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"There is no doubt about it: to distribute books is one most important activity. The temple is not a place for eating & sleeping, but a base from which we send out our soldiers to fight with maya. Fight with maya means to drop thousands and millions of books into the lap of conditioned souls. Just like during war time the bombs are raining from the sky like anything." – August 03, 1973 to Ramesvara. Quote by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada |
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Pastime from Chaitanya-mangala by Srila Lochan Dasa Thakura
Narada Muni once went to Vaikuntha and served Mother Lakshmi very sincerely.
Srimati Laxmi Devi was very pleased and requested Narada Muni to ask for any boon. Narada Muni replied, "My dear Mother Lakshmi, you must promise that whatever I ask for, you will-grant." Lakshmi Devi vowed that she would gladly fulfill his desire. The great saint revealed his wish: Nar
Once the great sage Narada was intrigued by a doubt. He was sure that Lord Vishnu would clear it for him. He proceeded to the Ocean of Milk and found his Lord reclining on the giant hooded serpent-bed Shankarshana, Hisbeautiful consort, Lakshmi devi beside Him.
Sage Narada made his obeisance to Lord Vishnu and put his question to Him.
"Oh Lord, what is the value of Vaishnava Satsang, the Association ofVaishnava Devotees?"
Lord Vishnu smiled charmingly and said, "I will
Many devotees think that by eating prasadam, an animal will get a human body in its next life and if a human being eats prasadam he will become a devotee in his next life. In this lecture (S.B. 1.16.23) dated January 19 th 1974 in Hawai, Srila Prabhupada gives clear informations on this subject matter:
"Bali-mardana: I believe I've heard you said in other lectures that a person who takes prasadam, even a plant or a..., any kind of living entity who takes prasadam or hea
By HH Sivarama Swami
Krsi goraksya vanijya. Krsi means ploughing or agriculture and goraksya, cow protection. These are the staples of society, this is what people live on. All living entities subsist on grains. So the ksatriyas may direct and instruct people, the brahmanas may perform their yajnas, but if they don’t eat then giving shelter or instruction is not going to work.
That eating is therefore the most essential aspect of life and this is why the vaisyas and their assistants, the sudras, a
1) Heavy rains remind us of challenges in life. Never ask for a lighter rain. Just pray for a better umbrella. That is attitude.
2) When flood comes, fish eat ants & when flood recedes, ants eat fish. Only time matters. Just hold on, God gives opportunity to everyone!
3) Some people always throw stones in your path. It depends on you what you make with them, Wall or Bridge? Remember you are the architect of your life.
4)Every problem has (n+1) solutions, where n is the number of solutions tha
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Gaura-gopala mantra-mantra composed of the four syllables ra-dha-krs-na.
Gaura Mantra the four syllable mantra is ”gau-ra-an-ga”
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura explains the Gaura-gopala mantra in his Amrta-pravaha-bhasya. Worshipers of Sri Gaurasundara accept the four syllables gau-ra-an-ga as the Gaura mantra, but pure worshipers of Radha and Krsna accept the four syllables ra-dha krs-na as the Gaura-gopala mantra. However, Vaisnavas consider Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu nondifferent from Radha-Krsna
His Grace Jananivas Prabhu, the pujari of Sri Mayapur | the Spiritual Capital of the World Sri Sri Radha Madhava Temple, shares His intimate relation with the Deities.
His very deep understanding of the Deity worship and his touching devotion is truly inspiring.
The standard of deity worship is devotion. The standard is when people come to see the Deities they faint!
The Deities are the source of life for the devotees. Can you imagine coming to the temple for mangala-arati and there’s no deities?
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
(Sriman Abdul Rashid working on pink outfits for the deities with silver zari for Rang panchami)
By Premanjana Das
I took this interview of Sriman Abdul Rashid– the 63-year-old designer who is the man behind the beautiful clothes and decorations of the deities of Lord Krishna and His beloved Srimati Radha at the ISKCON temple in Juhu, on the afternoon of 5th December 2012 in his room no. 162 on the first floor of Mumbai I
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My Dear Brahmananda,
Please accept my blessings. I am in due re
The Prasadam Addict
The Agony and the Ecstasy
In this material world everyone needs some-thing to look forward to because generally no one is satisfied with his present condition. They are hoping that in the future, in some other situation or with some other person, they will experience happiness. The working man is always waiting for payday, the student is looking toward summer vacation, the lover is wishing to meet his beloved, the little boy can’t wait to grow up.
The materialist becomes so
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Material things mean forgetfulness of Krishna. Otherwise there is nothing material. It is illusion. Illusion means actually there is nothing material. How can it be material? If the Supreme Lord is the Supreme Spirit and everything is coming from Him, so what we call the material energy, is also coming from the Supreme. Inferior energy means where there is possibil
At the beginning of the material worlds creation the Supreme Lord Hari created the moving and non-moving living entities within this world made of five gross material elements, simultaneously for punishing the sinful persons Lord created a personality whose form was the embodiment of sins the Sanskrit word is Papapurusha. The different limbs of this personality were constructed of various sinful activities, his complexion is black and the colour of his eyes is yellow. He inflicts extreme misery
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When a touchstone touches iron, it turns the iron to gold. Parvata Muni called Narada Muni a touchstone because by his touch the hunter, who was the lowest among men, became an elevated and perfect Vaisnava. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura said that the position of a Vaisnava can be tested by seeing how good a touchstone he is, that is, by seeing how many Vaisnavas he has made during his life. A Vaisnava should be a touchstone so that he can convert others to Vaisnavism by his preaching, |
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| Krishna takes a special appreciation for His devotees who are engaged in risking for His preaching work and He will give you special care and guidance at all times because you are sincerely trying to serve Him in this way. Quote by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada |
