Quest for Happiness

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on July 28, 2011 at 9:16am

Suppose a man is thrown into the ocean. He may be an expert swimmer, but he cannot be happy in the ocean because he is out of his natural condition of life. The only way he will become happy is if someone picks him up from the ocean and places him on the land.

So if we are serious, if we actually want to be happy, we must take to the cultivation of spiritual understanding, an understanding of Krishna consciousness. Of course, in every country of the world there is some religious system, some syst

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How Krishna is Not a Hindu God?

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on July 28, 2011 at 9:16am

Question: How Krishna is Not a Hindu God?

Gurudeva: Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. I have seen in India and noticed that people think that Krishna is a Hindu god. But Srila Prabhupada said that God is God just as gold is gold, that one cannot say, "Hindu gold" or "Christian gold." How can we understand that Krishna is not a Hindu god? Chetan

Answer: He is Not Hindunatha. He is Jagannatha.

If Krishna was a Hindu god, He would be called Hindunatha (the lord of the

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Most unfortunate thing

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on July 28, 2011 at 9:15am

Most unfortunate thing

Mohanananda was becoming increasingly morose and alienated from the devotees. He was not chanting his prescribed number of rounds nor attending the daily spiritual program, and it was obvious to many devotees that he was not strictly following the regulative principles. In early August, 1972, Mohanananda voluntarily relinquished his position as the president of the Sydney temple and GBC assistant, agreeing to spend more time on the printing press.

An election was held and de

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 2 Text 5

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on July 28, 2011 at 9:15am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 2 Text 5
pulakodbhinna-sarvango
muncan milad-drsa sucah
purnartho laksitas tena
sneha-prasara-samplutah

pulaka-udbhinna -- bodily changes of transcendental ecstasy; sarva-angah -- every part of the body; muncan -- smearing; milat -- opening; drsa -- by the eyes; sucah -- tears of grief; purna-arthah -- complete achievement; laksitah -- thus observed; tena -- by Vidura; sneha-prasara -- extensive love; samplutah -- thoroughly assimilated.

TRANSLATION
It was so observe

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A Yogi’s Lessons on Greed

Posted by Hitendra Patel on July 27, 2011 at 11:12am

What kind of disease does greed inflict on the soul and what exactly is greed anyway?

A former investment banking securities salesman whose business was obliterated in the mortgage market meltdown lamented that the greed of others destroys many economic lives. Greed is simply the desire to want more than you have, he explained. “It’s a natural state.” He is right of course. But for some, so is murder and rape. The evolution of our species necessitates we don’t give into every natural desire.

The c

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Thought Of The Day

Posted by Shalabh Gupta on July 27, 2011 at 9:51am

Many men come here and by their talents, earn huge amounts of money, but it remains here, and he goes alone with his works only to accept another different kind of body, forgetting everything behind. But if he acquires some spiritual assets it goes with him, and even if it is not perfect in this life, it begins again from that point in next life.

-By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

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Pure devotee manifests Krsna’s mercy in this world

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on July 27, 2011 at 9:18am

Srila Prabhupada said this chanting of – Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare/ Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare - It is not an artificial imposition of the mind. It is invoking our original consciousness, our consciousness is so pure. It is to love Krsna but now - that consciousness has become polluted, so polluted by material designations, material attachments and material conceptions. So who is a pure devotee?That person who is in his natural state to love Krsna. Like the

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Practicing at Home

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on July 27, 2011 at 9:17am

Applying Tilak

One of the most striking aspects of a Vaishnava’s attire is his tilak – the clay markings on his forehead. Srila Prabhupada said that just as a soldier’s regiment can be known by the uniform he wears, similarly a devotee of the Lord must wear tilak on his forehead in all conditions.

Although it is best to wear tilak all the time, some workplaces may not allow it. If a devotee cannot wear tilak to work then he can chant the appropriate mantra and apply ‘water tilak’.

Tilak is worn fo

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Peace is inherent withinus

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on July 27, 2011 at 9:14am

We are all anxious for peace but Krishna reveals to us how to achieve peace? What is peace? And if we ignore what He speaks; all of our arrangements are doomed to failure. Peace is inherent within you and me; it is our nature. Unless we find it in ourselves, we cannot give it to someone else. A poor man cannot give money to anyone in need. If you want to be charitable and give money, you have to make money, you have to have it. Unless you have peace, you cannot give peace. And now today in all n

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 2 Text 4

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on July 27, 2011 at 9:13am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 2 Text 4
sa muhurtam abhut tusnim
krsnanghri-sudhaya bhrsam
tivrena bhakti-yogena
nimagnah sadhu nirvrtah

sah -- Uddhava; muhurtam -- for a moment; abhut -- became; tusnim -- dead silent; krsna-anghri -- the lotus feet of the Lord; sudhaya -- by the nectar; bhrsam -- well matured; tivrena -- by very strong; bhakti-yogena -- devotional service; nimagnah -- absorbed in; sadhu -- good; nirvrtah -- fully in love.

