By Madana mohana dasIn the course of an unrelated research I have just happened to learn of one important, albeit rarely known fact about gunja-malas -- those necklaces of scarlet-and-black or/and white glossy seeds that are widely used in Govardhana-sila worship as representing Srimati Radharani.
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- 26 Dec 2006
By the GBC task force team membersIn a recent positive development, ISKCON’s GBC has constituted a task force charged with identifying and rectifying abuse of women. Domestic violence, sexual assault and other atrocities may take place in any organization, so following on their bold approach of openly addressing past problems of child abuse, ISKCON’s leaders have taken a step toward healing rather than hiding injuries to ISKCON’s female members. Srila Prabhupada reminded his followers that we are not this body. Based on the intricacies of karmic reaction...
- 26 Dec 2006
By Steve Jobs"I would walk the 7 miles across town every Sunday night to get one good meal a week at the Hare Krishna temple. I loved it."
...- 24 Dec 2006
By Iksvaku dasaThere are some devotees around the world who are paying attention to the expansion phenomenon called the G12 - Movement. This is not surprising due to the amazing numerical successes this movement is having and it may well have some pointers that we could use in our preaching.
...- 24 Dec 2006
By Caru DasTwo fellows came down from Idaho, spent a couple of days fixing pylons into the ground, arranged skirting, double compression doors, and then with a compressor blew up the shape of the 27 foot wide 18 foot high dome from a vinyl air form.
...- 24 Dec 2006
By BB Govinda SwamiThe fact that a decision was made in my absence and that governmental bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan distributed the decision of the Commission without having a meeting, raises questions as to the objectivity and fairness of the Commission.
...- 24 Dec 2006
By Kaunteya DasYes, I hear the objection: "But Prabhu, we use it only to watch videos of Krishna and Srila Prabhupada!" If this is true for you, I offer you my humble obeisances and I assure you that this article is not written for you.
...- 24 Dec 2006
By Indradyumna SwamiGoing to India is more of a necessity than a luxury for one in the renounced order of life. To do his service well, a sannyasi must remain always pure in heart, and there is no better means of purifying the heart and building one's spiritual strength than spending the auspicious month of Kartika in the holy land of Vrindavan.
...- 22 Dec 2006
By Sita-pati dasAt the time of death our bhajan will be tested. I think we will be lucky, and we will see everything taken away before the moment of the physical death of our bodies. At that time our bhajan will be tested.
...- 22 Dec 2006
By Kisora dasaAfter Govinda-kunda parikrama became very peaceful. Just Govardhan and me. From a distance I heard beautiful singing. I could recognize a brahmana leading the tourists around Govardhan and singing about him.
...- 22 Dec 2006
By BB Govinda SwamiKazakhstan Government states: “As a matter of fact, ISKCON as a religious association doesn’t own the land.” ISKCON: Originaly the land of 47.7 hectares was purchased by members of ISKCON in 1999 in the Karasai district of Almaty, 40 km from the Almaty city. As laws changed members of ISKCON were able to privatize the land in the spring of 2004.
...- 22 Dec 2006
By A. MukhashovTo recommend that the Department of Justice of Almaty province and the Committee for Connections with Religious Organizations of the Almaty Provincial Hakimat should take into consideration the current situation and continuously control the observance of the law on the freedom of faith and religious associations by local bodies, religious associations, and other legal and physical entities in the Karasai district.
...- 22 Dec 2006
By Mayapur Sasi dasaFor the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada this file contains the following North American results for the month of November: North American Totals, Monthly Temples, Monthly Weekend Warriors etc., Monthly Top 100 Individuals, Monthly Top 5, Cumulative Countries, Cumulative Temples, Cumulative Top 100 Individuals, Cumulative Top 5
...- 20 Dec 2006
From Free Forum A few years ago, very unfortunately, Bhakta Steve got shot by a criminal who tried to steal from a jewelshop somewhere in Holland. Bhakta Steve was very heavily wounded, he lost his spleen and it seems that he is suffering a very difficult life after he was shot.
...- 20 Dec 2006
By ERIC V. COPAGEA good place to start would be for a couple to ask why they should not get married, suggests Corey Donaldson of Salt Lake City, the author of “Don’t You Dare Get Married Until You Read This!” “It’s the reasons that people should not get married that are going to cause trouble down the line,” he said.
...- 18 Dec 2006
By Payonidhi dasIn these verses it is assured that even if a person engaged in devotional service falls down, he is not degraded, but is placed in a position in which he will in due course of time remember the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
...- 18 Dec 2006
By Kaunteya DasWords are conventions. As such they change their significance throughout time (and space), some morphing into different shades of the same idea, others atrophying into obsolescence or disappearing into oblivion. Some might even shift from a negative to a positive identity or viceversa.
...- 17 Dec 2006
By Caru DasWhen I had made my way in line to the Governor, First Lady Mary Kaye, Gary Herbert (Lieutenant Governor) and Jeanette, his wife, I got an especially warm welcome from all of them. Governor Huntsman and Mary Kaye, as it so happened, are leaving for Gujarat tomorrow to pick up their adopted daughter, Asha Bharati, who is 13 months old.
...- 17 Dec 2006
By Citraka dasaThere is this nice light flash player that can play a playlist of mp3 from your website, blog or any other files you find posted on the web.
...- 17 Dec 2006
By Ameyatma dasI was impressed by what I saw. The Amish live totally in the open, mixing freely with the 'English' (as they call us), and yet they preserve their very old and different lifestyles. Whole families were there in the Wal-Mart, young children, teenagers.
...- 16 Dec 2006
By Kavicandra SwamiWhile most devotees seemed to be relishing being in the holy dhama and hearing about the Lord's pastimes, I was having a difficult time. I found it very difficult not be disturbed by the degraded condition of most of Vraja.
...- 13 Dec 2006
By Indradyumna SwamiWhen I was young, my mother would often speak of her Britannic forebears. "Your grandmother was from Wales," she told me on many occasions. But what she liked best was the Irish part. "Your grandfather was an Irishman from Cork," she would say proudly
...- 13 Dec 2006
By Adiguru dasThis morning my wife, Kamalagopi devi dasi, had given 'Billie' some Maha Flowers offered to our beloved Sri Sri Radha Neelmadhava deities. She was smelling those flowers again and again and thanked us profusely and especially my wife. She put on those flowers on the dash-board of her car.
...- 13 Dec 2006
By Tony BlairWe have made our concerns clear to the Kazakhstan Government. My hon. Friend is absolutely right to say that it is important to make sure, whether in Almaty or anywhere else, that people are free to practice their religious faith.
...- 13 Dec 2006