1. Work on cultivating a strong friendship with your spouse. The emotional support this can give you is invaluable. The bonus is, your kids will feel more secure seeing that their parents have a great relationship. 2. Schedule regular spiritual activities together. You know the saying…pray together, stay together.
Recipe of the week – Brownies
Brownies. Delicious served with vanilla ice cream or simply divine just on it’s own. Taken from “The Book Of Eggfree Cakes” by Cintia Stammers
Milk Mergers and Other Mysteries – Kesava Krsna dasa
Many devotees are convinced that by buying shop milk and then offering that milk to Krishna with love and devotion, this will benefit the abused cows whose milk has merged together. Yet other devotees would appreciate some scriptural evidence to support this claim.
Diary of a Traveling Monk, Volume 11, Chapter 10
“I Never Cry” by HH Indradyumna Swami Life on the festival tour in Poland this summer was austere – the cramped living facilities, the long hours, and the hotter-than-normal weather – but our three hundred devotees kept their spirits up all the way through. Many said that it had been our best tour, as proved by…
The twenty four gurus
In the last part of Srimad Bhagavatam, when Krishna is about to leave his mortal body, he imparts the highest wisdom to Uddhava. In that teaching, there is this discussion between a Avadhuta (Dattatreya) and the King Yadhu about what the Avadhuta has learnt and from what source it came from. Maharaja Yadu once observed…
A lesson from Hanuman – Nanda Kumar das
Due to the benedictions given to him by the various demigods and sages Hanuman possessed great physical and mental strength. His play was to catch tigers and elephants and other wild animals. He was completely fearless.
ISKCON Pretoria – Last 4 community libraries receive Srila Prabhupada’s books
By the causeless mercy of Srila Prabhupada: the last 4 community libraries in the City of Tshwane have recently received Srila Prabhupada’s books. These 4 libraries are (1) Valhalla, (2) Eldoraigne, (3) Rooihuiskraal and (4) Olievenhoutbosch libraries. Attached are photos from the days of the delivery of these books.
Anniversary of Srila Prabhupada’s arrival in America
On September 17, 1965, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada arrived in Boston on board the ship Jaladuta. He carried within his heart the orders of his spiritual master to spread the teachings of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu to the entire world. The following poem, originally written in Bengali, perfectly illustrates Srila Prabhupada’s complete humility…
Anniversary of Srila Prabhupada’s acceptance of sannyasa
Today is the 51st anniversary of Srila Prabhupada accepting sannyasa. Here is a pastime retold relating Srila Prabhupada’s faith in the holy names that took place at Srila Prabhupada’s sannyasa ceremony in Mathura as retold by Giriraj Swami.
Pakoras and a Creamy Cashew Nut Chutney
This weeks recipe is from Mukunda Charan Prabhu (http://mukundacharan.wordpress.com/) who says that he first learnt how to make pakoras for the Sunday Feast at the Hare Krishna Temple in Cape Town.