Srila Prabhupada: I had such experience. I had some experience in my childhood, in 1911. I was thirteen years old. There was a riot. So our house was there in Mahatma Gandhi Road, and all sides Muhammadans. The Mulliks and our house are simply some respectable men. Otherwise, it was surrendered by... That is called [Kalabagan basti]
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- 5 Nov 2022
The global devotee care directorate is hosting weekly devotee care webinars to emphasize the culture of devotee care in ISKCON temples and communities worldwide. Join us to hear this week's conversation with Devamrita Swami on “Caring for the Leaders”.
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Cutting the Knots of Material Attachment.
Srila Prabhupada: One time, Indra, the king of heaven, was cursed to become a hog, and he became a hog. He had a wife and many kiddies and was living in a filthy place, eating stool. Brahma came to him because in his absence the management in the heavenly kingdom was not going nicely.
- 5 Nov 2022
Marriage vow according to Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur!
“The cardinal principle of gṛhastha āśrama is that no one may be the owner of any property or service of another.
Everyone is only a servant whose activities are ever in the service of the Lord.
Similarly, the sole object of everyone’s service as the only master, only friend, only son and only consort is Krishna.
- 5 Nov 2022
So you want a happy life? Here is Bhismadeva’s advice: Maharaja Yudhisthira inquired, “How should one act so that he can very easily pass his journey through life?”
In reply, Bhishma advised, “My dear King, a person who wants to avoid putting himself into great difficulty should carefully avoid performing three acts with his body- the killing of other living entities, stealing, and the enjoyment of others’ wives.”
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- 4 Nov 2022
This kind of 5 day fast is also prescribed for the last 5 days of Kartika (Damodara) Month and it is known as “Bhisma Pancaka”. During that vrata puja offerings to the Lord are also prescribed. I am listing them below. There are also mantras that go with these offerings. However, I didn’t find any specific mention about this for Purusottama month. In the Padma Purana it only stated that in addition to ekadasee one can observe a “pancaratrika” fast until amavasya.
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- 4 Nov 2022
“If one is capable the Bhisma-panchaka vow will be observed for the sake of love of God for the five days from the eleventh day (of the bright lunar fortnight in Kartika) up till the full moon day. The prescriptions for this have been given in the Vrata-Khanda-Kartika Mahatmya of the Padma-purana, in the Skanda Purana and in the Visnu-rahasya.”
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- 4 Nov 2022
Srila Prabhupada: But the caste system is made by God according to quality and work of the subject and it was never designed for the benefit of accidental birth right. Thus whatever is made by God cannot be destroyed by man. Destruction of the caste system as contemplated by some exponents, is therefore out of question. By the modes of nature different persons are imbued with different qualities and the scientific way of division of human society, from the qualitative aspect, by the caste system is quite natural. But the basic principle of such caste system is to s...
- 4 Nov 2022
Attachement for hearing Krishna-katha from the mouth of a pure devotee is everything!
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I’d first like to present to you the possibility that in your studies you’re going through something called the yoga of objectivity. This is a term coined by a philosopher at the University of Michigan, Henryk Skolimowski. What is this yoga of objectivity? If you’re going to understand something, you have to just separate yourself out from it. You undergo rigorous academic training, beginning as a young child, how to analyze the world in a quantifiable way. Doesn’t matter what your consciousness is – because after all who knows really what consciousness is? – Just study the facts, study the world a...
- 4 Nov 2022
- 3 Nov 2022
Have you ever wondered the complexity of the material universe? Did you ever stumble in your understanding about all the intricacies behind it while studying Srimad Bhagavatam? If the answer to the above questions is YES, then this is for you. Hear from the devotees who are experts in the field of Physics and Astronomy-Brahma Tirtha Das and Murali Gopal Das.
...- 3 Nov 2022
Apply these 5 open secret techniques to improve your Naam Kirtan — Sacinandana Swami
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As I laid out the straw mat on the sunlit veranda to prepare for his massage, Srila Prabhupada drew my attention to some sparrows making a nest. They had chosen a hole in the wall behind the electrical circuit box just outside Prabhupada's sitting-room window. He said that their chirping disturbed him at night while translating his books. So before they could build a complete nest and settle in, I removed the bits of strew they had gathered.
...- 3 Nov 2022
“That other is Krishna”
Srila Prabhupada: From the very beginning, the body was given by father and mother. In the childhood, as the father and mother say, “Sit down here, eat this, don’t go there,” everything is controlled by the father and mother, and originally given by the father and mother. So how we can claim, “This is my body”? From the very beginning. Then, somebody else maintains you. Suppose you are working in an office, in a factory. So actually that body belongs to him, the maintainer. In this way,...
- 3 Nov 2022
Materialistic society teaches us to be aggressive and calculating so we can push our way through. In Vaisnava culture it is opposite – we offer respect. The reason: when you give respect without expecting something in return, you open yourself up to the power of divine blessings
...- 2 Nov 2022
Everybody is dying. But don’t worry, you won’t die, is just “them” (video)
We are not this body, but still so much attached to possessions, relatives, reputation, social positions, friendship, love. And no time for God and spiritual life.
Now is the time to prepare!
- 2 Nov 2022
Do you remember me?
I was distributing in Byron Bay, Australia. When I approached a man, he asked, “Do you remember me?” “No, sorry, I don’t.” “Three years ago, you gave me the Bhagavad-gita, and I gave you a donation.
I thought it might help me through my troubled times. I had lost my business and my family, so I was drinking a lot. Basically I wanted to drink myself to death. Miserable.
- 2 Nov 2022
Krishna is available so cheaply for the people, especially, in this Age of Kali. Still, we are reluctant to chant the holy name. Therefore Chaitanya Mahaprabhu regrets, etadrsi tava krpa bhagavan mamapi: “Although You are so liberal and kind upon this fallen soul, still, unfortunate as I am, I am not inclined to chant this holy name.” This is our position—dog’s obstinacy. But if we do it, then we become purified.
...- 2 Nov 2022
GBC Strategic Planning Team (SPT) invites you to celebrate Gopastami with Nitai Sevini Devi Dasi.
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- 1 Nov 2022
On this day Lord Sri Krishna became a qualified cowherd. Before this day, he was a keeper of the calves.
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- 1 Nov 2022
“Bless My Son”
Living with Srila Prabhupada.
By Rukmini Devi Dasi.
The ultimate anxiety for every parent is how their child will fair in the world. Srila Prabhupada’s mother wanted him to study in London and become a barrister, akin to the current day I.T. specialist who scores a job in the USA. However, Srila Prabhupada lovingly describes how his father’s ambition differed. Gour Mohan De wanted Abhay (Srila Prabhupada ’s birth name) to be skilled in mridanga and the art of knowing and sharing the sacred scripture, Srimad Bhag...
- 31 Oct 2022
Sacrifice Is the Price You Pay for KC | HH Tamal Krishna Goswami - SB 6.1.27 - 1 June 1990
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We're honored that Krsnanandini dasi has made herself available to share her deep reflections on the below intriguing topic.
...- 31 Oct 2022