Is Krishna.org seperate from ISKCON?

Hare Krsna.Please explain to me what does rittvik mean.I have heard that you are seperate from Iskcon and that you follow the rittvik tradition.Haribol — Manfred Dear Manfred Hare Krishna! All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Thank you very much for your letter. We are not separate from ISKCON. We are only following Srila Prabhupada, that is all. ISKCON is supposed to be following Prabhupada. So to the extent that ISKCON is not following Prabhuapda we have nothing ...Read More

Some of ISKCON’s Blind Spots

It is not our business to change, simply to receive the knowledge from Srila Prabhupada and distribute the same knowledge, without adding or subtracting anything, to the people we meet. The spiritual master is the person whose mercy extinguishes the forest fire of the material world. He is the one who has the potency of awakening the dormant spark of Krishna consciousness within our hearts. He is the one who knows the art of engaging his disciples in pure devotional service. He is ...Read More

How I Came To Krishna Consciousness

Back in the days when I used to take drugs, I thought about spiritual advancement a lot. I wasn’t alone, and still I am not, but in the company of my good old friend Vaisnava Thakura Prabhu. At that time, his name was Wilfried and my name was Alex. We were really exhausted after so many years of hard endeavor to enjoy on the material platform. I used to make electronic music in our former home ...Read More

Initiation Into Spiritual Life

The bad preceptor is a familiar character. It is inexplicable how those gurus who live in open sin contrive never-the-less to retain the unquestioning allegiance of the cultured portion of their disciples… Initiation into Spiritual Life by His Divine Grace Sri Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati An article from Sree Sajjana Toshani December 1928 The ceremony of diksha or initiation is that by which the spiritual Preceptor admits one to the status of a neophyte on the path of spiritual endeavor. The ...Read More

Gurukrpa speaks on ISKCON History

Gurukripa dasa speaks with Bhakta dasa: Question to GK: What happened the final months of SP’s appearance in connection with the process of initiating new devotees? Answer: Nothing happened. In the beginning SP did the disksa, the yajna and the name giving. As the numbers increased, he authorized  GBC, and senior sanyassis to pick names and chant on the beads, etc.  In 1977 during the months of May, June, July 1977 I was in Vrindaban with Srila Prabhupada, giving him his massage in his bed between 1 AM ...Read More

Srila Prabhupada Guru Tattva

It is widely known that Srila Prabhupada instituted a ritvik or representative (proxy) initiation system throughout ISKCON as early as 1971 in order to meet the growing need to initiate his disciples worldwide. However what is not widely known is that he instructed his disciples to continue initiating new disciples on his behalf even after his physical disappearance. He called those disciples who performed the initiation ceremonies ritvik representatives of the acharya (officiating acharyas). Below are quotes directly from Srila ...Read More

Some Statistical Reflections on the Awesome Stature of the Acharya

WHAT THE ACHARYA, SRILA PRABHUPADA, DID IN TEN YEARS. Srila Prabhupada translated and wrote purports to 18,000 verses of Srimad-Bhagavatam. Reading one verse with purport daily would take the reader 49.31 years to complete. He translated and wrote purports to 700 verses of Bhagavad-gita. It would take the reader aproximately two years to complete. He translated and wrote purports to the 17 volumes of Chaitanya-charitamrita (2,170 pages, or 11,555 verses). Reading one verse with purport ...Read More

ISKCON Gurus are Ritvik Representatives of Srila Prabhuapda

Maharaja, were you to decide renounce your Krishna conscious activities you would discover the majority of those whom you have initiated would not choose to follow you to Upper No-whereia and would hold fast to their ardent faith and admiration for the shelter of Srila Prabhupada. Dear Maharaja Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Prabhu I neglected to offer one more thought the other day to you for your consideration. While claiming to ...Read More

Difficult times for new Bhaktas…

Krishna consciousness is a lifestyle which is about as different as possible from the lifestyle we have been trained up to lead in the West. To make the transition training is required. So Prabhupada created ISKCON where he could train his disciples to live a life centered around Krishna and where they could practice pure devotional service… Hare Krishna My Dear Madhudvisa dasa Please accept my utmost respect and devotion for your kindly preaching this Krishna consciousness movement. Your articles ...Read More

ISKCON Bangalore — The Best Temple in ISKCON

If you treat Srila Prabhupada like he is alive, he is alive. To those who say he is dead and gone, to them he is. But in Bangalore Srila Prabhupada is alive and well! Very well. Dear Prabhus, Please accept my respectful obeisances. All glories to our jagat guru Srila Prabhupada!!! I am very enlivened and impreesed beyond my expectations after visiting the Bangalore temple for the last 4 days. When you first approach the temple and get your first glimpse it is just ...Read More

