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Qualities that helps in Spiritual Progress

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 15, 2011 at 8:51am

One should completely refrain from practices which are detrimental to the interest of self-realization.

The Lord taught the Gosvami about devotional service, comparing it to a creeper, and advised him to protect the bhakti creeper most carefully against the mad elephant offense against the pure devotees. In addition, the creeper has to be protected from the desires of sense enjoyment, monistic liberation and perfection of the hatha-yoga system. They are all detrimental on the path of devotional s

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 9 Text 46

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 15, 2011 at 8:49am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 9 Text 46
yad utaham tvaya prsto
vairajat purusad idam
yathasit tad upakhyaste
prasnan anyams ca krtsnasah

yat -- what; uta -- is, however; aham -- I; tvaya -- by you; prstah -- I am asked; vairajat -- from the universal form; purusat -- from the Personality of Godhead; idam -- this world; yatha -- as it; asit -- was; tat -- that; upakhyaste -- I shall explain; prasnan -- all the questions; anyan -- others; ca -- as well as; krtsnasah -- in great detail.

TRANSLATION

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Japa Sankalpa

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 15, 2011 at 8:49am

“Krsna I will do this. From now on I will chant my rounds with great concentration and great attention. I won't let my mind be distracted. I won't listen to my mind.”

And that is our determination and then we say:

“But actually Krsna please help. Krsna please help me do this. I am very confident; I am very bold that I can do this. But actually I can’t do this without Your help, without Your mercy.”

Process Of Improving Habits
by Mahanidhi Swami

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Make service an integral part or your life

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 15, 2011 at 8:46am

Make service an integral part or your life

I begin my day by asking myself the question, “How can I be of service to someone?” I have found this to be useful in reminding me of the multitude of ways that I can be helpful to others. When I take the time to ask this question, I find answers popping up all day long.

If one of your goals is to be of help to others, you will find the most appropriate ways. Your chances to be of service are endless. The key, I believe, is to remember that being of servi

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Devotees do not hanker

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 15, 2011 at 8:46am

One should not accept more than he requires for the maintenance of the body.

The devotee does not hanker to possess more than he requires. Devotees are therefore akincana; in any condition of life a devotee is satisfied. It is said that a devotee is even-minded whether he is in hell or in heaven.

>>> Ref. VedaBase => KB 89: The Superexcellent Power of Krsna

Lord Krsna says, natyasnatas tu yogo 'sti. "Anyone who eats more than necessary, oh, he cannot perform yoga." Na ati asnatas yogo 'sti na ca e

Q and A

Posted by Suneet Suri on March 15, 2011 at 6:39am

Reporter: Hare krsna Prabhu.. People say God is everywhere then why there is need of temples?

Devotee: Air is everywhere then why we need fans??

Thought of the Day

Posted by Suneet Suri on March 15, 2011 at 6:36am

Everyone like to eat but when you feel sleepy then you are ready to skip eating as well.. when you are fearful then you give up eating and sleeping... when someone is mad for sex pleasure then he gives up eating, sleeping and defending... so same way when we are mad in KC then we can give up all.. because KC pleasure is the highest...

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Why read the Bhagavad Gita when we cannot understand it????

Posted by Medha Sharma on March 14, 2011 at 8:29pm

An old Vaishnava Devotee lived on a farm in the mountains with his young grandson. Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading his Bhagavad Gita. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to imitate him in every way he could.One day the grandson asked, 'Grandpa! I try to read the Bhagavad Gita just like you but I don't understand it, and what I do understand I forget as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the Bhagavad Gita do?'The Grandfather quiet

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What is over-endeavor?

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 14, 2011 at 4:45pm

What is over-endeavor?

Endeavor at the expense of our basic spiritual life - sadhana and reg

principles

(Story)

Once, a businessman called his servant for an important work. He said," I

need to get this cheque cashed before 2 PM, so that I could finalize the

deal in a meeting which starts at 2 PM. The servant replied," Sir, this work

would not take much time. As it is 10 Am now, I hope I would be back with

money by midday". The servant immediately left after getting the nod of the

master.

Time p

Aaj Biraj holi re rasiya

Posted by shailendra badriprasad sharma on March 14, 2011 at 1:07pm

आज बिरज में होली रे रसिया.Aaj Biraj mein holi re rasiya.
आज बिरज में होली रे रसिया.Aaj Biraj mein holi re rasiya.

घर घर से बिरज बनिता आई.Ghar ghar se Biraj banita aayi.
घर घर से बिरज बनिता आई.Ghar ghar se Biraj banita aayi.

कोई श्यामल,कोई गोरी रे रसिया.Koi shyamal,koi gori re rasiya.
कोई श्यामल,कोई गोरी रे रसिया.Koi shyamal,koi gori re rasiya.

आज बिरज में होली रे रसिया.Aaj Biraj mein holi re rasiya.
आज बिरज में होली रे रसिया.Aaj Biraj mein holi re rasiya.

आये कुमार कन्हाई लाला.Aaye kumar Kanhai Lala.
आये

By ISKCON News Staff for ISKCON News on11 Mar 2011

Posted by manish pore on March 14, 2011 at 12:03pm

The Tsunami hits Tokyo

An 8.9 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Northeast Japan spawned a ferocious tsunami that's caused massive destruction; flattening whole cities, starting raging fires, and killing hundreds. Nearly 88,000 people are reported missing, according to the official Kyodo news agency.

