Husband as Guru

Dear Devotee,

Recently an unmarried female devotee told me that a man was interested in getting to know her, and in their discussions he mentioned that 'the husband is the guru.' She asked me for guidance on the subject.

This Illumination is what I wrote to clarify for her (and him) what it means for a husband to be a guru - and what it doesn't mean; for misunderstanding what this means will be the cause of an unhappy marriage.

Even though Prabhupada writes that a failed marriage

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Early, before mangala-arati, Srila Prabhupada asked Bhavananda Maharaja to call me.  Srila Prabhupada said, "I cannot sleep.  This allopathic medicine does not agree."  I suggested they could give some medicine for inducing sleep.  "That is the problem," Srila Prabhupada replied.  "They can give one thing and another...."  Prabhupada was very exhausted, having been unable to rest properly all night.

We tried to reason wit

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Srila Prabhupada could not sleep during the night.  In the morning, we tried to feed him, but he vomited.  When Dr Gopal came to examine him, he asked, "Can you take anything besides misri jala?"  "Yes," Prabhupada answered.  "Harinama.  Best thing is harinama.  Let me hear harinama and peacefully pass away."

Prabhupada's skin has taken on a shiny appearance, as if he were perspiring.  It is also very thin, with the bone

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

When you want a disease to be cured, you don’t catch any man on the street and ask him to operate on you. You have to make sure he is a properly qualified doctor. Similarly, you should reveal your mind to those who are more advanced – Guru or Sadhu. But reveal your mind with an intention to follow their instructions else it is similar to going to a doctor and avoid taking the prescribed medicine. Revealing th

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

This Beautiful Body will turn into Ashes

By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedānta Swami Prabhupāda

“I am working hard, day and night. Despite of winter or summer or rainy season, I have to work hard, day and night. If there is night duty in the winter season, I have to report to the office at twelve o’clock at night. So I must go. When there is snowfall, and if I don’t go, then I’ll be reported absent. So I am working so v

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

At 4:00 a.m., Srila Prabhupada called for me and Srila Prabhupada said, "I think whatever money you are giving Vrindaban, he will spoil in business.  They are getting together about two thousand rupees.  So let them chant Hare Krsna and eat and sleep.  He has no business brain.  He should not be given a farthing.  The postal receipts may be given to the respective members."

Then Prabhupada had me call Vrindaban and he sp

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

This morning, Srila Prabhupada suggested going on parikrama of the temple.  Srila Prabhupada said we could parikrama all of Vrndavana on a stretcher.  He had us give him a gentle massage, which he liked, saying that the professional massage was for a horse.  Shortly thereafter, however, Prabhupada began feeling bad.  Srila Prabhupada said, "Now I have become poisonous.  Everyone is staying away from me."  We all said th

Hare Krishna.

26th May, 2014, Gurgaon.

Yesterday, 25th May, turned out to be a day when I realised the power of prayer by devotees.

I was suffering from a bad throat since last 2 days and 24th evening was worst. When I woke up around 6am on 25th morning I felt terrible. I could not speak and even the simple task of getting up from the bed proved to a big effort. I felt very hungry and extremely thirsty. I drank some warm water, then I somehow remembered that Atma Prabhu had told me to take Neem ca

TEXT 31

pavanah pavatam asmi
ramah sastra-bhrtam aham
jhasanam makaras casmi
srotasam asmi jahnavi

SYNONYMS

pavanah--the wind; pavatam--of all that purifies; asmi--I am; ramah--Rama; sastra-bhrtam--of the carriers of weapons; aham--I am; jhasanam--of all aquatics; makarah--shark; ca asmi--I am also; srotasam--of flowing rivers; asmi--I am; jahnavi--the River Ganges.

TRANSLATION

Of purifiers I am the wind; of the wielders of weapons I am Rama; of fishes I am the shark, and of flowing rivers I am the

Hare Krishna Dear Devotees,
Respected Maharajas/Prabhujis/ Matajis
Please accept my humble obeisances, All gloris to Srila Prabhupada.

Lord Chaitanya travelled Maharashtra 500th years ago in 1514. The path which he followed by walking and holy places which he visited, ISKCON conducted one new padayatra in same route in this year of 2014 which is 500 th anniversay year. This Padayatra started two months before and is now about to end on 1st of JULY 2014 at NASIK.

During his visit to Maharashtra,

We are all innately pleasure-seeking.
Gita wisdom explains that we being souls, eternal parts of Krishna, can find the supreme pleasure by serving him with loving devotion. For those who don’t have such devotion and primarily seek worldly pleasures, the Gita recommends scriptural sacrifices that help them attain those pleasures. More importantly, such sacrifices instill an ethos of selflessness and infuse an awareness of the divine. This gradually paves the way for the awakening of selfless love

At the time of reminiscing the wonderful Vaisnava qualities of HG Advaita Hari prabhu at this moment of grief in separation from him, Mayapur GBCom is grateful for his service to Mayapur and would like to express their deep condolences to his grieving family and the devotee community in Mayapur and worldwide. Please find the letter from Ramai Swami, chairman of GBCom attached.

Sri Advaitahari das Prabhu ki Jai!

Thank you

Your servant
Gopijana Vallabha das
Secretary Mayapur GBC Committee

Letter

Prabhupada: We have got so many duties to do. Don't waste time, a single moment. And don't eat more and don't sleep more. Then you'll be able to work.

BY. H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

Lecture on Problems due to financial situation by HG Akuti Mataji on 21 May 2014 at ISKCON Alachua

(HG Akuti Mataji is a disciple of Srila Prabhupada and the spearhead behind the new Krishna Lunch program at Santa Fe Community College. )

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Srimad Bhagavatam Class (04.29.79) Kavichandra Swami on 23 May 2014

(Kavichandra Swami met the Hare Krishna devotees in 1967 and was initiated by Srila Prabhupada in 1971. He joined the temple in Tucson, Arizona, and since that time he has served in various capacities in the United States and around the world.)

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Lecture on Only friend at the hour of Calamity by HG Radhe Shyam Prabhu on 12 June 2013 

(President of the Pune branch of ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) that has over 600 centres worldwide Director of Vedic Oasis for Inspiration, Culture & Education (VOICE) Holds an M.Tech from IIT-Bombay)

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Lecture on Kunti's Prayers - The Selflessness of Pure Devotion by HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu

(His Grace Caitanya Charan Prabhu is a monk and spiritual teacher in the time honored tradition of bhakti yoga. He is a editor of Back to Godhead, which is the official international magazine of the Hare Krishna movement.)

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Prahlad Katha by His Grace Nirantara Prabhu

(His Grace Nirantara Prabhu got his 2nd birth. From 1973 until 1980 he served the mission as a brahmacari in the capacity of book distribution, either directly or as a back-up helper. From 1980 until the present, he has tried to serve the will of Srila Prabhupada by preaching through lectures and music concerts. )

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Lecture on How to remain Humble in this world without being Exploited by HH Bhakti Rasamrita Swami on April 2014 at Sydney

(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. Inspired by the teachings of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the founder acharya of The International Society for Krishna Consciousness.)

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