By Indradyumna SwamiSometimes the Krsna consciousness movement sends its representative sannyasis to foreign countries where the danda and kamandalu are not very much appreciated. We send our preachers in ordinary dress to introduce our books and philosophy. Our only concern is to attract people to Krsna consciousness.
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- 15 May 2007
By Deena Bandhu dasaEvery year on the second day of the moon after Nrsimha Caturdasi there is a special parikrama of Vrindavan called Van Bihar Parikrama. All the Brajavasis do parikrama of Vrindavan at night.
...- 15 May 2007
By Ekendra dasSpecifically the protection of cows is not solely driven by economic consideration but is performed as a central religious theme that permeates all four social orders. Protection of cows is, therefore, an indisposable aspect of varnasrama life. To try to implement a concept of varnasrama without this essential aspect is, again, surreal.
...- 15 May 2007
By Sankirtana DasThere is no point in wishfully talking of peace and mercy until one first agrees to change one's actions. Therefore one should learn how the material world works and what one is supposed to do.
...- 11 May 2007
By Sarvapama dasaThis happened to me in a very dramatic and conclusive way in Honolulu, Hawaii a few months ago. For the last few years I've only worn a dhoti and I shave up every day. I was boarding a bus downtown and the bus driver said those magic words.
...- 8 May 2007
By Tamohara dasaThose seeking happiness and freedom from the crushing wheels of death must ask themselves whether all the fuss and botheration of struggling hard to try to create a position of happiness here, and to keep it going, are of any value.
...- 1 May 2007
By Jaya Vijaya DasaFormerly on the seventh day of the bright half of Vaisakha, Ganga was drunk through anger by Jahnu, and let out from the cavity of his right ear
...- 25 Apr 2007
By Bhurijana dasaPrabhupada: I have faith in you. Now, I give sometimes this example. Just like you go to a barber shop, and you put your neck like this, and he is with the razor. So unless you have faith, "No, he is good man. He will not cut my throat," how can you do so?
...- 25 Apr 2007
By Kesava Krsna DasaA devotee answered then passed me on to the guest master. A strange thing happened while I held the phone. A perfumed aroma assailed my sense of smell. It did not come from the room I was located, yet it hung there for the duration of the call. It was accompanied by very slight crackling sensation.
...- 25 Apr 2007
By Tri Yuga dasDear ISKCON leader, you are a great contributor, and your impact on the health, stability, and growth of this community is highly commendable. And your influence is significant. My appeal to you is that you consider the magnitude of potential present within this idea of leadership development.
...- 18 Apr 2007
By Ajitananda dasaMaterial beauty is herein deemed false in the sense that its manifestation is very, very brief. It appears momentarily and then disappears like a mirage. The attractive young body becomes old and wrinkled; it dies, decays, and is eaten by worms.
...- 16 Apr 2007
By Madana - mohana dasaWe may safely say that while various acaryas differ in their views on the ontological status of Krsna-dvaipayana Vyasadeva, Srila Prabhupada seems to be very clear and unequivocal that Vyasa is a **liberated jiva** especially empowered by Krsna through Narada Muni to compile Srimad Bhagavatam.
...- 14 Apr 2007
By Ananta Ram dasI have watched with great concern the decline in the standards of scientific preaching as devotees fall prey to scientific or philosophical arguments they cannot correctly counter. As a result, they either lose faith in Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s teachings or try to integrate their misconceptions into the philosophy, thus deviating from the acaryas.
...- 9 Apr 2007
By Kesava Krsna dasaIf Srila Prabhupada implored us to stay within his mission, it meant it was important for him. The power of mercy and every other spiritual benediction are inbuilt in his desire. Is there not the risk of cutting ourselves off if we leave?
...- 9 Apr 2007
By Romapada SwamiSay a devotee after getting initiated, is unable to do his 16 rounds of chanting on a day or few days, due to illness or anything of that sort, it is like breaking the vows, right? So how and what the devotee should do in such situation?
...- 5 Apr 2007
By Krishna Kumari Devi DasiHe answered our questions and listened to our concerns with compassion. He did his best to alleviate our fears. My greatest concern was the idea I had of Iskcon being a cult and that my son would turn away from his family and become brainwashed.
...- 5 Apr 2007
By Indradyumna SwamiThrough eons of time I had forgotten You, but You have never forgotten me, not even for a moment. Your greatest act of kindness was to lead me to my spiritual master, my savior, who is kindly teaching me the art of loving You. Please help me to act in such a way that he may always be proud of me
...- 2 Apr 2007
By Ajitananda dasaHis Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, who successfully distributed the message of Lord Krishna throughout the world, was not an ordinary conditioned soul, governed by the harsh laws of material nature.
...- 2 Apr 2007
By Garuda dasaGroups such as the Morman Church and the Jehova's Witnesses are opening an estimated 150 new centers yearly. Should we Hare Krishnas be satisfied to merely maintain the same centers Srila Prabhupada opened in North America before his departure?
...- 2 Apr 2007
By Sita-pati dasIn 2001 I was asked to take a leadership role in an ISKCON yatra in South America. At the time I had received no formal training in leadership or management and I quickly realized my inadequacy in discharging my assigned duty.
...- 2 Apr 2007
By Bhaktin Lynne MurrayHmm..What will our legacy be? Will we be fishers of men as another great Acharya termed it? Or will we be slinging the thorns and arrows of outrage? If we do only the latter, then what of those who have not seen or read or heard?
...- 31 Mar 2007
By Bh.ShailendDuring his quest to find the greatest devotee of the supreme personality of Godhead Sri Krsna, Devarsri Narada scanned both the spiritual and material worlds. On his journey he came across various great personalities including his father Lord Brahma.
...- 30 Mar 2007
By Mithuna dasWorking under the inspiration of the resident deities Sri Sri Hari Haladari, the devotees at the Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mandir have undertaken the ambitious task of spreading the Holy Name throughout New York City.
...- 28 Mar 2007
By Caru DasThree thousand people descended on rural Spanish Fork on Saturday afternoon for dancing, a vegetarian buffet, bonfire and ritual witch burning capped with a colored powder fight, chanting, singing and moshing.
...- 26 Mar 2007