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Barak Obama gets Bhagavata Gita!

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on June 24, 2010 at 9:36am

Dear devotees,

Recently I visited my hometown of Murwillumbah, situated in the Tweed valley area of northern New South Wales Australia, near to New Govardhana farm where I had the great fortune of spending my childhood.

One of my old best friends hung him self so I took lots of books and prasadam for his family. I regret that I didn't do more for him earlier.

While in the area I visited a Prabhupada disciple by the name of Krsna Lolya Mataji. She and her husband travelled a lot helping start temple

Siliguri Ratha Yatra Festival-2010

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on June 24, 2010 at 8:28am

Dear devotees Hare Krsna!

Please accept my humble obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

We are happy to inform you that our 20th year Annual Ratha Yatra festival in Siliguri(WB,INDIA) will be taking place on 13 - 21 July. The procession will proceed by the already established route: from Sri Sri Radha Madhava sundar Temple complex (on 13 July) by way of whole Siliguri town and going to the Gundicha Temple ( temporarily constructed in near Sevoke road) – to the location where we will have 7 d

Panihati Chida Dahi Mahotsav

Posted by Lakshman Poddar on June 23, 2010 at 10:49pm

The Chida-dadhi Mahotsav, also known as the Chipped Rice Festival of Panihati, is a yearly celebration of the pastimes of Srila Raghunatha dasa Goswami and Lord Nityananda Prabhu. This astonishing pastime took place on the banks of the Ganges at Panihati, which is just north of Calcutta. Lord Caitanya and his associates enjoyed many transcendental pastimes here. Chida-dadhi Mahotsav remembers how the Lord mercifully reciprocated with His devotees by arranging, through Nityananda Prabhu and Raghu

who is srmati radharani?

Posted by shailendra badriprasad sharma on June 23, 2010 at 6:00pm

Who is Srimati Radharani?

Srimati Radharani is the Supreme Goddess. She is most always seen with Lord Krishna. It is described that She is the chief associate and devotee of Lord Krishna, and topmost of all goddesses. Her name means that She is the most excellent worshiper of Lord Krishna. However, She is also an expansion of the Lord's energy. Since She is also an extension of Krishna, She is the feminine aspect of God. Thus, in the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition, God is both male and female. Th

radha rani

Posted by shailendra badriprasad sharma on June 23, 2010 at 6:00pm

Radha Rani
Radhe Radhe Kahat hee, sab Biyadha mitjay
koti janm kee aapada, shri Radhe kahe se kat jay

Srimati Radharani is the direct counterpart of Lordi Krishna. She is the central figure for all the goddesses of fortune. She possesses all the attractiveness to attract the all-attractive Personality of Godhead. She is the primeval internal potency of the Lord . She is the chief associate and devotee of Lord Krishna, and topmost of all goddesses Srimati Radharani is the Supreme Goddess. She is

Sri Radha-rasa-sudha-nidhi

Posted by geeta kakkar on June 23, 2010 at 3:21pm

Srila Prabodhananda Sarasvati's
Sri Radha-rasa-sudha-nidhi
(The Nectar Moon of Sri Radha's Sweetness)

1. O Sri Radha, I meditate on Your beautiful face with its graceful restless knitted eyebrows, beautiful pouting bimba-fruit lips, fear, joy, playful amorous happiness, and sweet sarcastic words, all caused by Your lovers' quarrel with the crown of great rasikas.

2. O heart, please worship the splendour that bears the name Radha, a splendour that with its crown fills the circle of the directions wit

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - On Speaking Strongly in Srila Prabhupada's Service

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 23, 2010 at 2:54pm

On Speaking Strongly in Srila Prabhupada's Service

At least we should know that nondevotees are rogues and rascals, even if we do not always directly tell them.

