Can the Sankirtana movement be stopped by material calamities?
Srila Prabhupada: “You have asked about whether nuclear devastation on this planet would effect the Sankirtana Movement. No, there is nothing that can stop the Sankirtana Movement because it is the will of God Himself, Lord Caitanya, that His Holy Name be heard in every town and village. Neither can the demons devastate this planet independent of the will of Krsna. Nothing happens without His sanction. If Krsna wants to kill someone no one can s...
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- 26 Dec 2022
Schwarzenegger and Hare Krishna.
Sabhapati das ACBSP: I​ met with​ Arnie in Melbourne in​ 1974. ​I​ was​ standing as a devotee for​ the​ Australian​ Federal​ elections. (Inspired by​ Balavanta’s program in​ the​ USA)​
I​ received a lot​ of​ TV​ coverage. Arnie saw​ the​ TV​ news​ report.​ At​ this​ time​ he​ had just won the title of Mr. Universe for the third or fourth time. ​That happened before​ his​ movie career.​ He phoned the​ next​ day. ​He​ was​ after​ his​ own​ press coverage​ and suggested that​ we​ team​ up​ ...
- 26 Dec 2022
A detailed history of the harmonium!
The harmonium was born in Europe – so how did it become synonymous with Indian music?
The Indian harmonium similarly made its way to the United States in the first half of the 20th century, but it was the Asian immigration wave in the 1950s-1960s that popularised it.
- 25 Dec 2022
Srila Prabhupada: “Whatever you have on your plate when you start, you have to finish that prasadam.”
Daivishakti: In 1974, maybe in August, after Janmastami, Prabhupada was again recovering from his sickness. And we used to cook for Prabhupada, and then after cooking for Prabhupada we would make something for his servants and secretaries to eat.
- 25 Dec 2022
A Fish Out of Water.
When you’re out of your element, nothing seems to satisfy.
Drutakarma dasa: For years, Frederick J. Fish lived a very ordinary life beneath the waves of the blue Pacific Ocean off Malibu. But one day he noticed that up on the beach there were finless creatures who appeared to be having more fun. So he rode in on a wave and hopped up on the sun-drenched sand. Soon he was all fixed up to enjoy himself—beach chair, FM radio, a cold drink, sunglasses. But something was wrong. Gradually Fred’s feeling of discomfo...
- 25 Dec 2022
Everyone else is prabhu and I am dasadasanudas.
Radhanath Swami: Real Vaishnavism is something very deep and something sublime, it’s not simply a type of dress or a type of hairstyle, it’s the substance of our consciousness.
(Album of photos)
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- 23 Dec 2022
10 Tips for Fostering Mutual Respect and Appreciation.
Grihastha Vision Team: In today’s rough and tumble world, practicing courtesy, kindness and respect may seem out of place but NOT for us devotees trying to purify our lives! For us, it is imperative to practice these as ‘devotional service begins at home.’ It is so easy to lose respect and appreciation for each other due to the challenges of familiarity, conflicts, stress, unexpected events such as guests, illness, financial downs, hormonal changes, natural disasters, and even mo...
- 23 Dec 2022
When Stephen Colbert would “go to the Hare Krishnas and listen to the Bhagavad Gita in order to get the chickpeas-salad” (1 min video)
Stephen Colbert talks about when he used to go to a Hare Krishna temple to save money on food when he was a struggling Northwestern University acting student in Evanston, Illinois, USA. Michael Shannon is also in the clip.
- 23 Dec 2022
When being completely “brainwashed” is a blessing.
Swarup Hebel: Some time ago I received what I considered to be a very nice compliment right here on Facebook. Someone wrote in a personal message, “I have been reading your posts and comments for the past two weeks and it seems to me that you don’t have a single solitary original thought or idea in your head and that you are completely brainwashed by Swami Bhaktivedanta.” Such praise coming from a complete stranger touched me deeply.
- 22 Dec 2022
To give or not to give? Answer by Radhanath Swami.
Question: While traveling by trains I see many children begging. They seem hungry and I can’t bear the sight. When they ask for money, one side of me says I shouldn’t give them the money, for they might give it to people who’ll misuse it. My other side says that I should. What should I do?
