Lecture on The Technique of Surrender by Prahladananada Swami 14 July 2011 Serbia
(Prahladananda Swami was born in 1949, in Buffallo, New York. He studied at the University of Buffalo, where he received a full scholarship. In January 1969 he joined ISKCON and received both initiations that year from Srila Prabhupada.)
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It has been the desire of HG Vedasara Das, President, Atlanta Hare Krishna temple, for quite some time to adopt the Bhakti-vriksha program in this temple. We have seen so many visitors aspiring for some spiritual mentoring, association with people who they could trust and a long lasting loving relationship. Due to the lack of any such program which would cultivate these visitors, the temple was unable to fulfill their needs, and this was always a void that our President wanted to fill.
We were fo
TEXT 1
arjuna uvaca
kim tad brahma kim adhyatmam
kim karma purusottama
adhibhutam ca kim proktam
adhidaivam kim ucyate
SYNONYMS
arjunah uvaca--Arjuna said; kim--what; tat--that; brahma--Brahman; kim--what; adhyatmam--the self; kim--what; karma--fruitive activities; purusa-uttama--O Supreme Person; adhibhutam--the material manifestation; ca--and; kim--what; proktam--is called; adhidaivam--the demigods; kim--what; ucyate--is called.
TRANSLATION
Arjuna inquired: O my Lord, O Supreme Person, what is Br
There are 8,400,000 different forms of life. So you can enter any one of them according to your mental condition. We are under the control of the material nature. The material nature is being conducted in three modes: goodness, passion and ignorance. So just like three colors: yellow, red, and blue. Now you mix-three into three equal to nine, nine into nine equal to eighty-one. So these modes of material nature is being mixed up. Therefore there are so many varieties of life. So if we transcend
Dear Devotees,
Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
As has been the custom for 13 years now, we had a wonderful 2 hour session chanting the Sanskrit of the whole BG for Gita Jayanti, which occurs on Moksada Ekadasi, which took place 13-12-13 this year.
Held in our Vrndavana Krishna Balarama Temple courtyard (with Srila Prabhupada presiding), we began with a small aroti to Prabhupada's world famous Gita, chanted the Gita Mahatmya, then dove into the whole bat
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The Vedic literatures, including the Puraṇas, state that according to the position of the conditioned soul, there are different processes — karma-kaṇḍa, jnana-kaṇḍa, the yogic process and the bhakti-yoga process. Karma-kaṇḍa is compared to wasps and drones that will simply bite if one takes shelter of them. Jnana-kaṇḍa, the speculative process, is simply like a ghost who creates mental disturbances. Yoga, the mystic proce
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God is all pervasive, but to understand God we have to first purify ourselves. God has many characteristics, one of them is pavitram – He is the purest of all and in order to understand Him, we also have to become pure; we also have to become free of our contamination. Therefore, we have this process of devotional service. It is a process of purification of the mind, purification of one’s intelligence and purification of
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One of the most prominent experiences in this world is fear – of failure, poverty, defeat, disease, dishonor, death. Most of the industries of the world are profiting because of fear. The cosmetic industry is there because people are afraid of not looking nice. The clothing industry is there because people are afraid of not looking cool. We do not recognize that our common activities are based upon some kind of fear.
Yet o
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A ritual is a formula which is meant to dovetail our consciousness to the supreme consciousness of God. The whole purpose of a spiritual ritual is transformation of the heart – from selfish passions to a spirit of selfless service to others, from arrogance to humility and from envy to having the power to appreciate others. If this transformation doesn’t take place in our heart, to create good character, personal integrity
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"A gosvami, or the bona fide representative of Sri Vyasadeva, must be free from all kinds of vices. The four major vices of Kali-yuga are (1) illicit connection with women, (2) animal slaughter, (3) intoxication, (4) speculative gambling of all sorts. A gosvami must be free from all these vices before he can dare sit on the vyasasana. No one should be allowed to sit on the vyasasana who is not spotless in character and who
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Chanting of the holy name is the most important activity. Many times I travel around the world and devotees ask me, “What service can I do?” So I tell everyone that the most wonderful service that you can do is to chant the holy name. When you chant the holy name, it cleanses the heart and frees it from hatred, lamentation etc. and enables you to experience a higher taste.
Hare Krsna
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Vrindaban
1 September, 1975
75-09-01
Tampa
My Dear Jayananda das:
Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated August 11, 1975 and have noted the contents. What you have done is good. Why should you remarry? Rather you should take sannyasa. Now you are getting very good training. Why has Jayatirtha suggested you to remarry?
In Delhi there is a certain kind of laddu which has such a taste, that anyo
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupa
"Those who are preachers are superior to those who go to the Himalayas to meditate. It is good to go to the Himalayas to meditate for one's personal benefit, but those who undergo many difficulties in order to preach are superior. They are actually fighting for Krsna's sake, and they are certainly more compassionate. Those sadhus who leave Vrndavana to go fight in the world, to spread Krsna consciousness, are superior sadh
"param vijayate Sri Krsna Sankirtanam"
* Begin your first day of the year with a transcendental vibration of the Holy name.
* Experience a different reality - associate with Krishna in person, through His Holy Name!
* Spend the whole day in relishing the nectarian melody of holy name - away from all the usual distractions!
* Chant & dance in the tune of the Holy name in the association of devotees.
* Deepen your relationship with the Holy Name!
* Open your heart and allow the Holy Name to
Every word, each and every word. Therefore we stress so much in the book distribution. Somehow or other, if the book goes in one hand, he will be benefited. At least he will see, "Oh, they have taken so much price. Let me see what is there. If he reads one sloka, his life will be successful. If one sloka, one word. This is such nice things. Therefore we are stressing so much, "Please distribute book, distribute book, distribute book."
(S.B. Lec. 1.16.8., Los Angeles 5th January, 1974)
1) ADHOKSAJA KRISHNA DASA
Nominated in category: Book distribution
Age: 50
ISKCON Temple (name/place): Karuna Bhavan, Scotland
Number of years that he has been doing this service: 31
Date and place of his joining ISKCON movement: 1982 Caitanya College England
Description of his services in the nominated category: Practically the day he joined, Adhoksaja Krishna has been engaged in book distribution. He has developed both street and contact sankirtan while inspiring and training
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