The Appearance of Sri Gadadhara Pandita

Posted by shanti yadav on May 10, 2011 at 9:40am

The Appearance of Sri Gadadhara Pandita

Sri Gadadhar was the consant companion of Mahaprabhu from the time of their childhood. His father's name was Sri Madhva Misra and
his mother's name Sri Ratnavati-devi. They lived very near the house of Sri Jagannatha Misra in Mayapura. Ratnavati-devi thought of Saci-devi as her own sister, and always used to visit her.

During their childhood, Sri Gaura Hari and Gadadhara would play together, sometimes at Mahaprabhu's house and sometimes at Gadadhara's house.

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Prabhupada's mood

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 10, 2011 at 9:31am

Prabhupada's mood

Saturday, 1 April 1972

The sun had just risen when Srila Prabhupada arrived at Centennial Park. Seeing that he had enjoyed his visits there last year, the devotees had chosen it again as a venue for his early morning walks. The park, the largest public reserve in Sydney, was named in 1888 to celebrate 100 years of settlement by Europeans in Australia. With its lakes, lawns, paths and statues, Centennial Park still retained its nineteenth century ambience.

Prabhupada walked fast an

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 43

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 10, 2011 at 9:30am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 43
tatah kalagni-rudratma
yat srstam idam atmanah
sanniyacchati tat kale
ghananikam ivanilah

tatah -- thereafter, at the end; kala -- destruction; agni -- fire; rudra-atma -- in the form of Rudra; yat -- whatever; srstam -- created; idam -- all these; atmanah -- of His own; sam -- completely; niyacchati -- annihilates; tat kale -- at the end of the millennium; ghana-anikam -- bunches of clouds; iva -- like that of; anilah -- air.

TRANSLATION
Thereafter, at th

Tinnitus

Posted by shanti yadav on May 10, 2011 at 9:01am

Tinnitus

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/7898406/Regular-mobile-phone-us
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Regular mobile phone use linked to tinnitus: research Regular use of a mobile phone for more than four years almost doubles the chance of developing tinnitus – the debilitating condition that causes constant ringing or buzzing in the ears.

By Rebecca Smith, Medical Editor 7:45AM BST 20 Jul 2010

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A study has found that people who used their mobile phone for an average of ten m

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Thought Of The Day

Posted by Shalabh Gupta on May 10, 2011 at 8:57am

It is advised, therefore, that an intelligent person associate with the great sages and saints who are on the path of salvation. By such association, one can receive instructions which are able to slacken the conditioned souls attachment for matter, and thus the intelligent man gradually gets rid of the illusion of matter and false ego and is promoted to the real life of eternity, knowledge and bliss.

-By H.D.G.Srila Prabhupada

Early Disciples Celebrate Forty Years of ISKCON in Australia

Posted by Dinesh Warungase on May 9, 2011 at 10:19pm

Hundreds of devotees from all over Australia and the world will be converging on Sydney’s Hare Krishna temple from Friday May 20th to Sunday May 22nd, to celebrate forty years of ISKCON in Australia.

It was exactly forty years ago, in May 1971, that Srila Prabhupada and two of his disciples first set foot in Australia and inaugurated the country’s first Hare Krishna temple in a shopfront centre at 118 Oxford Street, Paddington. It’s also forty years since the Sydney ISKCON temple’s Sri-Sri Radha-

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Most Important Is To Always Chant

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 9, 2011 at 10:58am

Of the nine processes of devotional service, the most important is to always chant the holy name. If one does so, avoiding the ten kinds of offenses, one very easily obtains the most valuable love of Godhead.

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Antya 4.71

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Krodha finds its seed in Kama

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 9, 2011 at 10:58am

From Kama (lust) Krodha (anger) arises. Krodha finds its seed in Kama

Symbolically, mother Devaki's constant fear of Kamsa was purifying her. A pure devotee should always fear material association, and in this way all the asuras of material association will be killed, as the sad-garbhasuras were killed by Kamsa. It is said that from the mind, Marici appears. In other words, Marici is an incarnation of the mind. Marici has six sons: Kama, Krodha, Lobha, Moha, Mada and Matsarya (lust, anger, greed,

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Do not panic unnecessarily

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 9, 2011 at 10:55am

People panic about practically everything—missed deadlines, orders not received, comments by others, fear of mistakes, negative trends. You name it and someone has panicked about it. Yet I’ve never seen even a single instance where the panic actually helped to solve the problem. Instead, panic is neutral at best and greatly interferes at worst. Panic tends to bring out the worst in everyone. It makes others (and you) feel tense and fearful. It increases the likelihood of mistakes, missed opportu

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If You Don't Feel the Urgency

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 9, 2011 at 10:53am

If you don't feel the urgency of completely taking shelter of Krishna right now as your only duty, you are in a very dangerous and precarious spiritually compromised position. In fact, whether you realize it or not, you are experiencing the most dire of all possible emergencies. Why? Because death can come at any minute, and if you are not prepared, you will be forced by the laws of nature to remain within the cycle of birth and death. Therefore if you don't feel the urgency, you must immediatel

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Qualifications of the 4 Classes

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 9, 2011 at 10:52am

Nine prescribed qualifications of a Brahmin

Peacefulness,
Self-control,
Austerity,
Purity,
Tolerance,
Honesty,
Knowledge,
Wisdom and
Religiousness

these are the natural qualities by which the brahmanas work.    The seven qualifications of Ksatriyas,

