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Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.33.14

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
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Date: March 8th, 2010
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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make the mind humble


Make the MIND Humble!


"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

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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
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"Those who are depending on God, they're actually stable and steady in their situation. Otherwise material life, one minute things can go pretty good and the next minute, things can suddenly change. We think how easy it is for a human body to be killed. It's almost a miracle that how we're alive. I mean see, it doesn't take much. A car accident, falling of one storey building anything. Somehow Krishna's mercy we're alive. It's a kind of a miraculous thing.

So, in this time, if we actually take th
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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 2 Text 24

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
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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

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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

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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

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Kala: Time

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Satcitananda


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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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The 26 Qualities of a Devotee


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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
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The Strength of Association

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

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APPEARANCE DAY OF SRIVAS THAKUR

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DISAPPEARANCE ANNIVERSARY OF H.H. SRIDHAR SWAMI

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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

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 2 Text 23


yogesvaranam gatim ahur antar-
bahis-tri-lokyah pavanantar-atmanam
na karmabhis tam gatim apnuvanti
vidya-tapo-yoga-samadhi-bhajam


yoga-isvaranam -- of the great saints and devotees; gatim -- destination; ahuh -- it is said; antah -- within; bahih -- without; tri-lokyah -- of the three planetary systems; pavana-antah -- within the air; atmanam -- of the subtle body; na -- never; karmabhih -- by fruitive activities; tam -- that; gatim -- speed; apnuvanti -

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Prabhupad Quote

"If one purposefully commits mistake and sinful life, "Now I am chanting Hare Krishna. I can do all sinful life. It will become counteracted," that rascal will be punished very, very much. "I am living in Vrndavana. Oh, it is dhama, so let me do all nonsense. It will be counteracted." They'll be these cats and dogs and monkeys in Vrndavana. "

Vrindavan, December 5, 1975

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Srila Prabhupad Quote

"Fate can be changed by Krishna consciousness. Krishna says, "I shall give you protection from all the resultant action of your sinful life." That is fate changed. When you surrender to Krishna, He takes charge of squaring up all your sinful activities and their reaction. Surrender to Krishna; then your fate is changed."

Delhi, November 28. 1975

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Cosmic Leela

Rasleela is the unending play of uninterrupted, unfettered love in Purushottam Sri Krishana's everlasting divine world, Nityaloka. The worldy manifestation of this divine play, which takes place in the ambit of Yagamaya beyond the realms of Kala(Time) was held in the holy soil of Sri Vrindavan.

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Sri Radha-rasa-sudha-nidhi

Srila Prabodhananda Sarasvati's

Sri Radha-rasa-sudha-nidhi

(The Nectar Moon of Sri Radha's Sweetness)

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1. Obeisances to the direction that faces Sri Vrsabhanu's daughter. When the breeze coming from that direction playfully moves the edge of His garment, Lord Krsna, who cannot be attained by even the kings of the yogis, thinks that His life has now become a great success.

2. Obeisances to the glory of Sri Vrsabhanu's daughter. Even Brahma, Siva and all the demigods cannot attain the pollen of Her lot
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Bhakti


Bhakti is the selfless remembrance of RadhaKrishana. It is accompained by meditation or concentration of divine presence of RadhaKrishana in own heart. To meditate on youthful form of Radha krishana in leelas of BRAZ, BARSANA,vrindvan as a viewer, participant in individual or in group and to feel affinity with their by their touch ,dance and even u can enjoy with the fragrance or perfume of RadhaKrishana's Garlands.When u pay true reverences to RadhaKrishana ,u purify ur contaminated heart. A de

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Mantra Meditation

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, or Krishna consciousness.As living spiritual souls, we are all originally Krishna conscious entities, but due to our association with matter from time immemorial, our consciousness is now polluted by the material atmosphere, called maya, or illusion. And what is this illusion? The illusion is that we are all trying to be lords of m

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