Why should one be a fanatic? If one has got brain, one has got logic, why should he be a fanatic? Fanatic means dullheaded rascal.
However, the term "fanaticism" should not be misunderstood. Srila Prabhupada defines fanaticism as a manifestation of religion without philosophy. "Religion without philosophy is sentiment, or sometimes fanaticism." (Bg. 3.3 purport.) If a devotee has realization and is preaching according to sastra, even if his pre
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Lecture on Lalita Sasti by HH Bhakti Rasamrita Swami
(His Holiness Bhakti Rasamrita Swami completed his B.E. from M.S University Baroda, MBA from Bombay University & worked for some time in a multinational Bank.)
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Lecture on Sri Lalita Appearance by HG Aindra Prabhu on 24 Aug 2001
(H.G. Aindra Prabhu received Harinama Diksa on Nityananda Trayodasi in 1974 from A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in Washington D.C. For many years, he was serving as a pujari at the temple and was regularly going out on Harinama Sankirtana and book distribution in that area.)
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Lecture on Appearance Day of Lalita Sakhi by HH Bhurijana Prabhu on 25 Aug 2009
(HG Bhurijana Prabhu first meet Srila Prabhupada at 26 Second Ave, and was initiated by Srila Prabhupada in 1968. After preaching in Japan for about a year, in 1970 he opened ISKCON's first Hong Kong center.)
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Lecture on Lalita Astami by HH Indradyumna Swami on 03 Sep 2011 at Crotia
(Indradyumna Swami is a disciple of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), a Sannyasi traveling preacher, and a guru or spiritual teacher in the Chaitanya Vaishnava tradition.)
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SRI VILAPA KUSUMANJALI
(Prayers to Sri Radha)
1. O queen, when will I hide the flute that You won from Lord Hari in the dice game, broke, and tossed to me?
2. O girl with the beautiful face, when, the hairs of my body standing up in ecstasy, will I fan You as You lay on a pastime bed of jasmine flowers in the temple of bliss of amorous love, smiling and conversing very sweetly with Your beloved?
3. O queen, O girl whose face is a blossoming lotus flower, O personification of shyness, when, Yo
denigrate ourselves!
It is understandable that they think this way because there are many
statements that one may misunderstand such as:
1. Thinking oneself lower than the straw in the street
2. The soul is one ten thousandth the tip of the hair in size
3. The individual soul is tiny
4. One should be selfless
5. Etc.
Also we may come in contact with people who in the name of Krishna
consciousness authority denigrate us, telling us that
A need was felt to be more sensitive to the feelings of the public. Therefore an endeavor was made to inculcate a different mood, and present Krsna consciousness in a light considered respectable by the mudhas. As a result, our public lectures and temple classes nowadays tend to be mild. Full-fledged attacks on material life have become unfashionable, being perceived as a sign of immaturity or lack of intellectual development. Our movement has b
The Eight Names Of Tulasi Devi
vrndavani, vrnda, visvapujita, puspasara, nandini, krsna-jivani, visva-pavani, tulasi.
Vrndavani – One who first manifested in vrindavan.
Vrnda – The goddess of all plants.
Visvapujita – One who the whole universe worships.
Puspasara – The topmost of all flowers, without whom Krsna does not like to look upon other flowers.
Nandini – She gives happiness to everyone.
Krsna-Jivani – The life and soul of Lord Krsna.
Visva-Pavani – One who purifies the three worl
Yesterday, on 1st September news in Times of India caught my eyes -
A mob on Friday set ablaze over three dozen vehicles and severely damaged over 40 other vehicles after a mini-truck was found parked on the Jaipur-Delhi highway at Malpura village, near Dharuhera, with an alleged cargo of a large quantity of beef.
1st September was Aja Ekadashi and many of us were celebrating it by fasting, reading Gita or chanting or just
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Letters of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhativedanta Swami Prabhupada
Delhi 16 September, 1967To Jayananda
My Dear Jayananda,
Please accept my blessings. I’m so glad to receive your letter of Aug 30, and I know also that you are a sincere devotee of Lord Krishna. When you drive your car you always chant “Hare Krishna” and when I was by your side I could understand how heartily you have accepted the philosophy of Krishna Conscious
Now a days whenever we open the page of newspaper or a news channel we see that most of the news are either related to crime against woman or related to terrorism. In recent times we are indeed observing a huge increase in abuse , molestation, sexual harassment of woman in all section of community. Various people giving various opinion regarding the cause of such increase of this kind of crime. Some section of people thinking that a stringent punishment against the criminal would solve the iss
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The increase of rape cases in India has shaken the conscience of every right thinking Indians. People were outraged when in December 2012, a girl was gang raped and killed in Delhi. Again the same horrific incident has recurred in Mumbai when a woman photojournalist was gang raped. After the Delhi gang rape episode there were widespread protests and there were demand for tougher rape laws. It is not that afte
These are the immediate result of taking to Krsna consciousness. Pure devotional service brings immediate relief from all kinds of material distress. There is a song of Bhaktivinoda Thakura: manasa deha geha yo kichu mora, arpilun tuya pade nanda-kisora. The purport of this song is when we surrender to Krsna, pranair arthair dhiya vaca, then we get relief from all kinds of anxieties. This is very simple to understand. Everyone is, in the material world, here, everyone is full of anxieties. That
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Srila Prabhupada says:"By your very constitution you are meant to enjoy unlimited happiness at every minute. Therefore don't deceive and cheat yourself by foolishly misidentifying yourself with a rotting material body. In such a delusional state you can never be happy in spite of whatever nice arrangements you have made for yourself here in this temporary material world. Therefore you should reawaken your eternal spirit
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