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The mind can make a soldier into a deserter or even a betrayer Gita 05.22
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TOVP: The spectacular Main Dome Kalash is getting…
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Sadbhuja Das: Please admire in the image the progress on the Kalash for the Main Dome th... Meta-thinking is vital for fruitful thinking Gita 14.23
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If people hold on to their beliefs, how can we elevate them?
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Why do Hindus leave shoes outside their place of worship but Christians don’t?
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New Preaching Center Inauguration in Negara, Bali
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By Hari Narayana Das The picturesque view of Negara results from a combination of the mountains, the sea with its black sands beaches lined with coconut trees and vast expanses of rice fields in between the two. The landscape is dotted with Balinese Hindu temples as well as mosques and people generally tend to carry a warm attitude. It was in 2011, during a visit to Negara, Srimat Subhag Swami expressed his feelings that a preaching centre there would be very beneficial for the devotees. Gadadhar pabhu and his family members, all initiated disciples of Srimat Subhag Swami, took it a bit seriously and immediately Mother Sureshwari came forward and offered her family land for the new ashram and dedicate it to Srila Prabhupada. Although in her late sixties and struggling with failing eyesight, Mother Sureshwari is more active than most of the younger devotees in Negara. She looks after melon farms which are spread out for hectares upon hectares and the harvested ripe melons gets transported to many parts of Indonesia. Then there are rice fields, banana plantations, tulasi and flower gardens which she looks after and above all she cooks the best prasadam for Gaura Nitai and of course, for the devotees. Almost two years back she completely lost her eyesight and doctors expressed her inability to cure her, she kept crying and when Gadadhar Prabhu went to console her, she revealed a nice prayer. She was praying to her family deities, Gaura Nitai, that … ‘my dear lord, my only means to render some service to the devotees is by cooking some prasadam for them and now that I am unable see I will no longer be able to serve your devotees anymore.’ Within a short time, to the utter amazement of the doctors, she could see again and ever since she hasn’t slowed down in her service for her deities and the devotees. Continue reading "New Preaching Center Inauguration in Negara, Bali
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When scripture says our parents are God, why do some young devotees renounce their parents?
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How can bhakti philosophy unite world religions?
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“Wound-ology” syndrome? Take Practical Actions To Change!
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By Karnamrita Das Many people know what their problems are, but are unwilling, or don’t believe it is possible for them, to do the difficult work of change and transformation. Or there may be too much secondary gain for staying the same, regardless of their unhappiness or dissatisfaction. We may wear our past wounds like a badge of honor, hoping to get sympathy strokes from other, as in "woe, is me.” Some call this "wound-ology." Being creatures of habit the thought of change, even positive, beneficial change, is challenging for most people, even if they are currently miserable, and think they “should” change—maybe tomorrow, or that faraway place in the ocean, “Someday Isle.” Continue reading "“Wound-ology” syndrome? Take Practical Actions To Change!
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ISKCON Panihati serves Mahaprasadam to more than 17,000 pilgrims
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By Radhapad Das Wednesday, 7th June this year marked the 501th anniversary of this festival. The Panihati branch, next to ferryghat boasts to be one the rare ISKCON centers on the bank of Ganges with a well maintained bathing ghat. Strategically located next to Mahotsavatala on the one hand, Raghava Bhawan on the other, with deities of Sri Sri Gaur Nitai, Srila Prabhupada, Goddess Jagadhatri, and Lord Shiva in His two forms as Tarakeshwar and Gangadhar this center has a lot to promise. On this occasion the devotees of the ISKCON center Sri Sri Gaur Nitai Mandir at 37, Gauranga Ghat Road at Panihati were all fired up and distributed free Chida Dahi prasadam to 17,000 visiting pilgrims. Continue reading "ISKCON Panihati serves Mahaprasadam to more than 17,000 pilgrims
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Mayapur Darshan (10 min video)
The Hare Krishna Mantra by the…
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The Hare Krishna Mantra by the MADHAVAS Rock Band. A Musical Film By Braj Kishore Das.
