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Pastimes of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu with Gopala Capala

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 4, 2011 at 8:50am

Pastimes of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu with Gopala Capala

It appears that although Gopala Capala was sinful, talkative and insulting, he nevertheless had the qualification of simplicity. Thus he believed Caitanya Mahaprabhu to be the incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead who had come to deliver all fallen souls, and he appealed for his own deliverance, seeking the mercy of the Lord. He did not know, however, that the deliverance of the fallen does not consist of curing their bodily diseas

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The Rain of Krsna Consciousness

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 4, 2011 at 8:49am

Constant transmigration of the soul from one body to another is the
cause of suffering in material existence. This conditional life in
material existence is called saḿsāra. One may perform good work and
take his birth in a very nice material condition, but the process
under which birth and death take place is like a terrible fire.

Śrī Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura, in his prayer to the spiritual
master, has described this. Saḿsāra, or the repetition of birth and
death, is compared to a forest fire. A f

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Life is meant for inquiring.

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 4, 2011 at 8:49am

Life is meant for inquiring.

So what should be the inquisitiveness in this human form of life? Therefore the Vedanta-sutra says: athato brahma jijnasa. Now this life is meant for inquiring about the Supreme Absolute Truth, or Krsna. Krsna is the Absolute Truth, ultimate goal. So that is human life, when we inquire about. Therefore those who are inquisitive about God, they are not ordinary persons. They have been described in the Bhagavad-gita as sukrtina. Sukrtina means background is pious. Jus

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Watering the root

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 4, 2011 at 8:48am

Watering the root

Actually our position is that we are always rendering service to someone, either to our family, country, or society. If we have no one to serve, sometimes we keep a pet cat or dog and render service to it. All these factors prove that we are constitutionally meant to render service, yet in spite of serving to the best of our ability, we are not satisfied. Nor is the person to whom we are rendering that service satisfied. On the material platform, everyone is frustrated.

The reas

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Qualities of Jagat Guru

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 4, 2011 at 8:47am

(6) One should search out a bona fide spiritual master who can lead him gradually to the stage of spiritual realization, and one must submit himself to such a spiritual master, render him service and ask relevant questions.

Srila Rupa Gosvami describes the qualities of a bona fide spiritual master: "A sober person who can tolerate the urge to speak, the mind's demands, the actions of anger, and the urges of the tongue, belly, and genitals is qualified to make disciples all over the world." A guru

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Why Lord Shiva Smokes Marijuana?

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 4, 2011 at 8:34am

Question: Why Lord Shiva Smokes Marijuana?

My dear Gurudeva,

I beg to clarify a doubt. A Muslim friend of mine argued that Lord Shiva is considered as the greatest Vaishnava, but yet he contradicts Vaishnava principles by smoking marijuana. Why does Lord Shiva smoke marijuana, even though he is considered to be the greatest Vaishnava?

Surender K.

Answer: He Can Smoke It, While We Cannot.

Just as the sun is so powerful it can extract water from urine without being polluted, Lord Shiva is so powerful

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - First authorised Parampara edition of Bhagavad-gita

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 4, 2011 at 8:33am

First authorised Parampara edition of Bhagavad-gita

In early February 1970, Bali-mardana arrived in Sydney -- Australia's largest city -- with practically no money and only a few Back to Godhead magazines. The young couple with whom Bali-mardana had corresponded picked him up at the airport and accommodated him for a few days in their house in an outer Sydney suburb. They were friendly and willing to help, and although not really interested in Krsna consciousness, had helped him so far. Bali-mard

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Lord Caitanya desired that the Indians should preach

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 4, 2011 at 8:32am

Lord Caitanya desired that the Indians should preach

Upendra was now resigned to the fact that he was on his way to Australia. After briefly training Nanda Kumara to replace him as Prabhupada's cook, he busied himself reading travel brochures and collecting money for his fare.

Australia at the time had quite a conservative immigration policy. One requirement was that a large amount of money, $1,500, had to be shown to Immigration upon arrival. Upendra managed to collect the fare, but could not rai

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 9 Text 42

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 4, 2011 at 8:31am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 9 Text 42
mayam vividisan visnor
mayesasya maha-munih
maha-bhagavato rajan
pitaram paryatosayat

mayam -- energies; vividisan -- desiring to know; visnoh -- of the Personality of Godhead; maya-isasya -- of the master of all energies; maha-munih -- the great sage; maha-bhagavatah -- the first-class devotee of the Lord; rajan -- O King; pitaram -- unto his father; paryatosayat -- very much pleased.

TRANSLATION
Narada very much pleased his father and desired to know all

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 9 Text 41

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 4, 2011 at 8:31am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 9 Text 41
tam naradah priyatamo
rikthadanam anuvratah
susrusamanah silena
prasrayena damena ca

tam -- unto him; naradah -- the great sage Narada; priyatamah -- very dear; riktha-adanam -- of the inheritor sons; anuvratah -- very obedient; susrusamanah -- always ready to serve; silena -- by good behavior; prasrayena -- by meekness; damena -- by sense control; ca -- also.

