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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 - 17.9 2019
Veda Vyasa Envisions Kali Yuga
A brief description of the hellish conditions at the close of Kali-yuga, from Srimad Bhagavatam, 12th Canto, Chapter 2 Summary:
"Sukadeva Gosvami said: Then, O King, religion, truthfulness, cleanliness, tolerance, mercy,...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 17.9 2019
Fig. 1: The Bow in the Eight-wheel Box
Evidence in support of the existence of iron from Vedic texts -- an analysis by Prof. Anand M. Sharan.
The meaning of the Sanskrit word ayas has been debated for a long time. Many have believed that iron did not...Read more...
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Finding Perfect Joy – A Lesson from St. Francis
By Radhanath Swami - 17.9 2019
In Italy, near the city of Perugia, is the place called Assisi, the birth place of a very popular saint named Francis. He was the son of a wealthy merchant, but he took up the life of renunciation....Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 16.9 2019
The eternal reality of Goloka and Vaikuntha in comparison to the small material reality (mahat-tattva)
A serial presentation of the holy places mentioned in the Jaiva Dharma of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur - Part 55.
The next sacred location included on the...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 16.9 2019
Krishna temple at Lalitpur (Patan), Nepal
From the Agni-purana, Chapter 38, Texts 1-50.
"Agni said: I will now describe the fruits of making temples for the residence of Vasudeva and other deities. He who attempts to erect temples for gods is freed from the...Read more...
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By Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami - 16.9 2019
Which way does one go in moments of despair?
LORD KRSNA HAS TWO ENERGIES, material and spiritual, but they can be used interchangeably if one knows how. Just as the same electricity can be used to heat or cool a building, so Krsna’s...Read more...
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By Suresvara Dasa - 16.9 2019
Few of us realize as the farmer does how completely we’re at the mercy of nature. Even if the farmer lives not by selling crops but by selling cows for slaughter, still he’s keenly aware how much he relies on the bounty of the fields to...Read more...
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By Venugopal Acharya - 13.9 2019
In a particular situation, if you had only one choice of behavior with a friend, what would you prefer: you could either appreciate or understand him/her? Appreciation here means verbally praise the person for who they are or what they have done....Read more...
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By editor - 13.9 2019
chak·ra: (n.) One of the seven centers of spiritual energy in the human body according to yoga philosophy.
[Sanskrit cakram, wheel, circle.] [American Heritage Dictionary, 4th edn.]
Introduction
In ancient Indian physiological theory,...Read more...
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By Giriraj Swami - 13.9 2019
Today is Visvarupa-mahotsava, the date on which Lord Chaitanya’s older brother, Visvarupa, took sannyasa, the renounced order of life. And on the same date some four hundred and fifty years later, our own spiritual master, Srila Prabhupada, also...Read more...
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By editor - 13.9 2019
Srila Prabhupada accepted the order of sannyasa from Sri Srimad Bhaktiprajnana Kesava Maharaja on September 17, 1959 at the Kesavaji Matha in Mathura.
“So this my Godbrother, his name is Keśava, Bhaktiprajñāna Keśava. Kṛpāmbudhi. So he did...Read more...
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By Satyaraja Das - 13.9 2019
Kirtan is the call-and-response form of chanting that characterizes the Hare Krishna movement. It is the fundamental religion of the age – the soul crying out for God as a means to reunite with Him.
Robert Gass, author of Chanting: Discovering Spirit in...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 12.9 2019
Hari Sankirtana
A serial presentation of the holy places mentioned in the Jaiva Dharma of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur - Part 54.
Sri Godruma played an extremely significant role in the pastimes of our Sampradaya Acarya, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur. In his ...Read more...
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By editor - 12.5 2019
While the Vrinda Mission, the organisation of Paramadvaiti Swami (aka Ulrich Harlan, formerly Alanath Dasa) celebrated Paramadvaiti’s Vyasa-puja on the second weekend of October 2018, their “Founder-Acarya” has been facing allegations of rape and...Read more...
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Purushottam Kumar - 11.9 2019
Just like the sun and the sunshine are non-different from each other similarly Lord Krishna and Srimati Radharani are inseparable from each other. Just as sun is the source of the sunshine similarly Lord Krishna, the Supreme Lord, is the source of...Read more...
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By editor - 11.9 2019
Vedic Planetarium under construction at Varsana Eco Yoga Village in Granada, Colombia, a few hours from the capital city of Bogota
The Vedic planetarium is officially opening in Colombia during Sri Krishna Janmastami 2019. This project has been in progress for the...Read more...
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By editor - 11.9 2019
A lecture by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on Srila Saccidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s appearance day, September 3, 1971, London.
So, today is a very auspicious day, Thakura Bhaktivinoda’s birthday. Here is the picture of...Read more...
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Dina Dayala dasa (Dario Knez) - 11.9 2019
Introduction
Jiva Gosvami (1513-1598) is the youngest of the six Gosvamis of Vrindavana[i] who are honoured as genuine representatives of the teachings and faith of Caitanya Mahaprabhu (1486-1534). All of them, except Jiva Gosvami, were personally...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 10.9 2019
Mother Cow
A serial presentation of the holy places mentioned in the Jaiva Dharma of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur - Part 53.
In Jaiva Dharma's 'Glossary of Places', the next holy place listed is Godruma:
"Godruma - one of the nine...Read more...
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By Giriraj Swami - 10.9 2019
Bali Maharaja has become the most famous among the demons and nonbelievers, for in spite of being bereft of all material opulences, he is fixed in his devotional service.” (SB 8.22.28)
Purport: In this verse, the words sidann api na muhyati...Read more...
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By Gauravani dasa - 10.9 2019
1. He is known by many names, the most common ones being Vamana (the little dwarf), Trivikrama (he who has taken three step; the giant form), and Upendra (Indra’s younger brother);
2. In every planetary system the denizens worship a particular visnu-...Read more...
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By Radhanath Swami - 10.9 2019
The Appearance of Lord Vamana
“Bali Maharaj, very intelligent personality. He was the son of Virochana, grandson of Prahlad, great grandson of Hiranyakashipu, great grand-nephew of Hiranyaksha. A very mixed up type of family heritage!”
So he...Read more...
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By editor - 9.9 2019
Although Tantric literature has gained popularity throughout the world, Kundalini Yoga remains one of the most mysterious subjects within Hinduism. Perhaps this is because it is one of the most radical forms of worship in Hinduism, and to work with Kundalini is to work...Read more...
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Russian Sadhu Sanga Festival Kicks Off as 5,000 Devotees Flood to Black Sea
By: Madhava Smulen - 9.9 2019
5,000 devotees ecstatically chant the Holy Names
More than 5,000 devotees have flooded to Jubga, near the Black Sea, for the epic Sadhu Sanga festival which started on September...Read more...
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