Vedische nieuwjaar 2069

Het Vedisch Nieuwjaar of Bikram samvat 2069 begint om 13 april 2012. Bikram samvat begon 57 jaar voor Chritelijke jaartelling.  Dit jaar krijgt het de naam Vishwaas.

Elke 3 jaar wordt er een 13e maand toegevoegd om de tijdsrekening te synchroniseren, dat is ook dit jaar het geval. Gedurende deze 13e maand is het ongunstig om iets nieuws te beginnen. Het gaat om de periode van 18 augustus t/m 15 september 2012. Deze periode is ook bekend onder de naam Mol Maas of Adhik Maas. Deze dag wordt gevierd door s’morgens een Djandi Puja uit te voeren waarna men de djandi (vlag) bij de voordeur zet. Ook zet men 2 potten water aan weerskanten van de voordeur.

Omdat deze jaar volgens astrologie en Inca calendar wat slecht kunnen zijn, radde de Vedische geleerden om zoveel mogelijk de mahamantra te reciteren- Hare Krishna Hare Krishna,  Krishna Krishna Hare Hare. Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare. Als men deze mantra gaan chanten gaat alle afgunst weg.

Naamhat Boxtel wenst u gelukkige nieuwejaar 2069.

A Pakisthani's prayers are fulfilled by Lord Sri Jaganath

March 17/12.  'Yes, come to me! I can do anything and everything for you'. ''These are the words of assurance  I got the Lord speaking within me and are realized practically'', said Nomita a Pakisthani lady whose prayers are fulfilled by their Lordship Sri Jaganath Baladev and Subhadra and Sri Radhamadanamohan, the deities of Naamhat Boxtel.

Nomita with her husband, reunited by the Lord

A few months earlier Nomita came to this Vedic cultural program with her sister and her two daughters. She was feeble and appear frustrated. She told that she has been trying to get her husband Ramesh reunited in The Netherlands. But eight years of efforts did not result to anything. She borrowed loan of about three thousand Euro and paid the lawyer who is pursuing the family reunion. The answer she gets is that; 'you have to have a job, good income and a large house to have your husband reunited with you'. This was next to impossible since Nomita has little children to look after and no job any more after she was rejected  due to her ill health. Nomita prayed to th Lord Jaganatha and even wrote a letter to the Lord to help her get her husband. The Lord Jaganath replied Nomita from within and from without. For the Lord nothing is impossible.

Pakisthanis, Dutch and Belgians listening Gita

From that day onwards Nomita began feeling good from within and some sort of assurance crept in that her wish will be fulfilled. A visa was issued to her husband much to her surprise and immidiately she and her children could meet their beloved. Nomita says, 'the trust on the God that I once lost is regained and the faith I have now towards Krishna is making my entire family very happy'. Along with her husband she prepared delicious offerings to Krishna and brought with lot of roses. Also her mother and brother came and attended the program. She is convienced that the deities are not mere images but the actual personification, non different from the Lord Himself Who appeared before us to accept our devotional service in love and answer any one's sincere prayers.

The program of the day focused on explannations from Srimad Bhagavatam by Vishvaroop prabhu, chapter 25 verse 45. The story reveals to the mankind of Kardama Muni and Devahuti on whose family the Lord descended as the Lord Kapila. Devahuti, the princes of Swayambhuba Manu got willingly married with the Muni whose position in the eyes of materialism is a vogabond. The purpose of their union in marriage was to elevate themselves spiritually in realization of Krishna consciousness.

Singing together in Naamhat Boxtel

People would certainly greet their head of state with respect. Why? its because the good citizens knows their own position and the position of the head of state. In the same way, if we human beings can understand the position of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Krishna one shall and thier own position, certainly they would rever and that shall be begining of their wellbeing. This point was further explained by Visvaroop prabhu so convincingly that any one with pure inteligence would take up Krishna consciouness realizing it as the goal of the human form of life. One example of such realization and found being blessed is a Pakisthani family- Nomita. Gautam. naamhat@hotmail.com

Vedic cultural emancipation unites everyone

Srila Prabhupada stepped the USA with the blessings of world peace and communal harmoney,  bestowed by the supreme personality of Godhead Sri Krishna.

He arrived with the Vedic trancendental revealed wisdom on 17th September 1965 at 5:30 in the morning. He put his lotus feet firstly at Boston's Commonwealth Pier, all alone and pennyless. He had a visa for two months but returned finally to India only after building 108 temples around the world in ten years period. He set a revolution to eleviate people of all background to the higher consciousness called Krisna Consciousness by building better society all over the world under the guidence of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, he established in New York a year later. The life of anyone coming in cotact of this society or the books he wrote could see the change to trancendental bliss and meaningful, secured even for the life beyound this earth.This will eventually enable one to go back to the Godhead.

66th Vyaspuja celebrations in Boxtel

" I recognise the contribution of Srila Prabhupada and come to celebrate his arrival in the West" , said a Dutch man from Nijmegen who came to Naamhat Boxtel for the first time, on the occassion of Srila Prabhupadas Arrival Anniversay and the Vysa puja day of HH Bhakti Caru Swami Maharaj. Also came a Dutch lady and another deotvee from Leiden for the first time whose presence made this celebrations quite wonderful.

The program began with the glorification of Srila Prabhupada and of those who are contributing much to the mission of Srila Prabhupada. One cannot describe the strength and the contribution of the pure devotee of the Lord, so what Srila Prabhupada did for the peace and happiness of the entire world citizen is unfathomable. His disciples for example His Holiness Bhakti Caru Swami and grand disciples are continuing his legacy perfectly.

