A second evening class was similarly well-attended. Before commencing, Srila Prabhupada made
A second evening class was similarly well-attended. Before commencing, Srila Prabhupada made
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A second evening class was similarly well-attended. Before commencing, Srila Prabhupada made
nasya karmani janmadau
parasyanuvidhiyate
kartrtva-pratisedhartham
mayayaropitam hi tat
na -- never; asya -- of the creation; karmani -- in the matter of; janma-adau -- creation and destruction; parasya -- of the Supreme; anuvidhiyate -- it is so described; kartrtva -- engineering; pratisedha-artham -- counteract; mayaya -- by the external energy; aropitam -- is manifested; hi -- for; tat -- the creator.
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
Living the conditional life is just like plying a boat in the middle of the ocean. One is completely at the mercy of the ocean, and at every moment there is every chance of being drowned in the ocean by slight agitation. If the atmosphere is all right, the boat can ply very easily, undoubtedly, but if there is some storm, fog, wind or cloud, there is every possibility of being drowned in the ocean. No one can control the whims of the ocean, however one may be materially well equipped. One who h
When we travel by airplane, we sit with some other passengers for an hour or two and then after landing we separate from each other, never to meet again. Therefore we do not take our temporary relationships with the other passengers very seriously, and we do not feel there is anything wrong with completely forgetting about them. We accept this as a normal part of everyday existence. But yet even though our relationship with friends and family is also temporary just like our "airplane relationshi
Every living being is dependent on someone else because he is so made. Actually everyone is dependent on the mercy of the Supreme Lord, but when one forgets his relation with the Lord, he becomes dependent on the conditions of material nature. Renunciation means renouncing ones dependence on the conditions of material nature and thus becoming completely dependent on the mercy of the Lord. Real independence means complete faith in the mercy of the Lord without dependence on the conditions of matt
This taking of prasadam.
Many devotees think that by eating prasadam, an animal will get a human body in its next life and if a human being eats prasadam he will become a devotee in his next life. In this lecture (S.B. 1.16.23) dated January 19 th 1974 in Hawai, Srila Prabhupada gives clear informations on this subject matter:
"Bali-mardana: I believe I've heard you said in other lectures that a person who takes prasadam, even a plant or a..., any kind of living entity who takes prasadam or hea
ittham-bhavena kathito
bhagavan bhagavattamah
nettham-bhavena hi param
drastum arhanti surayah
ittham -- in these features; bhavena -- the matter of creation and destruction; kathitah -- described; bhagavan -- the Personality of Godhead; bhagavat-tamah -- by the great transcendentalists; na -- not; ittham -- in this; bhavena -- features; hi -- only; param -- most glorious; drastum -- to see; arhanti -- deserve; surayah -- great devotees.
- From "The Great Transcendenta
Srimati Jahnava Devi
Sri Surjadas Sarekhela was a resident of Shaligram. He had five brothers - Damodar, Jagannath, Gauri das, Krsna das and Nrsimha Caitanya. His father's name was Sri Kamsari Misra. His mother's name, Sri Kamala devi. He received the title "Sarakhela" as he used to keep the accounts for the king of Gaur desh. His two daughters were named Sri Vasudha and Sri Jahnava, who was the youngest.
In Gaur-ganoddesh-dipika it is stated that they are the expansions of Baruni and Revati in
Sri Madhu Pandit
There is no mention of Sri Madhu Pandit in Caitanya Caritamrta. Only it is mentioned in Bhakti Ratnakar that Sri Gopinathji manifested Himself before Him. [B. R. 2.473]
Oh Srinivas! What more can I say? The Lord reveals Himself to his pure devotee, who then preaches his glories to the world. Who can describe their incomprehensible activities by which the Lord becomes subservient to their love. Thus did Sri Brajendra Kumar reveal himself to Paramananda Bhattacarya and Sri Madhu P
Even if somebody is not able to execute fully Krishna Consciousness, whatever amount of service he does it never goes in vain. It will eternally remain. And it will act. Even if somebody does small amount of service, and not even very willingly, still, he is assured to get human body in next birth, and chance to execute some service further. So there is no question of failure in Krishna Consciousness. It is only success. Krishna says, “My devotee is never vanquished.” So we must try sincerely, t
Tomato capsicum pachadi
Pachadi is usually with curd in typical South Indian cuisine but in Chettinad cuisine (also a kind of South Indian cuisine) pachadi denotes one made with thur dhal and veg.s while thayir pachadi denotes raita kind of stuff.
So here ingredients needed are:
tur dhal one cup cooked not mashed
2 capsicums
3/4 medium sized tomatoes
curry leaves
coriander
3/4 green chillies
1/2 red chillies, rai and jeera for thadukka (seasoning)
Procedure:
Add small amount of oil on to the kadai, a
I beg to inform you that this Krsna consciousness movement is based on the Vedic scriptures. Veda means knowledge, and there are two kinds of knowledge, one mundane and another transcendental. The Vedas are considered to be originally transcendental because they come from the platform which existed before the creation. This transcendental knowledge was impregnated in the heart of the first created living being, and then he distributed the knowledg
Today's subject matter is our relationship with God. That is self-realization. The sankirtana movement is the easiest process for self-rea
Beginning of Bhakti
Sarva-dharman means we have created so many dharmas. That is not dharma; that is... Dharma, we generally become so-called religious for artha, for money. Dharma-artha. Artha, money, is required. Why? For sense gratification, kama. And when we are dissatisfied, then we want moksa. Therefore, we are actually busy with four kinds of activities: Dharma-artha-kama-moksa [SB 4.8.41, Cc. Adi 1.90]. And above these, when we go above these, then bhakti begins. That is the beginning o
Question: Is God's Creation Defective? |
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Gurudeva |
this universe. And they are rotating in different species of life,
8,400,000 -- in this way, unfortunate. Simply repetition, birth and
death, birth and death.
Out of them, if one is the greatest fortunate, he is given the chance,
guru-krsna-prasade paya bhakti-lata-bija. By the mercy of guru and
Krsna, he gets the seed of devotional service. And if he's
intelligent, unless he is intelligent, otherwise how he gets the seed?
That is ini
sharing the same disease - Nectar Drops - Radhanath Swami Maharaj
