Question: What is the Origin of Karma?

Posted by sanjay krishna on March 6, 2010 at 6:24pm

Question: What is the Origin of Karma?

What is the origin of karma? What kind of actions lead to bad karma? The reason behind asking this question is that there are huge a number of people including myself who don't know the origin of karma. If the origin of karma is clear, one can refrain from the various activities which lead to bad karma. Can you give me scriptural references regarding the origin of karma, the cause of suffering?

Hare Krishna

Answer: Misuse of Our Free Will

Our entanglement in ka

HH Bhakti Raghava Swami on Daivi Varnasrama

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on March 6, 2010 at 4:28pm

Date: February 17th, 2010
Verse: Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.32.37
Speaker: HH Bhakti Raghava Swami
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prāvocaḿ bhakti-yogasya
svarūpaḿ te catur-vidham
kālasya cāvyakta-gater
yo 'ntardhāvati jantuṣu

TRANSLATION:My dear mother, I have explained to you the process of devotional service and its identity in four different social divisions. I have explained to you as well how eternal time is chasing the living entities, although it is imperceptible to them.

PURPORT:The process of bhakt

Prem Ras Madira

Posted by geeta kakkar on March 6, 2010 at 12:02pm

Prem Ras Madira

Prakeern Madhuri
(Sweetness of General Songs of Radha Krishna)

Apanapan rakhna mere Ghanshyam.
"Oh, my beloved Ghanshyam Krishna! Please think of me as Your own."

Ghadi ghadi pal pal nam tiharo,
rate meri rasna, mere Ghanshyam.
"Oh, my Ghanshyam! My only desire is that your name should be on my tongue every moment."

Lali-Lal dai garbahin, hamare hiya basna, mere Ghanshyam.
"Oh, my Ghanshyam! May You and Radha, standing with Your arms around each Other's necks, reside in my heart all the

Latest lecture of HH Bhakti Purusottama Swami

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on March 6, 2010 at 8:50am

Date: February 28th, 2010
Verse: Sannyasa of Lord Caitanya - Part 2
Speaker: HH Bhakti Purusottama Swami
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I was explaining about the sannyasa pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and
prior to the explanation or description of the sannyasa pastimes of Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu had shed some light about this whole sannyasa business
in Caitanya Mahaprabhu's life, how this happens, it just happened like that,
what was the reason behind this, what the normal reason c

Sri Srivasa Pandita -- Appearance

Posted by Rocanadeva Dasa on March 6, 2010 at 8:22am

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Sri Srivasa Pandita -- Appearance
http://www.vaisnavacalendar.info/i/sri-srivasa-pandita-appearance.html

Dear respected Vaisnava's & Vaisnavi's,
Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
All glories to Sri Sri Guru Gauranga!
 
By popular request we have uploaded calendar files with data for the next 3 years - this allows for devotees to plan ahea

RAJDHANI EXPRESS(from mayanagri to mayapur)

Posted by mantra prem das on March 6, 2010 at 1:30am

haribol.!!!!!!!! well this wasn't a very familiar word to me in way back 1996.i was in a hostel and my room mate hap pend to be a crazy man as i thought of him then.crazy!!!!!!!!no smoking,no meat eating,no beer, its not the end of it... no onion garlic....well he was ready to spend hundred rupees for taxi just to have khichadi at a temple called Sri Sri Radhagopinath somewhere at chopatty...it sounded absolutely crazy to me.one fine day he said 'come with me,i m sure you will love it',reluctant

Importance of Guru and Guru Diksha

Posted by geeta kakkar on March 5, 2010 at 4:56pm

Importance of Guru and Guru Diksha

Gurur Brahma, Gurur Vishnu, Gurur Devo Maheshwara,
Gurur Saakshat Paar Brahma, Tasmaye Shree Guruve Namah

Summary of the Mantra

The Guru is Brahma (The God of Creation)
The Guru is Vishnu (The God of Sustenance)
The Guru is Shiva (The God of Annihilation)
My Salutation to such a Guru, who is verily the Supreme God

In Indian religions, diksha is the ritual of initiation into the worship of some deity by a guru (diksha guru) who bestows mantra(s) and takes the karma of t

ISKCON Vrindavan Vraja Mandal Parikrama (Post Gaura Purnima Festival)

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on March 5, 2010 at 4:32pm

Gaura Purnima, The appearance day of Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu already
celebrate in Vrindavan on the 28th February 2010. As per the tradition, for
the benefit of the visiting international devotees ISKCON Vrindavan
organizes Vraja darshan programs ( visiting the various places in Vraja dham
where Lord Sri Krishna performed pastimes ), lectures by HH Janananda Swami
and HH Prabodhananda Sarasvati Swami.

