Real Spiritual Life Means Joyfulness. Material Life Means Anxiety (MP3 Audio SB Class)

If I am not jolly that means maya has attacked me. A devotee shall never be not joyful. Always joyful. If he is actually in contact with Krishna, how he can become morose? No. If he is morose, if he is unhappy, that means maya has attacked him. This is the test.   ...Read More

Life in Sydney and Life in Vrndavana

There is a contrast between the Vedic way of life and the Western way of life. It’s a great contrast. Vrndavana is the holy city where Krishna spent His childhood five thousand years ago. It’s not far from the Taj Mahal so if you’re ever in India at the Taj Mahal you should remember, Let me go to Mathura, let me go to Vrndavana.   ...Read More

Prabhupada’s Vrndavana Krishna-Balarama Temple–How It All Began

Srila Prabhupada wanted to feature Krishna and Balarama because the area of Raman Reti where the temple was to stand was where Krishna and Balarama played as cowherd boys with Their friends. Raman Reti means enjoyable sands. There’s a nice park near the temple dedicated to Their dancing. It has an overwhelming feeling and is a wonderful place to chant Hare Krishna.   ...Read More

Just Give Them Chance to Hear About Krishna (MP3 Audio in Vrndavana 1972)

I have not bribed these American and European boys to become Krishna conscious. I have no money. When I went to America, I had only seven dollars. One hour’s expenditure in New York. There is no question of bribing them. But they heard about Krishna. I was reading Bhagavad-gita on the street, in the park, and chanting. They heard, and they came to me. They became attracted. Why?   ...Read More

Spirit From Stone–The Story of the Krishna-Balarama Deities of Vrndavana

About two A.M. I was awakened by a terrific uproar. All the peacocks in Vrndavana seemed to be trumpeting their piercing cries, producing waves of sound that swept across miles of holy land to the other side of town, echoing back and forth. I rose, dressed, and went outside to see what was going on. Lo and behold, the truck with Krishna and Balarama had pulled in!   ...Read More

Mining reduces Krishna’s playground to dust

Thousands of people inhabiting the verdant and hilly northern belt home to the folklore of Hindu god Krishna are waging a grim campaign to save their land from illegal mining and stone quarrying.   ...Read More

IRM Plans to Build a Spiritual Disneyland at Vrindavana

The land has been acquired to house the proposed largest Krishna-lila theme park in the world. This will be constructed using dioramas which will combine the use of sound, light and movement using high-end digital robotics to produce what will truly be a spiritual Disneyland.   ...Read More