Posted by geeta kakkar on January 9, 2010 at 11:27am
I worship Govinda [Krishna], the primeval Lord, who is adept at playing on His flute, whose blooming eyes are like lotus petals, whose head is bedecked with a peacock’s feather, whose figure of beauty is tinged with the hue of blue clouds, and whose unique loveliness is charming millions of Cupids.I worship Govinda. the primeval Lord, round whose neck is swinging a garland of jeweled ornaments, who is always reveling in pastimes of love. whose graceful, threefold- bending form of Syamasundara is
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Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was born in Mayarpur in the town of Nadia, just after sunset on the evening of the 23rd Falgun, 1407 Advent of Sakabda answering to the 18th Februrary, 1486 of the Christian era. The moon was eclipsed at the time of His birth and people of Nadia were then engaged, as usual on such occasions, in bathing in the Bhagirathi with loud cheers of Haribol. His father Jagannath Misra was a poor Brahmin of the Vedic order, and His mother Sachi Devi was a model good woman, both descend
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Because of lack of transcendental knowledge, one is thinking, “Oh because of Krishna Consciousness, I will give up some happiness, like going to the movies at night.” Some kind of attachment is there.There is a story about Sanatana Goswami’s servant. He asked Sanatana Goswami, “There is a party going on in the forest…there is a big festival. Could I go and participate?”Sanatana Goswami said, “Festival?…in the middle of the night???…I don’t think you should go there.”“No, no, no, they are having
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Because of some unimaginable good fortune, I got a service of cleaning Sri Sri Radha-Madhava’s dressing room. The room is actually very clean plus all the windows are closed all the time. Everyone entering into the room is also very clean. You have to take a bath and wear freshly washed clothes before you enter this room. However, when I am sweeping the floor, I can find some dust, flower petals and grains of sand every day. Therefore, I am wondering where the dirt comes from. Then I found out t
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Winners of the ISKCON Europe Excellence Awards 2009by Euro GBCWe are pleased to introduce you to fourteen devotees receiving the firstISKCON Europe Excellence Awards (IEEA). To encourage exemplary devotees,IEEA will be announced annually. Winners will be chosen after nominationsare considered at a European Leaders Meeting. This year the winners (inalphabetical order) are:Bhava Bhakti Devi DasiBhakta Eshwar KessoJai Nitai DasaJiva Pati DasaKrishna Viddhi DasaLalita Govinda DasaMangalananda DasaMu
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In the evening, sitting on a little bench out in the courtyard, Swamiji tells us that if he could just make one person Krishna conscious, he would consider his mission successful."Now more people are coming to the kirtans because we are getting some notice in the papers," he says. "But because I do not lie to them and tell them they can be Krishna conscious while having sense gratification, they go away. What am I to do? Change Krishna’s message to suit Americans? That cannot be done. It is not
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1) ADI PURUSH AVATAR (Incarnation as the Pre-eminent man) : Lord Vishnu took his first incarnation as the pre-eminent man, with a desire to commence creation. This first incarnation of Lord Vishnu was full of all the sixteen Kalas (Supernatural powers).Lord Brahma manifested from the navel of Lord Vishnu in his (Lord Vishnu) state of Yoganidra (deep meditation). The creation as well as the expansion of the creation commenced from the organs of Lord Brahma. The first incarnation of Lord Vishnu is
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Hare Krsna..This is what i have realized. Thanks to devotees.....But still trying to get convinced about those statements.I thought of sharing it. It may seem too basic....Please correct it if i am wrong.During practice of Krsna consciousness, one should get convinced about following thoughts:1) First, that all the material endeavors for happiness leads to dissatisfaction of heart. I am not satisfied by any bodily pleasure and comforts.2) I am not body. I am an eternal spirit soul.3) I am eterna
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The transcendental vibration established by the chanting of HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA, HARE HARE, HARE RAMA, HARE RAMA, RAMA RAMA, HARE HARE is the sublime method for reviving our transcendental consciousness. As living spiritual souls, we are all originally Krishna Conscious entities, but due to our association with matter—since time immemorial—our consciousness is now adulterated by the material atmosphere. The material atmosphere, in which we are now living, is called Maya, or
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Om ! O Devas, may we hear with our ears what is auspicious;May we see with our eyes what is auspicious, O ye worthy of worship !May we enjoy the term of life allotted by the Devas,Praising them with our body and limbs steady !May the glorious Indra bless us !May the all-knowing Sun bless us !May Garuda, the thunderbolt for evil, bless us !May Brihaspati grant us well-being !Om ! Let there be Peace in me !Let there be Peace in my environment !Let there be Peace in the forces that act on me !First
