Those who have realized that this human life offers an invaluable opportunity to work towards attaining the supreme goal, prize every moment of it. They are unwilling to waste even an instant in any other endeavor. They know that living entities in other species of life do not have the facility or good fortune to make progress towards the supreme goal and, accordingly, they see no value in living their lives in the manner of the lower species. Hence, upon attaining this extremely rare human life
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The preaching enthusiasm will come from our following the
principles of purity. Purity comes from sincerely following the principles of
devotional service. (Srimad-Bhagavatam 4.31.19), Sukharevo, February 2003.
-By H.H. Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj
Book Distribution in Sri Lanka
Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Jayatah
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
We were on traveling sankirtan in Vavuniya, the northern province of Sri Lanka, where until three years ago the civil war was raging. Although now the situation has calmed down, the police are still patrolling every corner. This place is famous because it's where most of the Tamil Tigers are imprisoned.
This part of Sri Lanka was cut off for many years from the rest of t
Question: Krishna Conscious Expectations |
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It is said that expectation leads to frustation. I want to know about expectation and hopes in the context of Krishna consciousness. What hopes and expectations should I keep with my practice of Krishna consciousness. |
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Answer: Always Expect Krishna's Mercy |
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As long as you places your hopes or expectations in material things, it is sure and certain that you will be disappointed. So instead you should place your hopes and expectati |
Srila Srivasa Pandita
"It was in Srivasa Pandita's house that Sri Caitanya enacted His pastimes of sankirtana. Those four brothers (Srivasa, Sri Rama, Sripati and Srinidhi) were continuously engaged in singing the names of Sri Krsna. They worshipped Sri Krsna and bathed in the Ganges thrice daily."
These four brothers previously lived in the district of Sri Hatta. Later
kaccit kurunam paramah suhrn no
bhamah sa aste sukham anga saurih
yo vai svasrnam pitrvad dadati
varan vadanyo vara-tarpanena
kaccit -- whether; kurunam -- of the Kurus; paramah -- greatest; suhrt -- well-wisher; nah -- our; bhamah -- brother-in-law; sah -- he; aste -- is; sukham -- happy; anga -- O Uddhava; saurih -- Vasudeva; yah -- one who; vai -- certainly; svasrnam -- of the sisters; pitr-vat -- like a father; dadati -- gives; varan -- everything des
Now it happened in the tiny temple room in Sydney before the Deities of Radha-Gopinatha. Not long into
The individual living being exists in a relationship between that which is him and that which is not him. Those who find this relationship painful and want to remove the pain sometimes deny this relationship by stating that the individual self is all that exists and therefore there is no such thing as relationship. They posit a self which exists in an impersonal, formless, relationshipless oneness and imagine that they have become liberated from all the pain of relationship. However, since our v
It’s a rare person who can avoid the trap of reaction spirals. This is the dangerous tendency to overreact to something – and then compound the problem by over analyzing it. Here is a typical example: someone criticizes some aspect of your work. You overreact to the criticism and become defensive. Then you spend the next half hour analyzing the critical comments, convincing yourself they are incorrect. A whirlwind of thoughts passes through your mind. You focus on the criticism. The more you do,
Let’s follow the gorgeous emerald-pillar to the kunja
Verse 57
moulish-chandraka-bhushano marakata-stambha-abhirâmam vapur-
vaktran chitra-vimugdha-hâsa-madhuram bale vilole drishou,
vâchah shaishava-sheetalâ mada-gaja-shlâghyâ vilâsa-sthitir-
manda-mandamaye ka esha mathurâ-veetheem mitho gâhate.57.
Translation
My dear friend, look there, Who is That walking slowly on the path of Gokul? He is alone and has a crown of peacock-feather; His body is as gorgeous as an emerald pillar; His face has a swee
Sankirtana Party and distribution of our magazines and books is our real program. Other things are secondary. (Letter to Satsvarupa, Moscow, 21 June, 1971)
-By.H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada
Preach to an enthusiastic audience
"For one who explains this supreme secret to the devotees, pure devotional service is guaranteed, and at the end he will come back to Me."—Bg. 18.68
Dear Prabhus and Maharajas,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada, who gave us the sacred mission to spread Krishna consciousness to the best of our ability.
I'm writing to invite you to preach to an audience eager to hear about Krishna consciousness: the readers of Back to Godhead. F
Bhakti Swaroop Damodar Swami
Entering the grihasta ashram is not just for sense enjoyment, but it is to have a son like Dhruva Maharaja, a son like Bhaktisiddanta Prabhupada, a son like our Prabhupada so that you can also be transferred to the kingdom of God. It is very important. You should train your children, especially if you have a son it is your duty to train your son to be a perfect brahmacari from the very childhood. Not that he should be entangled in this material world any longer. It i
Question: Which is Better: 16 Rounds or 64 Rounds? |
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Dear Gurudeva, |
large blocks of granite. When asked what they were doing, the first fellow
said, “I’m making bricks.” The second said, “I’m creating a foundation for
a large building.” The third person answered, “I’m building a cathedral.”
They are doing the exact same job, and all three responses were accurate,
but they reveal the huge difference attitude makes. It’s the difference
between tolerating or enjoying one’s life, between thinking
Challenge: Your Materialistic Advertisement |
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Your e-course is advertised as presenting the world's leading self-realization training system. This seems to be materialistic. What do you say? |
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Answer: It is Krishna's Advertisement, Not Ours |
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Lord Sri Krishna states in the Bhagavad-gita that the self-realization system he presents in the Bhagavad-gita is the topmost self-realization training system. We are simply presenting Krishna's system purely as it is without any additions or subtractions. So |
Hare Krishna Prabhujis and Matajis,
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada and Srila Gurudev.
Many a times we all must have come across people who actually become happy when others are in distress. Or may be their happiness lies in only seeing others in distress and unhappiness. I personally have witnessed such crooked smile which enlightens one's face after giving some trouble to a person who has never counteracted. Some people are very much satisfied to see that peopl
His Holiness Radhanath Swami Maharaja
Mother Nature is always speaking. She speaks in a language understood within the peaceful mind of the sincere observer. Leopards, cobras, monkeys, rivers and trees; they all served as my teachers when I lived as a wanderer in the Himalayan foothills. They shared the kind of lessons that elevate the spirit.
One particularly illuminating lesson from the forest comes in the form of the Himalayan musk deer. The musk deer is referenced in Sanskrit poetry and philos
