We are living in exceptional times. Scientists tell us that we have 10 years to change the way we live, avert the depletion of natural resources and the catastrophic evolution of the Earth’s climate. The stakes are high for us and our children. Everyone should take part in the effort, and HOME has been … Read more
Today we’ll begin to address the ongoing Gulf oil situation. Of course, everyone is following the news each day, although a surprising number of people still get all their news from main stream media (MSM). The community of devotees is often better informed on social and political issues because we aren’t blind to the … Read more
In Indian philosophy, the Sanskrit term naya-samgraha generally refers to a summary of political wisdom. The term samgraha-naya is likewise used to describe ‘looking at things in a general way’, or from a common sense point of view. Samgraha means ‘bringing together, assembling, grasping’, as in closing one’s hand around a group of things, … Read more
54 years ago in the Back to Godhead magazine, Srila Prabhupada wrote, “…the materialistic civilization will be destroyed by nuclear weapons after a lapse of 50 years.” Well we’re 4 years after that lapse and it looks like the pure devotee was giving us a fair warning. Historically, both world wars occurred after financial/economic … Read more
I am the child of a devotee father and a non-devotee mother. My father has cared for me since I was three and has tried his best to raise me as a devotee. Sadly, the antagonistic influence of my biological mother created much confusion in me with regard to the values we hold dear. … Read more
Devotees in the UK held their first ever Vani Retreat. The retreat was hosted by the Hare Krishna Centre in Leicester. Visnu Murti Prabhu, who runs the Bhaktivedanta Library Services (BLS), conducted the two day introductory workshop into Vanipedia.
Vanipedia is a momentuous work much like the famous Wikipedia. It is meant to bring Srila Prabhupada’s teachings not only to the devotee community but to all people around the world. The project was started in 2008 and is hosting now 6,685 categories, 18,018 pages and 284,638 quotes. Once completed it is estimate that Vaniquotes will have around 7,000 categories, 250,000 pages, and somewhere between 2 to 3 million quotes. The project, which is open source, is managed by a vast pool of volunteers from all around the world.
Vanipedia is a dynamic, interactive encyclopedia of all of Srila Prabhupada’s words (vani). It aims to explore, discover and comprehensively compile Srila Prabhupada’s teachings from every angle of vision, and present them in accessible and easily understandable ways.
There are seven petals in the whole Vanipedia project. At the moment only Vanisource, where one can read all of Srila Prabhupada’s books, lectures, conversations and letters, and Vaniquotes, where all of Srila Prabhupada’s teachings are comprehensively mapped, are populated with content.
Follow these links for a short introduction to the other petals; Vanimedia, Vanictionary, Vanibooks, and Vaniversity. Vanipedia will offer a continual worldwide platform for Srila Prabhupada to preach and teach the science of Krishna consciousness. Devotees felt the retreat was a full success and many joined the ever increasing team of compilers. Get in touch if you want to become a compiler. We can train you in every aspect of the programme.
The 24 hour kirtan held at the Balaji Temple in Birmingham was a tremendous success. The whole program was timetabled listing all the different events. It was blessed by the presence of some of Srila Prabhupada’s senior disciples namely Sacinandana Swami and Krishna Ksetra Prabhu. The bhajans were led by a variety of different … Read more
Krishna devotee chef, teacher, author, and TV star Kurma Dasa gets asked this question a lot. Here’s his well-considered reply. One of the most common questions asked to me is this: “Why don’t you eat garlic and onions?” Here’s my short answer: As a devotee of Krishna and a practicing Bhakti-yogi, I … Read more
This documentary features Krishna’s Village of Peace, a festival in which 400,000 people from all over Poland participate. The festival has been going on for 8 years. The Hare Krishna devotees have been participating in it for 7 years. It is a great endeavour to plan and organize the festival throughout the entire … Read more
