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Mahamantra controversy: Hare Krishna or Hare Rama first ?
By editor - 27.9 2019
Many people from other sampradayas raise concern over the order of usage of word Krishna and Rama in the Hare Krishna Mahamantra based on an advaitin edition of Kali Santarana Upanishad in the...Read more...
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Presidential Candidate Tulsi Gabbard Leads Kirtan at New York Rathayatra
By: Madhava Smullen - 18.6 2019
Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard leads kirtan at New York Rathayatra - photo by Hari Kirtan Kaufmann
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, U.S. Congresswoman from Hawaii, took a break from politics to...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 19.2 2020
Lord Chaitanya's Transcendental Sankirtana Pastimes
A serial presentation of the holy places mentioned in the Jaiva Dharma of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur - Part 132.
The holy town of Santipura, home of Sri Advaita Acarya and the place of many transcendental...Read more...
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Untimely Rath Yatra: Puri Jagannath Temple Admin Warns ISKCON Of Legal Action
BY: OB BUREAU - 19.2 2020
The Jagannath Temple Administration here has warned International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) of legal action if it continues to conduct untimely Rath Yatra. It followed...Read more...
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By Sri Nandanandana das (Stephen Knapp) - 19.2 2020
When describing the length of the yugas or ages, and which yuga we are in and how far along we are in it, there is sometimes confusion about how to calculate them. Some people think we are already in the next Satya-yuga, known as the...Read more...
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By Jaya Gopal das - 19.2 2020
Who or what is God? In our modern world, when we observe the amount of energy consumed by all of the other topics that fill our lives, this question is given almost no consideration or thought whatsoever. As such, we are burdened with so many frivolous...Read more...
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By editor - 18.2 2020
Candidasa was a devoted worshipper of Goddess Durga while his brother was a pure Vaisnava who would worship Shaligram. Candidasa was rich but his brother was poor. Candidasa had a very big and beautiful garden, he used to offer the flowers from the garden to Durga Devi...Read more...
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Purushottam Kumar - 18.2 2020
Lord Shiva standing in front of the house of mother Yashoda was pleading her to show him a glimpse of little Krishna. Without her permission, he, the greatest of the great demigods, could not directly go to see the beautiful form of Krishna....Read more...
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By Shyamasundara Dasa - 18.2 2020
This article is a consumer’s guide to Vedic Astrology. It will explain in simple terms what Vedic astrology is and what it can do for you. The following is an appreciation of this article by a reader in Ukraine:
“Your presentation about this...Read more...
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By Yamuna Sundari devi dasi - 18.2 2020
It’s a general concern of devotees which we hear in many of the classes, forums and seminars on what can be the real key to balance one’s material and spiritual lives.
There is a very interesting statement made by famous French priest and...Read more...
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By Sadaputa Dasa - 17.2 2020
This article was written by my long time friend and colleague from the Bhaktivedanta Institute the late Sadaputa Prabhu, a.k.a. Dr. Richard Thompson, who passed away suddenly in 2008. His death was a great loss to the world of Vaisnavism.
This article...Read more...
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Jaladuta Cruise Offers Smoother Ride From Kolkata to Mayapur
By: Madhava Smullen - 17.2 2020
The Jaladuta Cruise boat service
With the famous annual Gaura Purnima festival at ISKCON’s headquarters in Mayapur, West Bengal running from February 17th to March 11th, and thousands...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 17.2 2020
The Ganges between Santipura and Kalna
A serial presentation of the holy places mentioned in the Jaiva Dharma of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur - Part 131.
There is an interesting narration that mentions Lord Chaitanya's departure from Shantipur, crossing the Ganges...Read more...
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By Upendra Dasa - 17.2 2020
Sri Brahma-samhita is one of the oldest Vedic scriptures, and it is accepted by Lord Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu (an incarnation of Krsna Himself who appeared 484 years ago) as the essence of Vaisnava (Krsna conscious) philosophy. The first verse of the...Read more...
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All You Need is 2 For Love / Primordial Valentine
By Mayesvara Dasa (ACBSP) - 17.2 2020
The Beatles taught us the mantra: “All You Need Is Love” and sang “Love me Do!” However, for the most part they didn’t tell us where to find lasting love. George...Read more...
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By editor - 14.2 2020
A scene from the 7th canto Srimad Bhagavatam. Young Prahlada is being tortured on the orders of his atheist father because Prahlada refused to stop his devotion to Lord Krsna.
This section of the Hari-bhakti-vilasa 14.418-441,(the glories of...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 14.2 2020
Shantipura City Temple
A serial presentation of the holy places mentioned in the Jaiva Dharma of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur - Part 130.
Shantipur, a famous center of Vaisnavism in the Nadia district, is best known to devotees as being the residence of the...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 14.2 2020
The Appearance Day of HDG Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur is observed on February 13th.
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura appeared in Purusottam Ksetra, Jagannatha Puri, Orissa, on February 6, 1874. He was born in the family home next to the Narayan-...Read more...
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By Murari Gupta Dasa - 14.2 2020
Not getting what you want? Perhaps that’s good for you.
“Please cancel my tickets,” I said to my friend on the phone. “I won’t be able to go.”
I hung up the phone and sank down onto my bed, my head in my hands. My...Read more...
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Shyamasundara Dasa - 13.2 2020
For some people the episode of Rama exiling Sita to the forest, while she was five months pregnant, is one of the most disturbing and incomprehensible events in the Ramayana. It seriously tests their faith; and in some cases actually breaks it,...Read more...
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By Radhacharan Das - 13.2 2020
From Ragavartma Chandrika text 12: Srila Vishvanath Chakravarty Thakura States:-
Worshipping oneself as the Supreme Lord, using mudras (making ritualistic signs with the hands) or nyasa, meditating on Krisna’s pastimes in Dvaraka, worshipping...Read more...
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By Radhacharan Das - 13.2 2020
We can cite innumerable instances from the Vedas, which illustrate concepts similar to concepts from modern science. Modern scientists are wonder-struck on seeing these striking similarities and they cannot even imagine how...Read more...
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BY DR DAVID FRAWLEY - 13.2 2020
Marmas and Pratyahara: Marmas as Control Points
Marmas are prime energy points on the body, in sensitive regions, like joints or around the sensory orifices. They connect to the pranic flows, energy systems and chakras. They have many applications and usages...Read more...
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BY: CAITANYA DAS - 13.2 2020
When a man is plagued with financial troubles and full of anxieties, he can go to his creditors to make a voluntary arrangement. In England this is called an IVA. Such an arrangement leaves him paying a portion of his debt, and the creditors are forced by the...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 12.2 2020
Shyamchand Radha-Krsna Temple, Santipur
A serial presentation of the holy places mentioned in the Jaiva Dharma of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur - Part 129.
In chapter seven of Jaiva Dharma is a story featuring Santipura, which was mentioned in our previous...Read more...
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