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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Simply desiring is not sinful

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on December 27, 2010 at 5:06pm

Simply desiring is not sinful

Harikesa, wanting to clarify at what point such fallen personalities recognize their position and turn to the Lord, asked, "The dogs and monkeys, they feel grateful?"

"Yes," Prabhupada said. "When they come to sense they feel grateful. As dogs they cannot. As dog or monkey they cannot enhance their sinful activities -- it is stopped. And whatever they do, that is not taken into account. And to suffer as dog or monkey means counteracting all previous sins. One punishme

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The mission of such saintly persons

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on December 27, 2010 at 5:05pm

The mission of such saintly personsis but to make suffering humanity happy by elevating everyone to spiritual consciousness. In the material world, everyone is trying to exploit one another -- one nation is trying to exploit another nation, one society is trying to exploit another, one businessman is trying to exploit another, etc. This is called the struggle for existence, and out of it the people who are struggling have invented a law called "Might is right," but we can actually see that even

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Might is Right Philosophy

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on December 27, 2010 at 5:04pm

Prabhupada: We are not concerned with government. We say there is no ksatriya, there is no government. At the present moment, anyone who has got some artificial power, he is government. That's all.

You get some way or other a little vote, and you become government. So government does not mean that. Government is another. Because there is no ksatriya, and where is government? They are thinking... Government means they should be always thinking how the citizens should be peaceful and happy and spi

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The Sacred Necklace

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on December 27, 2010 at 5:00pm

The Sacred Necklace

Diary of a Traveling Monk - Volume 11, Chapter 11 - November 21, 2010

By Indradyumna Swami

One morning in Vrindavana, I was sitting in my house chanting my rounds when my disciple Narottam Das Thakur Das came to see me. He offered his respectful obeisances and then spoke. “Guru Maharaja,” he said, “it’s been a long time since I have visited Govardhana Hill. If you don’t have any service for me today, I would like your blessings to go on Govardhana parikrama.”

“You’re free to go,”

SERVING KRISHNA......

Posted by KOLLURU VENKATA SUBRAHMANYAM on December 27, 2010 at 4:53pm

Compared to the unlimited ocean of happiness that is derived from serving Krsna with luv,the pleasure of mukti is like a particle of one tiny drop – bodhamrit-III Srila Rupa Goswami

M AAAAAAAAAAAAA YYYYYYYYYYYYYY AAAAAAAAAAA

Posted by KOLLURU VENKATA SUBRAHMANYAM on December 27, 2010 at 4:52pm

Putana was really Maya. Putana looked like nectar but actually within, it was poison. This whole material energy is just so many Putanas. Bodhamrit Part-IV

THE PRICE OF KRISHNA....

Posted by KOLLURU VENKATA SUBRAHMANYAM on December 27, 2010 at 4:20pm

Prabhupada would often tell us, the price of Krishna, is the tears that you flow from your eyes, in longing separation from HIM. Bodhamrit-4

Sri Sri Siksastaka

Posted by geeta kakkar on December 27, 2010 at 1:30pm

Sri Sri Siksastaka
(Eight Instructions)
by Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

Glory to the Sri-krsna-sankirtana, which cleanses the heart of all the dust accumulated for years and extinguishes the fire of conditional life, of repeated birth and death. This sankirtana movement is the prime benediction for humanity at large because it spreads the rays of the benediction moon. It is the life of all transcendental knowledge. It increases the ocean of transcendental bliss, and it enables us to fully taste the

Sri Radhe-Krsna's playful pastimes (vihara)

Posted by geeta kakkar on December 26, 2010 at 2:59pm

Sri Radhe-Krsna's playful pastimes (vihara) - Lalita-kunda

Once, Krsna warned Srimati Radhika to be cautious of Devarsi Narada. "Devarsi is a sage whose nature is very complicated," He said. "Sometimes he causes disputes between father and son, mother and father or husband and wife. It is best to always be cautious of him." But Srimatiji did not take particular heed of Krsna's words.

And so it happened that one day Lalita picked beli, cameli, and other flowers from the forest and began to string

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Book Distribution in Bangladesh

Posted by Pusta Gopika Devi Dasi on December 26, 2010 at 9:01am

At the end of November we held an an istha ghosthi with the department leaders of our Swamibag temple in Dhaka/Bangladesh to prepare for the upcoming Prabhupada marathon. I appealed to everyone assembled to make some little extra endeavor for the marathon to distribute Prabhupada's books more widely, and we decided to read for a few minutes every morning after mangal artik from the wonderful book "The Nectar of Book Distribution" in order to help our devotees to cultivate Sankirtan consciousne

Sri Harinama Cintamani INTRODUCTION TO THE GLORIES OF THE HOLY NAME

Posted by Rocanadeva Dasa on December 26, 2010 at 4:07am

Sri Harinama Cintamani

CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION TO THE GLORIES OF THE HOLY NAME

http://bvml.org/SBTP/hc.htm

We are full of many mundane impressions; so we have to guard ourselves against those ten offences that should not be committed during the chanting of the Name of Hari.

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Goswami Maharaja

L I Z A R D D E T E R M I N A T I O N

Posted by KOLLURU VENKATA SUBRAHMANYAM on December 25, 2010 at 11:23pm

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Please find attached herewith a photo taken from my Mobile of a Lizard that was dead, sticking itself to the corner of a bathroom door.