TRANSLATION
Narada, the most dear of the inheritor sons of Brahma, always ready to serve his fathe

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Have patience [Everyone please Must Read]

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 3, 2011 at 1:25pm

Once there was a sweeper in a well known temple and he was very sincere and devoted.

Every time he saw thousands of devotees coming to take darshan of the Lord,

he thought that the Lord is standing all the time and giving darshan and He must be feeling very tired.

So one day very innocently he asked the Lord whether he can take the place of the Lord for a day

so that the Lord can have some relief and rest.

The Deity of Temple replied, "I do not mind taking a break.

I will transform you like Myself,

B R A I N

Posted by KOLLURU VENKATA SUBRAHMANYAM on March 3, 2011 at 9:18am

If a man's brain can produce a space satellite, one can very easily imagine how brains higher than a man can produce similarily wonderful things which are far superior.

Srimad Bhagavatam 1st Canto 1st Chapter

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Questions asked by devotees and answered by Bhakti Charu Swami

Posted by kartik on March 3, 2011 at 7:00am

Questions asked by devotees and answered by Bhakti Charu Swami

Questions asked by devotees and answered by His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami

Question: According to this statement Srila Prabhupada tells that the souls which are expanded through the material energy of the supreme are the conditioned souls, as we know getting conditioned means thinking ourselves the enjoyer and controller because of which we are suffering. So according to that the jivas are sufferings because they were expended by mat

GBC Annual General Meeting Report- February 20th, 2011

Posted by Dinesh Warungase on March 2, 2011 at 8:00pm

GBC Annual General Meeting Report- February 20th, 2011

A GBC group photo at the Temple of Vedic Planetarium site in Mayapur

The 2011 Governing Body Commission (GBC) Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) commenced on February 20th in the Society’s world headquarters, Mayapur, West Bengal. Madhusevita Das, this year’s GBC chairman, welcomed the GBC body, appreciating that thirty-one out of thirty-three voting GBC members were present at th

How a hunter got saved today!!

Posted by Anirudh Shetty on March 2, 2011 at 1:00pm

Story – The unknown fast

In the Shanti Parva of the Mahabharata, Bhishma, whilst resting on a bed of arrows and discoursing on Dharma, refers to the observance of Maha Shivaratri by King Chitrabhanu. The story goes as follows.

Once, King Chitrabhanu was observing a fast with his wife, and it was the day of Maha Shivaratri. The sage Ashtavakra came on a visit to the king’s court.

The sage asked, “ O king why are you observing a fast today?” King Chitrabhanu explained the reason, as he had th

D I G E S T I O N

Posted by KOLLURU VENKATA SUBRAHMANYAM on March 2, 2011 at 9:35am

When we really feel the necessity for transcendental knowledge, or when we are eager, then our consciousness can digest it.

When food is not digested, even if it is the best food, it has minimal value - Nectar Drops

would you eat a child?

Posted by pranathi rao on March 2, 2011 at 9:33am

Animals and children are alike in that they are both helpless and ignorant. Because a child is ignorant, that doesnot mean we can kill him. Similarly, although animals may be ignorant or unintelligent, we shouldnot kill them unnecessarily. A reasonable man, a religious man should discriminate. He should think, "If i can get my food from vegetables, fruits and milk, why should i kill and eat animals?" Besides, when you get a fruit from a tree, there is no killing. Similarly, when we take milk fro

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Srila Prabhupada Nectar

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 2, 2011 at 8:29am

Srila Prabhupada flew from Los Angeles to San Francisco. After the slower pace of the Los Angeles center, the activities in San Francisco encouraged Prabhupada.

I think San Francisco center has been very much sanctified by unalloyed devotional service of the members here. As soon as there are sincere devotees, immediately the situation changes favorably.

The morning and evening meetings drew crowds of interested young people, and Srila Prabhupada observed: "Dancing in ecstasy is often exhibited t

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Chanting of Hare Krishna is the only way

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 2, 2011 at 8:28am

"... With a strong vow one should chant the holy name of the Lord —
Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare/ Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama
Rama Hare Hare,
— for thus one will certainly be delivered from the clutches of mäyä by
the grace of Krishna.

The chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra is recommended even for
persons who commit offenses, because if they continue chanting they
will gradually chant offenselessly. By chanting the Hare Krishna
mantra without offenses, one increases his love for Krishna. A

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Pastimes of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu with Gopala Capala

The Rain of Krsna Consciousness

Life is meant for inquiring.

Watering the root

Qualities of Jagat Guru

Why Lord Shiva Smokes Marijuana?

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - First authorised Parampara edition of Bhagavad-gita

Lord Caitanya desired that the Indians should preach

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 9 Text 42

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 9 Text 41

DONATION

Have patience [Everyone please Must Read]

B R A I N

Questions asked by devotees and answered by Bhakti Charu Swami

Questions asked by devotees and answered by Bhakti Charu Swami

GBC Annual General Meeting Report- February 20th, 2011

GBC Annual General Meeting Report- February 20th, 2011

How a hunter got saved today!!

D I G E S T I O N

would you eat a child?

Srila Prabhupada Nectar

Chanting of Hare Krishna is the only way

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