Participants of the celebrations discussing informally

Of the many many grand disciples, in my knowledge, the contribution of Shyam Sundar prahu who has been running Radhay Syam temple in Den Haag for more than a decade and organising Ratha Yatra in Den Haag is the contemporary example of the best contribution to the misson of Srila Prabhupada if his plan of contructing a temple in The Hague comes to a reality. On this occassion, therefore, Vrajendrasutta Das glorified his contribution and looks forward to help him in whatever way he can. Then all the participants spoke about their satisfaction of the Krsna conscious life and thanked Srila Prabhupada. Some auspicious items like diyo, kalas, tulasi, dainee sankha and upabita was offered to His Holiness Bhakti Caru Swami with the prayer for his good health and longivity. At that time Brahma Samhita was rehearsed followed by kirtan and prasad.

What Srila Prabhupada and his followers are preaching is the essence of the Varnasrma dharma, an eternal religion that a soul must do according to its constitutional duty. The duty, many times described as dharma or following the instructions of the Lord, as given in the Bhagavad Gita is to serve the supreme with love and  chant his holy name. Krishna is the almighty and the source of everything. For your peace prosperity and happiness one has to approach this original source directly. Prabhupad taught the methood so that you will attain the goal of life and we the followers facilitate that method for your wellbeing.  naamhat@hotmail.com
Reproduced form Sept 17-2011

Gross Overall Happiness through Mahamantra

If you ask me for the talisman that can make you happy, healthy and rich, I will recommend the divine talisman, the touchstone for your soul and that is the Mahamantra: Hare Krishna Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare. Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare. This mantra is the concluding essence of the Vedas. This mantra is the real Gyan or knowledge. This mantra opens up your divine eye. Chant this mantra and you feel the reaity.

When I first landed in Holland from a remote country, the Kingdom of Bhutan, I found myself in hell. I had no one, no money, no more cloth than what I was wearing- a trouser with holes at my back, a shirt and a jacket given by someone in the street. I was bereaved from my families and countrymen and dropped in the strange place that is totally opposite to where I was grown up.

By fortune and also thorough my own efforts and enthusiasm to Vedic culture, one day I met a devotee of ISKCON.  Then onwards my life began to change to better. My overall condition improved. One day I met Mahavishnu Swami Maharaj in the house of a devotee Bhagavad Dharmadas. Maharaj was very sympathetic to me, seing my misarable contidion and looked at me with such a mercyful glance that drove all my awaiting reactions of my sinful acts. I was already chanting for few months, the Hare Krsna mahamantra and found this as the fruit of my chanting.

Mahavishnu Swami's merciful glance

Maharaj told me to conduct Vedic cultural program or Naamhat and assured me that if I do this sincerely I can achieve everything, like money, good family, fame, health and over all the happiness from within. I agreed and decided to obey what Maharaj adviced me. Soon I was allowed to bring my wife and child Kesavi- see video below, whom I left behind when she was about one and half year old. I had not seen them for those last three years. 

I started Naamhat program from the 3rd Sarurday of August 2002, on the auspicious occassion of Pabitropana Ekadasi. Maharaj told me that, just like the owner of a big company gives all the necessary facilities to his company manager, Lord Krishna will provide anything and everything to anyone who conducts Naamhat and helps in others' spiritual advancement. I declare boldly that what Maharaj told me was really true. It came everything true and I am really blessed. I am still continuing this program and will do this forever. This is the only activity that gives me and my family the real happiness. Please use me for your spiritual benefit.

Yours servant Vrajendrasutadas www.ngautam.webs.com
 

VIDEO: Kesavi Singing Mahamatra for eternal happiness.

Gaur Purnima celebrations in The Netherlands

Gaur Purnima is celebrated as the most auspicious day by Vaisnava tradition of Sanatan Dharan. This year Gaura Purnima is on 8th March, Thursday. In some parts, it is also observed as the Holi festival. This festival is observed with joy and pomt with color in reverence to the past times of the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna in one of His past times in Vrindavan.

The most significance behind this celebrations is the appearance day of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He is Sri Krishna Himself appeared more than five hundered years ago in Mayapur, India in the mood of Radharani, the queen of supreme devotion. Sri Caitanya appeared to teach the application of the Bhagavad Gita As It Is that was retold to Arjun more than five thousand years ago. He is accomanied by Nitya Nanda, non other than Sri Balaram or Ananta Sesa.

Naamhat Boxtel organises on 8th March cultural program to obeserve this auspicuous day along with you. You are warmly wecome at Naamhat Boxtel, The Netherlands.

The Program bwgins at 18:00 hours with bhajan Kirtan, avishekh and offerings.

Donderdag 8 maart is “Sri Gaur Purnima” de verschijningsdag van Sri Chaytanya Mahaprabhu.

Hij is Sri Krishna Zelf in de gedaante van Bhakta (toegewijde).

Naamhat Boxtel  organiseren ter ere Hiervan een prachtig programma met o.a. veel bhajan/ kirtan en abhisheka.

De lezing zal verzorgd worden door Janmaastmi prabhu.

Het programma begint om 18:00 uur 

De voorbereidingen zijn er al vanaf 17

Prasadam om 19:30 uur. U bent van harte welkom. Oog mogelijk wat aan Sri Krishna te offeren zoals fruit, groente, enz als u mee wilt brengen.

Vasten wordt aanbevolen voor degene die willen en kunnen tot maansopkomst.

