The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust BBT is pleased to announce a new special print of Chant and Be Happy that is now available. So, what is special about this book? Firstly, this is printed using FSC Environmentally friendly paper. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Stewardship_Council https://ic.fsc.org/ South Africa, along with Slovenia, Lithuania, the UK, and Russia are the first countries where devotees are…
Materially Impoverished , Spiritually Nourished
Teachings of Queen Kunti Queen Kunti was not only a sophisticated woman from a royal background, but a gentle, thoughtful, and, most importantly, spiritually realized soul which should be evident to anyone who reads the book Teachings of Queen Kunti. The following is an excerpt from a commentary Srila Prabhupada wrote to a statement of…
Devil or Angel?
by Devamrita Swami Mirror, mirror on the wall, tell me how I’m special, among them all. Innocent, guilty, or somewhere between? Privately, introspective spiritual persons often interrogate themselves about their honest-to-goodness (or honest-to badness) genuine worth. It’s good to face the truth and swallow hard: harbouring material desire is not innocent, normal,or even acceptable—that is, when…
Yamuna-devi — Serving Vani and Vapuh
By Giriraj Swami On the occasion of the first anniversary of Yamuna-devi’s departure—and the immersion of her ashes in the Yamuna and the dedication of her samadhi in Vrindavan—I thought to share some recollections and reflections on her glorious service, based on my talk at her memorial program in Vrindavan on December 23, 2011 There…
Prabhupada Meditations- A Prayer to Continue Remembering
by Satsvarupa dasa Goswami Srila Prabhupada is the one we have to turn to at the end of life. Some of his followers have done that: they’ve gone all the way, to the end of life, and crossed over into the next life while thinking of him. Each of us has to do that. It will be…
Your Best Friend for the Year 2013
By Sacinandana Swami After my last walk in India, in December of last year (2012), I went to an Ayurvedic hospital to prepare my body for the many opportunities in 2013. I wanted to be fit as a “fiddle” and the treatment was successful. During my last conversation with Dr. Raju, I asked him…
Krishna Janmashtami 2012
Sweet are Your lips, sweet is Your face, sweet are Your eyes, sweet is Your smile, sweet is Your heart, sweet is Your gait, O Lord of Mathura, everything about You is sweet. Sweet are Your words, sweet is Your story, sweet are Your garment s, sweet is Your presence, sweet are Your movements, sweet…
Spoken by Lord Krishna to Lord Balarama
“The primeval Lord saw that the stately trees, with their beautiful reddish buds and their heavy burden of fruits and flowers, were bending down to touch His feet with the tips of their branches. Thus He smiled gently and addressed His elder brother. ‘O greatest of Lords, just see how these trees are bowing their…
Srila Rupa Goswami – Kesava Krsna das
The opening salvo of the preface for The Nectar of Instruction begins thus: “The Krsna consciousness movement is conducted under the supervision of Srila Rupa Goswami.” What does it mean to have this role? How actively involved is Srila Rupa Goswami in our everyday lives? Is he literally supervising all of us? Before understanding this…
Chant for Change – Festival of Chariots : 26 Aug 2012
The Krsna Balarama Youth Group (KBYG) has pleasure to invite you to our 5th Annual Festival of Chariots – Chant for Change which takes place on the 26th August 2012 from 09h30 at the Old Parktonian Grounds in Randburg. Krsna is a Sanskrit word for All Attractive and Balarama is the Sanskrit word for Power…