The holy command of Shri Guru has been that we shall serve Godhead in association with one another. By the word ‘we’ he did not mean any one individual. There are many persons who are very selfish, indeed. They say, ‘I alone shall serve. It is incumbent on me alone. No one else has any claim to join me in my service of Godhead.’
Swamiji, you should meet Mr. Vyas. He is a Brahmin and very favorable person for religious activities. He will definitely help you. He is the boss of the factory.”
With this information we again climbed the steps and walked in front of the office in which we were humiliated just moments ago. We prayed to Srila Prabhupada for his mercy and knocked. We were immediately let in.
BHUBANESWAR, INDIA, November 25, 2005: Will January 2006 bring cheer to the Hindus, Buddhists and Jains of foreign origin by opening the doors of Shri Jagannath Temple along with several other Hindu places of worship, which have so far been out of bounds for them?
All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Below is a copy of the feature that is going up on p421 of Channel 4 Teletext on Friday with regards to the ISKCON/Channel 4 documentary series. Channel 4 Lifestyle section thought that Sanatana Goswami das, one of our participants in the Channel 4 documentay to be screeded for the next two Saturdays at 7.10 pm on Channel 4, had such an interesting story that they are going to run the feature as well in their Real Life stories page on p571of ITV Teletext. ITV is one of the main
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Bhaktivedanta College (opened in 2002) is a Krishna conscious school offering dynamic college-level programs. The main offering of the college is the Ministerial Program, which educates devotees to become preachers, teachers, leaders, scholars, and managers.
I remember we went with Srila Prabhupada to see one of his god brothers. And Srila Prabhupada, he was very conscious about relationships between the different devotees. He would never allow us to criticize his god brothers. “They are my god brothers. I can criticize them. I can, you can’t. We have a different relationship.”
Once during Tapobhoomi Namishaaranya Thirth, eighty eight thousand rishis and Muni. Shri Ved Vyas, the prime Pandit Sutji was seated in between the 88000 Rushi Muni like a Moon between the nine lakh stars.
Everyone asked Sutji Maharaj one question. ” In the coming generation to get rid of all sorrows what is the remedy.” We all are eager to hear from you. Hearing this request Shri Sutji said for the well being of humanity this question which you have said with the Blessings of Shri Ved Vyasji I am going to narrate to you. Now you
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The yearly bhagavat katha at the end of the year in Pune conducted by H.H. Lokanath Swami has shown to be quite successful. A couple of thousand of devotees/guests are attending the katha daily and there is good scope for preaching and book distribution. It also gives the devotees the good opportunity to end the year and start the New Year with absorption in Krsna katha, contemplating on the pastimes of the Lord, remembering the Lord, associating and taking prasadam with devotees, etc.
Indradyumna Swami: Then I visited the public restroom near the festival grounds, and I complimented the old cleaning woman. “This is the cleanest public toilet I have ever seen in Poland,” I said. “Thank you very much.”
At last Sunday’s services and feast there were a large number (35) of kids from Walden Charter School in Provo. The teacher, Eric Beecroft, brought them in anticipation of a class room presentation which we did this morning (Tuesday). I was impressed both Sunday and this morning with the level of intelligence of the kids and the preparation the teacher had given them. There were questions about dharma, karma, moksha, yoga etc.
I have been speaking to some Buddhist monks who tell me that one can still eat meat and be a Buddhist monk. Is this true?
The temple hall was packed with around 1000 students from all over Mumbai and even Pune, with hands upraised and eyes closed praying intently to Lord Krishna. That was the scene at Sri Sri Radha Gopinath Mandir on Friday, 25th November at 9:30 pm after the Q&A session had ended and kirtan had begun. The occasion was the monthly youth festival Prerana, which was graced by the presence of H.H. Radhanath Maharaj. He spoke on the Power of Prayers.
Sri Narahari Sarkar Thakura was born at Sri Khanda. Sri Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami describes that the residents of Sri Khanda formed a branch of the desire tree of love of God. “Sri Khandavasi (the residents of Sri Khanda) Mukunda and his son Raghunandan were the thirty ninth branch of the tree, Narahari was the fortieth, Chiran Jiva the forty first and Sulocana the forty second. They were all big branches of the all merciful tree of Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
Bhaktivedanta College has offered a Bhakti Sastri course since 2003. Bhakti Sastri is taught for four months, from February to June, and covers Srila Prabhupada’s Bhagavad-gita As It Is, The Nectar of Instruction, The Nectar of Devotion and Sri Isopanisad.
