[Retreat at Sydney, Australia]
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How to have loving exchanges 4 – Cultivating intimacy
How to have loving exchanges 3 – Cultivating sensitivity
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How to have loving exchanges 2 – Cultivating non-judgmentality
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How to have loving exchanges 1 – Understanding frame of reference
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Some thoughts on guru tattva and discipleship
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[Talk to god family meeting of Radhanath Maharaj disciples at Sydney, Australia]
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From Nomad to Pilgrim – Infusing our life with purpose and meaning
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[Talk at Bhakti Tree, Newcastle, Australia]
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The most incredible, sublime, totally transcendental Yamuna Boat…
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The most incredible, sublime, totally transcendental Yamuna Boat Fest for Radhe Syama (Album of photos)
A Most Sacred Tree (Album of photos)
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A Most Sacred Tree (Album of photos)
Indradyumna Swami: Today we went on parikrama to Akrura-sthan, where Akrura stopped his c...
Harinama in Prague (Album of photos)
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Harinama in Prague (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Devotional service begins with the chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra ...
Harinam Sankirtan – Kuta Beach Bali 2019 (Album of…
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Harinam Sankirtan - Kuta Beach Bali 2019 (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: By the grace of the Lord, if a devotee, at the t...
Bhakti Center Launches New Kirtan School
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“Kirtan is very popular in the culture right now and is continuing to grow, but a lot of people aren’t clear on the history,” Doyal Gauranga says. “We also want to let people know that there are a lot of different ways to do kirtan, and explain to them how we specifically do kirtan as Gaudiya Vaishnavas, why we do it in that way, and what mantras and bhajans we chant.”
ISKCON of D.C. Receives Security Grant to Help Protect Temple
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The ISKCON of D.C. temple in Potomac, Maryland will be one of twelve faith-based organizations to receive grant funding from the Faith-based Facilities Security Operating Grants program.
Power of Sound
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Sound is the most powerful energy we will contact in our lives. It is powerful because it affects our consciousness. Whether we remain immersed material sound or spiritual sound will determine the development of our consciousness.
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The so-called administrators are now bewildered by the influence of this age of Kali
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“The so-called administrators are now bewildered by the influence of this age of Kali, and thus they have put all state affairs into disorder. Are you now lamenting this disorder? Now the general populace does not follow the rules and regulations for eating, sleeping, drinking, mating, etc., and they are inclined to perform such anywhere and everywhere. Are you unhappy because of this?” Channel 8 WFAA Dallas Ratha Yatra invite montage (8 min….
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Channel 8 WFAA Dallas Ratha Yatra invite montage (8 min. video)
40 of our Kalachandji devotees, out there in full force, chant...
Sacred Music and Hindu Religious Experience: From Ancient Roots to the Modern Classical Tradition
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By Santosh Das "Sanskrit words were not just arbitrary labels assigned to phenomena; they were the sound forms of objects, actions, and attributes, related to the corresponding reality in the same way as visual forms, and different only in being perceived by the ear and not by the eye.” True meditation on an icon thus involves both sound and image, leading us to the important role of music in Hindu religious experience. Moreover, the name of a deity was understood to contain all the spiritual potencies of the deity. Hence the well-known axiom, “Mantra (name) and Devatā (deity) are the same,” that is affirmed throughout the Hindu tradition, lending credence to Nām-Kīrtan, the chanting of divine names. Continue reading "Sacred Music and Hindu Religious Experience: From Ancient Roots to the Modern Classical Tradition
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Distribution update for HARE KRISHNA! – The Mantra, the Movement and the Swami who started it all
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By Visakha Dasi We have personally seen Srila Prabhupada's eagerness to preach to even one person. It is our honor, privilege and great happiness to continue to serve his desire in distributing HARE KRISHNA! to all parts of the world thus giving access to thousands to view his amazing life story and thus begin their journey on the path of lasting freedom. To date, HARE KRISHNA! has been screened in public movie theaters in 39 countries and has been viewed online in more than 100 countries. All in all, over 14,000 DVDs in the four languages have been distributed since January. Continue reading "Distribution update for HARE KRISHNA! – The Mantra, the Movement and the Swami who started it all
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WSN February 2019 – World Sankirtan Newsletter
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By Vijaya das The Sydney temple has struggled in its book distribution for a few years because the government cracked down on people with religious visas, so many temple members had to leave the county, and some were book distributors. Now Sydney has made a comeback. It is the No. 1 temple among the Medium Temples, with almost 6,000 book points. Welcome back to the transcendental competition! Baltimore had a good month, too, placing No. 1 among the Small Temples. It did 5,336 book points, an increase of 317% over the previous year in February. Moscow now has three temples reporting, and they are in first, second, and third place in Russia. Moscow is fired up, probably because Srila Prabhupada visited Moscow. Continue reading "WSN February 2019 – World Sankirtan Newsletter
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Kirtans with Madhava Prabhu 5th-8th April 2019
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Don’t take any other shelter than Me!
