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.’
There is a need of all devotee doctors to come together to make some drastic changes at higher levels of Medical field in curriculum planning, introduction of holistic care in medical practice etc etc.
This year for sure I will grow lungs, feet, learn to walk… Acccording to Darwin…:-)
Sripad Jiva Goswami — the medieval genius, scholar, and Gaudiya Vaishnava saint — analyzes the mechanics of discussions in his Sanskrit text, Priti-sandarbha. Therein he divides discussions into three categories: Vada, jalpa and vitanda.
Once in America there was a poll taken about religion. It came out in the poll that millions of people identified themselves as Hare Krishnas. They thought that the Hare Krishnas had the best philosophy, but that they had the worst attitude.
Hare Krishna movement to offer guidance to 240 primary pupils in Harrow. Britain’s first state-funded school for Hindus, which will receive guidance from the Hare Krishna movement, is to get the go ahead, backed by almost £10m of taxpayers’ money.
Anyone who has lived with challenges like these knows how formidable it can be to even deal with everyday practical needs, what to speak of trying to practice and develop spiritual life. Certainly, chanting Hare Krishna is the ultimate cure for all evils in this world.
Svavas prabhu is talking about book distribution during the Marathon festival in Los Angeles temple
I know the issue of institutiona - lized sexism is not new to ISKCON, but this is the first time I’ve noticed the implication of the language found in verses directly referring to spiritual archetypes. Do you have any suggestions as to how I may properly understand the nature of the language in these verses for myself and for the sake of explaining it to others as transcendental literature that informs a transcendental culture?
“Prabhupada’s eyes opened wide at the description of the fight. “Accha!” he said in surprise, shaking his head in wonder at the risks his men were taking on his and Krishna’s behalf. Hamsaduta was laughing and shaking his head in awe and he read on.
At the Issaquah Temple, Harivilas Dasa raps it up to explain in easy terms the position of a devotee as spoken by Krishna.
His Divine Grace is also renown for learning by heart all the slokas of Bhagawat Gita at the age of 7. At the age of 18, His Holiness had mastered Astrology.
So knowledge means: “Then why shall I serve the unreal illusion? Let me serve the reality. If my business is to serve and nothing to be…never to be master, always to serve, then why I shall serve the illusion? Let me serve the reality.” That sense is called knowledge.
The occasion is that one devotee is putting on saffron. He mentions that the senior brahmacaris are always happy to see new brahmacaris taking up the vows because they appreciate the value of the vow—the beauty and simplicity of brahmacari life.
Ignorance about the Hindu religion abroad is not only colossal and at all levels but it sometimes looks insulting when it is exhibited rather brazenly–because there is no fear of any backlash.
HH Devamrita Swami expands a Srimad Bhagavatam verse all about sex life. A class given at the Los Angeles temple
LITTLE Cameron Macaulay was a typical six-year-old, always talking about his mum and family. But it sent shivers down his mum’s spine — because Cameron said it was somewhere they had never been, 160 miles away from where they lived.
I think that Christians should learn something from the Hare Krishnas and seek a balance of both approaches. We must show love through actions like serving free/cheap lunch, but we’ve got to effect deeper than that.
Ravana started a reign of terror, in which he abducted or defiled multitudes of beautiful women – even celestial nymphs like Rambha and ascetic ladies like Vedavati.
This is watsup… the worst traffic you could say… but see how the traffic keeps moving without an accident.
This way we can be an effective instrument of Lord Caitanya. If we are prepared for receiving mercy then only we will receive mercy. So please add books in your items of daily grooming.
Devotional wares and more will be on sale at the Festival Mini Market, February 16 - March 04. You’ll find rare and hard-to-find items, as well as most of the standard paraphernalia you want and need to enhance your sadhana and enliven your service!
How many words are there in English to express “love”? “Love”, “affection”, “feeling”, “liking”, and perhaps a few more could be thought of. However, in the system of bhakti there are many, many much more descriptive words.
If you are respectful with your superiors, friendly with your equals, and compassionate to juniors, how would you feel? Pretty good, wouldn’t you? Uncongenial dealings between people tend to cause a lot of distress.
Listen to this song for a real description of love and “so called” love…
BBC: Not only does the anaerobic digester produce electricity, it also reduces the amount of methane - which accounts for around 7% of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions - produced by the dairy herd.
Please find attached a photo of the new ISKCON temple in Tirupati, which will open on Lord Nityananda’s appearance day.
I’d never had the pleasure of meeting Hari Krishnas before. And if they are willing to provide a drop-in yoga class plus food for $15, they will always be friends of mine. I’ve also never done yoga in a venue where you can smell food cooking the whole time–a bit distracting, I must say…
Hot off the press: Nagaraja introduces the January / Feburary 2007 issue of Back to Godhead magazine, telling us what’s inside. Loka gives tips on how to make your holiday shopping easier at the Krishna.com store.
Dozens Hare Krishna followers demonstrated in front of the Kazakh Embassy in Prague today to protest the destruction of a Hare Krishna farming community near the Kazakh capital, Almaty
By Giriraj Swami. In the course of service to the spiritual master, to Srila Prabhupada, we are sometimes placed in situations that are not very congenial for our material comfort. But in those situations we may feel the connection with the spiritual master even more, and when we do, we feel even more ecstatic in Krsna consciousness than when we are in more comfortable situations.