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I am not going to take Diksa in ISKCON again to please some neophytes

Dandavat Pranams

All glories to Srila Prabhupada  

When I joined ISKCON in 1979 and first came to the temple ,I was under the impression Srila Prabhupada was still very much alive and I had hoped to take initiation from him.Within 15 minutes of my entry to the Hare Krsna temple in Sweden ,ISKCON Kornaas , devotees told me Srila Prabhupada had left this world in November 14th 1977 .Here I was 1 year and 3…

Sri Radha worships Surya Narayana daily at Surya Kunda ,that is part of the eternal pastimes of Sri Sri Radha Krsna

Note : here Sri Radha and the Gopis go to Surya Kunda to meet Jatila (coming from Radha Kunda where Radha had just played Dice with Krsna ,and won His Kaustubha gem) Krsna tells Radha and the Gopis I can never pay you back for your devotion, so Krsna have to give Radha even His flute and Kaustuba Jewel

Seeing Radhika, Jatila asked Her, "O daughter, why are You so…

the Lords disappearance is important

One devotee in a class in ISKCON LA mentioned that the Lords disappearance is not important we just pay attention to the Lord Appearance this is a complete misunderstanding and offense actually Romapada Swami for example gave a lecture in Ayodhya about Lord Ramachandras disapperance based on Uttara Khanda of Valmiki Ramayana http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APtFWXDCGU0 When we hear about the…

dear respected Vaisnavas and Vaisnavis

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to the lotusfeet of Sri Guru and Gauranga

All glories to Srila Prabhupada   

Jaya Sri Sri Gaura Nitai, Krsna Balarama and Sri Sri Radha Shyamasundara

When I was composing my book Vaisnava Amrta, I decided to include 3 things translated by Kusakratha Prabhu , in our last meeting in Vrindavana few month before he left his body ,he requested me to please share some of his writtings…

some of the glories of Lava and Kusha

They are the glorious sons on Lord Ramachandra and grew up in the Asrama of Vamiki muni that is around 100 KM from modern Lucknow, I had the good fortune to visit that former asrama of Vamiki Muni in 1987 while distributing Srila Prabhupadas books with our Vrindavana Sankirtana bus.That bus also had the Sri Sri Gaura Nitais that you now see in Aindra Prabhus room in Vrindavana   

Lava and Kush stopped the sacrificial horse of Lord…

I have known Maharaja since as long as Aindra Prabhu 1986 ,when Aindra Prabhu came to start 24 hours Kirtana ,Srila Prabhupada send another great soul to Vrindavana, HH Mahanidhi Swami ,he was serving Srila Prabhupada in his Radha Damodara rooms for like 10 years or so .  

I have had many talks with Mahanidhi Swami over the years and what ever external nonsense you hear do not take it serious he is a Vrijabasi and chant minimum 64 rounds daily for many years .Mahanidhi…

Washing dirty Laundry !

I was remembering today how one mataji was taking initiation from Mukunda Maharaja though she was not chanting 16 rounds daily , actually not chanting at all , and she had told this to other devotees also .But her husband a Prabhupada disciple wanted her to take reinitiaon from Mukunda Maharaja..I brought this question up to the temple board also , that over 20 devotees at the temple are raising concern that this mataji will be reinitiated ..Gopal Krsna…

Aindra Prabhus apperanceday 2023

dear devotees

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to my beloved Gurudeva Srila Narayana Maharaja

All glories to Srila Prahbupada

All glories to Nitai Gaura, Radha Shyama Jaya Krsna Balarama

2 days ago was Aindra Prahbus appearance day .I knew Aindra Prabhu since Mayapure festival in 1986 ,I met him in the room he stayed in in Mayapure.He told me he was going to Vrindavana to start 24 hours Kirtana ,this was the 500…

After Lord Ramachnadra killed Vali , he became the king of the Varanas, but due to the rainyseason no parties could be send out to look for Sita who had been kidnapped by Ravana.However Sugiva did not rush to Lord Ramachandra when the moonsoon season was over he kept listening to Indian classical music and dances performed . 

Srila Prabhupada once went traveling and preaching one of the servants was Harikesa our former ISKCON Guru, there was some INdian classica music playing when they…

Yesterday Lord Paramatma in my heart ordered me to share about one devotees doubts : In 1995 I was in ISKCON Atlanta after having distributed Srila Prahbupadas books in New Orleans and Gainesville Florida ..One disciple of Jayapataka Swami told me he was loosing faith in ISKCON leadership.I asked why ..he said I used to serve in ISKCON Denver and was send out to sell paintings then every night I was asked to drop all the Laxmi I collected at the TPs house, I have no doubt he kept all the…

I once had a dream around 2010 when I got atrial fibrillation a heart condition and was not able to go on book distribution for many months and Srila Prabhupada came to me in my dream and said : I know you are thinking always about how to distribute my books, you have done enough in this life ,scarified so many years of your life doing just this.I am pleased with you ,distribute my books when you can ,I am always with you .

It was a very short and clear dream , Srila Baladeva…

Yadava Giri Narasimha and Gandabherunda Narasimha – Sastra Caksusa | Hindu gods, Shiva lord wallpapers, Hindu deities (pinterest.com)



That is nice to see so many South Indian Narasimha Bhaktas have taken interest in my book Sri Narasimha

 



Yadava Giri Narasimha and Gandabherunda Narasimha

This ancient temple of Lord Narasimha where the great sage Yadava under directions of Hanuman performed tapasya is located near to Hyderabad ,India. This took…

Yes you will be surprised such a thing is going on and has been going on since the start of ISKCON and Srila Prabhupada tried to stop what he called a sinister movement within his own movement

"It is a fact however that the great sinister movement is within our Society."

(Srila Prabhupada Letter, September 2, 1970)

That time Kirtananda, Brahmananda, Hayagriva etc had stated Srila Prabhupada is Krsna, and Srila Prabhupada was very much worried that a…