Understanding Vaishnava Relations through Caitanya-caritamrita (video)
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Vrajalila is a certified trainer in Conflict Resolution, Mediation, Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFT) and Non-Violent Communication (NVC). Currently she and her husband Ekavira are being trained as Certified Family Life Educators(CFLE) Vrajalila travels worldwide and also offers online webinars on “Essential Technologies for Managing Conflicts” both in secular as well as in the devotee communities. She joined ISKCON New York in 1979. During her first years of service, she found herself nurture and care for new people and creating communities where preparing for marriage and getting married was a natural by product.

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The characteristic of ideal japa
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“The mantra firmly situated in the mind.​ The mind firmly situated in the mantra. Such a seamless connection of the mind and mantra is the characteristic of ideal japa.​”

[ Dhyanacandra Gosvami’s Gaura-govindarcana-smarana-paddhatih, text 64 ]

mano-madhye sthito mantro​
mantra-madhye sthitaṁ manaḥ​
manomantra-samāyuktam​
etad dhi japa-lakṣaṇa

Это я могу, Шрила Прабхупада!
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Одна дама подняла руку после того, как Прабхупада закончил класс Бхагавад-Гиты. У нее был вопрос. Она спросила:
–  В Бхагавад-гите говорится, что если в момент смерти думать о Кришне, то отправишься к Кришне. Теперь вопрос, а если я подумаю о вас в момент смерти? Будет такой же эффект?
Прабхупада ответил не сразу. Он закрыл глаза на две-три секунды, как будто искал ответ.
Потом улыбнулся и сказал:
–  Очень мило с вашей стороны. Да, будет тот же эффект.
[ воспоминания о Шриле Прабхупаде, Джая Гауранга даса ]

 

The magic of Monthly Sankirtan Festival (video)
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By Bhaktivedanta Book Trust

It increases the team spirit in such a nice way! Devotees start cooperating with each other because it's just like two soldiers on the battlefield they may be from opposite parts of that country and maybe politically completely opposite and all but when they are there they have to be nice to each other and they naturally start to encourage each other and then they develop a bond so we saw that with with with our team also and devotees started getting close to each other they started appreciating each other not only that we um many many devotees initially have this fear for distributing books I may get rejected or I don't want to be seen like that so we would encourage them just come hold a book give get water for devotees distribute the prasad and in this way devotees started finding out their own niche... Continue reading "The magic of Monthly Sankirtan Festival (video)
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Curating the Devotional Atmosphere: Reflections on the service of Svarupa Damodara Goswami (video)
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By GBC SPT

Sri Chaitanya Caritamrita is a jewel mine, a treasure house of all kinds of wealth, there are stories there are descriptions of the pastimes of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, there are blessings and benedictions galore for all of us who hear them with faith and love and devotion and conviction but if ever we were wondering why Krsnadas has Kaviraj why he is Kaviraj there's that too and when I look at the beautiful within the Chaitanya Caritamrita there is poetry, he is the king of poets there is such poetry embedded in these lines that Srila Prabhupada stopped everything to painstakingly translate Continue reading "Curating the Devotional Atmosphere: Reflections on the service of Svarupa Damodara Goswami (video)
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Job Openings At TKG Academy
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Interested in empowering students, becoming a role model, and making an impact? TKG Academy, a spiritually-based, Pre-K thru 12th grade school in Dallas, TX, is now seeking qualified candidates to join our enthusiastic, collaborative team of teachers.

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Love is based on conquering
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 25 November 2020, Simhachalam, Germany, Srimad Bhagavatam Lecture)

Krsna is conquered by all, but most by the devotee who gives the most, who does the most.

Love is the foundation of everything. It is not like a sentimental wet blanket. Sometimes, we hear of impersonalists speak about the cosmic love and how one has to connect to that cosmic love, that all this cosmic loving energy is all-pervading and if one simply connects to it then they will also become like an instrument of that love. That is the impersonal loving energy, like a wet loving blanket. Love has nothing to do with that. Love is personal. And love means you have to do something to capture me if you want me to love you. Real love is based on conquering. We have to do something that is really dear to someone else if we want to conquer them. That is the basis of love, that is the basis of the spiritual world. Everyone is trying to do something extraordinary to conquer Krsna. And Krsna is conquered by all, but most by the devotee who gives the most, who does the most. Pure devotional service attracts Krsna and that is the secret of the spiritual world. And when we attract Krsna, then miracles start to happen, then we become uplifted above the mundane.

