Times of India does carry a daily column on Speaking tree with varying writers, but the magazine is supplement along with the main paper which comes out every Sunday
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- 6 Jul 2010
By Sutapa DasaThink of the Hare Krishna movement, and one of the first images that comes to mind is a group of bright-faced young men with freshly shaven heads, swaying in saffron robes to the sounds of drums and hand cymbals. It's hard to forget. In the late 1960s and '70s, inspired by the dedication and devotion of Srila Prabhupada, thousands of young men dedicated themselves to the brahmacari asrama, a monastic life of selfless service
...- 1 Jul 2010
When distributing in Vancouver recently, I approached a man with his teenage son and his eleven-year-old daughter. As I was showing him the Bhagavad-gita he said to me, "Jehovah's Witness?"
...- 1 Jul 2010
Vishnupriya: "Hare Krishna mataji! It's so nice to see you! How are you and your good husband?" Mataji: Well, I'm fine. But my husband, well. we just got divorced." I've had similar exchanges to the one above at least six times this past year
...- 30 Jun 2010
By Sundara - nanda DasaAs described in the Brahma Samhita (surabhi apbipalayantam), Lord Krishna on His planet, Goloka Vrindavana, engages in tending the surabhi cows. These cows are the Lord's pet animals
...- 30 Jun 2010
My doctoral advisor once surprised me with a peculiar revelation. He was a man in his mid seventies who had studied mathematics education for the gifted in over forty countries and who was known for his sharp intellect
...- 28 Jun 2010
By Lenko SlavovThe traditional British social culture of the early Twentieth century, their expression of intrinsic human values and awareness of the society for ātheir own unimportance in the scheme of thingsā[1] had been weakened by multiple forces of deep structural changes.
...- 28 Jun 2010
After three academic years of intensive yet gratifying study of Vaishnava texts -- which included analysis, research, and listening to lecturers who travel worldwide and teach various aspects of Caitanya Vaishnavism -- the third-year students of Bhaktivedanta College were regretfully relieved to complete their course work...
...- 28 Jun 2010
Thank you so much for all your support and well wishes during our second brahmacari convention. We would like to thank all the support services especially the kitchen devotees, everyone was so happy with the prasadam served
...- 28 Jun 2010
By Dharmasetu dasBadger, CA - In May The National Indie Excellence Awards 2010 announced the winners and finalists for this year's competition. Torchlight Publishing's Where's Hanuman? was chosen as one of the Finalists in the Children's Picture Book category
...- 28 Jun 2010
I hope other teens can learn from my experience and never leave devotional service allured by material attractions. As I undergo my karmi-detox program, I'm chanting the holy names and begging for the mercy of the Vaishnavas that I may remain in their hearts and prayers
...- 26 Jun 2010
By Tamal Krishna GoswamiBy the time I got to London, in September of 1969, Prabhupada was about to get 7 Bury Place. But what is a temple without Deities? Prabhupada instructed us to install Radha Krishna Deities when the temple opened in December, but we didn't have any Deities, and he didn't ask for any Deities to be made in India
...- 22 Jun 2010
By Bhakti-lata DasiPrison environments are often very precarious. One inmate recently wrote me that in the five years heās been incarcerated, he has seen more death than in his entire life before that. He is in constant danger and Lord Nrsimadeva plays an important role in his devotional life.
...- 22 Jun 2010
- 22 Jun 2010
By Akruranatha DasIt is fashionable to criticize leaders these days, especially on the internet, but there is one extremely powerful leader whose perfidious deeds should immediately be exposed before he hurts more devotees
...- 21 Jun 2010
By Radha Mohan DasThousands of festival-goers, pilgrims, and devotees from all over the world hand-pulled the three 40-foot high colourful chariots carrying the sacred deities of Lord Jagannatha, Lady Subhadra and Lord Balarama from Hyde Park to Trafalgar Square
...- 21 Jun 2010
By Indradyumna SwamiA few days ago, early in May, I boarded Flight 677 from Warsaw to Moscow. As I looked around, I marveled at how times had changed. The Aeroflot plane was a brand-new Boeing 737, a marked difference from the one I took from England to Russia in the spring of 1989. In those days every plane in Aeroflot's fleet was well over twenty years old
...- 20 Jun 2010
By Vrajendra - nandan DasISKCON Allahabad had organized a wonderful program at the Central Jail, Naini on 4th June. The program was headed by H. G. Advaita Acharya Prabhu (TP). H. G. Asuthosh Prabhu (VP), H. G. Venu Vijay prabhu and several other devotes were present at the program
...- 19 Jun 2010
As far back as 1968, Srila Prabhupada was encouraging his disciples to open gurukulas to educate children in spiritual and academic matters. In various letters to his disciples, Prabhupada addressed philosophical as well as practical issues regarding the administration of such centers.
...- 13 Jun 2010
She told me that her family grew up on the same street as Barak Obama. Her brother has been a friend of his ever since. When they where all teenagers they would go to the local Hare Krsna Temple and Barak came a few times and really enjoyed the kirtan and Prasadam
...- 13 Jun 2010
Please see below two letters. One from Prabhupada's secretary, authorised by Prabhupada. It seems to address the topic of street chanting in India, as well as the comparative importance of street chanting and book distribution. The second letter is from Prabhupada himself to Ramesvara again regarding street chanting and book distribution
...- 12 Jun 2010
By Lakshman dasO' Lord Nrisimhadeva, I beg you to bless upon us Your benediction to please remember You always. Please bless me be free from all obstacles and dwell in pure love of Radha Madhava at Mayapur, and let me be their servant forever
...- 11 Jun 2010
Devotees from around Grey-Bruce welcomed their Hare Krishna movement's spiritual leader in Canada to a public vegetarian feast and celebration Saturday. Owen Sound organizer Rajesh Kalavadia said the first-time event at Kelso Beach featured three elements: vegetarian food, spiritual activities like chanting and meditation, and entertainment including music, freestyle dance and a secular drama about loneliness
...- 9 Jun 2010
By Ranjit dasNew Raman Reti has become the most successful rural community of devotees in North America with around 350 families living in the area. But Sri Sri Krishna Balarama in Their Deity forms have been waiting for 4 years to appear on the altar in New Raman Reti
...- 7 Jun 2010