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“In the previous ages, the Lord was carrying weapons. When the devas approached Caitanya Mahaprabhu when He was still in the womb of His mother, they were glorifying Him that, in every incarnation You come, and You deliver the demons and You deliver Your devotees.The demons are delivered by getting killed by the Lord and then they are given moksha. They merge into the light of the Lord. The devotees of the Lord are given His shelter, and the achieve Vaikunta.But in the incarnation of Caitanya MaRead more…
Om ! That (Brahman) is infinite, and this (universe) is infinite.The infinite proceeds from the infinite.(Then) taking the infinitude of the infinite (universe),It remains as the infinite (Brahman) alone.Om ! Let there be Peace in me !Let there be Peace in my environment !Let there be Peace in the forces that act on me !1. Gautama addressed Sanatkumara thus: “O Lord, thou art the knower of all Dharmas and art well versed in all Shastras, pray tell me the means by which I may obtain a knowledge o
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“When there is a big disaster, people start to have reality checks. What did we do wrong? People start to become introspective when there are disasters and problems. That’s an opportunity for the people who are well grounded in their spiritual life, in their Krishna consciousness to be able to promote KC.We need a more spiritual world. It’s too much of a one sided world, too much materialism. It needs to be balanced. So, Srila Prabhupada was trying to promote this balance deal of a spiritual lif
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i\thank you for integrating me into this blog.i have a question can any1 reply this.why does a person turns black after initiation?does any1 know from where will i get small krishna balram deities for home worship or even radha govinda, i live in mauritius and cant travel to dhaam to buy it so please help me for this?
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To All,Hare KrishnaWe take great pleasure to cordially invite you along with the members of your family, friends and well wishers for JAGANNATH RATH YATRA FESTIVAL - 2010(SHIVAJI PARK), the festival of chariots.Originated thousands of years ago in Jagannath Puri, Srila Prabhupada organized the first Ratha Yatra in the western world in 1967 in San Francisco.Since then this festival is being celebrated all over the world.Date: Jan 09, 2010, SaturdayVenue: Shivaji Park, Dadar, MumbaiProgram Timings
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“By preaching we can burn up the effects of our offenses. By helping others to be Krishna Conscious, we attract the mercy of Krishna in a very quick manner and we can advance quickly.For those who are liberated, there are also special rasa when they go out and preach and that is what the Lord wants.So whether one is a very neophyte or one is a liberated soul, they can all engage in preaching."HH Jayapataka SwamiFrom the book: Vaishnava Vani Courtesy: Mathuradesh Publicationshttp://www.guruvakya.Read more…
Om ! O Devas, may we hear with our ears what is auspicious;May we see with our eyes what is auspicious, O ye worthy of worship !May we enjoy the term of life allotted by the Devas,Praising them with our body and limbs steady !May the glorious Indra bless us !May the all-knowing Sun bless us !May Garuda, the thunderbolt for evil, bless us !May Brihaspati grant us well-being !Om ! Let there be Peace in me !Let there be Peace in my environment !Let there be Peace in the forces that act on me !Chapt
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“Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura and his beloved disciple, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the Founder-Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, are “sages” or bona fide spiritual masters whose instructions are Transparent Windows to the Spiritual World.Where blindly following can cause mishap, one is protected by carefully comprehending the instructions of the previous spiritual masters and the Vedic literatures using reasoning and logic. Logical refRead more…
Is there a man whose heart will shed tears of blood at the misery of even the meanest of God’s creation? It is in his heart--be sure--that the Lord dwells.O Man! Years have come and gone! You are yet the same old brute, the same abode of the same old cruel heart which grabs and does not give. Renounce, serve, love! Become good this very minute!What have you learnt from the terrible tragedy which shook the country from end to end? Would you still lean back in your cushioned lounge and ignore the
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" What ever pleasures one is getting by meditating on Krishna's qualities, that pleasure is coming again newer and newer!This newness is something everybody is hankering for in the material world. You see in the store, on the packages-New! Newest! The daily newspapers tell you what's new, what's the latest. What is new is news. Something you don't know yet, something that's new for you, something that is inexperienced.So people go to great lengths not to get bored. Some TV show maybe gets top ra
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