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Don’t take any other shelter than Me!
Why did Krishna hold up Govardhana Hill for seven days?
Why not five or four days? By holding Giriräja for seven days He gave a specific message to all devotees.
He wanted to say, “Don’t take any other shelter than Me".
Bhaktivedanta Library South American Seminar: An Unforgettable Spiritual Adventure
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In February 2019, a Bhaktivedanta Library Seminary was held with a great success in the farm of Nava Gundica dham, Mendoza, Argentina, with the idea of focusing on the service to the scriptures "sastra seva", promoting the vision of bhakti by studying and distributing Srila Prabhupada's books.
“The Queen’s Secret” Moves Audience to Tears and Laughter in Mayapur
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Queen Kunti and Prince Karna are the central characters of the drama, which portrays how Queen Kunti gave birth to Karna in her youth and then was forced to send him away and hide his existence. Their paths reunited many years later in the midst of the conflict between Kunti’s other sons, the Pandavas, and their cousins the Kauravas.
Tuesday, March 26th, 2019
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K is Boss, I am Das
The above phrase is something I expressed several times today, in a morning class, at an evening class—Tuesday sangha—and in the afternoon on a trail.
K refers to Krishna. Dasin Sanskrit, means servant. Put it all together and you have words of truth. "Krishna is boss and I am das."
Jay, Connor and I drove up to Tottenham to visit a family of farmers. We drove north to offer some encouragement to Vishal and Yasomati who have started an agro/eco initiative involving gir and guernsey cows/bulls, and horses, as well. Together we sat down to discuss this spring's farmers conference which will be held in Quebec, just outside of Montreal, and is scheduled for Saturday May 18th, 2019. We pulled ideas together with action plans. It will be our third year doing a spring gathering. It will be inspirational.
After our sit-down planning, we braved “The Great Trail,” (formerly called the "Trans Canada Trail") from Tottenham, north to the farm in Caledon. I used the word "braved" because on the seven kilometre stretch which we trekked, where there were cedar trees, the sun was restricted, leaving lengthy ice patches. Once we came to the areas of hardwoods, rays of warmth melted the snow.
The very good thing about taking to patches of ice is that it reminds us we are very vulnerable. We are not in charge. We are not the controller. There are greater things than ourselves. We are small—small but significant; that is when we admit to having a great boss and we are His servant. We are Das. I am Das.
May the Source be with you!
7 km
Monday, March 25th, 2019
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Toronto, Ontario
We All Touched Air...
Tom, Billy, Connor and I took to the ravine. It did not come as a surprise to us, that we would be dealing with several-months-old snow that’s on its way out. I personally deliberated on the curious stages of snow, from the freshly fallen, to the layers that pack down, to periods of melting and then freezing. Now in the final stages of a winter season's duration, it is soaking the trail, and some of it has merged into the creek, to be later precipitating, and then falling as rain, hail or snow. It is quite the cycle.
Tom and I were chatting about local history, economics, people, Krishna and Tom's favourite, Vishnu. Walking behind us, Billy and Connor immersed themselves in The Secret, to the laws of attraction, and also the all-attractive One, Krishna.
