If we understand that this life is meant for understanding Krsna or to advance in
Krsna consciousness, if this much we understand, then also, our life is
successful. But we do not take it seriously. That is the
difficulty.(Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.15.27),New York, 06.03.1975
By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada
Today, at 69 years old, Chaitanya Prema Dasa is a robust, healthy devotee, visiting the Potomac, Maryland ISKCON temple every Sunday and working at the Pentagon, where he has served for twenty-five years in the Department of the Defense Inspector General. He keeps a small altar with Srila Prabhupada and a large, beautiful picture of Lord Krishna in his office, so that his boss and co-workers see the Lord every time they have mee
How we value, acquire, use, and relate to money reflects our inner state of being.
Sri Sukadeva Goswami said, "Money does not stay in one place. It passes from one hand to another. Ultimately no one can enjoy money, and it remains the property of the Supreme Personality of Godhead." (Srimad-Bhagavatam 5.14.24) Money is God's energy. He created it, He owns it, and He controls it: "Everything animate or inanimate that is within
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In the Srimad-Bhagavatam it is stated the rasa dance took place on the full moon night of the sarat season. From the statement of previous chapters, it appears that the festival of Govardhana Puja was performed just after the dark moon night of the month of Karttika, and thereafter the ceremony of Bhratrdvitiya was performed; then the wrath of Indra was exhibited in the shape of torrents of rain and hailstorm, and Lord Krsna held up Govardhana Hill for seven days, up until the ninth day of the
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Residents of Seattle are set to get a sneak preview of a new documentary film about spiritual activism, directed by Radha-Vallabha Dasa—a brahmachari monk at New York’s Bhaktivedanta Ashram—on the 12th anniversary of the famous Seattle WTO protests.
The film will be screened twice, on Wednesday November 30th—the actual day of the protests back in 1999—and Thursday December 1st, at the Landmark Harvard Exit Theater in Seattle.
“Today We Have The Power” documents the day, twelve years ago this mo
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The transcendental Abodes of the Supreme Lord Krsna who is sac-cid-ananda Vigraha nature (eternal, full of knowledge and full of bliss), has unlimited Abodes
Its six divisions of abodes of The Supreme Lord Krsna in descending order are called: They are found in the Spiritual Sky as well as the Material sky.
Goloka Vrindavan,
Navadvipa,
Mathura,
Dvaraka,
Ayodhya,
Vaikuntha (24 forms of Vishnu seen on the cover page of Bhagavatam).
In Spiritual Sky the Lord always Expands & Material world is create
1. Karma, Jnana, Dhyana and Bhakti all are attached to the word Yoga so what is Yoga Siddhi?
Siddhis (Perfection stage of Karma, Jnana, Dhyana & Bhakti)
Yoga Siddhi is a general term but generally understood and referred by the populace is in terms of Dhyana Siddhi.
Yoga Siddhi also means Karma Siddhi
Yoga Siddhi also means Jnana Siddhi
Yoga Siddhi also means Dhyan Siddhi
Yoga Siddhi also means Bhakti Siddhi
Karma Siddhi - Mukti via 4 kinds of liberation (but limited to Pramatma realization)
Jnana Sid
Just like a man has got several sons, but all of them, in the
beginning, they are illiterate. Now, in their grown-up age, by accepting
different departmental knowledge, one becomes a medical practitioner, one becomes
engineer, one becomes lawyer, or one becomes vagabond. So not by birth, one
becomes engineer or medical man or this or... No. Everything by culture, by
education. Similarly, the Vedic culture means everyone is given the chance to
become first-class brahmana. That is called brahminical cul
Posted on November 27, 2011
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Pradyumna (leads chanting, etc):
atra sura mahesvasa
bhimarjuna-sama yudhi
yuyudhano viratas ca
drupadas ca maha-rathah
[Bg. 1.4]
Translation: “Here in this army there are many heroic bowmen equal in
fighting to Bhima and Arjuna; there are also great fighters like Yuyudhana,
Virata and Drupada.”
