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Einstein and Thoreau

Posted by Pusta Gopika Devi Dasi on December 4, 2010 at 8:00am

Nice story about Einstein

An interesting incident took place in 1948-49. A young researcher by name Dr B.M. Gupta met Dr Einstein, the accepted father of Modern science in Princeton Institute of Advanced Studies in the States. The German scientist hailed him in Sanskrit instead of English. The Indian scientist pleaded his inability to reply in Sanskrit. Dr Einstein was amazed at the poor response of the young Indian scientist and said, "You hail from India which is the original home of Hindu phil

Distribution in Chennai

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on December 3, 2010 at 9:00pm

I had a nice experience distributing books recently at West Mambalam Station Road in Chennai, South India).

A boy was cycling towards me. He was in his early twenties and wore a sleeveless T-shirt and white shorts. He was riding a sporty bicycle. And he wore bright Sri Vaishnava tilak. As he came nearby I showed him the books I had. He said he was interested in reading religious books and has lots of them at home. I explained to him the glories of the Karttik month and why he must read these book

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Arjuna's Realization

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on December 3, 2010 at 9:36am

Arjuna had a complete nervous breakdown on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. Even though he was one of the most powerful warriors, famous for his great heroic deeds, on the beginning day of the battle he could not cope with the duty that he was expected to perform. Although he cast aside his bow and arrows and became overwhelmed with grief, he was fortunate to realize that his confusion was due to miserliness. So, he humbly presented himself to Krishna as His fully surrendered disciple, begging Kr

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The Sun Of The Holy Name Shines

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on December 3, 2010 at 9:35am

Once the cloud and mist are dispelled, the sun of the holy name shines brilliantly once more and enlightens the devotee with love of Godhead.

Harinama Cintamani - Haridasa Thakura to Lord Caitanya

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Married man means responsibility

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on December 3, 2010 at 9:34am

Married man means responsibility

At about 4.00 A.M. Srila Prabhupada called Harikesa Swami and me into his room upstairs. He had just finished his writing, and was leaning back against the cotton-filled bolsters. There was no managerial topic to discuss, he just wanted to preach to us. He told us that family life is the impetus for material advancement. He said that when he was a young man he applied to become the agent for a very large firm. The territory covered from Delhi to Benares, a large a

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 8 Text 8

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on December 3, 2010 at 9:30am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 8 Text 8
asid yad-udarat padmam
loka-samsthana-laksanam
yavan ayam vai purusa
iyattavayavaih prthak
tavan asav iti proktah
samsthavayavavan iva

asit -- as it grew; yat-udarat -- from whose abdomen; padmam -- lotus flower; loka -- world; samsthana -- situation; laksanam -- possessed of; yavan -- as it were; ayam -- this; vai -- certainly; purusah -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead; iyatta -- measurement; avayavaih -- by embodiments; prthak -- different; tavan -- so

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The Sankirtan Movement - The forgotten culture after the British rule

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on December 3, 2010 at 9:30am

The Sankirtan Movement - The forgotten culture after the British rule.

bharata-bhumite haila manusya-janma yara

janma sarthaka kari' kara para-upakara

[Cc. Adi 9.41]

Means "Anyone who has taken birth in India as human being, he must make his life perfect and preach this cult all over the world." And He has also said,

prthivite ache yata nagaradi grama

sarvatra pracara haibe mora nama

Means that "As many villages and towns are there on the surface of the globe, everywhere this Hare Krsna mantra will be

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It's a machine

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on December 3, 2010 at 9:30am

I claim, "These hairs, my hairs, my head." But I do not know how many hairs are there. So many things. The nail is coming from my body. I do not know how it is coming. I am eating foodstuff. I do not know how it is being turned into blood and other secretions, and it is being transferred through the veins, through the pipes, here and there, and so many mechanical machine. It is machine. It is going on. But this machine is not my creation. This machine is created by this material nature. This mac

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Satsang in the Sauna

Posted by Pusta Gopika Devi Dasi on December 3, 2010 at 8:21am

I was advised by a health specialist to go to a sauna and sweat, so I went to a pool near the Los Angeles temple, where I reside. I was sitting in the sauna with a friend; it was full.

All of a sudden an African-American man in his late 40's addressed me: "Excuse me. Can I ask you a question? Do you know Sanskrit?"

"I don't speak it," I replied, "but I'm learning." I asked him his name and he told me it was Matt, and then I asked him why he cares about Sanskrit.

"I'm reading the Bhagavad-gita," he

Sri Radhe-Krsna's playful pastimes (vihara)

Posted by geeta kakkar on December 2, 2010 at 11:52am

Sri Radhe-Krsna's playful pastimes (vihara) - Carana-pahadi

This place is situated west of Nandagaon. During cow herding, Krsna played His flute on this hill(pahadi) to assemble His hundereds of thousands of cows. By the tender and sweet sound of His flute, this hill melted and became marked with the impressions of Krsna's footprints(carana-cihna). Hence, this hill is called Carana-pahadi.

On Kamsa's order, the great devotee Akrura came to Nandagaon to bring Krsna and Balarama to Mathura. When he

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The 2010 Prabhupada Marathon

Posted by Pusta Gopika Devi Dasi on December 2, 2010 at 9:00am

Hare Krishna Prabhus,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

How the Prabhupada Marathon evolved is interesting. The most successful three days in book distribution history up to 1972 took place at the end of that year in Los Angeles. Three days before Christmas, the Los Angeles devotees distributed more than 17,000 pieces of literature! Because they distributed the most books ever just before Christmas, it became known as the Christmas Marathon. The next year it beca

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Sampradaya Acharyas

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on December 2, 2010 at 8:34am

Madhavacharya-Brahma Sampradya

Ramanujacharya - Sri Sampradaya

Vallabhachary of Rudra Sampradya

Nimbarkacharya - Kumara Sampradaya

Sree Madhyacharya belonged to Brahma Sampradaya, Sree Ramanuja to the Sree Sampradaya, Sree Vishnuswami to the Rudra Sampradaya and Sree Nimbarka belonged to Kumar Sampradaya. All these four Acharyas are bonafide preachers of the pure transcendental philosophy dealing with the problems of the world, the living entities and the Almighty God who is the Father of the creati

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Radhanath Swami Defines Science !

