By Bhakti Purusottama SwamiParticipate in the glorious Sri Kshetra Parikrama! All you have to do is to come, chant, dance, fill up your hearts with Gaura Katha, honor Jagannath Prasadam, be in the association of devotees, do harinam where Lord Caitanya performed his eternal pastimes in the land of Nilachala.
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- 12 Aug 2008
By Anuttama dasa
"Jahnavi told me recently," said Pavitra, "when she was only days from passing away: 'Mata, I just want you to be at peace and to go back to Godhead, to be with Krishna'-she was the one who was leaving," Pavitra said, "but she wanted me to be at peace."
...- 12 Aug 2008
By Indradyumna SwamiAlthough we have had resounding success with our festivals this summer, we have had some setbacks as well. We thought we had another setback when Nandini dasi called the man in charge of the amphitheater in Miedzyzdroje, where our festival was to take place in two weeks.
...- 11 Aug 2008
By Cidananda dasAstottara das, 27 yrs old, or Alexander Petroff, is the son of Hare Krishna dasi, who has been promoting cow protection for years in Iskcon, has begun a very daring project in the Republic of Congo, 2 years ago: to solve the terrible famine that exists there, due to a fratricidal conflict in the region of more than four million violent deaths.
...- 11 Aug 2008
By Sahadeva dasaDue to its large population, India has been identified as the potentially third largest market for alcoholic beverages in the world which has attracted the attention of multi-national liquor companies. Sale of alcohol has been growing steadily at 6% and is estimated to grow at the rate of 8% per year.
...- 11 Aug 2008
By Madhava SmullenāA lot is hidden behind the printed sentence,ā says Govinda Madhava, who worked as a translator himself. āAnd often, without background history and information to help you understand what Prabhupada wanted to say, itās hard to reflect the mood intended in a different language.
...- 10 Aug 2008
By Padmapani dasThere is so much faith out there in Srila Prabhupada that simply by the potency of this collective love of Krishna's dearmost pure devotee, we're bearing witness to some very powerful changes in peoples' lives, families and communities in the most far-flung of places.
...- 8 Aug 2008
By Gauragopala dasaIn April 1972, the Melbourne City Council in Australia began a Campaign to try and move the Hare Krishna devotees away from the City streets. This struggle with the Council would continue on for another three years.
...- 6 Aug 2008
By Citraka dasaThis is a simple way to chat via audio and video and of course also by text either be embeding a chat room on your website by copy-pasting code or going to an already made room that just needs a single word to be made yours.
...- 5 Aug 2008
By Indradyumna SwamiI'll never forget how the crowd applauded the Lord that day. They went on and on, and some even looked towards the heavens. As we were all loudly acknowledging His mercy, I took it to be as good as sankirtan, the congregational chanting of the holy names. Such is the effect of just one of our festivals
...- 5 Aug 2008
By Citraka dasaWith a minimum effort and expence you can also be broadcasting your SB classes or other preaching events, sharing your Krishna katha in real time - or recorded - for the joy and benefit of all the vaishnavas of the world.
...- 4 Aug 2008
By Kesava Krsna DasaSrila Prabhupada himself said that the tenets of the Bhagavad-Gita precede those of the Srimad Bhagavatam and the Chaitanya Charitamrta, but we would be naĆÆve to suppose that Lord Krishnaās words in Bhagavad-Gita are made redundant in terms of spiritual progress.
...- 4 Aug 2008
By Vasudeva Datta dasThe loud singing of Hare Krishna maha-mantra would invoke interest in people. āWhat is going on? Who are they?ā they would think. And we would just come, give them prasadam and explain that we are from the āHare Krishna ā Eco Caravan and that our motto is from pure consciousness to pure environment and pure relationshipsā
...- 3 Aug 2008
By Karnamrita dasaWe donāt want to preach āatā people, without taking the time to really know them. One emphasis doesnāt fit everyone, though both perspectives are important. What about you? What do you materially love or hate? That will tell you much about your conditioned identity, and how much progress you have, or haven't made.
...- 2 Aug 2008
By Srinath dasaPassing through the 'Little India of Paris' - La Chapelle, the cart had to stop often because of special offerings made to the Deities by the shopkeepers. The arrival of the 4 hour parade was finally in the best spot we could imagine right in the center of Paris, Forum des Halles.
...- 2 Aug 2008
By Bhakti Raghava SwamiMr. Sarorn is our official Tuk-Tuk Driver here in Cambodia. For those not familiar with the term Tuk-Tuk, well, itās the local means of transportation for most people in the towns and cities.
...- 2 Aug 2008
By Muniraja dasaBook distribution and prasadam distribution have been going on steadily by the devotees on the Helsinki temple. We have also done more Harinama, which brings very auspicious atmospehere.
...- 2 Aug 2008
By Kurma Rupa DasOur August 2008 Care for Cows Newsletter has been posted. Please review it at your earliest convenience.
...- 1 Aug 2008
By Acintya Caitanya DasaThe Board, Staff and Students of Sri Mayapur International School (SMIS) organised a memorable farewell for their outgoing principal, Lalita Mataji on Friday 25 July 2008.
...- 30 Jul 2008
By Kavicandra SwamiWe do have such resolutions, but clearly they are not known to all, and then some who do know of them consider them to be "not vedic". In my travels I have noticed much concern for this issue from many angles. The GBC does have a committee that hopes to help victims and to teach devotees to always act on a spiritual level.
...- 30 Jul 2008
By Ekalavya DasWhereas, in 2007, the World Holy Name Day celebration was a successful program; Whereas, some temples observed the World Holy Name celebration for more than one day; Whereas, many temples celebrated on different days within a one-week time span; Therefore it is resolved, That the World Holy Name Day Resolution passed by the GBC in 2007 is modified to World Holy Name Week.
...- 29 Jul 2008
By Vidyananda dasI have a little story to tell you about a gift I recently received from Krishna. He put me on notice about my life and service to Srila Prabhupada. I was told I have cancer.
...- 29 Jul 2008
By Indradyumna SwamiSrila Prabhupada writes:"Because of the curse of Daksa, Narada is never allowed to live continuously in one place. Sridhara Swami, however, has pointed out: in Dwarka there is no influence of curses or other such evils, because Dwarka is the abode of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and is always protected by His arms.
...- 28 Jul 2008
By Jagabandhu dasaOne day I began to feel that perhaps our temple room was overcrowded with our plant jungle, which caused me consider possibly placing some of them throughout the suite of bedrooms in the back part of our house thereby also increasing the oxygen.
...- 28 Jul 2008