Prabhupada: So all these heroes are mentioned not only in this verse, in
several other verses also. So people may ask that “By mentioning these great
fighter, w
Posted on November 25, 2011
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Prabhupada: There must be something to repose my love. So they have no
family, no Krsna. So naturally keep dog. [break] …must be there, to love.
That is my tendency, but if I have nothing, then I will have to catch the
dog. What can be done? [break] …furnish this television. Dog and
television and whiskey and cigarette. That’s all. (laughter) Is it not?
[break] …in India these things are entering: dog, television. And
cigarette, wine, has already e
Posted on November 26, 2011
Filed under BVKS Sanga
If Krsna saves, nobody can kill; and if Krsna wants to kill, nobody can
save. Therefore our conclusion should be that we should always be under the
protection of Krsna. Avasya raksibe krsna. This is saranagati. Saranagati,
surrender. Surrender means that “I am surrendering to Krsna with full faith
that He is quite competent and able to give me protection.” This is called
surrender. Not that hesitation: “Oh, I will surrender to Krsna, and in case
of
I am following his lectures on you tube and is he RIVIK or authorized by ISKCON?
Thanks
mathuranath dasa
Srila Prabhupada Puja and Murti Care Standards
Temple Room Srila Prabhupada Murti
By the GBC
Dress:
Daily change Srila Prabhupada into clean clothes. Ensure the clothes are freshly washed and ironed, without holes, stains, and odor, or in disrepair. The clothes should fit properly. Pure silk or cotton are the best fabrics to use for Srila Prabhupada’s clothes. Synthetic cloth should never be offered
Dress Srila Prabhupada in the style and color of clothes he wore when he was physically present
Devote
HK
PAMHO
I found this article on IDT, thought I'd share it.
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When we are chanting our surrender is simply to hear because our mind
will have many objects about what to contemplate on. The mind has so
many attachments, desires, fears and aspirations. It is a great
priority that we make a offering of our heart by concentrating and
hearing the Holy Name. This is how we can wors
It is really joyful journey from Non-Devotee to 16 rounder Devotee. Though it not an achievement, but the journey was very wonderful and each step it was adding a lot of joy.
Earlier life was really under big stress and tensions. It was a lot of struggle with madness and anger in the mind. Everyday was hectic and stressful giving a list of curces to number of people. Every night was sleepless night, worrying situation and it was asking revenge . . revenge . . revenge.
After joining ISKCON, we unde
While ISKCON’s culture and spiritual traditions hail from ancient India, many of our members live in Christian countries, come from Christian backgrounds, and send their children to Christian schools.
As a result of unavoidable interaction with the larger culture, many ISKCON devotees assimilate and participate in at least a small part of its practices—one of the greatest of which is, of course, Christmas Day.
This Christmas, devotees at the ISKCON temple in Washin
There are eight kinds of forms recommended for the devotees to see. The forms may be made out of
but all the forms are of the same value. It is not that one who meditates on the form within the mind sees differently from one who worships the form in the temple. The Supreme Personality of Godhead is absolute, and there is therefore no difference between the two.
By Hari-sauri dasa
Dear Hari Sauri Prabhu
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Recently I was involved in a conversation with several devotees regarding vaisnava clothes. Some of them were proponing the idea that sari and dhoti are actually not vaisnava clothes that devotees in spiritual world wear, givin
Prabhupada: ...our guest. Because somebody is guest, paying guest, therefore
we shall admit anyone in any kind of dress?
Aksayananda: No.
Gopala Krsna: We don't admit people who look like hippies or something.
Aksayananda: That girl, I told her she had to wear a sari. And she did for
some time, but then again she stopped.
Prabhupada: That I am speaking, that sa yadi kriyate raja.
Aksayananda: Due to habit.
Prabhupada: Sakrn nasnuta pahanam (?) That is the difficulty. It will be
very bad example. People