Heroism,
Power,
Determination,
resourcefulness,
Courage in battle,
Generosity and
Leadership

are the natural qualities of work for the ksatriyas.  Three qualifications of Vaisya and the

Farming,
Cow protection and
Business

  are the natural work for the

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Krishna Consciousness in All Situations

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 9, 2011 at 10:50am

One test of how well situated you are in in Krishna consciousness is how well you can maintain your Krishna consciousness in any and all situations. The key for doing this successfully is to carefully and faithfully follow these guidelines:

1. Regularly chant your prescribed number of rounds of the Hare Krishna mahamantra every day on your japa mala beads as early as possible in the day, ideally before sunrise. For initiates this is at least 16 rounds daily. For others, it is according to their v

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Interactions

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 9, 2011 at 10:50am

Interactions

Srila Prabhupada returned to the temple that evening to attend the 7 o'clock arati and kirtana, and to give a class on Bhagavad-gita. As he entered the small temple room, he was pleased to see it packed with guests and devotees. The vyasasana had been moved, so he could now sit with his left side to the altar. He nodded approvingly.

The pujari blew a big pink and white conchshell. The red velvet curtain swished open, revealing the Deities. After offering prostrated obeisances, Srila P

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Husband and wife fight

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 9, 2011 at 10:49am

Husband and wife fight

Prabhupada sat on the vyasasana, which had been placed with the Deity room to his right. He commented to Mohanananda that it should have been placed on the opposite wall, keeping the Deities to his left, and later he requested that they move it.

As Prabhupada sat on the pink and gold paisley vyasasana, under a gold canopy, he smiled brightly, and turned to Syamasundara. "Look how nicely they're taking care of Radha and Krsna." The temple quickly filled as devotees filed in,

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 42

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 9, 2011 at 10:48am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 42
sa evedam jagad-dhata
bhagavan dharma-rupa-dhrk
pusnati sthapayan visvam
tiryan-nara-suradibhih

sah -- He; eva -- certainly; idam -- this; jagat-dhata -- the maintainer of the entire universe; bhagavan -- the Personality of Godhead; dharma-rupa-dhrk -- assuming the form of religious principles; pusnati -- maintains; sthapayan -- after establishing; visvam -- the universes; tiryak -- living entities lower than the human beings; nara -- the human beings; s

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 41

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 9, 2011 at 10:48am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 41
sattvam rajas tama iti
tisrah sura-nr-narakah
tatrapy ekaikaso rajan
bhidyante gatayas tridha
yadaikaikataro 'nyabhyam
sva-bhava upahanyate

sattvam -- the mode of goodness; rajah -- the mode of passion; tamah -- the mode of darkness; iti -- thus; tisrah -- the three; sura -- demigod; nr -- human being; narakah -- one who is suffering hellish conditions; tatra api -- even there; ekaikasah -- another; rajan -- O King; bhidyante -- divide into; gatayah -- mov

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Thought Of The Day

Posted by Shalabh Gupta on May 9, 2011 at 8:55am

The devotee should engage 24 hours in service. Our mood should be that even if one moment is misused, that we cannot bring it back with the worlds whole wealth.

-By H.H. Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj

Realizations

Posted by Ayyappan on May 9, 2011 at 6:57am

Many times in our life, we need to repose faith on many people and things invariably etc. Say• Politicians say just have faith in me and I will solve all your economic problems and reduce tax...but financial crisis hit one market after another in the world and tax burden increases...• Scientist says just wait a few more years and we will create life from matter.. and find the origin of universe...• Doctors says just wait a few more years and we will find the cure for every illness...but the di

Bhakti in kalyug.

Posted by Neeraj Bhatia on May 9, 2011 at 4:16am

Is a grahasth in kalyug performing pure form of bhakti to end all his material desires.we all are running behind one or another thing to be on the top....so how can we do krsna bhakti if we loves krsna?

The Story of the Guruvayurappan Sri Krishna Temple at Guruvayurpur (Guruvayur)

Posted by Eternal Muser on May 8, 2011 at 11:04pm

The Story of the Guruvayurappan Sri Krishna Temple at Guruvayurpur (Guruvayur)

This story is dedicated to all the Devotees of Lord Krishna.

Preface:

I cannot claim this to be an authentic story. I am not an authority on the Vedas. I have taken information from various websites, synthesized it, and using the English language, come up with a story which I hope does justice to the legend of Lord Guruvayurappan.
I shall consider this project successful, if it appeals to the reader and lovingly reminds

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The Appearance of Sri Gadadhara Pandita

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Prabhupada's mood

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 43

Tinnitus

Tinnitus

Thought Of The Day

Early Disciples Celebrate Forty Years of ISKCON in Australia

Most Important Is To Always Chant

Krodha finds its seed in Kama

Do not panic unnecessarily

If You Don't Feel the Urgency

Qualifications of the 4 Classes

Krishna Consciousness in All Situations

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Interactions

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Husband and wife fight

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 42

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 41

Thought Of The Day

Realizations

Bhakti in kalyug.

The Story of the Guruvayurappan Sri Krishna Temple at Guruvayurpur (Guruvayur)

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