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Syamasundara Das: How can the Vedic principle of receiving guests that you mentioned be practically applied in today’s day and age, because people will take undue advantage. . . .
Maharaja: Yes, the society has become so degraded in a way it may be difficult to practice, but in the ideal situation Prabhupada is saying that after the offering is made, the householder would go out on the street and
loudly announce that if anyone is hungry please come and be my guest. In a society like that there can
The Importance of Guru Puja
Observation
After the class we came down to take Prasad am. We waited by the lotus waterfall, as a few devotees got the Prasad am ready. After a while the Temple President comes and invites us for Prasad. But we were stopped by devotees saying that the line is too long.A long line for Prasadam!!!!!!!!. That’s nothing new. But where did all these people come from. During Guru-puja there were just few devotees in the temple room. Is prasadam more important that SrilaPrab
On Commitment
"Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative and creation, there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unfores
Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga!
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Would you please explain me how can a karma kanda follower be Krishna conscious?
Do we have to be above the level of naiskama karma yoga to get full bhakti?
Can we get full bhakti or surrender at naisakama rather than karma kanda?
Karma kanda refers to the section of Vedic literatures which recommend fruitive activities and sacrifices for elevation to heavenly planets termed collec
When the soldiers risk their lives on the battlefield, the government is very much inclined to give them all facilities in their work. Even the citizens may be deprived of their comforts. So Krishna takes special appreciation for
Dear Devotees, please read below information regarding when to eat fruits. Courtesy: Krsna Gyan.
We all think eating fruit means just buying fruit, cutting it up and popping it into our mouths. It's not that easy. It's important to know how and when to eat fruit. What's the correct way to eat fruit?
IT MEANS NOT EATING FRUIT AFTER A MEAL! FRUIT SHOULD BE EATEN ON AN EMPTY STOMACH.
Eating fruit like that plays a major role in detoxifying your system, supplying you with a great deal of energy for w
CHANT FOR CHANGE --SESSION II
VENUE: ISKCON PANDARPUR, SESSION II: THE VISION, OBSTACLES AND PLANNING FOR THE HOLY NAME
FIVE POINT PROJECT MANAGEMENT:
This is like some project management. There is a five point program to organize a project, plan the project on local, regional, global level. It has five steps of planning. We had applied this to our Srila Prabhupada’s centennial 1996 project. Of course, we started planning in 1992 and the celebration was in 1996.
CHANTING PROJECT – FOR CHANGE:
So wha
Hare Krishna!
I would like to invite evryone to attend Vancouver's 38th Annual Jagannatha Ratha-Yatra.
Sunday August 14th
http://chariotfestivalofindia.com
Your aspiring Servant
Jaya Govinda Dasa
Strategies to overhaul the “Slaugtherhouse Civilization”
By Bharat Chandra das
The present civilization is clearly a “Slaughterhouse Civilization”! There is an act of murder in every fibre of it’s construction. Ever increasing greed for economic gains is the goal. We all know, this experiment has been disastrous. The rebelliousness on the values and culture of a sustainable past propagated by scientists and leaders combined has entered the blood of every citizen of the modern world. It has taken
While a devotee is never proud of himself, choosing to always remain meek and humble, he is nevertheless very proud of so many things. He is proud of His wonderful Lord Sri Krishna, who is constantly showering unlimited mercy upon all living beings. He is the proud of his spiritual master, who is delivering him from the cycle of birth death. He is proud of the devotees who are sacrificing their lives to push forward the Krishna consciousness movement for the benefit of all living beings. He grea
Question: See God by Becoming His Friend? |
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Please accept my humble obeisances |
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Answer: No. By Becoming His Servant We See God. |
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No. Friend means on an equal level. If we want to see God we must subordinate ourselves to Him as His humble servants. It is only when Arjuna gave up the mood of being Krishna's friend and accepted Him as His spi |
durbhago bata loko 'yam
yadavo nitaram api
ye samvasanto na vidur
harim mina ivodupam
durbhagah -- unfortunate; bata -- certainly; lokah -- universe; ayam -- this; yadavah -- the Yadu dynasty; nitaram -- more specifically; api -- also; ye -- those; samvasantah -- living together; na -- did not; viduh -- understand; harim -- the Personality of Godhead; minah -- the fishes; iva udupam -- like the moon.
Madhudvisa: Apart from the unusual colour scheme, the travelling bus looked much like a regular bus -- so much so that occasionally people would get on board. If they could handle the association, and were going in our direction, then they'd get a f
Balarama Jayanti Initiation Lecture by HH Radhanath Swami ,
Villa Vrindavan, Italy
HH Radhanath Swami:
On behalf of His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and the great acaryas of our Brahma Gaudiya Vaisnava sampradaya, on this holy occasion of Sri Balarama Jayanti, in Sri Villa Vrindavan, we commence the ceremony of initiation. We began this holy ceremony with the invocation of a verse from the holy scriptures:
Om apavitrahi.
This verse encapsulates the very purpose of initiat
Hare Krishna dear Devotees! PAMHO! AGTSP! here i found a story from Facebook. Sister Champakalata had sent. It might be repeated but it is worthy for that.
September 12 – 24, 2004, Russian Federation.
"My Chest Swells Up With Pride"
On the way out, one of my disciples, Ragalekha dasi, approached me. She is a woman in her late 40s, and I remembered her as a faithful disciple who always made it a point to come to my programs when I visited Russia. So when she asked me to visit her apartment to s
