SB 1.9.27, Translation: He then explained, by divisions, acts of charity, the pragmatic activities of a king and activities for salvation. Then he described the duties of women and devotees, both briefly and extensively. SB Canto 4 The words bhartur vrata-dharma-niṣṭhayā indicate that a woman’s duty, or religious principle, is to serveContinue Reading
The intellectual might, the ocean of dharmajnata, knowledge of varnashrama dharma of the scholars of the Sri Sampradaya and that of Vishvesha Tirtha must be sought on matters of great import not on petty matters of ISKCON’s present day crisis the, ‘power usurpation by feminist crisis’ in other words, ‘howContinue Reading
Dear leaders of ISKCON, This is a legal notice which will turn into a never-ending court case if you pass a resolution which will allow female diksa gurus in our movement without thoroughly discussing the matter with Indian ISKCON leaders who will be most affected by such a decision. IfContinue Reading
Before I proceed I’ll let you know why I am writing this. A few days back I was attending an evening Bhagavad Gita class and a devotee asked a question. Which is about today’s position of ISKCON compare to Srila Prabhupada’s time (founder acharya of International Society for Krishna Consciousness)?Continue Reading
Feeling dejected I walked back into the temple room to lick my wounds and feel sorry for myself for my misfortune. All of a sudden, I thought I began to hear my name being called… “Where is Mahananda. Srila Prabhupada wants to see him right away in his room.” TheseContinue Reading
There were only 5 or 6 of us there during those first months and we sat down three times a day and had to eat opulent rich food every meal. I mean, they only cooked for the Deities and there was enough for the devotees to just eat Maha. ThisContinue Reading
“The potency is just in the hearing,” we would tell them….”The better you hear attentively, the better the effect will be. Just listen to each sound and syllable and when your mind wanders to other things (trust me on this one–it will) just gently bring your focus back to theContinue Reading
We were so happy then. Each and every time you saw another devotee you were flat on the ground offering your obeisances and then you jumped up and hugged your godbrother whom you truly loved. Also in the early days you were always chanting 24 hours a day practically. IfContinue Reading
So there we were on Forest Ave in Detroit. The first thing that happened to us was that we were able to stop all drinking, smoking and drugs– instantly!! Somehow we were released from the bondage. Of course, twice the first week I had to go out on the backContinue Reading
When I first joined Srila Prabhupada in 1969, it was very easy to engage in Krsna consciousness. All you had to do was be at the temple. All hours of the day there were devotional activities going on and all you needed to do was join in. We understood fromContinue Reading