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It has been explained in the previous verses that mind is the product of ego in goodness and that the function of the mind is acceptance and rejection according to desire. But here intelligence is said to be the product of ego in passion. That is the distinction between mind and intelligence; mind is a product of egoism in goodness, and intelligence is a product of egoism in passion. The desire to accept something and reject something is a very important factor of the mind. Since mind is a produ
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Excellence...

Excellence...A German once visited a temple under construction where he saw a sculptor making an idol of God. Suddenly he noticed a similar idol lying nearby. Surprised, he asked the sculptor, "Do you need two statues of the same idol?" "No," said the sculptor without looking up, "We need only one, but the first one got damaged at the last stage."The gentleman examined the idol and found no apparent damage. "Where is the damage?" he asked. "There is a scratch on the nose of the idol." said the s
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Last Sunday night I was interviewed by a college student who asked me what is our position on same sex marriage. I explained to him that since in the Krishna consciousness movement our principle is that sex is only for procreation and not for recreation, same sex marriage does not have any legitimacy in Krishna consciousness. I told him that if a man could make his boyfriend pregnant or a lady could make her girlfriend pregnant, same sex marriage would be acceptable in Krishna consciousness.If i
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All of life is in a constant state of changeEverything has beginning and everything has an end. Every tree begins with a seed and will eventually transform back into earth. In our modern world, this means that every car, every machine, every piece of clothing is created and all will wear out and crumble; it’s only a matter of time. Our bodies are born and they will die. A glass is created and will eventually break. All of life is in a constant state of change.When you expect something to break,
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Speech of selective words

Prthu Maharaja's talks before the Kumaras were very laudable because of so many qualifications. A speech should be composed of selected words, very sweet to hear and appropriate to the situation. Such speech is called meaningful. All these good qualifications are present in Prthu Maharaja's speech because he is a perfect devotee. It is said, yasyasti bhaktir bhagavaty akincana sarvair gunais tatra samasate surah: "For one who has unflinching devotional faith in the Supreme Personality of Godhead
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Is Too Much Devotion Not Good?

Question: Is Too Much Devotion Not Good?Dearest Srila Gurudeva, an advanced devotee once told us an quote from India,"Too much devotion is a symptom of a thief." She said for the beginners, we should make a balance between spiritual and material life, not too much, not too little. Is it right? Is too much devotional service really a thief on our spiritual road? For a long time, I didn't strive hard to make progress fearing others may talk about me as just showing off. I always worry that other d
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Favorable Judgment

Favorable JudgmentIn a court of justice two lawyers put forward their respective relevant arguments taken from the authorized law books to decide a point, but it is up to the judge to decide the case in favor of one of the litigants. When the opposing lawyers put forward their arguments, both of them are legal and bona fide, but the judgment is given as to which argument is applicable to the particular case.Lord Caitanya gives His judgment on the authority of sastras that the chanting of the hol
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Ayurvedic facts about Curds (Yoghurt)

Hare Krishna Friends,
From milk comes the very obvious nectar CURD.

Types of curds according to Ayurveda:

.            Thick curds (semi formed curds)

.            Sweet curds

.            Sweet-sour curds

.            Sour curds

.            Very sour curds.

But the sweetness or the sourness of the curds depends on 

.            How old is the curds - Older the curds, more the sourness.

.            Amount of curds added to the milk during making curds.

Chemically or microscopically there might not be muc
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Holy Name has been chanted

Later in his room, Prabhupada spoke more on the topical issue. His spiritual master, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, in considering whether articles were worthy for publication, would count how many times the word "Krsna" or "Caitanya" had been used; if these holy names had been quoted sufficiently, he would say: "That's all right. This can be used."

Prabhupada turned to Caru. "So, how many times has this man mentioned the word 'Krsna' in the article?"

Caru quickly count

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Prabhupada's views

A few devotees, eager to learn whether Srila Prabhupada's arrival press conference or interview had received any publicity, waited outside the local newsagency to purchase all the morning papers.

