We all think eating fruits means just buying fruits,cutting it and just popping it into our mouths. It's not as easy as you thinkIt's important to know how and when to eat..
What is the correct way of eating fruits?IT MEANS NOT EATING FRUITS AFTER YOUR MEALSFRUITS SHOULD BE EATEN ON AN EMPTY STOMACH.If you eat fruit on an empty stomach,it will play a major role to detoxify your system,supplying you with a great deal of energy for weight lossand other life activities.FRUIT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FO
Read more…
“While contemplating the objects of the senses, a person develops attachment for them, and from such attachment lust develops, and from lust anger arises. From anger complete delusion arises, and from delusion bewilderment of memory. When memory is bewildered, intelligence is lost, and when intelligence is lost one falls down again into the material pool.”
Read more…
Posted by paras nagpal on November 19, 2009 at 4:29pm
"Loudly or silently, everything is all right. There is no such restriction. Only thing is that we should chant very attentively, hearing the vibration very distinctly."From a letter to Satsvarupa - March 8th, 1969
Read more…
Posted by paras nagpal on November 19, 2009 at 4:26pm
I was meditating on this concept today...when we chant the Maha Mantra, it is just ourselves and the Holy Name...nothing else...it's an intimate time to be with the Lord.It's our chance to be with Krsna in his form of the Holy Name...a one-on-one with the Lord where we can show Him how much we want His mercy by our sincere effort during Japa.It also gives us a chance to beg Krsna to engage us in His devotional service...this is the meaning of the Hare Krsna mantra...that we are begging Krsna to
Read more…
Posted by KASHYAPI DASS on November 19, 2009 at 11:33am
You’re chanting on cruise with noimpediments in sight. You’re happy andcontent for a decent performance.You try to catch up on your delayedquota and don’t go very deep intocontemplation. But you’re satisfied,not guilty, to be cruising down the roadof bhakti marga in japa high gear.May the Lord accept me withoutgiving me a speeding ticket andhelp me improve the balance of the quota
Read more…
Posted by pratibha on November 19, 2009 at 11:00am
[Here is a very pretty prayer describing the mental worship of Lord Krishna. In the reference book in Malayalam it is stated that it is written by Adi Shankara.]Hrudambhoje Krishna sakala jala shyamala thanu,Sarojaksha sragweemukuta kadagath aabharanavan,Saradraka nadha prathima vadana Sri muralikam,Vahan dhyeyo Gopi gana parivrutha kumkumachitha. 1In my mind I am able to see Lord Krishna,As the one who is black like a water rich cloud,One with lotus eyes, one who wears garlands,Crown and bangle
Read more…
I think this is one of the most practical reasons to take up Krishna consciousness at Young age.!!!!Pada pada Yad Vipadam…there is danger at every step of life.!!!!Men face 1 in 8 lifetime risk of suffering sudden cardiac death after 40.The Wall Street Journal (11/16, Winslow) reports that Northwestern University scientists have found that after their 40th year of life, American men will have a one-in-eight lifetime risk of suffering sudden cardiac death. To put that figure into perspective, the
Read more…
Posted by Chitra Datta on November 18, 2009 at 5:15pm
Scripture: The Basis of Everything!"Prabhupada said that just like a lawyer will go to the court and present before the judge the laws and the legal precedence. They can't go to the judge and just say "Well, my dear lord, your honor, you know I think that this person should be set free regardless of what the law says because he is a nice guy, even though he is a serial killer." Nobody is going to listen to such sentimental statements.Everything has to be backed up by legal references, evidences
Read more…
Posted by pratibha on November 18, 2009 at 11:13am
Bhaje vrajaika mandanam, samastha papa khandanam,Swabhaktha chitha ranjanam, sadaiva nanda nandanam,Supincha gucha masthakam, sunada venu hasthakam,Ananga raga sagaram, Namami Krishna sagaram. 1I pray Him, who is the ornament to the land of Vraja,Who cuts off entire sins,Who pleases the mind of his devotees,And who is the godly son of Nanda Gopa.Salutations to the sea like Lord Krishna,Who decorates his head with peacock feathers,Who has the sweet sounding flute in his hand,And who is the music
Read more…
Dearest Srila Prabhupada,Please accept my most humble obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet.My beloved spiritual master, today we gather in the holy dhama of SriVrindavan to observe your tiro-bhava mahotsava, your departure-dayfestival.The temple has been nicely decorated, the deities are dressed withbeautifulclothes and ornaments, and the atmosphere is electric with a festivemood.It is a scene of great joy, but within my heart there is little tocelebrate. Your departure was, and still is, t
Read more…
