By Baldev DasWhile still on our Vrindavan Yatra near Govardhan, H.H Radhanath maharaj met all Sankirtan devotees to wish them for a blissful upcoming Book Marathon. Standing in front of Sri Giriraj Govardhan, he prayed to Giriraj that Let all devotees be able to distribute Srila Prabhupad’s mercy more and more this year
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- 29 Nov 2013
By Kaunteya DasI wish to publicly commend Devaki Mataji for clarifying her position and for formally aligning with Srila Prabhupada’s teachings on the issue of women diksa-gurus
...- 29 Nov 2013
By Chaitanya Charan dasAnother objection might be, “When devotional service is done publically, might it not degenerate into a public performance meant to garner prestige in a pious culture that exalts such activities?”
...- 29 Nov 2013
By Basu Ghosh DasThe eagerness of a section of devotees to see a female blessed as diksha guru in ISKCON posthaste is akin "affirmative action" in the USA, as well as the reservation system for the backward classes here in India. Call it "social engineering", if you want. The mood is “let’s have a token woman diksha guru” to affirm that women are equal to men in ISKCON
...- 29 Nov 2013
By Parasuram dasNow here is something important I would like to share with you. In ISKCON devotees may wonder what will happen to me when I get old ? Who is going to look after me? Well here is the good news...In Vraj Lord Krishna promises that no one will go hungry. It is quite simple, we just got to learn a few words in Hindi. This is all you need to know,"give me one rotte....you have hot milk?...onion and garlic I don't eat...where can I get drinking water". That is just about all you need to know
...- 28 Nov 2013
By Sri Radharamana dasa Report: On Monday 11th November, HSBC celebrated the third annual corporate festival of lights, Diwali at the Global Headquarters in Canary Wharf, London. Originated in 1865, HSBC operates in 85 countries through 7,200 offices for 89 million customers. Managing assets of $2.693 trillion, HSBC is known as the world's largest bank and sixth-largest company according to Forbes.
...- 28 Nov 2013
By Kesava Krsna Dasa.Are all of Srila Prabhupada’s relative quotes and observations absolute? If perhaps, some of these opinions do not match up precisely to observable reality, would that compromise his status as a perfect pure devotee? Or are our expectations of this perfection distorted to suit our dogma?
...- 28 Nov 2013
By SJMKL Editorial Team Harinam Team – 70 to 75 devotees; a truly cosmopolitan composition. In addition to mrdangas & karatals the ensemble included: A "Bayan" – traditional Russian musical instrument, akin to a harmonium, played by HG Nanda Bihari Dasa from Ukraine. South African Bongo Drum – HG Ramabaktha Dasa from Russia
...- 28 Nov 2013
By Devaki Devi DasiI have no intention whatsoever to prove with my article "The Hot Issue - Female Diksa Guru" that women cannot be Diksa Guru. If any of my readers understood the article in this way, then they missed the very essence of it
...- 28 Nov 2013
By Vijaya DasaKrsna descended to the transcendental land of Vrndavana to engage in His pleasure pastimes and please His devotees. I'm sure He is pleased to see that five thousand years later, Vrndavana is the No. 1 temple in the world in book distribution in October, with 26,149 book points, a 72% increase
...- 27 Nov 2013
By Madhava SmullenNew Vrindaban, established in 1968 by ISKCON Founder Srila Prabhupada as his society’s first rural community, is continuing its transition into an exciting new phase. After a series of pioneering attempts in the early years, the community struggled for decades with a dedicated core crew. But since spring 2011, a renewed effort has been made to revitalize New Vrindaban and refocus on becoming the exemplary self-sufficient, Krishna conscious community that Srila Prabhupada envisioned.
...- 26 Nov 2013
By Mukunda dasa"Our book distribution program is our most important work. Anyone reading our Krishna book, TLC, NOD and Bhagavad gita as it is, is sure to become a Krishna Conscious person. Therefor somehow or other we must push on this literature distribution program, either through schools, colleges, libraries, life membership program or ordinary sales."
...- 26 Nov 2013
By Dusyanta dasaIsn’t it better to produce all the evidence from a transparent point and let the reader make up his mind unless you are an Uttama Adhikari writer? In Iskcon we continually make this mistake of presenting our own ideas based upon what we have read. But are we taking everything into account and are we presenting it accurately. My answer would be no we are not
...- 26 Nov 2013
By Chaitanya Charan dasLet’s use an analogy that is drawn from the Srimad Bhagavatam and elucidated by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura in his devotional classic Harinaam Chintamani. Krishna and the happiness in his devotional service are like the sun, whereas our material conditionings are like clouds that block the vision of the sun
...- 25 Nov 2013
By Rudranath DasNovember 12th 2013 witnessed a very special event in the nation’s capital. An event that brought together some of India's best leaders in the sectors of corporate, human resource, finance, banking and community based organizations. The objective of this meet was to honor some of the best practices in these fields acknowledging the super excellent contributions made towards natio
...- 25 Nov 2013
By Lilasuka DasPresentation by His Holiness Prahladananda Swami during the Sannyasa Candidates Training Seminar in Mayapura
...- 24 Nov 2013
By Mayapur Sasi dasaFor the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada this post contains the following North American results for the month of October
...- 23 Nov 2013
By Damodara VamsidhaH.H. Tamal Krsna Goswami ACBSP 1968 : "Though I had no previous qualification, Srila Prabhupada gave me His Divine association and instructions which have saved me from material existence and given me the means to perfect my human life-Krishna Consciousness, pure devotional service to His lotus feet and the lotus feet of Sri Pancha Tattva."
...- 23 Nov 2013
By By HDG ACBS Srila Prabhupada Sannyasis should not be given any money. They should manage themselves and maintain themselves by taking small alms from different persons-not a lump sum from one person
...- 23 Nov 2013
By Deva Darshan Das...After I met with the devotees, Kadamba Gopi one of the coordinator of the Beach kirtan explained to me that the situation wasnt pleasant at all. There have been several robberies and fights earlier in the area and as a matter of fact hundreds of policemen have been deployed to keep the situation under control.
...- 23 Nov 2013
By Kaunteya dasI – and perhaps other readers of both genders – find myself scratching my head and asking myself: “If according to Devaki Mataji this is a hot issue and if women’s vision is clouded by emotions and ‘they cannot see things as they really are,’ why on earth she attempted to write this article and provide clarity? If she is clouded, why does she try to instruct the whole world?”
...- 21 Nov 2013
By World MediaSeveral articles appeared recently on major websites demonstrating the influence of the bhakti movement in the west. "Paul McCartney tells Dalai Lama he’s wrong to eat meat" "Norway's Army Tries To Save The World... By Going Vegetarian" "Does doing yoga make you a Hindu?"
...- 21 Nov 2013
By Devaki Devi Dasi"...Lord Siva could understand Citraketu very nicely, but Parvati could not. Thus even in the higher statuses of life there is a difference between the understanding of a male and that of a female. It may be clearly said that the understanding of a woman is always inferior to the understanding of a man."
...- 20 Nov 2013
By Hari Narayana DasThe Indonesia Bhaktivedanta institute cooperate with the Hindus Spiritual Counseling of Jakartas Government on November 13, 2013 did a day seminar on “nama smaranam” in city hall of Jakarta. The audiences of the seminar were the officers of Jakarta Government. The speaker of the seminar was his grace Sachi Putra das the chief of Publication department of Indonesia Bhaktivedanta institute
...- 19 Nov 2013