Nepalese asylum seeker in The Netherlands seeks the shelter of Krishna

'At times of frustation and difficulties I like to do Japa and then I experiance peace in my mind', says Karna Hamal a regular visitor of the Naamhat Boxtel. He says, ' when I chant Hare Krishna Mahamantra, I feel that my problems are insignificant ones and won't devastate my life;. This realization is indeed the begining of self realization- that one need to purify and spiritualize ones' existence by reciting the Holy name; the dharma of this modern age of quarrel, the kali yuga. 

Karna Hamal

In my line of duty at the Home Ministry, I met Karna Hamal few years ago going back to his camp after his asylum hearing. Knowing by appearance that he is a Nepali, I spoke with him and inquired if he likes to visit a temple. He agreed and came to Naamhat Boxtel together. Getting along for few days gave the understanding that among the millions of Nepalese spread all over the world, Karna appeared to me terribly simple person. So simple that he can't express his own problems in good articulation of words. For me its a rare to have seen a Nepali so simple as an autistic person.

The first day of his stay in the Naamhat mandir was a simple observation that he could very easily acquient himself with interest. Nobody is forced to chant the name of the supreme absolute here and its own free will choice to pick up what the best is in this human form of life to do.Hamal saw we all at home, including the chlidren chant Hare Krishna mahamantra in a japa beeds bag. Without any hasitation and reserve, that all most every Nepalese does show up with, he asked for a japa mala. I prayed to the lord Sri Krishna that he become a pure devotee, offered that mala to the Lords lotus feet and handed over to Hamal. He began chanting. I asked him to increase the rounds and just begin with two rounds per day. He agreed and said recently that he did not fail in that recourse.

Life's problems does not have material solution nor a shortcut remidy. Hamal had a terrible road accident and had near- death experiance. His head was broken. He is suffering from ceberal haematone. His expression abilities are little bit withdrawn. This happened when his asylum was rejected. He asks; ' does with holding the God's name help solve my problems?' Of course yes, I think. Everything has a reason behind it and the most terrible happenings like that in life has some link with the action of the past. We are always under cotroll, the supreme controller if being approached can result to lessened reaction. If that accident was occured in Nepal Hamal would not live any more. Chanting helped him with the spiritual force to live although with difficulties. Hamal's second asylum was also rejected in the last week of February and was thrown on the Dutch cold street.

I incidentially saw him lying on a bus stop stoel and brought him to the Naamhat Dhaam.His health was deteriorated. He has court case fight in the Dutch court Rotterdam on 8th March and the chances appears still not much to have permission to have a second life in Holland. Back home in Nepal he has sons and daughters and beautiful wife who indeed want to see him soon. He showed news papers where abduction of his son was covered. If his faith was not strong on Hare Krishna mahamantra, at times of such difficulties one would have stopped and gone mad like an atheist. But Hamal continues chanting and says its now the only source of happliness that he could derive out by chanting the holy name. 

Deities of Naamhat Boxtel

Many Ndepalese including Bhutanese were always invited in the Vedic cultural programs and non turn out due to the influence of their leaders or due to busy life of money earning.Yet those who did came to attend has little or no inclination to chant the holy name. One day a Bhutanese refugee brahman accepted my invitation to this monthly cultural program in which discourses on Bhagavad Gita was organised including chanting the holy name, this brahman was severly closing his mouth and ears. Although he is a doctor by profession, the science of Krishna consciousness was dried in his intelligence. The arguement he used in one incident was that one should eat at least eggs because, according to his arguments, eggs contain  a huge amount of vitamine and biotine, which amount one can get, only if one eats ten kilos of vegetables. So, he said; 'its better to eat one egg a day than to eat ten kilos of vegetable to get required energy'.  The Vedic wisdom opposes such dry philosophy- see Bhagavad Gita chanpter 13 about the food in the mode of ignorance. More over an egg is synomien to mensturation and thus one can imagine what level of intelligence and humanity one may have among those consuming mensturation? 

Hamal appreciates the idea of vegetarianism and provided that he get the association of devotees he will be a nice devotee of the Lord.Please pray for Karan Hamal's sucess in the Dutch court. Hamal is seeking some one to acompany him to the court as the court also suggested him to avail a speaker in his favour but yet non could be found although there are thousands of Nepalese in Holland. This suggests that men come forward as friends only when everything goes well but for those who owe no one, the God would be there for him.  gautam

The power of protection are the books of Srila Prabhupada

The books that imparts the  trancendental wisdom has the power of protection to entire living entities.

Such books are those rendered by Srila Prabhupada into more than eighty languages, the truthful understanding of the Vedic literature.His books has been protecting people of all races who read with posetive attitude, from dwindling into materialistic hedodenism and securing them to the path of divine trancendental acquisition that qualifies one to attain the liberation from repeated birth, aging, diseases and death that modern education and scientific manouver faild to give the right answer. In short, it is protecting one from sin and turn one's life to divine and trancendental happiness over the years. Yet few could really analyse the difference and put them into record.

A Phd student of Michigan Technological University, Ankit Vora felt the divine protection from falling into difficulties during one of his  recent flight from India to USA. He wrote recently on Istaghosti how he was suddenly rescued from falling in the grip of US custom officials.

Jagatguru Srila Prabhupada, saviour of the world

Being a vegetarin he ordered fruit during his fligt and some fruits he carried for later consumption in his hand bag. US custom rules demands the inflight passengers to declare if they carry any fruit, vegetables and seeds. Vora not knowing the rule in first hand took things easily that eventually cost him more than 300 dollars fine. In the check point he was asked if he carried some fruits in the bag. He was not aware also that in one of his bag he where he carried the books of Srila Prabhupada was an apple too. Because the declaration was not done in time, the officers caught this and summoned to pay the fine. But while looking further the officer happend to touch the books of Prabhupada- Bhagavad Gita As It Is and looked at them with some difference. He was suddenly cooled.

