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-----Don't Forsake the Vibrations -----

 

Don't Forsake the Vibrations

 

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(Compiled from notes on lectures of H. H. Mahavishnu Goswami)

On the most auspicious occasion of the advent of Srimad Bhagavad gita which is celebrated as Gita Jayanthi, we will all be reciting the whole Bhagavad gita. To understand the value of the recitation of the transcendental sound vibration of Bhagavad gita, which emanated from the lotus lips of the Supreme Personality Of Godhead, at the end of recitin
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everything=everywhere=everyone=krsna

            

as god said in gita to arjuna;


Sarvasya chaham, hrudhi sannivishto,
Matha smrithir jnana mapohanam cha,
Vedaischa sarvaii, rahameva Vedhyo,
Vedanthakruth veda vidheva chaham.

                                                             

                                                            

I live in everybody’s heart,
And from me one gets,
Memory, wisdom and forgetfulness,
And for all the Vedas, I am the one that is to be known,
For I created them and I am the one who knows th

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Thought Of The Day

So similarly, if we become attracted to Krsna... We are attracted to... Actually we love Krsna. That is the fact. But we have forgotten it. We are under illusion. Just you analyze yourself. Why we love this body? It is very easy to understand. Because the soul is there. Does anybody love a dead body? Is there any instance, a dead body is loved and embraced and taken into the room and kept it? Nobody cares. Throw it. Or burn it. So the body is not a lovable object. But because the soul is there w
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Facing problems in life

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You can be annoyed by problems in life; think about how unfair and awful they are, complaining about them with others. You can remind yourself, over and over again, how difficult life is and how this problem is yet another justification for why you “have a right” to be upset! You can tighten up. Unfortunately, this is the way many people approach their problems.

When you think of your problems as speed bumps on a road, h

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Express your gratitude toward others

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The people we remember to thank, in person, with a thoughtful note or gesture, or a phone call, are infinitely more likely to help us again than those we take for granted or neglect to thank. It’s so obvious, yet so few people really understand how this works.

People love to be acknowledged, admired, and thanked. People love to be thanked, not out of any selfish need but simply because it feels good to be acknowledged.

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Do not panic unnecessarily

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People panic about practically everything—missed deadlines, orders not received, comments by others, fear of mistakes, negative trends. You name it and someone has panicked about it. Yet I’ve never seen even a single instance where the panic actually helped to solve the problem. Instead, panic is neutral at best and greatly interferes at worst. Panic tends to bring out the worst in everyone. It makes others (and you) fe

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God is at work in our lives

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The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming.

 

Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect himself from the elements, and to store his few possessions. But then one day, after scavenging for food, he arrived home to find his little h

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KRISHNA BALARAMA

King Kamsa not only occupied the kingdoms of the Yadu, Bhoja, and Andhaka dynasties and the kingdom of Surasena, but he also made alliances with all the other demoniac kings, as follows: the demon Pralamba, demon Baka, demon Canura, demon Trnavarta, demon Aghasura, demon Mustika, demon Arista, demon Dvivida, demon Putana, demon Kesi and demon Dhenuka. At that time, Jarasandha was the king of Magadha province (known at present as Bihar state). Thus by his diplomatic policy, Kamsa consolidated the

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The Legend of Radha-Krishna

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Young Krishna is known to be very playful and mischievous. The story goes that as a child, Krishna was extremely jealous of Radha's fair complexion since he himself was very dark.

One day, Krishna complained to his mother Yashoda about the injustice of nature which made Radha so fair and he so dark. To pacify the crying young Krishna, the doting mother asked him to go and colour Radha's face in whichever colour he wanted.
In a mischievous mood, naughty Krishna heeded the advice of

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Radha Rani

Radha Rani Radhe Radhe Kahat hee, sab Biyadha mitjay koti janm kee aapada, shri Radhe kahe se kat jay Srimati Radharani is the direct counterpart of Lordi Krishna. She is the central figure for all the goddesses of fortune. She possesses all the attractiveness to attract the all-attractive Personality of Godhead. She is the primeval internal potency of the Lord . She is the chief associate and devotee of Lord Krishna, and topmost of all goddesses Srimati Radharani is the Supreme Goddess. She is

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New Conference

New Conference

In recent years, there has been a growing interest by the Vaishnava Community in learning the science and art of Pastoral Care (aka: Spiritual Care, crisis ministry, palliative care, etc.), as a means of accompanying its members (both temple residents, congregational members, hospice care-givers, etc) with healing and hope.

