We have just been informed by Dr. Rela that the liver transplant has been successful and is working well. The Kidney transplant is about to start.
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- 15 Aug 2018
Take Conscious Control of your life (video)
Srila Prabhupada: On the mirror if there is dust, you cannot see your face very nicely. If you wipe the mirror very nicely… So this Hare Krishna chanting is the process of wiping out the dust accumulated on the mirror of my mind. Montreal, October 25, 1968.
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- 15 Aug 2018
Chanting Hare Krishna and the original problem.
Sacinandana Swami: As practitioners that chant the holy name we all know how difficult it is to connect the mind with the holy name because by definition, the mind is only able to grasp material things. The mind can think of holidays at the beach or any other material subject. It is especially attracted to think about how to increase one’s wealth and how to engage in sexual activities. These are things we can easily think about because the mind is shaped like this. It wraps itself around money and t...
- 15 Aug 2018
Vaishnava Compassion.
“A natural human sentiment, compassion finds its highest expression in the works of devotees of the Lord. The tenderness of the heart experienced toward Krishna is known as bhakti. All other jivas are servants of Krishna. When one experiences tenderness of heart toward them, it is known as daya, compassion. Therefore, compassion is included within bhakti.” Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, Jaiva Dharma, p. 179
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- 15 Aug 2018
Dancing Out Of Joy (Album of photos)
“In a variety of ways, the inauspiciousness of the earth is destroyed by the feet, the inauspiciousness of the directions is destroyed by the eye glances and the inauspiciousness of the heavens is destroyed by the arms of a Visnu-bhakta dancing out of joy.” [ Hari-bhakti-vilasa 8.288 ]
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- 15 Aug 2018
The gift of fearlessness.
“I offer my respectful obeisances unto Lord Nrisimhadeva, the source of all power. O my Lord who possesses nails and teeth just like thunderbolts, kindly vanquish our demon-like desires for fruitive activity in this material world. Please appear in our hearts and drive away our ignorance so that by Your mercy we may become fearless in the struggle for existence in this material world.” (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 5.18.8)
- 15 Aug 2018
JPS Media: HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaj will undergo a Kidney and liver transplant a few hours from now. Maharaj has been at Chennai for a while now and has been advised to go through the transplant surgery...
- 14 Aug 2018
50.000 attend the biggest ever Ratha-yatra in Russia.
Sri Jagannatha, Sri Subhadra and Sri Baladeva were wheeling yesterday in one of the largest and beautiful park of Moscow (Sokolniki).
About 50.000 people could listen to Hare Krishna Maha-mantra spreading all over the park.
The Ratha-yatra was very well organized by Sadhu Priya prabhu, Akinchana Krishna prabhu and a group of sincere devotees.
People could see a beautiful 3D film about Lord Jagannath in a cute inflatable hall with a picture of Lord Jagannath on it. Here and there you cou...
- 14 Aug 2018
“First impressions are the most important.” (5 min video)
Indradyumna Swami: The title of this short video is, “First Impressions.” There is a saying that “first impressions are the most important.” A well organized, colorful, musical, devotional and blissful harinam is a great way to introduce people to Krsna consciousness for the first time. It creates a very favorable impact that encourages people to inquire further. It is said that Lord Caitanya’s samkirtan movement will continue to grow for 10,000 years....
- 14 Aug 2018
How to avoid feeling negative about people who criticize harshly?
(Do you remember Sisupala?)
A spiritual scientist (Chait......
- 14 Aug 2018
International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON).
But what Is Krishna Consciousness?
These are notes found in a handwritten diary kept by Srila Prabhupada, outlining how he intended to present the teachings of Krishna consciousness to the Western world.
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- 14 Aug 2018
The Objects of Krishna’s Enjoyment.
Radhanath Swami: As long as we put Krsna in the center there cannot be envy. Envy only happens when we put our self in the center. Otherwise if we see someone else prospering better than us, we are happy. We are in ecstasy.
