Disappearance day Anniversary of Srila Madhvacarya
By Rasamrta Swami
This chapter is entitled, 'Maharaj Prthu's Going Back Home.' There are numerous such examples mentioned in the Srimad-Bhagavatam of such glorious departures. Prthu Maharaja himself, a saktyaves-avatara who was endowed with praja palana-sakti - the power to maintain the praja of the citizens has made his life perfect and is headed back to the spiritual world
ISKCON Mourns Three Young Devotees Lost in Tragic Car Accident
By Madhava Smullen on 3 Feb 2012
The ISKCON community is shaken and saddened after three young devoteesâNitai Dasa of New Vrindaban, West Virigina, Yadupati Dasa of Alachua, Florida, and Tim "Gopinath" Carter of Gainesvilleâpassed away in a tragic car accident.
Practicing the Presence of Godâ(Our Walk with Krishna)
(this blog is recorded on the full page: quick time player needed) The title of this blog is taken from a book which consists of conversations and letters written by a humble Christian monk, Brother Lawrence, during the 17th century about his practice of remembering, praying to, and serving God in all circumstances. I find it very similar to what bhakti, or devotional service, is all aboutâthat is, to remember and serve Krishna in love and devotion in all circumstances, at all times. As so often happens, the seed for this blog came to me while I was âpracticing the presence of Krishna,â by chanting His holy names during my morning devotional time. My life is dedicated to devotional practice, which we could call practicing the presence of God, not only at designated times, but always, or to the extent that I remember. In my retired life I am finding it more urgent than ever before to be absorbed in awareness of Krishna with feeling, studying the bhakti philosophy, keeping good association, and sharing my past and present spiritual journeyâI prayâfor the benefit of others.
Veda means knowledge. The word Veda is related to the Sanskrit root âvidâ meaning âto knowâ. So, it encompasses the entire corpus of knowledge, both phenomenal and numinous. Actually, knowledge is established through three primary epistemological premises, viz., sense perception, logical-mathematical inference and reliable testimony
A manâs work is the centre of his life ( unless he is a gentleman of leisure and does not need to earn a living, for one or more of a variety of reasons ). His interests, leanings, education, hobbies, lifestyle all revolve around and are centred on his work. In time, a manâs work becomes his passion. He is identified by his work, and the more successful he is seen in that work, the more successful is his life supposed to be
Alex Soto: I have volume three of the first Canto of the original Srimad Bhagavatam which Srila Prabhupada brought with him from India in 1965, published in India by the League of Devotees. This particular book has Satsvarupa das Goswami's name and address written down, which means it used to belong to him, and it is probably one of the ones he received personally from Srila Prabhupada's own hand back in 1966 in New York
I met Nitai in the summer of 2003 at the Festival of Inspiration in New Vrindavan, that was before I pod or I pad came, it was the time when MP3 players were big and Nitai had recorded lots of classes of HH Radhanath swami and HH Hridyananda das Goswami on MP3's. He was so enthusiastic about sharing them and he wanted every one to have them, I bought almost everyone of them
On the 19th of December 2011, Worldwide Gita Contest 2011 was organized in Bangalore. Over 5000 participants from all over the world came together for this contest. ISKCON was represented by a 25 year old humble devotee, Mathura Bihari Das, disciple of H.H Radha Govind Maharaj. Born in Bihar and currently living in Vrindavan, he had recently completed the Bhakti Shastri Course at VIHE, Vrindavan
The GBC wishes to acknowledge the pain this causes those who been serving with and under Prabhavisnu Prabhu while at the same time acknowledging, as we feel Srila Prabhupada would, the extensive service Prabhavisnu Prabhu has rendered in some of the most challenging parts of the world.
The ISKCON Leadership Sanga (ILS), in Sridham Mayapur, is scheduled from February 10th to 17th. The ILS will provide an opportunity for GBC members to share with ISKCON's initiating gurus, sannyasis, temple presidents, project leaders, and congregational leaders the process of strategic planning they have undergone and the progress they have achieved. In turn, the GBC hope that those devotees who are attending will provide the GBC body with the invaluable feedback it needs. The hope is that it leads to a better strategic plan - one that everyone is enthusiastic to implement in their areas of responsibility
My name is Vraja Vilasa dasa, Director of Development for the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium (TOVP). On behalf of the whole TOVP team, I gratefully acknowledge your desire to kindly contribute to the project, and welcome you to the family of TOVP supporters.
