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The story goes that Hanuman was sent by Rama to Ayodhya the day before Rama’s arrival as prearranged with Bharat to let the residents of Ayodhya know how Sita and Rama and all Their retinue were returning.
This was five days before Diwali, and after the Vijaya dasami (victory of Rama ) celebration.
THE STORY BEHIND “DIWALI”
King Dashrath ruled the rich and prosperous city of Ayodhya. He had three wives and Kaikayi was his favourite. She saved his life in a war at a very crucial time. Dashrath
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
As you may know, on October 23 at his residence at New Govardhan farm, Australia, Mukunda Goswami suffered a hip fracture and was rushed to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with a massive heart attack. On October 26 he underwent a triple bypass heart surgery followed on October 30 by a hip surgery.
By the good wishes of devotees and Srila Prabhupada’s mercy, Mukunda Goswami is making a slow but steady recovery from these
TEXT 27
jatasya hi dhruvo mrtyur
dhruvam janma mrtasya ca
tasmad apariharye 'rthe
na tvam socitum arhasi
dhruvam janma mrtasya ca
tasmad apariharye 'rthe
na tvam socitum arhasi
SYNONYMS
jātasya—one who has taken his birth; hi—certainly; dhruvaḥ—a fact;mṛtyuḥ—death; dhruvam—it is also a fact; janma—birth; mṛtasya—of the dead;ca—also; tasmāt—therefore; aparihārye—for that which is unavoidable; arthe—in the matter of; na—do not; tvam—you; śocitum—to lament; arhasi—deserve.
TRANSLATION
For one who has taken his birth, death is certain; and for one who is dead, birth is certain.
Hare Krishna.
9th November, 2015. Gurgaon
This is the second of lecture of HG Jananivas Prabhu gave on the importance of Guru and initiation. I wrote the first part two weeks back. This particular verse, SB 6.16.28, is from a chapter which continues the story of ‘Citraketu’
Let’s again read the verse which Jananivas Prabhuji explained
O King Parīkṣit, after only one week of repeatedly practicing the mantra received from the spiritual master, Citraketu achieved the rule of the planet of the Vidyādhar
Hare Krishna.
9th November, 2015. Gurgaon
This is the second of lecture of HG Jananivas Prabhu gave on the importance of Guru and initiation. I wrote the first part two weeks back. This particular verse, SB 6.16.28, is from a chapter which continues the story of ‘Citraketu’
Let’s again read the verse which Jananivas Prabhuji explained
O King Parīkṣit, after only one week of repeatedly practicing the mantra received from the spiritual master, Citraketu achieved the rule of the planet of the Vidyādhar
Answers by HH Romapada Swami
How to give up doer mentality?
Q: How should we understand that ultimately we are not the doer of our activity? How to keep this understanding always and work, because many times when we work we often get carried away thinking that actually I’m the doer (and it appears to be so)?
Answer: With some introspection, guided by spiritual intelligence from Bhagavad-Gita, we can recognize that we are not the ultimate doer.
“In Bg 18.14, Krishna explains that there are five
By Madhava Smullen
It’s not something you see every day.
A group of young girls and boys are huddled in the middle of the temple hall, some shocked and some cheering. They’re looking unbelievingly at the particularly effulgent boy at their center as he lifts an impossibly heavy burden.
The young boys and girls might be made of cardboard, but their emotion and the divine pastime they’re portraying shines through as if it’s really there. The hill Lord Krishna’s lifting, fashioned out of cloth by
New Vraja Mandala is located in Brihuega, dist. Guadalara, central Spain at a distance of about 85km. from the Madrid airport. The property consists of ancient aristocratic buildings and about 300 hectares of land. It has been acquired by ISKCON in 1979 and houses the temple of Sri Sri Radha Govinda Chandra. It is a spiritual community dedicated to the teachings of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, a nice place to visit for a break. Generally the sun shines and there are nice walks in
Bhrigupati Dasa & Bhakta Jay Khush distribute Chinese books @ UCLA. More information at www.bbtfeme.com
The FAR EAST • MIDDLE EAST division of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust publishes Srila Prabhupada’s books and other BBT titles in fourteen languages of the Pacific Rim and Middle East for distribution in those regions of the world.
