The 108th aniversary of Prabhupada’s appearence
Apr20

The 108th aniversary of Prabhupada’s appearence

Dear Prabhus, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! While in Vrndavana, Lokanath Maharaja invited me into his room to talk about the 108th anniversary of Srila Prabhupada's appearance day, which is being observed this year until Gaurapurnima 2005 . As many of you know, he is the minister of Padayatra and the person who headed up the very successful 1996 centennial celebration. He plans on again...

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Milk farmer preaching
Apr18

Milk farmer preaching

Please accept our humble obeisances all glories to Srila Prabhupada, all glories to Sri-Sri-Panca-Tattva. While doing travelling sankirtan in the countryside of Finland, we sometimes by milk straightly from the farms. On the warm up week for Sri Nrsmha-marathon our skt-group was travelling in countryside of south Finland, and I followed by bus one day later. I just arrived when boys had finished their distribution and Avadhuta Candra...

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I Had Never Been So Crushed
Apr14

I Had Never Been So Crushed

In the early 80's Radhanatha Swami started preaching in Chowpatti, he had one small room in the complex that they now have, and just a few devotees with him. Now they have a large and very beautiful temple hall, five guest rooms, and facility for sixty brahmacaries to live in. 95% of these devotees have college degrees. Some were doctors, lawyers, engineers, very qualified materially and now by the mercy of Lord Gauranga and His...

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Africa preaching
Apr06

Africa preaching

In 1996 we were doing Padayatra from town to town. An advance party would ask a village chief or local king for a place for us to stay, which worked out quite well. But there was one village where the leaders would not give us a place to stay. This was a big cause of anxiety. Someone told the devotees that there was a school down the street, so the advanced party went to see the principal. To their surprise, as soon as he saw the...

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“Our life will be successful” sent by Bhakti Vikasa Swami
Apr03

“Our life will be successful” sent by Bhakti Vikasa Swami

As recommended by Srila Rupa Gosvami, tasmat kenapy upayena manah krsne nivesayet (Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.2.4) [SB 7.1.32]. Somehow or other, whether one thinks of Krsna as an ordinary human child, as the source of the Brahman effulgence, as the origin of Paramatma, or as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one should concentrate one's full attention upon the lotus feet of Krsna. That is also the instruction of Bhagavad-gita...

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