'Normally when US offiers catches some one as a miscreants, they do not leave with out imposing penalty but as soon as the officer saw the foto of Srila Prabhupad on the cover of his books, the officer recognised them as the trancencendal literature. He then immidiately turned into an amicable friend to me and let me go through the check' said Vora, realising that it was actually the protecting power of the books of Prabhupad that he was blessed with as a luck. This fact is just a little drop on a ocean of mercy that Srila Prabhupada left for all to take benefit of. Gautam

Birthday is dedicated to the supreme from whom life came

Life comes from life and not from the dead matter. This is the message of Srila Prabhupada and its the universal truth. The ever first living entity is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Sri Krishna. In Bhagavad Gita 10.8 Krishna informs that everything is emanated from Him. Krishna is the original father of everything. Therefore human beings, in whatever color or race they may be, are in absolute terms the children of one Supreme Person, the creator of everything, that is Krishna.

 

Life came from Krisha as the revealed scripts life Bhagavad Gita As It Is say. So the birthday celebrations should be dedicated to the one who gave the birth, the Lord, as a token of  thanks giving and not particularly for the pleasure of one who is born. This type of perception is given in the Vedic culture, so the birthday celebrations focuses on keeping the Lord in the center of everything.

Please come on 18th February to Naamhat Dhaam in Boxtel. I will be 15 then and would like you all be part of my life and together strive for the salvation. I would celebrate the birthday in the Vedic traditional way and what is the significance of doing in that way? what can be the benefit of it will also be explained on this day's cultural program

Naturally there will be a lot of fun, music, discourses and prasad to your fullest contend. We will sing the mahamantra: Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare in different tunes.  Kesavi Gautam

Pakisthani devotees cheers New Year Vedic program

The best gift to offer to your best friend is to offer the Science of Krishna Consciousness.

Pakisthani devotees in the New Year Sankirtan

On the New Year 2012 feast in the Naamhat Boxtel, the participants exchanged this immortal gift, an aphorism in becoming Krishna Conscious together with the devotees orginally from Pakisthan. Among the hundreds of invitees to come together for the Vedic cultural activites organised every 3rd Saturdays, this year has started with very interesting group from Pakisthan who has been showing interest in Vedic culture and the science of Krishna Consciousness. People from Vedic and non Vedic cultural background alike were always appealed to come together, at least once in a month and enjoy collectively the oasis of this culture. Generally the  immigrant Nepalese and Bhutanese are being approached for this purpose but yet less than a hand of them turned up so far in the last ten years. Besides these, quite a number of indigeniuous Dutch people and those of Indian background have been participating in this cultural programs, intended for social and cultural integration in The Netherlands. To the organisors of this Naamhat, welcoming another group namely the Pakisthanis is very encouraging and cordial. 

Sankirtan with Pakistani

On the New Year sankirtan program two Pakisthani families arrived with much enthusism. Their relatives and neighbours also sent their interest and willingness to come in future. Another family was from Indian background. We had very interesting interaction and sankirtan together. They came with the children. Children performed a drama based on Puran, the appearance of Sri Krishna-Vishnu in the form of Sri Nrisimha Deva and rescued Praladh. Childrens are the backbone of the society and if they are brought up scientifical methods of Krishna consciousness they shall become very useful to their communities and the state at large because they develop amicable attitude to see evryone as the family of the Lord. They will have very peaceful manners and environmentally friendly conduct being vegetarian. 

Children performing skits based on Puran

Perhaps having had difficulties being devotees of Hindu tradition in the country where other´s faith is not much appreciated, Pakisthani devotees has much attachment to the deities and wishdom behind worshiping them. Srila Prabhupada who propagated this Vedic culture has been uniting the people of all backgrounds despite all odds related to politics and seclussion. Its his contribution that we are distributing though Naamhat programs, the best gift to the dearest ones, the science of Krishna consciousness.  Through the participations to such programs, the goal of the human form of life can be attained. Its the cultural orientations that divides people but also unites with each other irrespective of the background they are when its expressed with good will and love.

May Lord Jesus Christ remain as the mentor

Wishing Hare Krishna to all the Human famlily with Merry Christmas and Spiritually healthy year 2012. May the life and teachings of Lord Jesus Christ be our mentor and guidence to attain the self realization, the realization of his Supreme Father Krishna.
Naamhat Boxtel 

Gita Jayanti- de dag om na te denken naar de absolute waarheid

English version here:
Op 5 december 2011 is de Gita Jayanti. Dit is een gelegenheid gesteld in de Vedische cultuur om na te denken naar de absolute waarheid zoals het gegeven is in de Bhagavad Gita Zo As Ze Is.

Op Gita Jayanti herdenken we de dag waarop Heer Krishna de Bhagavad-gita sprak tot Zijn dierbare toegewijde Arjuna op de plek die bekend staat als Jyotisar Tirtha, Kurukshetra, temidden van de strijdende Kuru’s en Pandava’s. Het is nog steeds mogelijk om deze plek te bezoeken en het monument te zien van Heer Krishna als “Partha-sarathi” (de wagenmenner) en Arjuna als strijder. De ashram die deze tempel onderhoudt, beweert dat de boom die er groeit, afstamt van de oorspronkelijke boom die daar stond toen de Bhagavad-gita werd gesproken.

