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.’
A new film, directed by the combined forces of Ryan Murphy and J.L. Carrozza, documenting a Hare Krishna service
Romapada Maharaja spoke very eloquently, such a sober, saintly, thoughtful person. I’m a little embarrassed to follow in his wake, but what do they say? A bird flies in the sky according to its ability. I’ll try to tell a few stories, a few jokes, and not offend too many people. If I can accomplish that, please be kind on me. I’ll try my best.
We were discussing in one of our GBC discussions the internal cultivation of Krsna consciousness is something that is the responsibility of each one of us. The opportunity and association and process is there. That deepening of our internal cultivation of Krsna consciousness will give us the right protection, keep us on the track of going back home, back to Godhead.
A pure devotee in every respect, Vidura was everyone’s well-wisher. He was equally the uncle of the Pnadavas and the Kurus. And he was the only surviving brother of Dhrtarastra. His compassion was not sentimental. He saw how his brother was not only blind in sight, but he was blind spiritually and socially as well due to his association with the envious Duryodhana.
My realisation is that all my self-identity has been bound up with memories. Who I am, and who I think I am as a devotee, all dependent on what happened yesterday and the day before. What does it really mean that I have been practising devotion for thirty-two years?
Prabhupada had desired to establish the worship of Radha Krishna in South India and now Revati Ramana and his dedicated crew of devotees had fulfilled that desire in a most wonderful way. And most of the collection was done with Sankirtan, distributing Srila Prabhupada’s books.
February marks the Fourth Anniversary of the opening of the Vrinda Kunda Temple in Nandagram. To celebrate we will be having a special program of parikramas to the Holy Places of Radha and Krishna’s divine pastimes
Kazakhstan’s mistreatment of Hindus and other religious minorities was a key reason why the country was refused its bid to chair the OSCE in 2009, the release stated.
Srila Prabhupada is explaining that it must be done without envy and it must be done sincerely. And in order to approach the name of the Lord sincerely, we have to learn how to approach the devotees of the Lord. Because we have read and heard from the great acharyas that you cannot approach Krishna directly, we must become the servant of the servant of His servants.
We read about Lord Krsna’s daily affairs. Early in the morning he would rise for the brahma-muhurta. He would see different auspicious items. He would see the cows and scratch their ears, give them a little affection. He would distribute different items to the brahmanas.
Krishna.com added a new live webcam to their featured channels: Radha Madhava’s temple in the ISKCON Chandrodaya Mandir, Mayapur, India. Get darshan of these life-size deities of Radha Krishna, known as “Radha Madhava.”
Here we have a rare opportunity to talk to a young Krishna devotee to find out what they know and how they think. Bryant shares with us how he sees things from his prospective as a Krishna Bhakta or devotee
Vidura is advising Dhrtarastra, but here also we see Dhrtarastra is not willing to listen. He is so overpowered by his attachment to his son. The history also can reveal the fact why. Dhrtarastra is a very unfortunate soul.
“Whatever my goal is, whatever I’m working for in the world, this is so important and so unique that I can do whatever I like.” We see that among atheists and theists alike.
Good news! Kripamoya has a blog. And a very good blog, it is. You can find it here. His Grace Kripamoya das is well known to the devotees as one of the longest-serving, most dedicated teachers of Krishna consciousness in Britain. He’s inspired and helped many hundreds of people in their spiritual journeys and attracted many a heart to Krishna by his beautiful singing in Kirtan.
The GBC will be available for all ISKCON devotees by scheduling an Open Door Day. The Open Door day will be in Sri Mayapura Dhama during the Annual GBC Meetings on Tuesday, February 13th from 10.00am until 12.15pm in the GBC room on the top of the Conch building.
Sometimes devotees receive the notice from another devotee: “Is this really Vedic what you are doing? Are you leading a Vedic married life? Are you leading a Vedic marriage? Did you marry in a Vedic way?” So we often hear this term Vedic, Vedas. What does it really mean?
With the utmost enthusiasm preach the message of Rupa Raghunatha. Our ultimate goal is to become a speck of dust touching the lotus feet of the followers of Rupa Gosvami. All of you remain united in allegiance to the spiritual master (asraya-vigraha) in order to satisfy the senses of the Transcendental Entity of Non-Dual Knowledge.
We would like to announce that from now on we going to put Mayapur katha in the new format - BLOG. Please let us know what you think. do you think this is a better way to share Mayapur Katha with the readers?
Official pressure on the Hare Krishna community near Almaty in Kazakhstan is mounting, according to Norwegian religious rights organisation Forum 18. Following on from the demolition of homes at the end of last year three more home owners have been issued with demolition notices
In this way Krsna shows you there is illusion in the spiritual world. There is illusion in the material world. Your job is not to become all-knowing, your job is simply to become dependent on Krsna. This is what Vidura will realize as he’s wandering through the holy places of pilgrimage.
Watch this complete video of a coulourful musical water fountain sway to the tune of Hare Krishna at the popular Indira Gandhi Musical Fountain, Bangalore.
So actually there are three types of pious activities. Here it is mentioned that Duryodhana’s pious activities were diminishing and that is why he was going to lose his kingdom and everything. The three pious activities are bhogonmukhi-sukrti, moksonmukhi-sukrti, and bhakty-unmukhi sukrti.
Vrindavan Lila:We are trying this new thing. Mayapur Katha magazine that used to be web published in PDF format will appear now in this blog form. This will allow our readers to participate and add their coments, as well as for us to see what articles are more popular.
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Offerings for Srila Prabhupada’s Vyasa Puja book are due on April 15, 2007. The following is the official BBT announcement in this regard.
There is a place in Vrindavan on the parikrama marg known as Madan Tila. There Kamadeva, it is said, wanted to attract Krsna. So he stood close to a tree and drew his bow with his most formidable arrow to pierce the heart of Krsna. But as he saw the beautiful form of the Lord, Madan Mohan, he fainted in ecstasy.
Kesava Bharati Dasa Goswami: It’s extremely enlivening to hear how devotees are stepping forward to participate in outreach preaching programs. This is the life a soul of our spiritual lives.
Book distribution is such a great experience, you never know how you are going to do on that day or what is going happen. When I go and do book distribution, I grab my book bag and a nervousness invades my whole body, but there is always a stronger superior force that overcomes the nervousness and pushes you to move forward.
Another story from Rumi: when we go to the bank we watch the teller so carefully as he counts our money, but when God sends blessings we don’t notice. The greedy person is counting more and more, lampatah.