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Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam 4.12.26
H H Lokanath Swami Maharaj sings “Jaya Jaya Jagannatha Sachira Nandana” and then “Jaya Radha Madhava” followed by the “Hare Krishna” maha mantra.
anasthitam te pitrubhir
anyair apy aìga karhicit
atishtha jagatam vandyam
tad vishnoh paramam padam
Dear King Dhruva, neither your forefathers, nor anyone else before you ever achieved such a transcendental planet. The planet known as Vishnloka, where Lord Vishnu personally resides, is the highest of all. It is worshipable b
Therefore a sane man is always conscious that "Whatever I have got in my possession, first of all, this body and senses, they are actually not mine. I have given all these possessions for utility. So if ultimately everything belongs to Krsna, why it is not utilized for Krsna?" That is Krsna consciousness. That is Krsna consciousness. That is intelligence.
By H.D.G.Srila Prabhupada
The Barsana Eye Camp is the rarest of social work efforts Krishna conscious doctors administering to Krishna conscious patients, in Krishna’s land. Or, rather more specifically, the land where Srimati Radharani, Lord Krishna’s eternal consort, spent her childhood.
It all began in 1989, when a group of young medical students from Mumbai, who had just gotten their degrees, visited the holy town on pilgrimage.
“We saw that many people there suffered from cataracts, a clouding of the clear lens in the
Bhagavad Darishanam the Tamil edition of the Back to Godhead has received an award for its outstanding performance in the magazine field.
On Monday, January 30th, 2012, All India Sivaji Fine Arts Club Society and Murumalarchi Arts Academy of Chennai jointly presented an award giving ceremony for outstanding personalities in various walks of life at the prestigious Kamarajar Arangam, Chennai.
Dr. Mayil Vahanan Natarajan the Vice-Chancellor of MGR Medical University, Mr. R.Kannan Adityan the directo
Srila Jiva Gosvami comments that bhakti may be divided into two divisions:
(1) santata, devotional service that continues incessantly with faith and love, and
(2) kadacitki, devotional service that does not continue incessantly but is sometimes awakened.
Incessantly flowing devotional service (santata) may also be divided into two categories:
(1) service performed with slight attachment and
(2) spontaneous devotional service.
Intermittent devotional service (kadacitki) may be divided into three catego
Appointment with Krishna 4/12
(Compiled from notes on lectures of H. H. Mahavishnu Goswami)
We are continuing the topic "Appointment with Krishna", the nectarean instructions flowing like a river from our beloved Gurudev’s lotus mouth incessantly and thereby the living entities scorched by the severe heat of material existence get the ultimate respite. As stated by Srila Prabhupada the nectarean flow of devotional service is so potent that
Oh my beautiful darling Krsna,
The dearest to me, my most beloved,
With the eyes as beautiful as lotus and hands as soft as silk,
With the heart the purest of all and kindness the greatest of all,
Embrace me and fill me with your divine love,
For, your care is all I want and your protection is all I need.
You have always been so kind to me, the most merciful,
Giving me more than I can ever ask for.
But these material things take me away from you;
I do not wish to have the biggest palace or the fastest p
In this world of anxiety and FEAR
Where some kind of misery is always so NEAR
Where smiles and giggles are interspersed with a TEAR
Where sometimes the burden of uncertainty gets difficult to BEAR
There is only one thing you can do right my DEAR
Surrender to the Lord with all your GEAR
To His instructions lend your EAR
Listen to His Message loud and CLEAR
Only His sweet pastimes you must HEAR
Make a sincere devotee your PEER
The dust of Vrindavan on your body you should SMEAR
A Vaishnava attire is what yo
If we have developed proper attitude, if we have cleansed or purified our heart, if we
have considerably detached ourselves from material attachments and detached ourselves
from the propensity for sense gratification and if we have considerably maintained or
advanced ourselves in spiritual lives, then at the time of death we will pass the exam, just
like a good student who has prepared through out the year will pass the exam with flying
colours. But a student who has gone to school but who doesn
Srila Prabhupada conversation June 6, 1976
Devotee: Because sadhana-bhakti is a gradual process, they immediately want the highest perfection quickly.
Srila Prabhupada: That is the danger. But if they at once go to rasa-lila, because they are not trained up neither they are liberated, they'll think this rasa-lila is just like our young boys, young girls mix together, have sex like that. So it is supported our.... "Why should
we restrict to no illicit sex, no this, no rules and regulations? We sh
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sri-bhagavan uvaca
varam vrnidhvam bhadram vo
yuyam me nrpa-nandanah
sauhardenaprthag-dharmas
tusto 'ham sauhrdena vah
TRANSLATION: The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear sons of the King, I am very much pleased by the friendly relationships among you. All of you are engaged in one occupation -- devotional service. I am so pleased with your mutual friendship that I wish you all good fortune. Now you may ask a benediction of Me.
PURPORT: Since the sons of King Pracinabarhisat were all
So we have to understand the activities of Krsna. He's not dull-headed, nirakara. Why nirakara? He is acting in so many ways, and who acts in different ways unless he's a person? This is the conclusion. Unless He's a person, how He can act in so many different ways, according to circumstances? Just like we are receiving so many letters from different centers. So unless I am a person, how can I give direction? It is not a dull stone. So Krsna is not dull stone. Therefore we have to study Krsna's
Radhanath Swami quotes a story, "A young rich man asked Jesus what he needed to do in order to inherit eternal life. Jesus replied that he should keep the commandments, to which the man stated he had done. Jesus responded, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me." The young man became sad and was unwilling to do this. Jesus then spoke "I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdo
Appointment with Krishna 3/12
(Compiled from notes on lectures of H. H. Mahavishnu Goswami)
Last week in Abu Dhabi, it was our great fortune that we could have the association and blessings of our spiritual master, His Holiness Mahavishnu Gosvami Maharaja who opened our eyes by explaining how material association disturbs our spiritual existence. We always hanker for association, which is not desirable, and to overcome this we need constan
Going out in the car for his morning walk Prabhupada gave further warnings to Tamal Krishna and Ramesvara Maharajas on the dangers of the sahajiya tendency spreading in ISKCON. Tamal Krishna is returning to New York a little early because he is concerned that it might be spreading there also. Pradyumna prabhu's ongoing investigation has discovered that the gopi-bhava group have been transmitting their ideas to other temple communities by some sort of unofficial newsletter.
Tamal Krishna told Prab
Srila Prabhupada: The siddha-pranali process is followed by a class of men who are not very authorized and who have manufactured their own way of devotional service. They imagine they have become associates of the Lord simply by thinking of themselves like that.
This external behavior is not at all according to the regulative principles. The so-called siddha-pranali process is followed by the prakrita-sahajiya, a pseudosect of so-called Vaishnavas. In the opinion of Rupa Gosvami, such activities
Bhakti Charu Swami is from an aristocratic Bengali family and spent most of his early childhood in urban Kolkata. He met with Srila Prabhupada at the end of 1976 after a long and intense search for a spiritual teacher. This initial meeting resulted in Bhakti Charu Swami being assigned to translate the books of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust into the Bengali language. He was immediately made responsible as the secretary for Indian affairs and within a few months, Srila Prabhupada gave him initiatio
The following quotes given by his Divine grace A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on astrology. He advised to put more faith and reliance on Krsna.
3/24/74 BG Bombay :
Tamala Krshna:What is the position of astrology in Krshna consciousness?
Srila Prabhupada: Astrology is a science. Krshna consciousness has nothing to do with astrology, but it is the general custom that as soon as a child is born the astrologers come. That is the Indian system, Vedic system.
05/03/69 Lecture: Boston, Massachusetts :
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