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…
Tag: Srila Prabhupada
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…
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…
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…
Hare Krishna Hour Podcast – 5 Feb 12
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 05 02 2012 Another great show this week.!!! With HG Syama Kishor das as our special guest who spoke to our listeners about his Krishna consciousness. Prabhu spoke of his families connection to…
Living The High Life In ISKCON – Kesava Krsna dasa
Have any of us ever thought that high living is possible within a spiritual domain like ISKCON? There is such a thing as rising high, and living high, but not in the way that some of our corporate methods of management might teach us. Improper use of such management will lead to low living. Is…
The Art Of Negative Preaching : Kesava Krsna dasa
Here is a fictional conversation between a ‘heavy’ preacher – used to calling people mudhas, canines and other low descriptions, and is badly in need of reform – with a reformer preacher trying to strike a balance. Let us see how the ‘heavy’ and negative can remain without turning people off. One can easily take…