On our decline into the ravine, we baby-stepped our way down, if not slid down, ‘rolling with the punches’ of nature's way as the sun shine down upon us, and even laughing at our cumbersome slipping. A convenient side-rail was there for holding onto for dear life. All in al, it was a real good stroll and slide. https://www.instagram.com/p/BvfE5o8g6mp/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=6lyt8k0aozf8
Tom downed some Kombucha, once we left the ravine, at the Natural Health Food Store. Billy delighted in spring water while I chanced some root beer with plenty of ginger in it, and much too much brown sugar.
It was all good because we all touched air, sun, wind, earth and water and their diverse manifestations.
May the Source be with you!
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“The Queen’s Secret” Moves Audience to Tears and Laughter in Mayapur
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ISKCON Mayapur: One of the highlights of the Mayapur Gaura-purnima festival every year is, for some, the theatrical drama directed by His Holiness Bhaktimarga Swami. Every year, Bhaktimarga Swami works with a diverse cast and crew, many of them second or third generation ISKCON members, to create a dramatic performance for all of Mayapur’s visitors from around the world. The Queen’s Secret” Moves Audience to Tears and Laughter in Mayapur!
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One of the highlights of the Mayapur Gaura-purnima festival every year is, for some, the theatrical drama directed by His Holiness Bhaktimarga Swami. Every year, Bhaktimarga Swami works with a diverse cast and crew, many of them second or third generation ISKCON members, to create a dramatic performance for all of Mayapur’s visitors from around […]
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St.Augustine 2019 – Festival of Chariots (Album of photos)
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St.Augustine 2019 - Festival of Chariots (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Chanting the holy name is the chief means of atta...
“I’M SO GLAD YOU’RE STILL OUT HERE!”
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“I’M SO GLAD YOU’RE STILL OUT HERE!”
Danakeli Dasi: Today, at the University of South Carolina, a woman approached me partly out of breath & said this.
Srivasa Pandita Appearance
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Srivasa Pandit represents the marginal living entity (tatastha shakti ). The devotees headed by Srivasa are described as Lord Chaitanya’s smaller limbs (His face, eyes, hands, disc, other weapons)
They all took part in Sri Gaurasundara’s pastimes. With them, Lord Gauranga spread the sankirtana movement. Srivasa Pandit is the incarnation of Narada Muni.
Within Srivasa’s home, Lord Gauranga showed His divine form to all His eternal associates. The house of Srivasa Pandit served as the headquarters of Gauranga’s Sankirtana Movement. The daily Bhagavatam classes, nightly kirtans, and many confidential Vraja pastimes of Lord Gaura Raya occurred here.
Sun Love Feast – Mar 31st, 2019 – Vedic discourse by HG Nand Maharaj Prabhu
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Sun Love Feast – Apr 7th, 2019 – Vedic discourse by Her Grace Padmini Devi Dasi
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Harinam Sankirtan at Monkey Forest, Ubud (Album of photos)
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Harinam Sankirtan at Monkey Forest, Ubud (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Persons who chant the holy names of your Lordship...
Srila Prabhupada Festival New Dwarka May 25-26
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Nrsimhananda das: "Prabhupada's Cooks" is this year's theme. It's a historic gathering of great souls who took it upon themselves to learn and satisfy SP in a most intimate and demanding way. We owe a great debt to those who nourished SP with Prasadam that he adored. It kept him strong and satisfied throughout his stay with us. GauraPurnima-Report from ISKCON Plainfield, NJ
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ISKCON of Central New Jersey, Plainfield celebrated Gaura Purnima and Holi on Wednesday 3/20/2019. Gaura Nitai were adorned with a brand new outfit. The altar was decorated with a theme representing Navadwip Dham (nine islands of Navadwip) which signifies nine processes of Bhakti. Devotees started the program by singing melodious Gaura Bhajans. The Night Train to Nowhere (A Gurukula Film)
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A gurukula boy convinces his best friend to run away from school with him to meet his estranged father in the jungles of North India. But the adventure turns out to be much more than they bargained for when their train ride comes to an unexpected end and Sikkimese separatists enter the mix. This movie was written, filmed, directed, and starred in by the students and staff of Bhaktivedanta Academy, Mayapur.
