Why is it that (in the Hare Krishna movement) you do not eat onions and
garlic?
After all they are vegetables, are they not? One can understand the
prohibition against meat-eating. But what is wrong with eating garlic and
onions? Surely there's no more violence committed when we eat an onion than
when we eat a potato.
Answer:
ALLIUM FAMILY
You may know that onions and garlic are botanical members of the Allium
family - along with leeks, chives and shallots. According to Ayurveda,
India's classic medical s
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 Rama
ramate bhajato cetah paramananda-varidhau
atreti kathito ramah syamasundara-vigrahah
The minds of the devotees are continuously drowned in an ocean of supreme joy by seeing the beautiful dark form of Krsna. Therefore He is known by the Name Rama. Jiva Goswami
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Hare
hanti duhkhani bhaktanam rati saukhyani canvaham
hara devi nigadita maha-karunya-salini
That most merciful Radha destroys the miseries of Her devotees and gives them great happiness every day. Therefore that goddess is known as Hara.
Jiva Goswami
By the Divine Grace of God one finds a genuine Spiritual Master -- And by His Divine Grace one can find God.
The poster a
ayajayad go-savena
gopa-rajam dvijottamaih
vittasya coru-bharasya
cikirsan sad-vyayam vibhuh
ayajayat -- made to perform; go-savena -- by worship of the cows; gopa-rajam -- the king of the cowherds; dvija-uttamaih -- by the learned brahmanas; vittasya -- of the wealth; ca -- also; uru-bharasya -- great opulence; cikirsan -- desiring to act; sat-vyayam -- proper utilization; vibhuh -- the great.
Srimad Bhagavatam - 3.28.16-17
TRANSLATION
His loins are encircled by a girdle, He stands on the lotus of His
devotee's heart. He is most charming to look at, and His serene aspect
gladdens the eyes and souls of the devotees who behold Him. The Lord
is eternally very beautiful, and He is worshipable by all the
inhabitants of every planet. He is ever youthful and always eager to
bestow His blessing upon His devotees.
PURPORT
The word darśanīyatamam, which is used in this verse, means that the
Lord is so be
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From what I understand from the scriptures, meditation is not concentration, but we call it de-concentration because scriptures say we meditate by saying "neti neti" (not this not that). God is not a thing whereupon we can concentrate. When we solve a problem, we can concentrate because our intellect has the ability to capture a problem. Intellect does not have capability to capture God. Therefore when we take our mind from other things we get a |
When we chant Hare Krsna mantra, we should chant with some love, with some feeling, and with the desire to please Krsna. Not that I have a quota to perform, so I will run through my 16 rounds. This is like a formality or a ritual.Freedom by surrender
by H.H. Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj
Someone asked God :
when everything is already written in destiny then why we should pray?
God smiled and Replied:
It may be Possible my child that i write "As U Wish" in your Destiny..
Our business is to try our best. Result we leave it for consideration of Krishna, and we shall not be disappointed whether the result is favorable or unfavorable. Actually there cannot be any unfavorable result, because we are serving Krishna.
by H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada
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Its not a Peta sponsored article. And I’m neither an old chap nor a complete vegetarian, technically. Going veg does have its benefits. From the point of view of your health, you cut down the risk of heart attacks. You bring down the risk of obesity. You get endowed with a healthy heart.
From a spiritual point of view, you lead a much more calmer life. Research shows that vegetarians don’t loose their cool in stressful situations. You’re happier that another creatu
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they are devotee band with initiated devotees members and they are presenting Sankirtan on international TV show.
and that shows 1st pries is 50 Laks Indian Rupees, which they going to donate ISKCON Mira
Question: Serving God is Serving Mankind? |
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The concept, "Madhava seva is manava seva," which means, "Serving God is serving mankind," is a universally valid principle, which has always been true and will always be true. God is the root of the entire tree of creation, and everything else is the leaves and branches of that tree. Just as w |
So by the result, one has to see.
Just like there is examination. One student says, "Oh, I have studied
so much." But when the examination was taken, he failed. So what does
it mean that he studied? That means he did not study, that's all. The
test is that spiritual advancement means minimizing material
activities. Bhaktih paresanubhavo viraktir anyatra syat [SB 11.2.42].
Automatically they will be detestful for material engagement.
Spiritual advancement means that.
Just like a hungry man, if you give h
Once, an astrologer named Sarvajna came to the house of a poor man.
Surprised at the man’s wretched condition, he asked him why he was so
unhappy and why he languished in such poverty even though his wealthy
father had left him a large treasure. Unfortunately, the man’s father
died in a foreign place and did not disclose the location of his
assets; thus, the man suffered the distress of poverty because he was
ignorant of his rightful inheritance. Only the astrologer, whose name
means “the omniscient on
In the afternoon, Srila Prabhupada met with Syamananda's parents in his room. He told them that he was pleased with their son's new altar construction. Syamananda's father, Harvey Buttonshaw, was a late middle-aged man with longish grey-black hair and a substantial moustache. He had been a mercenary for many years and had even served with the Frenc
vipannan visa-panena
nigrhya bhujagadhipam
utthapyapayayad gavas
tat toyam prakrti-sthitam
vipannan -- perplexed in great difficulties; visa-panena -- by drinking poison; nigrhya -- subduing; bhujaga-adhipam -- the chief of the reptiles; utthapya -- after coming out; apayayat -- caused to drink; gavah -- the cows; tat -- that; toyam -- water; prakrti -- natural; sthitam -- situated.
Hare Krsna!
Part 2:
What is detachment, and how do we become detached?
Detachment is often mistaken to mean we don’t care, or we don’t feel compassion, or we are lazy. This is not detachment! True detachment means we are not disturbed by external events, or material thoughts and emotions. And the reason why we are not disturbed is because of our deep connection and attachment to the Lord. As Lord Krsna says in the Gita: “Such a liberated person is not attracted to material sense pleasure but is alw
Posted on September 6, 2011
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Bhaktya mam abhijanati yavan yas casmi tattvatah [Bg. 18.55]. If you want to
know in truth, tattvatah… Krsna wants that one should understand Him
tattvatah. Not that superficially to take Krsna, that “He was very fond of
the gopis, and let us hear the lila of Krsna.” Why Krsna’s gopis’ lila? Why
not Krsna’s lila killing the demons? That, the people are not interested, to
hear about Krsna’s killing the demons. Because the gopis’ lila, it appears
to be
