Indradyumna Swami: Yesterday we visited the sacred abode of Gaya, in the state of Bihar. The history of Gaya goes back to Satya Yuga, when Lord Visnu placed His lotus foot on the chest of Gayasura, a redeemed demon who had turned into stone. That footprint has been worshipped by devotees since that time. Five...
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- 14 Apr 2022
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After receiving a super inspiring, mercy-filled email from His Holiness Giriraj Swami, encouraging book distribution, we went out on books to cash in on the mercy. A nice young engineer approached our book table with many questions. He asked, “I’m confused in life, even though I’m very successful materially, so please recommend a book that...
- 14 Apr 2022
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In the Vaisnava (Krsna) literature of India there are innumerable scriptural injunctions encouraging sankirtana the chanting and singing of the names of God as an efficacious means to attain God realization or as a glorious end in itself. Yet many Westerners, perhaps justifiably skeptical, might ask, “If sankirtana is so all-encompassing, so potent and effective,...
- 14 Apr 2022
by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada As long as we have the desire for material sense gratification or the desire for material liberation there is no possibility of developing transcendental bliss in Krsna consciousness. Bhukti is the desire for material sense gratification, and mukti is the desire, after being frustrated, for liberation. Real mukti or liberation however, means...
- 14 Apr 2022
Sometimes Yasoda saw the curly, dark blue locks of baby Krishna as swarm of bumblebees surrounding His face. Intoxicated from drinking too much honey nectar, the bees just hovered in the sky. His thick, beautiful blue hair appeared like the dark night. The two lotus eyes of Krishna looked like a pair of blue lotus...
- 13 Apr 2022
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By Bhakti Bhringa Govinda SwamiSo the more we will clear ourselves and dip ourselves into this process of sadhana-bhakti, which is the bhakti-lata-bija, then the more our greediness and our possessiveness for Krishna will grow. And when we're possessive that we just can't live without having Krishna, when we get to the point when we don't want anything else in life, that we just want Krishna and nothing else, then that's called pure devotion. And when our devotion becomes purified, and that type of devotion is burning inside of our hearts, then Lord Krishna He cannot resist that, and Lord ...
- 13 Apr 2022
Indradyumna Swami: A visit to ISKCON’s Punjabi Bagh temple in New Delhi was the first stop on our pilgrimage to the Jharikhanda Forest in Bihar. There we took the blessings of Sri Sri Radha Radhika Raman for safe travels to the eastern part of India. Find them here: https://bit.ly/37EmXFv...
- 13 Apr 2022
Iskcon Farmington Hills A cultural centre where we can all connect and reestablish our relationship with God: https://bit.ly/36a2fNq...
- 12 Apr 2022
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How wealthy the inhabitants of Vrndavana were simply by raising cows. All the cowherd men belonged to the vaisya community, and their business was to protect the cows and cultivate crops. By their dress and ornaments, and by their behavior, it appears that although they were in a small village, they still were rich in...
- 12 Apr 2022
Caru Das: Just a day prior to Ram Navami, the restored murtis (forms) of the Divine Couple make their appearance on the temple verandah, escorted by the artist Vaibhavi Christine Warden....
- 12 Apr 2022
by HH Giriraja Swami “Instant Problem Solving Guru Inside” Every day we Boston devotees pass this sign as we chant the holy names in Harvard Square. The sign hangs on a local shop window, and it is sold in quantity inside. This week at the neighboring movie theatre a new movie is showing The Guru. So who...
- 12 Apr 2022
Yesterday someone walked past me and said, “You’re a beggar, you’re nothing but a beggar”. He then walked off. His comment was said with malice yet I knew he was sent by Caitanya Mahaprabhu to remind me that yes I am a beggar, a beggar begging for the mercy and love of God. I also...
- 12 Apr 2022
VIJAYA DASA After experimenting with various spiritual practices and mantras, an American youth finally comes to Krishna. I grew up in Los Angeles. Once, when I was visiting a friend I saw a person on TV speaking about spirituality, I found it interesting. He was speaking about Transcendental Meditation, an organization founded by Maharishi Mahesh...
- 12 Apr 2022
Being absorbed in book distribution, we were hesitant to return to the temple, even for weekends. To stay out on Sunday provided a special challenge, as even today Sunday is a day where hardly any shops are open. Everything freezes to the sounds of bells being rung in empty churches, and the Germans retreat to...
- 12 Apr 2022
Parasuram das The wonderful devotees from Kharkiv in Eastern Ukraine are in urgent need of a good van, kitchen equipment and more foodstuff. Please act now and help us to supply them with what they need. We leave the U.K. today and time is of the essence. There is presently a short ease in this...
- 12 Apr 2022
Appreciating the celebrations of Rama Navami at the Varachha branch of ISKCON in Surat, the Prime Minister of India, Sri Narendra Modi pointed out the relevance of the teachings of Lord Ramachandra to modern times. Murtimaan Das President of ISKCON Varachha said, “The Prime Minister compared Lord Rama’s own ideal example of compassion with the...
- 12 Apr 2022
During his recent visit to Perth, Western Australia, India’s Minister for Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal met with Jagattarini Dasi from The Sacred India Gallery. Jagattarini presented Minister Goyal with an artistic gift- two Australian gumnuts which she had delicately hand-painted with portraits of Radha and Krishna. The gumnuts were sourced from towering native...
- 12 Apr 2022
“Riches come from Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune, and the goddess of fortune is the property of Nārāyaṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The goddess of fortune cannot stay anywhere but by the side of Nārāyaṇa; therefore another of her names is Cañcalā, restless. She cannot be peaceful unless she is in the company of...
- 11 Apr 2022
ISKCON Relief – Reports Poland: This week in Warsaw we had a huge ‘wave’ arriving from the east of Ukraine — Donetsk, Krematorsk and other areas. They have been wisely advised by Niranjana Maharaja to leave as the army forces were coming their way. Maharaja has been so closely involved in helping his yatra so...
- 10 Apr 2022
By Gaurangi dasi One would hope after 6 weeks of any crisis, things would start to slow down, some light, some hope will start to emerge. Of course we still hope and trust in a divine plan, pray for the protection of the Lord’s devotees… but unfortunately we don’t see many signs of things slowing...
- 10 Apr 2022