Traditiegetrouw gaan toegewijden naar Kurukshetra (Dharmakshetra) en reciteren daar dan de Bhagavad-gita van de vroege ochtend tot vroeg de volgende ochtend, offeren arati aan Bhagavad-gita en aan Heer Krishna en Arjuna op de strijdwagen, offeren lampjes (“deep daan”), reciteren Sanskriet passages uit de Gita, en wonen seminars bij over het belang van de Gita in de hedendaagse samenleving.

Toegewijden die niet in staat zijn naar Jyotisar Tirtha te gaan, gedenken deze gezegende gelegenheid door de Bhagavad-gita te reciteren en samen met toegewijden de onderwerpen van de Gita te bespreken. Het verspreiden van Bhagavad-gita’s op deze dag is een zeer gunstige activiteit.

Waarom de Bhagavad-gita zo belangrijk is 

De Bhagavad-gita bevat het antwoord op vragen als: Wat is het doel van het leven? Waarom lijden we? Wat is het doel van karma? Wie ben ik, wie is God en wat is onze relatie? Grote Indiase wijzen en geleerden over de hele wereld, zoals Gandhi, Einstein en Thoreau, hebben enorm veel kennis uit de Gita gehaald en dienen als voorbeeld voor de hele wereld.

Recentelijk, met de gigantische toename van Krishna-toegewijden over de hele wereld, is Srila Prabhupada’s vertaling, Bhagavad-gita zoals ze is een grote bron van inspiratie geworden voor velen.

Kesavi singing Bhajan

Reproduced from April 2009.  The spiritual practice must start in the early age so that they can deal with the sufferings from the material bondage later on easily. This helps one connect with the supreme and just like a factory owner provides facilities to his factory manager, one's life will be prosperous if one becomes the devotee of the lord Krsihna.

Bhakti or devotion is the only thing that if one follows to do, he or she makes difference as human being because devotion to the supreme can be easily done when the living entity has the human form of body. In other forms of  bodies that is not possible. So the human form of body is the blessed one provided the consciousness is developed to attain Krishna consciousness, the highest one, out of one's enthusism. 

If love to the supreme is inculcated in on'es mind talents to glorify the supreme absolute truth develops automatically. A case of this is here: Kesavi singing bhajan in Amsterdam temple
 
Video- Kesavi singing bhajan at home.

A preview- what naamhat vedic culture is culture is doing

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Contributing to Communities Attain Spiritual Happiness Slideshow: Nanda’s trip from Boxtel (near Sint-Michielsgestel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland) to 9 cities Amsterdam, Limburg, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Eindhoven, Paro, Ujjain, Jhapa (near Siliguri, West Bengal, India) and Zelzate was created by TripAdvisor. See another India slideshow. Take your travel photos and make a slideshow for free.

Fostering universal brotherhood through the Vedic Wisdom

His Holiness Bhakti Caru Swami always in the service of promoting universal peace and social harmoney through the revealed Vedic literature. Clik here to see His show in The Netherlands in 2010

Preaching The Sanatana Dharma's Vaisnav Revealed Philosophy Slideshow: His’s trip from Boxtel (near Sint-Michielsgestel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland) to 5 cities België, Rotterdam, Eindhoven, Thimphu and Ujjain was created by TripAdvisor. See another India slideshow. Create your own stunning free slideshow from your travel photos.

Life after death! But where?

19/11/11.  The presence of a devotee of the Lord Krishna, in other words, a Vaisnavan at the time of death in anyone’s family is a blessing to the departing soul.  Kevin prabhu from Belgium in his preaching at the Naamhat Boxtel on 3^rd Saturday of November highlighted this spirit where he has practically applied the teachings of Bhagavad Gita As It Is in a difficult circumstance in which his friend, a nurse, left her body that has to be cremated. The intelligent ones will certainly think of what would happen to the living force in the body when the body lies dead? The Supreme Personality of Godhead Krishna reveals all the truth to these life’s important issues. To mention here in particular; the Lord said in Bhagavad Gita, chapter 8 that …. whoever, at the end of his life, quits his body remembering Me alone at once attains My nature. Of this there is no doubt. See verse 5: anta kale ca…

Kevin Prabhu speaking on Bhagavad Gita As It Is

This is a supreme declaration and the goal of the human form of life. Just like a king does have a palace some where in the capital of a country, the Lord has His own planet in the spiritual universes. And because all the living entities are His parts and parcels, the human form of life is so special that can realize God or can become Krishna Conscious so that the same consciousness will enable the departing soul to be transferred to that spiritual kingdom where the Lord lives. Then the goal of the human form of life will be attained.

But what happens when one cannot think of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Krishna at the time of death? The answer to this lies in the freedom given to the human beings and the consequences they have to bear of their own actions. One will naturally think of the activities he or she has been engaged and the desire thereof to enjoy the fruits of those activities, even at the last moment of life. The answer is thus obvious. Whatever state of being one remembers when he quits his body, O son of Kunti, that state he will attain without fail- Bhagavad Gita 8.6. Here it is the fact to be understood that if some one is thinking of his pet dog at the time of death he/she will get the body of a dog in the next life. That is the result of his consciousness.  But if he thinks of the Lord, he will have a spiritual body of eternal bliss and happiness in the spiritual planet. After all, we are spirit souls originally, but because of our forgetfulness of the spirituality, we are covered and conditioned to suffer in different bodies life after life. Therefore to break this cycle of sufferings, the Krishna consciousness process taught by the world’s most empowered spiritual personality Srila Prabhupada is the divine gift to all. There is no other process although many preachers do say that whichever way you may follow, or do always good, you will reach the same destination. The Lord declared in BG.9:25- Yanti deva..that ‘Those who worship the demigods will take birth among the demigods; whose who worships the ancestors go to the ancestors; those  who worship ghosts and spirits will take birth among those beings; and those who worship Me will live with Me’. This is where life goes after death.

