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“If a sincere soul goes out and opens a center in any part of the world Krishna will help him in all respects. Without being empowered by Krishna, nobody can preach Krishna Consciousness. It is not academic qualification or financial strength which helps in these matters, but it is sincerity of purpose which helps us…

from Krishna-kirti Prabhu’s blog: Giri-nayaka Prabhu: “ISKCON is greatly missing communication between public and leaders.” Ekendra das: To them this is neccessary to keep us submissive. If we start to know things we might form opinions before they have a chance to present the information in a way that makes them appear infallable. Giri-nayaka Prabhu:…

Namas te! My name is Doug Osto and I am a new lecturer teaching Asian religions at Massey University (Palmerston North). I would like to offer an introductory Sanskrit paper for anyone interested through Massey’s extramural program. In this way, anyone interested in learning the basics of Sanskrit in New Zealand can learn them anywhere…

“I do not want crowd of Kirtananandas but I want a single soul like Brahmananda, Mukunda, Rayarama, and Satsvarupa. The same example is always applicable that one moon is sufficient for the night as not thousands of stars.” – Letter to Brahmananda: Saturday, November 11, 1967

This is from another devotee’s blog over here. So I’m trying to check in an order, which is a real pain today. This normal looking guy, maybe 45 or 50, comes into the store. I give a quick “hey” and continue with my work. He’s now on the couch, looking at the Krishna Art book.…

I read this article on Kripamoya Prabhu’s site. There are lots of other very interesting things to read over there mainly focused on practical application of Krishna Consciousness in the home. ——– Saving an African child’s life – with cow dung Today I learned of how a small amount of traditional guidance practically saved the…

“The principle of chanting is to glorify the Lord and not to attract a crowd. If Krishna hears nicely then he will ask some sincere devotee to gather in such place. Therefore, be advised that thousands of centers may be started if we find out a sincere soul for each and every center. We do…

In the Lalita-madhava it is stated that Lord Baladeva, intoxicated from drinking excessive quantities of honey, once began to address the ants, “O you kings of the ants! Why are you hiding yourselves in these holes?” At the same time He also addressed the King of heaven, “O King Indra! You plaything of Saci! Why…

One day God was looking down at Earth and saw all of the rascally behavior that was going on. So he called one of His angels and sent the angel to Earth for a time. When he returned, he told God, “Yes, it is bad on Earth; 95% are misbehaving and only 5% are not.”…

“There is no doubt about it, to distribute books is our most important activity. The temple is a place not for eating and sleeping, but as a base from which we send out our soldiers to fight with Maya. Fight with Maya means to drop thousand and millions of books into the lap of the…

Let’s hope that the producers don’t compromise the devotional focus in the pursuit of fame, money and public acceptance. The Mahabharata. Hindu mythology’s greatest epic might just become Bollywood’s biggest ever cinematic venture. The magic of this powerful epic is currently being recreated by producer Bobby Bedi into a trilogy with a budget of Rs…

Our lawn mower was broken and my wife kept nagging that I should get it fixed. But somehow, the message never sank in. Finally she thought of a clever way to make her point. When I came home one day, I found her seated in the tall grass, busily snipping away with a pair of…

Three buddies die in a car crash, they go to heaven to an orientation. They are all asked, “When you are in your casket and friends and family are mourning upon you, what would you like to hear them say about you? The first guy says, “I would like to hear them say that I…

Lord Caitanya is known as the one: – hasya-kari & hasya-yuk ==> who laughs & jokes – hasya-priya ==> who is fond of joking – hasya-nagara ==> who is the hero of those expert in speaking joking words – hasya-grami & hasya-kara ==> is expert at joking – pushpa-hasa ==> whose smile & laugh are…