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How Much Should We Want Krishna

Posted by Mayapur Vasi Das on July 8, 2010 at 12:19pm

A young man asked Socrates the secret to success. Socrates told the young man to meet him near the river the next morning. When they met, Socrates asked the young man to walk with him into the river. When the water reached their necks, Socrates took the young man by surprise and dunked him under the water. The boy struggled to get out, but Socrates was strong and kept him there until the boy started turning blue. Finally, Socrates pulled his head out of the water, and the first thing the young m

The Kitchen of Srimandir - Biggest in the World.

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on July 8, 2010 at 12:00pm

Sri Jagannath is the Lord of the Universe. His Kitchen is considered as the largest and the biggest Kitchen in the world. It is situated south-east direction of the outer compound of Srimandir. The length of the Kitchen is 150 feet, breadth is 100 feet and height is about 20 feet. It consists of 32 rooms with 250 earthen ovens within these. Around 600cooks(Suaras) and 400 assistants serve here everyday for preparing Lord's food.

These are three types of hearths in the Kitchen of Srimandir such as

Never Forget Krishna

Posted by Mayapur Vasi Das on July 8, 2010 at 10:42am

A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it everyday. He climbed to the tree top, ate the apples, took a nap in its shade.... He loved the tree, and the tree loved to play with him.

Time went by. The little boy grew up, and he no longer played around the tree everyday. One day, the boy came back to the tree with a sad look on his face.

"Come and play with me," the tree asked the boy.

"I am no longer a kid, I don’t play around trees anymore." The boy

Fourth Annual BBT Art Seminar now open for registration

Posted by Pancharatna dasa on July 8, 2010 at 2:24am

The BBT will be holding its fourth annual art seminar in Vrindavana, India, from November 5 25, 2010. Once again, the seminar will led by veteran ISKCON artists Dhriti Dasi and Ramdas Abhirama Dasa, teaching both new and repeat students practical techniques as well as the mood essential in producing devotional art.

A new website dedicated to the seminar is now online at http://artseminar.bbt.info.

The course is free for the fifteen most-qualified applicants, with priority given to students who hav

Big Name

Posted by Krishna Mazumdar. on July 7, 2010 at 8:00pm

Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is Lord Krishna Himself appeared in a form,richly endowed with Shrimati Radharani’s love and emotions.

Lord Krishna personally descends in this material world for two reasons-He wants to taste the sweet essence of His transcendental mellowes and He wants to propagate within the world of devotional services on the platform of spontaneous love.After Lord Krishna disappeared from this world He thought,”For a long time I have not bestowed unalloyed loving service upon the in

Question and Answer - True Love

Posted by Krishna Mazumdar. on July 7, 2010 at 7:30pm

What is love?

Love is Lord Krishna’s transcendental mellows.He is the reservoir of all rasas(mellows), to understand love we have to know Lord Krishna the Absolute Truth.

How is it done?

To know the process of love how it is done our heart should be pure , this is the basic need, then we should practice to know Lord Krishna and Shrimati Radharani. Gradually by the mercy of their Lordship we may get the intelligence of understanding how divine is love ,then we will get the answer how it is done .

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Amazing Story of Jananivas Pr and Lord Jagannatha! MUST READ!

Posted by Ekalavya Das on July 7, 2010 at 3:57pm

Dear Maharaja's and Prabhus,Pamho. Agtsp.I would like to share an amazing story that a devotee announced this morning here in Kolkata.Yesterday, Jananivas Prabhu, our head priest in ISKCON Mayapur, was repainting the Lord Jagannatha Deity. He left without finishing the job, because he had to go to another program, the Disappearence Festival of H.H. Bhakti Tirtha Maharaja. He was planning to continue the painting work the following day.Last night Jananivas dreamt that Jagannatha's brother, Balade

कैसे प्यार न करूँ तुझे

Posted by Priya Sakhi Devi Dasi on July 7, 2010 at 12:15pm

साँवरे की इन अंखियों को देख

नीगोरी अँखियाँ भी भर आयी हैं

जाने क्यों अब तक हमने ये

अँखियाँ कहीं और लगाई हैं

इन कजरारी अंखियों में

सारी दुनिया ही तो समाई है.

