Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura (1838-1914) was a pioneering spiritual leader, a magistrate working in colonial India under British rule, a prolific preacher, writer, and poet. One of his sons was Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, a highly influential spiritual leader in his own right, and the spiritual master of the founder ofContinue Reading
Vamanadeva is Lord Krishna’s avatar (incarnation) as a dwarf brahmana during a period of intense conflict between the appointed directors of the universe (devas, or “demigods”) and asuras (“demons”). The Srimad-Bhagavatam tells how the asuras had violently assumed control and sent the demigods into hiding. As a trick to returnContinue Reading
[Translation from Hindi] Bhaskar News Network Aug 25, 2019, 09:45 AM IST : Janmashtami was celebrated at ISKCON temple in Bharatpuri area on Saturday. Devotees who came to do Abhishek for the Lord in the evening also tasted the exotic dishes in the Bhoga exhibition held in the temple premisesContinue Reading
Srimati Radharani is the ideal maha-bhagvat. As the greatest devotee, She is also the most compassionate. She is unable to bear the suffering of the souls trapped in the material world. The word “aradhaya” (prayers) is derived from “Radha” and means “worshippable”. Similarly the word “aparadha” (offenses) means “against Radha”.Continue Reading
“Krishna consciousness is not an artificial imposition on the mind. This consciousness is the original energy of the living entity. When we hear the transcendental vibration, this consciousness is revived.” Śrīla PrabhupadaContinue Reading
Click here to watch the video Standard Kirtan by HG Manidhara Prabhu_ACBSP. Recorded on 3rd Aug. 2019 in Kazan, Russian with Russian translation.Continue Reading
Please click here to watch the video Presentation by a Madhva Sampraday youth in Samskritam at Kashi, India. A brilliant Sanskrit debate between the Advaitha & Dvaitha schools, with a young Madhva student, pitted against 4 Advaitha scholars. His arguments, based on Nyayamrutham by Sri Vyasaraya.Happy to see the elders appreciatingContinue Reading
Sometimes the Lord would establish the supremacy of Krishna consciousness by defeating various opposing philosophies. Once, a very learned Buddhist scholar came before the Lord with his disciples to establish the philosophical conclusions of Buddhism. With great pride, he set forth the nine Buddhist principles, but Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu brokeContinue Reading