TRANSLATION
For a moment he remained dead silent, and his

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Prabhupada's appreciation

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on July 27, 2011 at 9:13am

Prabhupada's appreciation

A day or two after the festival, an airmail letter arrived from Srila Prabhupada in London. Madhudvisa, still elated from the festival and especially the drama, was surprised to read the contents:

Regarding your question of dancing-show, whatever it may be, it may not deviate from the real Krishna consciousness program. We are hari-kirtana men, that's all. We can attract people by some gorgeous show, but inside there must be strict purity and seriousness, otherwise we sha

Chanting of Hare Krishna is the only means of self-realization

Posted by Mayapur Vasi Das on July 26, 2011 at 2:22pm

In three out of the four millenniums (namely Satya-yuga, Tretä-yuga and Dväpara-yuga) people had the honor to be able to understand transcendence through the path of disciplic succession. However, in the present age, people have no interest in the disciplic succession. Instead, they have invented many paths of logic and argument. This individual attempt to understand the supreme transcendence (called the ascending process) is not approved by the Vedas. The Absolute Truth must descend from the

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Greed. Envy. Arrogance. These are the three enemies of humanity according to world

Posted by Hitendra Patel on July 26, 2011 at 12:15pm

What kind of disease does greed inflict on the soul and what exactly is greed anyway?

A former investment banking securities salesman whose business was obliterated in the mortgage market meltdown lamented that the greed of others destroys many economic lives. Greed is simply the desire to want more than you have, he explained. “It’s a natural state.” He is right of course. But for some, so is murder and rape. The evolution of our species necessitates we don’t give into every natural desire.

The c

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Panca Maha Yajna

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on July 26, 2011 at 9:03am

The demigods are authorized supplying agents on behalf of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu. Therefore, they must be satisfied by the performance of prescribed yajnas. In the Vedas, there are different kinds of yajnas prescribed for different kinds of demigods, but all are ultimately offered to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. For one who cannot understand what the Personality of Godhead is, sacrifice to the demigods is recommended. According to the different material qualities of the

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Is Lord Krishna Partial?

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on July 26, 2011 at 9:02am

Question: Is Lord Krishna Partial?

Dear Gurudeva I have one doubt in my mind. Is Lord Krishna partial to His devotees and neglectful of others? He enlightens a few selected people by bestowing bhakti upon them, thus allowing them to return back to His eternal abode. Since He can make anyone His pure devotee, why doesn't He do so? In other words, why does He help a few selected people, His devotees, and neglect everyone else? Regards Vivek

Answer: Krishna is Equal to All

Krishna is equal to all. He is

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The Supreme Mellifluousness

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on July 26, 2011 at 9:02am

If you want to really connect with your true identity as an eternal, all-blissful, all-knowing, all-loving spiritual being, you should rise early every morning before dawn and dive deeply into the sweet, ambrosial ocean of hearing and chanting the glories of the unlimitedly splendorous Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krishna. Then you will experience the supreme mellifluousness, the topmost ambrosial sweetness, of reviving your original loving relationship with that supreme superstar, t

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Be careful what you ask for

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on July 26, 2011 at 9:01am

Many of us spend a great deal of time wishing things were different. We dream of a “better job,” less of this, and more of that. Sometimes, the things we spend our energy longing for actually do (or would) improve the quality our life. Other times, however, the very things we wish for are hardly worth the trade-offs, or the effort. For this reason, I suggest you be really careful what you ask for.

Carefully think through what it is that you want, because you just might end up getting it, which is

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Ratha Yatra

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on July 26, 2011 at 9:01am

Ratha Yatra

Monday, 17 July 1972

Despite an uneasy relationship with the devotees, the reluctant Melbourne City Council had granted permits for the noon-time parade. To attract crowds to the starting point, two devotee couples were married at an authentic Vedic ceremony in the City Square that morning. City Council officials and police, deeming the ceremony unauthorised and the fire illegal, chased Mohanananda, the officiating priest, a considerable number of city blocks before finally losing him

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 2 Text 3

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on July 26, 2011 at 9:00am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 2 Text 3
sa katham sevaya tasya
kalena jarasam gatah
prsto vartam pratibruyad
bhartuh padav anusmaran

sah -- Uddhava; katham -- how; sevaya -- by such service; tasya -- his; kalena -- in course of time; jarasam -- invalidity; gatah -- undergone; prstah -- asked for; vartam -- message; pratibruyat -- just to reply; bhartuh -- of the Lord; padau -- His lotus feet; anusmaran -- remembering.

TRANSLATION
Uddhava thus served the Lord continually from childhood, and in his

SOUL IS FULL OF KNOWLEDGE

Posted by Janaka Dasa (Dr Jagadeesh TG) on July 25, 2011 at 4:30pm

Introduction

In the Katha Upanisad (1.2.18) we find passage, which reads similar to BG 2.20:

na jayate mriyate va vipascin

nayam kutascin na babhuva kascit

ajo nityah sasvato 'yam purano

na hanyate hanyamane sarire

The meaning and purport of this verse is the same as in the Bhagavad-gita, but here in this verse there is one special word, vipascit, which means learned or with knowledge.

The knowledgeable Soul

The soul is full of knowledge, or full always with consciousness. Therefore, consciousness is

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Quest for Happiness

How Krishna is Not a Hindu God?

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Most unfortunate thing

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 2 Text 5

A Yogi’s Lessons on Greed

Thought Of The Day

Pure devotee manifests Krsna’s mercy in this world

Practicing at Home

Applying Tilak

Peace is inherent withinus

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 2 Text 4

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Prabhupada's appreciation

Chanting of Hare Krishna is the only means of self-realization

Greed. Envy. Arrogance. These are the three enemies of humanity according to world

Panca Maha Yajna

Is Lord Krishna Partial?

The Supreme Mellifluousness

Be careful what you ask for

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Ratha Yatra

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 2 Text 3

SOUL IS FULL OF KNOWLEDGE

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