If we also become enamored by the so-called scientists, politicians, and philosophers, then we cannot preach. We must definitely be convinced that they're all rascals. As a gentleman, I can give him some respect. That is another thing. But he's a rascal. You must know that "I am talking with a rascal number one." He cannot deviate me from

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 19

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 23, 2010 at 2:53pm

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 19
karya-karana-kartrtve
dravya-jnana-kriyasrayah
badhnanti nityada muktam
mayinam purusam gunah

karya -- effect; karana -- cause; kartrtve -- in activities; dravya -- material; jnana -- knowledge; kriya-asrayah -- manifested by such symptoms; badhnanti -- conditions; nityada -- eternally; muktam -- transcendental; mayinam -- affected by material energy; purusam -- the living entity; gunah -- the material modes.

TRANSLATION
These three modes of material nature

Watering Tulasi Devi

Posted by Mayapur Vasi Das on June 23, 2010 at 11:28am

During seasonal changes, Tulasi devi will require careful monitoring as her need to absorb water will vary according to the time of year. Watering is best done early morning, before 8am, to meet the demands of photosynthesis. Some will dry out quicker than others. Check for: pot size, soil type, size of foliage, temperature and humidity. This will give indications as to how quickly she will absorb water. The following guidelines are recommended.

Check the topsoil by hand, carefully feeling with y

Prayers & Worship of Tulasi Devi

Posted by Mayapur Vasi Das on June 23, 2010 at 11:00am

Asta-nama-stava

The Eight Names Of Tulasi Devi
vrndavani, vrnda, visvapujita, puspasara, nandini, krsna-jivani, visva-pavani, tulasi.

Vrndavani – One who first manifested in vrindavan.

Vrnda – The goddess of all plants.

Visvapujita – One who the whole universe worships.

Puspasara – The topmost of all flowers, without whom Krsna does not like to look upon other flowers.

Nandini – She gives happiness to everyone.

Krsna-Jivani – The life and soul of Lord Krsna.

Visva-Pavani – One who purifies the three worl

Bhagavad Gita wins the hearts of yoga students

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on June 23, 2010 at 8:30am

We were invited to teach mantra meditation at a small hatha yoga group's gathering in Taiwan. About 15 students came. In the course of our presentation we mentioned the uncontrolled senses being like untamed horses, pulling the chariot each to its side, the reins being the mind, the driver the intelligence, the passenger the soul... and passed around a Bhagavad - gita open on the painting of that description. I saw one girl taking note of the ISBN number of the book and other info (so that she c

June 22nd - HG Pankajanghri Prabhu speaks on S.B. 4.5.1 - from Mayapur

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on June 22, 2010 at 4:25pm

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.5.1

maitreya uvāca

bhavo bhavānyā nidhanaḿ prajāpater
asat-kṛtāyā avagamya nāradāt
sva-pārṣada-sainyaḿ ca tad-adhvararbhubhir
vidrāvitaḿ krodham apāram ādadhe

SYNONYMS:
maitreyaḥ uvāca — Maitreya said; bhavaḥ — Lord Śiva; bhavānyāḥ — of Satī; nidhanam — the death; prajāpateḥ — because of Prajāpati Dakṣa; asat-kṛtāyāḥ — having been insulted; avagamya — hearing about; nāradāt — from Nārada; sva-pārṣada-sainyam — the soldiers of his own associates; ca — and; tat-adhvara —

Nirjala Ekadashi Vrat Katha

Posted by shailendra badriprasad sharma on June 22, 2010 at 4:07pm

Nirjala Ekadashi Vrat KathaNirjala Ekadashi falls in the month of Jyestha in the Shukla paksha (June), therefore it is also called “Jyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi” or “Bhimsani Ekadashi” (Bhim sen, the seond Pandav Brother, had observed this difficult fast). Amongst the 24 Ekadashi’s observed throughout the year, the fast (Vrat) observed on Jyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi is considered to be the most beneficial, if one properly observes a fast on this day it is said to give the fruits of 24 Ekadashi observed

pandav ekadasi

Posted by shailendra badriprasad sharma on June 22, 2010 at 4:04pm

Pandav Bhima Ekadashi, also known as Nirjala Ekadasi, falls on the 11th day of the Shukla Paksha in the Jyeshta month (May – June). The story of Pandav Bhim Ekadasi is associated with Bhima, the second Pandava brother. The importance of Pandav Bhim Ekadasi is mentioned in the Brahmavaivarta Purana. In 2010, Nirjala Ekadasi is observed on June 22.The four Pandava brothers – Yudhisthira, Arjuna, Nakula, Sahadeva – Kunti, mother of the Pandavas, and Draupadi, the wife of the Pandavas, used to obser

