Srila Prabhupada: “Practically everything depends on practice abhyasa-yoga-yuktena cetasa nanya-gamina (Bhagavad-Gita 8.8). Abhyasa-yoga means yoga practice. Practise it. The whole Krsna consciousness movement is a practice to learn how to transfer from one kind of consciousness to another. For that we require practice. Just like one man can run a few miles. I cannot run even one mile. The difference is, he has practice. The strength of the heart is increasing by practice. By practice everything
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I understand that you are feeling my absence. Krishna will give you strength. Physical presence is immaterial; presence of the transcendental sound received from the spiritual master should be the guidance. That will make our spiritual life successful. If you feel very strongly about my absence you may place my picture on my sitting places, and this will be source of inspiration for you.
(Srila Prabbhupada, Centennial Offering to Brahmananda, Hayagríva, 1/09/1967)
The different kinds of ocean within the universe like this in the ‘Siddhantasiromani” an astrological regulation. Within the universe in different places or in different planets there are different kinds of oceans also such as
(1) Saline ocean,
(2) Lactic ocean,
(3) Curdic ocean,
(4) Fatty ocean,
(5) Saccarine ocean,
(6) Vinum ocean and
(7) Pure aquatic ocean.
So there are seven different kinds of oceans out of which we have only experience of the Saline ocean on earth.
In the Laghubhagabatamritam there
We are worshiping Govinda, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the original person. And this song we were just singing—govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami—is reaching Him. He’s hearing it. You cannot say He’s not hearing it. Especially in this scientific age, when radio messages are broadcast thousands and thousands of miles so you can hear them, it is easy to understand how Govinda, Krishna, can hear your sincere prayer.
Similarly, just as you can see a television picture transmitted from thou
The fact is that everything is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, manifested in varieties of energy. Ekam evadvitiyam brahma. There is no second existence. Those who are truly vipascit, learned, are those who have reached the platform of understanding and observing the Supreme Personality of Godhead in any condition of life. premanjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena santah sadaiva hrdayesu vilokayanti (Bs. 5.38). Learned devotees accept even conditions of distress as representing the presence of th
When a person regrets his sinful activities, the abandoning of Krishna consciousness and good intelligence, his path of deliverance from the path of material clutches is opened. As stated in Srimad-Bhagavatam 5.5.5: parabhavas tavad abodha jato yavan na jijnasata atma-tattvam. When a person loses his Krishna consciousness and loses interest in self-realization, he must engage in sinful activities. All one’s activities in a life devoid of Krishna consciousness simply lead to defeat and misuse of
There are two conceptions: the physical conception and the vibration conception. So physical conception is temporary. The vibration conception is eternal. Just like we are... relishing the vibration of Krishna’s teachings. So by vibration He is present. As soon as we chant Hare Krishna or chant Bhagavad-gita or Srimad Bhagavatam, He is present immediately by His vibration. He’s absolute. Therefore try to remember His words of instruction and you’ll not feel separation. You’ll feel that He is wit
The idea is that if you once see Krishna, then you will forget all this nonsense material enjoyment. That is seeing Krishna. No more. Svamin krtartho ’smi varam na yace (Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 22.42). "My dear Lord I don’t want anything." Dhruva Maharaja went to see Krishna to get the kingdom of his father, but when he saw Krishna, Vishnu offered, "Now, whatever benediction you want, you take." He said, svamin krtartho ’smi varam na yace, "My dear Lord, I have no more any desire." That is Kr
Q. In Narottama dasa Thakur's prayers in Prema Bhakti Candrika he identifies the six enemies of the mind: lust, anger, greed, illusion, pride (madness) and envy. He says he will use them in their proper way in devotional service.
I have many times heard it stated that there is no place for envy in devotional service, or in the spiritual world. However, Narottama dasa Thakur says:
"I will engage my lust in eagerness to serve Krishna and I will use my anger against those who are envious of the devot
"Jan Gan Man" is national anthem of India written by Ravindranath Tagore.
Many people dont know that it have 5 paragraphs (Because all are not sung)
It was written in Bengali but most of the words are Sanskrit.
Linguist tried to understand why Tagore wrote it for King George V?
