So in this Kali-yuga nobody is interested even. We are spreading Krsna consciousness, very few people are interested to know about Krsna or the Supreme Being. So that is not human life. Human life means when we inquire about the Absolute Truth. That is human life. So there are so many societies, so many religious institutions. But nobody is interested to know Krsna, or the Supreme Being. Krsna means the Supreme Being, all-attractive. No educational system, no university. Therefore Krsna said, ma
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A Krishna-bhakta with awareness, devotion and self surrender, will continuously receive Bhagavan Sri Krishna's personal guidance . Once the Bhakta tunes Himself with Bhagavan, the scriptures are reborn.The Vedas and Upanishads are repeated.
Everything is Sri Krishan, there is nothing else but Bhagavan. This is the single message in the Upanishads, Vedas, Bhagavad Gita and Puranas. When we say that there are 108 Upanish
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Following are some types of sidhhis:
(1)The ability to know all languages including those of animals: In Valmiki Ramayana, Kishkinda Khanda, sarga 56, Angada speaks about Jatayu’s death and Sampaati bird hears his brother’s name and asks the Vanaras to narrate more. The vanaras narrate about Jatayu.
(2) Knowledge of one’s past lives: In SB.5.12, Jada Bharata explains his past life to king Ragugana.
(3) Knowledge of the n
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“Responsive” means acting appropriately to the issue at hand. Rather than being driven and controlled by habitual, knee-jerk reactions, being responsive means having the ability to maintain perspective and to choose the best possible alternative or course of action, given your unique situation.
Because responsive people are able to see the entire picture so well, they are able to factor into every equation all the varia
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Criticism is an extremely valuable element to success. It is important to value the opinions of others and change your actions based on good feedback. It is this feedback that helps us to achieve success. The first rule of accepting criticism is to understand the motivation behind the criticism. Understanding this motivation helps you decide how valid the criticism is, and whether to accept it or not. Here are some o
Lalita Sasti : Appearance Day of Lalita Sakhi
Lalita is one of the principal eight sakhis of Srimati Radharani in Vrindavan. It means “playful and charming”. Srimati Radharani is also called as Lalita”. She is a very dear friend of Radha-Krsna. Lalita-sakhi and her assistants incarnate from time to time in the material realm to propogate the topmost mood of serving Radha-Krsna, namely to become a maid-servant of Srimati Radharani.
Rupa manjari (Rupa Goswami) is the assistant and follower of Lali
In a world of impending doom, what is known to be Apocalypse,
Insolent raucous men engage in vice,
Gluttony, sloth, delinquency, and despise.
Miscreants on a rampage, the duplicitous at war,
The lecherous let free, the insidious with a worldly zeal do soar!
A woe to all the depraved souls!
Yet in the midst of all this darkness,
Is a discreet coronation of a spiritual monarch,
Chanting and singing the glories of the Lord,
Rises a spiritual emissary, staggering in his persona,
Deep and commanding i
A small but touching story with a deep message.
A ticket collector in a train found an old worn out wallet in a compartment full of many people. He looked inside to find the name of its owner. There was no clue. All that there was in it, was some money and a picture of Bhagwan Sri Krishna. He held it up and asked, 'Who does this wallet belong to?'
An old man said, 'That's my wallet, please give it to me.'
The ticket collector said, 'You'll have to prove that it is yours. Only then I can hand it ove
How can our faith grow from initial interest to full conviction?
Faith is vital for the discharge of devotional service. In Bhagavad-gita (9.3) Krishna says, “Those who are not faithful in this devotional service cannot attain Me, O conqueror of enemies. Therefore they return to the path of birth and death in this material world.” Srila Prabhupada writes in his purport that without faith we cannot attain Krishna. Faith, he says, is developed by associating with devotees. Without such association,
Prabhupada: So Narada Muni is advising Vyasadeva, tasyaiva hetoh prayateta kovidah. Kovida means intelligent, expert. One who knows things as they are, he's called kovida. So one who is intelligent, he should try to achieve that thing which is not available -- na labhyate yad bhramatam upary adhah -- which is not available even by wandering up and down. This we have already explained in the last meeting, that according to our karma, we are being sometimes elevated to the very high position, and
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sañjaya uvāca
dṛṣṭvā tu pāṇḍavānīkaṁ
vyūḍhaṁ duryodhanas tadā
ācāryam upasaṅgamya
rājā vacanam abravīt
SYNONYMS
sañjayaḥ—Sañjaya; uvāca—said; dṛṣṭvā—after seeing; tu—but; pāṇḍava-anīkam—the soldiers of the Pāṇḍavas; vyūḍham—arranged in military phalanx; duryodhanaḥ—King Duryodhana; tadā—at that time; ācāryam—the teacher; upasaṅgamya—approaching nearby; rājā—the king; vacanam—words; abravīt—spoke.
