Isvara, since 1996 – 13,105

  Yesterday I saw on Internet a house exploding. A lot of fire, smoke, violence and rubbles all over. Few moments after, the chaos, total mess, complete disorder. I wondered how it was possible that such … Read More

  June 1975, ISKCON Honolulu One morning Srila Prabhupada did something that was most unusual. He called me into his room at about 1:30 a.m. Normally; Srila Prabhupada went out of his way to see that … Read More

  In gamcha I chant Hare Krishna, the names of the Lord and His associates, on the banks of the #Yamuna sitting on the warm sand. The sun is coming down towards the horizon and it’s … Read More

    sri-rupa carana-dvandva raginam vrajavasinam sri-jivam satatam vande mandesvananda dayinam (Bhakti-ratnakara 4.289) sri-rupa – Srila Rupa Gosvami; carana-dvandva – the two lotus feet; raginam – strongly attached; vraja vasinam – the topmost resident of Vrindavan; … Read More

  prayer by Srila Prabodhananda Sarasvati – Oh, look at Vrindavan, so beautiful with many blissful, splendid groves of kalpa-vrksa trees, with many parrots and other birds intoxicated by singing Vedic hymns glorifying Krishna, with many deer … Read More

  Oh born of Moslem parents Haridas! And trained in youth in Moslem creed Thy noble heart to Vaishnava truth did pass Thy holy acts thy candor plead! Is there a soul that cannot learn from … Read More

  Vamanajana: My wife and I ran a little store across the street called the Surabhi Store. We would arrange for Srila Prabhupada’s afternoon refreshment of dab (fresh coconut). The last year that Prabhupada was here … Read More

Prabhupāda: Yes, yes. So, my father was Vaiṣṇava, but when I invited these Gauḍīya Maṭha sādhus, my father thought that I have invited some sādhus of the Ramakrishna Mission. So he was not very interested. When … Read More

Don’t Make Friendship with Others’ Wife & Don’t Take Others’ Money by Tricks – Prabhupada 0790        

Are there Vedic Mantras that promote the Hindu concept of sacred cow? Yes most certainly it is. In Vedas Cows are equated to the nectar of immortality (Amrita) and also to the supreme Vedic deities like … Read More

      Darshan of Shri Yamuna Devi, Vrindavan | Braj Ras        

  Question: For some, Balarama’s age is a controversy. 1 year is mentioned in Brahma-vaivarta Purana, Krishna-janma-khanda 13.235. However, many Gaudiya vaisnavas say this contradicts other descriptions. Most acaryas seem to concur that the difference was … Read More

    By Archana Siddhi Devi Dasi Developing the quality of empathy has many benefits for aspiring devotees of the Lord. When I was doing my clinical psychotherapy internship in graduate school, a supervisor stressed connecting … Read More

  As I recall, one of the features of ISKCON culture in the mid-’70s was to offer obeisances to the other devotees first thing in the morning. I’ve always understood that this came from Srila Prabhupada, … Read More

  Srila #Bhaktivinoda Thakura lists ten offenses against the holy Dhama that we must carefully avoid to gain the full benefit of pilgrimage or residence in the dhama: 1. To disrespect one’s spiritual master, who reveals … Read More

Odana Sasthi     Sri Caitanya Caritamrta – Madhya 16.78 gadadhara-pandite tenho punah mantra dila odana-shashthira dine yatra ye dekhila TRANSLATION Pundarika Vidyanidhi initiated Gadadhara Pandita for the second time, and on the day of Odana-shashthi … Read More

“Do not imitate the kirtana-kari (one who does kirtana) Anukara, imitation, is a mere burlesque. By arraying oneself in the trappings of a devotee like a harlequin one may deceive people, but one does no good … Read More