I have spent the past 13 years pondering how to translate our Vaishnava lifestyle and religious experience into language and practice that makes sense in the wes

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Invitation to Baroda's 31 annual Jagannath Rathayatra 21-6-12

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Home Base: ISKCON Baroda

Dear Maharajas and Prabhus,

Namonamaha. Jaya Srila Prabhupada!

This is to cordially invite you all to the 31st annual Jagannath Rathayatra festival at Baroda (Gujarat), organized by ISKCON.

The following ISKCON India leaders have confirmed their participation in the Rathayatra:

Bhakti Vikas Swami, Mahaman Prabhu, Braja Hari Prabhu, Rasaraj Prabhu, Narahari Prabhu (Juhu), Sulochan Prabhu, Radha Ranjan Prabhu (Kanpur/

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----- Maharaj tells a Funny Story -----

 

Maharaj tells a Funny Story

 

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(Compiled from notes on lectures of H. H. Mahavishnu Goswami)

H. H. Mahavishnu Goswami Maharaj shows a perfect balance of gravity and humour in his lectures. In one of the lectures Maharaj mentions that yasoda-nandana vraja-jana-ranjana. In Vraja-bhumi everybody walks. Vraja means to walk and jana means everybody in general. Then he says that this walking will keep one in good shape and will remove the fat fro
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Eight Forms of Gaura’s Name

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Sri Raghunandan Goswami

 
The following verse gives Gaura's name in the eight cases of Sanskrit Grammar:
gaurah sac-caritamrtamrta-nidhir
gauram sadaiva stuve
gaurena prathitam rahasya-bhajanam
gauraya sarvam dade
gaurad asti krpalur atra na paro
gaurasya bhrtyo 'bhavam
gaure gauravam acarami bhagavan
gaura prabho raksa mam
 
(1) Gaurah — Gaura's ecstatic transcendental pastimes are like an ocean of nectar. (Gaura as the subject)
(2
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Thought Of The Day

Then what is the business of mahatma? He... Suppose he understands, surrenders to Krsna. Then what is his business? Simply knowing and surrendering will do? No. Mahatmanas tu mam partha daivim prakrtim asritah bhajanty ananya-manasah [Bg. 9.13]. Engaged in service. Not that "I have understood Krsna. Let me sit down and sleep now." He is not mahatma. But vasudevah sarvam iti sa ma... [Bg. 7.19]. Mahatmanas tu mam partha daivim prakrtim asritah [Bg. 9.13]. Daivi. Daivi means spiritual, spiritual e
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Hare Krsna

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By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

The central point of allVaisnava philosophy is to accept the inconceivable potency of Lord Vishnu. What sometimes appears contradictory from a material viewpoint is understandable in connection with the Supreme Personality of Godhead because He can perform contradictory activities by dint of His inconceivable potencies. Modern scientists are puzzled. They cannot ev

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----- The Means of Conquest -----

 

The Means of Conquest

 

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(Compiled from notes on lectures of H. H. Mahavishnu Goswami)

The following is an excerpt from the lecture given by our Guru Maharaja H.H. Mahavishnu Goswami on 10.12.2006 at Sri Sri Radha-NeelMadhav Dham, Rajkot.

Maharaja began by advising us to always recite verse from Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.4. before reading Srimad Bhagavatam.


naaraayanam namaskrtya
naram caiva narottamam
devim sarasvatim vyaasam
tato jayam udiray

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The Miracle of Tulsidas

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Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja
 
The activities of a vaisnava, a dear devotee of the Lord, are very wonderful. Vaisnavera kriya mudra vijjneha na bujhaya — However learned a man  may be, he cannot understand the activities of a vaisnava. [Cc. madhya 23.39]
Goswami Tulsidas wrote the book Rama-caritamanasa, the activities of Lord Rama. His fame as a great devotee of Lord Rama spread far and wide. Once, the mogul emp
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