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Vyasa Puja Celebration in Mayapur

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 12, 2010 at 9:31am

This is to inform all Disciples and well wishers of HH Jayapataka Swami
Guru Maharaja :

HH's Vyasa puja will not be celebrated at Mayapur this year on the 26th
of March. This date has has been postponded to 29th of May.

28th May 2010, Devotees arrival
29th May 2010, Vyasa puja
30th May 2010, Initiation
31st May 2010, departure

On March 26th there will be no Vyasa puja celebration at all at ISKCON
Mayapur. ISKCON Mayapur will celebrate VP on 29th May when Guru Maharaja
will come back to Mayapur. But all de

Liberated speakers

Posted by Sanjeev Kumar Punj on March 12, 2010 at 6:51am

There was this devotee who spent a lot of time listening to bhajans. He listened so much that one day his speakers, who were constantly chanting the holy name, became enlightened..........moral of the story-- chant more with your own voice.

Jai Sri Krishna.

Krishana

Posted by Gandarvika(Renu) on March 12, 2010 at 3:59am

I am impartial to all

Those who give Me

Their heart's love are in Me,

as I am in them....

All those who take refuge in Me,

whatever their birth, race, gender,or

caste, will attain the supreme goal;

This realisation can be attained even by

thos scorned by socity...

BhagvatGita 9.29,32

Guru

Posted by Gandarvika(Renu) on March 12, 2010 at 3:34am

Guru is the mirror that reflects as well as the transparent medium that enables looking and seeing, enriching experience. He is both formless and in form, the silence and the utterance, the absence and the presence and both the shunya nothing as well as everything.

In him, the disciple see both what he wishes to be and what he is. The idea finally is to connect-connect so well and so spontaneously that you too, become the mirror, the formless, the silence, the shunya, and a transparency in which

Holy name of Vishnu is all-auspicious

Posted by Rocanadeva Dasa on March 11, 2010 at 11:49pm

Govinda/Krishna
http://www.bhagavadgitausa.com/GOVINDA.htm

Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Adi 8.24
http://vedabase.net/cc/adi/8/24/en1

Verse of the week: Holy name of Vishnu is all-auspicious‏
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sivasya sri-vishnor ya iha guna-namadi-sakalam
dhiya bhinnam pasyet sa khalu hari-namahita-karah

TRANSLATION:
“In this material world the holy name of Vishnu is all-auspicious. Vishnu's name, form, qualities, and pastimes are all transcendental, absolute kno

Sriman Grahila Prabhu leaves his body

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on March 11, 2010 at 11:37pm

We beg to inform all the devotees that Sriman Grahila Prabhu,

disciple of His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada, husband of Guru Seva

dasi and father of Smt. Nitai dasi, has left his body at 07.47 AM, 11 March, 2010 under

very auspicious circumstances in Sri Mayapur Dhama.

After a restless night symptomized with rapid breathing Grahila

prabhu left on this auspicious day of Papamocani Ekadasi surrounded by

a room full of well-wishers, chanting loudly the holy names of the Lord

and praying for his spiritual

What We Think About During Japa.????!!!????????

Posted by paras nagpal on March 11, 2010 at 8:42pm

In a recent discussion about Japa this question came up....it was in relation to the wandering mind and if we should think of anything...and what should that be. What do you think about during Japa? Please share your experiences with us.One suggestion by HH Sacinandana Swami was to meditate on the meaning of the mantra "Oh Lord, Oh energy of the Lord, please engage me in your devotional service" - his point was that if the mind is going to think of something it's better to think about the meanin

Material engagement and attachments are stumbling blocks on the path of self realization

Posted by jyoti ramkrishna khadse on March 11, 2010 at 8:21pm

Unrestricted sense enjoyment is the cause of material engagement , but those who are Krishna conscious are reluctant to engage in material sense gratification.And those who are not Krishna conscious should follow rules and regulation of the revealed scriptures. The propensities for sense enjoyment have to be stoped , otherwise they will be stumbling blocks on the path of self realization. Inspite of regulated sense enjoyment, there is every chance of falling down, therefore any attactment for re

Mirabai and The Sannyasin

Posted by Shyamkumar Das on March 11, 2010 at 5:00pm

Mirabai was a princess of Rajasthan. She was a woman of immense beauty and virtue.

