quatre-bornes.com - Fri Mar 17, 2006
Hare Krishna | Quatre Bornes - Who is Krishna
is the Supreme Person, the Godhead. Krishna is the speaker of the Bhagavad-gita, which is recognized throughout the world as one of mankind's greatest books of wisdom. In the Gita, as it is also known, Krishna says repeatedly that He is God Himself, the source of everything. Arjuna, to whom Krishna is speaking, accepts Krishna's words as true, adding that the greatest spiritual authorities of that time also confirm that Krishna is God.
Traditions that follow in the line of these authorities have carried Krishna's teachings down to the present day.
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quatre-bornes.com - Sun Oct 08, 2006
Hare Krishna | Dissappearance Day of Founder-Acarya of ISKCON
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
Thursday 26th October
On November 14th 1977, 7.30 p.m. Srila Prabhupada entered the eternal pastimes of Lord Krishna in his Vrindavan temple surrounded by his disciples from all nations chanting "Hare Krishna".
Though no longer physically present among us, he lives forever in his books, and in the hearts of those whose lives he touched.
On Thursday 26th October Srila Prabhupada?s return to the spiritual world will be celebrated at ISKCON, Hare Krishna Land, Phoenix at noon and in the evening at 7.00Pm.
quatre-bornes.com - Wed Oct 04, 2006
Hare Krishna | Hare Krishna - Sri Damodara-ashtakam
(found in the Padma Purana of Krsna Dvaipayana Vyasa, spoken by Satyavrata Muni in a conversation with Narada Muni and Saunaka Rsi)
"In the month of Kartika one should worship Lord Damodara and daily recite the prayer known as Damodara-ashtakam, which has been spoken by the sage Satyavrata and which attracts Lord Damodara. (Sri Hari-bhakti-vilasa 2:16:198)
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Hare Krishna | Quatre Bornes - Hare Krishna Month of Kartika - Damodar mase
Month of Kartika (Damodar mase)
Saturday 7th October ? Sunday 5th November
The Padma Purana describes the month of Kartika as Krishna?s favourite month. Devotional activities performed during this month bring greatly increased results.
At ISKCON Hare Krsna Land, Phoenix devotees gather for the entire month of Kartika to offer ghee lamps and sing the glories of Sri Damodar both in the morning (7.15 to 7.30 am) and in the evening (7.00 to 7.30)pm. Everyone is invited to attend the blissful ceremony.
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Hare Krishna | Festivals Celebrated at ISKCON During Kartika
Govardhana puja -- Annakut
Monday 23rd October
The day after Divali is celebrated as Govadhana Puja when Mount Govardhan, near Mathura, is worshipped. This ceremony is called annakut, ?a mountain of food? because devotees prepare abundant, sumptuous vegetarian food to offer to Govardhana Hill. The offerings are then distributing in a joyous festival. This event will be colourfully celebrated at ISKCON, Hare Krishna Land, Phoenix on Monday 23rd October as from 6pm to 9pm.
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quatre-bornes.com - Fri May 12, 2006
Culture | Narasimha Jayanthi Pooja Celebrations in Mauritius
Today Narasimha Jayanthi has been very well celebrated at Mauritius ISKCON temples. The ISKCON temple celebrates this festival so grand and more than 300 people visited the Hare Krishna Centre. The prayers started in the evening followed by lectures by Guru, kirthans, Dramas and Bhajans inside the temple.
The Bhajans ended around 9.30 P.M followed by maha prasadam.
We will also update the pictures taken on this special occassion of Narasimha Jayanthi and ISKCON temple in Mauritius.
In a previous avatar, (Varaha), Vishnu killed the rakshasa Hiranyaksha. Hiranyaksha's brother Hiranyakashipu, greatly angered by this, starts to abhor Lord Vishnu and His followers. Further, he decides to put an end to Vishnu by gaining magical powers by performing a penance for Brahma. Brahma, pleased with his tough penance, appears before him and agrees to grant a boon. Hiranyakashipu asks for a tricky boon from Brahma: that he would not die on earth or in space, nor in fire or water, neither during the day nor at night, neither inside a building nor outside, not by the hand of a human, god, animal, nor by any animate or inanimate being. This virtually no-death boon to Hiranyakashipu makes him arrogant enough to conquer the entire world, not caring that it means severe trouble and torture for common people, munis and followers of Vishnu.
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quatre-bornes.com - Fri Apr 21, 2006
Culture | Hare Krishna - Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
ISKCON's Mission
Srila Prabhupada gave a clear mission statement for ISKCON which is outlined in the following seven points.
The picture was taken in Mauritius ISKCON Vedic Farm with a telephone camera, but the quality of the image came perfect.
The Seven Purposes of ISKCON
1. To systematically propagate spiritual knowledge to society at large and to educate all people in the techniques of spiritual life in order to check the imbalance of values in life and to achieve real unity and peace in the world.
2. To propagate a consciousness of Krishna (God), as it is revealed in the great scriptures of India, Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam.
3. To bring the members of the Society together with each other and nearer to Krishna, the prime entity, thus developing the idea within the members, and humanity at large, that each soul is part and parcel of the quality of Godhead (Krishna).
4. To teach and encourage the sankirtana movement, congregational chanting of the holy name of God, as revealed in the teachings of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
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quatre-bornes.com - Thu Mar 30, 2006
Culture | Quatre Bornes - Hare Krishna the Material World
At present, the material world is the only world we know. Science tells us that we're on one planet among many, in one galaxy among many, in one solitary universe of incomprehensible size and complexity.
The Vedas tell us more. They say that this universe is one among countless others, each at least as big and complex as this one.
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Gita | Hare Krishna - The real virsus of life
Bhakti is not the dogma or belief of a particular religion. Bhakti is more accurately defined using the Sanskrit word dharma.
Dharma means the inseparable quality that makes a thing what it is. A stone?s dharma is to be hard, water?s is to be wet, fire's to be hot, sugar?s to be sweet.
The living being?s dharma is Bhakti. We exist to exchange in reciprocal love with God and to serve Him with devotion. Any scripture of any religion that teaches that principle is promoting Bhakti.
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Hare Krishna | Hare Krishna - The Real Spiritual World
The Vedas tell us that beyond the limited material world is the infinite spiritual world, the abode of Krishna and His expansions, and our original home as well. Everyone there is eternal and absorbed in ever-increasing happiness.
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