Here are some nice photos from Balarama Purmina 2019 at the ISKCON-London Radha Krishna Temple.
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- 7 Aug 2020
Srimad Bhagavatam class given by HH Bhanu Swami at ISKCON New Govardhana Temple, August 7, 2020
...- 7 Aug 2020
Srila Prabhupada: For a devotee, liberation is no problem at all. The impersonalists undergo severe penances and austerities to attain mukti, but the bhakta, simply by engaging himself in the bhakti process, especially in chanting Hare Krishna, immediately develops control over the tongue by engaging it in chanting, and accepting the remnants of foodstuff offered to the Personality of Godhead.
...- 6 Aug 2020
The innovative ways in which devotees have been trying to distribute Srila Prabhupada’s books during the lockdown.
- 5 Aug 2020
Markandeya Rsi, a great devotional mystic, resided in a hermitage on the northern side of the Himalaya Mountains. Observing that the sage was becoming very powerful by performing severe penances and austerities, the demigod Indra became fearful of his growing mystic potency. To ruin the sage’s spiritual practice, Lord Indra sent Cupid, beautiful celestial singers, dancing girls, the season of spring, and a sandalwood-scented breeze from the Malaya Hills, along with greed and intoxication personified. Cupid, the ...
- 5 Aug 2020
Traverse Beyond the kitchen and the plate, as you cook a delectable meal for the Birthday Boy, Lord Sri Krishna with Radhavallabha Das in 60 minutes.
...- 5 Aug 2020
Join us to learn and hear the lessons Lord Balaram's Appearance and Pastimes can teach us in our own lives. We are delighted to host HH Bhakti Rasayana Sagar Swami to celebrate Balaram Jayanti.
...- 5 Aug 2020
Sunday August 2, at 12EST 11CST 9PST on the Children at Home Show by Gopi Gita Schomaker, we invite her sister, Her Grace Gaura Mani Devi, Grammy-nominated kirtaniya and personal mentor to thousands of devotees worldwide. In preparation for Lord Balaram's Appearance Day, they speak about the importance of enhancing relationships between brothers and sisters, and avoiding rivalry with practical tips that can be used immediately.
...- 5 Aug 2020
Once when mother earth was overburdened by hundreds of thousands of military phalanxes of various conceited demons dressed like kings, she approached Lord Brahma for relief. Mother earth assumed the form of a cow. Very much distressed, with tears in her eyes, she appeared before Lord Brahma and told him about her misfortune. Thereafter Lord Brahma went with mother earth, Lord Siva, and all the other demigods to the shore of the ocean of milk. There the demigods worshiped Lord Visnu, the master of the universe, the supreme God of all gods, who provides for everyone ...
- 4 Aug 2020
- 4 Aug 2020
- 3 Aug 2020
Samba, the darling son of Jambavati, kidnapped Duryodhana’s daughter Laksmana from her svayamvara assembly, in which she was to choose her husband. In response, the Kauravas joined forces to arrest him. After Samba resisted them single-handedly for some time, six warriors of the Kaurava party deprived him of his chariot, broke his bow to pieces, seized him, bound him, and brought both him and Laksmana back to Hastinapura.
When King Ugrasena heard of Samba’s capture, he called upon the Yadavas to retal...
- 3 Aug 2020
Sanaka prabhu passed peacefully from his body at 2am, with Srila Prabhupada chanting Japa at his side and Srimati Tulasi devi close to him. Over the past few weeks he has had a lot of mercy from so many caring Vaishnavas. Devotees had kirtan for him for a couple of hours after he left.
...- 2 Aug 2020
A Thousand Names of Lord Balarama.
The Balarama Pranams - From Garga-Samhita Canto 8 - Chapter Thirteen. Duryodhana said: O great sage Pradvipaka, please tell me the thousand names of Lord Balarama, names kept secret from even the demigods. Sri Pradvipaka said: Well done! Well done! Well done! O king, your fame is spotless. Your question has been answered by Garga Muni in words rarely heard by even the demigods.
- 2 Aug 2020
“Lord Balarama - The Destroyer of Anarthas” (Video)
“Lord Balarama’s Pastimes”
Srila Prabhupada: First birth is from your parents, but real birth, real life, begins when one accepts a bona fide spiritual master and renders service unto him. Then the path is open for going back home, back to Godhead, to live eternally in full knowledge and full bliss and in association with the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself, Lord Krishna. Letter to Narayani, June 11, 1972.
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- 2 Aug 2020
Somehow or other we all depend on someone or something.
This material world is created for these who don’t love KRSNA.
Recent Srimad Bhagavatam class by HH Jayapataka Swami in Mayapur.
- 2 Aug 2020
A king’s duty is to his people. He should take care of them with no thoughts of pleasing himself. He should subordinate his own wishes and desires to those of the people
...- 1 Aug 2020
At the 1977 Mayapur GBC meeting, It was reported to Srila Prabhupada, that one million and half of BG AS IT IS copies [abridged] in English would be printed and distributed for that year by the BBT. How Many Cargo Train Cars would be Required to Transport the Paper to the Printer? The answer is below………
...- 1 Aug 2020
- 1 Aug 2020
Gauridas Pandit was a great devotee of Lord Chaitanya that lived in Ambika Kalna near Navadvipa in West Bengal. Gauridas Pandit was Subal in Krishna-lila. From Puri, Gauridas had settled in Ambika Kaln
...- 31 Jul 2020
- 31 Jul 2020
Srimati Dasi: It was early afternoon on a beautiful monsoon day. The clouds were Syama-colored and rumbled gently, but no rain came. They simply shaded Rupa Gosvami from the heat of the sun and encouraged the limitless peacocks on the banks of Radha-kunda to dance exuberantly and call out loudly for the rain to fall.
...- 31 Jul 2020
HG Deena Bandhu Prabhu - Srila Rupa Goswami Disappearance Day 31.07.2020 in Iskcon Vrindavan
...- 31 Jul 2020