The Great Devotee King Rantidev
Sep26

The Great Devotee King Rantidev

A few months ago I was reading the Srimad Bhagavatam and I came across a verse by King Rantidev that spelled out the mood of a great devotee like the king and also of a sankirtan devotee:                       na kamaye ham gatim isvarat param                     astarddhi-yuktam apunar-bhavam va          ...

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Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu reciprocation
Sep20

Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu reciprocation

London Dear Kavicandra Maharaja, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to your divine grace. I just wanted to thank you for my stay in Greece. It was really enlivening. You'll be glad to know that we met a young pure girl, really humble and fired up, who had gotten a book from you last year. She came to both our programs, chanted enthusiasticlly in kirtan and with a japa. She promised to...

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Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s instructions to Vasudeva Vipra
Sep14

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s instructions to Vasudeva Vipra

Although Vasudeva Vipra was a leper and had suffered greatly, still, after Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu cured him He instructed him to preach Krsna consciousness. Indeed, the only return the Lord wanted was that Vasudeva preach the instructions of Krsna and liberate all human beings. That is the process of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Each and every member of this Society was rescued from a very abominable...

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London Isvara (SOHO STREET)
Sep11

London Isvara (SOHO STREET)

from Kavicandra Swami I recentely spent a few blissful days at at SRI SRI Radha London Iswara Mandira. They were just starting a KRSNA BALARAM marthon. Many devotees, about half of them Bhaktas and Bhaktins, were going out with great enthusiasm and distributing many books while charming the people on Oxford street and other parts of London. Bhakta Simon was leading in distribution when I left for Africa. Some of the Bhaktas had never...

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How wonderful Krsna is
Sep08

How wonderful Krsna is

Dear Prabhus, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! I hope everyone is appreciating the stories and quotes that are being sent for your pleasure and inspiration. Although I want to please the devotees by sending out stories, the main reason for the BDS is to inspire devotees to go out and give this great treasure of knowledge to those who are not as fortunate as ourselves. I was just listening to a...

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