By Rupa Raghunath dasIt is with great pleasure and a sense of gratitude that I am writing this message. Inaugurating our newly built secondary school is certainly a milestone for us at FFLV.
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- 3 Oct 2006
By Deena Bandhu dasaBecause of this feast, one sadhu in Vrindavan, Hari Shankar, who is the president of the Vrindavan Sadhu Board, became so inspired, that he insisted that ISKCON have its own mahant and own place in the Kumbha Mela Procession. He worked tirelessly to make Lokanatha Swami the Sri Mahant of our new ISKCON Akhara.
...- 3 Oct 2006
By Krishna-kirti das
Hatha-yoga is an important aspect of Vedic culture, and promoting Vedic culture wherever possible is always beneficial for preaching. Teaching hatha-yoga also happens to be an honest livelihood. Hatha-yoga taught within boundaries acceptable to our parampara, that is, for physical and mental health, means that it is being taught without an element of deception.
...- 3 Oct 2006
By Hridayananda das GoswamiBhakti Swarupa Damodar was not only a promoter of Vaishnava culture, he was himself a great Vaishnava singer, who sang like a Gandharva for the Deity's pleasure. On this occasion, I extend my heartfelt condolences to all of his disciples, followers and friends, and to the members of his personal family.
...- 3 Oct 2006
By Mahadyuti dasFrance Progress Report, Wages for Sages (financial support for devotees), ISKCON Communications Europe Report, Making New Temple Devotees, Duties of GBC and Guru, A Strategy for Europe, Are We Hindus?
...- 2 Oct 2006
By Hari-sauri dasaAt the time of writing, 9 AM October 2 2006, the intention is to take the body of Sripada Maharaja first to Imphal, Manipur on an 11 AM flight, and thence to New Delhi this evening, and then on to Radha-kunda. It was Maharaja’s wish that he be put into samadhi in Radha-kunda.
...- 2 Oct 2006
By Campakalata Devi DasiPlease friends, make it a priority during your Vrndavan visit to pay your respects to these cows and the devotees who care for them. Just being in the company of those gentle animals and seeing the devotees attentively providing them such loving care is enough to soften the heart and soothe the mind. Truly it is a spiritually rewarding experience to appreciate Krsna's dearest animal, the cow. Goloka, Gokula, Govinda, Gopal… First and foremost, Krsna is a lover of cows.
...- 2 Oct 2006
By the GBC Chairman AC Bhaktivaibhava Swami We the members and servants of the Governing Body Commission of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, express our profound bereavement on the passing of our dear Godbrother and fellow Governing Body Commissioner Sri Srimad Bhakti Svarupa Damodara Maharaja, the beloved disciple of ISKCON Founder-Acarya His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
...- 2 Oct 2006
By a Dasa"Wow," she said. "God in the Vaisnava tradition is certainly a complex and multi-faceted individual." She then added, continuing in the humorous mood, "I guess David is only "partially" aggressive, too. He's actually a great kid." We laughed and looked at each other knowingly, recognizing that there are truths that go beyond a child's passing tantrums, and that even these tantrums have a basis in a reality that is simply more important.
...- 2 Oct 2006
By Gita Govinda devi dasiShe started to sing and after the song she again talked about Krsna. When she was a child she said she got prasadam from time to time and wanted to thank the devotees for feeding her. Many many persons at this concert got to hear about Krsna and the devotees in a very positive way!
...- 30 Sep 2006
By Hari-sauri dasaWith great regret the Mayapur management wishes to inform the community of devotees about the disappearance of Srimati Gauri dasi, the granddaughter of Srila Prabhupada, her three years old daughter Yamunangi, and her brother-in-law, Sriman Sri Hari dasa.
...- 30 Sep 2006
By Bhakti Purusottama SwamiBy now you must have come to know that ISKCON Mayapur and many of the surrounding villages are affected by flood. Although this year’s flood is not as big as in the year 2000, still it has brought damage and suffering to ISKCON Mayapur and nearby villages of dham-vasis. But despite all our inconvenience we badly need to help the nearby villagers who are in very distressed condition.