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on December 2, 2010 at 8:33am

Question to Radhanath Swami: I feel science is the cause of so many problems like environmental pollution etc. Am I right?

Science a Problem Radhanath Swami Maharaja: It is due to lack of science that there are so many problems. By ‘science’ I don’t mean the manipulation of the external gross elements. Bhagavad-Gita, spirituality, and Sanatana Dharma are sciences. Without these foundational sciences strong, other sciences that we build on could create many difficulties. So the problem is not science. But the probl

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It Must Be Done Often And Regularly

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on December 2, 2010 at 8:32am

Accepting things favorable to chanting and avoiding things unfavorable is the first item in saranagati, or surrender. Constant chanting means it must be done often and regularly. Srila Prabhupada had given us a minimum of sixteen rounds, but he said that we should do sixteen rounds on the beads and innumerable rounds off the beads.

From Bhajan Kutir #142

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Philosophy of Bhagavat Gita

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on December 2, 2010 at 8:32am

Philosophy of Bhagavat Gita

Being an unalloyed devotee of the Personality of Godhead, Marshal Arjuna was able to discuss the transcendental philosophy of Bhagavad-gita even on the battlefield of Kuruksetra. We modern men have no time to get into the details of the philosophy of Bhagavad-gita, even in the midst of our much more ordinary daily duties. But just to teach us, Marshal Arjuna tried to understand the philosophy of Bhagavad-gita at a time when a moment was virtually impossible to spare. A

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Ducks and roosters

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on December 2, 2010 at 8:31am

Ducks and roosters

Prabhupada is resting at night on the inner roof of his house. Tonight, as he lay quietly on his cot under the net, with me by his side massaging his legs, various noises of the night echoed in the stillness. He mused a little on hearing the sounds of different animals and chuckled. "These ducks and roosters, they are very expert at raping. You know that?"

As I laughed at this unusual bit of information, he went on to say that sex attraction is the strong binding force in all sp

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 8 Text 7

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on December 2, 2010 at 8:30am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 8 Text 7
yad adhatu-mato brahman
deharambho 'sya dhatubhih
yadrcchaya hetuna va
bhavanto janate yatha

yat -- as it is; adhatu-matah -- without being materially constituted; brahman -- O learned brahmana; deha -- the material body; arambhah -- the beginning of; asya -- of the living being; dhatubhih -- by matter; yadrcchaya -- without cause, accidental; hetuna -- due to some cause; va -- either; bhavantah -- your good self; janate -- as you may know it; yatha -- so

PRABHUPADA MARATHON

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on December 2, 2010 at 7:43am

THE EVOLUTION OF THE PRABHUPADA MARATHON:

The most successful 3 days in book distribution up to 1972 took place in December 1972: more than 17,000 books were distributed!

As it was Christmas time, it became known as the Christmas Marathon. The next year it became a ten-day marathon. Not before too long it became a month-long marathon, known as the December Marathon. Some temples even stretched it further to a six-week marathon.

Many years ago the GBC changed the name to "The Prabhupada Mara

Taj Mahal - A symbol of love or lust?

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on December 1, 2010 at 5:00pm

We All Know TAJ MAHAL As Symbol Of Love

But The Other Lesser Known Facts are:

1. Mumtaz Was Shahjahan's 4th Wife Out Of His 7 Wives.

2. Shahjahan Killed Mumtaz's Husband To Marry Her

3. Mumtaz Died due to her 14th Delivery

4. He Then Married Mumtaz's Siste

5. He has illicit sexual relationship with his own daughter

6.Shajahan killed all people who built Tajmahal........!

Question Arises: Is Taj Mahal a symbol of love or someone's uncontrolled lust?

In Caitanya-caritamrita, Adi-lila (4.165), we find this

Montgomery County filmmakers explore Asian religions in PBS documentary

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on December 1, 2010 at 4:30pm

Potomac, Silver Spring ceremonies filmed as part of view of Eastern religions in America

by Cody Calamaio | Staff Writer

A decade of spiritual research has led three filmmakers to their third film in a documentary series that discusses the similarities and differences of seven religions in the United States.

Auteur Productions filmmakers Gerald Krell of Potomac, his son, Adam Krell of Washington, D.C., and Meyer Odze of Bethesda will premier their latest documentary "The Asian & Abrahamic Religi

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Einstein and Thoreau

Distribution in Chennai

Arjuna's Realization

The Sun Of The Holy Name Shines

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Married man means responsibility

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 8 Text 8

The Sankirtan Movement - The forgotten culture after the British rule

It's a machine

Satsang in the Sauna

Sri Radhe-Krsna's playful pastimes (vihara)

The 2010 Prabhupada Marathon

Sampradaya Acharyas

Radhanath Swami Defines Science !

It Must Be Done Often And Regularly

Philosophy of Bhagavat Gita

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Ducks and roosters

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 8 Text 7

PRABHUPADA MARATHON

Taj Mahal - A symbol of love or lust?

Montgomery County filmmakers explore Asian religions in PBS documentary

Potomac, Silver Spring ceremonies filmed as part of view of Eastern religions in America

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