Participants, Ambika, a Bhutanese and others

A Vaisnava or one who is Krishna conscious would help one attain a better life on this earth and the next- after death too. Kevin prabhu, in his discourse elaborated his help to the departing soul, that he chanted the maha mantra and offered the auspicious items that invoke the consciousness towards the divine existence. What could be the result of a successful death can also be visible in the body of the dying one and the environment he is in. Passing stool or urine at the time of death would mean to suggest that he saw terrible things tormenting him and was terribly afraid at the time of leaving the body. This would mean that ghost or spirits and or yamaduta has taken that soul for the final judgment. The conditioned soul identifies him with the body and taken away by his false ego, mind and intelligence he develops a subtle body that undergoes various phases after death. 

But a Krishna conscious person do not develop such a false ego, ie identifying the body as the self, and his mind and intelligence engaged in the spiritual or devotional service to the supreme, gets purified and will be able to think of the supreme absolute, the Lord,  at the time of death.  Thus as declared by the Lord Himself he/she will be able to go to live in the kingdom of God, after death. The death of such a self-realized person will be blessed with devotees around, there will be divine symptoms and death takes as a happy departure, escorted by Vishnu dutas.  A very highly elevated pious devotee can even go to the spiritual world without leaving the body behind, and one such example is of Tukaram, a follower of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu who is Krishna Himself appearing as a devotee to teach the practical application of the Bhagavd Gita. Gautam

In The Hague; half day kirtan, half day prasad enjoyment

In The Hague; half day kirtan, with numerous devotees and then the half day prasad enjoyment coming soon.

Naamhat Boxtel will also join this auspicious event and will present bhajan in the glories of Lord Radha Krishna, for the mission of Srila Prabhupad, in order to enhance joy of every one of you.

You also, please come- 
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Hare Krishna Pakisthan

12/11/11. At times of dufficulty Hare Krishna's scientific approach to human happiness is practical in life and at the time of death. This is the impression a family originally from Pakisthan living in Rotterdam gave to the aspirant devotees who gathered for the Vedic cultural program organised in their house on 12th November 2011. 

Sankirtan in a Pakisthani family

Worth to mention is that their family members in Pakisthan are dedicated in chanting the mahamantra that gave them the real happiness at times of difficulties like the death in the family. 'When my mother left her body, she was leaning at my father's breast and calling the name of the Lord Krishna- Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna' said Manoj showing the visitors fotos and videos of the gatherings of devotees chanting Hare Krishna mahamantra during the funeral rites of his mother. 

He said that the devotees in dozens came to their home all the 13 days of the mourning period and chanted the glories of the Supreme, day and night. This is something surprising which is taking place in Pakisthan. This is the mercy of Srila Prabhupada that despite the severe divide between the followers of Hindu and Islam, there is still an amicable scientific approach to human life to live in peace and harmoney. And that approach is the Hare Krishna tradition. 

Naamhat program is addressing the people at the grassroot level. Manoj has his old mother-in-law and other little children to take care and everyone of them found peace in this tradition of Hare Krishna. He has perhaps for the first time launched such a program in his new home in Rotterdam that purifies his existence. About 20 devotees gathered there and did about three hours of bhajan kirtan.

It is expected that this family will conduct regular sankirtan program at home. At times of difficulties during the divide of India and Pakisthan devotional sevice of Vaisnavism continued in few families and lived happily. So in the materialistic metropolitan city practicing this traditon shall not be difficult. Hare Krishna, when taken up honestly will address anyone's heart and enlighten them with real happiness. It is the only scientific approach that sees no borders of any kind among all the living entities.

Letter to Mahatma Ghandhi of India by Prabhupad in 1947

Letter to: Mahatma Gandhi

Cawnpore
12 July, 1947

Mahatma Gandhijee
Bhangi Colony
New Delhi.

Dear Friend Mahatmajee,

Please accept my respectful Namaskar. I am your unknown friend but I had to write to you at times and again although you never cared to reply them. I sent you my papers "Back to Godhead" but your secretaries told me that you have very little time to read the letters and much less for reading the magazines. I asked for an interview with you but your busy secretaries never cared to reply this. Anyway as I am your very old friend although unknown to you I am again writing to you in order to bring you to the rightful position deserved by you. As a sincere friend I must not deviate from my duty towards a friend like your good self.

I tell you as a sincere friend that you must immediately retire from active politics if you do not desire to die an inglorious death. You have 125 years to live as you have desired to live but you if you die an inglorious death it is no worth. The honour and prestige that you have obtained during the course of you present life time, were not possible to be obtained by any one else within the living memory. But you must know that all these honours and prestiges were false in as much as they were created by the Illusory Energy of Godhead called the maya. By this falsity I do not mean to say that your so many friends were false to you nor you were false to them. By this falsity I mean illusion or in other words the false friendship and honours obtained thereby were but creation of maya and therefore they are always temporary or false as you may call it. But none of you neither your friends nor yourself knew this truth.