फिर भी हमने क्यों अपनी

अलग एक दुनिया बसाई है.

ये ओंठ जैसे कह रहे हो

अब आ जा मेरे पास

यूँ न ठोकरे खा

तेरा रिश्ता मुझसे खास

खास ही तो है वो पिता हैं हमारे

हमने अपने सम्बन्ध हैं बिसारे

पर वो अभी भी रिश्ते को निभाते

सदा हमारे लौटने की बाट निहारे.

आज जो ये पीड़ा हो रही दूरी की

वो किसी अपने के लिए ही होता है

दिल तब ही तड़पता है यूँ बेबस

जब गहरा रिश्ता कोई खोता है

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देख ली जिसने सांवली सूरतिया

Posted by Priya Sakhi Devi Dasi on July 7, 2010 at 12:13pm

तेरी मुरलिया तेरी बाँसुरिया
कान्हा तेरी ये मनहर मुस्कान
कैसे संभाले खुद को बावरिया
उसके तो निकल रहे हैं प्राण

तेरी ये मुरली की धुन
बड़ी बेदर्द है वो मनबसिया
करे ठिठोली ये तो हमसे
तेरी तरह ही है ये भी रसिया

कान पड़े तो सुध बुध बिसराई
न सुनूँ फ़िर तड़पूं घड़ी - घड़ी
सुनूँ तो हर्ष से ,न सुनूं तो
विरह में गिरे आँखों से लड़ी

ऐसी मनमोहनी छवी तुम्हारी
जिससे कहाँ कोई बच न पाए
देख ली जिसने सांवली सूरतिया
फिर कहाँ कोई सूरत उसको भाए

Krishna's Love ...

Posted by Vishnupriya on July 7, 2010 at 11:41am

Hey Krishna Karunasindhu deenbandhu jagatpathe

Gopesh Gopikakant Radhakant Namostuthe...

Sri Krishna is love personified...He is the supreme giver of love...the only one who knows what true love is.Kindness is his nature and in spite of the fact that we are imperfect and commit many mistakes he never stops calling us - 'Listen my dearest one....come to me...you do not have to worry..I'll take care of everything...just come to me'.

All we have to do is to develop true faith in KRISHNA and then we wi

Story of Lord Krishna

Posted by geeta kakkar on July 7, 2010 at 11:17am

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

Swallowing Forest Fire

1. After Krsna’s chastisement of Kaliya, because the residents of Vrndavana were feeling very weak from hunger,
thirst and fatigue, they and the cows spent the night where they were, lying down near the bank of the Kalindi.

2. During the night, while all the people of Vrndavana were asleep, a great fire blazed up within the dry summer forest. The fire surrounded the inhabitants of Vraja on all sides and began

Identity Crisis

Posted by Mayapur Vasi Das on July 7, 2010 at 10:25am

The centre is God. All the spokes of the wheel are connected to the hub. Hub is the centre, the axle is the centre, the spokes radiate from the axle. They are connected there and they get their support there.

So we are the part and parcel of God and the centre is God, not us. It is an identity crisis, existential identity as an atma. This atma is a particle of consciousness and that particle of consciousness is meant to serve the supreme consciousness. Just like if you have a machine, it has so m

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 32

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on July 7, 2010 at 9:56am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 32
yadaite 'sangata bhava
bhutendriya-mano-gunah
yadayatana-nirmane
na sekur brahma-vittama

yada -- as long as; ete -- all these; asangatah -- without being assembled; bhavah -- remained so situated; bhuta -- elements; indriya -- senses; manah -- mind; gunah -- modes of nature; yada -- so long; ayatana -- the body; nirmane -- in being formed; na sekuh -- was not possible; brahma-vit-tama -- O Narada, the best knower of transcendental knowledge.

