Name / Initiated name
Bruce Gatten
Daily number of rounds of Hare Krishna mahamantra.
16
When, where and how did you come into contact with the Hare Krishna Movement?
I first met the devotees in the late 1960's in Boston
Name the nearest or most frequently Visited ISKCON temple/ centre and name few of the devotees whom you know.
Hartford ISKCON
Pyari Mohan Prabhu, temple president
Jiva deva dasi, his wife
Please describe yourself so that other like minded devotees can find you.
I am a very priate person and don't speak much krishna katah to anyone; besides, all my so-called friends think Krsna is either imagination of some artist or a metaphor of the soul. So, being on line in very important to me as I like to write and tell people about Krishna. THat's the way I am. As Pop Eye the Sailor Man would say, "I yam what I yam."
What are your expectations from this community?
Honesty. Practice what you preach. Clean up the mess in your own yard before criticizing other people's faiths and sadhana.
Describe any specific service you would love to offer to Lord Krishna & His devotees?
I wish I could communicate how indebted to the devotees we all are, the ones on the front lines in the battle against Maya, ie, the sankirtan devotees and preachers and temple presidents who make ISKCON the beautifully transcendental organization it is. I invite devotees to go to my website to learn about the new book by Tirtha dasa, the hare krishna devotee doing 2 life terms in jail for doing his duty to Bhaktipada and the authorties of New Vrindaban. The website presents stories written by Tirtha dasa. follow the link www.100monkeyz.com
Comments
Happy and blessed Birthday!
Your Birth day is very auspicious due to Gaura Purnima.
Please take the blessing of Lord Gaura Sundara by chanting more and reading at least one page of Prabhupada's book everyday without fail from today itself.
Today is Gaura Purnima Festival!
Today devotees observe fasting to purify themselves till the moonrise.
The program starts at 6 P.M to 9 P.M followed by Music, Drama, and sumptuous Vegetarian Prasadam.
Please take advantage of holy association of devotees and mercy of Lord Caitanya.
Lord Caitanya who is the Supreme Personality of God Head, descended on this earth in 1407 Saka Era on the full moon evening of the month of Phalguna, during the constellation of Simhalagna as the son of Sri Sacidevi and Jagannath Misra in Navadvipa in the district of Srihatta. Lord Krishna is all sweetness. Radharani’s attraction for Krishna is sublime, and to experience that attraction and understand the transcendental sweetness of Himself, He accepted the mentality of Radharani to enjoy the bliss tested by Radharani.
It is confirmed in Srimad Also from Cc Mad.20.330
“In the Satya, Treta, Dvapara, and Kali yugas, Krishna accepts four different colors: white, red , black, and yellow respectively. These are the colors of the different incarnations in different millenniums.”
Lord Caitanya was in yellow color. It proved that Lord Caitanya was the Krishna Himself.
The Lord Caitanya is the pioneer Leader of Hare Krishna congregational Chanting. Lord Caitanya started spreading Hare Krishna Movement on the Public with His associates to save fallen souls—who are grossly engrossed with demoniac mentality and activities.
Lord Ramacandra appeared to kill one demon king Ravana who had kidnapped Goddess Sita Devi. However, Lord Caitanya appeared to kill the demoniac mentality of countless demons of this age that are found in every house in this Modern age thorough the Hare Krishna Mahamantra. So, Lord Caitanya’s incarnation is known as the Magnanimous incarnation. Lord Caitanya had forecasted that His holy name will be broadcasted in every town and Villages throughout the world which was implemented by His Devine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada through ISKCON. So, we are all indebted to Lord Caitanaya for His causeless mercy to save us.
All Glories to Lord Caitanya!
Thank you,
Your servant,
Karunanidhi Das
ISKCON, Chicago
Hare Krishna,
I wish you all success in Krishna Consciousness.
May Lord Krishna always bless and protect you
and bestow His mercy on you and may He fill
your life with
peace and love;
harmony and wisdom;
simplicity and humility;
appreciation and gratitude;
patience and perseverance;
kindness and generosity;
compassion and forgiveness;
courage and enthusiasm;
devotion, dedication and determination.
With love and best wishes.
Take care.
Bye.
Hare Krishna dandvats, Prabhuji. Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. I do hereby wish you all the best in Krishna consciousness, Gauranga, Radhe Radhe, Hari Bol! Hare Krishna.
mām ugra-dharmād akhilāt pramādān
nārāyaṇaḥ pātu naraś ca hāsāt
dattas tv ayogād atha yoga-nāthaḥ
pāyād guṇeśaḥ kapilaḥ karma-bandhāt
May Lord Nārāyaṇa protect me from unnecessarily
māḿ keśavo gadayā prātar avyād
govinda āsańgavam ātta-veṇuḥ
nārāyaṇaḥ prāhṇa udātta-śaktir
madhyan-dine viṣṇur arīndra-pāṇiḥ
May Lord Keśava protect me with His club in the
devo 'parāhṇe madhu-hogradhanvā
sāyaḿ tri-dhāmāvatu mādhavo mām
doṣe hṛṣīkeśa utārdha-rātre
niśītha eko 'vatu padmanābhaḥ
May Lord Madhusūdana, who carries a bow very
śrīvatsa-dhāmāpara-rātra īśaḥ
pratyūṣa īśo 'si-dharo janārdanaḥ
dāmodaro 'vyād anusandhyaḿ prabhāte
viśveśvaro bhagavān kāla-mūrtiḥ
May the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who bears
Hey Bruce, PAMHO thanks for your friendly invitation. Very kind of you.
Mark
JAI SRI KRSNA
May Lord Krishna always bless and protect you
and bestow His mercy on you and may He fill
your life with peace and love; harmony and
wisdom; simplicity and humility; appreciation
and gratitude; patience and perseverance;
kindness and generosity; compassion and
forgiveness; courage and enthusiasm;
devotion, dedication and determination.
With love and best wishes, take care, bye.