HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami : Please Do Not Take Initiation From Me
Lecture on SB 1.5.25, Recorded on 31 October 2019 at Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Please click here to watch the videoContinue Reading
What is the best benediction we can ask for and How to get that?
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has taught us how to approach the Supreme Lord and ask Him for the ultimate benediction. He said: na dhanaṁ na janaṁ na sundarīṁ kavitāṁ vā jagad-īśa kāmaye. He did not want to ask the Supreme Lord for anything material. Material opulence means riches, a nice family, a goodContinue Reading
Srila Prabhupada Lila: “Achaa!”
Prabhupada is keen for the Western devotees to learn Hindi and has engaged Mr. Saxena in the task of teaching them. Regular classes are now being held, and all the devotees are expected to attend. He has several times asked Mahavira Prabhu if he is learning, and this morning heContinue Reading
How Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati envisaged development of female devotees
“Our mathas are being built at many places, and many sannyasis, vanaprasthas, grhasthas, and brahmacans are living in them full time and receiving the opportunity to learn spiritual conduct. But we have been trying for a long time to also give mothers [women] opportunity for devotional service. Of course, thoseContinue Reading
New Submission Policy
After careful consideration of the feedback we’ve received from devotees who read and appreciate our website, we decided to change our submission policy. Terms of Use and Submission Policy From now on, anonymous articles will not be eligible for publication on Akincana Gocara, except under some special circumstancesContinue Reading
Padayatra : A Man who kept mauna-vrata, a vow of silence for six years
Bhakta Prabhajan, part of His Holiness Lokanatha Swami Maharaja’s padayatra, recollects this once-in-a-lifetime experience. This is not a fairy tale but a true account. “The news spread like wildfire. We were already attracting attention with our dress, bulls, cart, etc. and suddenly our padayatra party, thanks to this “crazy” man, was a sensation in this smallContinue Reading
SCARRED FROM THE WAR
A heart touching short story: I boarded my flight and hoped to catch up on some rest. As I looked for my seat I noticed the man sitting next to me was an amputee. It turned out he lost his legs in a roadside blast in Iraq. I explained toContinue Reading
When The Books Talk
Although in his fifties, Rajahamsa Dasa, a member of Bhaktivedanta Institute, Mumbai and Berkley, regularly goes out to distribute Srila Prabhupada’s books. This August, I saw him at ISKCON Belgaum. He would pick up books at 2 pm, load them on the carrier of a bicycle, and ride to theContinue Reading
A servant remembers: Nanda Kumar Das shares memories of Srila Prabhupada
A SERVANT REMEMBERS Shri Nanda Kumar Dasa ( Craig Joseph ) This article has been originally posted on the Mithuna Twiins Astrological Services Facebook group. Regarding the stories about stealing, here are several things that come to mind. It’s kind of long, but I hope it has value to helpContinue Reading
A Book for a Body Builder
As Gita Marathon is approaching us a very short story related to book distribution. I was distributing books at a university when I motioned for a student to come to my table. He came over, and I began explaining some of Krsna’s teachings in the Bhagavad-gita. He didn’t show much interest.Continue Reading