Prabhupada: Therefore there was a meeting of all animals that how to get out of the control of man. (laughter) The elephant said: "My dear sir, I am so powerful. I am also controlled by that. So it is useless to hold meeting." "I am also controlled by man." The meeting was organized by an ass. (laughter) He thought that: "I have to work so hard. Let us have a conference of animals to avoid man's control." But he saw that elephant also said that "I am so powerful. Still I am also controlled by th
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Balaram, the Personality of Godhead appears each time Bhagavan Sri Krishna takes birth....He loves Krishna so much that he becomes Krishna's paraphernalias, Krishna's abode,Krishna's servant, Krishna's best friend, Krishna's protective elder brother and so on.... But Balaram, is not as soft as Krishna...This can be seen in many pastimes.
Even in Ramayan, when Rakshashi Suparnakha became infatuated with lust upon seing Lord Ram,she approached him and spoke sweet words to him.Lord Ram although avoi
SHINE THE LIGHT ON ME
written by STEVEN LEONARD SCHWARTZ
What an honor, a garland of flowers around you I did place
Completely overcome with joy as tears ran down my face
The feeling of that moment showing my devotion with emotion
My eyes shed so many droplets which could never fill your spiritual ocean
Prabhupada, I am totally moved in your Krishna groove
Feeling the pleasure from the imprint of a cow's hoove
Let me experience the bliss from Tucson, Arizona's Krishna Cove
The special hideaway where Lord
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Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HH Gopal Krishna Goswami at ISKCON Chicago on 08 Apr 2013
(Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 05, Chapter 12, Text 04)
(After visiting the ISKCON temple in Montreal, Canada in September of 1967, Gopal Krishna Goswami yearned to meet a Vaishnava guru and got the opportunity to meet Srila Prabhupada there in 1968. Gopal Krishna Goswami, originally from Delhi, India had a religious background and had great respect for sadhus or saints. The combination of his family backgr
Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Class by Radha Gopinath Prabhu at Punjabi Bagh on 25 Oct 2013
(Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 07, Chapter 04, Text 13)
(Radha Gopinath Prabhu is disciple of Radhanath Swami)
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By H.H. Jayapataka Swami
I distributed books in India after Prabhupada’s departure. A group of us went to Calcutta to do a big marathon. Our goal was to distribute one million books and win the marathon championship. We were a bit ambitious and competitive. At the end of one day, a book distributor came back to me and said:
“What should I do?”
“What do you mean what should you do? Distribute books!” I said.
“No,” he said, “something happened today.”
“What’s that?”
The devotee explained, “Well, I went
Lecture on No Friends No Enemies by Indradyumna Swami at ISKCON Vrindavan on 20 Oct 2013
(Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 04, Chapter 30, Text 42)
(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. Each year Indradyumna Swami circles the globe teaching the message of the Bhagavad Gita and introducing people to
Hare Krsna Dear Sri Krsna devotee !
Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada and his faithful servitors!
We are pleased to introduce you to the CD of compiled lectures of our beloved teacher, His Grace Sriman Sankarshan Das Adhikari Prabhu titled "ULTIMATE SELF REALIZATION Lecture Series #1".
The CD contains 33 carefully selected discourses on Srimad Bhagavad Gita and Srimad Bhagavatam covering a wide variety of topics like who we are, why we exist, how to practice spir
"Wishing you a very happy married life", we often hear these wishes during wedding ceremonies....How do we create a really successful and happy married life? Especially when we are aspiring devotees of Krishna?
1.First of all, make sure that your partner/ would be partner is interested in serving Krishna. Whether he or she serves wonderfully...not an issue...the interest must be there.
2.Make sure he or she is not a materialistic person.It is perfectly fine to accumulate wealth, to have a promisin
Navadvīpa– A Timeless History… By MañjarīDevīDāsī
By the will of the Lord and His pure devotees, His eternal abode is visible to us today.
(Following is an article from “The Back To Godhead magazine – Mayapur Special issue” dated 1999. The article is so beautiful and mesmerizing that it is worth sharing with devotees. So read and enjoy!)
It is just after six o’clock in the evening, and the sun is setting on the horizon in Mayapur. The beautiful red-orange hue of the evening sky reflects on the flow
Sri Damodarastakamn Sung by HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami - Click Here
Damodarashtakam Verse 01 at Secunderabad on 31 Oct 2010 (Morning Class) - Click Here
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Damodarashtakam Verse 05 and 06 at Gauraipalle on 06 Nov 2010 - Click Here
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How the Supreme Controller becomes Fearful and Controlled - Click Here
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How Krishna reveals his sweetness to those who are absorbed in his greatness - Click Here
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Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
There was a devotee who had a very pious and pure-hearted son. He was very devoted to his guru. He was not yet initiated. He was very absorbed in thoughts of his guru. But his father felt that his son should have more of a relationship with Srila Prabhupada as well. Not to minimize the value of the personal Spiritual Master at all. But he just thought that the son should have more of a relationship with Srila Prabhup
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
“Uttama, uttama means udgata-tama. This material world is tama, ignorance, darkness. And Krsna is beyond this material world; therefore He is called para. Para means transcendental. So uttama-sloka. So when we offer our prayers to krsna, they are not ordinary words. Therefore those who are not liberated soul, they cannot offer prayers actually. We have to repeat the prayers offered by liberated soul, not by ordinary ma
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
The photos of my murti are very nice. The murti of the Spiritual Master should be treated as good as the Deity. Saksad-dharitvena samasta-sastrair, uktas tatha bhavyata eva sadbhih/kintu prabhor yah priya eva tasya, The guru should be treated as good as God. This is stated in all the sastras. The difference is that God is master-God and guru is servant-God. So the installation ceremony for such a murti should be similar
TEXT 3
manusyanam sahasresu
kascid yatati siddhaye
yatatam api siddhanam
kascin mam vetti tattvatah
SYNONYMS
manusyanam--of men; sahasresu--out of many thousands; kascit--someone; yatati--endeavors; siddhaye--for perfection; yatatam--of those so endeavoring; api--indeed; siddhanam--of those who have achieved perfection; kascit--someone; mam--Me; vetti--does know; tattvatah--in fact.
TRANSLATION
Out of many thousands among men, one may endeavor for perfection, and of those who have achieved perfecti
