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HOW TO DEAL WITH BLAMES

Yesterday one devotee was commenting that on each level of ISKCON management we find devotees blaming the persons on the level just above them for their problems. That is if one is a cook in the temple for example, one will blame the temple commander, if one is the temple commander one will blame the vice president, the VP will blame the President, and the president will blame the GBC or guru.

The standard way of dealing with this blaming situation (the one which leaders us

Mayapur GBC Meetings: Day 1

The 2010 Annual General Meeting of the Governing Body Commission of ISKCON commenced Saturday morning in Sri Mayapur Dham with Bhakti Caru Maharaja offering the traditional guru-puja ceremony to ISKCON’s Founder-Acarya, Srila Prabhupada, while Ekalavya Prabhu led anenthusiastic and inspirational kirtan. This year’s GBC Chairman,Romapada Maharaja, welcomed everyone in attendance and delivered areading from the tenth canto of Srimad Bh

3 NICE Stories,*

*1. Once, all villagers decided to pray for rain, on the day of prayer all

people gathered and only one boy came with an umbrella. **THATS FAITH.***

*2. Example of the feeling of a one year old baby. When you throw him in the

air, he laughs because he knows you will catch him. **THATS TRUST.***

*3. Every night we go to bed, we have no assurance to wake up alive the next

morning but still we have plans for tomorrow. **THATS HOPE. ***

Nadiya Nagare Nitai Nece Nece Gay Re

LYRICS:

(refrain) nadīyā-nagare nitāi nece’ nece’ gāy re

(1)

jagannātha-suta mahāprabhu viśvambhara

māyāpur-śaśī navadvīpa-sudhākara

(2)

śacī-suta gaurahari nimāi-sundara

rādhā-bhāva-kānti-ācchādita naṭabara

(3)

nāmānanda capala bālaka mātṛ-bhakta

brahmānḍa-vadana tarkī kautukānurakta

(4)

vidyārthi-uḍupa caura-dvayera mohana

tairthika-sarvasva grāmya-bālikā-krīḍana

(5)

lakṣmī-prati bora-dātā uddhata bālaka

śrī-śacīra pati-putra-śoka-nibāraka

(6)

lakṣmī-pati pūrva-deśa-sa

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 64^th 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