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Why the Lord created us?

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 3, 2011 at 9:32am

labdhvā su-durlabham idaḿ bahu-sambhavānte

mānuṣyam artha-dam anityam apīha dhīraḥ

tūrṇaḿ yateta na pated anu-mṛtyu yāvan

niḥśreyasāya viṣayaḥ khalu sarvataḥ syāt

TRANSLATION

After many, many births and deaths one achieves the rare human form of
life, which, although temporary, affords one the opportunity to attain
the highest perfection. Thus a sober human being should quickly
endeavor for the ultimate perfection of life as long as his body,
which is always subject to death, has not fallen down and died

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Twin children

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 3, 2011 at 9:30am

Adyatmika Kalesha even in the womb of a mother

Twins Kripacharya and Kripi

Krpacarya is the son of the great Rsi Sardban and was born in the family of Gautama. The birth is said to be accidental. By chance, the great Rsi Sardban met Janapadi, a famous society girl of heaven, and the Rsi Sardban discharged semina in two parts. By one part immediately a male child and by the other part a female child were born as twins. The male child was later on known as Krpa, and the female child was known as Krp

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Red Shifts and the Expanding Universe

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 3, 2011 at 9:29am

Red Shifts and the Expanding Universe

In this chapter we enter into the domain of extra-galactic cosmology and discuss the big bang theory and the evidence for an expanding universe. We illustrate how scientists construct theoretical models that are mistaken for reality by millions of people who encounter them in authoritative textbooks and in popular presentations. We show, however, that even within the narrowly defined domain of astrophysics, new observations may arise that fundamentally challe

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Don't Give Up, but Get Up!

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 3, 2011 at 9:27am

Inspiring One!!!!! Hope u will like it....

"Never mind how hard you fall, always remember to pick yourself up and
get back on your feet."

Hare Krishna Prabhujis and Matajis,
Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada and
Srila Gurudeva.

Failures are stepping stones to success. But in reality it becomes very
difficult for us to face repeated failures. We may face one or two
failures, but when there are setbacks in every walk of life, then we
tend to become morose and our morale g

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Obstacles Along the Path

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 3, 2011 at 9:25am

2 June 2011--When one takes up the all-auspicious path of Krishna consciousness one should expect that there will sometimes be obstacles. The key to handling them properly is not to become discourage or bewildered, but to instead accept them as exciting opportunities to make progress in Krishna consciousness.

I faced such a challenge as I was departing from Sofia this morning. Just before getting on the airplane for London my computer software crashed. All attempts to get it to boot up failed. N

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How to Prove that "Me" in Gita Refers to Krishna?

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 3, 2011 at 9:25am

Question: How to Prove that "Me" in Gita Refers to Krishna?

I am having problems in convincing my friends that "Me" in the Gita refers to Krishna and Krishna alone. Please help me with strong quotations and references that it is only Krishna. Is there evidence to show how absurd it is to say that He is not referring to Himself when He says "Me?" Servant of your servants, A.V.

Answer: How Can it Not Refer to Krishna?

How when Krishna says "Me", this cannot not refer to Krishna. Their analysis is not

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Meet with an artist

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 3, 2011 at 9:24am

Meet with an artist

Upendra had promised young Simon Buttonshaw that he would introduce him to Srila Prabhupada, and in the afternoon he got his chance. After Prabhupada's post-luncheon nap, Upendra, accompanied by Simon, now shaven headed and dressed in saffron cloth, entered the quiet and sanctified room. Prabhupada was relaxing behind his low desk, flanked by two large vases of flowers. His left arm behind his head, he was reclining on a large white cotton bolster cushion. He appeared golden-h

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 1 Text 11

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 3, 2011 at 9:24am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 1 Text 11
ajata-satroh pratiyaccha dayam
titiksato durvisaham tavagah
sahanujo yatra vrkodarahih
svasan rusa yat tvam alam bibhesi

ajata-satroh -- of Yudhisthira, who has no enemy; pratiyaccha -- return; dayam -- legitimate share; titiksatah -- of he who is so forbearing; durvisaham -- unbearable; tava -- your; agah -- offense; saha -- along with; anujah -- younger brothers; yatra -- wherein; vrkodara -- Bhima; ahih -- revenging snake; svasan -- breathing heavily;

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Thought Of The Day

Posted by Shalabh Gupta on June 3, 2011 at 8:34am

We are not the body; we are spiritual beings trapped in the body. Our real interest lies in understanding this simple fact.(Srimad-Bhagavatam 6.15.3, Purport)

-By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

The Borrowed Power

Posted by chant108krsna on June 2, 2011 at 4:20pm

Lord Sri Krsna says in the 7^th Chapter of Bhagavad Gita that ‘He is the power of the prowess’. How many of us realize this and accept that whatever we are today is only by the mercy of the Lord.

A man winning a 100 meter race, a Cricket team winning a final match, a group of Scientists achieve to put a rocket in an outer orbit; all of them feel that their success is due to their own strengths and efforts, either individually or collectively, and hence they think that they deserve all the apprecia

Krishna

Posted by khushbu on June 2, 2011 at 1:42pm

The great contentment comes from the devotion alone and not from its rewards , therefore one who has this devotion seeks nothing else .. hare krishna !

