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How Bhakta attains Bhagavan Sri Krishna!!

Posted by vinay kalson on October 16, 2013 at 12:30am

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Bhagavan Sri Krishna is very caring about His Bhaktas . But, He is also playful. He has the habit of testing the Bhaktas. When the tested Bhakta remains steadfast in his/her Krishna-bhakti and calls for Bhagavan’s help, the divine intervention takes place. Really foolish are those People who when being tested abandons Bhagavan and move on to other “easy” Gods or Human-Gods.

Whatever good or bad we are achieving in this li

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What is the purport of accepting only as much material enjoyment as necessary ?

Posted by vinay kalson on October 16, 2013 at 12:30am

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

The purport of the instruction to accept only as much material enjoyment as necessary is that one should not accept material enjoyment for sense gratification. Rather, one should accept only as much material enjoyment as will help one establish his relationship with Lord Krishna.

Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur

Chaitanya-Sikshamritha,

as cited in page 310 of ‘Bhaktivinoda Vani Vaibhava

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Why is Maadhurya-rasa topmost and worship of the Lord under Sri Rupa’s guidance most relishable ?

Posted by vinay kalson on October 16, 2013 at 12:30am

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Among the five principal rasas, maadhurya-rasa is topmost. I glorify this rasa with all my heart. All the characteristics of the other rasaas are present in Maadhurya-rasa. All the secondary rasas, which are categorized into vyabhicahari-bhavas, nourish maadhurya-rasa. Anyone who worships the Lord under Sri Rupa’s guidance attains maadhurya-rasa.

- Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur

(Gitamala) as c

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Everyone Can Preach

Posted by iskconcongregation on October 15, 2013 at 1:02pm

By His Holiness Kavichandra Swami

It is quite obvious that in any religion monks represent a small minority. People have to be trained. Congregational preaching means to train everybody. The home can be an ashram also, but they have to learn what an ashram is like.

If we are going to take over the world, obviously we are going to have to reach out and welcome everybody in. We need different levels to bring people up step by step. Not everyone can immediately follow everything. We need to train peo

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Taking Care of Krishna’s Devotees

Posted by iskconcongregation on October 15, 2013 at 12:01pm

“Taking Care of Krishna’s Devotees” is a book by H.H. Niranjana Swami which not only provides information on the counselor system but also contains Srila Prabhupada’s instructions on caring for devotees, supplies basic training principles for counselees and much more.

“Though one usually ignores others in attaining one’s own goals, those aspiring for prema accept dependence on others with similar goals and tastes. Thus, cooperating with each other, they worked together keeping in mind the goal of

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A BOWL OF NOODLES FROM A STRANGER:

Posted by vinay kalson on October 15, 2013 at 11:38am

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

That night, Sue quarreled with her mother, then stormed out of the house. While enroute, she remembered that she did not have any money in her pocket, she did not even have enough coins to make a phone call home.

At the same time, she went through a noodle shop, picking up sweet fragrance, she suddenly felt very hungry. She wished for a bowl of noodles, but she had no money!

The seller saw her standing wheat faltered be

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Chant 24 Hrs Continuously

Posted by vinay kalson on October 15, 2013 at 11:37am

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Devotee (2): Would you say something about the mercy of Lord Caitanya's sankirtana movement?

Prabhupada: Yes, He says, param vijayate sri-krsna-sankirtanam. So you follow His advice and you will get, become victorious. So I will advise you not to make research in that way. [laughter]

Indian woman: Well, I got my degree doing that research.

Prabhupada: Yes, that degree is there. [laughter]

Indian woman: Well, but Lord Kr

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How did Sri Bhaktivinoda Thakura instruct one to lead a religious life ?

Posted by vinay kalson on October 15, 2013 at 11:35am

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

There is no superior wealth in this material world than the wealth of religious principles. This material body is temporary. Today it is alive ; tomorrow it may be dead. Our most merciful Lord has kindly given this world the holy name and the treasury of love of God. One should accept them from a bona fide spiritual master and the Vaishnavas. Srimad Bhagavatam and Sri Caitanya Caritamrta are the two invaluable jew

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WHAT IS THE POSITION OF LORD SHIVA?

Posted by vinay kalson on October 15, 2013 at 11:32am

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Madhudvisa: Prabhupāda? What is the position of Lord Shiva?

Prabhupāda: Lord Shiva is a demigod, but he is higher than all other demigods. He’s higher than Lord Brahmā also. But he’s not the Supreme Lord. Just like there are different gradations. That is not difficult to understand. In society also, there are different gradations. Similarly, the living entities, th

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I CAN CHALLENGE THE SCIENTISTS BECAUSE I KNOW KRISHNA” REVEALS PRABHUPADA

Posted by vinay kalson on October 15, 2013 at 11:30am

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Śrīla Prabhupāda. Everyone is suffering here in the material world, and scientific improvement means that the scientists are creating a situation of further suffering. That’s all. They are not making improvements. Bhaktivinoda Thākura confirms this by saying, moha janamiyā, anitya samsāre, jīvake karaye gādha: “By so-called scientific improvements, the scientist has become an ass.” Moreover, he is becoming a better and

Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 6.43

Posted by Rohit on October 15, 2013 at 11:29am

TEXT 43

tatra tam buddhi-samyogam
labhate paurva-dehikam
yatate ca tato bhuyah
samsiddhau kuru-nandana

SYNONYMS

tatra--thereupon; tam--that; buddhi-samyogam--revival of such consciousness; labhate--regains; paurva--previous; dehikam--bodily consciousness; yatate--he endeavors; ca--also; tatah--thereafter; bhuyah--again; samsiddhau--for perfection; kuru-nandana--O son of Kuru.