As a new Western preaching initiative, BBT FEME is also developing titles specifically for distribution in the Western world to foreign language speakers living
Vrindavana: Tonight Vrajavadus Kirtan Group Did Amazing Damodarastam and Kirtan. (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: My heart is always burning in the fire of material existence, and I have made no provisions for getting out of it. The only remedy is hari-nama-sankirtana, the chanting of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra, which is imported from the spiritual world, Goloka-Vrndavana. How unfortunate I am that I have no attraction for this. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 5.1.22 Purport)
Source: Jagannath Das
Srila Prabhupada’s Murti at the Palace of Gold.
By Madhava Smullen
“It was devastating,” says Advaita Das, bowing his head.
Srila Prabhupada’s Disappearance Day is coming up on November 15th in New Vrindaban. And Advaita, who has been a resident since the early 1970s, is reliving the day in 1977 when he and the other devotees at Prabhupada’s first farm community heard the news of his passing.
“We had had a couple of false alarms, and we thought it was all going to be okay. We weren’t going to
n Kapila’s discussion with his mother, he explains that the primary inspiration for bhakti comes from realizing one’s true self as a luminous consciousness, and realizing that, like all luminous things, the true self extends from a light-source, a Super-self – “paramātmā.”
Recently I was sharing this with a fairly large audience, and someone asked me for a practical suggestion on how to realize our true self as pure consciousness.
Kapila himself answers the same question by suggesting that we t
By Basu Ghosh Das
ISKCON is about to begin a grand construction project at holy Jagannath Puri, on 18 acres of land at Sipasirubuli, located near the Sea Beach on the Southwest side of the town.
Project Director and Temple President Vanamali Prabhu wishes to invite all ISKCON devotees to attend the function, that will take place on the morning of Sunday, November 29, 2015, starting at 7:00 AM, corresponding to Margashira Krishna Chaturti.
Sriman Krishna Chaitanya Das of the Bhaktivedanta Aca
A talk by Giriraj Swami on October 24, 2011, in Vrindavan.
In Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami says that the pastimes of Lord Caitanya are like a lake with many beautiful lotus flowers, which are love for Krsna- Radha and Krsna. As our acaryas tell us, the Caitanya-caritamrta is perhaps the most important of all the books of the followers of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and on this date thirty-seven years ago, Srila Prabhupada completed his translation of the. I will begin
TEXT 26
atha cainam nitya-jatam
nityam va manyase mrtam
tathapi tvam maha-baho
nainam socitum arhasi
nityam va manyase mrtam
tathapi tvam maha-baho
nainam socitum arhasi
SYNONYMS
atha—if, however; ca—also; enam—this soul; nitya-jātam—always born;nityam—forever; vā—either; manyase—so think; mṛtam—dead; tathāpi—still;tvam—you; mahā-bāho—O mighty-armed one; na—never; enam—about the soul; śocitum—to lament; arhasi—deserve.
TRANSLATION
If, however, you think that the soul is perpetually born and always dies, still you have no reason to lament, O mighty-armed.
PURPORT
There is a
Our quality of life is concerned with the soul, and hence the word "consciousness" is very important because consciousness belongs to the soul. Consciousness is the symptom of the soul's presence. Because the soul is in the body, the body feels pleasure and pain. When the soul leaves the body, the body can be hacked to pieces, and yet it will not protest. This is because the consciousness is gone. We feel pleasure and pain because consciousness is present, and God enlightens us that it is this c
If you ever desire to cross over this ocean of material existence and achieve the lotus feet of Supreme Lord Sri Hari then please take shelter of Srimad Bhagavatam, the mature fruit of the desire tree of Vedic literatures.Srimad Bhagavatam is declared to be the essence of all Vedanta philosophy. One who has felt satisfaction from its nectarean mellows will never be attracted to any other literature. Srila Vyasadev collected whatever Vedic conclusions were in the four Vedas and 108 Upanishads an
Sri Krishna Kathamrita Bindu is always free from politics and institutional bashing or promotion. Just simply nectarean Krishna Katha!
"But here is a tongue given by God. You can utilize it for chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa. Don’t miss this opportunity. That chewing facility, tasting facility, you’ll get even in cat’s life, dog’s life. But this chanting facility you’ll not get. This is in this life, human form of life. So don't misuse it. Chant Hare Krishna regularly and be happy."
Initiation Lecture,
December 26, 1969 - Boston
Source: http://www.japagroup.com/2015/10/dont-miss-this-opportunity.html