In the course of time Mirabai was married to a prince. In his family everyone was a worshipper of the Mother-Power. Mirabai was the only worshipper of Sri Krishna. Because of this, a sad dispute arose every day.

There came a time when, utterly dejected and frustrated, Mirabai left her husband's palace and went to Brindaban to live. It happened that a Bengali sannyasin, who was also a great worshipper of Sri Krishna,

Why do we shout in anger?

Posted by Shyamkumar Das on March 11, 2010 at 5:00pm

A saint asked his disciples, Why do people shout at each other when they are upset?'

Disciples thought for a while, one of them said, 'Because we lose our calm,

we shout for that.'

'But, why to shout when the other person is just next to you?' asked the saint.
'Isn't it possible to speak to him or her with a soft voice? Why do you shout
at a person when you're angry?'

Disciples gave some other answers but none satisfied the saint.

Finally he explained, 'When two people are angry at each other, their

"We change our name at initiation, but if we don't change the consciousness, then what is the use? Our point is that the consciousness has to be purified. It says in the first Canto of the Srimad Bha

Posted by Shabda Hari Das on March 11, 2010 at 4:41pm

"We change our name at initiation, but if we don't change the consciousness, then what is the use?Our point is that the consciousness has to be purified. It says in the first Canto of the Srimad Bhagavatam 'janata agha viplavah', that in every shloka and every verse of the Srimad Bhagavatam, it has the potency to create a revolution in our sinful consciousnessSimilarly we should be detached from our materialistic point of view and become attached to cultivating and developing this type of spirit

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Quote from Padam Purana

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 11, 2010 at 1:50pm

"If all types of worship, worship of Lord Krishna is best, and better
than the worship of Lord Krishna is the worship of His devotee, the
Vaisnava."

(Lord Siva - Padma Purana)

Your Servant In Service Of Srila Prabhupada and Gurudev,
Sachin Kumar Gupta
Chant:Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare,Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare.& be Happy

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Srila Prabhupad's quote

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 11, 2010 at 1:46pm

"The materialist thinks that persons engaged in Krsna consciousness
are crazy fellows wasting time by chanting Hare Krsna, but actually he
does not know that he himself is in the darkest region of craziness
because of accepting his body as permanent."

(His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada - srimad-
Bhagavatam 3.30.3, purport)

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Change The Temper Of The Mind

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 11, 2010 at 1:42pm

Namacharya Sri Haridas Thakur & Sri Maya Devi

Hare Krsna!!!

my dear devotees, I hope your week has been blessed with lots of nice realisations, service and peaceful chanting of the precious names of the Lord. I was thinking today how we are always trying hard to engage our minds in chanting and concentrating on the sound vibration of the holy names, actually we shouldn't think too much about the mind but just chant and hear, because by doing this our mind will be trained to concentrate and won't b

GOD ALWAYS PROTECTS US

Posted by Chitra Datta on March 11, 2010 at 1:20pm

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.

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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

Why Onion and Garlic are considered ‘ Taamsik’?

Posted by priyanka on March 11, 2010 at 1:10pm

Why Onion and Garlic are considered ‘ Taamsik’?Abstaining one from eating onion and garlic by devotees has always been a topic of debate. Every vegetable has an effect on our body and accordingly our body reacts to it you can see its reflection in ones nature and style of living.It is believed that before one prays to god we should not only bathe externally but we should be clean internally too, onion and garlic emit repugnant smell after one eats them from the body, which is unacceptable. Secon

Shri Radhikastakam

Posted by geeta kakkar on March 11, 2010 at 1:01pm

Shri Radhikastakam
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?

T

One & Only Shelter!

