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ISKCON Klang, Malaysia: Ahobilam – Nava Narasimha Mangalaasasanammore about "Ahobilam – Nava Narasimha Mangalaasas…", posted with vodpod Akrura das, Gita Coaching: IF YOU WANT FRUITS WATER THE ROOTSIf you water the root of a tree, all the branches and leaves and flowers will be nourished and will give fruits.  Dandavats.com: Online Pastimes of Lord Jagannath of RajapurBy Amogha das By the mercy of His Grace Pankajanghri Prabhu, Lord Jagannath of Rajapur's pastimes are revealed online in three languages: Serbian, Russian and English. Dandavats.com: Rathyatra and Bhumi Puja at ISKCON Lucknow (India)By Vrajendranandan Das On 15th May, ISKCON Lucknow celebrated a colorful Rathayatra. The city of Lucknow is the capital of the Uttar Pradesh, the largest state in the country. This city is also known as 'Laxmanpuri'. Dandavats.com: Nrsimha Caturdasi
This year another abhisek of Lord Nrsimha took place over a two day period, oils on one day and milk products and sweet fruit juice liquids on the next Dandavats.com: Trinidadian Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar takes the oath on Bhagavad Gita
Trinidadian Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar takes the oath on Bhagavad Gita - As It Is by His Divine Grace A. C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada during swearing-in ceremony at Knowsley, Port of Spain Dandavats.com: Participants wanted for future performancesParividha das: I'm looking for a few male and female devotees, no matter of what age, who would like to participate in three to five songs in my live performance Dandavats.com: Summer in the Appalacian FoothillsMalati dasi: Hare Krishna! Are you tired of facing another summer in a hot ol' city? Maybe, you would like to experience real "green life," close to nature with trees, flowers and natural herbs and pure well water? Dandavats.com: Chandan Yatra - 2010Dhruba Maharaj Das: Chandan Yatra, the summer pastimes of Sri Sri Krishna, Balaram started on the Akhyaya Trutiya day. Chandan Yatra at Bhubaneswar Temple started at the instance of Sri Krishna Balaram Temple in the year 1991 Dandavats.com: Ratha-yatra 2010 in Mexico CityMaitreya Das: Today I am address to each one to inform that the date announced for the Ratha Yatra-on 29 and 30 of this month in Mexico City, has been canceled Dandavats.com: Eulogy for Bhuvan Mohan PrabhuBir Krishna Dasa Goswami: I am saddened to hear about the departure of the great Vaisnava Bhuvan Mohan who is very, very dear to his Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivendanta Swami Prabhupada, having taken Srila Prabhupada's instruction to preach Krishna consciousness in Fiji as his life and soul ISKCON Melbourne, AU: Nrsimhadeva Chaturdasi 2010 - Mayapur
"This year another abhisek of Lord Nrsimha took place over a two day period, oils on one day and milk products and sweet fruit juice liquids on the next. Buckets of offerings were poured onto the Lord, marking another year of protection for the work in Mayapur, what to speak of the Iskcon collective. One can not help but appreciate the satisfaction that Lord has had as the best of milk, yogurt, ghee, honey, and fruit juice happened to fall into His mouth and splash or ooze out the other side on such a hot humid day. A melodious kirtan filled the temple room honoring a Best Friend and Protector of the devotees. Sri Narasimhadeva Bhagavan Ki Jaya!" Here are the pictures that Maharaja took. Bharatavarsa.net: Book distribution seminar: Executing the will of the spiritual master...SB 4.28.51 purport After the death of Maharaja Pandu, his wives settled that one should remain and the other should go. Madri would perish with her husband in the fire, and Kunti would remain to take charge of the five Pandava children. Even as late as 1936 we saw a devoted wife voluntarily enter the fire of her husband. This indicates that a devotee's wife must be prepared to act in such a way. Similarly, a devoted disciple of the spiritual master would rather die with the spiritual master than fail to execute the spiritual master's mission. As the Supreme Personality of Godhead comes down upon this earth to reestablish the principles of religion, so His representative, the spiritual master, also comes to reestablish religious principles. It is the duty of the disciples to take charge of the mission of the spiritual master and execute it properly. Otherwise the disciple should decide to die along with the spiritual master. In other words, to execute the will of the spiritual master, the disciple should be prepared to lay down his life and abandon all personal considerations. Book Distribution News: Executing the will of the spiritual master...SB 4.28.51 purport After the death of Maharaja Pandu, his wives settled that one should remain and the other should go. Madri would perish with her husband in the fire, and Kunti would remain to take charge of the five Pandava children. Even as late as 1936 we saw a devoted wife voluntarily enter the fire of her husband. This indicates that a devotee's wife must be prepared to act in such a way. Similarly, a devoted disciple of the spiritual master would rather die with the spiritual master than fail to execute the spiritual master's mission. As the Supreme Personality of Godhead comes down upon this earth to reestablish the principles of religion, so His representative, the spiritual master, also comes to reestablish religious principles. It is the duty of the disciples to take charge of the mission of the spiritual master and execute it properly. Otherwise the disciple should decide to die along with the spiritual master. In other words, to execute the will of the spiritual master, the disciple should be prepared to lay down his life and abandon all personal considerations. Japa Group: Deeply Impressed In My Mind
