The topic of forgiveness has been the subject of several seminars in ISKCON. Usually, such seminars take the modern psychological approach whereby one thinks: “He has behaved badly towards me in the past but I am so great and magnanimous that I will now forgive him out of the kindness of my heart.’’ This attitude is self-centered and egoistic. This is not the Vaiṣṇava view based on śāstric understanding, but a materialistic one based on false egoism. This book is a composite of the edited transcripts of a seminar on ‘The Quality of Forgiveness’, given by His Holiness Bhakti Vikāsa Swami in Russia in 2019. Many people today do not have the time required to hear lectures, which is considerably longer than the time required to read the same subject matter in a book format. Hence, Bhakti Vikas Trust is publishing this important discussion on the quality of forgiveness, in an e-book format.
On Speaking Strongly in Srila Prabhupada s Service was written for the perusal of all members of Srila Prabhupada s ISKCON, especially for devotees who feel impelled to follow Srila Prabhupada s example of preaching Krsna s message in a strong, clear, provocative manner. Speaking Strongly is particularly for those who maintain Srila Prabhupada s vision of ISKCON as a revolutionary movement with a mission to change society, to rouse people to think about life s important questions, and to get them to embrace the only permanent solution to life s problems: Krishna consciousness. In Speaking Strongly, Bhakti Vikasa Swami submits hundreds of quotes wherein Srila Prabhupada indicates that his followers should speak strongly for the benefit of the world and not shy away from embracing the uncompromising, realistic style of sastra, which presents not vague notions such as spreading-love, but solutions to the undeniable problems of material existence, and is especially relevant to the disastrous condition of human society today. Taking a holistic and practical approach, Bhakti Vikasa Swami carefully examines the pros and cons of speaking strongly under various circumstances.. Drawing on almost fourty years of personal experience, the author discusses issues such as: - Who is qualified to speak strongly? - When should strong speech be used? - Is the strong preacher a fanatic? - Is strong speaking contrary to humility? - When and how should tact be employed? The ultimate merit of On Speaking Strongly in Srila Prabhupada s Service is that it reminds the reader of what ISKCON is supposed to be a distinct, vital spiritual movement and offers a philosophical basis from which to help restore ISKCON to its original glory.
Countless ages ago, when men and animals could speak together and powerful brahmanas could effect miracles, the uncontrollable King Ravana was terrorizing the universe. This edition records the adventure of Rama, the Lord of righteousness, as He struggles to overcome the forces of Ravana. The absorbing narration has delighted and enlightened countless generations in India, and its timeless spiritual insights are compellingly relevant in today's confused world.
The topic of forgiveness has been the subject of several seminars in ISKCON. Usually, such seminars take the modern psychological approach whereby one thinks: “He has behaved badly towards me in the past but I am so great and magnanimous that I will now forgive him out of the kindness of my heart.’’ This attitude is self-centered and egoistic. This is not the Vaiṣṇava view based on śāstric understanding, but a materialistic one based on false egoism. This book is a composite of the edited transcripts of a seminar on ‘The Quality of Forgiveness’, given by His Holiness Bhakti Vikāsa Swami in Russia in 2019. Many people today do not have the time required to hear lectures, which is considerably longer than the time required to read the same subject matter in a book format. Hence, Bhakti Vikas Trust is publishing this important discussion on the quality of forgiveness, in an e-book format.
What happened to this dynamic spiritual movement? It is not that the movement is completely devoid of life, but what happened to the hope, the mission, and the revolutionary spirit of changing the world by bringing Kṛṣṇa consciousness to others? Many people who are joining now may not have any idea of this and may think that the way it is now is the way it should be. How did ISKCON become so wishy-washy? Well, obviously it didn’t happen overnight. There is a history behind that which we can learn for educational purposes. Such an account may be somewhat subjective and some facts may not be fully correct as it is difficult to chart the course of history in ISKCON when there have been different factors at work and multiple events unfolding simultaneously. Discussing these subjects may not be appreciated by all the members of ISKCON, but there are those who appreciate it. This discussion is not directly spiritual, but it is educational. We shouldn’t pretend that everything in the movement is glorious and wonderful. In one sense, it is and in another sense, it isn’t. One should have a realistic understanding of the history of the movement. This book is a composite of the edited transcripts of a series of talks titled ‘Why is ISKCON so Wishywashy?’, given by His Holiness Bhakti Vikāsa Swami in Croatia in 2019. Many people today do not have the time required to hear lectures, which is considerably longer than the time required to read the same subject matter in a book format. Hence, Bhakti Vikas Trust is publishing this important discourse in an e-book format.
With the prolonged countrywide lockdowns, global economic downturn and associated disruption of demand and supply chains, consequently economy faced period of slowdown. However, after starting of unlock period, positive sign has been seen in the economy. However in this work we have collected data from secondary resources such as published articles and media sources to find some highlights on economics with life science and finance and economics area. For detail investigation of this pandemic, different sectors of the Indian economy including life sciences have been analysed in this study.
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