They were trying to find with what intention did Tagore compose this song?
And they arrived at the conclusion that it was not written for King nor it refers to 'Bharat Mata' or mother earth it was specifically written for Lord
The Sun enters the Makara raasi (the zodiac sign of Capricorn - the goat), on Sankranti day, signifying the onset of Uttarayana Punyakalam.
The following has been translated from an article in Sadachara Vybhavam of the great Vaishnava devotee Sripad Madhwacharya.
Today is "Makara Sankranti" which is celebrated when the Sun begins the northward journey, marking the beginning of the "uttaraayaNa puNyakaalam". Sun enters the sign of "Makara", (Capricorn) from Cancer at this time. (This is als
“He reasons ill who tells that Vaishnavas die when thou art living still in sound. The Vaishnavas die to live and, living, try to spread the Holy Name around!” - Bhaktivinode Thakura
Last night the New Vrindaban community celebrated the life of a well-known and much loved godsister of the Hare Krishna movement, who passed away recently, namely Yamuna Devi. Even if you didn’t know her personally, you certainly felt as if she’d been one of your ever well-wishers after this memorial.
Following Mala
Yesterday, Monday evening 10 January 2012, His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami
Maharaja addressed over 200 Kwa Zulu Natal ISKCON Youth-Students at the Sri
Sri Radha Radhanath Temple of Understanding in Durban, South Africa!
An exciting interactive class between Guru Maharaja and the youth took
place.
Guru Maharaja also requested His Grace Kshudy Prabhu from Laguna Beach, USA
and His Grace Syhamlal Prabhu, India, disciples of Srila Prabhupada to share
their youthful experiences. They were very young, about
Krishna is the absolute truth. His beauty is also absolute and eternal. His form is the vessel of pure spiritual energy- eternity, knowledge and bliss and it is therefore beautiful through and through. Material beauty offers momentary pleasure to the sense while Krishna's spiritual beauty touches the very soul of the living being, thrilling him with a pleasure so wonderful that once having relished it he can never give it up. Srila Rupa Gosvami has therefore advised,
"My dear friend, if you still
Once upon a time Princess Beauty went around the universe to search for a suitable groom, holding a flower garland in her hand. She travelled through the entire universe, but she did not find a suitable husband. With a heart filled with sorrow, she returned to Earth. Here, she stepped into Vrindâvan. Beauty was not aware, that, now the infinitely beautiful and infinitely sweet Sri Govinda had manifested Himself in Sri Vrindâvan. Beauty thought – “I could not find a suitable groom anywhere in t
ekadasyam samayantyam prapunantyam jagattrayam
sthatavyam annamasritya bhavata papa purusa
sansare yani papani tany eva ekadasi dine
annam asritya tisthanti sriman narayana ajnaya
(Padma Purana, Kriya Yogasara 22.46,50)
When Ekadasi arrives, at that time, all of the sins from the three worlds reside in grains in the form of a sinful person.
Whatever sins are available in this world, they all together reside in grains on Ekadasi day by the order of Lord Sri Narayana.
The 9th anga of sadhana is harivas-
Krsna The Perfect Gentleman never ever stabs someone from behind the back. Best examples are present in Brihat Samita that speakes of omens which people call it as andha visvas(blind faith).
Even before giving us the result of our bad or sinful activities(vikarma’s) that is to hits us. The all merciful Lord sends warning signals of the bad results and also good results are seen through the nature. Brihat Samita is book that speaks of such warnings and signals of the Lord to the humans. It also sp
Any sacrifice performed for some material benefit, with pride, for material welfare, O chief of the Bharatas-know that that is in the mode of passion.
Any sacrifice performed without the direction of scriptural injunction, without any Vedic hymns, without any priestly remuneration (prasadam distribution), and without faith, must be considered in the mode of darkness.
5 Places that kali resides are Binding activities – Anything done in mode of passion and ignorance will bind us.
- Meat eating,
- Illicit
A devotee always accepts his distress as minimized by Gods Mercy; although he would have to suffer many more times the suffering. Any one who accepts this philosophy of Gods Mercy in suffering conditions, and still makes progress in Krishna Consciousness, it is said that he is sure to go back to Home, Back to Godhead.
By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada
