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Thought Of The Day

Any sane man will think, “For so long I have
served my nasty desires, but still I am not happy.” We are suffering, yet still
we follow the dictation of lust and greed. In this way we create our karma.


By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

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To my Krishna

Neither I'm Meera nor I'm Radha,

Still I want my You, Krishna

Since I saw Your beauty

I got mad, I got away from all,

Even Love looks mad at me!!!

Nothing I want,

I want You to me mine!!

 


No worship I know,No chanting,

My heart is the altar where You stand,

'I love you'-my mantra!

For ages and aeons, I have swam against stream,

Now as the gush of Your beauty welcomes,

I must flow to Thee!!!

 

Take my heart, Kanha, take my soul,

This maidservant belongs to thee!!

Kiss me or torture,Dear!

I'm yours and yours, for

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Krishna to the rescue

 

The Kauravas are consumed by jealousy of the Pandavas, and lose no opportunity to cause them trouble. With the view to harming the Pandavas, Duryodhana sends sage Durvasa to them, telling him that they will have no trouble providing food to him and any number of people accompanying him.

        The Pandavas have in their possession a vessel called Akshayapatra, whivh supplies infinite amount of rice, to feed sages who turn up to their doorstep. But the vessel will churn out food only until it ha

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importance of utpanna ekadashi

Utpanna Ekadasi

Suta Goswami said, "O learned brahmanas, long ago Lord Sri Krishna, the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, explained the auspicious glories of Sri
Ekadasi and the rules and regulations governing each observance of fasting
on that holy day. O best of the brahmins, whosoever hears about the origins
and glories of these sacred fasts on the Ekadasi days goes directly to the
abode of Lord Vishnu after enjoying many different kinds of happiness in
this material world.
"Arjuna, the son of Prithaa,
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24 Hrs Devotional Service

 

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Urja Vrata/Kartik Vrata/Dipa Dana/24 Hrs Devotional Service

 

Urja Vrata/Dipa Dana/Kartik Vrata/24 Hrs Devotional Service

I have already instructed Karandhara to have a sky lamp and put candle in the evening to the Deity for one month.

Devotee (2): Srila Prabhupada, today is the beginning of urja-vrata. Can you describe what that is, urja-vrata, how it should be observed?

Prabhupada: What is this?

Gurudasa: They want to know urja-vrata.

Prabhupada: Uh.

Gurudasa: He wants you to describe what it is.

Dev

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Bhaja Govindam by Adi Sankaracharya



 

Bhaja Govindam – from the immortal composition of Adi Sankaracharya, 10 verses of this hymn divinely rendedered.
 
 
It is said that Adi Shankaracharya, accompanied by his disciples, was walking along a street in Varanasi one day when he came across an aged scholar teaching the rules of Sanskrit grammar to his students by rote. Taking pity on him, Adi Shankaracharya went up to the scholar and advised him not to waste his time on grammar at his age but to turn his mind to God in worship and adorat
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New Goshala at Bhaktivedanta Manor, Aldenham

 

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This new complex of buildings has been designed to support Bhaktivedanta Manor in the continuation of its ethical farming and cow protection scheme. The new buildings consist of a hay barn, two cow sheds, equipment stores, animal infirmary and a new visitor centre for pilgrims and visiting school groups. The new visitor centre houses cow and calf pens, a milking parlour and dairy, a farm office and reception, oxen pen and an ox power centre equipped with oxmill and milling machinery.


A unique f

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A cause to celebrate

 

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IT WAS a Deepavali celebration with a difference for 70 teachers and around 1,200 pupils at SJK (T) Vivekananda, Petaling Jaya recently.

 

Not only were they treated to a sumptuous vegetarian meal, they also received free books under the Sastra Dana and Anna Dana Programme, jointly organised by Bhaktivedanta Books Trading Malaysia Sdn Bhd, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Malaysia and Food For Life Society Malaysia.

