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On December 23rd, 1936, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupada gave his final instructions to the assembled devotees: “Perhaps many people have considered me their enemy because I was compelled to tell the unadulterated truth. I … Read More
By Niranjana Swami So, this afternoon I just opened up and started to read from this book Amrta-vani, teachings from Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Maharaja. I read a lot from this book, I like different … Read More
Manonatha Prabhu ha parlato del Tattva Sandarbha di Srila Jiva Gosvami E’ stato spiegato il sesto dei venti temi che compongono questa opera del grande santo e filosofo. Audio Per le informazioni su … Read More
Manonatha Prabhu ha parlato del Tattva Sandarbha di Srila Jiva Gosvami Sono stati spiegati i primi 5 dei 20 temi che compongono questa opera del grande santo e filosofo. Per le informazioni su come … Read More
Letter from Srila Prabhupada 10th October. 1968, (Letter from Srila Prabhupada to Hamsadutta dasa written from Seattle., Letters book Vol 1. p.549.) Diwali ceremony can be observed in the temple by illuminating 100’s of candles, indifferent … Read More
On June 30, 1966 the very First Newspaper Interview was conducted at Srila Praphupada’s temporary residence and meeting Hall in the ‘Bowery’ near ‘Chinatown’ NYC[see photo]. It was here that His Divine Grace Lived, Typed, … Read More
By Giriraj Swami Today is the auspicious occasion of Gita Jayanti, the day Lord Krishna spoke the Bhagavad-gita to Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, the day of Moksada Ekadasi. To begin, we shall read … Read More
From Back to Godhead By Indra Krishna Dasa A Dubai commuter, stuck in traffic, muses on how modern inventions have failed to improve the quality of our lives and have added to our distress. It’s 7:00 … Read More
Dear Vaisnavi, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. I listened to the TED talk by Jim Holt that you mentioned in the Bhagavad-gita class last week. I found it to … Read More
No Material Impediments to Love of God. “Love of God cannot be checked by any material impediments. You cannot say that ‘I am very poor. Oh, how can I love God?’ You cannot say, ‘I am … Read More
smerāṁ bhaṅgi traya paricitaṁ sāci-vistīrṇa dṛṣṭiṁ vaṁśī nyastādhara kiśalayam ujjvalāṁ candrakeṇa govindākhyāṁ hari-tanum itaḥ keśi-tīrthopakaṇṭhe mā prekṣiṣṭhās tava yadi sakhe bandhu-saṅge ‘sti raṇgaḥ This is a very nice verse composed by Rūpa Gosvāmī, that one friend … Read More
A short version: Nanda Grama (or Nandagaon) is the town of Nanda Maharaja, the father of Sri Krishna, build on a hill known as Nandisvara. On top of the hill there is the palace of Nanda … Read More
Ego, spiritual: true identity of the living entity, another name for the soul (see: jîva, âtmâ, ahamkâra). Ekâdas’î: day of contemplation of vaishnava s, day of abstaining from cereal and beans at the eleventh day after … Read More
Lecture on BG 2.21-22 — London, August 26, 1973 Pradyumna: Translation: “O Pārtha, how can a person who knows that the soul is indestructible, unborn, eternal and immutable kill anyone or cause anyone to kill?” “As … Read More
By Keshava Murari das Arjuna and Krishna preparing for battle “The emblem of Hanuman on the flag of Arjuna is another sign of victory because Hanuman cooperated with Lord Rama in the battle between Rama … Read More
Feb 4–Disappearance SILA RAMANUJACHARYA– HDGSP comments from His Books on SRILA RAMANUJACHARYA — Sriman Ramanujacarya’s guru was not from a brahmana family, but still, he accepted guru. >>> Ref. VedaBase => Bhagavad-gita 2.26 – November 30, … Read More
HDGSP has a special message for those who want to COMPROMISE His movement–” Prabhupāda: Ardha-kukkuṭī-nyāya [Cc. Ādi 5.176]. [If you have faith in one but disrespect the other, your logic is like the logic of accepting … Read More
Indian (2): Then what was the necessity for the Pāṇḍavas to suffer when they had themselves surrendered to the Lord Kṛṣṇa, and they have suffered? Prabhupāda: They have not suffered. They have served Kṛṣṇa’s purposes. Kṛṣṇa … Read More
