By Purushottam Nitai Das Bilvamangala Thakura was a wealthy south Indian Brahmin and belonged to a cultured family. But he got attracted to a prostitute named Cintamani. The attraction soon became attachment. And as it happens when we get attached to worldly enjoyment we lose our intelligence and subsequently our dignity. The … Read More
By Madhava Smullen As the festival season of December to March begins at ISKCON Mayapur, pilgrims are flooding into the holy town. For many, the recently built full dome planetarium theater is a major attraction. “The feedback we’re getting is fantastic,” says Sridham Das, project manager for the Vedic Science Museum and Planetarium … Read More
By Niranjana Swami atmaupamyena sarvatra samam pasyati yo ‘rjuna sukham va yadi va duhkham sa yogi paramo matah TRANSLATION He is a perfect yogi who, by comparison to his own self, sees the true equality of all beings, in both their happiness and their distress, O Arjuna! PURPORT One who is Krsna … Read More
Dear devotees and friends, Here is the inventory of Isvara Archive at the 1st of January 2019. Books 36,685 Articles 22,272 History 26,234 IMG 14,150 Audio 3,710 Video 3,232 For a total of 106,283 documents. To this we have to add 81,088 documents who are in … Read More
Pregunta Su gracias Manonatha Prabhu por favor acepte mis reverencias AGTSP! Podría hablar acerca del sudakara por favor? Esto haciendo referencia al siguiente texto: No pierdas la oportunidad de venir regularmente ante la deidad y deja que la deidad te mire. Cuando la deidad te mira, alguna sustancia, llamada sudakara, que sale … Read More
(An Excerpt from the book Mysteries of the Ancient Vedic Empire, by Sri Nandanandana dasa–Stephen Knapp) As we look over the various cultures and religions of the world, we may ask if all religious systems are divine. Though they seem to conflict with each other on various points, still there are many … Read More
By Madhava Smullen Nitaipriya Dasi has to balance many responsibilities in life: she’s a mother of two, serves on the board of the ISKCON Philadelphia temple, and works as vice president of a reputed bank. However she’s found yet another sweet service to offer – making astonishingly beautiful and delicious cakes for Sri … Read More
By Giriraj Das We often read and hear, how being a devotee, our heart should be soft, full of humility and compassion for others. Sometime we are not even sure where to draw the final line as there are different instructions for devotees at different levels of consciousness. We do not even … Read More
Los Angeles, Jan. 19, 1969 Prabhupāda: …the real meaning of Sanskrit means “reform.” It is not whimsical, just like in English language, “beauty but, peauty put.” It is not like that. Every word, every syllable has got a symbolic meaning. Bhaga. Bhaga means opulence, and vān means one who possesses. There are many words like that: guṇavān. … Read More
By Satyaraja Das Kirtan is the call-and-response form of chanting that characterizes the Hare Krishna movement. It is the fundamental religion of the age – the soul crying out for God as a means to reunite with Him. Robert Gass, author of Chanting: Discovering Spirit in Sound, believes that ritual chanting is … Read More