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School of Bhakti – Bhagavata Life
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The translation of Srimad Bhagavatam is perhaps Srila Prabhupada’s greatest gift to the world. As we browse through the pages, we’ll find a relevant story, an inspiring personality, a striking situation, a philosophical exchange or a powerful life lesson that illuminates our heart. Every word brings life back into perspective, reminding us of the greater journey we are on, and filling us with clarity, hope and inspiration.

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Scotland’s Karuna Bhavan Receives CCAF Grant to Support Green Recovery
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The Keep Scotland Beautiful initiative, on behalf of the Scottish Government, has granted ISKCON Karuna Bhavan (also known as Krishna Eco Farm) almost £9,000 from the Community Climate Asset Fund (CCAF). The fund aims to support green recovery in Scotland’s communities, in order to tackle climate change and help Scotland cut greenhouse gas emissions to […]

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Vrinda Sheth Talks About The Final Book of Her Ramayana Trilogy Focusing on Sita’s Perspective
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Destroyer of Sorrow, the epic conclusion to Vrinda Sheth’s Sita’s Fire trilogy based on the Ramayana, is set to be released by Mandala Publishing on April 20th. Hardbound and 336 pages long, the book features over ninety illustrations by Vrinda’s mother Anna Johansson (Annapurna Dasi) and is the culmination of a decade of work on […]

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Vrinda Sheth Talks About The Final Book of Her Ramayana Trilogy Focusing on Sita’s Perspective
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Destroyer of Sorrow, the epic conclusion to Vrinda Sheth’s Sita’s Fire trilogy based on the Ramayana, is set to be released by Mandala Publishing on April 20th. Hardbound and 336 pages long, the book features over ninety illustrations by Vrinda’s mother Anna Johansson (Annapurna Dasi) and is the culmination of a decade of work on the trilogy by the mother and daughter team. 

Why I Decided That Getting Vaccinated Was the Right Choice for Me
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Many times in life we have heard the saying, “A single twig will break, but the bundle of twigs is strong.” For practicing devotees the connotation was that we always live, practice, and teach in the society of like-minded Vaisnavas. Then we will maintain spiritual strength. Yet, this past year has given us a new […]

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Bhagavata Life – Online Course
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School of Bhakti – Bhagavata Life – Course Online | Free | April 4-May 23rd, 2021 Srimad Bhagavatam Cantos 7-12 The translation of Srimad Bhagavatam is perhaps Srila Prabhupada’s greatest gift to the world. As we browse through the pages, we’ll find a relevant story, an inspiring personality, a striking situation, a philosophical exchange or […]

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The Joy of Selfless Service: Grihastha Guidelines from the Caitanya Caritamrta (video)
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Jagannatha Pandit das and Cintamani devi dasi are disciples of His Holiness Bhakti Tirtha Maharaja and were initiated together in 1992 in Washington, DC. They reside in Gita Nagari Dhama, have been married since 1991 and have two daughters. Jagannatha Pandit's services have included pujari service, cooking, serving as a member of the Gita Nagari management board and brahminical council and assisting with his spiritual master's book projects. Cintamani has been involved with school development and management, book projects and program/festival coordination. Jointly they have served devotional communities by providing counseling, education, seminars and community care .

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Sri Caitanya’s Explanations of the Atmarama Verse (video)
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Kavichandra Swami met the Hare Krishna devotees in 1967 and was initiated by Srila Prabhupada in 1971. He joined the temple in Tucson, Arizona, and since that time he has served in various capacities in the United States and around the world. Some of these services include, from 1973 until 1977, itinerant selling of Srila Prabhupada’s books to libraries, universities, and individuals (including leading a book distribution team called the Radha-Damodara-Sankirtan Party), preaching Krishna consciousness in Fiji, filling in as the general manager for the Radha-Rasabihari temple in Juhu, India, and as temple president in Tokyo, Japan.

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