Featured Discussions - ISKCON Desire Tree | IDT2024-03-28T20:51:58Zhttps://iskcondesiretree.com/groups/krishnaconsciousness/forum/feed/featuredWORDS OF WISDOM BY SRILA BHAKTISIDDHANTA SARASWATI THAKURA.https://iskcondesiretree.com/groups/krishnaconsciousness/forum/words-of-wisdom-by-srila-bhaktisiddhanta-saeaswati-thakura2013-03-29T06:35:18.000Z2013-03-29T06:35:18.000Zpadmavati matajihttps://iskcondesiretree.com/members/padmavatimataji<div><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}2526473487,original{{/staticFileLink}}" target="_self"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}2526473487,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="400" class="align-full"/></a></p><p>1. We are put to test and trial in this world. Only those who attend the kirtana of the devotees can succeed.</p><p>2. Every spot on earth where discourses on God are held is a place of pilgrimage.</p><p>3. Possession of objects not related to Krsna is our main malady.</p><p>4. Let me not desire anything but the highest good for my worst enemies.</p><p>5. As dalliance with the body in luxury increases, so wanes the spirit of service of the Lord.</p><p>6. Those favored by God find their paths set by thorns.</p><p>7. There is no peace or happiness in our worldly life. Circumstances create turmoil and annoyance.</p><p>8. Chant the maha mantra loudly and with attachment. This will drive away inertia, worldly evils and pests.</p><p>9. Be indifferent to bazaar gossips, stick firmly to your cherished goals, no lack or impediments of the world will ever stand in your way.</p><p>10. Pay due respects to the extroverts of the world, but do not be appreciative of their manners and conduct. They are to be shaken off from your mind.</p><p>11. A devotee feels the presence of God everywhere, but one averse to the Lord denies His existence anywhere.</p><p>12. You cannot appreciate transcendental matters with the reasoning of the world. It is sheer nonsense to decry them with the measuring stick of your intellect.</p><p>13. To recite the name of Sri Krsna is bhakti.</p><p>14. Life is for the glorification of topics on Hari. If that is stopped, then what need is there to carry on life.</p><p>15. Physical illness with Hari-bhajana is preferred to physical fitness without Hari-bhajana.</p><p>16. Our span of life on earth is short. Our life will be crowned with success if the body wears out with constant discourses on Hari.</p><p>17. We are here on earth not to work as artisans for making big buildings with wood and stone but to work only as messengers for the teachings of Sri Caitanya Deva.</p><p>18. A sycophant is neither a guru or a preacher.</p><p>19. To transform the adverse desires of the jivas is the supreme duty of the most merciful. To rescue one person from the stronghold of Mahamaya is an act of superb benevolence, far superior to opening innumerable hospitals.</p><p>20. Unless we are devoted to God, secularism shall not leave us.</p><p>21. Look within. Amend yourself, rather than pry into the frailties of others.</p><p>22. In this world of Maya, averse to the Lord, full of trials and tribulations, only patience, humility and respect for others are our friends for Hari-bhajana.</p><p>23. The Lord, Gaurasundara, puts His devotees in various difficulties and associations to test their patience and strength of mind. Success depends on their good fortune.</p><p>24. When faults in others misguide and delude you - have patience, introspect, find faults in yourself. Know that others cannot harm you unless you harm yourself.</p><p>25. I wish that every selfless, tender-hearted person of Gaudiya Math will be prepared to shed two hundred gallons of blood for the nourishment of the spiritual corpus of every individual of this world.</p></div>THE BULL AND THE COW.https://iskcondesiretree.com/groups/krishnaconsciousness/forum/the-bull-and-the-cow2013-08-16T06:19:17.000Z2013-08-16T06:19:17.000Zpadmavati matajihttps://iskcondesiretree.com/members/padmavatimataji<div><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}2526670311,original{{/staticFileLink}}" target="_self"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}2526670311,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="360" class="align-full"/></a></p><p>The bull is the emblem of the moral principle, and the cow is the representative of the earth. When the bull and the cow are in a joyful mood, it is to be understood that the people of the world are also in a joyful mood. The reason is that the bull helps production of grains in the agricultural field, and the cow delivers milk, the miracle of aggregate food values. The human society, therefore, maintains these two important animals very carefully so that they can wander everywhere in cheerfulness. But at the present moment in this age of Kali both the bull and the cow are now being slaughtered and eaten up as foodstuff by a class of men who do not know the brahminical culture. The bull and the cow can be protected for the good of all human society simply by the spreading of brahminical culture as the topmost perfection of all cultural affairs. By advancement of such culture, the morale of society is properly maintained, and so peace and prosperity are also attained without extraneous effort. When brahminical culture deteriorates, the cow and bull are mistreated, and the resultant actions are prominent by the following symptoms.<br/> (SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM-------1:16:18-------PURPORT).