By Richard Wyndham......and there is a massive Krsna parade. They had massive floats and all of them were following and dancing and beating drums and handing out chocolate slice and things like that. There were singers and all sorts of thing and they just went nuts. Each time they paused someone would start a faster banging on their drums and the crowds of them went wild. They love a good dance!
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- 19 Jul 2006
By Bhimasena dasIn the end, the consistent request from gurukulis is for ISKCON not to approve DDS’s position as a transparent via medium to the Supreme Lord Krsna himself. In order to move forward as a society we need to stop the secrecy and backdoor finagling.
...- 19 Jul 2006
By Varnadi dasBy their refusal to fulfil court-ordered child support obligations or to offer the remaining custodial parent the non-monetary contributions that would benefit the child(ren) while growing up, these people have become abusers through neglect and abandonment.
...- 19 Jul 2006
By Praghosa Das (ACBSP_NYC)As it is stated above "The Lord takes into account - how many times we all chant "Krsna Krsna" and in due course of time this chanting - executed either in praise or blame of the Lord - will allow us re-entrance into the Lord's company!!!
...- 19 Jul 2006
By a DasaSetting aside all of this back and forth, it would be useful if we came to some mutual conclusions, especially because I have no intention of engaging in an ongoing debate. (Many others – stalwart devotees -- will soon be sending in their articles, and these will be far more convincing than my own.)
...- 19 Jul 2006
By Kurma dasKnown as sabu or sabudana, sago and tapioca are both used similarly and interchangeably in Indian cooking, especially as a light-meal choice for Ekadasi grain-fasting days. There is sometimes confusion about which is which because the white beads of sago and tapioca can look identical. But they are from quite different sources
...- 19 Jul 2006
By Kavicandra SwamiNext Sunday, 23 July, Lord Jaganatha's Ratha Yatra will be held in Denpasar Bali. This is the third year for this big event and it will be attended by thousands of devotees. We are hopeful that both government and Hindu parishad officials will bless the opening ceremonies, which will begin at 10AM.
...- 18 Jul 2006
By HDG Srila PrabhupadaSuppose if I see somebody smoking, but he is doing Krsna consciousness very nicely. So we should not deride. We shall give him concession to reform. It does not mean that because he has accidentally smoked, smoking, that does not mean he has become immediately disqualified.
...- 18 Jul 2006
By Vineet Chander I realize that the ISKCON I joined--the ISKCON that I choose to live and work in today--is, in some ways, dramatically different from the one which commanded headlines three or four decades ago. My ISKCON is one which celebrates families and communities, values tolerance and compassion, helps its devotees balance fidelity tradition with the reality of life in contemporary America.
...- 18 Jul 2006
By Hridayananda das GoswamiThe strains are usually resolved satisfactorily. The word ‘Hindu’ never appears in a purely intra-communal Hindu context and has no significance in the central religious concerns of the texts, the expositions of bhakti. (emphasis mine) ... there is to be found no explicit discussion of what ‘Hindu’ or ‘Hindu dharma’ means in any of the texts surveyed.
...- 18 Jul 2006
By Praghosa dasaOn the other hand ISKCON is responsible for so many preaching successes. One simple example is that Srila Prabhupada's Bhagavad Gita is the most widely published in the world, another is that the Ratha Yatra festival has taken a massive foothold in the west all due to ISKCON. Srila Prabhupada was convinced that Lord Caitanya's movement could be most effectively spread by an organised structure and if carefully analysed that has proven to be true.
...- 18 Jul 2006
By Deena Bandhu dasaSuddenly all we heard was explosions and firecrackers in the distance and this was almost midnight. I couldn’t figure out what was going on and, seeing the puzzled look on my face, Laxmimoni said, “Pakistan lost.” Everyone was rolling with laughter. That’s why no one was on parikrama, they were all watching cricket!
...- 17 Jul 2006
By Michael KressAnd while Hare Krishnas have changed, so has American culture. The spiritual mainstream embraces yoga, vegetarianism and concepts like karma and reincarnation. "A lot of people on the streets now believe in those things," says Anuttama Dasa, ISKCON spokesman. "A lot of things that were considered outlandish or threatening are now taking place in the basements of Christian churches."
...- 17 Jul 2006
By Hari dasaSo, with all this love and care Their Lordships got well again and off They went on Their yearly parade-country style! No fancy big Rath carts, no big skyscrapers to gaze at, just lots of nice hillbilly countryside and lots of excited devotees having kirtan for the pleasure of The Lord.
...- 17 Jul 2006
By Bhakta Wallace DorianI started to think about a major production of the "Srimad-Bhagavatam" done for TV as a miniseries. Every home in the world has a TV set and how great it would be for millions of viewers to see these Vedic stories which is still unknown to westerners.
...- 17 Jul 2006
By Praghosa dasaIn the last 15 years I’ve spoken with several gurus, sannyasis, and GBCs about the 50% principle for householders. To a man none were interested in lecturing about, or discussing with disciples, the sacrifice of a significant portion of one’s salary. Can you tell me the name of anyone among the GBC or guru community that lectures or advises disciples about giving 50%?
...- 15 Jul 2006
By Umapati SwamiA devotee is para-dukha-dukhi: he feels pain when he sees the suffering of others. If a devotee cannot bear to see even an ant in pain, how can he enjoy the fall of another devotee? And this bashing of fallen devotees is indeed an attempt to enjoy their misfortune. Otherwise what is the use of dwelling on it?
...- 14 Jul 2006
By Gaura Keshava dasSannyasa is not taken in ISKCON in the traditional Varnashram manner. Sannyasa in ISKCON is “awarded” to candidates that apply for it and go through the Society’s system of being considered and placed on a waiting list for years.
...- 14 Jul 2006
By Mayapura Sasi DasaFor the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada this file contains the following North American results for the month of March: This file is best viewed and printed using a fixed pitch font. In a word processor choose Edit, Select All, and select a fixed pitch font such as Courier.
...- 13 Jul 2006
By Badrinarayan Dasa What follows is not an official GBC position paper. Rather, it is a statement of one member's personal views, expressed in response to a Prabhu's posting on Dandavat.com titled "Time to Be Dharmic." I respect a Prabhu's right to express his opinions. At the same time, I feel the need to balance the scale.
...- 13 Jul 2006
By Iskcon Communica-tionsTuesday, July 18, 2006, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) will observe the 40th Anniversary of Hare Krishna coming west. Eastern Tradition Grows Up to Find Many of Its Ideals Have Gone Mainstream, Announces ISKCON Communications
...- 13 Jul 2006
By Nikunjavasini dasiA memorable dinner was held on Saturday, July 8, in honor of the retirement of two special Vaisnavis: Laxmimoni dasi and Akuti dasi. In the Alachua Learning Center cafeteria, many devotees attended this special event to honor these two servants of Srila Prabhupada.
...- 13 Jul 2006
By Prema Bhakti Marga dasiAlec Baldwin recently did a video for PETA, and many other celebs are actively vocalizing their vegan/veg lifestyles. Why must we reach so far back to the 70's when the majority of the Ratha-yatra attendees weren't even alive then?
...- 12 Jul 2006
By Hari-kirtana dasaSo, I would like to ask all of you to please write a personal letter to Mother Caitanya Rupini that is filled with Krishna katha, your service and realizations, favorite verses and purports, Prabhupada lila, and all things glorifying the Supreme Lord and His devotees that will inspire her to persevere in her difficult service.
...- 11 Jul 2006