TRANSLATION
O N

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 31

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on July 7, 2010 at 9:56am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 31
taijasat tu vikurvanad
indriyani dasabhavan
jnana-saktih kriya-saktir
buddhih pranas ca taijasau
srotram tvag-ghrana-drg-jihva
vag-dor-medhranghri-payavah

taijasat -- by the passionate egoism; tu -- but; vikurvanat -- transformation of; indriyani -- the senses; dasa -- ten; abhavan -- generated; jnana-saktih -- the five senses for acquiring knowledge; kriya-saktih -- the five senses of activities; buddhih -- intelligence; pranah -- the living energy; ca --

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 30

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on July 7, 2010 at 9:55am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 30
vaikarikan mano jajne
deva vaikarika dasa
dig-vatarka-praceto 'svi-
vahnindropendra-mitra-kah

vaikarikat -- from the mode of goodness; manah -- the mind; jajne -- generated; devah -- demigods; vaikarikah -- in the mode of goodness; dasa -- ten; dik -- the controller of directions; vata -- the controller of air; arka -- the sun; pracetah -- Varuna; asvi -- the Asvini-kumaras; vahni -- the fire-god; indra -- the King of heaven; upendra -- the deity in heave

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 26-29

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on July 7, 2010 at 9:55am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 26-29
nabhaso 'tha vikurvanad
abhut sparsa-guno 'nilah
paranvayac chabdavams ca
prana ojah saho balam
vayor api vikurvanat
kala-karma-svabhavatah
udapadyata tejo vai
rupavat sparsa-sabdavat
tejasas tu vikurvanad
asid ambho rasatmakam
rupavat sparsavac cambho
ghosavac ca paranvayat
visesas tu vikurvanad
ambhaso gandhavan abhut
paranvayad rasa-sparsa-
sabda-rupa-gunanvitah

nabhasah -- of the sky; atha -- thus; vikurvanat -- being transformed; abhut -- generated; sparsa --

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 25

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on July 7, 2010 at 9:54am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 25
tamasad api bhutader
vikurvanad abhun nabhah
tasya matra gunah sabdo
lingam yad drastr-drsyayoh

tamasat -- from the darkness of false ego; api -- certainly; bhuta-adeh -- of the material elements; vikurvanat -- because of transformation; abhut -- generated; nabhah -- the sky; tasya -- its; matra -- subtle form; gunah -- quality; sabdah -- sound; lingam -- characteristics; yat -- as its; drastr -- the seer; drsyayoh -- of what is seen.

TRANSLATION
From the d

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 24

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on July 7, 2010 at 9:54am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 24
so 'hankara iti prokto
vikurvan samabhut tridha
vaikarikas taijasas ca
tamasas ceti yad-bhida
dravya-saktih kriya-saktir
jnana-saktir iti prabho

sah -- the very same thing; ahankarah -- ego; iti -- thus; proktah -- said; vikurvan -- being transformed; samabhut -- became manifested; tridha -- in three features; vaikarikah -- in the mode of goodness; taijasah -- in the mode of passion; ca -- and; tamasah -- in the mode of ignorance; ca -- also; iti -- thus; y

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 23

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on July 7, 2010 at 9:53am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 23
mahatas tu vikurvanad
rajah-sattvopabrmhitat
tamah-pradhanas tv abhavad
dravya-jnana-kriyatmakah

mahatah -- of the mahat-tattva; tu -- but; vikurvanat -- being transformed; rajah -- the material mode of passion; sattva -- the mode of goodness; upabrmhitat -- because of being increased; tamah -- the mode of darkness; pradhanah -- being prominent; tu -- but; abhavat -- took place; dravya -- matter; jnana -- material knowledge; kriya-atmakah -- predominantly

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

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on July 7, 2010 at 9:52am

On Speaking Strongly in Srila Prabhupada's Service

Krsna appreciates such strong preachers as His dearmost servants, so let us work very enthusiastically to drive away rascal philosophy and establish the real religion of Bhagavad-gita As It Is. letter, 8 December, 1971

Confronted with a civilization being deliberately misled into hell, devotees cannot but speak strongly. Out of devotional attachment to Lord Krsna, devotees cannot tolerate the deliberately misleading nonsense spoken by rogues. The

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How Much Should We Want Krishna

The Kitchen of Srimandir - Biggest in the World.

Never Forget Krishna

Fourth Annual BBT Art Seminar now open for registration

Big Name

Question and Answer - True Love

Amazing Story of Jananivas Pr and Lord Jagannatha! MUST READ!

कैसे प्यार न करूँ तुझे

देख ली जिसने सांवली सूरतिया

Krishna's Love ...

Story of Lord Krishna

Identity Crisis

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 32

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 31

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 30

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 25

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