God's Secret Agent Kali Yuga Incarnation by Srila Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Posted by Ravi Chandran on June 2, 2011 at 1:00pm

Because of the profusion of false incarnations of God in this dark materialistic age of Kali, when the Supreme Lord appears in this age He does not present Himself as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He instead presents Himself simply as a devotee of the Lord. In 1486 Lord Sri Krishna appeared in India as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Those who were highly learned in Vedic wisdom and advanced in transcendental realization could understand that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was indeed God Himself. But to

Relief at the Lord’s Lotus Feet

Posted by Ravi Chandran on June 2, 2011 at 12:53pm

Posted on May 27, 2011Filed under BVKS SangaTRANSLATION[The demigods said:]Dear Lord, You are omniscient, and therefore You know very well why we havetaken shelter at Your lotus feet, which provide shade that gives relief fromall material disturbances. Since You are the supreme spiritual master andYou know everything, we have sought shelter of Your lotus feet forinstruction. Please give us relief by counteracting our present distress.Your lotus feet are the only shelter for a fully surrendered d

foundation of everything

Posted by Ravi Chandran on June 2, 2011 at 12:51pm

Regulative principle is the groundwork foundation of everything. Academiccareer has nothing to do with it. [break] …bhaktasya kuto mahad guna.Anyone who is not factual devotee, his good qualification, academicqualification, has no value.>>> Ref. VedaBase => Morning Walk — June 23, 1975, Los Angeles

Loving Exchanges in the Community of Devotees

Posted by Ravi Chandran on June 2, 2011 at 12:50pm

Without the attractiveness of loving activities in the association of devotees, how will others be attracted? When coming into the association of those who are engaged in the process of devotional service, it will only be natural to examine the nature of the relationships that exist among them.The austerities that come with an institution result from persons that don't have loving exchanges with one another. Either they don't know how to, or they are reluctant to, or they have some other kind of

Transcending the Pain

Posted by Ravi Chandran on June 2, 2011 at 12:24pm

Grandfather Bhismadeva is in his position on the deathbed and it is said that he was feeling pained by the arrows piercing his body. He was a yogi, but it does not mean he did not know that he had pain. There are so many examples wherein Srila Prabhupada also transcended pain.When Srila Prabhupada would take prasadam, he would sit on a mat with a little table in front of him. On one particular occasion in Delhi, after taking prasadam, he walked to the place to wash his hands. There was some wate

Wife as Better Half

Posted by Ravi Chandran on June 2, 2011 at 12:21pm

HH Romapada Swami in Boston April 2009According to Kasyapa Muni, a chaste wife is like the commander of the fort, who will protect the individual in the fort from the onslaughts of uncontrolled senses. A pious wife is a great asset for a husband. Kasyapa Muni refers to the pious wife who assists her husband in his religious duties as the ‘better half’ of the body of the husband. We still have that expression in America today, but it is used as a passing remark or in a joking manner. There is abs

The Pilgrim's Journey

Posted by Ravi Chandran on June 2, 2011 at 11:32am

December 6, 2010How does one take up pilgrimages? We sometimes go to holy places. They are not like Niagara Falls or Disney Land. They are places where saintly people reside, or where the Personality of Godhead made appearances, or where the Lord exhibited some pastimes with His great devotees. Thus, such places become sanctified. In the 1930s, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura took a tour of South India, following the path which Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu travelled. He established a little s

Mood of Humble Service

Posted by Ravi Chandran on June 2, 2011 at 11:26am

One's heart has to be genuinely humble. A sutra (or message-packed phrase) that I commonly use is “mood of humble service”. That mood of humble service is not circumstantially dictated, but is genuinely felt at the heart level. It means thinking, "I am a humble servant, the order-carrier of my spiritual master". Without that humility, what good is instruction? It will be misunderstood, misused, or will just bounce off like a ball hitting a wall. It will go somewhere else, and it won't be effecti

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Did Prabhupada Name Next Acharya?

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 2, 2011 at 9:03am

Question: Did Prabhupada Name Next Acharya?

Is Srila Prabhupada still the diksha (initiating) guru of ISKCON? During his presence on this planet did Srila Prabhupada announce anyone to be the next acharya (diksha guru)? What are the qualities a disciple should possess in order to be the sishya(follower or student) of Srila Prabhupada? G.R.

Answer: All of His Disciples who Strictly Follow Him

In Vrindavan, India on 18 October 1977 shortly before his departure from this world Srila Prabhupada informed

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Why the Lord created us?

Twin children

Red Shifts and the Expanding Universe

Don't Give Up, but Get Up!

Obstacles Along the Path

How to Prove that "Me" in Gita Refers to Krishna?

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Meet with an artist

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 1 Text 11

Thought Of The Day

The Borrowed Power

Krishna

God's Secret Agent Kali Yuga Incarnation by Srila Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Relief at the Lord’s Lotus Feet

foundation of everything

Loving Exchanges in the Community of Devotees

Transcending the Pain

Wife as Better Half

The Pilgrim's Journey

Mood of Humble Service

Did Prabhupada Name Next Acharya?

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