Every year so many devotees go to India to attend festivals or go on pilgrimage, or to go shopping for temple stores or personal business. For the veteran India goers who know their way around it is a return to a familiar place. For many others, however, it is an exciting first journey to an ancient land of spiritual bliss and culture. A substantial amount of these first-timers will go through culture shock, acclimatize poorly in the limited time available, get cheated left and right, have a hard time getting around and dealing with the
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We would like to request you to send nominations for the Global Excellence Awards for the year 2005-2006. Global Excellence Awards are meant to recognize the sincere devotees who have dedicated their lives to the mission of Srila Prabhupada around the world. These awards will be to encourage such exemplary devotees by the GBC body.
Belarus has not met a 12 November deadline, set by the United Nations Human Rights Committee, to report its correction of a violation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). In a decision with implications for many religious communities, Belarus was found to have violated two Hare Krishna devotees’ religious freedom rights by refusing to register a nationwide Hare Krishna association. Without registration the association’s activity is illegal under Belarus’s harsh religion law. One of the devotees, Sergei Malakhovsky, told Forum 18 News Service that the only reply the state had given
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The Tenth Annual World Enlightenment Day Marathon (WED X) is just around the corner. World Enlightenment Day is a unique opportunity for everyone to exhibit their appreciation for Srila Prabhupada and all he’s done for us. We invite you to help deliver Krishna’s mercy (Prabhupada’s books) to the unfortunate souls of the Kali-yuga on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17TH. Please join us for this special event and encourage others to do so. Hare Krishna.
Anakadundubhi Prabhu, a disciple of His Holiness Bhakti Caru Swami, is one of the most famous sankirtan devotees in ISKCON. Prabhu frequently tops the sankirtan list, ranking as the number one book distributor in the world. He lives with his wife Caitanya-lila in Villaggio Hare Krishna temple in northern Italy. Both devotees have dedicated their lives to full-time sankirtan service for more than 10 years. Their shining faces, gentle smiles and determined spirit of show the nature of genuine preachers.
Bhaktivedanta Manor spectacularly celebrated the ‘Victory of Lord Rama’, known as Dusshera. The Pandava Senas performed for the captivated audience, and at the conclusion a 30-foot effigy of the ten-headed demon Ravana was shot by Lord Rama’s arrow.
Bhagavad Gita (Song of God) is the crest jewel of India’s ancient wisdom. Five thousand years ago Lord Krishna spoke these 700 verses to His friend and disciple, Arjuna. They have illuminated and guided the path of Indian civilization ever since.
I just watched part one of a two-part television programme called “Preachers to be.” It followed the journeys of trainee preachers in three of the UK’s largest religions: Islam, Christianity and Hinduism. The preachers-to-be representing Hinduism were two Hare Krishna students based at Bhaktivedanta Manor near Watford. The emphasis of their training was on becoming qualified Brahmanas and thus being allowed to serve the deities on the altar and perform a wedding ceremony and other rituals within the temple.
From Kurma’s blog: Probably my most often asked question is how to successfully replace eggs in a cake.
Channel 4’s two part series tracing the lives of trainees from three religions in the UK
Tonight Srila Prabhupada spoke at the University of California, at Berkeley penetrating the heart of the neo-intellectual hippie capital.
On Saturday the 26th of November and Saturday, the 3rd of December 2005 at 19h10, Channel 4 television will broadcast the reality documentary “Preachers to be”.
It shows how ISKCON (representing Hinduism in the UK), the Christians and Muslims train their preachers to be.
Book distribution in the local trains of Bombay (Mumbai) is a very intense experience with hundreds of people pushing and nudging one another in a small compartment. In one such compartment we were facing a huge crowd of around 150 people. Some were seated while most were standing before us. It was Aniruddha Prabhu’s (a brahmachari from the Manor) first experience of Book Distribution in Bombay’s trains.
Commenting on the success of the film, Sandeep Bhargava, chief operating officer of Sahara One Motion Pictures, says: ‘This film has appealed to audiences of all age groups. The film has started well and will pace up in the coming weeks.
During a remarkable twelve year period ISKCON’s Founder, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada attracted thousands of people from all nationalities, circled the globe at least twelve times and oversaw the entire movement as it expanded into 108 temples.
Srila Prabhupada also started a scientific institute, a book company (the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust), and established Ratha Yatras in many major cities. Srila Prabhupada’s most impressive accomplishment is his book production.