Hare Krishna Hawaii By Govinda Dasi Srila Prabhupada was not yet known in Hawaii, especially since we had so little advance notice of his arrival. So I wanted to try to get as much good publicity as possible. I went to the TV stations and the local newspapers and radio…
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26 juin 2024, 16:43 Radhadesh Prahladananda Swami Interviewer: how do you personally interpret the concept of Founder Acharya within your preaching and in association? PAS: But as far as I understand, that in order to be part of the parampara, actually part of the parampara, one has to be a…
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The word “Acarya” in Founder-Acarya means that Srila Prabhupada is the ultimate teacher by his own example in ISKCON. Being a perfect teacher by example, therefore, everything he does is instructive because, as followers, we are meant to aspire to strictly follow his example.
Our Srila Prabhupada By Suresvara Dasa During twelve pioneering years, Srila Prabhupada accepted the role of ISKCON’s founder-acarya with complete humility, nonstop surrender, and protective love. To honor the fiftieth anniversary of Srila Prabhupada’s leaving India to found the worldwide Krishna consciousness movement, BTG presents Part Three of a series celebrating Srila…
by Draviḍa Dāsa (For Śrīla Prabhupāda’s appearance day.) O Prabhupāda, on this great day, When you appeared, just like a ray Of Kṛṣṇa’s vast effulgence bright, To give this blind world back its sight, We thank you from the bottom of Our heart, and pray with deepest…
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His father wanted to facilitate his son’s devotional desires, but also wanted to ensure that his son was aware of the responsibility that this entailed. Abhay assured him that he would be able to do this. Subsequently, as a child, he began the practice of worshipping the deity, arca-vigraha. One of the most notable events in Abhay’s childhood was an incident that foreshadowed his future actions. (Part 2 to follow)
If you have a deep connection with Prabhupada as a devotee, then you have a deep connection with ISKCON, because one’s loyalty to ISKCON is not like some loyalty to a company, it’s a manifestation of loyalty to Prabhupada. So whenever you talk about ISKCON, in your mind and in…
Biographical reflections
editorial In 1976, at the height of the Troubles, and many years before a lasting peace was achieved, a large bus with large Sanskrit lettering on the side pulled into Belfast carrying an international crew of Hare Krishna devotees. They brought the seeds of true peace with the blessings of Srila Prabhupada.…