- 22 Dec 2022
CHOOSE good friends and dare to talk with them of things you are usually silent about
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In the sixth episode of Vartalap, we were blessed with the opportunity to interview one of the very first disciples of Srila Prabhupada, HG Rukmini mataji. She has been practicing Krishna Consciousness for more than half a century and is an activist in women’s spiritual empowerment and interfaith dialogue. She leads workshops and retreats internationally.
- 21 Dec 2022
HDG Srila Prabhupada: “ I WENT TO YOUR COUNTRY [USA] NOT TO BE SUCCESSFUL ’‘and ’'I CROSSED MANY OCEANS”–
So you should always remember that you have taken on a very, very difficult task. Not very easy task. But one thing is sure, that if you be successful or not successful, it is your victory. Because you tried for this, Kåñëa will be very much pleased. That is your victory. Not that in every day you will be successful. That is not. I went to your country not...
- 21 Dec 2022
Should We Offer a Peacock Feather on Lord Caitanya? — Jananivasa Prabhu, ISKCON Deity Worship Ministry (11 min video)
- 21 Dec 2022
Drutakarma das - Did Man Live With Dinosaurs? Forbidden Archaeology! (video)
Michael Cremo joined me to talk about Forbidden Archaeology, man living with dinosaurs and how long human beings have lived on this earth. We talked about The Hidden History of Humanity, extreme longevity as well as fossil remains of humans believed to have existed 65 million years ago and more!<
- 21 Dec 2022
Contradictory views in scriptures about Lord’s nature & the way to understand it! (video)
Lecture by HH Bhanu Swami at Iskcon Chennai.
- 21 Dec 2022
“In order to remember, you must hear and chant.”
Yamuna: At the beginning of the Vrindavan project, I was the only woman in the party. All of us had important roles.
My role was Deity department and Prabhupada’s rooms.
When we built the temple, we made every mistake you can make, and one really big mistake was the floor in Srila Prabhupada’s room.
It was an amalgamate floor with the wrong mixture of black, so when it dried, the black color continued to come off and nothing we did stopped that black color from comi...
- 19 Dec 2022
Yamuna Gems
Vani Devi Dasi remembers…
“At six years old it can be hard to appreciate what goes on around you, yet I remember quite clearly. I was asked to ‘assist’ Auntie Yamuna in the kitchen for a raw feast she was preparing—stuffed red peppers with a mock cream cheese filling, various types of raw soaked rice salads, a raw pie topped with beautiful light and fluffy whipped macadamia cream, and various other preparations, each unique in flavor, color and ingredients. It was my first experience being utterly fascina...
- 19 Dec 2022
- 19 Dec 2022
Two albums of rare photos of Yamuna Devi from the beginning of the Hare Krishna movement. She is seen with her family, then with Srila Prabhupada, her early godbrothers and godsisters like Jayanananda Prabhu, Tamal Krishna Goswami, Vishnujana Swami, Mukunda Goswami, Malati Dasi, Guru Das, Hayagriva Das, talking with some celebrities like George Harrison and John Lennon, during the first Ratha Yatra in San Francisco, from her marriage, with a Godbrother of Srila Prabhupada and from her recent life before she left her body.
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- 19 Dec 2022
HG Yamuna Devi Dasi Tribute (34 min video)
Srila Prabhupada: I know that if you maintain the association of devotees your life will be happy and perfect. That is the version of the sastra that the most important thing for spiritual realization is the company of realized souls or pure devotees of the Lord.
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- 19 Dec 2022
“When one is on the bhakti marga everything is personal. Yamuna devi’s abundantly nutritious persona was the direct catalyst making the crucial difference between myself merely looking at the honey inside the jar and my deliberate decision to dive in.
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- 19 Dec 2022
The Habit Trap.
Dhirasanta Das Goswami: A village was once attacked by wild boars.
Every day the wild boars would enter to rampage the food supplies of the village. The villagers tried various means to fight and chase away the wild boars but without much success.
- 17 Dec 2022
Is the concept of “Sustainable Development” a lie? (4 min. video)
Those committed to industrial-commercial development of natural areas see this development as inherently progressive. Those committed to the integrity of the natural world and their indigenous peoples see this development as degradation since the intrusion of the human into the life systems of the planet has already gone beyond any acceptable limits.
- 17 Dec 2022