Historical Time Chart of Vrndavana

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on February 6, 2010 at 7:48am

Historical Time Chart of Vrndavana

A Comprehensive Guide to Śrī Vṛndāvana Dhāma

1473 Appearance of Lord Nityananda.
1479 Madhavendra Puri visits Radha-kunda and Govardhana -establishes worship of Gopala later known as Sri Nathaji
1482 Advaita Acarya takes diksa in Vrindavana from Madhavendra Puri
1483 Appearance of Lokanatha Gosvami
1486 Appearance of Lord Caitanya
1487 Appearance of Gadadhara Pandita
1488 Appearance of Sanatana Gosvami
1489 Appearance of Rupa Gosvami
1491 Disappearance of Madhavendra Pur

What is submissive hearing?

Posted by Bhagavati devi dasi on February 6, 2010 at 6:00am

It means putting aside all your preconceived ideas, accepting yourself to be a fool and being willing to accept the superior authority without challenging the spiritual master and great sadhus. To open your heart, to open your mind, to open your ears, and to hear.

H.H.Radhanath Swami

Who is intelligent..

Posted by Amit Kalra on February 5, 2010 at 9:31pm

Intelligent people can see the problems.
They try to understand the cause 1st before going for solutions.
They know "why they r doing anything what r they doing".
They try to understand the essence of the subject 1st before going for subject matter.
Krsna says,"those who control their senses and remain fully conscious of Me", are of steady intelligence.

Hare Krishna

Ys

amit

Please Forgive Me [Nice Story]

Posted by Braj Kishore Das on February 5, 2010 at 9:37am

Please forgive me

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

WHO SHOULD READ THE BHAGAVAD GITA?

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on February 4, 2010 at 10:15pm

WHO SHOULD READ THE BHAGAVAD GITA?The Young - To learn how to live.The Old - To Know how to die.The Ignorant - For wisdom.The Learned - For humility.The Rich - For compassion.The Poor - For comfort.The Dreamer - For enchantment.The Practical - For counsel.The Weak - For strength.The Strong - For direction.The Haughty - For warning.The Humble - For exaltation.The Troubled - For peace.The Weary - For rest.The Doubting - For assurance.The Sinner - For salvation.*The Human - For guidance.*

Vedic Reference Regarding Intoxication

Posted by sanjay krishna on February 3, 2010 at 8:56pm

In the Manu Samhita it is stated:na māṁsa-bhakṣaṇe doṣona madye na ca maithunepravṛttir eṣā bhūtānāṁnivṛttis tu mahā-phalā"It may be considered that meat-eating, intoxication and sex indulgence are natural propensities of the conditioned souls, and therefore such persons should not be condemned for these activities. But unless one gives up such sinful activities, there is no possibility of achieving the actual perfection of life."Tags:

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta’s Appearance Anniversary

Posted by Shyama Chandr Das - Sandeep Kuma on February 3, 2010 at 10:02am

In a lecture on this occasion in 1976 in Mayapur Srila Prabhupada quoted his
Guru Maharaja:

Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur Prabhupada . . . continued that “There is
no need of establishing many temples. Better we publish some books.” He said
like that.
He said that “We started our Gaudiya Matha in Ultadanga. The rent
was very small, and if we could gather two-hundred-fifty rupees, it was
going on very nicely. But since this J. V. Datta has given us this stone,
marble stone Thakurbari [Datta donate

ISKCON BRASIL

Posted by Gopi Janavallabha DD on February 3, 2010 at 2:35am

Beloved Vaisnavas, please accept our sincere reverences!All glories to our Patita Pavana Srila Prabhupada!Seeking to expand more and more ways of disseminating news from our beloved ISKCON BRASIL(www.iskconbr.multiply.com), we ISKCONBR´s team would like to invite all those who honor ISKCON to also contactus through our various means of communication.To access the Facebook link:http://www.facebook.com/home.php? # / profile.php? id = 100000395815018 & ref = tsThe facebook is now the largest social

The Highest Vaisnava Sees Himself as the Lowest of All

Posted by Shyama Chandr Das - Sandeep Kuma on February 2, 2010 at 11:56am

The Highest Vaisnava Sees Himself as the Lowest of All
by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura Prabhupada

He who serves Lord Hari counts himself as the least of all entities. He is lifted to the highest order of the Vaisnavas when he can feel himself the last of all. He can then proclaim the message of the highest devotion to Lord Hari.
"The best of all people deems himself to be less than all others." Such is the great dictum.
It is necessary for the best person to scrutinize his own ineligibi

Spiritual Perfection

Posted by Bhagavati devi dasi on February 2, 2010 at 12:00am

Voluntary endeavor is the only qualification for spiritual perfection.Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.9.38yac cakarthāńga mat-stotraḿmat-kathābhyudayāńkitamyad vā tapasi te nisthāsa essa mad-anugrahaḥSYNONYMSyat — that which; cakartha — performed; ańga — O Brahmā; mat-stotram — prayers for Me; mat-kathā — words regarding My activities; abhyudaya-ańkitam — enumerating My transcendental glories; yat — or that; vā — either; tapasi — in penance; te — your; niṣṭhā — faith; saḥ — that; eṣaḥ — all these; ma

Bharat Varsh- Glories of Ancient India (Vedic culture)

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on February 1, 2010 at 9:35pm