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Gita 13.19 Subtle spiritual truths are comprehended through devotion, not intellection
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Snana yatra and Hati Vesha
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On this full-moon day, sixteen days before Ratha- yatra, Lord Jagannatha is bathed. He becomes sick and is confined to rest for fourteen days. He is then offered special care until He comes out for Ratha-yatra.
A special bath of Jagannatha takes place on the Purnima of Jyestha month to commemorate the appearance day of Lord Jagannatha.
According to Skanda Purana, when King Indradyumna installed the wooden deities he arranged this bathing ceremony. This day is considered to be the birth-day of Lord Jagannatha.
Hati Vesha:
It is said that a staunch devotee of Lord Ganesh and himself a profound scholar visited Puri during Snana Yatra. He was amply rewarded by the King of Orissa for his scholarship.
The King asked the scholar to accompany him to see Lord Jagannatha, which he refused under the pretext that he wouldn’t worship any “God” other than his Ishtha-devata, Ganesh.
Somehow he was persuaded and brought before the Snana vedi. To the utter surprise of all, Lord Jagannatha appeared with an elephantine form that resembled Ganesh.
Since then, during Snana Yatra when the sacred bath is performed, the Deities are dressed like elephants – resembling Ganesh.
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Srila Prabhupada instructed him and Visvakarma Dasa to secure the current ISKCON Toronto temple and had the great fortune to assist Srila Prabhupada's mission in this manner.He used him as his instrument again to help secure the ISKCON Chicago temple where Sri Kishor Kishori reside today. There were many temple openings and festivals that he has been blessed to coordinate and be a part of in the early days of ISKCON.
After his brahminical initiation by Srila Prabhupada, he had the privilege to serve ISKCON in many ways including:
Vice President of ISKCON Toronto in the 70's;
President of ISKCON Chicago in the early 80's;
Zonal Secretary for USA mid-west in the 80's; and
GBC(Governing Body Commission) appointed him as Global Coordinator for Community Relations in the 90.
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Initiation Ceremony, June 7, Carpinteria, California
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Giriraj Swami initiated two new disciples: Andrea Gonzales became Ananda Gopika Dasi and Jahnava became Jahnava Devi dasi.
Hari Kirtan Das Kirtan at Holy Name Festival 2017
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Parliament of World Religions on Climate Change
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Recently, the Parliament of World Relegions issued a statement.
When We Distribute What We Have, We Appreciate What We Have
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Spiritual knowledge given in the Bhagavad-gita is like a life-saving medicine.
A fantastic Ratha-yatra in Panama (10 min video)
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A fantastic Ratha-yatra in Panama (10 min video)
The weather cooperated perfectly and there were wonderful kirtans, especially lead by Agni Deva.... Don’t believe everything you think!
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Don’t believe everything you think!
Vaisesika das: During the summer months, thousands of people visit scenic Pacific Beach in San Diego, California, some of them staying for a week or longer in the pricey rental apartments that line the shoreline.
As I took my daily walk along Pacific Beach this morning, I observed how vacationers there were doing their best to relish the ocean-side environment. Some lay out in the morning sun on the sandy beach, others jogged or rode bikes, while others sat at trendy sidewalk cafes, picking at their breakfasts while talking to friends and family.
“Consumption” (6 min. video)
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“Consumption” Video for the day by His Grace Mahatma Prabhu (6 min video)
We can look at consumerism as an addiction, we can look at it as a disease and we can at least acknowledge that the disease is there, or the potential to be addicted or maybe acknowledge that we already are addicted that you know perhaps we waste money or we waste time in shopping so a good motto which I learned from my father when you want to shop is just ask yourself do I need it or do I just want it, and it’s maybe hard to admit that you really don’t get it like you really don’t need that upgrade but of course sometimes you get it for free so that’s ok but if you have to pay you know this has some new bells and whistles but you really don’t need them but you want them and so as devotees I think we should be more in within that culture of simplicity purchase based on needs rather than wants and anyway these are some ideas on consumerism I’ll leave it up to you to process it as you like but I like to start as I thought it was worthwhile to share these things.