His Holiness Bhakti Sharan Shanta Mahäräja departed from this…
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His Holiness Bhakti Sharan Shanta Mahäräja departed from this world yesterday in Lithuania.
Bhakti Chaitanya Swami: Here are a few words of appreciation for him.
I first met Maharaja in 1993 in Vilnius. He was a very serious devotee, and was always concerned to develop the preaching in Lithuania.
In those days he traveled with Hari Katha and Bilvamangala prabhus, and from time to time I would go with them also, visiting different towns and Nama-hatta congregations around the country. I was always impressed with Maharaja’s dedication and determination to present Srila Prabhupada’s message to the people of the country. I was also very impressed with his austerity and determination not to become caught up in the needs of the body.
After some time that program stopped, but Maharaja continued visiting the Nama-hattas and preaching regularly.
He took sannyasa in 2004 in the summer festival. Niranjana Maharaja was very instrumental in choosing his sannyasa name, based on the idea that Shanta Maharaja would give devotion (bhakti) and shelter (sharan) to many devotees, in a very peaceful (shanta) and loving way.
Around this time the New Govardhana project started, and Maharaja was always the central person there, encouraging the devotees to live a simpler life as a Krishna conscious community.
Perhaps his greatest contribution to Srila Prabhupada’s movement was the organization of the Lithuanian BBT. Under his direction the BBT here has produced many books and encouraged wide scale book distribution, far outstripping the book distribution in so many other places in the world.
I feel very fortunate to have been able to spend the day with Maharaja some weeks ago, one or two days before he went into a condition of withdrawn external consciousness. It has been the mercy of Srila Prabhupada that I have been able to benefit from the association and example of this very saintly and dedicated servant of His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada. Now Srimati Radharani and Lord Krishna have chosen to take him back to Them, and I am praying that he will put in a good word for me there, for when my time comes to join him in Their service.
Dharma in action! (4 min. video)
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Dharma in action! (4 min. video)
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The Golden Avatara Continues to Glow in Wellington
The primary…
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The Golden Avatara Continues to Glow in Wellington
The primary purpose of Krishna’s descent as Shri Chaitanya was to relish the position of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, who is the prime reciprocator of transcendental love of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. To spread this transcendental love, the Journey of Self Discovery (JOSD) Wellington, celebrated the 533rd anniversary of Caitanya’s appearance on March 22, 2019. It was for the first time ever in the history of Wellington, New Zealand that 7 pairs of Gaura Nitai came together from different corners of the Kiwi Capital to grace the occasion.
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Wandering in mystical Vrindavana (Album of photos)
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Wandering in mystical Vrindavana (Album of photos)
Indradyumna Swami: When a disciple asked Srila Prabhupada what he should do while in Vrindavan, Srila Prabhupada replied, “Just wander!” Today I took a small group of devotees to several holy places we had never been to. What an adventure it was! We first went to Encha Dauji [ Ram Ghat ] where Lord Balaram pulled the Yamuna river with His plow. Then we proceeded to Biharvan, where Radha and Krsna had many pastimes. The forest there is very much like it was thousands of years ago. Then we went Tapovan where the young gopi girls did austerities to please Katyayani to get Krsna as their husband. Finally went to Devi Attas, where Yogamaya appeared after flying out of Kamsa’s grip in the Mathura prison. What a wonderful day!
The BBT’s new Krsna Book app
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By Kaisori Devi DasiWith the full text in English, Russian, and German, with more languages being prepared. The text is fully - and quickly! - searchable in each language. Easy-to-read with many customizable features, including the ability to bookmark, highlight, and make notes. Full Sanskrit diacritics on the text and a glossary, just as in the print edition. Switch easily from one language to another - you can compare the Russian or German to the English or vice versa. Read in your own language or practice learning a new language using Srila Prabhupada's book as a guide. Continue reading "The BBT’s new Krsna Book app
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