Learning from the Photo:

Lizard, by its nature, normally found sticking itself on the walls. It was very strange to see the Lizard which was dead, but still sticking itself on the corner of the bathroom door.

Alike the Dead Lizard, our Determination towards our Devotional Service and Progress in Krishna Consciousness should be that till our time of

600 US soldiers chant Hare Krishna for three miles

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on December 25, 2010 at 10:19pm

I am a soldier in the US Army and thought you all might get a laugh at what happened the other day.

We had to do a 6 mile run for fitness. Its custon to sing during these runs to build soldier cohesion.

So they asked me to sing. I agreed so we were running down the street , when the idea popped in my head to get them to chant. Now this wasn't 6 or 7 people, its was a total of 600 soldiers.

And they were into it, for 3 miles they chanted the Maha Mantra as loud as they could and were really into it.

B U F F A L O P H I L O S O P H Y

Posted by KOLLURU VENKATA SUBRAHMANYAM on December 25, 2010 at 6:00pm

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Hare Krishna....

I am attaching herewith a Photo taken from my Mobile while returning to home from office.

In the photo, one may find that few Buffalos being carried in a truck to butchers house, where they would be butchered. But the poor Buffalos, does not know their fate and happily enjoying the truck ride, cool breeze, experience of flying in air, without any stress of walking, running and flying.

We can very much infer the above photo to that, many people, blindly follow many

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We Have To Guard Ourselves

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on December 25, 2010 at 1:57pm

We are full of many mundane impressions; so we have to guard ourselves against those ten offences that should not be committed during the chanting of the Name of Hari.

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Goswami Maharaja

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A Christmas Message BY Srila Prabhupad

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on December 25, 2010 at 1:49pm

Today is Christmas Day, the birthday of Jesus Christ. In Europe and other countries, hardly anyone knows what Jesus Christ was doing in his youth, at around 15 years of age. Indian history shows that he was in India, where he visited Vrndavana, Ayodya, Jagannatha Puri, and other pilgrimage places. In Vrndavana he heard the name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, and when he went to Jagannath Puri he heard how the local persons pronounce Krsna as Krusna or Krusta. Later, Krusta became

Book Distribution news from Mumbai

Posted by Mohit Joshi on December 25, 2010 at 12:57pm

book distribution news in leading news paper of Mumbai Samana Newspaper

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Do I have to give up my occupation to serve Krishna?

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on December 24, 2010 at 5:05pm

"Therefore, Arjuna, you should always think of Me, and at the same time you should continue your prescribed duty and fight. With your mind and activities always fixed on Me, and everything engaged in Me, you will attain to Me without any doubt." (Bhagavad Gita 8.7)

Krishna does not suggest anything impractical

So Krishna is not advising Arjuna to simply remember Him and give up his occupation. No. Krishna never suggests anything impractical. In this material world, in order to maintain the body, o

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 8 Text 23

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on December 24, 2010 at 1:23pm

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 8 Text 23
yathatma-tantro bhagavan
vikridaty atma-mayaya
visrjya va yatha mayam
udaste saksivad vibhuh

yatha -- as; atma-tantrah -- independent; bhagavan -- the Personality of Godhead; vikridati -- enjoys His pastimes; atma-mayaya -- by His internal potency; visrjya -- giving up; va -- as also; yatha -- as He desires; mayam -- the external potency; udaste -- remains; saksivat -- just as the witness; vibhuh -- the almighty.

TRANSLATION
The independent Personality of G

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 8 Text 22

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on December 24, 2010 at 1:22pm

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 8 Text 22
yo vanusayinam sargah
pasandasya ca sambhavah
atmano bandha-moksau ca
vyavasthanam sva-rupatah

yah -- all those; va -- either; anusayinam -- merged into the body of the Lord; sargah -- creation; pasandasya -- of the infidels; ca -- and; sambhavah -- appearance; atmanah -- of the living beings; bandha -- conditioned; moksau -- being liberated; ca -- also; vyavasthanam -- being situated; sva-rupatah -- in an unconditioned state.

TRANSLATION
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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Simply desiring is not sinful

The mission of such saintly persons

Might is Right Philosophy

The Sacred Necklace

The Sacred Necklace

SERVING KRISHNA......

M AAAAAAAAAAAAA YYYYYYYYYYYYYY AAAAAAAAAAA

THE PRICE OF KRISHNA....

Sri Sri Siksastaka

Sri Radhe-Krsna's playful pastimes (vihara)

Book Distribution in Bangladesh

Sri Harinama Cintamani INTRODUCTION TO THE GLORIES OF THE HOLY NAME

Sri Harinama Cintamani

CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION TO THE GLORIES OF THE HOLY NAME

L I Z A R D D E T E R M I N A T I O N

600 US soldiers chant Hare Krishna for three miles

B U F F A L O P H I L O S O P H Y

We Have To Guard Ourselves

A Christmas Message BY Srila Prabhupad

Book Distribution news from Mumbai

Do I have to give up my occupation to serve Krishna?

Krishna does not suggest anything impractical

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 8 Text 23

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 8 Text 22

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Sri Harinama CintamaniCHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION TO THE GLORIES OF THE HOLY NAME

Krishna does not suggest anything impractical

Note: this page contains paid content.

Sri Harinama Cintamani

CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION TO THE GLORIES OF THE HOLY NAME