By Bharat Chandra DasaAround 40 devotees who went through a packed program for 4 days came out as strong advocates of "Simple living and High thinking" convinced of the right alternative Srila Prabhupada gave to the looming problems of the world
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- 15 Dec 2010
By Bhakti-lata dasiThe brhat mrdanga continues to resound very loudly in all the jails and prisons through IPM (ISKCON Prison Ministry) and many hear and respond to Lord Caitanya's call, as the quotes below illustrate
...- 15 Dec 2010
By Gadi dasAt the Sheraton in Birmingham was a small regional convention of AAOHA members…. Asian American Hotel Owners Association. At the last international convention in June in Chicago, where I had met and made friends with the vice chairman of AAOHA, Mr. Hemant Patel,(next year he will be the chairman), my goal was to get a picture of he and I holding the Bhagavad Gita…
...- 15 Dec 2010
By Lakshman dasVarsana is sweetened by the childhood pastimes of Srimati Radharani. This is where Srimati Radharani lived and had many pastimes with Sri Krsna. The Parikram is 7 km around Barsana Dham. Lord Brahma desired to perform some devtional service to the divine couple so he manifested himself as the four peaks seen there
...- 12 Dec 2010
By Basu Ghosh DasA “Global Conference on Cosmologies – Perspectives of the Universe” took place from December 2-4, 2010, at Bangalore The conference was organized by the Srinivas Jyotish Vigyan Research Foundation, founded and headed by Sri Dev Nath Acharya, and headquartered at Srirangam, Tamil Nadu
...- 12 Dec 2010
By Abhaya Mudra DasiOften devotees who wish to inquire about their past karma do not like to state their questions openly. Тhe reason is because the answer to all problems is supposed to be clear for all practitioners of Krishna consciousness: chanting the Holy Names of the Supreme Lord is the cure for all accumulated karma.
...- 12 Dec 2010
By Indradyumna SwamiOne morning in Vrindavana, I was sitting in my house chanting my rounds when my disciple Narottam Das Thakur Das came to see me. He offered his respectful obeisances and then spoke. "Guru Maharaja," he said, "it's been a long time since I have visited Govardhana Hill. If you don't have any service for me today, I would like your blessings to go on Govardhana parikrama."
...- 11 Dec 2010
By Sukanti Radha dasi
By far the spiritual medical tour has been Mayapur Worldwide's best tour till date. On my way back I kept asking Krsna why this tour was so extra special compared to any other we had conducted in the past. The answers came in many ways. We were serving the hands that heal
...- 8 Dec 2010
The GĂta Jayanti basically the remembrance of the telling of Bhagavad GĂta, which is an ancient Hindu scripture. Such a celebration, when Krishna conscious believers, Hindu people in India are remembering of Sri Krishna telling this transcendental knowledge 5000 years ago to Arjuna.
...- 8 Dec 2010
By Parasuram das and Yasoda Dulal das41,000 books - The Teaching of Lord Caitanya were distributed in Vraja this Kartik by the Padayatra team. Yasoda Dula prabhu from New Zealand, Loka Saranya prabhu from Czech, Vikunta Vijay (61 year old) from Russia, Prahlad Prya from Russia, and Parasuram from Ireland
...- 4 Dec 2010
By Dhanesvara DasOne of my friends, the devil's advocate, wrote to me to ask how "living in a one room cabin off-grid relates to the performance of devotional service and the development of Daiva-varnashrama Village?
...- 4 Dec 2010
Sometimes there is talk on how the women devotees in Iskcon should be treated, and even the possibility of promoting them into leadership positions in the movement. But that would seem to be a rarity when Iskcon hardly provides any facility for women anyway
...- 2 Dec 2010
By Indresh dasSo as promised, there actually was an opportunity for a few of us to meet with the Minster of Finance and after the intros, I had Kishori whip out the Bhagavad Gita and I presented it as a gift to Jim Flaherty
...- 2 Dec 2010
By Radhikakrpa Devi Dasi“I will never come back to Bangkok” were the words I uttered to myself way back in the year 2007 on the journey home from a preaching trip to Sydney, Australia. I was upset and annoyed as I had forgotten my copy of Caityana Caritamrta in the taxi to Bangkok airport. Frankly I detested the place for that
...- 30 Nov 2010
By Radharaman dasan the heart of UK’s financial district of Canary Wharf, over 200 bankers and traders assembled 512 feet high in Barclays skyscraper for an evening event to celebrate the message of Diwali with His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami
...- 30 Nov 2010
By Lakshman dasIn the Adi Varaha Purana it is stated "The fourth forest is Kamyavan, the best of all. O goddess, a person who goes there is glorified in My abode." Kamyavan fulfills all desires By bathing here one is freed from all distress
...- 30 Nov 2010
By Su-gita Vani devi dasiHis samadhi will come up in the gosala gardens of the Krishna Balaram Mandir in Vrindavan. To those who were familiar with Maharaj’s personality, this venue, with its peace and quiet, complete with cows and monkeys, appears to be the perfect choice for his samadhi
...- 29 Nov 2010
By Giriraj SwamiI just participated in the 24-hour kirtana with Madhava, Bada Haridasa, and other devotees in Alachua, on Krishna. com. It was one of the most powerful kirtana experiences I have ever had, even from afar.
...- 28 Nov 2010
By Daily HeraldShould a turkey have attended dinner at the Krishna temple on Thursday, it would have been as an honored guest. All guests are welcome by Krishna devotees who celebrated the holiday with a vegetarian feast
...- 27 Nov 2010
Akrura Das: HG Dadhiharta Prabhu was an excellent devotee and a great friend. He was an absolute 'papa bear', a bundle of joy. Crying face He will surely be missed for a long long time... I am sure he is in the shelter of Srila Prabhupada wherever he's gone....
- 27 Nov 2010
How the Prabhupada Marathon evolved is interesting. The most successful three days in book distribution history up to 1972 took place at the end of that year in Los Angeles. Three days before Christmas, the Los Angeles devotees distributed more than 17,000 pieces of literature!
...- 26 Nov 2010
Prabhupada said, “You become guru.” But guru means guru. Guru means heavy, not light. “You become guru”, means to become guru in the true sense. Not an untrue or false guru. Become a true guru. That is what Srila Prabhupada was saying
...- 20 Nov 2010
By Radha Mohan dasOn receiving the Bhagavad Gita the Prime Minister said, “I remember coming to Bhaktivedanta Manor and I enjoyed my visit immensely. Thank you. I shall keep this book in 10 Downing Street.”
...- 19 Nov 2010
By Varun Gogna Over the past few years I have seen that some devotees within our society have an issue with the use of Radha Kunda tilak as opposed to Gopi Chandhan. These individuals carelessly criticize the devotees who use Radha Kunda tilak and unfortunately categorize them in the “DEVIATION” group
...- 19 Nov 2010
