Iskcon participates in inter-religious peace and environment forum
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Hare KrishnaBy Bhakta Wilfred

The Hare Krishna devotee community from Nairobi was fortunate to attend and an enlightening talk was given by Her Grace Manasiganga Mataji. She spoke at length about oneness as God's children irrespective of religion and creed and how every living entity is precious before God. In one of her points she emphasized on the protection and care of the environment which is a mother to us, as much as we should take care of the environment, we also need to take care of our spiritual selves. "if we take care of ourselves, and seek to better ourselves as individuals, then the world is bound to be a better place" Continue reading "Iskcon participates in inter-religious peace and environment forum
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Sri Jagannath Sobhayatra at ISKCON Gaya (Album with photos)
On 28th September, Thursday evening, ISKCON Gaya devotees went for Jagannath Sobhayatra among the busy markets of Gaya. The devotees from Mayapur Bhaktivriksha and Patna were also in the yatra. Lord Jagannath, Baldev & Subhadra Maharani were seated on a beautifully decorated cart. The yatra starts from ISKCON Gaya center at 5 PM with aarti and kirtan lead by Jagdish Shyam Das (Manager, ISKCON Gaya). More than 1000 worth Srila Prabhupad books distributed. People of Gaya city were amazed seeing the devotees enthusiastically chanting and dancing at Sobhayatra. Prasadam was distributed profusely. The yatra ends at Visnupad temple where the evening aarti and kirtan. Visnupad temple is the sacred place where Lord Chaitanya had manifested His devotee form.
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Sri Amritsar Yatra
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Hare KrishnaBy Chandan Yatra Das

Rama-tirtha-sarovara, a very important site of the great sage Valmiki’s ashram is in Amritsar. Valmiki wrote Ramayana here. Mother Sita spent her period of exile at this place in Valmiki ashram, after Lord Ramacandra banished Sita, His wife and eternal consort, during His later earthly pastimes. Pregnant and alone, Sita sought shelter at the ashram of Valmiki, where she soon gave birth to Lava and Kusha, sons of Lord Ramacandra at this ashram. Lava and Kusha spent their childhood here at Valmiki’s ashram. During Ashvamedha Yajna by Lord Ramacandra, Lava and Kusha captured a challenged horse. The fight between Lord Ramacandra’s forces and Lava and Kusha took place here at Rama-tirtha-sarovara. Lava and Kusha tied Hanuman to a tree at a place near to today's Durgiana Temple. The cities of Lahore and Kasur, which are both now in Pakistan, and close to Amritsar, are said to be founded by Lava and Kusha, respectively. Continue reading "Sri Amritsar Yatra
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Rath Yatra Procession invites Hundreds in the Hills of Uttarakhand
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Hare KrishnaBy Bhakta Aseem

Uttarakhand is famous as ‘Devbhoomi’ , ‘The Land of Demigods’. It has many beautiful and serene valleys. Definitely a heaven for the yogis! But we are not yogis, we are Krsna bhaktas! Srila Prabhupada’s Krsna Consciousness movement is so nice that any other process than bhakti yoga looks so petty for this age. Anywhere we preach and people are so much attracted towards this timeless philosophy i.e. The Science of Krsna Consciousness. Continue reading "Rath Yatra Procession invites Hundreds in the Hills of Uttarakhand
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From material detachment to spiritual attachment – Ignorance, Tolerance, Transcendence, Immanence
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Sri Rama-vijaya-dasami
Giriraj Swami

Today marks Sri Rama-vijaya-dasami (Dasara, or Dussehra), the day on which Lord Ramachandra vanquished the powerful tyrant Ravana. As described in Srimad-Bhagavatam (2.7.25):

“When Ravana was engaged in the battle, the trunk of the elephant which carried the king of heaven, Indra, broke in pieces, having collided with the chest of Ravana, and the scattered broken parts illuminated all directions. Ravana therefore felt proud of his prowess and began to loiter in the midst of the fighting soldiers, thinking himself the conqueror of all directions. But his laughter, overtaken by joy, along with his very air of life, suddenly ceased with the tingling sound of the bow of Ramacandra, the Personality of Godhead.”

Srila Prabhupada comments, “However powerful a living being may be, when he is condemned by God no one can save him, and, similarly, however weak one may be, if he is protected by the Lord no one can annihilate him.”

Ravana is the personification of lust and envy, which can disturb the execution of pure devotional service.

May Lord Sri Ramachandra and His devotees protect us all.

Hare Krishna.

Yours in service,
Giriraj Swami

Taking shelter of Krsna
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 2011, New Ekachakra, Slovakia, Lecture)

One can never take Krsna for granted. One should never think, “I’ve done so much service… so much! You know in my days, we used to go out on sankirtan and we used to distribute so many books, so many books that one man could not lift them! In the past, we did so much service, and that’s why in the present we don’t have to do anything!”

If we do think like this then immediately, maya is here!

Kṛṣṇa-bahirmukha hañā bhoga vāñchā kare, nikaṭa-stha māyā tāre jāpaṭiyā dhare, Jagadananda Pandita in the Prema Vivarta says, “Maya is waiting nearby and as soon as we show a little interest, by just looking with interest in the material energy, maya is not waiting for us to fall down… she will slap us DOWN!”

So, we must take shelter of Krsna, again and again, and we always have to conquer Krsna, again and again, through devotional service.

Gita 14.08 The mode of ignorance begins with not knowing and leads to false knowing
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Govinda’s Asrama Kirtan
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Tuesday night kirtans at Govinda’s Asrama in Darlinghurst draws a wide variety of people from young to old. There are many regulars but about a third are newcomers.

I haven’t attended for over 6 months but was fortunate recently to head up the second half with ecstatic chanting. Everyone was enthusiastic and at the end, to everyone’s delight, a sumptuous dinner was served.

Why I Became a Vegan
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Was I drinking milk meant for a calf? Would Krishna accept my offering of milk when the cows were raped, killed and slaughtered? Did he, being God need such dairy? If a calf had to be killed so that I may have milk, would I kill it myself? I felt like I was in the ring with Mohammad Ali, knocked out in the first round.

Gita 14.07 Passion is composed of attachment, gives rise to craving and binds us to work
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Jagat Pavani Gaura Ganga Mandir!
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On the occassion of 6th anniversary of Ganga Puja, Mayapur Ganga Puja Committee organised a grand Ganga Puja, Arti, Kirtan, Lecture and Mahaprasad distribution at the new temple of JAGAT PAVANI GAUR GANGA MANDIR  on the banks of Ganges at Mayapur. HG Prem Caitanya das of Ganga Puja Seva Committee recalls the inauguration of Ganga […]

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