"In the great teaching of the Vedas, there is no touch ofsectarianism. It is of all ages, climes and nationalities and is theroyal road for the attainment of the Great Knowledge“- Thoreau, American Thinker--------------------------------------------------------------"In religion, India is the only millionaire .... The One landthat all men desire to see and having seen once, by even aglimpse, would not give that glimpse for all the shows ofall the rest of the globe combined".- Mark Twain---------

Sri Sri Radha Gopal ISKCON Aravade one year completion festival

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on February 1, 2010 at 9:30pm

Please accept my most humble obeisancesAll glories to Srila Prabhupada

To our great and pleasant surprise more than 60.000 people came to visit our Sri Sri Radha Gopal ISKCON temple in Aravade on the 1 year inauguration festival which was heldon the 26th-27th and 28th of January.For those of you who attended the opening festival in Aravade you can recognize the term "and ocean of people".We chose the 26th, which is also the republic day of India, because it is a public holyday but at 10 o'clock a

Srila Prabhupada’s glorious Visit to Kumbha mela – 2010 ( Vrindavan )

Posted by Lakshman Poddar on February 1, 2010 at 6:00pm

On 31st January 2010 here happened a historical procession in Vrindavana from Krishnabalaram Mandir to the Kumbha Mela cite ISKCON camp on the bank of Yamuna. Srila Prabhupada’s deity was carried on the back of an elephant. Numbers of senior devotees including HH Lokanath Swami, HG Panca Gouda Prabhu, the temple president of Krishna Balaram Temple Vrindavan, HG Dina Bandu prabhu, HG Janardhana Prabhu etc were present. HH Lokanath Swami was the one of the principal kirtana leaders in the very pro

Free Medical Help for ISKCON Devotees in India

Posted by bhakta kaplish on February 1, 2010 at 4:07pm

Hare Krsna.We offer medical treatment free to devotees if he or she cannot bear the expense of treatment. If anyone desires to get help in treatment, he or she can write about the disease in medical terms and send the treatment chart. By the mercy of Lord Krishna, we will try to help with treatment. You can email at kapil5100@yahoo.in, or can call 0095690-30300 or 098888-81513.Your servant,Kashiraj dasaISKCON, Ludhiana

Doctor Who?

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on February 1, 2010 at 12:35am

Doctor Who?

“Why don’t you get a job?” – that was the immediate question an elderly Indian man in Loughborough asked me last week as I hurried through the town centre clad in my saffron robes. I could sense a feeling of disapproval mixed with amazement, but I tried to empathise with him instead of becoming defensive. Anyone from an Indian background will know about the family pressures to graduate and become a doctor, accountant, or at the very least settled in some professional career. After all

Is There Such a Thing as Life After Death? - TIME Article

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on January 31, 2010 at 3:10pm

Friday, Jan. 22, 2010Is There Such a Thing as Life After Death?By Laura FitzpatrickTime.comIs there life after death? Theologians can debate all they want, but radiation oncologist Dr. Jeffrey Long says if you look at the scientific evidence, the answer is unequivocally yes. Drawing on a decade's worth of research on near-death experiences — work that includes cataloguing the stories of some 1,600 people who have gone through them — he makes the case for that controversial conclusion in a new bo

Recession-Proof: Harinam Sankirtan!

Posted by Chitra Datta on January 31, 2010 at 12:46pm

Recession-Proof: Harinam Sankirtan!"We need to really push on the sankirtan movement. Expand the congregation to Namahattas and Bhakti Vrkshas and we have to distribute the books profusely to many people.We can have halls to spread Krishna Consciousness, Bhaktivinode Thakur called it sraddha kutirs, homes of faith, so that we can push forth the sankirtan movement so that we can put back Kali and we can establish that golden age.Now there is the financial crisis in the world. It is actually good

ISKCON Kumbh camp ready

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on January 31, 2010 at 9:09am

Dear Maharajs,Prabhujis and Mathajis,PAMHOAGSPThis is to inform you all that our Kumbhamela Camp is getting Ready and itwill be inaugurated officially by the Chief Minister Mr. Pokrialji, and theDM of the Kumbh Admn on the Shivaratry Day12th Feb.We would like to invite the world wide devotees to take part in this nicechances of preaching to millions of people for 3 months.Our camp will be doing Harinam, Book distribution, Kathas, Discourses,Public boothes of Q/A, food for Life, lots of cultural

Krsna consciousness is the antiseptic method

Posted by Bhagavati devi dasi on January 30, 2010 at 6:55am

The material world, or material existential life, is filled with threefold miseries: miseries pertaining to the body and mind, miseries pertaining to natural disturbances and miseries inflicted by other living entities. Human society is meant to create a spiritual atmosphere by spreading the spirit of Krsna consciousness. The miseries of material existence cannot affect the status of Krsna consciousness. It is not that the miseries of the material world completely vanish when one takes to Krsna

Nityananda's mercy

Posted by Shyama Chandr Das - Sandeep Kuma on January 29, 2010 at 10:05am

Srila Prabhupada said, "To approach Radha and Krishna, we must get LordCaitanya's mercy; to get His mercy, we must get Lord Nityananda's mercy; andto get Lord Nityananda's mercy, we must approach people like Jagai andMadhai." Thus, with humble, compassionate hearts, we must encourage peopleto chant "Krishna!", worship Krishna, and serve Krishna's instructions.Hare Krishna.By Giriraja Swami

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