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 18

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 22, 2010 at 2:27pm

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 18
sattvam rajas tama iti
nirgunasya gunas trayah
sthiti-sarga-nirodhesu
grhita mayaya vibhoh

sattvam -- the mode of goodness; rajah -- the mode of passion; tamah -- the mode of ignorance; iti -- all these; nirgunasya -- of the Transcendence; gunah trayah -- are three qualities; sthiti -- maintenance; sarga -- creation; nirodhesu -- in destruction; grhitah -- accepted; mayaya -- by the external energy; vibhoh -- of the Supreme.

TRANSLATION
The Supreme Lord is

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - On Speaking Strongly in Srila Prabhupada's Service

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 22, 2010 at 2:27pm

On Speaking Strongly in Srila Prabhupada's Service

Those who compromise in preaching grant themselves a license to compromise their practices. For maya is such that if we give her a little room, we will adjust more and more until we end up becoming totally mundane. Better stick to our principles and be proud of them. Even if initially devotees are somewhat fanatical and immature, if they are sincere Krsna will bless them with transcendental intelligence, and they will gradually gain experience in

LETTER FROM GOD

Posted by meenakshi chawla on June 22, 2010 at 12:58pm

letter from god

As you got up this morning, I watched you, and hoped you would talk to Me, even if it was just a few words, asking My opinion or thanking Me for something good that happened in your life yesterday. But I noticed you were too busy, trying to find the right outfit to wear.

When you ran around the house getting ready, I knew there would be a few minutes for you to stop and say hello, but you were too busy.

At one point you had to wait fifteen minutes with nothing to do except sit in a

Vaishnava Etiquette!

Posted by Shabda Hari Das on June 22, 2010 at 10:55am

GURUVAKYA

"Lord Chaitanya said that if you want to develop Love for Godhead, you must know “Vaishnava Etiquette” - How to behave with Vaishnavas. That is more important. If we don’t know how to deal properly with Vaishnavas then we commit offenses and eventually we won’t be able to go very close to Krishna … So it is very important to know how deal with, behave with each other properly respecting.

Most of the weeds of devotional service are also dealing with behavior, Kutinaati - diplomatic behavi

Mercy for the most fallen

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on June 22, 2010 at 9:36am

Over the years, some sankirtan devotees do big events, and sometimes the security guards check our bags and do not allow books in. So we take Jagannatha stickers, hidden in our pockets, and some small books in a shoulder bag. When guards ask what the small books are for, I say I am giving them to friends and they usually allow them in.

One big event is the famous Melbourne Cup for horse racing. A few times, after having big days with stickers and small books, I have walked out to my van, to head

Book Distribution Story - Mind Reader

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on June 22, 2010 at 9:19am

It was mid year marathon in Sydney city. I was distributing books outside a busy shopping mall with HG Yasodeva Prabhu. I was amazed that books were actually going out for a change. It was a strange crowd and I was throwing out every sankirtana line I knew. I saw a group of young islander girls. "Are you girls students, workers or dancers?" I said. They seemed too preoccupied to hear what I was saying but they somehow managed to catch the last line. "Oh my god, how did you know we were dancers?"

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Barak Obama gets Bhagavata Gita!

Siliguri Ratha Yatra Festival-2010

Panihati Chida Dahi Mahotsav

who is srmati radharani?

radha rani

Sri Radha-rasa-sudha-nidhi

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - On Speaking Strongly in Srila Prabhupada's Service

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 19

Watering Tulasi Devi

Prayers & Worship of Tulasi Devi

Bhagavad Gita wins the hearts of yoga students

June 22nd - HG Pankajanghri Prabhu speaks on S.B. 4.5.1 - from Mayapur

Nirjala Ekadashi Vrat Katha

pandav ekadasi

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 18

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - On Speaking Strongly in Srila Prabhupada's Service

LETTER FROM GOD

Vaishnava Etiquette!

Mercy for the most fallen

Book Distribution Story - Mind Reader

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