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Through the statements of scripture, and the direction of Srila Prabhupada, this temple will be a place of pilgrimage from where devotional service to the Supreme Lord will be spread all over the world, for the next ten thousand years. Thank you again for supporting the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium. Together we can fulfill this 500 year old prophecy.
If you are planning to visit Sri Mayapur Dhama in the future, please make sure to stop by the TOVP fundraising office, located in the Chakra building, and introduce yourself. It would be great to meet you in person. I hope we can stand together in the new temple room when the great roar will go up from the throngs of devotees at the first opening of the altar doors, revealing their Lordships in their beautiful new home.
It is my hope that I can serve you, so please do not hesitate to contact me or my team if I can answer any questions or concerns, or assist you in any way. My contact information is as follows:
Phone: +919635990391, +91(3472)245229;
Fax: +91 (3472) 245238
E-mail: brajavilasa.rns@pamho.net (brajavilasa.rns [at] pamho.net), fundraising@tovp.org (fundraising [at] tovp.org) or finance@tovp.org (finance [at] tovp.org).
You can also contact Nrsimhananda dasa at nrsimhananda@tovp.org (nrsimhananda [at] tovp.org) or at +91 8116003906
Our mailing address:
Chakra Building, Room 218 (? I forgot the room # :))
ISKCON,
Mayapur, Dist. Nadia, WB 741313
Sincerely,
Brajavilasa Dasa
Director of Development
Your name or the name of a loved one will be inscribed in a plaque and posted in an area of the temple complex if you sponsor either $10,000 or 5 Lacks of temple square footage.
It was midnight. Srila Prabhupada sat on a pillow behind his low desk, his light the only one on in the building. All the other devotees were in bed. On the desk before him rested the dictating machine and a volume of Srimad-Bhagavatam with Bengali commentary. A small framed picture of his spiritual master, Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati, sat between two small vases of roses and asters. On the floor beyond the desk was the broad mat covered with white cotton fabric, where a few hours before, devotees and guests had sat.
But now he was alone. Although usually he retired at ten, rising three or four hours later to translate, tonight he had not rested, and his Bhagavatam lay closed, his dictating machine covered.
Shri Advaita AcharyaâTeaching the Secret Bliss of Servitorship
(this blog is recorded on the full page: quick time player needed) âI offer my respectful obeisances to Shri Advaita Acharya, whose activities are all wonderful. By His mercy, even a foolish person can describe His characteristics.â [Chaitanya Charitamrita Adi-lila 6.1] Shrila Prabhupada, my guru, and the founder/exemplary teacher of the Hare Krishna movement, referred to the bhakti scriptures as âthe science of God.â This term is amply demonstrated by the appearance days of various incarnations or expansions of Godhead. Shri Advaita Acharya is one such expansion of God, specifically of Krishna, whom Gaudiya Vaisnavaâs see as the fountainhead or Source of all incarnationsâor we could say, the Source of our conception of God which is in relationship to the material world. Within this tradition Shri Advaita Acharya is famous, and celebrated for His compassion, as it was His pure prayers for Krishna that caused Krishna to personally appear (as Shri Chaitanyadeva) for the deliverance of suffering humanity. Specifically, Shri Advaita is the cause of the material creation and is considered an expansion of Maha-Vishnu, that aspect of Krishna who maintains and sustains the material world.
Still while India constantly celebrates festivals, they continue to use our ToVP design for their pandals! The design has become immensely popular in West Bengal and here is an example that was made this past week in Navadwip.
This pandal shows an almost exact replica of our temple and we are so joyful to see that the local devotees and Indians are just as enamored with it as we are.
On January 29, Sunday (midnight UK time, 7pm New York time on January 28), Wikipedia features on its front page under the "On this day" section the 45th anniversary of the Mantra-Rock Dance event in San Francisco.
Festival Schedule
By Rasamrta Swami 
By Saurav Sarmah
By Gautam Saha 
By Piyush Gupta
By Sita Rani Devi Dasi
By Anuradha dasi
