Shankaranand Das April 15, 2022 Today, while on the Delta flight from NY to PJU, one of the crew members Anthony, walked up to me and asked me what this ponytail (Sikha) you have. He asked in a very friendly way. I was thinking what to tell him as heContinue Reading
Hare Krsna Please accept my humble obeisances All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga, all glories to Srila Prabhupada On this very special 125th Birth Anniversary of our dear Srila Prabhupada each and every devotee trying their level best to highlight Srila Prabhupada’s unique contribution and pastimes to the peopleContinue Reading
The SAC’s mistake is just like quoting the Vedic injunction that the stool of an animal is impure and then using inference to say that because a cow is an animal, its stool is also impure. Shastra is quoted, but the conclusion itself is still based on inference, not shastra. This is a mistake, however, because there is also a Vedic injunction that says that the stool of a cow is pure. The SAC made the same kind of mistake when they created their overarching principle.
SB 7.11.28: A chaste woman should not be greedy, but satisfied in all circumstances. She must be very expert in handling household affairs and should be fully conversant with religious principles. She should speak pleasingly and truthfully and should be very careful and always clean and pure. Thus a chaste woman should engageContinue Reading
From Teachings of Queen Kunti, Chapter 19: Therefore, even though the Lord may be present before our eyes, it is not possible to see Him unless we have the necessary vision. This necessary qualification is developed by the process of devotional service only, beginning with hearing about the LordContinue Reading
A memorial program is organized in the service of Srila Prabhupada with the name of ” Srila Prabhupada in South India.” by Iskcon Hyderabad Speakers: Sriman Hari Sauri Das, Sriman Anandamaya Das, And Sriman Basu Ghosh Das Date : March27, 2021 6:30- 8:30 PM India ( IST) For more informationContinue Reading
Dear Maharajas and Prabhus, please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada Kalakantha Prabhu (and probably some others) have been circulating a paper titled “Suniti’s Ineligibility in ISKCON”, dated 11 January, which is saved and edited by someone named Anuttama.IC as per the document properties. Their paper explainsContinue Reading
In this verse the words prahrādaṁ grāhayām āsa are important. The words grāhayām āsa literally mean that they tried to induce Prahlāda Mahārāja to accept the paths of dharma, artha and kāma (religion, economic development and sense gratification). People are generally preoccupied with these three concerns, without interest in the path of liberation. Hiraṇyakaśipu, the father of PrahlādaContinue Reading