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Paris or No Paris, Can’t Snatch from Our Kids Their Right to Have a Clean Earth
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All India Padayatra In Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, South India,…
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All India Padayatra In Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, South India, June 9, 2017 (Album with photos)
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Anantha: On April 14th we reached Thiruvananthapuram, formerly known as Trivandrum. It is the capital and largest city in the state of Kerala. The city’s name comes from the presiding deity of the ‘Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple’, who is also known as ‘Anantha’ (one who reclines on the serpent, Anantha). It is said that the deity was originally 18 miles (28 kilometers) long and it would take devotees three days to do parikrama (holy walk) around the Lord. After hearing the prayers of His devotees, the Lord reduced His size to 18 feet (0.3 meters).
A friend from Gujarat
We took darsana of the Lord and the pujaris there helped us arrange our accommodation. We stayed there for a few days doing sankirtana at the beach. We even gave our Lordships, Sri Sri Nitai Guarsundar, a dip in the ocean. One day while doing sankirtan in some part of the city, a gentleman approached us. He was very happy to hear us singing the maha-mantra. I spoke to him and told him about our Lordships and how we started our padayatra from Dwaraka and coincidently he was from Gujarat. He was really surprised, “Wow! So you all are coming from my home town. Jai! And the Lord also came to give us darsana”, he said. He was so happy that he invited us to his home for sankirtana and prasadam. This gentleman had five brothers all of whom attended our sankirtana program the next day. One of them was named Rakesh, and he was blind. He told us he had once heard a recording of Srila Prabhupada singing the maha-mantra. He then started to sing in exactly that manner. We were so happy to see him singing for the pleasure of Sri Sri Nitai Gaurasundar. The Lord showers his mercy on each and every one of us. The family gave us a donation of 7000 rupees and they also took a Bhagavatam set.
Book scores for Kerala
Since entering the district of Kerala on April 6th, we have distributed so many books. It was amazing, anyone who we tried giving a book to would wait, listen to us and then usually after seeing the book they would buy it. To date we have distributed:
5776 Maha Big Books
694 Big Books
4698 Small Books
Total books distributed: 11315
Anandi Gaura Dasa
Anandi Gaura Dasa joined our padayatra party in Nagpur last month. He is very enthusiastic. In South India we have a lot of challenges with language since the majority of people speak Tamil or English but not Hindi. Anandi Gaura Dasa was a great help; he translated from Hindi to English to everyone I spoke to. He also distributed a lot of books: 598 maha big books and 168 small books.
Matsya Avatar Dasa & Uttamnarahari Dasa
Other devotees who also distributed a lot of books were Matsya Avatar Dasa and Uttamnarahari Dasa. Matsya Avatar Dasa distributed 505 medium books and Uttamnarhari Prabhu 486 medium books.
All the padayatris did book distribution. Our book distribution was done to such a large scale that we had to constantly order new sets of books and as soon as I would order them they would get finished. This was all the mercy of the Lord, these were all chamatkars (miracles) and we, padayatris were nimitta-matram (just instruments). We spoke to Lokanath Swami about the book distribution. He was very happy, he said, “Keep going on, support each other and serve the Lord.”
We also attended a one-day Jaganath ratha-yatra (chariot festival) in Trivandrum where we distributed the following number of books:
230 Maha Big Books
60 Small Books
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A notice about devotees wanting to spend time with Sivarama Swami
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The secret mantra
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 25 April 2017, Radhadesh, Belgium, Srimad Bhagavatam 7.15.68)
The sound of Krsna’s flute was heard by Lord Brahma and then, the sound of that flute came out of the mouth of Lord Brahma through the Gayatri Mantra. So through the Gayatri Mantra we can hear Krsna’s flute. This makes second initiation a little more exciting. It is not only about being a brahmana. It is not only about the mode of goodness but you also hear the Gayatri Mantra which was what came out of Brahma’s mouth after hearing Krsna’s flute. It is said that the Gayatri Mantra is like the sound of Krsna’s flute in mantra form. This is very interesting, this is why it is a secret mantra!
