Japa Retreat The Perfect Cure for Self-Neglect by Karuna Dharini Devi Dasi
Devotees take time out to get away from their normal routines and focus on the essential practice of japa, individual chanting of the holy names. Instructors and attendees at a japa retreat at Delphi University in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Georgia, USA (above and... read more
Japa And The Opening Heart by Kalakantha Dasa
A look at Lord Caitanya’s “Eight Instructions” and their relevance to japa, the individual practice of chanting Hare Krishna. A friend once told me this analogy about spiritual life: a flock of geese share strength by flying in a V formation, but if... read more
How to Love Everyone by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Because Krishna is everything, being its source, we can love everything and everyone when we learn to love Him. ananda-cinmaya-rasa-pratibhavitabhis tabhir ya eva nija-rupataya kalabhih goloka eva nivasaty akhilatma-bhuto govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami “I... read moreLetters, Volume-42 Number-04, 2008
Inspired to Chant Again I read the article about the Moscow temple in the March/April edition. All the articles regarding the temple and the hardship faced by devotees inspired me. The article “A Taste of Salted Bread” was very moving. I was so amazed that... read more
Welcome, Volume-42 Number-04, 2008
Two articles in this issue deal with the topic of japa, or the devotee’s individual chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra while counting on beads. Kalakantha Dasa’s “Japa and the Opening Heart” analyses Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s Sikshastaka... read more
Back To Godhead Volume-42 Number-04, 2008
Welcome, Volume-42 Number-04, 2008 Letters, Volume-42 Number-04, 2008 How to Love Everyone by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Japa And The Opening Heart by Kalakantha Dasa Japa Retreat The Perfect... read moreVaisnava Calendar, Volume-05 Number-06, 2008
Vaisnava Calendar June 2008 1 June: Break fast (Mumbai) 06:01 am-10:24 am, Srila Vrndavana Dasa Thakura – Appearance 13 June: Sri Baladeva Vidyabhusalla – Disappearance, Ganga Puja, Srimati Gangamata Gosvamini – Appearance 14 June:... read moreIs the Bhagavad-Gita for Cowards? by Syamananda Dasa
Recently in one of the Eastern states of India tension erupted at a village which was marked as a future economic zone. Paramilitary forces and villagers whose lands were appropriated fought pitched battles. As the situation was going out of hand the paramilitary... read more
Every Town And Village Volume-05 Number-06 2008
RATHA YATRA. Solapur 6 April: The first Jagannatha ratha yatra was celebrated by the devotees of Solapur. They were joined by devotees from other parts of Maharashtra, Belgium, USA, Denmark, Poland, Switzerland, and Russia. Thousands... read more
In Your Own Words
What is your favorite kind of devotional service and why? PRASADAM IS THE aspect of devotional service which inspires me the most. Prasadam is the Lord's mercy, favor, benedictionsanctified food which is prepared and offered to Krsna with love... read more