadvantages. But the main thing is the purity of the teachers and the staff. In either case, that is important.”
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