By Indradyumna SwamiAs we sat down to have bhajan, one of the local priests, who had overheard me, came and began whispering in my ear. "The chief priest here, who oversees the worship of Radha Kanta, may be able to tell you where the other three Deities are," he said. "He's an old sadhu in his 80s and very learned in the Vaisnava tradition."
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- 9 Jan 2008
By Bhakti Purusottama SwamiA Festival of Loving Exchanges: Devotees arrive 6. MAR Festival Inauguration 6. MAR ā 9. MAR Panca Tattva Abhisheka of the Holy Name, Sat Sanga Seminars (Sponsored - no Service Charged) and Cultural Programs. Also, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur's appearance, and Srila Gour Govinda Maharaja's disappearance day festival, the 26th of February.
...- 8 Jan 2008
By Iskcon Murari Sevaka StaffAfter years of quiet, Murari Sevaka farm is experiencing a revival. A small group of dedicated devotees has brought the Deity worship to a very nice standard along with vibrant festivals and as a result we have hundreds of people visiting the farm again.
...- 8 Jan 2008
By Rukmini Ramana dasPAMHO. AGTSP. I have with me a Video of 16 minutes from our Vrindavan to Mayapur Jaladuta trip by Jamuna and Ganga with MVS. You can see it below:
...- 8 Jan 2008
By Sankirtana DasActually, the metaphor of a political campaign, in its excitement and competitiveness, seems appropriate to Krishna Consciousness. Devotees want to inject the awareness and teachings of Krishna into the hearts and minds of the "voters."
...- 8 Jan 2008
By Bhakti - vedanta CollegeDear Vaisnavas, please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Here you can find course schedule for the Bhaktivedanta College's second term. All courses are open to all.
...- 8 Jan 2008
By Friends of the BBTSrimad Bhagavata Vidyapitham, the BBT's Sanskrit School for training brahmanas and new translators, has just purchased over five acres for its brand new campus.
...- 6 Jan 2008
By Svarupa dasaThe best years were those early years of Book distribution, Street Sankirtan and prasadam. You know, we never even drank a soft drink in those days, if it was not prepared by devotees and offered to the Dieties, then we would not eat.
...- 6 Jan 2008
By Partha sarathi dasaThe team and I were scanning the surrounding to avoid being ambushed. It was three of us in my vehicle. Ahead I notice another US convoy, coming our way. I just turned my head for a moment, but as I looked again, I saw a flash of light and the boom that always follows. Almost instantly the vehicle went into flames.
...- 4 Jan 2008
By Narayani dasiThis year, Bhaktivedanta Gurukula and International School of Vrindavan, India, celebrated this holy day in a unique and as one guest observed, āMost novel!ā way.
...- 3 Jan 2008
By Rod DavisSP: "If you are completely sincere and genuine, then you do not have to find Guru, he will find you" An interesting ISKCON pastime I heard recently in Vrndavana about a hippie in 1966 that used to travel around in Ken Kesey's psychodelic bus dance group.
...- 3 Jan 2008
By Kurma Rupa dasaIn this special edition of 48 pages we present: A Vedic perspective of animal euthanasia. A report on the atrocity committed by the RSPCA at Bhaktivedanta Manor. An overview of the residents we admitted during 2007. An overview of the cows who left us in 2007. An overview of cows who successfully recuperated in 2007...
...- 2 Jan 2008
By Shyama Priya devi dasiThe prison system can hold me forever, but I belong to Krishna. As soon as I received the Bhagavad Gita, I was given my marching orders to stand up and fight the enemy forces attacking my mind. Like Arjuna I was bewildered by my pain. I started chanting.
...- 2 Jan 2008
By Bhaktin SuThe minute I surrendered my personal gratification for the sake of glorifying Krishna, He reached out and extended His energy to include us all, regardless of our commitment to Him.
...- 2 Jan 2008
By Giridhari dasAs some of you may have heard the general / presidential elections in Kenya last Thursday resulted in chaos, demonstrations, riots, looting, killing and severe violence and ethnic conflicts which are still going on.
...- 1 Jan 2008
By Ananda Vrindavane - svari devi dasiLast week, fifteen students from Bhaktivedanta Gurukula and International School completed a dandavat parikrama on the Vrindavan parikrama path. Rather than walking, they circumambulated Vrindavan by offering prostrations on the ground, falling like a stick.
...- 30 Dec 2007
- 30 Dec 2007
By Guru - sevananda dasaThe Bhagavata-pravesa program includes an intensive study of the Bhagavad-gita, the first three chapters of the First Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam and an introduction to Sanskrit.
...- 30 Dec 2007
By Karnamrita dasaThere are different opinions regarding social issues or philosophy among devotees. Any perspective, side of an issue, or point of the Krishna conscious philosophy can be carried to an extreme in relation to others.
...- 30 Dec 2007
By Vijaya dasaHe was very excited and said, "You know, I've taken drugs for the past twenty years, but for the past sixty-five days I've been sober, and so many amazing things have been happening. This is another one. It's not by chance that I'm meeting you. God is giving me so much direction."
...- 29 Dec 2007
By Mitravinda devi dasiWhat in the world would possess a 40 year old female initiated Hare Krishna devotee to enlist active duty in the US Army during war?
...- 28 Dec 2007
By Deena Bandhu dasaUsually we can't really report about this type of preaching, but due to the nature of this tour, it was already highly publicized in the media and the authorities in Pakistan were also closely monitoring, so it is no secret.
...- 27 Dec 2007
By Bhakti - vedanta ManorHundreds of Hindus, whose temple cow was deceitfully killed by the RSPCA today held a peaceful protest outside the RSPCA headquarters in Horsham, Sussex and simultaneous prayers were conducted at Bhaktivedanta Manor in Hertfordshire where the cow known as Gangotri was slaughtered by lethal injection.
...- 26 Dec 2007
By Sastra DanaWe invite you to come out of the closet and join hands with the preachers of Krishna consciousness. You will happily pass your time, please Srila Prabhupada, benefit the whole world, and at the end return back to Krishna. What a deal!
...- 26 Dec 2007