Attraction for the Message of Krsna

Posted by vinay kalson on February 18, 2013 at 2:13pm

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

dharmah svanusthitah pumsam
visvaksena-kathasu yah
notpadayed yadi ratim
srama eva hi kevalam

"Duties [dharma] executed by men, regardless of occupation, are only so much useless labor if they do not provoke attraction for the message of the Supreme Lord." (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 1.2.8)

In human society there is always some kind of religious institution. One's religion is ca

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Posted by vinay kalson on February 18, 2013 at 2:11pm

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Four hundred years ago, by the request of the greatest transcendentalists of his time, Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami wrote Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, an account of the teachings and activities of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who is the Supreme Lord Himself, Sri Krsna, in the form of His own pure devotee. Although Krsnadasa Kaviraja was so advanced in age that the task appeare

Disappearance Day of Sri Madhvacharya

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on February 18, 2013 at 1:08pm

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 2.67

Posted by Rohit on February 18, 2013 at 10:31am

TEXT 67

indriyāṇāṁ hi caratāṁ

yan mano 'nuvidhīyate

tad asya harati prajñāṁ

vāyur nāvam ivāmbhasi

SYNONYMS

indriyāṇām—of the senses; hi—certainly; caratām—while herding over; yat—that; manaḥ—mind; anuvidhīyate—becomes constantly engaged; tat—that; asya—his; harati—takes away; prajñām—intelligence; vāyuḥ—wind; nāvam—a boat; iva—like; ambhasi—on the water.

TRANSLATION

As a boat on the water is swept away by a strong wind, even one of the senses on which the mind focuses can carry away a man's intelli

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Son of a maidservant, becomes Lord’s exalted devotee

Posted by Purushottam Nitai Das on February 18, 2013 at 9:32am

In his previous life, he was the son of a maidservant. He had no educational qualification and neither had any riches. Once he got the opportunity to serve the sages for few months. He associated with these great devotees of the Lord, heard from them about the Supreme Personality of Godhead earnestly and even ate the remnants of the food left by them. Just by associating with these sages he developed immense taste for practicing devotional life. The son of the maidservant in his next life became

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Thought Of The Day

Posted by Shalabh Gupta on February 18, 2013 at 9:20am

There are two words still current in the Hindu society: suci and muci. Muci means cobbler, dealing with skin. "I am this skin," "I am white skin," "I am black skin," "I am American skin," "I am Indian skin" -- this understanding means muci. And muci is skin expert. "This is cow skin. This is goat skin. It is lamb skin." This is... He is called muci, skin expert. Modern technology has given the title "tannery expert." So this "tannery expert," if you become tannery expert, then you are muci. So t

Bhismastami - Appearance of Bhishmadeva

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Srila Ramanujacarya - Disappearance

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Krishna Consciousness??

Posted by viknesh dev on February 18, 2013 at 5:27am

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna

Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

Hare Rama Hare Rama

Rama Rama Hare Hare

agtsp and pamho prabhus and mataji's

since its advent years and years back, krishna consciousness had maintained a permanent role in the human society as the ONLY way of returning Back To Godhead. the explosion of this dharma had finally reached its pinnacle and will continue to soar skyhigh. Krishna Consciousness as stated many times by the acharyas and sages of the past and modern time is a state of being

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No rejection, all are qualified

Posted by Purushottam Nitai Das on February 17, 2013 at 9:08am

We would be plainly asked to “get lost” if we try to seek admission in an institute or apply for a job if we do not possess the requisite qualifications. Many of us would have had the unpleasant experience of being ejected out for want of prerequisite degrees or due to lack of vacancy and the deep pain which accompanies the rejection.

But there is an institute where there is no rejection, there is no restriction on the number of seats and there are no prerequisites. Rich, poor, beautiful, ugly, m

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Our Only Duty

Posted by vinay kalson on February 17, 2013 at 12:19am

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

by His Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Krishna tells us how to return to Him, and everything we do in life should aim at fulfilling that goal.

arjuna uvaca
kim tad brahma kim adhyatmam
kim karma purusottama
adhibhütam ca kim proktam
adhidaivam kim ucyate

“Arjuna inquired: O my Lord, O Supreme Person, what is Brahman? What is the self? What are fruitive activities? What is this material manifestation? And what are the

The Complete Science of Bhakti Yoga #4

Posted by Vrindavana Das LNS on February 16, 2013 at 2:37pm

When one has got that vision, transcendental vision, samah sarvesu bhutesu mad-bhakti, then the devotional service begins. Not that with blunt eyes and senses one can serve God, devotional service.

atah sri-krsna-namadi
na bhaved grahyam indriyaih
sevonmukhe hi jihvadau
svayam eva sphuraty adah
[Cc. Madhya 17.136]

This is the process. So when our senses are engaged in the service of the Lord, sarvopadhi-vinirmuktam tat-paratvena nirmalam [Cc. Madhya 19.170], when our senses become purified, hrsikena

The Complete Science of Bhakti Yoga #3

Posted by Vrindavana Das LNS on February 16, 2013 at 2:33pm

So by this devotional process, adau sraddha tatah sadhu-sangah, that love... Sadhakanam ayam premnah pradurbhave bhavet kramah [Cc. Madhya 23.14-15].