</p><p>The principal sign of the age of Kali is that lower-caste śūdras, i.e., men without brahminical culture and spiritual initiation, will be dressed like administrators or kings, and the principal business of such non-kṣatriya rulers will be to kill the innocent animals, especially the cows and the bulls, who shall be unprotected by their masters, the bona fide vaiśyas, the mercantile community. In the Bhagavad-gītā (18.44), it is said that the vaiśyas are meant to deal in agriculture, cow protection and trade. In the age of Kali, the degraded vaiśyas, the mercantile men, are engaged in supplying cows to slaughterhouses. The kṣatriyas are meant to protect the citizens of the state, whereas the vaiśyas are meant to protect the cows and bulls and utilize them to produce grains and milk. The cow is meant to deliver milk, and the bull is meant to produce grains. But in the age of Kali, the śūdra class of men are in the posts of administrators, and the cows and bulls, or the mothers and the fathers, unprotected by the vaiśyas, are subjected to the slaughterhouses organized by the śūdra administrators.<br/> (SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM-------1:17:1-------PURPORT).</p><p>As He grew to six and seven years old, the Lord was given charge of looking after the cows and bulls in the grazing grounds. He was the son of a well-to-do landholder who owned hundreds and thousands of cows, and according to Vedic economics, one is considered to be a rich man by the strength of his store of grains and cows. With only these two things, cows and grain, humanity can solve its eating problem. Human society needs only sufficient grain and sufficient cows to solve its economic problems. All other things but these two are artificial necessities created by man to kill his valuable life at the human level and waste his time in things which are not needed. Lord Kṛṣṇa, as the teacher of human society, personally showed by His acts that the mercantile community, or the vaiśyas, should herd cows and bulls and thus give protection to the valuable animals. According to smṛti regulation, the cow is the mother and the bull the father of the human being. The cow is the mother because just as one sucks the breast of one's mother, human society takes cow's milk. Similarly, the bull is the father of human society because the father earns for the children just as the bull tills the ground to produce food grains. Human society will kill its spirit of life by killing the father and the mother. It is mentioned herein that the beautiful cows and bulls were of various checkered colors—red, black, green, yellow, ash, etc. And because of their colors and healthy smiling features, the atmosphere was enlivening.<br/> (SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM-------3:2:29-------PURPORT).</p><p>The cow is the most important animal for developing the human body to perfection. The body can be maintained by any kind of foodstuff, but cow's milk is particularly essential for developing the finer tissues of the human brain so that one can understand the intricacies of transcendental knowledge. A civilized man is expected to live on foodstuffs comprising fruits, vegetables, grains, sugar and milk. The bull helps in the agricultural process of producing grain, etc., and thus in one sense the bull is the father of humankind, whereas the cow is the mother, for she supplies milk to human society. A civilized man is therefore expected to give all protection to the bulls and cows.<br/> (SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM-------3:5:7-------PURPORT).</p><p>-----</p></div>IMPORTANT LINKS TO IMPORTANT TOPICS.https://iskcondesiretree.com/groups/krishnaconsciousness/forum/important-links-to-important-topics2012-11-24T15:49:19.000Z2012-11-24T15:49:19.000ZGopal dashttps://iskcondesiretree.com/members/Gopaldas241<div><h1>INSPIRATION, REALIZATION, COUNSELLING AND DEITY DARSHAN.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/i-n-s-p-i-r-a-t-i-o-n-and-r-e">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/i-n-s-p-i-r-a-t-i-o-n-and-r-e</a></p><p></p><h1>QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON VARIOUS TOPICS.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/q-u-e-s-t-i-o-n-and-a-n-s">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/q-u-e-s-t-i-o-n-and-a-n-s</a></p><p></p><h1>THREE PRAYERS TO SRIMATI RADHARANI. AND IMPORTANT NOTES.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/three-prayers-to-srimati-473">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/three-prayers-to-srimati-473</a></p><p></p><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/q-what-is-the-significance-of-sound-vibration-in-krishna">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>Q. WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SOUND VIBRATION IN KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS ?</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/chanting-the-holy-name-of-lord-21">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>CHANTING THE HOLY NAME OF LORD KRISHNA. 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WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF CHANTING 16 ROUNDS OF THE HARE KRISHNA MANTRA ?</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/chanting-the-holy-name-of-lord-124">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>CHANTING THE HOLY NAME OF LORD KRISHNA. Part 6.</h1><p></p><h1>HARINAMA. PART 1.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/harinama-part-1">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>HARINAMA. PART 2.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/harinama-part-2">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>HARINAMA. 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PART 7.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/harinama-part-7">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>HARINAMA. PART 8.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/harinama-part-8">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>HARINAMA. PART 9.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/harinama-part-9">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>HARINAMA. PART 10.