Honoring the Pure Devotee

As the latest headlines and news reports from around the world become increasingly disturbing for us all, it’s quite natural to wonder just where the joy of life has gone for so many people. The pressing threat of world war hangs ominously above our heads as we go about our daily activities, hoping against hope that somehow everything will work out alright. Yet deep in our hearts, we know that something might happen at a moment’s notice which can potentially destroy ...Read More

Prabhupadanuga Festival November 12-16, 2 Miles from New Talavan, Louisiana, USA

Commemorating the anniversary of the disappearance of our beloved spiritual master, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Reminder!   Four weeks away …   Prabhupadanuga Festival   2 Miles from New Talavan, Louisiana, USA on privately owned Prabhupadanuga property   Commemorating the anniversary of the disappearance of our beloved spiritual master, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada   Friday November 12 to Tuesday November 16    Please now let us know if you would like to come    so we can organise accommodation, prasadam, and airport pick-ups      The Festival will feature Srila ...Read More

SRILA PRABHUPADA GURU-TATTVA

It is widely known that Srila Prabhupada instituted a ritvik or representative (proxy) initiation system throughout ISKCON as early as 1971 in order to meet the growing need to initiate his disciples worldwide. However what is not widely known is that he instructed his disciples to continue initiating new disciples on his behalf even after his physical disappearance. However what is not widely known is that he instructed his disciples to continue initiating new disciples on his ...Read More

New Talavan Prabhupadanuga Festival

A Prabhupadanuga festival commemorating the anniversary of the disappearance of  His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. — 2 miles from New Talavan. Dear Vaisnavas, Please accept our humble obeisances.  All Glories to our eternal spiritual master, His Divine Loving Grace,  Srila Prabhupada! You are receiving this e-mail because you are invited to attend the biggest festival ever held for the pleasure of His Divine Grace and that ever expanding group of vaisnavas, the Prabhupadanugas.  This is an ...Read More

My Friends — A Poem

My friends, I am a demon who loves a pure saint, the guru of the universe who has no sinful taint… MY FRIENDS,I AM A DEMON, WHO LOVES A PURE SAINT, THE GURU OF THE UNIVERSE, WHO HAS NOT A SINFUL TAINT… FOR THAT IS THE NATURE, OF KRISHNA’S SERVANTS NOW, THEY ARE OCEANS OF COMPASSION, FOR US SO POORLY ENDOWED. THIS IS THE AGE OF KALI, WHERE WE’RE ADDICTED TO FOLLY, AND WE ARE SO VERY FALLEN, IN OUR SINS ...Read More

Prabhupada Sankirtana Society On-Line Magazine

All glories to our most beloved spiritual master Srila Prabhupada, our protector and savior. HARE KRISHNA! Introducing the new look of Divine Grace, the official news journal of the Prabhupada Sankirtan Society. Please click on the link below to open the linked website: Prabhupada Sankirtana Society On-Line Magazine Related PostsMayapur Katha Magazine 2003News from Mayapur including new Pancha Tattva Deities, cultural activities at Mayapur and articles from devotees. It is in PDF format. You need the PDF reader which can be dow…Back to Godhead Magazine…All ...Read More

Reuniting Prabhupada’s Followers

On July 20th, at the Toronto Rathayatra, a group of senior devotees met with His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami to discuss the steps that need to be taken by the leaders of ISKCON to reunite the family of Srila Prabhupada’s followers. This was in pursuance of a seminar presented by His Holiness in Mayapura dealing with the role of Srila Prabhupada as Founder-Acarya. The meeting was hosted by His Holiness Bhaktimarga Swami who also acted as moderator. ...Read More

Re: Bhakti Caru Swami’s Article

I was happy to read Bhakti Caru Swami’s article in which he states: Nevertheless, everyday, in all the temples of ISKCON, Srila Prabhupada is worshipped by everyone. Then why do we hesitate to tell a new comer who is searching for a guru that Srila Prabhupada, the best guru the world has ever seen, is still here, and one can surrender unto him and go back to Godhead very easily? When we have such a great good fortune, why do ...Read More

Your Business is to Bring Your Followers to Me–Prabhupada

This is your business. It’s all right they may worship you if they like you very much, that’s all right. But your business is to bring them to me. You are my disciple. The duty of the disciple is to bring the devotees to the spiritual master. This is your business. Your preaching should be like this. If your preaching does not bring them to this point, then it is useless. February, 1975; Honolulu, Hawaii U.S.A.; Camp: ISKCON, New Navadvipa After ...Read More

Preacher’s Training Camp

“There is need for intelligent young men to train them up as future leaders and preachers to go all over the world for spreading the message of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.” His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada If you want to dedicate your life to re-establishing the mission of Lord Caitanya and Srila Prabhupada, or, if you want to check out whether serving full time is for you, or, if you want to learn how to practice devotional life ...Read More

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