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Balaram Jayanti (Appearance of the Original Spiritual Master)
This is the most auspicious appearance day of Lord Balarama, the elder brother of Lord Krishna. The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna, is the fountainhead of all incarnations. Lord Balarama is the first bodily expansion of Krishna, and He assists in Lord...
How to Celebrate Janmashtami
Janmashtami commemorates the earthly appearance of Krishna, who is described in India’s sacred writings as God Himself. One of the biggest religious festivals in the world, it is celebrated by nine hundred and thirty million people around the world–and two...
Letters, Volume-12 Number-12 (Indian) 2015
Wonderful Articles Thank you very much for the wonderful article on Festivals by Subha Vilasa Dasa. The message conveyed was simple yet sublime. I especially like the line ’’When a festival is merely celebrated, money is spent, but when it is contemplated, blessings...
Devatas and Asuras by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
The basic difference between them is their attitude, not their externals papam evasrayed asman hatvaitan atatayinah tasman narha vayam hantum dhartarastran sa-bandhavan sva-janam hi katham hatva sukhinah syama madhava (Bhagavad-gita 1.36) Sin will overcome us if we...
Science’s Imitation Barking
The following conversation between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and some of his disciples took place on an early morning walk in Geneva on June 6, 1974. Srila Prabhupada: Just look at this fig. In this one fig, you find thousands of seeds, and...
Letters, Volume-13 Number-02 (Indian) 2016
Soul Transplant? I have heard that the spirit soul and the Supersoul reside within the heart of the living entity. This spirit spark is the source of energy to the heart and the body. Recently I read a news article about people undergoing successful heart transplant...
The Key to Beget Good Children by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A very important principle is to protect women from getting polluted by unscrupulous men adharmabhibhavat krishna pradusyanti kula-striyah strisu dusöasu varsneya jayate varna-sankarah “When irreligion is prominent in the family, O Krishna , the women of the family...
Letters, Volume-13 Number-03 (Indian) 2016
Well Begun is Half Done My sincere thanks to Caitanya Carana Dasa and entire BTG team for the continuous, wonderful articles in BTG magazine. One English saying goes, “A job well begun is half done,” but while reading January 2016 BTG magazine, I got full spiritual...
Today’s Hellish Condition by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
By stopping all family traditions, human society has led itself to such a situation. sankaro narakayaiva kula-ghnanam kulasya ca patanti pitaro hy esam lupta-pindodaka-kriyah – Bhagavad-gita 1.41 “When there is increase of unwanted population, a hellish situation is...
Letters, Volume-13 Number-05 (Indian) 2016
Holy Names of Krishna all over the World Sri Anantha Padmanabhacharya, the editor of Tamil magazine Sri Narasimha Priya, which is a monthly magazine run by the Ahobila Math, appreciated the contributions of Srila Prabhupada and ISKCON in one of their issues. Here is a...
Satisfying Lord Visnu by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
The Purpose of Following All Traditional Systems Lord utsanna-kula-dharmanam manusyanam janardana narake niyatam vaso bhavatity anususruma – Bhagavad-gita 1.43 O Krishna , maintainer of the people, I have heard by disciplic succession that those whose family...
Letters, Volume-13 Number-06 (Indian) 2016
Jun 1, 2016 | A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Letters, Volume-13 Number-06 (Indian) Reaction for Suicide What is the reaction for a person who has mutilated the body or committed suicide? – Ann Reply by Krishna.com’s Live Help volunteers: To misuse our material...
Is Violence Always Sinful? by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
War and bloodshed can become a glorious act if done under divine guidance. aho bata mahat papam kartum vyavasita vayam yad rajya-sukha-lobhena hantum sva-janam udyatah “Alas, how strange it is that we are preparing to commit greatly sinful acts, driven by the desire...
Learn to Love The Natural Mode of Life
This conversation between His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and some of his disciples took place at New Vrindaban, West Virginia, USA, on June 24, 1976. Disciple: Srila Prabhupada, once you said, “The tractor – this is the cause of all the trouble....
ISKCON Vrindavan Balaram Jayanti 2016
Lord Balarama is the adi-guru, the original spiritual master. In Chaitanya Lila, Lord Balarama appears as Lord Nityananda, the bestower of mercy to even the most fallen conditioned soul. Therefore His appearance as the son of Rohini and Vasudeva is celebrated by...
Radha Govinda Jhulana Yatra begins
One of the most popular events in the holy town of Vrindavan, India – where Lord Krishna appeared 5,000 years ago – is the celebration of Jhulan Yatra, the Radha-Krishna swing festival. In Vrindavan among the local villagers and inhabitants this festival...
The Appearance of Shri Radha-Ramanji
The beautiful pastime of the appearance of Shri Radha-Raman was narrated by Radhanath Swami on a trip to Vrindavan. Here are some excerpts: Shrila Gopal Bhatt Goswami was worshipping a Shaligram Shila in the forest of Nidhuvan in Vraja Bhoomi. Once it happened that a...
Vamsi Dasa Babaji Maharaj
Vamsidas Babaji was a Gaudiya Vaishnav sadhu who lived at Swarupa Gunj, Navadwip during the time of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur. He was respected by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta, and he used to see to it that Vamsidas Babaji was provided with grains and so on by...