“Blood,Sweat and Tears” is often used to describe an extraordinary achievement under difficult conditions. We all know how Srila Prabhupada , after a lifetime of preparation, journeyed west at a very advanced age and tolerated many physical inconviences and after much struggle and hardship established the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. From his initial meeting…
Eight Principles of Prosperity
1. Recognition of God – The Supreme Owner Act with the understanding that everything belongs to God. At best, we are careful stewards of God’s resources, energies and talents. At worst, we are deluded and become cheaters and thieves who claim another’s property as our own. 2. Careful Stewardship Since everything belongs to God, shouldn’t…
Hare Krishna Hour Weekly Podcast – 2 Oct 11- Listen Now
HARE KRISHNA!!! and welcome to the HARE KRISHNA HOUR, your weekly Krishna Conscious Radio Show brought to you every Sunday mornings between 8am & 9am . Hare Krishna Hour 01 Oct 11 Another amazing show this week with special guest HG Rasaraja das. He is a disciple of HH Kadamba Kanana Swami Maharaj and has been serving Iskcon and Srila Prabhupada for…
We Love, Therefore We Are: The Importance of Serving with Affection – Part 1 : Karnamrita das
René Descartes, considered the father of Western philosophy, is most famous for his statement, “I think, therefore I am”. However, devotees of Krishna, informed with the spiritual knowledge of the Vedas, might better say, “I am, therefore I can think,” which hints that often Western philosophy has it backwards. In other words, from consciousness, or…
Back To Godhead, or Back To Serve? : Kesava Krsna das
If a devotee were to ask, “Please bless me so that I’ll never take birth again in this horrible material world,” would this be asking for some kind of liberation? Hundreds of times, Srila Prabhupada encouraged us to “Go Back home, back to Godhead.” Would it be a form of boldness or naiveté to desire…
Update KB Mela 2011 : 8-11 Dec in Drakensburg with 2 Gurus, The Mayapuris and Vrindavan 24 Hour Kirtan members
The KB Mela team are proud and super excited to announce that his holiness Kadamba Kanana Swami will be joining us this at KB Mela 2011! Maharaj has taken the time out of his busy schedule to spend the entire duration of the Mela with us to share in Krishna’s pastimes, to impart experiences from his travel around the…
Hare Krishna Hour Weekly Podcast – 25 Sep 11- Listen Now
HARE KRISHNA!!! and welcome to the HARE KRISHNA HOUR, your weekly Krishna Conscious Radio Show brought to you every Sunday mornings between 8am & 9am . HARE KRISHNA HOUR 25 09 2011 Another amazing show this week with special guest HG Adharamrita Devi dasi, a disciple of Bhakti Charu Swami Maharaj who,has been serving ISKCON and Srila Prabhupada for more than 20 years….
Sustained, Concentrated Effort
After taking advice from an elderly neighbor, a man began to dig a well in his field. After much effort he had gone down about twenty feet. Then another villager passed by. “What are you doing?” the villager asked incredulously. “Why on earth are you digging there? You´re digging in the wrong place. You should…
The Power of Kirtan – More Than Mere Stress Relief
[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…
Learning Nescience and Knowledge Side by Side – Srila Prabhupada
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…