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"When a soul surrenders to Krsna, the Lord takes direct control of him/her and whatever happens to that soul is not the result of karma but the direct mercy of Krsna."
"I wish to humbly ask why one cannot be a karmi-yogi and bhakti-yogi at the same time. Karma yoga just means offering the fruits of your activities to Krsna..."
"Sometimes Krsna gives the soul what it wants even if it is not good for that soul. The child may want to put his hand in the fire, but the kind parent does not allow him to do so. But if the child insists and will not take instruction that the fire…"
"The material world should not hold us with its attractions of the 4 pillars of sinful life. This place is not our real home. We are here a short time only and then we pass from this earth, Srila Prabhupada says we should yearn for that pure…"
"You can chant the maha mantra under any condition of life, but it will be truly effective only when the rules and regs are followed. Offensive chanting can only harm our devotional creeper."
"You mean three lined tilak like the Shaivites? I don't remember reading in Srila Prabhbupada's books that He did so."
"You can see Krsna if you wish, but it is better to hear Him in the sound vibration of His holy name. Krsna is non-different from HIs Name. If you can hear Krsna in HIs orders to Arjuna, if you can hear the spoken word of our spiritual master, some…"
"Best to forget all that. It is on the mind platform. The best thing to do is chant 16 rounds a day and follow the 4 regulative principles. Understand you are not that body and that you could die at any time. Do solid sadhana and don't try to figure…"
""To be a politician" means to be skillful at deviousness and flattery and using people for your own sense gratifiction. When Duryodhana went to Dronacarya, he went to flatter him. Remember, Dronacarya was beloved by the Pandava brothers and…"
"We offer respects to even an ant, what to speak of Lord Shiva, the foremost devotee of Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.Lord Siva is not a jiva and yet is not Visnu. Lord Siva and Lord Visnu are like the yogurt and the milk. Yogurt is not…"
"Onion and garlic are not offerable to the Supreme Person and are therefore offensive."
"Thank you for your blessings & prayers. May none feel pain, not even in dream..."
"I believe we are in the middle planetary system Our universe is the smallest, as Lord Brahma has only 4 heads whereas some other Brahmas have hundreds or thousands of heads. The greater number of heads of Brahma, the larger the universe."
"Arjuna wanted to avoid his duty of fighting the Battle Of Kurushetra by going to the forest and adopting the begging profession. Only if the family atmosphere is inimical to spiritual progress should the family member renounce the family."
"Better to follow the established principles of what to eat and what not to eat than to speculate if one bad food is better than another bad food...you can rationalize any unwanted behavior and that is very easy to do. Better to take the safe way of…"
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Birthday:
March 23
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.