By Harsh KabraRestorers from New York’s Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) are working on Sarvamoola Grantha which expounds on the essence of Hindu philosophy, the meaning of life and the role of God. This priceless collection of 36 erudite commentaries was written in Sanskrit by Sri Madvacharya (1238-1317 AD), one of India’s greatest theologians.
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- 18 Nov 2006
By Taru das But I still wanted some more. I had just gotten a taste. Slowly, seconds would start coming around. Seconds on vegetables, seconds on puris, seconds on rice. I would take everything that came by, but I was looking for the big preps, “Is there any more sweet rice? What about halavah?
...- 18 Nov 2006
By Basu Ghosh DasNarmada Swami joined ISKCON at Juhu, Bombay, during 1981, after having met Bombay devotees during the Rathayatra festival organized by ISKCON at Surat, Gujarat. The Rathayatras organized at Surat during 1980 and 1981 were grand events, which were attended by hundreds of thousands of members of the public!
...- 17 Nov 2006
By Indradyumna SwamiNow that Lord Gaura has descended to this world, the waves of the holy names of Lord Krsna are suddenly flooding this planet, and the hearts of the sinful conditioned souls, which were as hard as thunderbolts, have now become as soft as butter. Let me take shelter of that Lord Gaura.
...- 16 Nov 2006
By Gaurav MittalMy humble obeisances to all the devotees who always remember Krishna and never forget Him. My humble obeisances to all the devotees who are honestly trying to follow this principle without pretension. We should be clear what should be the goal. Our goal is to always remember Krishna and BG 9.30 verse talks about such persons who have achieved such goal.
...- 15 Nov 2006
By Bhakta Giovanni BattistaThis is Srila Prabhupada's mercy! Even a child of three can perform devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead! I sincerely hope this story can infuse in the core of your heart the desire to serve more and more this eternal mission, which only Srila Prabhupada could have founded: ISKCON, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
...- 14 Nov 2006
By Gokulananda dasBack in 1976, when Srila Prabhupada was informed of her serious disease (provoked by a near-fatal car accident while traveling to distribute his books), he instructed Rudrani to tolerate her diseased condition while pursuing her devotional life despite all inconvenience.
...- 14 Nov 2006
By Sridama dasaOn Friday night Yogamaya went to sleep at 8.00pm. On Saturday morning she woke at 12.00am and as she was in some discomfort the devotees present begun a soft kirtan. Yogamaya also joined in this kirtan and although her shortness of breathe made it very difficult for her to chant, she continued with determination.
...- 14 Nov 2006
By Senior devoteesWe went to her house and saw the Deity. She was performing the worship very nicely, decorating with flowers. She offered up the prasad to the Deity, and she sat us down to take prasada. And she proceeded to do her best to bust us over our capacity with so many preparations of sukta and sak, vegetables.
...- 14 Nov 2006
By Citraka dasaNeed a quick fix for that photo? With pixer.us you can edit your photos online using only your browser. Upload your photo and in a few seconds, the image will be displayed on screen and you can start to play with it.
...- 13 Nov 2006
By Citraka dasaReminderFox is an extension for Firefox and Thunderbird that displays and manages lists of date-based reminders and ToDo's ( like your gayatri chanting, your ekadsi fast etc. ) ReminderFox does not seek to be a full-fledged calendar system. In fact, the target audience is anybody that simply wants to remember important dates (birthdays, anniversaries, etc) without having to run a fat calendar application.
...- 12 Nov 2006
By Vatsal dasBhajans began and our MC, Michael Terry, a recent graduate of Wake Forest Univ. and former announcer for NPR who has been practicing Krsna consciousness, spoke with confidence as he publicized all the goings-on. Jane Priddy-Charleville, the Mayor of Danbury, spoke in praise of Stokes County and its Hare Krsna residents.
...- 12 Nov 2006
By Madhava - nanda DasIn March 2004, many people had gathered at the ancient Shiva temple known as Kapileshwar Mahadeva in the Old Town area of Bhubaneswar to observe the 22-year-old tradition of hearing a nine-day recitation of Srimad Bhagavatam. Just as the recitation was about to begin, a large bull entered the compound and sat down next to the devotees.
...- 12 Nov 2006
By Amitakrishna dasSo this alarming situation is a call to all readers and followers of Vedic sciptures and literatures and who have developed a deep understanding in this most scientific Vedic motto ”simple living,high thinking” very practical formula to jointly work with combined efforts for a very active and brave implementation of the POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE with complete faith that it will become a grand success: Krishna Villages of Peace-projects
...- 12 Nov 2006
By Radha Mohan DasaKrishna Consciousness is not a small or irrelevant entity, something people can easily drift in and out of and then forget altogether. It seems to have had a marked or profound effect on virtually every member and former member. Today there is a wide range of devotees who have an interesting variety of relationships and perspectives on the movement.
...- 12 Nov 2006
From the Bhaktivedanta Manor Latest NewsletterOxford College of Hindu Studies achieves full recognition Oxford University has given its official seal of approval to the Oxford College of Hindu Studies (OCHS) by awarding it the newly created status of “Recognised Independent Centre of Oxford University”
...- 11 Nov 2006
By Kurma Rupa dasaCare for Cows in Vrindavan (India) maintains abandoned cows, bulls, retired oxen, and orphaned calves. We are international volunteers who offer our talents and resources to tend to the neglected cows living in Krishna's holy land.
...- 11 Nov 2006
By Bhakti siddhanta SwamiA new service to Srila Prabupada is at hand with the 1st annual Puri Parikrama 2006. It is stated that if one does parikrama of Nilachala Dham at this tithi that this will equal a the full caturmasya vrata. Over 1500 devotees(mostly from India and many internationals) from Iskcon have now congregated to perform this yajna.
...- 11 Nov 2006
By Bhava dasaShanti told her to concentrate on the picture of Vrndadevi (in gopi form) that was on the front cover of a very nice hand made get-well card (11"x16") in which the devotees had written their well-wishes. After a few moments, Rudrani responded, "I see the real Tulasi. I have to go now!", and left her body!
...- 11 Nov 2006
By Bhakta NileshI am wondering why many of ISKCON's leaders play various types of ball games when Srila Prabhupada stated that playing ball games is a violation of the fourth regulative principle, no gambling and no sports. I cannot understand what is the future of ISKCON if it's own leaders are regularly violating this regulative principle. Kindly shed some light on this for me.
...- 11 Nov 2006
By Radha Mohan DasaGiven that the ISKCON’s practices and ideals realistically still remain far from mainstream Western culture, it is not surprising that indigenous people still hold stereotypical perceptions of the words ‘Hare Krishna’.
...- 11 Nov 2006
By Citraka dasaPowerful and easy new Skype service allows now the devotees with an internet connection to broadcast their preaching to an international audience in a simple and free way. You can even have Krishna conscious radio shows, plus you can interact with your audience!
...- 11 Nov 2006
By Citraka dasaLulu is fast, easy and free! Publish and sell easily within minutes. No set-up fees. No minimum order. Keep control of the rights. Set your own price. Each product is printed as it is ordered. No excess inventory. Paperback books * Hardcover books * Photobooks * Calendars * CDs * DVDs * Music Downloads * File Downloads * Brochures
...- 11 Nov 2006
By Citraka dasaNinotech Path Copy is a shell extension for Windows 95, 98, NT4, 2000, and XP that enables to copy the path of a file or directory to the Clipboard. You can then paste the path in to your document, e-mail, etc. You copy the path of a file or directory by right-clicking it in the Windows Explorer and choosing Copy Path from the context menu.
...- 10 Nov 2006