I was reading an interesting article today....it talks about how we should organise our time around our Japa and not organise our Japa around the time that we have left in the day. Here is a quote from the article:
I Have No Time to ChantMost of us who are raising families are challenged to find two undisturbed hours a day to solely focus on our rounds. Yet many of the activities that take our time away from chanting are activities that we specifically have chosen to do. Afer the second retreat I
"So please continue to be very sincere about developing your Krishna
Consciousness and Krishna will give you all facilities to return with
Him to His Spiritual Abode. Take instructions from your god-brothers
and devotees, chant your sixteen rounds daily, follow all regulations
strictly, and you will have all blessings from the disciplic
succession to advance nicely."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1968
Hare Krishna!
Please Accept My Humble Obeisances,
December 17, 2010 (Friday) - Fasting for Mokshada Ekadasi.
December 18, 2010 (Saturday) – Breakfast Time 07:08 AM - 10:34 AM (New Delhi)
: More Chanting and Devotional service is preferred.
Yudhishthira Maharaj said, "O Vishnu, master of all, O delight of the three worlds, O Lord of the entire Universe, O creator of the world, O oldest personality, O best of all beings, I offer my most respectful obeisances unto You.
"O Lor
BG 9.25: Those who worship the demigods will take birth among the demigods; those who worship the ancestors go to the ancestors; those who worship ghosts and spirits will take birth among such beings; and those who worship Me will live with Me.
Protect your spiritual treasure..
Many of us may have a question – Where do I stand in my devotion? Some may feel that they have been practicing devotion for the past 30 years and have progressed very little. Some others may think, they have been doing devo
Vaisnavas --- regardless of their varna or occupational propensity --- evidence the characteristics of a brahmana, particularly the 3 brahminical characteristics mentioned below.
1) Vaisnavas and brahmanas have one wealth, in abundance: good behavior. Behavior springs from one's internal qualities; thus, the soul's contact with the quality of goodness brings forth good behavior. We are thus trained in KC'ness in such a way that our schedule, our diet, our speech, our clothing, our approach to lif
GURU
In the Physical Form, Guru provides protection to his devotees, but when He leaves His corporal frame (physical form), in an ‘aatmic’ form He is still THERE, as a shapeless power. He comes to the rescue of his devotees in ‘Nirakaar Roop’ (shapeless form) whenever such a need arises. It is also within His power to attain any shape or to remain in shapeless form for as long as He wishes to. In the shapeless form, He is ‘Nirakaar’ Paar Brahma – the Supreme Power.
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.4.31
yac-chaktayo vadatāḿ vādināḿ vai
kurvanti caiṣāḿ muhur ātma-mohaḿ
tasmai namo 'nanta-guṇāya bhūmne
SYNONYMS
yat-śaktayaḥ — whose multifarious potencies; vadatām — speaking different philosophies; vādinām — of the speakers; vai — indeed; vivāda — of argument; saḿvāda — and agreement; bhuvaḥ — the causes; bhavanti — are; kurvanti — create; ca — and; eṣām — of them (the theorists); muhuḥ — continuously; ātma-moham — bewilderme
The Gosvamis, especially Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, strictly followed all the regulative principles. The first regulative principle is that one must chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra loudly enough so that he can hear himself, and one must vow to chant a fixed number of rounds.
Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Antya 11.24
It is said that a noble man accepts the good qualities of a person of
doubtful character, just as one accepts nectar from a stock of poison.
In His babyhood, Lord Krsna was administered deadly poison by Putana,
a she-demon who tried to kill the wonderful baby. And because she was
a demon, it was impossible for her to know that the Supreme Lord, even
though playing the part of a baby, was no one less than the same
Supreme Personality of Godhead. His value as the Supreme Lord did not
diminish upon His be
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.4.32
astīti nāstīti ca vastu-niṣṭhayor
eka-sthayor bhinna-viruddha-dharmaṇoḥ
avekṣitaḿ kiñcana yoga-sāńkhyayoḥ
samaḿ paraḿ hy anukūlaḿ bṛhat tat
SYNONYMS
asti — there is; iti — thus; na — not; asti — there is; iti — thus; ca — and; vastu-niṣṭhayoḥ — professing knowledge of the ultimate cause; eka-sthayoḥ — with
Haribol Kirtana
After the temple darsana in the evening there is always a big kirtana during arati, especially with Lokanatha Maharaja and his men here, as they are extremely enthusiastic chanters. However, they have developed a style of kirtana that is a little different from the ISKCON norm. When the kirtana reaches its climax, they gather around in a group and start singing 'nitai-gaura haribol, haribol, haribol, haribol.' They get completely carried away with chanting haribol. Sometimes they
Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 8 Text 16
pramanam anda-kosasya
bahyabhyantara-bhedatah
mahatam canucaritam
varnasrama-viniscayah
pramanam -- extent and measurement; anda-kosasya -- of the universe; bahya -- outer space; abhyantara -- inner space; bhedatah -- by division of; mahatam -- of the great souls; ca -- also; anucaritam -- character and activities; varna -- castes; asrama -- orders of life; viniscayah -- specifically describe.
TRANSLATION
Also, please describe the inner and outer space of t
Anyone who eats vegetables in India should read these articles. They highlight the urgent need to follow Srila Prabhupada's advice and grow our own food.
Times of India
Indian veggies, fruits remain highly toxic Durgesh Nandan Jha, TNN, Oct 30, 2010, 11.52pm IST
NEW DELHI: Rampant use of banned pesticides in fruits and vegetables continues to put at risk the life of the common man. Farmers apply pesticides such as chlordane, endrin and heptachor that can cause serious neurological problems, kidney
Srila Prabhupada’s Example Srila Prabhupada was so attentive to the devotees. On the first Gaura Purnima festival the only existing building was not yet finished. The first night that the devotees were there, Srila Prabhupada got up in the middle of the night to look in each room to see if everyone was properly taken care of, and to see that every devotee had a mosquito net. He would also ensure that there was prasada for all of them, and when they were getting sick he was very concerned about th |
Thanks to HH Kavichandra swami Maharaj for sharing the below article and guiding us ::
http://www.16108.com/dharma/training/qualities.htm
Haribol
YS
Sandeep
Try something different
Most people are stuck right where they are. The reason they’re stuck, however, isn’t usually due to circumstances, incompetence, or lack of opportunity, but a simple unwillingness to change, to try new things.
We can make smaller, inner changes on a day-to-day, moment to moment basis – changes in our attitude, reactions, and expectations. I’m talking about being willing to take new risks, and face old fears.
Over and over again I hear people saying things like “I’ve always
Anyone who eats vegetables in India should read these articles.
They highlight the urgent need to follow Srila Prabhupada's advice and grow
our own food.
Times of India
Indian veggies, fruits remain highly toxic
Durgesh Nandan Jha, TNN, Oct 30, 2010, 11.52pm IST
NEW DELHI: Rampant use of banned pesticides in fruits and vegetables
continues to put at risk the life of the common man. Farmers apply
pesticides such as chlordane, endrin and heptachor that can cause serious
neurological problems, kidney damage