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/harinama-part-10">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF HARINAMA ?</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/what-is-the-significance-of-harinama">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/q-what-is-the-importance-of-chanting-16-rounds-of-the-hare">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>Q. 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WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SOUND VIBRATION IN KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS ?</h1><p></p><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/b-h-a-k-t-i-devotional-service-262">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>B H A K T I (DEVOTIONAL SERVICE). part 2.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/b-h-a-k-t-i-devotional-service-130">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>B H A K T I (DEVOTIONAL SERVICE). part 3.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/b-h-a-k-t-i-devotional-service">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>B H A K T I (DEVOTIONAL SERVICE). part 6.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/b-h-a-k-t-i-devotional-service-305">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>B H A K T I (DEVOTIONAL SERVICE). part 7.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/b-h-a-k-t-i-devotional-service-233">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>B H A K T I (DEVOTIONAL SERVICE). part 13.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/b-h-a-k-t-i-devotional-service-125">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>B H A K T I (DEVOTIONAL SERVICE). part 9.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/b-h-a-k-t-i-devotional-service-276">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>B H A K T I (DEVOTIONAL SERVICE). part 4.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/b-h-a-k-t-i-devotional-service-101">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>B H A K T I (DEVOTIONAL SERVICE). part 15.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/b-h-a-k-t-i-devotional-service-273">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>B H A K T I (DEVOTIONAL SERVICE). part 5.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/b-h-a-k-t-i-devotional-service-148">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>B H A K T I (DEVOTIONAL SERVICE). part 8.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/b-h-a-k-t-i-devotional-service-67">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>B H A K T I (DEVOTIONAL SERVICE). part 11.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/b-h-a-k-t-i-devotional-service-423">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>B H A K T I (DEVOTIONAL SERVICE). part 12.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/b-h-a-k-t-i-devotional-service-474">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>B H A K T I (DEVOTIONAL SERVICE). part 14.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/b-h-a-k-t-i-devotional-service-143">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>B H A K T I (DEVOTIONAL SERVICE). part 1.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/b-h-a-k-t-i-devotional-service-180">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>B H A K T I (DEVOTIONAL SERVICE). part 10.</h1><p></p><h1>THE GLORIES OF BHAKTI</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/the-glories-of-bhakti">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/q-how-important-is-devotional-service-to-lord-krishna-part-1">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>Q. HOW IMPORTANT IS DEVOTIONAL SERVICE TO LORD KRISHNA ? PART 1.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/q-how-important-is-devotional-service-to-lord-krishna-part-2">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>Q. HOW IMPORTANT IS DEVOTIONAL SERVICE TO LORD KRISHNA ? PART 2.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/q-how-important-is-devotional-service-to-lord-krishna-part-3">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>Q. HOW IMPORTANT IS DEVOTIONAL SERVICE TO LORD KRISHNA ? PART 3.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/q-how-important-is-devotional-service-to-lord-krishna-part-4">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>Q. HOW IMPORTANT IS DEVOTIONAL SERVICE TO LORD KRISHNA ? PART 4.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/q-how-important-is-devotional-service-to-lord-krishna-part-5">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>Q. HOW IMPORTANT IS DEVOTIONAL SERVICE TO LORD KRISHNA ? PART 5.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/q-how-important-is-devotional-service-to-lord-krishna-part-6">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>Q. HOW IMPORTANT IS DEVOTIONAL SERVICE TO LORD KRISHNA ? PART 6.</h1><p></p><p></p><h1>Q. WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF BHAKTI ?</h1><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/q-what-are-the-different-kinds-of-bhakti" target="_blank">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><h1>PURE BHAKTI. part 2. AND IMPORTANT NOTES.</h1><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/pure-bhakti-part-2-4" target="_blank">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>PURE BHAKTI. part 3. AND IMPORTANT NOTES.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/pure-bhakti-part-3-4" target="_blank">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>PURE BHAKTI. part 5. AND IMPORTANT NOTES.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/pure-bhakti-part-5-4" target="_blank">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>PURE BHAKTI. part 1. AND IMPORTANT NOTES.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/pure-bhakti-part-1-4" target="_blank">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>PURE BHAKTI. part 9. AND IMPORTANT NOTES.