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PRABHUPADA SPEAKS ABOUT - 'WHAT EVERY LIVING ENTITY MUST KNOW'

Posted by Janaka Dasa (Dr Jagadeesh TG) on June 29, 2010 at 12:30pm

WHAT EVERY LIVING ENTITY MUST KNOW

The Krishna consciousness movement is essential in human society, for it offers the highest perfection of life. How this is so is explained fully in the Bhagavad-gita. Unfortunately, mundane wranglers have taken advantage of Bhagavad-gita to push forward their demonic propensities and mislead people regarding right understanding of the simple principles of life.

Everyone should know how God, or Krishna, is great, and everyone should know the factual position of t

Remembering Srila Prabhupada- Early Difficulties

Posted by Pratik Raj on June 29, 2010 at 11:31am

Early difficulties

As a second World War overtakes humanity, Viceroy Linlithgow declares that India is at war with Germany. Indian troops are dispatched to battlefields around Asia, and the country is plunged into deprivation.

The Japanese soon take Burma and are now on the doorstep of Bengal. The British destroy Bengal's entire rice crop, fearing that it might fall into the hands of the Japanese. There is widespread famine.

In December 1942 the bombing begins. Japanese planes bomb Calcutta every d

Cow Products for Your Temple

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on June 29, 2010 at 11:21am

Dear Devotees,

Please accept my humble obeisance’s. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Hare Krishna prabhu we are supplying gomata products from gujrat. We are manufacturing 15 items of gomata products,namely:

1 GO-ARK, Essence of life (distilled cow urine)

2 GHANAVATI, Essence of life (cow urine tablets)

3 ANGARAG, Body soap

4 TEJASVINI, Face powder

5 KESH NIKHAR, Hair tonic

6 ANGAMARDANAM TAILAM, Pain Reliever Oil

7 NETRA JYOTI, Eye Drops

8 PACHANAMRIT, Digestive Aid

9 DANTA MANJANAM, Tooth powder

10 SHUDH D

Don't Grow

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on June 29, 2010 at 11:00am

Dear Prabhujis and Mathajis,

Hare Krishna! Please accept my humble obeisances! All glories to Srila Prabhupada and Gurudev!

Our beloved spiritual master H.H. Mahavishnu Goswami Maharaj has deep love and affection for the young children and he always encourages them. When children recite the verses from Bhagavad gita and Srimad Bhagavatam, Maharaj becomes extremely pleased. So many parents took to Krishna consciousness just because of Maharaj’s encouragement and appreciation of the small children.

Sri Radha-rasa-sudha-nidhi

Posted by geeta kakkar on June 29, 2010 at 9:38am

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

1. I gaze on a splendour that bears the name Radha, a splendour glorious like millions of lightning flashes, a splendour joyful with a festival of amorous pastimes, a festival that has beautiful jasmine-decorated braids, hair parted with a splendid line of red sindura, wonderful tilaka drawn with nine jewels, glistening earrings on its cheeks, a locket on its neck, a great necklace, and new red gar

Video: Ganga Boat Ride Kirtan with College Students in Mayapur!

Posted by Ekalavya Das on June 28, 2010 at 6:13pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzQyv2KuMEwDear Friends,Pamho. Agtsp.Please find above, a link to our kirtan on boats with college students from IITs and NITs across India.7:20.Hare Krishna.Ys, ekd

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 22

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 28, 2010 at 1:24pm

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 22
kalad guna-vyatikarah
parinamah svabhavatah
karmano janma mahatah
purusadhisthitad abhut

kalat -- from eternal time; guna-vyatikarah -- transformation of the modes by reaction; parinamah -- transformation; svabhavatah -- from the nature; karmanah -- of activities; janma -- creation; mahatah -- of the mahat-tattva; purusa-adhisthitat -- because of the purusa incarnation of the Lord; abhut -- it took place.