Now by the Grace of God that illusion is going to be cleared and thus your faithful friends like Acarya Kripalini and others are accusing you for your inability at the present moment to give them any practical programme of work as you happened to give them during your glorious days of non-co-operation movement. So you are also in a plight to find out a proper solution for the present political tangle created by your opponents. You should therefore take a note of warning from your insignificant friend like me, that unless you retire timely from politics and engage yourself cent per cent in the preaching work of Bhagavad-gita, which is the real function of the Mahatmas, you shall have to meet with such inglorious deaths as Mussolini, Hitlers, Tojos, Churchills or Lloyd Georges met with.

You can very easily understand as to how some of your political enemies in the garb of friends (both Indian and English) have deliberately cheated you and have broken your heart by doing the same mischief for which you have struggled so hard for so many years. You wanted chiefly Hindu-Moslem unity in India and they have tactfully managed to undo your work, by creation of the Pakistan and India separately. You wanted freedom for India but they have given permanent dependence of India. You wanted to do something for the upliftment of the position of the bhangis but they are still rotting as bhangis even though you are living in the bhangi colony. They are all therefore illusions and when these things will be presented to you as they are, you must consider them as God-sent. God has favored you by dissipating the illusion you were hovering in, and by the same illusion you were, nursing those ideas as Truth(?).

You must know that you are in the relative world which is called by the sages as Dvaita i.e. dual- and nothing is absolute here. Your Ahimsa is always followed by Himsa as the light is followed by darkness or the father is followed by the son. Nothing is absolute truth in this dual world. You did not know this neither you ever cared to know this from the right sources and therefore all your attempts to create unity were followed by disunity and Ahimsa. Ahimsa was followed by Himsa.

But it is better late than never. You must know now something about the Absolute Truth. The Truth with which you have been experimenting so long is relative. The relative truths are creations of the daivi maya qualified by the three modes of Nature. They are all insurmountable as is explained in the Bhagavad-gita (7.14). The Absolute Truth is the Absolute Godhead.

In the Katha Upanisad it is ordered that one must approach the bona fide Guru who is not only well versed in all the scriptures of the world but is also the realized soul in Brahman the Absolute—in order to learn the science of Absolute Truth. So also it is instructed in the Bhagavad-gita as follows:—

tad viddhi pranipatena
pariprasnena sevaya
upadeksyanti tad jnanam
jnaninas tattvadarsinah
(Bg. 4.34)

But I know that you never underwent such transcendental training except some severe penances which you invented for your purpose as you have invented so many things in the course of experimenting with the relative truths. You might have easily avoided them if you had approached the Guru as abovementioned. But your sincere efforts to attain some Godly qualities by austerities etc surely have raised you to some higher position which you can better utilize for the purpose of the Absolute Truth. If you, however, remain satisfied with such temporary position only and do not try to know the Absolute Truth, then surely you are to fall down from the artificially exalted position under the laws of Nature. But if you really want to approach the Absolute Truth and want to do some real good to the people in general all over the world, which shall include your ideas of unity, peace and non-violence, then you must give up the rotten politics immediately and rise up for the preaching work of the philosophy and religion of "Bhagavad-gita'' without offering unnecessary and dogmatic interpretations on them. I had occasionally discussed this subject in my paper "Back to Godhead'' and a leaf from the same is enclosed herewith for your reference.

I would only request you to retire from politics at least for a month only and let us have discussion on the Bhagavad-gita. I am sure, thereby, that you shall get a new light from the result of such discussions not only for your benefit but for the benefit of the world at large—as I know that you are sincere, honest and moralist.

Awaiting your early reply with interest.

Yours sincerely,
Abhay Charan De.

Enclosure—one leaf from Back to Godhead
Source: http://prabhupadaletters.com/g=163739

Srila Prabhupada seen with tears

Source: BCSistagosti, Volume 12, Chapter 1

By Indradyumna Swami 

“Your Deep Compassion” 

Dearest Srila Prabhupada,
 
Please accept my most humble obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet.
 
Thirty four years ago today you departed from our material vision. 

Although the departures of pure devotees are celebrated as glorious in 

the vaisnava tradition, I honestly have never felt this to be a day of festivities.
Instead of celebrating, I feel more comfortable spending time alone
remembering your pastimes amongst us and reflecting on my service 

to your divine mission.
 
Of course, it was natural that you would leave one day. My godbrother Pita
dasa relates in his memoirs how, a few days before your departure, he heard
you ask a group of devotees at your bedside, “Why are you all crying?”
 
“Because you are so sick, Srila Prabhupada,” one of the devotees replied.
“We are afraid you may leave.”
 
It was then that you made a statement that has become famous.
 
“I will never die,” you said. “I will live forever in my books.”
 
Some moments passed; the only sound was soft chanting from some of the
devotees. Then you began speaking again.
 
“Old people die. That is natural,” you said. “When a young person dies that
is a mistake because young persons should live until they are old. But I am
old. So don’t cry.”
 
“But Srila Prabhupada,” one devotee said. “We are crying because we can’t
live without you and when you leave we won’t know how to communicate with you.”
 
“I will communicate with you through your heart,” you said. “And I will come
to you in your dreams.”
 
When I heard Pita dasa relate this memory of you, I felt very happy because
sometimes I do dream about you. Only a few nights ago, after a particularly
wonderful public festival we held here in Brazil, I dreamed that you called
me to your room. When I entered, you were lying on your bed about to take
rest. You gestured towards your desk.
 
“Please read my mail to me,” you said.
 
On the desk was a small pile of aerogram letters from your disciples around
the world. I opened the letters and began reading them aloud. Letter after
letter related the success of your mission in different countries. One of
them caught my attention. The devotee described the suffering of the people
in the country in which he was preaching, how they were afflicted by
poverty, hunger and civil war. As I read that letter to you I heard you make
a sound. I looked up and I saw tears streaming down your cheeks.
 
