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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 8.9

Posted by Rohit on January 9, 2014 at 2:58pm

TEXT 9

kavim puranam anusasitaram
anor aniyamsam anusmared yah
sarvasya dhataram acintya-rupam
aditya-varnam tamasah parastat

SYNONYMS

kavim--one who knows everything; puranam--the oldest; anusasitaram--the controller; anoh--of the atom; aniyamsam--smaller than; anusmaret--always thinking; yah--one who; sarvasya--of everything; dhataram--the maintainer; acintya--inconceivable; rupam--form; aditya-varnam--illuminated like the sun; tamasah--of the darkness; parastat--transcendental.

TRANSLATION

One s

Making an Impact

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on January 9, 2014 at 10:00am

Devamrita Swami has been a member of ISKCON’s Governing Body Commission (GBC) since 2001. Shortly after graduating from Yale University, he began reading the bhakti texts and in 1974 received initiation from Srila Prabhupada. Devamrita Swami is a prolific speaker and has authored several books including "Searching for Vedic India."

A valuable member of the Strategic Planning Initiatives, he is a part of the Succession Committee. Hear what HH Devamrita Swami has to say about how the strategic pl

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Thought Of The Day

Posted by Shalabh Gupta on January 9, 2014 at 9:11am

Prabhupada: Yes. Krsna consciousness is the original status of the living entity. Just like a son is conscious always that "I am the son of such and such person." This consciousness is natural. So living entities, when they come to Krsna consciousness... Because we are all parts and parcels of Krsna. It cannot be broken. A person may go mad. But when he's cured, he immediately understands that "I belong to such and such family, such and such gentleman's son." That is natural. Similarly in the co

Why Is Independence Misused .... ?

Posted by Abani Kumar Dash on January 8, 2014 at 7:55pm

All glories to Srila Prabhupad,...... Hare Krishna,.......

The very definition of independence is that, it is something which can be properly used & misused. Otherwise the term becomes meaningless. This possession of independence is 100% with The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Shrikrishna. That is found in the very 1st verse of Srimad Bhagbatam, i.e.... "Janmadasya jatah Itarascharthesu Abhingya Swarat

The most concentrated form of devotional service

Posted by Sri Bhagwan Das on January 8, 2014 at 4:53pm

Hare Krsna,

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada & Srila Gopal Krishna Maharaj.

This discussion of Ramananda Roy with Lord Chaitanya

The Lord Chaitanya inquired, "Please quote some verses from Scripture about the ultimate goal of life for the human being."

Sri Ramananda Roy, "A person who is sincere in his occupational duty will gradually develop the sense of God consciousness." The purport is that human life is meant for understanding one's relationship with the Supr

Ganga Sagar Mela

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on January 8, 2014 at 4:40pm

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Makara Sankranti

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on January 8, 2014 at 4:30pm

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Our distance from Krishna

Posted by Giriraj dasa on January 8, 2014 at 4:30pm

Hare Krishna.

8th January, Gurgaon.

As I progress from a fresher to a neophyte I realise that as I move forward the distance between me and Krishna keeps on decreasing as well as increasing.

In one way we start experiencing the presence of Krishna and Guru near us, we just need to `tune' ourselves by our daily sadhna bhakti and a sincere desire to get some instructions and voila ! they usually come fast. We then take another baby step towards a firm faith in Krishna, Guru and Shastra. What is invar

Appearance Day of Sri Jagadisa Pandita

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on January 8, 2014 at 4:29pm

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Putrada Ekadashi Mahatmya Listen Audio in English and Hindi

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on January 8, 2014 at 4:00pm

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Putrada Ekadashi

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on January 8, 2014 at 4:00pm

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 8.8

Posted by Rohit on January 8, 2014 at 9:43am

TEXT 8

abhyasa-yoga-yuktena
cetasa nanya-gamina
paramam purusam divyam
yati parthanucintayan

SYNONYMS

abhyasa--practice; yoga-yuktena--being engaged in meditation; cetasa--by the mind and intelligence; na anya-gamina--without their being deviated; paramam--the Supreme; purusam--Personality of Godhead; divyam--transcendental; yati--achieves; partha--O son of Prtha; anucintayan--constantly thinking of.

