Do you know the legend of the Cherokee Indian Youth's Rite of Passage?
His father takes him into the forest, blindfolds him and leaves him
alone. He is required to sit on a stump the whole night and not remove
the blindfold until the rays of the morning sun shine through it. He
cannot cry out for help to anyone.
Once he survives the night, he is a MAN.
He cannot tell the other boys of this experience, because each lad must
come into manhood on his own.
The boy is naturally terri
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Eight Prayers Glorifying Sri Radhika
by Shrila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami
Text 1
rasa-valita-mrgaksi-mauli-manikya-laksmih
pramudita-muravairi-prema-vapi-marali
vraja-vara-vrsabhanoh punya-girvana-valli
snapayatu nija-dasye radhika mam kada nu
When will Sri Radhika, who is a splendid ruby in the crown of all nectarean doe-eyed girls, a swan swimming in the lake of love for jubilant Lord Krsna, and a celestial vine sprouted from Vraja's exalted King Vrsabhanu, bathe me in Her service?
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The thought that an individual will "in his own way" spread Krishna consciousness outside of the sankirtana movement authorized by the previous acaryas is inconceivable for a pure devotee of the Lord.
There i
When Lord Vishnu in His Mohini form was distributing nectar to demigods two
demons named Rahu and ketu sat down along with the line of Demigods. By
mistake Lord served them nectar into their mouths. Immediately the lord was
informed by Sun and Moon that those two were demons.
As soon as Lord came to know this information He cut off the heads of both
demons. By that time necatar had not pass through their throat. It was still
in
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Fasting for Papamocani Ekadasi
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Sanskrit Word of the Week: laulyam
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Laulyam
-ardent longing or greed.
e.g.
In other words, one should learn how to cry for the Lord. One should learn this small technique, and one should be very eager
abhīkṣṇāvagāha-kapiśān
jaṭilān kuṭilālakān
ātmānaḿ cogra-tapasā
bibhratī cīriṇaḿ kṛśam
SYNONYMS:
abhīkṣṇa — again and again; avagāha — by bathing; kapiśān — gray; jaṭilān — matted; kuṭila — curled; alakān — hair; ātmānam — her body; ca — and; ugra-tapasā — by severe austerities; bibhratī — became; cīriṇam — clothed in rags; kṛśam — thin.
TRANSLATION:
She began to bathe three times daily, and thus her curling black hair gradually became gray. Due to austerity, her
Class: Special class on Appearance Anniversary of Srila Srivasa Thakura
and Disappearance Anniversary of His Holiness Sridhar Swami
Speaker: HH Bhakti Brhat Bhagavata Swami
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Today marks the most auspicious anniversary appearance of Srila Srivasa
Pandit or also known as Srila Srivasa Thakura and it also coincides with the
anniversary disappearance of one of our Commanders in Srila Prabhupada's
army - Srila Prabhupada
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"Our mind is always trying to project itself as the centre of the universe. Sometimes we find that people who start rendering devotional service love to talk about themselves, 'how dear they are to their guru, how important they are to the world, what great devotees they are and how successful their preaching is.' Maybe their egos need to be glorified, but it is very painful to hear a person always talk about himself. On the other hand, how blissful it is when a person always |
Here is a nice story from the life and teachings of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur:
Once some devotees were sent to establish a preaching center in Bengal. They worked day and night, equipping it as a beautiful temple. When Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati arrived to install the Deities, he was very pleased and asked about one brahmacari who had worked hard on the preparations. The disciples told him, "Master, he became entangled with a lady. We rebuked him so much for his behavior that he
So, in this time, if we actually take th
vaisvanaram yati vihayasa gatah
susumnaya brahma-pathena socisa
vidhuta-kalko 'tha harer udastat
prayati cakram nrpa saisumaram
vaisvanaram -- the controlling deity of fire; yati -- goes; vihayasa -- by the path in the sky (the Milky Way); gatah -- by passing over; susumnaya -- by the Susumna; brahma -- Brahmaloka; pathena -- on the way to; socisa -- illuminating; vidhuta -- being washed off; kalkah -- dirt; atha -- thereafter; hareh -- of Lord Hari; udas
Krsna was very pleased with the atmosphere of the forest where flowers bloomed and bees and drones hummed very jubilantly. While the birds, trees and branches were all looking very happy, Krsna, tending the cows, accompanied by Sri Balarama and the cowherd boys, began to vibrate His transcendental flute. After hearing the vibration of the flute of Krsna, the gopis in Vrndavana remembered Him and began to talk amongst themselves about how nicely Krsna was playing His flute. When the gopis were de
Kala: Time http://hinduism.iskcon.com/concepts/111.htm Satcitananda From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Saccid
Kala: Time
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Satcitananda
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saccidānanda, Satchidananda, or Sat-cit-ānanda (Sanskrit: सच्चिदानंद) is a compound of three Sanskrit words, Sat (सत्), Cit (चित्), and Ānanda (आनंद) (the ā is of longer vocal length), meaning existence, consciousness, and bliss respectively. The expression is used in yoga and other schools of Indian philosophy to describe the nature of Brahman as experienced by a full
Kala: Time
http://hinduism.iskcon.com/concepts/111.htmSatcitananda
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satcitananda
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saccidānanda, Satchidananda, or Sat-cit-ānanda (Sanskrit: सच्चिदानंद) is a compound of three Sanskrit words, Sat (सत्), Cit (चित्), and Ānanda (आनंद) (the ā is of longer vocal length), meaning existence, consciousness, and bliss respectively. The expression is used in yoga and other schools of Indian philosophy to describe the n
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On October 20, 1956, Srila Prabhupada described the qualities that he wished to invoke in the members of his new society, The League of Devotees:
"To evoke the qualities of 'goodness' particularly (Satwa-guna) in every member of the 'League' individually by the process of spiritual initiation (Diksha) by establishing him in the status of a qualified Brahmin (good and intellectual man) on the basis of truthfulness, forgiveness, equality, tolerance, education, purity, knowledge (specific and gener
The Strength of Association
There was a thief who was robbing businessmen and murdering people. One day he heard that the king of the country had invited all the sannyasis, sadhus and ascetics for a big meeting. The thief was thinking, "Maybe the king will be giving help to them, so I will see if I can rob someone and get some money." So he went to the meeting and hid himself away. The king then came out onto his balcony, and he began to speak. "O great sadhus, I have a daughter and she is very i
APPEARANCE DAY OF SRIVAS THAKUR
DISAPPEARANCE ANNIVERSARY OF H.H. SRIDHAR SWAMI
Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Adi 7.15
ei tina tattva, -- 'sarvaradhya' kari mani
caturtha ye bhakta-tattva, -- 'aradhaka' jani
SYNONYMS
ei tina tattva -- all three of these truths; sarva-aradhya -- worshipable by all living entities; kari mani -- accepting such; caturtha -- fourth; ye -- who is; bhakta-tattva -- in the category of devotees; aradhaka -- worshiper; jani -- I understand.
TRANSLATION
The three predominators [Caitany