Because we are thinking Krsna must very much enjoy seeing this person being empowered in the spiritual setting. This person is doing such wonderful service. Krsna is enjoying seeing this person’s service. Why should I compare myself to that person? Garland maker, someone makes bett...
- 14 Aug 2018
Excitement is ramping up for “MAN-tra,” ISKCON’s first ever Men’s Retreat, to be held in New Vrindaban, West Virginia from October 5th to 7th. Headlined by guru Bhaktimarga Swami, kirtaniya Gaura Vani, and comedian Yadunath Das, the event is subtitled “Being a KC Guy in the 21st Century,” and is gathering hype as the place to be this fall. The idea formed while ISKCON Communications Director Anuttama Das was accompanying Bhaktimarga Swami on his most recent walk across the United States....
- 14 Aug 2018
Always Keep Krsna in Your Mind! (video)
A lecture by HH Gour Govinda Swami, recorded on July 18th, 1992 in England.
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- 13 Aug 2018
Haryali Teej (Album of photos)
Deena Bandhu Das: Today in Braja we celebrate Hariyali Teej! Hariyali means greenery and Teej r......
- 13 Aug 2018
Dharmashala district jail program - India (12th August 2018) (Album of photos and videos)
On the 12th of August 2018, we had a......
- 13 Aug 2018
ECO-Vrindaban Board Meeting Minutes 07/08/2018. Mission Statement: ECO-Vrindaban promotes cow protection, local agriculture, and above all, loving Krishna, as envisioned by Srila Prabhupada, ISKCON New Vrindaban’s Founder-Acharya.. Participating Directors: Anuttama, Chaitanya Mangala (chair), Jamuna Jivani (board secretary), Olivia, Ranaka, and Vraja.
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Ratha Yatra in the Sokolniki Park, Moscow (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Others, who are not devotees, may think, “How can people devote so much time simply to talks of God?” The chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra is simply the repetition of three words, Hare, Krishna, Rama, but still devotees can go on chanting this Hare Krishna mantra twenty-four hours a day without feeling fatigued. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 4.13.1Purport)
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- 13 Aug 2018
Photos from a soggy Saturday Night Harinama Sankirtan in London.
Contrary to popular belief, it doesn’t rain ALL the time in the UK. After enduring weeks and weeks of scorching sun, the demigods kindly showered refreshing rain upon us prior to this weekend’s London Saturday Night Harinama Sankirtan. ...
- 13 Aug 2018
Meditating On Krishna In Athens.
A stay in the capital city bore numinous insights about Krishna’s creative potency.
Tad Brennan writes in the Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy:
“The idea that the soul is the true locus of personhood, that its welfare is vastly more important than the body’s welfare, that … it survives death, is judged for its actions and may be reincarnated, that the post-mortem fate of the soul provides reasons to embrace a life of earthly virtue—for all of these Socratic commitments there...
- 12 Aug 2018
- 12 Aug 2018
Sri Harinam Sankirtan Nectar - Sydney CBD - 10/08/18 (Album of photos)
The effect of chanting the names of Radha and Krishna is beyond material conception. We cannot describe it satisfactorily.
Krishna is so compassionate that if anyone calls His name even once, He destroys innumerable sinful reactions in their heart.
So kind is He that even if someone speaks his name accidentally, or even unwillingly, Krishna purifies them from millions of years of conditioning.
Tonight, as our Harinam Party passed a nightclub in the city, a number of the ...
- 12 Aug 2018
Lord Jagannatha is spreading mercy in Zagreb (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: If one wants success in practical yoga practi......
- 12 Aug 2018
The Beginning of My Journey.
Stevie Rojas:
I have always been attracted to religion and spirituality. I grew up as a Catholic, because it is the dominant religion in my country (Philippines), but when I became a teenager, I began exploring different religions and philosophies.
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- 12 Aug 2018