Srila Prabhupada’s important instructions on preaching to the intelligent class of people
“..One thing: You must be attentive that our routine work--such as rising early, cleansing, chanting, temple worship, reading, sankirtana, etc.--should always maintained at the highest level of Krishna Conscious standard, as the smallest neglect or inattention to these matters of routine practices will cause all our other programs to fail. These things are the backbone of spiritual life. So it is natural th
An insignificant offering in the lotus feet of
HIS HOLINESS BHAKTI CHARU SWAMI MAHARAJ
on his 64th VYAS PUJA
Oh master, eternal master,
Well-wisher of me forever,
Deliverer of the fallen soul,
By teaching me a fool owl.
I am the greatest sinner,
Full of lust greed anger,
I pet envy proud illusion,
This can vanquish by your vision.
You are like a boatman,
On the shore of holy name,
To take us you are ready,
But it needs in us urgency.
Master you have the way,
But it needs sincerity,
This can send one to godhead,
B
Çré Jagannäthäñöaka
(1)
kadäcit kälindé-taöa-vipina-saìgétaka-ravo
mudäbhéré-näré-vadana-kamaläsväda-madhupaù
ramä-çambhu-brahmämara-pati-gaëeçärcita-pado
jagannäthaù svämé nayana-patha-gämé bhavatu me
(2)
bhuje savye veëuà çirasi çikhi-puccham kaöi-taöe
dukülaà netränte sahacara-kaöäkñaà vidadhate
sadä çrémad-våndävana-vasati-lélä-paricayo
jagannäthaù svämé nayana-patha-gämé bhavatu me
(3)
mahämbhodhes tére kanaka-rucire néla-çikhare
vasan präsädäntaù sahaja-balabhadreëa balinä
subhadrä-madhya-sthaù sakala-s
Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.28.33
dhyānāyanaḿ prahasitaḿ bahulādharoṣṭha-
bhāsāruṇāyita-tanu-dvija-kunda-pańkti
dhyāyet svadeha-kuhare 'vasitasya viṣṇor
bhaktyārdrayārpita-manā na pṛthag didṛkṣet
With devotion steeped in love and affection, the yogī should meditate within the core of his heart upon the laughter of Lord Viṣṇu. The laughter of Viṣṇu is so captivating that it can be easily meditated upon. When the Supreme Lord is laughing, one can see His small teeth, which resemble jasmine buds r
I WONDER
If Srila Prabhupada visited you,
Maybe just for a day or two.
and came by unexpectedly,
I wonder what you'd do.
Oh, I know you'd give your nicest room,
To such an honored guest,
And all the food you'd offer,
Would be the very best.
And you would keep assuring him,
you're glad to have him there,
That serving him within your home,
Is a joy beyond compare.
BUT...
If you saw him coming,
Would you meet him at the door,
With arms outstretched to welcome
this honored visitor?
OR ...
Would y
One should take ‘darshan’ with great devotion and beg for The Deities mercy when one enters the temple. One should not, however, immediately look upon the Deities full in the face. The proper manner in which one should take ‘darshan’ of the Lord is described in Srimad Bhagvatam 2.2.13
SB 2.2.13
A Comprehensive Guide to Śrī Vṛndāvana Dhāma
There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His Father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence.
The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.
Finally the day came when the boy
