"My long desired scheme of a Krsna Conscious daily newspaper is being implemented. Please do this work very nicely. It will be a very great step in the history of ISKCON movement." ~ Srila Prabhupada, Letter to Satsvarupa 1971
"Here in this world there are thousands of newspapers and magazines reporting the stale, repetitious happenings of this limited space. So for reporting the news of the unlimited spiritual realm, concerning the eternal, ever-fresh Supreme Personality of Godhead, we could publish a newspaper at every second, what to speak of daily." ~ Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura
"According to social conventions, it is said that one can speak the truth only when it is palatable to others. But that is not truthfulness. The truth should be spoken in such a straight and forward way, so that others will understand actually what the facts are. If a man is a thief and if people are warned that he is a thief that is truth. Although sometimes the truth is unpalatable, one should not refrain from speaking it. Truthfulness demands that the facts be presented as they are for the benefit of others. That is the definition of truth." ~ Bhagavad-Gita As It Is. Ch 10:4
Jan 06, AUSTRALIA (SUN) — Fasting for Patrada Ekadasi begins on January 7th.
Putrada Ekadasi (Pausha-shukla Ekadasi)
from the Bhavishya Purana of Veda Vyaasadeva
The pious and saintly Yudhisthira Maharaj said, “Oh Lord, You have so nicely explained to us the wonderful glories of the Saphalaa Ekaadasi, which occurs during the dark fortnight (Krishna paksha) of the month of Pausha (December - January). Now please be merciful to me and explain to me the details of the Ekaadasi that occurs in the light fortnight (Shukla or Gaura paksha) of this month. What is its name, and what Deity is to be worshipped on that sacred day? Oh Purushottama, Oh Hrishikesha, please also tell me how You can be pleased on this day?
Jan 06, CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU (SIFY) — Akshaya Patra, a Bangalore-based non-government organisation (NGO) has entered the Limca Book Of Records (National) for running the world’s largest school meal programme providing food to almost a million children across six states every day.
That in an effort to promote his own convictions, Narayana Maharaja has, at first inadvertently, and more recently quite openly, minimised the position of Srila Prabhupada.
That in his preaching, and as a direct result of the above, Narayana Maharaja has countered several of Srila Prabhupada's important preaching points and criticised several of his decisions.
In some ways the use of computers and the use of academia as a preaching tool and vehicle for gaining social credibility are 21st century tools that perhaps His Divine Grace would have used, were he amongst us today.
Jan 06, CANADA (SUN) — A five-part series from 'Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu', edited by Srimad Bhakti Vaibhav Puri Goswami Maharaj, Founder Acharya of the Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mission, Ganjam, Orissa.
Once Sri Chaitanya met a Buddhist Monk and refuted all his fallacious arguments of his cult. This enraged all the Buddhist monks. The leader of the monks out of malice offered Sri Chaitanya a dishful of unholy food in the name of Mahaprasada. But all of a sudden a gigantic bird snatched away the dish, which fell obliquely on the head of the Buddhist Guru who forthwith fell down unconsciously. The Budhists were taken aback at this unforeseen punishment and implored the mercy of Sri Chaitanya. When the Buddhists began to chant the Name of Sri Krishna into the ears of their Guru; the monk came to his senses. He become a Vaishnava with all his followers.
Jan 06, JAGANNATHA PURI, ORISSA — Puri King, Gajapati Dibyasingh Deb presented a wheel of Lord Jagannath's chariot to the family of late freedom fighter, Chakhi Khuntia (Chandan Hazuri) at Puri on Tuesday. Hundreds of priests of the 12th century shrine congratulated the descendants of Khuntia and moved around the Jagannath Temple amid a boisterous procession.
Jan 06, CANADA (SUN) — Book 5 - Uluka Dutagamana Parva, Section 187.
Bhishma said, 'After the night had passed away, I awoke, O Bharata, and thinking of my dream I was filled with great joy. Then, O Bharata, the combat began between him and me--a combat that was fierce and unrivalled and that made the hairs of all creatures stand on their ends.
January 6, 1969, Los Angeles
Bhagavad-gita 4.7-10
"Religion means you must have obligation to God, you must have clear conception of God."
January 6, 1975, Bombay
Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.26.29
"Everything is Krsna, separated and personal. So these are personal
expansion. We are also Krsna's. We are separated now in this
material... Therefore we have forgotten Krsna."
January 6, 1976, Nellore
Morning Walk
"Just like in Vrndavana. They are one, but still, there are trees,
there are flowers, there are water, there are calves, there are cows,
there are gopis, but they are all one."
Bhaktivedanta Book Trust. HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada.
Jan 05, CANADA (SUN) — A five-part series from 'Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu', edited by Srimad Bhakti Vaibhav Puri Goswami Maharaj, Founder Acharya of the Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mission, Ganjam, Orissa.
Sri Krishna Sankirtan Transported Sri Gauranga's devotees with unspeakable joy. His all embracing doctrine of Divine Love opened the gateway of the spiritual realm to one and all without distinction of caste, creed or community. But the Pandits, students, so-called religionists, elevationists, salvationists and all other unbelievers of the empiric school, maliciously began to spread evil reports against the Lord Gauranga. He took notice of the fact that they were doomed to destruction. He, therefore prescribed a desperate remedy for the cancer that was eating into their very vitals.
Jan 04, CANADA (SUN) — A five-part series from 'Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu', edited by Srimad Bhakti Vaibhav Puri Goswami Maharaj, Founder Acharya of the Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mission, Ganjam, Orissa.
After conferring the boon on Sridhara, the Lord Gauranga manifested Himself before Murari Gupta as Sri Ramchandra with His bow and arrow with His consort Sita Devi, on the left and Sri Lakshman on the right. On seeing the desired object of his worship, Murari Gupta fell into a swoon. When brought back to his consciousness by the Lord, he began to weep so vehemently out of Divine Love that it melted the hearts of all the devotees assembled there.
Being demanded by the Lord to ask for a boon, Murari prayed with all humility "O Lord, by Thou pleased to grant me this boon that I may sing thy glories in every birth and that I may be the servant of Thy Eternal Associates wherever and whenever they may descend."
— Puri King, Gajapati Dibyasingh Deb presented a wheel of Lord Jagannath's chariot to the family of late freedom fighter, Chakhi Khuntia (Chandan Hazuri) at Puri on Tuesday. Hundreds of priests of the 12th century shrine congratulated the descendants of Khuntia and moved around the Jagannath Temple amid a boisterous procession.
Bhaktivedanta Book Trust. HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada.