The previous night's Herald had already published a frivolously-worded article. Entitled "Even the Divine get Blueys" -- referring to the parking ticket slapped onto the car's windscreen by a zealous parking officer -- the reporters made a point of mentioning their disapproval of Srila

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Lecture

LecturePrabhupada's first evening class was based on Chapter 13 of Bhagavad-gita, verses 22-24. Prabhupada explained how, out of ignorance, the living entities in the material world were claiming to be the enjoyer, purusa, when in actual fact they were prakrti, the enjoyed. Ultimately, Krsna was the supreme enjoyer."Just like in this temple. Who is the enjoyer? Krsna is the enjoyer. We are helping in Krsna's enjoyment. Krsna will eat something very nice. Our business is to prepare it nicely and
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Electric bar heaterIt was the coldest Melbourne winter for some years. Despite the electric fan heater going full blast in his room, Srila Prabhupada felt chilled. Towards late afternoon he called his young disciple Cittahari, and asked him to get a replacement heater. Not only was this one not warming the room, he said, but it was too noisy. Cittahari rushed off, and later returned with two kerosene heaters. The room became somewhat warmer. Soon, however, Prabhupada again called Cittahari, comp
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Teaching how to cookSatsvarupa dasa Goswami prepared for Prabhupada's massage, meditating on his good fortune at becoming Srila Prabhupada's personal servant. Six months before, on a travelling book distribution party in Texas, Satsvarupa had received an urgent phone message to call Los Angeles.It was Karandhara who broke the news over the phone: Srutakirti dasa was going to get married and could no longer travel throughout the world accompanying Srila Prabhupada. Some of the devotees had been t
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Press interview

Tuesday, 25 June 1974

The early morning air was crisp as the Alitalia jet touched down on the airport tarmac. The sight of the plane sent the devotees crowded on the observation deck into a frenzy. They raced back to the International terminal and started chanting ecstatically to receive His Divine Grace. Since Prabhupada had chosen to visit only Melbourne this time, virtually every devotee in the entire Australasian zone had converged there. Madhudvisa, remembering the many bungle

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PreachingOn the twenty-hour journey from Frankfurt to Melbourne, Satsvarupa dasa Goswami was Srila Prabhupada's only travelling companion. During the flight to Singapore, Srila Prabhupada opened one of his Srimad-Bhagavatam volumes. He read for over an hour and then placed it in the chair-pocket in front of him. He was mostly quiet, but once, while looking out at the silver wing he turned to Satsvarupa Goswami. "It took so much intelligence to build a plane like this," he said, "so how can they
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Vote for KrishnaSaturday, 18 May 1974Melbourne's Age "Quote of the Week" cited Sabhapati's reply to the question "What's the first thing you would do if you're elected to the House of Representatives?"Sabhapati's answer was to the point: "I would abolish the bar in Parliament House -- how can you rule the country if you're intoxicated?"The results of the Federal Elections, although not exciting, showed promise. Out of 52,982 possible votes, Sabhapati received 593 -- including 134 absent votes an
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Election campaignIt was Saturday morning in Lygon Street, Carlton, just a few weeks before the Federal Elections. Lygon Street was the heart of Melbourne's student community, and more significantly, the heart of Sabhapati's electorate. The seat of Melbourne consisted of over 12 inner-city suburbs north of the Yarra river , and Carlton was one of them. The enthusiastic sankirtana party, consisting of a dozen young boys and girls, had just done a quick chant around the busy spots of the neighbourh
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A new course offered by Bhaktivedanta College at the ISKCON community in Radhadesh, Belgium, promises to open up a host of career opportunities for ISKCON devotees.


Bhaktivedanta College already offers a substantial list of scriptural study course such as Bhakti Sastri and Bhakti Vaibhava, as well as seminars and workshops on japa, kirtan, and other facets of devotional life. But so far, it has only offered one full degree course a B.A. in Theology and Religious Studies validated by the Universit

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Parasara Muni

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Is the grandson of Vasista Muni and father of Vyasadeva. He is the son of Maharshi Shakti and his mother’s name was Adrisyanti. He was in the womb of his mother when she was only twelve years old. And from within the womb of his mother he learnt the Vedas. His father was killed by a demon Kalmaspada and to revenge this he wanted to annihilate the whole world when he heard the death news of his father by his mother. He was however restrained by his grand father Vasista. He then performed a Raksha

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