[vodpod id=Video.15443071&w=425&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] There are numerous meditation techniques. Amongst these, mantra meditation is particularly prominent amongst practitioners of devotional yoga or bhakti-yoga. The Sanskrit wordman means mind, while tra means to free. Mantra meditation frees your mind of fear and anxiety. But, it does even more than this, it opens your heart to reveal your spiritual nature of eternity and bliss. Increased complexity in today’s […]
The following is taken from SrilaPrabhupada’s commentary on the eleventh mantra in the book called Sri Isopanisad. The miseries of this material world serve to indirectly remind us of our incompatibility with dead matter. Intelligent living entities generally take note of these reminders and engage themselves in the culture of transcendental knowledge. Since the creation of […]
An old farmer lived on his farm in the mountains with his young grandson. Each morning he got up early, sat at the kitchen table, and read His Bhagavad-gita. His grandson wanted to be just like his grandfather, so tried to emulate him in every way he could. One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa, I try […]
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Srila Prabhupada arrived in US to spread the Holy Name,now let us try and continue the work of our Saviour. Yes! Its the World Holy Name Week.. Its our time to pay gratitude to the His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada and work for his motive- spread Harinaam as far and as wide as one can, […]
I had been a Bhakta for about two weeks. Up until that fateful morning, in early 1980 at Chaitanya College, I had relished whatever prasada lay on my plate – except my first taste of upma. Upma seems to be one of those dishes we either love or loathe, except of course when it is […]
It is with great pleasure that ISKCON Pretoria presents the “Festival of Chariots” . ISKCON Pretoria will be hosting the most exalted delegation from the spiritual world in the first annual “Festival of Chariots” in Pretoria, to be hosted at the Union Buildings lower gardens, beginning with the parade starting at the coner of Church and Prinsloo street. So […]
Date: 8-11 December Venue: Alpine Heat Resort, Drakensburg Artists: Mayapuris (Visvambhar, Vrinda, Bali, Dania, Krishna Kishor) Vrindavan 24 hour Kirtan ( Akincana Krishna Das, Keshav Das, Amala Purana) Guru: HH Bhakti Vasudeva Swami Price: R1950.00 Contact: Raji (0794909809) Abi (0798816841) www.krsnabalarama.com info@krsnabalarama.com The Krsna-Balarama Mela is an annual […]
Knowledge about Srimati Radharani, Her relationship with Krishna, Her relationships with Her sakhis and gopi manjaris is expanded throughout the confidential literatures of Gaudiya Vaisnavism. In recent years these books are becoming more accessible to English speaking readers. We are becoming more aware, at least theoretically, that devotion to Srimati Radharani is the topmost expression […]
Srimati Radharani is the eternal consort of Lord Krishna. Five thousand years ago, when Lord Krishna came to this planet to perform His pastimes, Srimati Radharani also appeared. This year we celebrate her appearance on September 5th. This special day is known as Radhashtami. The following is adapted from a lecture by His Holiness Varshana […]