It is really spiritually surcharged atmosphere in whole of Braja.Today (4th
Oct. 2010) was the 1st day

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ISKCON Leaders Grapple to Define "Who Is A Member?"

Posted by kartik on March 5, 2010 at 3:14pm

ISKCON Leaders Grapple to Define "Who Is A Member?"

Image: bhaktivedantacollege.com

After forty years, one thing is clear -- ISKCON needs more clarity on who is a member, and what their rights and obligations are.

Surprisingly, after forty-plus years of existence, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness is still not clear on what it means to be one of its "members." Must a member be initiated? A regular participant at temples? A committed donor? Simple as it sounds, the term "member" br

Srimad Bhagavatam 3.33.5 - class given by H.G. Pankajanghri Prabhu

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on March 5, 2010 at 12:09am

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.33.5

tvaḿ deha-tantraḥ praśamāya pāpmanāḿ
nideśa-bhājāḿ ca vibho vibhūtaye
yathāvatārās tava sūkarādayas
tathāyam apy ātma-pathopalabdhaye

SYNONYMS

tvam — You; deha — this body; tantraḥ — have assumed; praśamāya — for the diminution; pāpmanām — of sinful activities; nideśa-bhājām — of instructions in devotion; ca — and; vibho — O my Lord; vibhūtaye — for the expansion; yathā — as; avatārāḥ — incarnations; tava — Your; sūkara-ādayaḥ — the boar and other forms; tathā — so; aya

What is Dharma?

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on March 5, 2010 at 12:09am

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By HH Bhakti Raghava Swami Introduction

One of the great Indian saintly persons of the 20th century, Srila Bhaktisiddanta Sarasvati Thakura, Founder-Acärya of the well-known Gaudiya Math all over India and spiritual preceptor of yet another well renowned spiritual leader, Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the Founder-Acärya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness [ISKCON], has given humanity a new dimension and deeper insight to the term religion when he explained that “philoso

The mercy of Lord Caitanya

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on March 5, 2010 at 12:08am

The more we are entering into the relationship with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the more we will be able to actually have self confidence. Because, maybe our biggest struggle in spiritual life is not that we don’t believe in Krsna consciousness- we do- but our biggest problem is that we don’t believe in ourselves. Krsna consciousness- ‘yes, I believe it’s true, but can I really follow it?’ That’s the doubt that is sort of much stronger than any other one- our lack of faith in our own ability to fol

Lord Caitanya takes sincere soulssincere souls BTG

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on March 5, 2010 at 12:07am

Tamal Krsna Goswami once said to Srila Prabhupada, “What hope is there?
Instead of thinking of Krsna, I’m thinking of the temple finances”. Srila
Prabhupada responded, “So many lifetimes we have wasted on ourselves. Now
for this one lifetime let us work heart and soul to push on Lord Caitanya’s
sankirtan movement. Then at the end of life, Lord Caitanya will personally
come and cover whatever we lack, and take us back to Godhead”. Tamal Krsna
Goswami further commented that although it is up to Krsna wh

The definition of a pure devotee

Posted by geeta kakkar on March 4, 2010 at 11:32am

The definition of a pure devotee
(As given by Rupa Gosvami in Bhaktirasamrta-sindhu)

The definition of a pure devotee can be summarized thus: his service is favorable and is always in relation to Krsna. The symbol of devotional service in the highest degree is Radharani. Krsna is called Madanamohana, which means that He is so attractive that He can defeat the attraction of thousands of Cupids. But Radharani is still more attractive, for She can even attract Krsna. Therefore devotees call Her Madan

GBC Meeting Report #7

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on March 4, 2010 at 8:30am

GBC Meeting Report #6

February 15-17th

Reporting by Sraddhadevi Dasi

During the last three days of the Annual General Meeting of ISKCON's
Governing Body Commission, GBC members gave presentations on new
publications and the status of various projects.

