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His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Founder-Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness

His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Founder-Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness

A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896-1977) is the Founder-Acharya of the International Society for...
  • His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Founder-Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness

  • His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Founder-Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness

    A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896-1977) is the Founder-Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) and the world’s foremost teacher of Krishna Bhakti in the 20th century.
    Born in India as Abhay Charan De, Abhay received a classical European education from Calcutta’s prestigious Scottish Church College. However, as a political activist and early follower of Gandhi’s civil disobedience movement, he rejected his diploma in protest of British rule in India. Several years later, after a life-changing encounter with Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur, a prominent scholar and spiritual teacher who explained that the practice of Krishna Bhakti is too important to wait for political reform, Abhay redirected his attention from politics towards the cultivation of spiritual life and community.
    Bhaktisiddhanta represented the ancient tradition of Krishna Bhakti, the yoga of devotion, based on the teachings of the Bhagavad-gita. Upon their first meeting, Bhaktisiddhanta asked Abhay to bring the teachings of Bhagavad-gita and the practice of Krishna Bhakti to the West. Inspired by the depth of Bhaktisiddhanta’s devotional wisdom, Abhay became his lifelong student.
    After four decades of learning and practice, while simultaneously running his own business and supporting his family, Abhay took formal vows of sannyasa, or celibate priesthood. In preparation of his journey to the West, Abhay settled in the holy city of Vrindavan, India and began translating the Sanskrit verses of the Bhagavad-gita and the Srimad-bhagavatam into English and writing elaborate commentaries explaining each verse. During this time, Abhay was given the title Bhaktivedanta in recognition of his advanced scholarship and spiritual realization.
    In 1965, at the age of 69, Bhaktivedanta departed from India with unremitting determination to fulfill his teacher’s request. After a month-long voyage, having suffered two heart attacks while aboard an Indian cargo ship, Bhaktivedanta arrived at a lonely Brooklyn pier with seven dollars in Indian rupees and a trunk of ancient Sanskrit scriptures translated into English.
    Although faced with many hardships, Bhaktivedanta began giving Bhagavad-gita classes in Bowery lofts and leading kirtan (devotional chanting) in Tompkins Square Park. His sincerity attracted the attention of young seekers, eager to learn more about meditation and Eastern spirituality. With their help, Bhaktivedanta rented a small storefront in New York’s Lower East Side and continued giving daily classes and leading kirtan.
    Inspired by the support of his young American students, Bhaktivedanta established ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) with the hope that his students’ enthusiasm would continue to grow. The following year, Bhaktivedanta was asked to establish ISKCON in San Francisco, where hundreds of more students began regularly attending his classes and kirtans.
    In the following 11 years, Bhaktivedanta (again honored with a new title – Srila Prabhupada) circled the globe 14 times, bringing Krishna Bhakti to tens of thousands of people on six continents. With their help, he established centers and projects throughout the world including temples, ashrams, farm communities, schools, universities, and what would become the world’s largest vegetarian food relief program.
    During this time, Srila Prabhupada continued his translation work and authored an unprecedented number of books, over 70 titles, subsequently translated into 76 languages. His most prominent works include: Bhagavad-gita As It Is, the 30-volume Srimad-bhagavatam, and the 17-volume Sri Caitanya-caritamrita.
    In 1977, at the age of 81, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada passed away in Vrindavan, surrounded by his loving disciples who continue to preserve his legacy. Although the teachings of Krishna Bhakti had rarely ventured beyond India’s borders, by the extraordinary devotion and determination of Srila Prabhupada, tens of millions of people around the globe now benefit from the timeless practice of Krishna Bhakti.

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  • His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Founder-Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness

Disciplina e flessibilità  

Il discepolo è colui che segue una disciplina  [dal lat. “disciplina", der. di “discipŭlus”, discepolo]. 
Nella tradizione dello Yoga, il termine sanscrito per indicare il concetto di “disciplina" è sadhana, letteralmente “ciò che conduce allo scopo”. 

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Un’esperienza di Bhakti nelle scuole

Il Centro Ecumenico e Interreligioso di Agliati, ha organizzato un progetto con tre importanti Scuole Medie di Pisa (Scuola Fibonacci, Scuola Carducci, Scuola Galilei) rivolto alle classi terze, dal titolo: “Dialogo tra le religioni. Cercare ciò che unisce, cercare ciò che divide, conoscere per comprendere”. Il coordinatore di questa iniziativa, il Sig. Massimo Capocchi, ha chiesto la disponibilità di vari rappresentanti di culti religiosi, per interagire con gli studenti durante l'ora di religione spiegando le rispettive scelte di culto, nello specifico: Induismo, Buddismo, Islam, Fede Baha'i.

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VijayaMurti devi dasiRiflessioni

L'importanza degli altri

Il sentiero della realizzazione spirituale si percorre con successo tanto più favoriamo anche gli altri nel loro progredire. Gli altri non sono comparse ma coo-protagonisti della nostra vita, che assieme a noi fanno il viaggio dell'esistenza verso la meta che è l'amore.

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La Luce della Bhakti

Per amare occorre prima di tutto imparare ad offrire, diffondendo attorno a noi luce, chiarore, grazia, misericordia. Prasada è il termine sanscrito che si traduce con ‘grazia’, e che non a caso significa anche ‘purezza, chiarore.’  

Non è indispensabile che questa luce interiore si espanda subito fino a farci vedere l’infinito, ma è sufficiente che ci accompagni illuminando passo dopo passo il nostro sentiero. Come i fari dell’auto: non illuminano tutta la strada che dobbiamo percorrere fino alla meta, irradiano la loro luce fino ad un centinaio di metri di distanza, ma in questo modo, gradualmente, ci consentono comunque di arrivare fino al traguardo.

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Janmasthami-Natale è Amore-speranza come rimedio al rampante riduttivismo nichilista

Care devote,

Cari devoti,

Omaggi. Glorie a Shrila Gurudeva e Shrila Prabhupada!

Il nostro amato Guru Maharaja ha offerto un’ispirante riflessione sul significato del Natale, mettendo in relazione differenti celebrazioni dall’alto valore simbolico, quali la sacra Natività nel mondo cattolico e Janmasthami, la ricorrenza della nascita di Shri Krishna nella tradizione Vaishnava.

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