It is hard to have deep relations. The reason is that more you are controlling, more you become addicted and condition to controlling spirit. You want to control everything and everyone and you can’t have deep relationships as long as you are controlling. So there is little love for people who are extremely successful. It’s always been that way. The only way they can be is if you take a humble position and really accept people as your equals. So here is the promise, people are fighting, fighting
Read more…
Posted by Ashish Gupta on November 17, 2009 at 12:31pm
Gita Jayanti, also referred as Bhagawad Geetha Jayanthi, is the day when the Bhagvad Gita was rendered by Lord Krishna to Arjuna in the Kurukshetra on the first day of the famous 18-day battle in the Mahabharata. Gita Jayanthi falls on the Ekadashi day of Shukla Paksha (the bright half) of the Margashirsha month (November-December) in traditional Hindi calendar. In 2009, the date of Gita Jayanti is November 28.The greatest quality of Bhagavad Gita is that it prompts you to think, it prompts you
Read more…
Posted by pratibha on November 16, 2009 at 11:37am
Atma UpanishadOm ! O Devas, may we hear with our ears what is auspicious;May we see with our eyes what is auspicious, O ye worthy of worship !May we enjoy the term of life allotted by the Devas,Praising them with our body and limbs steady !May the glorious Indra bless us !May the all-knowing Sun bless us !May Garuda, the thunderbolt for evil, bless us !May Brihaspati grant us well-being !Om ! Let there be Peace in me !Let there be Peace in my environment !Let there be Peace in the forces that ac
Read more…
Posted by pratibha on November 16, 2009 at 11:31am
[Sastha is the son of Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu, who took the form of Mohini. He has two wives, Poorna and Pushkala. There are large number of temples dedicated to Sastha in the Thirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. Many People believe that Ayyanar, the guardian God presiding outside many villages in Tamil Nadu is indeed a form of Sastha. In Kerala he is worshipped as Ayyappan, the son brought up by the King of Pandalam. However Ayyappa is unmarried and is a naishtika Brahmachari. I have taken t
Read more…
Posted by pratibha on November 16, 2009 at 11:23am
Raama Dwadasa Naama StotramTwelve Names of Lord RamaOm asya Sri Raama Dwadasa nama stotra maha mantrasya Eswararishihi Anushtup chandaha|Sri Raamachandra devatha|Sri Raamachandra preetyarthe Jape viniyogahaFor the great Mantra called twelve names of Rama, Lord Shiva is the sage,Meter is Anushtup, God is Lord Ramachandra and it is chanted to please Lord Ramachandra.Om Prathamam Sridharam vidyaadhDwiteeyam Raghu nayakamTruteeyam RamachandramchaChaturtham RavananthakamPanchamam LokaPoojyanchaShasht
Read more…
Posted by KASHYAPI DASS on November 16, 2009 at 11:20am
There is Nothing To SayShared by :Satsvarupa Dasa GoswamiThere is nothing to say, but I’m happyto be a devotee of Krishna.There’s nothing to say, but you shall betrue to the principles.We shall abide by the laws and chantthe names. We’ll walk down lanestogether, thinking the same thoughts:“Harinama is the best yajnafor this age.”There’s nothing to do except restand ride. Watch your behaviorand don’t tell secrets of yourscandalous behavior.There’s nothing to do but believe inthe truth of scriptur
Read more…
Posted by pratibha on November 16, 2009 at 11:18am
Most of the Hindu prayers are in verse. A form of verse called Dandakam, does not limit the number of words in a line. Still, it is also termed as Sanskrit Verse. Here is a very, very rare prayer Addressed to Lord Subrahmanya in prose. Similar to Dandakam, this entire prayer consists of only one Sanskrit sentence.]Purahara nandhana, Ripukula bhanjana, Dinakara koti roopa,Parihrutha loka thapa, Sikheendra vahana, Mahendra palana,Oh son of the lord who destroyed three cities, Oh destroyer of all e
Read more…
Posted by pratibha on November 16, 2009 at 11:13am
[Here is a prayer addressed to Dhana Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth. Goddess Parvathi asks Shiva as to how the poor, the timid and family men can become wealthy. He then teaches her this great prayer, addressed to Goddess Parvathi herself. This indicates that the Goddess Parvathi also can be worshipped as the giver of wealth.]Dhanadha Uvacha:Devi deva mupa gamya neelakandam mama priyam,Krupaya Parvathi praha Sankaram, Karunakaram. 1Dhanadha said:The goddess went near Lord with the blue neck, who
Read more…
Posted by pratibha on November 16, 2009 at 11:11am
Thulasi StotramBy Sage Pundareeka[This prayer is addressed to Thulasi (ocimum sanctum) called in English as the sacred Basil. She is also called Vrinda. This plant is considered to be an incarnation of the consort of Lord Vishnu. Devotees believe that if the leaves of Thulasi are offered to Lord Vishnu, he would bless us with all that we want. There are many mythological tales associated with Thulasi. There is more than one mythological version relating to the origin of the Thulasi plant. One is
Read more…