“Only Krsna consciousness will save them,” you said in a soft broken voice.
 
Touched by your deep empathy for the fallen souls, I also began crying. I
felt that by your mercy, you had allowed me to share your sentiments for a
brief moment. I woke up and I was shocked to find my face wet with tears.
 
Srila Prabhupada, that dream was very significant for me because it
reconfirmed the importance of your mission. It helped me to understand that
your compassion for the suffering people in this world is one of your very
deep spiritual emotions.
 
My dear spiritual master, although I have dedicated over forty years of my
life to this mission, I am still an aspiring bhakta. Anyone can see that. I
do not understand prema bhakti, love of God, nor do I know the intricacies
of pure devotional service. But I do know something of your deep, unlimited
compassion. I understand this compassion because I am a recipient of it. I
also understand that you desire for others to experience it, and therefore I
would like to continue delivering your compassion to the fallen souls for as
long as I may live. As for deeper realizations, I am confident that by
following your instruction to preach Krsna consciousness, you will be
pleased and will bestow the secrets of devotional service to me.
 
bruyuh snigdhasya sisasya
guravo guyam apy-uta
 
“The guru should speak the secret to the disciple who has affection for the guru.”
 
[Srila Visvanatha Chakravarti’s translation of Srimad Bhagavatam 1.1.8]
 
In a far distant corner of Vrindavan, in a place known as Badrinath, there
is a large mysterious stone called Sugandhi-sila. It gives off a very
beautiful, heavenly fragrance. My dear spiritual master, I pray that your
mercy will transform my stone-like heart into something divine like that
Sugandhi-sila. Then perhaps I too will cry tears of compassion as you did
when hearing of the miseries of others; and like you I will go out to preach
the divine command with unswerving determination.
 
Srila Prabhupada, I am now old and thus my departure is also imminent. As
you said, because of my age, there will be nothing to lament when the time
comes. My only lamentation will be that your work in this world remains
unfinished. Therefore I want you to know that I am prepared to take birth as
many times as it takes to dry your tears of compassion for those bereft of
Krsna’s mercy. Let me take birth in heaven or hell, or anywhere in between,
for wherever I am, I am truly happy serving you.
 
Your servant,
Indradyumna Swami

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Vanaf 12 oktober t/m 10 november 2011 is de gunstigste maand van alle maanden "Kartik", de maand van Sri Damodara, een andere naam van de schepper- Sri Krishna. De maand Kartik staat ook bekend als Radharani’s maand omdat deze maand heel dierbaar is aan Srimati Radharani. De toegewijden offeren iedere dag een dia lampje aan Sri Damodara (Krishna) en zingen de Damodarastakam gedurende deze maand.

In deze heilige maand wordt aanbevolen om elke dag een dia te offeren aan Sri Damodara Krishna. Hierbij wordt ook de Damodharastakam gezongen. U kunt deze zang hier downloaden. 

Ook kunt u deze zang gebed hier te luisteren met een video. Kijk onderaan de artikel: Best thing to do in the month of Kartic.

The best thing to do in the month of kartik

Reproduced from 15/10/09. Homes will be lighted with special lamps, special prayers sung and meet and greet everyone, give charity and havest the yeild and offer to the creator- the Lord Krishna, all this is recommeded in the month of Kartic according to the Vedic culture.

Very special month of the year in view of vedic culture is kartik that falls in the month of Oct/Nov. Its the month of Sri Damodar, another name of the Lord Krishna denoting His pastimes of playing with his mother and also liberate Nal and Kubera who gotted the body of trees owing to their bad action in the past. This month is the harvesting the yeaid of the year and the Vedic culture  celebrate this harvesting as supports self-sufficiency by means of agronomy and cow rearing. This is the most environment friendly way of livelyhood and one reaps the yeild during this month. And for the Lord Krsna is this month a favourite one.

In this month, some five thousand years ago, Krsna, the supreme God came down from his abode the Golok, to this earth plannet in the family of Yadu dynasty and had his childhood pasttimes merely like any human child, but they far beyound human perception. This is becasue even if Krsna appeared on earth and looked like an ordinary person, he is spiritual, unborn and absolute. During his childhood itself, he defended the demonic rivals who are very powerful. He lifted the Govardhan hill for seven days when the demi God in charge of climate challanged to flood the entire hill. These are something only the God can do.

In one of the pasttime, he ate curd directly from the churning pot which was not allowed and his mother Yashoda got angry. She then tried to tie him up in a mortar, but every time she takes long ropes to tie arround his belly there appeared two inches short. She picked another rope and tried, yet it is short by two inches. She toook dozens of rope but yet it became short by two inches. What is that miracle? God is almighty and not in control of any one. He is the controller. He can be bound by love alone, not with any other means. At the end when mother Yashoda was tired, Krishna allowed her to tie him up. Then was everything possible. The lesson here is to learn that nothing can be possible without the mercy of the God. One has to endeavour for the success but at the same time love God so that His mercy will make every endeavours a success. That is the key to success, the reason behind why the rope was short by two inches.

In the month of Kartik people offer butter lamps to the deity of the Lord Damodar. This tradition in many places, even in India and Nepal degraded and people began putting a lamp high above the top of their houses. People have forgotten God Krsna and that all sacrifice and offerings should be done for his pleasure. In the Naamhat center we revive this culture and evryone, irrespective of their faith and background can come and participate.

See videos over this ceremoney here under, with Damodarastakam