Death is the most important part of life because it determines our next destination. Of course we think we all go back to Godhead but that is very rare
Death
At the Moment of DeathWhat we call death is the death of the outward dress - the body. Where does the Soul go at the moment of death…Where are we going? Bhagavad Gita also answers this question. |
Final RitesVallabhi Caitanya dasi, a 61 year-old disciple of Caitanya Candra Caran dasa, passed away in New Delhi just after participating in HH Bhakti Brnga Govinda Maharaja’s recent parikramas in Vrindavan, Rsikesh and Jaipur. Today her body was cremated according to Vaisnava rites and her ashes spread in the sacred Yamuna River. It was a very [...] |
Radhika Raman. The sacred journey.This video was filmed by Syama Gopal das and his good wife who are in charge of Vrindavan Experience, a project under the direction of BB Govinda Swami, which films the holy places in Vraja. This short video shows the cremation ceremony of Radhika Raman das, a disciple of BB Govinda Swami, who passed away [...] |
Missing YouYesterday a devotee friend of mine, Harivamsa dasa, passed away unexpectedly in London. He was an optician by trade and for many years he provided me, free of cost, any eye glasses that I required. He was always upbeat and positive whenever I visited him and forever engaged in various services connected to the Bhaktivedanta [...] |
Last RitesToday I accompanied my disciple, Sundarananda-gopal das, to the sacred shores of the Manasi Ganga lake here in Vrindavan, where he immersed the ashes of his beloved mother who departed recently. Deena Bandhu prabhu conducted the ceremony that was both |
Be Grateful for Every Day in Krsna ConsciousnessI was feeling blissful returning home from Sunday’s program at Chowpatty when my disciple, Narottam das, received a disturbing phone call. One of his best friends had just died of a snake bite in his house in Mumbai. This prolonged rainy season in India is causing snakes to come out everywhere. How attentive we have [...] |
Reflections on HG Aindra Prabhu’s DepartureThe following words of my godbrother, Bimal Prasad das, are very comforting. He’s referring to Aindra prabhu’s departure some weeks ago: “We all love and trust those great souls who are simply addicted to relishing the Holy Names. Unfortunately success often means that the Supreme Lord Himself becomes eager for their association and therefore we [...] |
In Due Course of TimeAn instructive letter to a disciple’s inquiry on how to deal with the inevitable departure of one’s spiritual master. My dear Disciple, Please accept my blessings. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Thank you for your letter. I can appreciate your concern that one day I will depart this world. But remember that I will be [...] |
Reflections On the Departure of Aindra prabhuTo the mundane eye it appears that my beloved godbrother Aindra prabhu departed this world in a tragic accident in Vrindavan. There was a gas explosion in his room and he did not survive. As devotees, however, we understand that nothing happens by chance – especially in Sri Vrindavan dhama. Everything is an arrangement of [...] |