Posted by Shabda Hari Das on March 10, 2010 at 1:08pm

"Pure devotional service is unconditional and favorable to the Lord's desire. Since it is Lord Caitanya Mahäprabhu's desire that His devotees preach cooperatively the glories of the holy names of Krishna, pure devotees unhesitatingly perform this activity at all times under all circumstances.

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

Appearance of Garlic and onion

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on March 10, 2010 at 7:28am

One aurvedic doctor had told me that this description is there in Aurveda:

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

Wednesday, 10 Mar 2010 Fasting for Papamocani Ekadasi Sanskrit Word of the Week: laulyam‏

Posted by Rocanadeva Dasa on March 9, 2010 at 9:08pm

Vaisnava Calendar Reminder
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Reminder for Wednesday, 10 Mar 2010
 
Fasting for Papamocani Ekadasi
http://www.vaisnavacalendar.info/i/fasting-for-papamocani-ekadasi.html

Sanskrit Word of the Week: laulyam‏

From:	Your friends at Krishna.com (krishnadotcom@krishna.com)

Sent:
To:

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

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Vyasa Puja Celebration in Mayapur

Liberated speakers

Krishana

Guru

Holy name of Vishnu is all-auspicious

Sriman Grahila Prabhu leaves his body

What We Think About During Japa.????!!!????????

Material engagement and attachments are stumbling blocks on the path of self realization

Mirabai and The Sannyasin

Mirabai was a princess of Rajasthan. She was a woman of immense beauty and virtue.

In the course of time Mirabai was married to a prince. In his family everyone was a worshipper of the Mother-Power. Mirabai was the only worshipper of Sri Krishna. Because of this, a sad dispute arose every day.

There came a time when, utterly dejected and frustrated, Mirabai left her husband's palace and went to Brindaban to live. It happened that a Bengali sannyasin, who was also a great worshipper of Sri Krishna,

Why do we shout in anger?

A saint asked his disciples, Why do people shout at each other when they are upset?'

Disciples thought for a while, one of them said, 'Because we lose our calm,

we shout for that.'

'But, why to shout when the other person is just next to you?' asked the saint.
'Isn't it possible to speak to him or her with a soft voice? Why do you shout
at a person when you're angry?'

Disciples gave some other answers but none satisfied the saint.

Finally he explained, 'When two people are angry at each other, their

"We change our name at initiation, but if we don't change the consciousness, then what is the use? Our point is that the consciousness has to be purified. It says in the first Canto of the Srimad Bha

Quote from Padam Purana

Srila Prabhupad's quote

Change The Temper Of The Mind

GOD ALWAYS PROTECTS US

Why Onion and Garlic are considered ‘ Taamsik’?

Shri Radhikastakam

One & Only Shelter!

Appearance of Garlic and onion

Wednesday, 10 Mar 2010 Fasting for Papamocani Ekadasi Sanskrit Word of the Week: laulyam‏

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Mirabai was a princess of Rajasthan. She was a woman of immense beauty and virtue.

In the course of time Mirabai was married to a prince. In his family everyone was a worshipper of the Mother-Power. Mirabai was the only worshipper of Sri Krishna. Because of this, a sad dispute arose every day.

There came a time when, utterly dejected and frustrated, Mirabai left her husband's palace and went to Brindaban to live. It happened that a Bengali sannyasin, who was also a great worshipper of Sri Krishna,

A saint asked his disciples, Why do people shout at each other when they are upset?'

Disciples thought for a while, one of them said, 'Because we lose our calm,

we shout for that.' 'But, why to shout when the other person is just next to you?' asked the saint. 'Isn't it possible to speak to him or her with a soft voice? Why do you shoutat a person when you're angry?'

Disciples gave some other answers but none satisfied the saint.

Finally he explained, 'When two people are angry at each other, their

Note: this page contains paid content.

we shout for that.'

'But, why to shout when the other person is just next to you?' asked the saint.
'Isn't it possible to speak to him or her with a soft voice? Why do you shout
at a person when you're angry?'