O Krsna! Thakura Bhaktivinoda has warned us that inattention is the main door into the house of aparadhas. O Krsna! Please let me taste some pleasure in Your names, so I can focus my full attention on chanting. May Your holy names become deeply impressed in my mind. From the Art Of Chanting Hare Krsna by Mahanidhi Swami  Akrura das, Gita Coaching: NOTES FROM A FRIENDIt is not that only spiritual advancement is important. Sometimes we need to sort out in our head head our health, our family and other factors.  Bharatavarsa.net: Bhakti Vikasa Swami: we must hear... we have to purify ourself. The prescription is there, very simple thing, to become purified, srnvatam sva-kathah krsnah punya-sravana-kirtanah [SB 1.2.17]. If we simply recite all these mantras... The Srimad-Bhagavatam and Bhagavad-gita, all these slokas, they're all mantras, just like as good as Hare Krsna mantra. There is no difference. So if we hear... That is the prescription given by Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and we are trying to introduce this.....It is not that everyone will understand each word, but simply if he hears, it will be beneficial, the mantra. Simply if one hears Hare Krsna mantra chanting, he'll be purified. If he hears this mantra, a verse from Bhagavad-gita, a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam, attentively, even he does not understand the meaning, the purport, still, he'll get benefit. That is the way. So we must hear... >From Srila Prabhupada's lecture on Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.9.26 given in Mayapur on March 4, 1976 Dandavats.com: Harinama gets wild in LondonParasuram das: Srila Prabhupada told Tribhuvanath prabhu that "it's so simple that you'll miss it." Tribuvanath prabhu was our Harinam hero. Two young guys followed the harinam back to the temple and declared that they had the best time of their lives. H.H. Satsvarupa das Goswami: '451' from The Yellow Submarine4:00 A.M.Last night I had no headache and slept well. I woke up without a headache and began chanting. My first four rounds were very slow and distracted, but then I perked up and chanted the next four fast like a jackrabbit. So I've chanted eight rounds, but I'm not very satisfied with them. I've stopped chanting because I'll go on to my writing now and try to get that done early. When I complained to Baladeva that I was chanting slowly he said, "Slow and steady wins the race." He said his mother always told him that. I know that quality is what counts, more than the jackrabbit speed, but the spaced out slowness is no good either. It seems this morning I've had either one extreme or the other. Now I have to get a grip on myself and do the rounds with concentration on the meanings of the names and with feelings of devotion. Those are the real essences, not just speed or lack of speed. First you were the turtle, H.H. Satsvarupa das Goswami: 'Prabhupada Accepting Disciples' from The Yellow SubmarinePrabhupada Smaranam
Prabhupada is chanting on the beads of an initiate. His tall secretary, Pradyumna, stands beside him. It is a small temple somewhere on his world travels. Prabhupada travels around the world and initiates qualified persons with the diksa-mantra. In the early years, when there were not too many devotees in an initiation, he would chant on each disciple's beads individually. These beads appear to belong to a woman devotee who is sitting before him waiting in loving anticipation for him to complete the round and hand her the eternally blessed japa-mala. The mood is subdued and patient, but ecstatic. Prabhupada has kindly come to this place to take souls to Krishna in the Gaudiya sampradaya. She will repeat out loud her vow to follow the four rules, and he will give her her spiritual Sanskrit name, ______ Devi-dasi. It appears to be the early years, when the girls and boys were wearing plain saffron colors. Prabhupada is not rushing through the ritual but carefully chanting in his own voice a complete round of 108 beads. A spiritual master is advised not to accept many disciples because if they do not follow, he has to accept the burden. One of the offenses in chanting is to give the holy names to faithless persons. But Srila Jiva Gosvami states (as quoted in Nectar of Devotion) that the Krishna consciousness movement must be increased. So the bona fide spiritual master takes the risk and accepts many disciples in a compassionate mood. Because he is vigorously and sincerely preaching, Krishna protects him from any reaction from unfaithful disciples. At the time of initiation the disciples are usually very dedicated and enthusiastic. They just have to keep their determination, and if they try, Krishna will help them to become lifelong faithful disciples. H.H. Satsvarupa das Goswami: 'Praying for Faith in My Lord' from The Yellow Submarine1.