TRANSLATION

He who meditates on the Supreme Personality of Godhead, his mind constantly engaged in

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Thought Of The Day

Posted by Shalabh Gupta on January 8, 2014 at 8:39am

Lord Krsna says that there are different species of life, yoni. According to Padma Purana there are eight million, four hundred thousand species of different forms of life. So Krsna claims that "All these living entities, in different forms of life, I am the seed-giving father of all of them, and the material nature is the mother." Just like father impregnates with the seed, and the mother gives the body, similarly God impregnates material nature with all kinds of living entities, not in differe

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Yoga for modern age

Posted by vinay kalson on January 7, 2014 at 10:19pm

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

The breathing exercise of the yoga system that is generally practiced is just the beginning of the system. Meditation on the Supersoul is just a step forward. Achievement of wonderful material success is also only a step forward. But to attain direct contact with the Supersoul and to take dictation from Him is the highest perfectional stage.

The breathing exercises and meditational practices of yoga are very difficult in

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Jana & Vijnana

Posted by vinay kalson on January 7, 2014 at 10:17pm

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

HG.SRILA A.C. BHAKTIVEDANTA PARAMAHAMSA THAKURA PRABHUPADA KI JAI!!!

BG 3.41, Purport: Jñāna refers to knowledge of self as distinguished from non-self, or in other words, knowledge that the spirit soul is not the body. Vijñāna refers to specific knowledge of the spirit soul's constitutional position and his relationship to the Supreme Soul.

BG 13.5, Purport: In jñāna-maya, realization extends beyond the living sympt

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Right time

Posted by vinay kalson on January 7, 2014 at 10:15pm

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

There was once a disciple of a Guru who went to his Guru and said, "Guruji, I want to live a spiritual life. I want to live in the service of God. I want to go beyond the binding chains of this mundane, materialistic world. But, I feel that I am not quite ready. My desires for a family, for wealth and enjoyment are still too strong. Grant me some time to fulfill these wishes and then I will come to your holy feet

So the

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Happy Krishna-bhakti Year 2014!!!

Posted by vinay kalson on January 7, 2014 at 10:14pm

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

We are about to enter new year 2014. This is an occasion to look back , correct ourselves and plan for a year of success . As Krishna-bhaktas , we all know the Vedic truth that, Bhagavan Sri Krishna’s grace is the reason for success .Without Bhagavan’s blessing, we can’t succeed.

On His part, Sri Krishna considers Himself as “Bhakta-dasa” ( servant of His Bhaktas) . After the Mahabharatha war, the Mothers and Queens of

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What should we do on the new year’s day ?

Posted by vinay kalson on January 7, 2014 at 10:12pm

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

"A new year is a land mark in our lives and a time for reflection on where we have been, where we are and where we want to go. It's also time to ponder on our failures and mistakes in our spiritual lives. In the path of Bhakti every occasion and everything is for the purpose of transformation. If the previous year bought sufferings in our lives we can take solace in the fact that all sufferings and punishments in thi

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What is the principle of preaching according to place, time and the object (Desa-Kaala-Paatra) ?

Posted by vinay kalson on January 7, 2014 at 10:09pm

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu appeared in order to deliver all the fallen souls. Therefore He devised many methods to liberate them from the clutches of māyā.

It is the concern of the ācārya to show mercy to the fallen souls. In this connection, desa-kala-patra (the place, the time and the object) should be taken into consideration. Since the European and American boys and girls in our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement preach to

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How can we easily see Krishna ?

Posted by vinay kalson on January 7, 2014 at 9:45pm

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

If we proudly think we are great, we cannot become humble. Even thoughwe are servants, we would prefer to be masters. As a result, we would bring about our own ruination because we would come to see everything as fit for our enjoyment rather than for Krishna’s enjoyment. When we wear blue spectacles everything appears blue ; by seeing everything in relation to Guru and Krishna, we come to see everything through divine

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 8.9

Making an Impact

Thought Of The Day

Why Is Independence Misused .... ?

The most concentrated form of devotional service

Ganga Sagar Mela

Makara Sankranti

Our distance from Krishna

Appearance Day of Sri Jagadisa Pandita

Putrada Ekadashi Mahatmya Listen Audio in English and Hindi

Putrada Ekadashi

Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 8.8

Thought Of The Day

Yoga for modern age

Jana & Vijnana

Right time

Happy Krishna-bhakti Year 2014!!!

What should we do on the new year’s day ?

What is the principle of preaching according to place, time and the object (Desa-Kaala-Paatra) ?

How can we easily see Krishna ?

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