Planet ISKCON

[Seminar at the Bhaktivedanta Manor, London, UK]

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Every year, devotee leaders from around New Zealand meet at New Varshana, Auckland, for the AGM. This is held near the library at the school.

Many devotees who live in the area, taking advantage of the leaders presence, come to the temple to hear the classes and kirtans and get their association. The leaders also enjoy taking their association. Sumptuous prasadam is provided for all.

 

 

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Srimad Bhagavatam Class by H.G. Mukunda Datta Prabhu in Iskcon Vrindavana on 15.05.2018 (video)

Krishna Consciousness is a simple method. All you have to do is bow down before Krishna with faith and say, ‘My Lord Krishna, I was forgetful of You for so long, for so many lives. Now I have come to my consciousness; please accept me.’ That’s all. If one simply learns this technique and sincerely surrenders himself to the Lord, his path is immediately open.

- Science of Self-Realization, Chapter 7

Hare Krishna

The spiritual world is here!
Kadamba Kanana Swami: There is another world than the one we live in. It is transcendental and is not subjected to the material influences of our world. There, Lord Brahma operates on a different time scale to ours where one of his days includes thousands of cycles of the four yugas – even one cycle of which in our world is considered to be a very long period of time. In fact, kali yuga does not even manifest in such higher regions of the universe. It is said that in the heavenly planets, there is always an atmosphere of treta yuga, however Lord Brahma’s abode is called satyaloka where there is a fully transcendental atmosphere. It is so transcendental that there is no varnashrama and all its citizens are of one caste – transcendentalists.

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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 30 December 2017, Gold Coast, Australia, Bhagavad-gita 8.20)

There is another world than the one we live in. It is transcendental and is not subjected to the material influences of our world. There, Lord Brahma operates on a different time scale to ours where one of his days includes thousands of cycles of the four yugas – even one cycle of which in our world is considered to be a very long period of time. In fact, kali yuga does not even manifest in such higher regions of the universe. It is said that in the heavenly planets, there is always an atmosphere of treta yuga, however Lord Brahma’s abode is called satyaloka where there is a fully transcendental atmosphere. It is so transcendental that there is no varnashrama and all its citizens are of one caste – transcendentalists.

So how insignificant are all the events that are taking place in our world!? How minute are they compared to the events of the spiritual world. Back when Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura was publishing newspapers, magazines and periodicals about the spiritual reality, he was asked by someone, “How can you publish papers about such a world all the time?” He responded that if newspapers can report about what is happening in one town or city, then why would we not report on the entire spiritual world! This is because the material world is only ekapadvibhuti (one quarter of the entire realm), whereas the spiritual world is tripatbhutam (three quarters of the total manifestation). So the spiritual world is by far much greater in every way!

In that world, more than half of the entire spiritual sky is taken up by Goloka Vrndavana and is therefore much larger than the heavenly planets of Vaikuntha which themselves happen to be much greater than the universes we know here. Yet somehow, the Lord makes the tripatbhutam (three quarters) appear in the ekapadvibhuti (one quarter), something which cannot be understood by our knowledge of physics or mathematics. So how is this possible?

There is the story that Narada told about the cobbler and the Brahmana. The cobbler was telling the Brahmana how his Lord could pull an elephant through the eye of a needle. The Brahmana refuted that this was not possible. But the cobbler was persistent and held that his Lord was amazing where he could do such things. He pointed to a banyan tree and to all the seeds that were scattered near the tree and said, “The Lord is so amazing that he can fit a whole banyan tree inside each one of these little seeds. If he can do that, then why can’t he pull an elephant through a needle?” So in this way the cobbler was not blindly believing in the Lord, but had a transcendental vision through which he could witness the Lord’s miracles around him in the material world. Such is a man of great faith. So Krsna has indeed manifested the spiritual world, a much larger dimension, within this material world, a much smaller dimension. The Lord is constantly manifesting his transcendental potency around us, through his holy name, through Govardhana and so on, and that is amazing! 

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As devotees of Krishna, have you aspired to transform your home into a small temple for God? Have you ever desired to perform personal service to Deities? Are you not sure how to do so authentically? The Hare Krishna Temple is organizing an all-day seminar on Deity Worship with Bhakti Yoga Dasa.

An article by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura from the Harmonist (published by Gaudiya math 2001). It is is superb and right to the point on explaining this month of Purusottama by the holy writings of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura.

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By Mayapur Sasi dasa

For the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada this report contains the following North American results of book distribution for the month of April 2018. North American Totals, Monthly Temples, Monthly Weekend Warriors. Monthly Top 100 Individuals, Monthly Top 5, Cumulative Countries, Cumulative Temples, Cumulative Top 100 Individuals, Cumulative Top 5 Continue reading "NASN April 2018 – North American Sankirtan Newsletter
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My bhaktas sometimes commit offenses, but in this Purusottama month, they will be protected from committing any offense. In this adhimasa, those greatly foolish persons who neglect to perform auspicious activities, such as japa, giving in charity, visiting and bathing at the holy places, and who are envious of the dvijas (brahmanas) are deemed wicked, unfortunate and living at the cost of others. Thus, they will not attain a scent of happiness, even in their dreams. Conversely, those who are filled with bhakti will take advantage of this Purusottama month to perform arcana to Me. After enjoying worldly happiness, such as wealth, sons and so on, they will eventually attain residence in Goloka.” Continue reading "The Monarch of the Months
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At one stage on my evening japa walk today, the first day of Purusottama, my mind became restless, which disturbed me a lot, and I didn’t know what to do. Then suddenly within me I heard my disciple Damodar’s ringtone of Sripada Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja preaching forcefully: “Why are you unhappy? Because you are not surrendered. Surrender just now! Just now surrender and become happy, and there will be no more anxieties.” And I began to earnestly pray to Maharaja to help me. And I felt immediate relief. All the agitation was gone, and my mind was peaceful. Thereafter, sitting down, I chanted some of my best japa ever.

I pray that Srila Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja’s mercy will be with me for the rest of the month—and for all eternity.

Hare Krishna.

Yours in service,
Giriraj Swami

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Under the guidance of his spiritual teacher, (HH Jayapataka Swami), with great enthusiasm he began working in the core-preaching service. As we know, that Team was a great success which producing a huge devotee community, and always in continuing the developing and the growing of the Organization. This module of preaching structure in other parts of the world has also been successfully copied and are successfully expanding.

Over the last 15 years, Chaitanya Avatar prabhu and his wife (Rasamayi mataji) actively fostering missionary leaders around the world. In this work, prabhu has been pioneering in using the modern technologies.

His innovative use of Network links to the devotional service for the Servant-leaders, directing the pioneering personal self-help guide, and link in contacting Krishna devotees all over the world reaching to all the different time zones, maintaining the cares and providing advice and guidance to the devotees.

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By TOVP staff

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[Bhagavatam class at Connecticut, USA]

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Evolution of living beings from low to high;

1. Dull matter like stone
2. Aquatics
3. Plants
4. Insects
5. Birds
6. Animals
7. Human Beings
8. Ghosts (ghosts are higher not because of higher consciousness but because they are powerful in that they are not limited by a gross body)
9. Gandharvas
10. Siddhas
11. Kinnaras
12. Asuras
13. Gods (administrative authorities of this universe)
14. Indra (King of all Gods)
15. Direct Sons of Brahma like King Daksha
16. Lord Siva (since He was born from Brahma in this universe)
17. Lord Brahma
18. Supreme Being Narayana
19. Devotee Brahmanas (since the Supreme Being Narayana is inclined to the Brahmanas)

By Madhusudanan Das

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