Wednesday June 7, 2017
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The Richer the Clothes
Last Sunday, my clothes went for a fresh dye, a richer orange. It was the kindness of the ISKCON Colorado monks who addressed my fading colours. I knew it to be an issue. The sun and regular washing take the life out of the colour.
The police who came to visit me today, on Rd. 74, made some remarks. One of them said, “You got the right colour. Drivers can see you from far away.” The other officer mentioned that it is the colour of prisoners.
As usual, police stop out of concern for safety.They have a point. Thus far, most roads leading into the Fort Collins/Denver area are heavily trafficked. Car accidents rate high in Colorado compared to the rest of the nation.
It is rare to see a walker. It’s cars that are all pervasive. Cars, cars, and more cars. When I see a train with rail cars full of automobiles, I would like to shout out, “Send them back where they came from. We don’t need anymore.”
A road construction fellow also remarked, “Yeah, in the eighties I remember more people walkin’. It’s madness today, really!”
For a while I was in a cursing mode, condemning the world for letting cars on the loose and attacking the freshness of air, water and space. I managed to tame the lion in me by relaxing under some huge cottonwood trees and catching a whiff of a Russian Olive. And just when I had laid down on the grass, in my perceived area of privacy within a public park, then a fellow with a whipper-snipper came cutting the grass.
Will the operator accidentally cut off my tired feet? They are precious. I have need of them. So I got up and got out of the way, and proceeded to walk.
May the Source be with you!
20 miles
Radha Kunda Seva: May 2017 Photos and Updates (Album with…
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Radha Kunda Seva: May 2017 Photos and Updates (Album with photos)
We are happy to report that in this blazing hot month of May, our service in R... Hollywood actress Marie Avgeropoulos visits Vrindavan and starts…
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Hollywood actress Marie Avgeropoulos visits Vrindavan and starts a campaign for its underprivileged girls.
The campaign aims to raise funds to support the education of a thousand more girls at the three Sandipani Muni Schools in Vrindavan, Lord Krishna’s birthplace. During her week-long visit, Marie spent her time trying to understand and document the problems underprivileged Brijabasi girls face. Her six-part documentary series on her experience will be released by Without Exception Films through an online campaign this month and will premier during a series of fundraising events in Los Angeles starting with one hosted by Marie herself on June 15th.
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A Taste for Reading
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By Sacinandana Swami Here I will teach a simple process for reading the Srimad-Bhagavatam (or Bhagavad-gita or any sacred bhakti text) with relish. This process of studying sacred scripture is given in the Brhad-aranyaka Upanisad. It entails three elements and the Vaisnavas have added the fourth item: 1) Sravanam – collecting the information in the text, that is, hearing or reading the text, much like attentively listening to a lecture at the university. 2) Mananam – reflecting on the subject matter 3) Nididhyasan – contemplating on how I can practically apply this text in my own life 4) Vandanam – praying for realization Continue reading "A Taste for Reading
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Daily Darshan : June 09, 2017
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4 Ways to Stay
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By Ananda V. Devi Dasi Over 35 years ago I sat before the fire and took the same vows. I am grateful to still be practicing. Later that day I heard a talk which shared 4 reasons why devotees sometimes give up the process of Krishna consciousness, the one they once started so enthusiastically. Turning them into positives, here are 4 things, if we do them well, that can bring us success in our spiritual endeavor, which is to awaken love for Krishna and live to in congruence with that wholesome truth. Humility, offenses, sanga, knowing the path. Continue reading "4 Ways to Stay
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Boat Festival At GEV Wada (7 min video)
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Boat Festival At GEV Wada (7 min video)
The boat festival (Nauka Vihar) was celebrated at the Govardhan Eco Village Wada India (ISKCON). It can b... Light to see the world – Science, Spirituality and Life’s Big Questions
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How can we avoid getting caught in petty things?
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Do microbes forming on rocks demonstrate that life comes from matter?
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Can future scientific advancement detect the existence of God?
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As humans can do a wide variety of activities, doesn’t that prove we have free will?
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What comprises science – what are the boundaries that define science?
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