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I accept Krishna in both ways, H.H. Satsvarupa das Goswami: 'The Holy Cow' from The Yellow SubmarineFree write  They have brought a calf into a clean building used by humans. They have put garlands around his neck and want him to take part in a religious ceremony. His hooves are awkward on the marble floor, and he may get nervous and even pass stool or urine indoors, which would be an embarrassment. Of course, if the Lord personally arranges for the calf to take part, it will go smoothly. In general, however, the calf is more at home outdoors as in the second picture, where he is snuggled in some hay with his mother nearby. But the devotees sometimes drag a calf into the temple to show they have affection for them and consider their presence in a yajna important and symbolic. Whether indoors or out, the calves and cows are important animals in Vedic culture, and the devotees wish to make this known. This is done not just by a token appearance of a calf but by describing their importance and actually engaging her in practical service. Every creature has a dharma or occupational duty, but the duty of a wolf or tiger is not very useful to human society or religious activity. By contrast, the cow—which is not an animal that can defend itself well—should be protected and utilized by humans in the service of Krishna. Cows give milk, one of the most important foods for human consumption. A cow gives much more milk than is needed by its offspring of a couple of calves, and this should be collected for the service of Krishna. It should be offered to Krishna as milk, or cooked in milk preparations, and the remnants should be distributed for human consumption. Even the dung of cows is useful in house walls or floors or as fuel for cooking. Cows and calves should never be killed and their flesh eaten. This is a highly irreligious act, and cow slaughter incurs widespread bad karma for human civilization when it is indulged in. Aside from the practical usefulness of cows, they are dear to Krishna and are His favorite animal kept in the spiritual world. Krishna is called Govinda, the lover of the cows, and He does not tolerate their mistreatment. We can just imagine the scope of the ghastly reaction that is occurring in human society as a result of the huge amount of cow slaughter that goes on daily due to the fastidious tongues of the meat-eaters. Akrura das, Gita Coaching: SOPHISTICATED EXCUSESWe all have various excuses as to why we are not more happy within and more productive without.  Akrura das, Gita Coaching: YES, BUT ... !When someone gives me good advice, I will strive to say thank you, not "yes, but!"  Gauranga Kishore das,USA: Sri Sri Krishna Balarama Installation in New Ramen Reti, Alachua FloridaThis weekend there is going to be a huge celebration at the New Ramen Reti in Alachua Fl. After nearly ten years of waiting the community will be welcoming new dieties fo Sri Sri Krishna Balarama. This required the construction of a brand new kitchen so that pujari room could be expanded and now due to the hard work of many many devotees, especially most recently the current temple president Mukhya Dasi, the dieities will be installed this weekend.  Japa Group: Please Join The Japa Group
 Mayapur Online: Narasimha Abhisheka- More close up pictures!
Yoga of Ecology, Bhakta Chris, USA: Rise Of The Superweeds
Sales took off in the late 1990s, after Monsanto created its brand of Roundup Ready crops that were genetically modified to tolerate the chemical, allowing farmers to spray their fields to kill the weeds while leaving the crop unharmed. Today, Roundup Ready crops account for about 90 percent of the soybeans and 70 percent of the corn and cotton grown in the United States. But farmers sprayed so much Roundup that weeds quickly evolved to survive it. "What we're talking about here is Darwinian evolution in fast-forward," Mike Owen, a weed scientist at Iowa State University, said. Now, Roundup-resistant weeds like horseweed and giant ragweed are forcing farmers to go back to more expensive techniques that they had long ago abandoned. Mr. Anderson, the farmer, is wrestling with a particularly tenacious species of glyphosate-resistant pest called Palmer amaranth, or pigweed, whose resistant form began seriously infesting farms in western Tennessee only last year. Pigweed can grow three inches a day and reach seven feet or more, choking out crops; it is so sturdy that it can damage harvesting equipment. In an attempt to kill the pest before it becomes that big, Mr. Anderson and his neighbors are plowing their fields and mixing herbicides into the soil. That threatens to reverse one of the agricultural advances bolstered by the Roundup revolution: minimum-till farming. By combining Roundup and Roundup Ready crops, farmers did not have to plow under the weeds to control them. That reduced erosion, the runoff of chemicals into waterways and the use of fuel for tractors. If frequent plowing becomes necessary again, "that is certainly a major concern for our environment," Ken Smith, a weed scientist at the University of Arkansas, said. In addition, some critics of genetically engineered crops say that the use of extra herbicides, including some old ones that are less environmentally tolerable than Roundup, belies the claims made by the biotechnology industry that its crops would be better for the environment. "The biotech industry is taking us into a more pesticide-dependent agriculture when they've always promised, and we need to be going in, the opposite direction," said Bill Freese, a science policy analyst for the Center for Food Safety in Washington.  Gouranga TV: Nitaj-Gauranga Festival 7/9Nitaj-Gauranga Festival 7/9 Czech deity installation ISKCON Melbourne, AU: Video Conference With Jayapataka MaharajaThis morning Jayapataka Maharaja granted his Melbourne disciples and well wishers a video conference from Los Angeles. ISKCON News.com: The Mayapuris Beat the Drum for Kirtan
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This year another abhisek of Lord Nrsimha took place over a two day period, oils on one day and milk products and sweet fruit juice liquids on the next. Buckets of offerings were poured onto the Lord, marking another year of protection for the work in Mayapur, what to speak of the Iskcon collective. One can not help but appreciate the satisfaction that Lord has had as the best of milk, yogurt, ghee, honey, and fruit juice happened to fall into His mouth and splash or ooze out the other side on such a hot humid day.
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