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sadhavo hrdayam mahyam sadhunam hrdayam tv aham mad-anyat te na jananti naham tebhyo manag api “The pure devotee is always within the core of My heart, and I am always in the heart of the pure devotee. My devotees do not know anything else but Me, and I do not know anyone else but them.”…

“Kirtana means whatever we hear from the Spiritual Master we repeat it again nicely. One who can reproduce the sound vibration heard from the Spiritual Master, he will be a good preacher.” – Letter to Mahapurusa Das, August 17, 1969

śrīpatiḥ śrīnidhiḥ śrīmān māpatiḥ pratirājahā vṛndāpatiḥ kula-grāmī dhāmī brahma-sanātanaḥ He is the master of the goddess of fortune (śrīpatiḥ), an ocean of handsomeness, glory, and opulence (śrīnidhi), handsome and glorious (śrīmān), the master of the goddess of fortune (māpati), the destroyer of enemy kings (pratirājahā), the master of Vṛndā-devī (vṛndāpati), the leader of the village…

from Ananda Vrindavan Champu by Srila Kavi Karnapura Translated by Bhanu Swami & Subhaga Swami Published by Mahanidhi Swami —————————————— Now we will discuss the truth about the transcendental birthplace of Bhagavan and the appearance of Lord Sri Krishna. Once upon a time, Bhumi, the predominating deity of the earth, felt overburdened by different demons…

“Very soon the unparalleled path of hari-nama-sankirtana will be propagated all over the world. Already we are seeing the symptoms. Already many Christians have tasted the nectar of divine love of the holy name and are dancing with karatalas [hand cymbals] and mrdungas [drums]. By the super-excellence of Lord Krsna’s holy name and the grace…

“The neophyte Vaishnava devotees’ ringing the bell even once during worship of the Deity of the Supreme Lord is a million times more valuable, spiritually and otherwise, than the charitable fruitive workers building many hospitals, feeding thousands of the poor, or building homes, or even the empirical philosophers’ Vedic studies, meditation, austerities, and penances.” –…

When planning my lessons for my year 7 and 8 Design and Technology class I had the idea to try making our own soap from scratch. After searching for methods for a while on the internet I thought it best to try to find someone locally who has been successful at soap making and see…

kumārī vara-dāyī ca vareṇyo mīna-ketanaḥ naro nārāyaṇo dhīro rādhā-patir udāra-dhīḥ He is soft and gentle (kumārī), the giver of boons (vara-dāyī), the best (vareṇya), handsome like Kāmadeva (mīna-ketana), the Lord whose form is like that of a human being (nara), the resting place of all living entities (nārāyaṇa), saintly (dhīra), the master of Rādhā (rādhā-pati),…

— Explanation of the Maha-mantra by Srila Jiva Gosvami. 1. By His uncommon beauty, Sri Krsna Candra takes away the mind of everyone. However, when Sri Radha expands Her own cleverness, She also captures Sriv Krsna’s mind. Therefore She is called “Hara” 2. By His loveliness and by the sweet sound of His flute, Sri…

“Regarding your business and spiritual practices, I give you special permission as follows: You find out of 24 hours at least one hour conveniently for chanting Hare Krishna with great attention, either by the deities or any place, without being disturbed by anyone else. Now the other 23 hours what ever you do always try…

Here’s an interesting phenomenon …. (watch video here) Why when it comes to finances or employment people generally require so much security and accountability but when it comes to spiritual matters anything will serve the need? ——– Apr. 13 – Dozens of believers lined up at a house in a poor Colombian neighborhood on Wednesday…

“A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone.” – Henry David Thoreau

From Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s Piyusa-varsini commentary on Sri Upedeshamrta. Prajalpa which spoils bhakti is categorized by Bhaktivinoda Thakura into the following 8 categories: (1) Useless talks (not about Lord Hari) (2) Arguments (godless quarrels like nyaya & vaisesika not based on the Vedas) (3) Gossip (talking about other people to establish one’s reputation) (4) Debates (desire…

By Indo Asian News Service Kendrapada (Orissa), July 27 (IANS) Seven devotees of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) from the Czech Republic were asked to pay a fine for entering a 300-year temple here that does not allow foreigners and non-Hindus. On Wednesday, the ISKCON devotees were singing bhajans inside the sanctum sanctorum…

sahasrākṣa-purī-bhettā mahā-mārici-nāśanaḥ śivaḥ śivatamo bhettā balārāti-prāpūjakaḥ He is the Lord who broke the city of thousand-eyed Indra (sahasrākṣa-purī-bhettā), the killer of the great Marici (mahā-mārici-nāśana(, auspicious (śiva), most auspicious (śivatama), the great destroyer (bhettā), and worshiped by powerful enemies (balārāti-prāpūjaka). – Sri Gopala-sahasra-nama – Text 11