TRANSLATION
After the incarnation of the first purus

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 21

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 28, 2010 at 1:24pm

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 21
kalam karma svabhavam ca
mayeso mayaya svaya
atman yadrcchaya praptam
vibubhusur upadade

kalam -- eternal time; karma -- the fate of the living entity; svabhavam -- nature; ca -- also; maya -- potency; isah -- the controller; mayaya -- by the energy; svaya -- of His own; atman (atmani)-unto His Self; yadrcchaya -- independently; praptam -- being merged in; vibubhusuh -- appearing differently; upadade -- accepted for being created again.

TRANSLATION
The Lord

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

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 28, 2010 at 1:22pm

On Speaking Strongly in Srila Prabhupada's Service

More from Srila Prabhupada on this theme:

If you say, "Oh, you are a karmi, you are a mudha..." actually he's a mudha, but in the beginning if you say like that, then there will be no opportunity to speak. He is a mudha, that there is no doubt -- working like hogs and dogs day and night for sense gratification. Certainly he is a mudha, a karmi. We have to preach, but if we say directly that "You are all mudhas, mayayapahrta-jnana, and duskrtina,"

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

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 28, 2010 at 1:21pm

On Speaking Strongly in Srila Prabhupada's Service

Srila Prabhupada practically demonstrated expertise in dealing with opponents in the following exchange.

After his lecture, Prabhupada called for questions. An Indian man stood up and said in a loud voice, ''Isn't it true that the all-inclusive conception of the Absolute...'' He rambled on. After about three minutes, the audience began fidgeting.

Prabhupada leaned toward the microphone and asked, ''Are you finished?'' ''No,'' the man retorted, and

The Life of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupada

Posted by Mayapur Vasi Das on June 28, 2010 at 12:11pm

Absolute is sentient Thou hast proved. Impersonal calamity Thou hast moved. This gives us a life Anew and fresh. Worship thy feet Your Divine Grace.

Oh! my Master
The evangelic angel.
Give us thy light,
Light up thy candle.
Struggle for existence
A Human race,
The only hope
His Divine Grace.

Absolute is sentient
Thou hast proved.
Impersonal calamity
Thou hast moved.
This gives us a life
Anew and fresh.
Worship thy feet
Your Divine Grace.

Had you not come
Who had told,
The message of Krishna
Forceful and bold,
That’s

Simha Guru

Posted by Mayapur Vasi Das on June 28, 2010 at 12:08pm

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura was born in the holy pilgrimage place of Jagannatha Puri to Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, a great Vaisnava acarya in the line of succession coming from Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Although employed as a government magistrate, Srila Bhaktivinoda worked tirelessly to establish the teachings of Lord Chaitanya in India. He envisioned a worldwide spiritual movement and prayed for a son to help him achieve his dream.

On February 6, 1874, in the sacred pilgrimage to

The Story of a Tile... (short story, realization)

Posted by Eternal Muser on June 27, 2010 at 11:58pm

I watched as my mason’s nephew affixed the tiles on the north-wall of my living room. I observed how he slapped a wad of thick cement-sand bonding mixture onto the back of the tile and carefully positioned it on the wall, making sure it occupied its designated place perfectly. I smiled in appreciation and returned to my work.

The next morning, I was awakened by the sound of loud voices. I rushed out into the living room. The mason’s nephew was standing with his head lowered, with a crestfallen ex

Story of Lord Krishna

Posted by geeta kakkar on June 27, 2010 at 4:21pm

Story of Lord Krishna - SRIMAD BHAGAVATA by Krsna-Dwaipayana Vyasa

Boys and Cows Saved From the Effect of Poison

1. Once, surrounded by boyfriends, Krsna went without Balarama to the Yamuna River after wandering through the forest of Vrindavan.

2. At that time the cows and cowherd boys were feeling acute distress from the glaring summer sun. Afflicted by thirst, they drank the water of the Yamuna River. But it had been contaminated with poison.

3. As soon as they touched the poisoned water, all the

Sri Syamananda Prabhu

Posted by Lakshman Poddar on June 27, 2010 at 2:46pm

"Simply by accepting that the associates of Shri Caitanya Mahaprabhu are eternally perfect one may attain the service of Krishna in Vrindavana."—Narottam Das Thakura.