...- 30 Sep 2006
From a lecture of Giriraja Swami Kausalya dasi: I would like to tell this because I think it is one of the sweetest exchanges. We had so many wonderful exchanges. In India, Prabhupada was very.. It was a very intimate group. There was a very small number of us. There were only five women and how many men? Ten? Fifteen?
...- 29 Sep 2006
By Govinda dasiWe are eternally indebted. No one had heard of Krsna in the West. You were the emissary, the pioneer, the divine agent sent by Lord Caitanya to awaken the Western world from the sleep of ignorance. You are the most exemplary preacher of the Lord, always concerned for the welfare of all living entities for the suffering of all the souls in this world.
...- 29 Sep 2006
By Visnu Murti dasPlease find attached 4 files which could be of interest to many of you as aspiring leaders and servants of the Krsna Consciousness Movement. The research documents are the result of three months of studying VEDAbase to extract all of the quotes from the books of Srila Prabhupada on the subject matter of the Krsna Consciousness Movement.
...- 29 Sep 2006
By Forum 18 In June, a Hare Krishna devotee was knifed. One blackspot is the town of Backa Palanka, where Seventh-day Adventist and Pentecostal churches have faced graffiti, arson and stone-throwing attacks and a Jehovah's Witness was assaulted.
...- 29 Sep 2006
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...- 28 Sep 2006
By Vaishnava dasSrila Prabhupada asked a devotee, ‘can you quote the verse?’ They could not. Srila Prabhupada said, “Just see - you are not reading my books. You have to read my books and you have to study and learn my books just like a lawyer learns the law books. You must know everything chapter and verse. If you do not know, how will you teach these men unless you know my books.
...- 28 Sep 2006
By Vrindavan Lila DasiWe are still trapped by the water in Youth Forum bld, Gosala area. We could walk to the temple in water upto our chest, but both of our healths isn't good at all. We do get out a little only around Gosala area, as it is less time to spend in cold water than trying to go to the temple.
...- 27 Sep 2006
By Madhumati Devi DasiGangamai is slowly coming once again to touch the lotus feet of lord Nrisimhadeva.Slowly the water is raising at a steady pace.All the day school and Housing is now totally flooded and water level is already 4 feet to 5 feet.I saw many childrens having fun in the water in the housing area but as a pathologist we always have a microscopic view! I feel following Health precautions have to be taken !
...- 27 Sep 2006
By Sankarshan Nitai DasFloods in Mayapur are usually caused by release of water from various Dams which are about 100km upstream. Around noon, the local government officials informed ISKCON management that they were releasing water down stream gradually. ISKCON Mayapur management immediately swung into action and convened a meeting of the Department heads at 4:00pm to discuss preventive measures and relief action.
...- 27 Sep 2006
Submitted by Shastra dasaMother Ganga touched the Lotus Feet of Sri Sri Radha-Madhava in the year 2000, but she has not come to greet the new Pancha-Tattva Deities, installed only 2 years ago. A rather dry rainy season was coming to an end . no one expected any flood in Sri Mayapur this year. Then the news came – the dams are too full and the Government has opened them up, in a few hours we will have a flood.
...- 27 Sep 2006
By COMMUNI-CATIONS DEPARTMENT ISKCON VRINDAVANAThe present situation with regards to Srila Prabhupada's rooms at the Radha Damodara Temple is that ISKCON won a recent court decision in Mathura. The court ruled that ISKCON was in legal possession of Srila Prabhupada's rooms, and should not be illegally dispossessed of those rooms. The City Magistrate was to turn the rooms over to us, but there was a local strike at that time, and the order wasn't issued right away
...- 27 Sep 2006
By Praghosa dasaOne of the purposes of the Dandavats website was to provide a medium where devotees could express their Krsna conscious realisations, so please don't be shy in sending them to us. An automatic benefit of sending your realisations, given the nature of the medium, is that they will reach the eyes of many many souls. As websites are available for everyone to read, who knows who might read and be inspired by your words?
...- 27 Sep 2006