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/pure-bhakti-part-9" target="_blank">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>PURE BHAKTI. part 8. AND IMPORTANT NOTES.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/pure-bhakti-part-8" target="_blank">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>PURE BHAKTI. part 7. AND IMPORTANT NOTES.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/pure-bhakti-part-7-4" target="_blank">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>PURE BHAKTI. part 4. AND IMPORTANT NOTES.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/pure-bhakti-part-4-6" target="_blank">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>PURE BHAKTI. part 6. AND IMPORTANT NOTES.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/pure-bhakti-part-6-4" target="_blank">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>PURE BHAKTI. part 9. AND IMPORTANT NOTES.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/pure-bhakti-part-9" target="_blank">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>PURE BHAKTI. part 10. AND IMPORTANT NOTES.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/pure-bhakti-part-10" target="_blank">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/12-names-of-nityananda-prabhu-194">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>12 NAMES OF NITYANANDA PRABHU. AND SRILA PRABHUPADA`S LECTURES.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/eleven-om-prayers-from-the-1">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>ELEVEN OM PRAYERS FROM THE SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM. The Complete Science of Bhakti-Yoga. AND SRILA PRABHUPADA`S LECTURES.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/srila-a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-4">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>Srila A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.AND IMPORTANT NOTES.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/sri-gurvastakam-eight-prayers">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>Sri Gurvastakam (Eight Prayers to the Spiritual Master) by Srila Vishvanatha Chakravarti Thakura. AND SRILA PRABHUPADA`S LECTURES.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/six-prayers-from-sri-brahma-408">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>SIX PRAYERS FROM SRI BRAHMA SAMHITA. AND SRILA PRABHUPADA`S LECTURES.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/two-prayers-from-sri-363">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>TWO PRAYERS FROM SRI VRINDAVANA MAHIMAMRITA. AND SRILA PRABHUPADA`S LECTURES.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/the-eight-yugalashtakam-91">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>THE EIGHT YUGALASHTAKAM PRAYERS. BY SRILA JIVA GOSVAMI. AND SRILA PRABHUPADA`S LECTURES.</h1><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/topics/12-names-of-lord-caitanya-499">http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...</a></p><p></p><h1>12 NAMES OF LORD CAITANYA MAHAPRABHU. AND SRILA PRABHUPADA`S LECTURES.</h1><p></p><p> Dandavat, pranams , Many many thanks Padmavati Mataji for blessing us to be of service, Hare Krishna.</p><p></p><p></p></div>INSPIRATION AND REALIZATION, ADVICE AND GUIDANCE AND DEITY DARSHAN.https://iskcondesiretree.com/groups/krishnaconsciousness/forum/i-n-s-p-i-r-a-t-i-o-n-and-r-e2011-07-27T05:58:00.000Z2011-07-27T05:58:00.000Zpadmavati matajihttps://iskcondesiretree.com/members/padmavatimataji<div><p><a target="_self" href="{{#staticFileLink}}2525745787,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-full" width="641" src="{{#staticFileLink}}2525745787,original{{/staticFileLink}}"/></a><br/> ONE.<br/> Pranam dearest devotee. Hare Krishna.<br/> 1. Why judge people ? They are who they are and we are<br/> who we are. Why not judge ourselves ? This is better.<br/> 2. We can observe regularly what thoughts we entertain in the mind<br/> and judge whether they are bad thoughts or pure thoughts.<br/> 3. We can also observe regularly what feelings we have in our consciousness<br/> and see if they are feelings of envy, jealousy, grudge, malice, hate,<br/> or feelings of goodness, humility, kindness, generosity and love.<br/> 4. So, we should love people instead of judging them.<br/> 5. Pray to Lord Krishna to bless them, to protect them, to shower His mercy<br/> upon them, to fill their life with peace and love; patience and perseverance;<br/> appreciation and gratefulness; simplicity and humility and kindness<br/> and generosity. And you can think of more things to ask the Lord to<br/> bless them with.<br/> With love and best wishes.<br/> Take care, bye.</p></div>QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON VARIOUS TOPICS.https://iskcondesiretree.com/groups/krishnaconsciousness/forum/q-u-e-s-t-i-o-n-and-a-n-s2011-03-10T11:58:55.000Z2011-03-10T11:58:55.000Zpadmavati matajihttps://iskcondesiretree.com/members/padmavatimataji<div><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}2525423001,original{{/staticFileLink}}" target="_self"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}2525423001,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="750" class="align-full"/></a><br/> <br/> Q. What qualification should a chanter of the Holy Names of Krishna possess ?<br/> <br/> A. One should have the following symptoms in order to constantly chant the holy names of Krishna:-<br/> <br/> 1. Humility.<br/> 2. Compassion.<br/> 3. Freedom from envy.<br/> 4. Freedom from false pride.<br/> 5. The willingness to offer respects to everyone.<br/> ( Commentary on Shikshashtakam, verse, 3.)<br/> <br/> <br/> MESSAGE: Dandavat and pranam dear devotees. Hare Krishna. More questions and answers will be added on this page at the bottom. Take care, bye.</p></div>