"The Tokyo ISKCON Center and Govinda`s Restaurant did not get impacted - says Sanjay Krishnacandra Das, Tokyo Krishna-devotee - apart from some cracks on the walls, there was no substantial damage.

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Prasada Protocol

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 14, 2011 at 9:53am

"The word apavitra anna refers to food that is unacceptable for a Vaisnava. In other words, a Vaisnava cannot accept any food offered by an avaisnava in the name of maha-prasada. This should be a principle for all Vaisnavas. When asked, "What is the behavior of a Vaisnava?" Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, "A Vaisnava must avoid the company of an avaisnava [asat]." The word asat refers to an avaisnava, that is, one who is not a Vaisnava. Asat-sanga-tyaga,--ei vaisnava-acara (Cc. Madhya 22.87). A

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Un-bonafide Ingredients

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 14, 2011 at 9:49am

"O Lord! This material body is a lump of ignorance, and the senses are a network of paths leading to death. Somehow or other we have fallen into the ocean of material sense enjoyment, and of all the senses the tongue is the most voracious and uncontrollable. It is very difficult to conquer the tongue in this world, but You, dear Krsna, are very kind to us. You have sent this nice prasada to help us conquer the tongue; therefore let us take this prasada to our full satisfaction and glorify Y

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Mrigari - The Hunter (Click to view the video)

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 14, 2011 at 9:32am

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One should not accept more than he requires for the maintenance of the body.

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 14, 2011 at 9:30am

One should not accept more than he requires for the maintenance of the body.

To remain in the poverty-stricken condition is a kind of austerity. According to Vedic culture, therefore, the brahmanas, as a matter of routine, keep themselves in a poverty-stricken condition to save themselves from the false prestige of material opulence. False prestige due to advancement of material prosperity is a great impediment for spiritual emancipation. A poverty-stricken man cannot become unnaturally fat by ea

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Can You Request Prayer for Japan?

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 14, 2011 at 9:11am

Question: Can You Request Prayer for Japan?

Respected Gurudeva, I hope you must be aware of the misery, in Japan. I am praying to the Lord that the nuclear reactor should not burst. Can you kindly request all the devotees to pray for the people of Japan? S. Kumar

Answer: Why Only Japan?

I share your feelings of compassion for the horrible suffering of the people of Japan. There is one horror story after another. In the city of Minamisoma with a population of 70,000 practically every building was was

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Stop Your Other Activities

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 14, 2011 at 9:10am

You can’t get up and go here and there; you can’t do business; you can’t do anything, except this yoga. That is the whole idea. Stop your other activities, sit down, meditate. So when we sit and meditate, we should not do anything else. You sit tight and hear and chant, hear and chant—for only two hours a day.

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 2

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 14, 2011 at 8:59am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 2
dasamasya visuddhy-artham
navanam iha laksanam
varnayanti mahatmanah
srutenarthena canjasa

dasamasya -- of the summum bonum; visuddhi -- isolation; artham -- purpose; navanam -- of the other nine; iha -- in this Srimad-Bhagavatam; laksanam -- symptoms; varnayanti -- they describe; maha-atmanah -- the great sages; srutena -- by Vedic evidences; arthena -- by direct explanation; ca -- and; anjasa -- summarily.

TRANSLATION
To isolate the transcendence of the s

Saying Worthless / Insignificant / Useless Servant - Really Worth?

Posted by KOLLURU VENKATA SUBRAHMANYAM on March 13, 2011 at 6:26pm

Today my Spiritual Realization : "Saying Worthless / Insignificant / Useless Servant Really Worth"?

Do we really mean what we say / write / quote???

When each and every part of our organs of our body and mind is being dedicated / utilized in the service of Krishna, how can we consider / quote / write / say ourselves as Worthless /Useless / Insignificant Servant?

Yes, it is always good to consider ourselves as a blade of grass, to always consider ourselves as the atom of dust particle of Lotus Fe

"God is in Dog; Doesn't Mean that Dog is God".

Posted by KOLLURU VENKATA SUBRAHMANYAM on March 13, 2011 at 6:18pm

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare....

Today my Spiritual Realization to beat the back of Mayavadi Philosophy, if any one of our Vaishnavas come across Mayavadis, commenting and critizing Vaishnavasm and ISKCON; you may comment the below phrase:

"God is in Dog; Doesn't Mean that Dog is God". GOD IS GOD & DOG IS DOG...... FATHER CANNOT BECOME SON NOR SON CAN BECOME FATHER OF HIS FATHER.....

Hare Krishna

Yours Eternal Servant

K.V.Subrahmanyam

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Qualities that helps in Spiritual Progress

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 9 Text 46

Japa Sankalpa

Make service an integral part or your life

Devotees do not hanker

Q and A

Thought of the Day

Why read the Bhagavad Gita when we cannot understand it????

What is over-endeavor?

Aaj Biraj holi re rasiya

By ISKCON News Staff for ISKCON News on11 Mar 2011

Prasada Protocol

Un-bonafide Ingredients

Mrigari - The Hunter (Click to view the video)

One should not accept more than he requires for the maintenance of the body.

Can You Request Prayer for Japan?

Stop Your Other Activities

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 2

Saying Worthless / Insignificant / Useless Servant - Really Worth?

"God is in Dog; Doesn't Mean that Dog is God".

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