On The Road

Chanting Hare Krsna at Shaktifest

The final kirtan at Shaktifest was simply amazing! Pictured here leading the chanting of the maha mantra are Sri Sridhar ( the organizer the 3-day event ) BB Govinda Maharaja and Karnamrta dasi. Hundreds of people were singing and dancing in front of the stage. All glories to the holy names!

Our Srila Prabhupada

“To those who experience a delightful festival within their hearts and who cause a delightful festival in the hearts of the residents of this world; to those who, after the disappearance of Lord Krishna, have accepted a material human body for the complete deliverance of the general population on earth; to those whose lotus feet [...]

Relishing The Mellows

“The holy names of Krsna are the bestowers of all spiritual benedictions and are nondifferent from Krsna, the embodiment of all transcendental mellows. Simply by chanting the holy names of Krsna, one relishes the transcendental mellows related with Krsna. There is no possibility of relishing the transcendental mellows related with Krsna by any other process.” [...]

The Power of the Name

“An abominable sinner, a fit resident of hell, can easily become a devotee of the Lord by chanting Krsna’s holy names. Thus he can enter into the highest spiritual abode of the Lord.” [Nrsimha Purana ]

Listen With Faith

“I see that Kali yuga is like a black poisonous snake with a gaping mouth and fangs. But please be unperturbed dear devotees and listen with faith. Once the holy name of the Lord is being chanted, it is like igniting a forest fire which will burn to ashes the poisonous snakes within the forest.” [...]

Within Easy Reach

If somehow or other one chants Krsna’s holy name, Krsna is attracted to him and He showers that person with causeless mercy. Even if a ghostly haunted drunkard,miserably suffering numerous health disorders, chants the holy name liberation is immediately and easily within his reach. [ Varaha Purana ]

Tukaram

After several months of intense planning and execution of the Durban Festival of Chariots I am spending a few days visiting holy places in India. Tomorrow I will go to Dehu, the birthplace of the famous saint Tukaram. The house he was born in is still there, as well as many places associated with his [...]

My Gaura Purnima Lecture

Your Worship Mayor James Nxumalo, ladies and gentlemen: Today is a special day for members of the Hare Krsna Movement. It is the appearance day of an incarnation of the Lord called Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Generally we celebrate this day in our temples. But I was happy instead to accept your invitation to be present [...]

A Favorite Verse on Gaura Purnima

“O my merciful Lord Caitanya, may the nectarean Ganges waters of Your transcendental activities flow on the surface of my desert like tongue. Beautifying these waters are the lotus flowers of singing, dancing and loud chanting of Kṛṣṇa’s holy name, which are the pleasure abodes of unalloyed devotees. These devotees are compared to swans, ducks [...]

Anyone!

“Anyone who chants Lord Krsna’s holy name is to be worshipped like a guru without considering that such a person is a woman, a sudra, a pukkasa, a yavana, or of even lower birth.” [Narayana Vyuha Stava]