There are stages, or steps, one after another, if we practice. Sadhu-sange, sato vrtteh sadbhir bhaktih prasidhyati. Srila Rupa Gosvami says that potent love for Krsna can be reinstated again, invoked again, by the prescribed method. Sadhu-sange sato vrtteh sadbhir bhaktih prasidhyati. Utsahan dhairyat niscayat. When you get little taste of love of

The Complete Science of Bhakti Yoga #2

Posted by Vrindavana Das LNS on February 16, 2013 at 2:27pm

So these six Gosvamis, they were not ordinary men, but still, for Caitanya Mahaprabhu's service, they left everything. Tyaktva turnam asesa-mandala-pati-srenim sada tucchavat bhutva dina-ganesakau karunaya kaupina-kantasritau. So krsna-bhakti, devotional service of Krsna, is so exalted that a devotee can kick out even mukti. They do not want. A devotee doesn't want. Just like Caitanya Mahaprabhu says,

na dhanam na janam na sundarim
kavitam va jagadisa kamaye
mama janmani janmanisvare
bhavatad bhakti

The Complete Science of Bhakti Yoga #1

Posted by Vrindavana Das LNS on February 16, 2013 at 2:24pm

Pradyumna: (reading) "A living entity is offered a particular type of body as a result of his action in the present body. These activities are taken into account by superior authority known as daiva, or the authority of God. This daiva is explained in the Bhagavad-gita as the prime cause of everything, and in the Srimad-Bhagavatam it is stated that a man takes his next body by daiva-netrena, which means by the supervision of the authority of the Supreme. In an ordinary sense, daiva is explained

Our Superior Engagement

Posted by Vrindavana Das LNS on February 16, 2013 at 2:20pm

Prabhupada:

sa vai pumsam paro dharmo
yato bhaktir adhoksaje
ahaituky apratihata
yayatma suprasidati
[SB 1.2.6]

This is a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam, First Canto, Chapter Two, text number six. There was a big meeting of great sages, saintly persons, about 2,500 years ago at Naimisaranya. Naimisaranya still... Those who have gone to India, they know. Near Lucknow there is a place. It is called now, railway station, Nimsar. So there is Naimisaranya. So there in the meeting the questions were put by t

Krishna takes only bright side

Posted by Vrindavana Das LNS on February 16, 2013 at 12:32pm

Pradyumna: (leads chanting, etc.)

sa vai pumsam paro dharmo
yato bhaktir adhoksaje
ahaituky apratihata
yayatma suprasidati
[SB 1.2.6]

Prabhupada: Yes, go on, you have no book? (another devotee leads chanting)

Pradyumna: (devotees chant word meanings responsively:) sah -- that; vai -- certainly; pumsam -- for mankind; parah -- sublime; dharmah -- occupation; yatah -- by which; bhaktih -- devotional service; adhoksaje -- unto the Transcendence; ahaituki -- causeless; apratihata -- unbroken; yaya -- by w

East and West should co-operate

Posted by Vrindavana Das LNS on February 16, 2013 at 12:30pm

Pradyumna: (leads chanting, etc.)

sa vai pumsam paro dharmo
yato bhaktir adhoksaje
ahaituky apratihata
yayatma suprasidati
[SB 1.2.6]

Translation (not on tape) "The supreme occupation [dharma] for all humanity is that by which men can attain to loving devotional service unto the transcendent Lord. Such devotional service must be unmotivated and uninterrupted to completely satisfy the self."

Prabhupada: This is a speech of Suta Gosvami in Naimisaranya. Formerly, great sages used to assemble in the fore

Bhakti is not a business

Posted by Vrindavana Das LNS on February 16, 2013 at 12:27pm

Pradyumna: Translation: "The supreme occupation, or dharma, for all humanity is that by which men can attain to loving devotional service unto the transcendental Lord. Such devotional service must be unmotivated and uninterrupted in order to completely satisfy the self."

Prabhupada:

sa vai pumsam paro dharmo
yato bhaktir adhoksaje
ahaituky apratihata
yayatma suprasidati
[SB 1.2.6]

Atma suprasidati. Atma sometimes means this body, atma means the mind, and atma means the soul also. So generally, people

The Religion Above All Cheating

Posted by Vrindavana Das LNS on February 16, 2013 at 12:24pm

Prabhupada:

munayah sadhu prsto 'ham
bhavadbhir loka-mangalam
yat-krtah krsna-samprasno
yenatma suprasidati
[SB 1.2.5]

By the sages in Naimisaranya, the question was put before Suta Gosvami that "After Krsna's departure from this world to His own abode, where the responsibility was given for religious propaganda?" So it was krsna-samprasno, question about Krsna. And the question was that religious principle, where did it rest? Because religion means the law of God. Dharmam tu saksad bhagavat-pranitam

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