TRANSLATION
Sañjaya said: O King, after looking over the army gathered by the sons of Pāṇḍu, King
Guru is very confidential servant of Krsna. Why confidential servant? Because he is canvassing door to door, "Please become Krsna conscious. Please surrender to Krsna." Krsna says to Arjuna, sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja [Bg. 18.66], and guru takes that very mission, but does not say like Krsna, that "Your surrender to me." He says, "Surrender to Krsna." One has to surrender to Krsna through the via media of guru, directly. This is the process. Therefore guru accepts respects f
Report from Malawi
Malawi, in Africa, is a place where very few have heard of Krsna. But there are many people here who are always ready to buy the books, and as soon as they look at them, they say how beautiful they are.
Once I went into a bakery named Ali Baba Bakery and showed the books to the fair-skinned man at the cash counter. His name was Nicholas and he was immediately interested. He took SSR, Raja Vidya, Beyond Birth and Death, and Perfection of Yoga. He paid half the amount and asked m
The Actual Universe according to the Fifth Canto of Srimad Bhagavatam
For many years many people have exercised their imperfect senses in finding out the structure of the Universe or the Solar System. So they have proposed a model and others take it blindly without verifying. Anyway, it is beyond our means to actually verify. So here is the real model of the Universe, as heard through knowledge coming down to us from the actual creator of the Universe. The knowledge is acquired by the Disciple fr
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Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.6
sa vai puḿsāḿ paro dharmo
yato bhaktir adhokṣaje
ahaituky apratihatā
yayātmā suprasīdati
SYNONYMS (By Srila Prabhupada)
saḥ — that; vai — certainly; puḿsām — for mankind; paraḥ — sublime; dharmaḥ — occupation;yataḥ — by which; bhaktiḥ — devotional service; adhokṣaje — unto the Transcendence; ahaitukī — causeless; apratihatā — unbroken; yayā — by which; ātmā — the self; suprasīdati — completely satisfied.
TRANSLATION (By Srila Prabhupada)
The supreme occupation [dharma]
Prabhupada: So we have been discussing for the last few days about the process of knowledge. So we have discussed already amanitvam, humbleness. Amanitvam adambhitvam ahimsa. Ahimsa, non-violence. So ahimsa ksantih, tolerance, arjavam, simplicity. These things we have already discussed.
Now another important thing is acaryopasanam. If you want to make progress, then you have to approach acarya. Just like if you want to be educated, you go to school, you go to college, you go to university, simi
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca
dharma-kṣetre kuru-kṣetre
samavetā yuyutsavaḥ
māmakāḥ pāṇḍavāś caiva
kim akurvata sañjaya
SYNONYMS
dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ—King Dhṛtarāṣṭra; uvāca—said; dharma-kṣetre—in the place of pilgrimage; kuru-kṣetre—in the place named Kurukṣetra; samavetāḥ—assembled; yuyatsavaḥ—desiring to fight; māmakāḥ—my party (sons); pāṇḍavāḥ—the sons of Pāṇḍu; ca—and; eva-certainly; kim—what; akurvata—did they do; sañjaya—O Sañjaya.
TRANSLATION
Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: O Sañjaya, after assembling in the place of pilgrima
Mercy at every step
It was raining, and I did not have much time to distribute books but Krishna had managed to let a few books go out……
I got my books ready, seeing everybody so busy going/coming and shopping. My mind told me, "Who is going to take a book in this hurry?"
Still my desire was strong, and I approached a gentleman exiting a store.
"Excuse me sir, did you see this book today?"
"No, and I am not interested.
"Why?" I replied. "These books are such treasures. They tell you about the soul."
He
Sound Advice in Difficult Times - Great tip by Srila Prabhupada
Sound Advice in Difficult Times
"Oh, this is too unsettling I just can't stand the pressure anymore." S/He stood in the room and tried to calm down the mind. But it was in vain! Sounds familiar?!
We often become overwhelmed by difficult or disturbing situations and feel that our life is getting out of hand.
At that time, don't despair.
In a lecture in India Shrila Prabhupada gave the remedy: Just pause for some time - sit down and chant.
Everyone is misguided, everyone is acting in this world under the bodily concept of life. And they are very very much unhappy on account of this. Because as soon as one understands that "I am not this body," he immediately becomes Brahma-bhutah prasannatma. Prasannatma means, what do you mean by prasannatma? Na socati na kanksati [Bg. 18.54]. No more material desire. That is brahma-bhutah. Everyone is trying for material sense gratification -- the animals, the beasts, the birds, and the human be