TRANSLATION

On taking such a birth, he again revives the divine consciousness of his previous life, and he tries to make fur

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Thought Of The Day

Posted by Shalabh Gupta on October 15, 2013 at 9:13am

Prabhupada: We say that religion means the law given by God. So any religion must accept God. Then there is no difference. The law may be little different according to time, circumstances. But religion means dharmam tu saksad bhagavat-pranitam [SB 6.3.19]. Religion means the law given by God. Just like law means the codes given by the state. That is law. Just like you are keeping, "Keep to the right" or "left" here. In America it is right. So somewhere, "Keep to the right," or somewhere, "Keep t

Disappearance Day of Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Goswami

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on October 14, 2013 at 6:30pm

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Disappearance Day of Srila Raghunatha Bhatta Goswami

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on October 14, 2013 at 6:00pm

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Disappearance Day of Srila Raghunatha Dasa Goswami

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on October 14, 2013 at 5:30pm

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Paramatma in our heart

Posted by Giriraj dasa on October 14, 2013 at 4:30pm

Hare Krishna.

Few days back I was looking back at my short spiritual journey and wondering how so many bad vices are having less effect on me now. I know for sure that it is not that suddenly I have developed a great will power.

I realised that the major factor which helps me is my acceptance and acknowledgment that Paramatama is sitting with in my heart. It took me some time but once I started `experiencing' Him it became very difficult for me to overlook Him. When I `do' something which isn't ri

My lessons in serving the devotees

Posted by Giriraj dasa on October 14, 2013 at 12:14pm

Hare Krishna

Before I started the Bhagavad Gita study group one of the best advice I got was from HG Asit Prabhuji. I had called him, anxious on what I was about to start. He gave few priceless gems which I am sharing

1. Do not think that people who come will stay for the deep philosophy they would hear. They will stay in the group if I serve them with genuine love and care.

2. Never ever feel superior to the newcomers, serve them will all my heart. Always remain humble from the heart, always in a

The cause of the living entities illusionary bewildered existence in the material universe is due to denying their existence as an eternal servant God or Krishna.

Posted by Gauragopala dasa on October 14, 2013 at 11:37am

It is because of this, the living entity only looks within the limited material energy with Godless instruments like the Large Hadron Collider for the cause and purpose of his existence.

Even then, while in the biological gross material body, the embodied living entity is only capable of viewing a small percentage of the entire material energy with such devices, which is less than 5% of the material universe known as gross matter.

The other 95% is subtle matter that is undetectable by using the

Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 6.42

Posted by Rohit on October 14, 2013 at 9:50am

TEXT 42

atha va yoginam eva
kule bhavati dhimatam
etad dhi durlabhataram
loke janma yad idrsam

SYNONYMS

atha va--or; yoginam--of learned transcendentalists; eva--certainly; kule--in the family of; bhavati--takes birth; dhi-matam--of those who are endowed with great wisdom; etat--this; hi--certainly; durlabha-taram--very rare; loke--in this world; janma--birth; yat--that which; idrsam--like this.

TRANSLATION

Or he takes his birth in a family of transcendentalists who are surely great in wisdom. Veri

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Krishna & His Devotee's In 6 Lines

Posted by Ashwani Kumar on October 14, 2013 at 9:00am

Sri Krishna Sharnam Mamah

श्री कृष्ण शरणम् ममः

Sri Krishna’s eyes sees the unborn love of His devotees,

Sri Krishna’s ears hear the unheard hymns of His devotees,

Sri Krishna’s smile speaks the unspoken prayers of His devotees,

Sri Krishna’s hands bless the untouched soul of His devotees,

Sri Krishna’s feet protects the unguarded life of His devotees,

Sri Krishna’s love stays with all which can only be seen by His devotees.

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How Bhakta attains Bhagavan Sri Krishna!!

What is the purport of accepting only as much material enjoyment as necessary ?

Why is Maadhurya-rasa topmost and worship of the Lord under Sri Rupa’s guidance most relishable ?

Everyone Can Preach

Taking Care of Krishna’s Devotees

A BOWL OF NOODLES FROM A STRANGER:

Chant 24 Hrs Continuously

How did Sri Bhaktivinoda Thakura instruct one to lead a religious life ?

WHAT IS THE POSITION OF LORD SHIVA?

I CAN CHALLENGE THE SCIENTISTS BECAUSE I KNOW KRISHNA” REVEALS PRABHUPADA

Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 6.43

Thought Of The Day

Disappearance Day of Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Goswami

Disappearance Day of Srila Raghunatha Bhatta Goswami

Disappearance Day of Srila Raghunatha Dasa Goswami

Paramatma in our heart

My lessons in serving the devotees

The cause of the living entities illusionary bewildered existence in the material universe is due to denying their existence as an eternal servant God or Krishna.

Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 6.42

Krishna & His Devotee's In 6 Lines

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