Anuttama Prabhu, representing the GBC's Guru Services Committee, reported on
the Guru Seminars and Guru Retreats program. These programs allow devotees
who are serving as initiating or instructing gurus to associate with one
another and share their experien

Gour Purnim

Posted by Rocanadeva Dasa on March 4, 2010 at 8:30am

I am in training here as a Pujari. Last Sunday for the feast we had an Abiseka for Gour Niti. 5 auspicious offerings of milk, yogurt, gee, honey and sugar water, and 5 fruit juices were bathed the Lord, everyone bathed the lord. We made a background for the residing deitys of flowers, some of our regular guest helped with the preparations and cooking the feast, By the time the curtains opened it was a tumultuous Hare bol!! Hare Krsna!! and all the offerings all everywhere on the alter. It was th

Being Equipoised

Posted by Bhagavati devi dasi on March 3, 2010 at 8:42pm

samaḥ śatrau ca mitre ca

tathā mānāpamānayoḥ

śītoṣṇa-sukha-duḥkheṣu

samaḥ sańga-vivarjitaḥ

tulya-nindā-stutir maunī

santuṣṭo yena kenacit

aniketaḥ sthira-matir

bhaktimān me priyo naraḥ - (B.G. 12.18-19)

TRANSLATION

One who is equal to friends and enemies, who is equipoised in honor and dishonor, heat and cold, happiness and distress, fame and infamy, who is always free from contaminating association, always silent and satisfied with anything, who doesn't care for any residence, who is fixed i

SRI CHAITANYA MAHAPRABHU

Posted by Chitra Datta on March 3, 2010 at 6:24pm

'Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu: His Life and Precepts.' by Srila Bhaktivinod
Thakura:

"This account originally appeared in a short work by Srila Bhaktivinoda
Thakura entitled, 'Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu: His Life and Precepts.'(dated
20th August 1896.)" This was taken from "Prologue" to "Teachings of Lord
Caitanya"(A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. 1974. pages xiii-xxii.) Who
better could we find to include here than the pure unalloyed devotee, and
foremost scholar in Vaisnava circles Srila Bhaktivinoda Tha

The Stages of Spiritual Life

Posted by geeta kakkar on March 3, 2010 at 9:13am

The Stages of Spiritual Life:

1. Worldly Person
2. Spiritual Aspirant
3. Spiritual Seeker
4. Spiritual Master

1. Worldly Person: A worldly person is the one who cannot think beyond the five senses. Sensual pleasure alone gives him pleasure and if restrained from it he feels annoyed. He prays God and pleads Him for money, wealth and sense pleasures.

2. Spiritual Aspirant: A spiritual aspirant is a person who acknowledges that his present condition cannot give him permanent happiness and something must

Can H.H. Bhakti Charu Swami Maharaj able to visit Indore temple 1 time plzzz

Posted by Yash Holkar on March 3, 2010 at 8:24am

Hare Krishnamy humble dandvat pranam to all vaishnavasPlz Plz Gurumaharaj Plz visit indore temple 1 time plzzzz,its my kind request, temple wants ur visit 1 time plzzzzz

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Question: What is the Origin of Karma?

HH Bhakti Raghava Swami on Daivi Varnasrama

Prem Ras Madira

Latest lecture of HH Bhakti Purusottama Swami

Sri Srivasa Pandita -- Appearance

RAJDHANI EXPRESS(from mayanagri to mayapur)

Importance of Guru and Guru Diksha

ISKCON Vrindavan Vraja Mandal Parikrama (Post Gaura Purnima Festival)

ISKCON Leaders Grapple to Define "Who Is A Member?"

ISKCON Leaders Grapple to Define "Who Is A Member?"

Srimad Bhagavatam 3.33.5 - class given by H.G. Pankajanghri Prabhu

What is Dharma?

The mercy of Lord Caitanya

Lord Caitanya takes sincere soulssincere souls BTG

The definition of a pure devotee

GBC Meeting Report #7

GBC Meeting Report #6

Gour Purnim

Being Equipoised

SRI CHAITANYA MAHAPRABHU

The Stages of Spiritual Life

Can H.H. Bhakti Charu Swami Maharaj able to visit Indore temple 1 time plzzz

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