 

Two separate programmes were held for pupils in the

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Thought Of The Day

Bhakti-yoga system is to engage the senses and the mind in Krsnas service. If your mind is engaged in Krsnas service, then there is very little scope for the mind being diverted from it. It diverts, but if you practice, then Krsna will help you.(Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.15.41), Los Angeles, 19.12.1973By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada
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Sankirtan in bombay

The municipality of Bombay had denied permission to allow construction of a temple on the grounds that kirtana in the temple would be a "nuisance". Giriraja brought this news to Prabhupada's attention at the official end of the festival.

The devotees, now enthusiastic and rejuvenated, prepared to return to their respective temples around the world. It was decided, however, that some of them be encouraged to stay on and hold massive kirtana programs in Bombay to convince residen
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Sankirtan in bombay

The municipality of Bombay had denied permission to allow construction of a temple on the grounds that kirtana in the temple would be a "nuisance". Giriraja brought this news to Prabhupada's attention at the official end of the festival.

The devotees, now enthusiastic and rejuvenated, prepared to return to their respective temples around the world. It was decided, however, that some of them be encouraged to stay on and hold massive kirtana programs in Bombay to convince residen
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Deity dressing

In the chilly, pre-dawn hours, the devotees were fortunate to accompany Srila Prabhupada on his long morning walks down Chatikara Road, while in the evenings devotees would gather to hear Prabhupada, sometimes in his newly constructed rooms and other times at nearby Phogala Asrama.

One night in his room, Amogha presented Srila Prabhupada with an exquisite framed photo of Sri Sri Radha-Vallabha in Melbourne. Krsna was dressed in loose-fitting gold and lavender pants with matching tur
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About Buddhimanta prabhu

Buddhimanta, a prime mover in establishing the first major thrust of book distribution in Australia, inspired many of the Australian devotees. By the time he returned to America, his association had left a deep impression on his Godbrothers and Godsisters in Australia.

Caru: It's hard to say a lot about Buddhimanta, because he wasn't a very complicated person. But one thing was sure. His enthusiasm to distribute Prabhupada's books was outstanding. It seemed unlimited, and
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Difficulties in New Zealand

On 29 October 1973, Tusta Krsna telegrammed Srila Prabhupada in a mood of recompense:

DEAR SRILA PRABHUPADA,

PLEASE ACCEPT MY HEART AT YOUR FEET. RECEIVED YOUR LETTER AND TELEGRAM TODAY. TEMPLE WILL NOT BE SOLD. ALL PAPERS TO BE SIGNED OVER TO YOU. NEVER INTENDED TO CLAIM PROPERTY OR MONEY AS MY OWN. DETAILED LETTER FOLLOWS. PLEASE FORGIVE ANY CONFUSION OR ANXIETY MY BLUNDERS HAVE CAUSED YOU -- YOUR SERVANT, TUSTA

And at the end of the first week of November 1973, Srila P
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Do not leave Krishna

Far more serious than the closure of the Brisbane temple, however, was the news that the Auckland temple had also been influenced by Siddha Svarupa's philosophy. Tusta Krsna Swami had been, and still remained, very close to Siddha Svarupa. On hearing of Siddha's radical departure from ISKCON, Tusta had joined him in Hawaii and given the devotees under his care in Auckland the choice of either staying or joining him there. Many had agreed to join him.

Despite the fact that the
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Sydney Town Hall

The double-decker bus, full of chanting devotees, pulled up outside the stately Town Hall in the centre of downtown Sydney. The melodious kirtana party proceeded up the elegant sandstone steps, crossed the open terrace and entered the cavernous main hall.

Flowers and garlands decorated the temple vyasasana that was set up on stage before the gigantic pipe organ. A large flower show had finished just that afternoon, and since the organisers had not yet removed all the potted plants
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Halava preparation

In the course of performing their daily, and nightly, service to the Deities in the temple, Srila Prabhupada's second-initiated pujaris, would regularly have to miss out on Prabhupada's classes and outside engagements.

Ambika dasi, assigned the task of cooking the evening offering, was feeling a little depressed. She would miss Prabhupada's Sydney Town Hall lecture. She had just completed the arati when Srutakirti entered the kitchen.

"Why don't you take the maha-prasadam into Sr
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