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From the book "The butter thief"
ATTRACTED BY NANDA-NANDANA
At the same time as Sri Krishna was performing His pastimes in Vrndavana, there was a lady in the nearby city of Mathura who used to sell very, very sweet fruits. She would go to the country villages where small children lived, and she would walk through the narrow lanes calling out, “Mangos! Oranges! Bananas! Guava!“ She had such lovely, ripe fruits, that many children would run to her, and ask for them in
Question: Can I Chant My Japa in a Cab?
Respected Gurudeva,
Currently I am chanting 6 rounds of Hare Krishna mahamantra japa as a regulardaily routine. But I do most of them in a cab while going to office. Andsecondly whenever I chant at home, I always do so while walking otherwise mymind goes here and there. Of course while walking mind goes also here and there,but still my concentration is better when walking as opposed to when I amsitting.
So my question is that is the above process of chantin

sasvat prasantam abhayam pratibodha-matram
suddham samam sad-asatah paramatma-tattvam
sabdo na yatra puru-karakavan kriyartho
maya paraity abhimukhe ca vilajjamana
tad vai padam bhagavatah paramasya pumso
brahmeti yad vidur ajasra-sukham visokam
sasvat -- eternal; prasantam -- without disturbance; abhayam -- without fear; pratibodha-matram -- a consciousness opposed to the material counterpart; suddham -- uncontaminated; samam -- without distinction; sat-as
The wood-cutter and the axe
Once upon a time a strong wood-cutter asked a timber merchant for a job. The timber merchant was happy to oblige. The pay was good and so were the work-conditions. Therefore, the wood-cutter was determined to do his best.
The timber merchant presented the wood-cutter with an axe and showed him where to work. The first day, the wood-cutter brought eighteen trees.
“Congratulations !†the boss said. “Go on working like that.â€
Motivated by the boss’s words, the wood-c
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710) It's often said that an aspiring devotee should never try to approach
Krishna directly, that Krishna is pleased when we serve Him by serving His
devotees, or that one should only try to approach Krishna through the
Spiritual Master. I have also heard that rather than trying to serve
Krishna directly, one should beg for mercy from Srimati Radharani to be
allowed to serve Sri Krishn
Vrajesvara Maharaja Nanda would regurarly sit here with his elder and younger brothers, as well as with elderly gopas, priests and so on, to discuss Krsna's well-being. It is called a baithaka because they would sit here together for discussions.
Seven-year-old Krsna held Giriraja-Govardhana for seven days on His little finger and thus smashed the pride of Indra. The astonished elderly gopas called an assembly. Upananda, the eldest brot
The ceremonies were lush and loving with kirtans, bhajans, flowers and pushpunjali, arotiks and words of appreciation. HH Ni
Killing of sankhacuda
1. Once Lord Govinda and Lord Rama, the performers of wonderful feats, were playing in the forest at night with the young girls of Vraja.
2. Krsna and Balarama wore flower garlands and spotless garments, and Their limbs were beautifully decorated and anointed. The women sang Their glories in a charming way, bound to Them by affection.
3. The two Lords praised the nightfall, signaled by the rising of the moon an
Book distribution and sankirtana will always be the principle activity of the Krishna consciousness movement. Does not matter which part of the world you live, be it Africa or Russia, or India or America. Book distribution is always our most glorious activity. Prabhupada encouraged this, the acaryas encouraged this, Krishna encourages it.
(Srimad-Bhagavatam 4.31.19), February 2003, Moscow, Sukharevo
- By H.H.Gopal Krish
Lessons from a butterfly
A man found a butterfly cocoon and decided to save it.
One day a small opening appeared, and the man sat and watched for several hours as the butterfly struggled to force its body through the little hole.
At one point, the butterfly seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and could go no farther. The man decided to help the butterfly. He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of cocoon. The butterfly emerged
Paid in full
A young man was getting ready to graduate college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted.
As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had purchased the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his private study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he love
Washing and Vedanta |
The vice-chancellor of Benares Hindu University, a very famous man of his time named Madan Mohan Malaviya, went to the Gaudiya Math with some intricate, philosophical questions to present to Sarasvati Thakura, who said: "I won’t answer you, but you should ask the devotees who are washing the aratiparaphernalia." The scholar then said: "No, I am asking very difficult questions about Vedanta. They won’t be able to answer!" Sarasvati Thakura, however, insisted that he go and |
Achala - The still one
Achyuta - Infallible
Banke Bihari - corrupt form of Van Ke Vihari which means one who loves to sport in the forests particularly Vrindavan
Bihari - One who plays
Brajesh - Lord of Braja
Chakradhari - the bearer of a discus (chakra)
Damodara - the Lord when He was tied with a cord (dama) round His waist (udara)
Dinabandu - Friend of the afflicted
Dinanatha - Refuge of destitutes
Dwarakadisha - Lord of Dwaraka
Dwarakanatha - Lord of Dwaraka
Ghanshyama - Dark rain cloud complexioned one
te vai vidanty atitaranti ca deva-mayam
stri-sudra-huna-sabara api papa-jivah
yady adbhuta-krama-parayana-sila-siksas
tiryag-jana api kim u sruta-dharana ye
te -- such persons; vai -- undoubtedly; vidanti -- do know; atitaranti -- surpass; ca -- also; deva-mayam -- the covering energy of the Lord; stri -- such as women; sudra -- the laborer class of men; huna -- the mountaineers; sabarah -- the Siberians, or those lower than the sudras; api -- although; p