Krishna consciousness is the original energy of the living entity
“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
I am spirit soul,” is not sufficient
“Simply understanding that “I am not this material body; I am spirit soul,” is not sufficient. Because unless you come to the point to understand Kṛṣṇa, this will not stand.” Śrīla Prabhupada 13th August 1975, ParisContinue Reading
ISKCON Mid-Day-Meals Rice from Government Mostly Spoiled
[Translation from Hindi] Publish Date: Sun, 01 Sep 2019 03:56 PM (IST): Jamshedpur, Jans | Nourishing food is being given to school children to make them healthy. On Saturday in Bishtupur, at Thakkar Bapa Middle School, some children were lining up and taking food, and other children were sitting on aContinue Reading
We don’t accept the demigods as the Supreme
“In such a huge universal affair—there, Kṛṣṇa has got assistants. They are called demigods. So, we give all honor to the demigods, but we don’t accept the demigods as the Supreme. That is Vaiṣṇava philosophy. Śrīla Prabhupada 17th Aug 1971Continue Reading
Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee remembers Srila Prabhupada
[Translation from Hindi] Udaipur Kiran: 2 Sep. 2019: Kolkata, 1 Sep: Chief Minister Mamta Banerji reminisced about ISKCON Founder Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupad and paid tribute to him on the occasion of his appearance day. In this regard she sent a tweet on Sunday morning. Therein, the Chief Minister wrote, “TodayContinue Reading
Worship of Ganesa in ISKCON
Srila Prabhupada writes in Nectar of Devotion – A devotee should start worshiping Ganapati, who removes all obstacles in the path of devotion. Once in this context, a devotee asked Srila Prabhupada – Srila Prabhupada, if Sri Krishna only empowers demigods with different abilities then why does Nectar of DevotionContinue Reading
You cannot disobey the previous ācārya or guru
“5000 years or 5 millions of years—what was spoken by the Supreme God or guru—the present guru also will say the same thing. That is bona fide guru. You cannot disobey the previous ācārya or guru. No. You have to repeat the same thing.” Śrīla PrabhupadaContinue Reading
Practice now and go back to Godhead
If you practice in your life, while you are a human being,…if you utilize your life in that way, then at the end, when you give up this body, you go back to Godhead for eternal life, eternal bliss, eternal knowledge, and live happily, without any material miseries. That isContinue Reading
Standard Kirtan by HG Manidhara Prabhu_ACBSP
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
Krishna’s Love for Cows
“The cows taken care of by Krsna had different names, and Krsna would call them with love. After hearing Krsna calling, the cows would immediately respond by mooing, and the boys would enjoy this exchange to their hearts’ content.” – (Krsna Book Ch.15 by Srila Prabhupada)Continue Reading