“Oh Bhima, Lord Sri Krishna has said that whoever observes this Ekadasi should take a holy bath, give charity to a worthy person, chant the Lord’s Holy names on a japa beads, and perform some kind of recommended sacrifice, for by doing these things on this day one receives imperishable benefits. There is no need [...]
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Pandava Nirjala Ekadasi and PreachingPrabhupada: [On] Ekadasi, simply you should chant. No other business. Nirjala! Tamal Krsna Maharaja: No preaching work? Should they go out for preaching? Prabhupada: No, those who are preaching, (it’s) not for them… A preacher is so exalted. He hasn’t got to follow any regulation. If one is busy in preaching work that is first-class. [...] |
Be Still Before The LordSuffering from severe jet-lag, I was having difficulty concentrating on my japa while chanting in front of my deities this morning in my hotel room. Frustrated, I stood up to walk and chant when I glanced at a Bible placed in the room by the Gideon Society. Curious, I leafed through it and soon found [...] |
Get Ready. He’s coming….“I offer my obeisances unto Lord Nrsimha, who appears as the salagrama-sila. He lies down in the ocean of milk, resides at Sri Saila, and appears as a Deity made of stone.” salagrama-nivasaya ksirabdhi-sayanaya ca sri sailadri nivasaya sila-vasaya te namah [Sri Brahmanda Purana, Text 135] |
Reflections on Woodstock 2010The following are my godsister, Sitala dasi’s, reflections on the success of Krsna’s Village of Peace at the Woodstock festival in Poland this summer. A gifted writer and deep devotee, she helps us to understand how the mercy of Lord Caitanya unfolded at that mammoth event. I beg the readers to overlook her kind remarks [...] |
Srila Prabodhananda SaraswatiToday I chanted my morning gayatri mantra at the samadhi mandir of Srila Prabodhananda Saraswati, who was an intimate associate of Lord Caitanya. He wrote Sri Vrindavana-mahimamrta and Sri Caitanya candramrta; two of my favorite books which I read daily here in Vraja. His samadhi is near Kaliya Ghat – just off the parikrama marg. [...] |