Shri Shyamananda, Shrinvasa and Shri Narottama Dasa Thakura are all eternal associates of Shri Gaurasundara. For the purpose of preaching the holy message of Sri Caitanya all over the earth they appeared within this world.

Shri Shyamananda Prabhu was born in Utkala, in a place called Dharenda Bhadura Pura. His father's name was Shri

Krishna Prem

Posted by Krishna Mazumdar. on June 26, 2010 at 9:30pm

Lord Krishna is the ocean of divine love. Whenever Krishna appeared on this earth He had this ocean of love with Him, but every time He had different roles and different actions so the ocean of love was not open for all. When Lord Krishna appeared as Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu with all His associates He opened the ocean of love for all and also enjoyed Himself. Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu taught the lesson of Krishna Consciousness to the world as a devotee of Lord Krishna. The wonderful ocean of lo

A special bath of Jagannath takes place on the Purnima of Jyestha month (Devasnan Purnima), to commemorate the appearance day of Lord Jagannath. According to Skanda Purana when Raja Indradyumna instal

Posted by Jagonnath on June 26, 2010 at 7:26pm

A special bath of Jagannath takes place on the Purnima of Jyestha month (Devasnan Purnima), to commemorate the appearance day of Lord Jagannath.

According to Skanda Purana when Raja Indradyumna installed the wooden deities he arranged this bathing ceremony. This day considered to be the birth-day of Lord jagannath. Held in the full-moon day of the month of Jyestha this festival is also simultaneously held in all other important Puri, it attracts thousands of visitors and pilgrims from all over th

SRI VILAPA KUSUMANJALI

Posted by geeta kakkar on June 26, 2010 at 3:28pm

SRI VILAPA KUSUMANJALI
(Prayers to Sri Radha)

1. O girl whose eyes are restless as khanjana birds, seeing You with an embrace, with kissing Your head, and with many loving glances, loved by the queen of Vraja as if You were her own daughter, will I celebrate a great festival of transcendental bliss in my heart?

2. O friend, within my sight will Queen Radha with You decorate Her beloved with flower ornaments in a forest cottage by the shore of Her lake?

3. O beautiful one, hearing from the parrot Vi

A Square Circle

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on June 26, 2010 at 10:46am

A Square Circle?

Question: If God can do anything, can he make a square circle?

Questions like these arise from not understanding the definition of God as the Supreme Being. Let’s consider the two kinds of impossibilities: practical and logical.

1.Practical impossibility: When the sacred scriptures describe that, say, Lord Krishna lifted the huge Govardhana hill in Vrindavana during his descent to this world five thousand years ago, skeptics may

dismiss this as impossible, because they deem possessi

Power of Lord's Names

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on June 26, 2010 at 8:00am

Hare Krishna Prabhujis and Mathajis,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada and Srila Gurudeva.

Few days ago, one of the mathajis in our neighbourhood was admitted in hospital as she was suffering from dengue fever. Her blood platelet counts had come down and doctors informed that she is in very critical condition. We were informed that in a normal person the count of platelets should be around 1.5 lakhs whereas for her it was just 6 thousand and she had become unconsc

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PRABHUPADA SPEAKS ABOUT - 'WHAT EVERY LIVING ENTITY MUST KNOW'

Remembering Srila Prabhupada- Early Difficulties

Cow Products for Your Temple

Don't Grow

Sri Radha-rasa-sudha-nidhi

Video: Ganga Boat Ride Kirtan with College Students in Mayapur!

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 22

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 21

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

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

The Life of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupada

Simha Guru

The Story of a Tile... (short story, realization)

Story of Lord Krishna

Sri Syamananda Prabhu

Krishna Prem

A special bath of Jagannath takes place on the Purnima of Jyestha month (Devasnan Purnima), to commemorate the appearance day of Lord Jagannath. According to Skanda Purana when Raja Indradyumna instal

SRI VILAPA KUSUMANJALI

A Square Circle

Power of Lord's Names

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