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by: Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja Although many persons may come to hear Srimad Bhagavatam, who is actually hearing? To whose ears do these words penetrate and go deep into the heart? There are many that are posing to be hearing, but actually they are not hearing. The words are entering into one ear…

1796 The United States of America government signed a treaty with Tripoli, Libya, which included the statement, “The Government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion”. “As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion; as it has…

By Dwarakadhisa-devi Dasi: Consider for one moment the plight of the carnivorous beast. Skulking about the forest brush, sniffing and listening with intense concentration, hunger gnawing at his belly and burning his eyes, he searches for prey. His meditation is single-pointed in hopes of a kill. But, his task is difficult: to find his prey…

By Bir Krishnadas Goswami: My specialty is developing Vaisnava communities. I am trying to form communities based on the example of community that we have in Fiji. Devotees form extended families. All the devotees are like a family. If someone needs help, the devotees go to help; maybe financially, or if someone is building the…

Umapati Swami: nama om visnu-padaya krsna-presthaya bhu-tale srimate bhaktivedanta-svaminn iti namine namas te sarasvate deve gaura-vani-pracarine nirvisesa-sunyavadi-pascatya-desa-tarine It was 1968, and I was in Los Angeles sitting across from Srila Prabhupada. While we were talking I decided to ask about a thought I had had. “Is the world a reflection of scripture?” I said. “Why…