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• At the end of the class, one devotee asked as which is more important than other i.e., Saadhna (Efforts / Practice) or Krupa (Mercy).  Maataji has very beautifully explained that both Saadhana & Krupa are required for progress in one’s devotional life.  Without Saadhana, one cannot get Mercy.  A beautiful example was given that many people say that we don’t have mercy of the Lord, that’s why we could not go to the temple.  That’s wrong.  First we should put our saadhana / efforts to go to temple

Maataji narrated that many devotees asked Maataj as why so many devotees lost their lives, many got separated, many suffered with wounds, many left untraced in the recent natural calamities, who have gone for Chaar Dhaam Yaatra….. why they were punished? Why they were cursed? Is it the wrong / sin did the people done going for pilgrimage and is it the result that God gives? And so on and so on……….

And Maataji replied as under:-

First of all, we should understand and know the purpose of the pilgr

• In the 7^th Chapter, Text 12 of Bhagavad Gita, Lord says “Know that all states of being – be they of goodness, passion or ignorance – are manifested by My energy.  I am, in one sense, everything, but I am independent.  I am not under the modes of material nature, for they, on the contrary, are within Me.

 Here, Maataj has clearly explained that though the three modes of nature viz., Satva (Goodness), Rajo (Passion) and Tamo (Ignorance) have manifested from God, but still how HE is not influenced b

• Parable of a Dead Donkey:-

Maataji has very beautifully narrated a parable of a dead donkey just to explain as how a devotee can use the situation of his crisis period / bad days / weak position and divert himself towards God and gain multiple times like a character in a parable of a Dead Donkey…..and the parable starts like this…..

Once upon a time, in USA, there was one person, who was in deep financial crisis.  He has brought one roaming Donkey to his house.  His wife asked as what he will do

• To see Krishna in everyone, in everything, at everyplace and in every incident, we should have and develop Bhaav / Feeling for him.  Here, Maataji gives a beautiful example that Jayadeva Goswami whenever goes to bath, he spends hours together. 

Reason was that whenever he sees the water, he recollects the holy river Yamuna and whenever he recollects Yamuna, he recollects Krishna & Radharani and whenever he recollects Krishna & Radharani, he starts crying, he goes into trans, recollecting & relis

English Yogini Ekadashi Mahatmya without Music

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Hindi Yogini Ekadashi Mahatmya without Music

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English Narration: Bhakta Neeraj Kapoor
Hindi Narration: Madhava Das (BVKS)
Recording, Editing, Music mixing : Madhava Das (BVKS) at Gopal's Studio (ISKCON Desire Tree)

Dear Readers,

Namonamaha. Jaya Srila Prabhupada! Jaya Jagannath!

This is to cordially invite you to participate in the 32nd annual Jagannath Rathayatra festival organized by ISKCON Baroda.

This year, as is the practice, Jagananth Rathayatra will be observed on the traditional day, "aashaadh shukla dvitiya", falling on Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Please intimate us in advance if you need accommodation here at ISKCON Baroda, to enable you to attend the festival. Highlights of the festival: att

Respected Maharajas and Devotees,
Please accept our humble obeisances, all glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Sridham Pandharpur is abode of Lord Krishna , here lord is residing in self-manifested deity form for his Devotees to give Darshan and allows everyone to touch his lotus feet on request of Bhakta Pundalika . Lord appeared here with his consort Rukmini Devi and famously known as Lord Vitthala.

Ashadhi Ekadashi is the most auspicious day and on this day, millions of people come from all ove

TEXT 37

yathaidhamsi samiddho 'gnir
bhasmasat kurute 'rjuna
jnanagnih sarva-karmani
bhasmasat kurute tatha

SYNONYMS

yatha--just as; edhamsi--firewood; samiddhah--blazing; agnih--fire; bhasmasat--turns into ashes; kurute--so does; arjuna--O Arjuna; jnana-agnih--the fire of knowledge; sarva-karmani--all reactions to material activities; bhasmasat--to ashes; kurute--it so does; tatha--similarly.

TRANSLATION

As the blazing fire turns firewood to ashes, O Arjuna, so does the fire of knowledge burn to as

So anyway, one who takes shelter of Krsna, he'll not be put into danger. Rest assured. So 'krsna'-sambandha, 'bhakti'-praptyera sadhana. So I have to revive my relationship. Relationship is there; simply I have forgotten. So I have to revive it, or remember it, that "Oh, I am such and such." Vasudevah sarvam iti sa mahatma su-durlabhah [Bg. 7.19]. I have to become a great soul by surrendering unto God. So that surrendering process is bhakti, or devotional service. My relationship is eternal with

Taken from 'The Life of Ramanujacharya'

At that time a very learned scholar was living at Kahci. His name was Yadavaprakasa, and the fame of scholarship had attracted a large group of disciples to him. Being desirous of understanding the Vedic literatures, Ramanuja  also became his student, and his pleasant nature and quick intelligence soon endeared him to the great pandita. However, this relationship did not last for very long, for despite his learning and knowledge of the scriptures,  Yadavapr

The chariot festival in which Lord Krsna in the form of Lord Jagannatha rides with Lord Balarama and Subhadra Devi in Jagannatha Puri, India.

At the height of Indian summer, right at the beginning of the Monsoon, the Lord of Puri goes to his garden palace for the annual summer vacation. Originally the festival has its foundation in the residents of Vrindavan bringing back their Lords, Krishna, Balaram and Lady Subhadra from Kurukshetra.

Today in Puri He, the Lord of the Universe travels in so

some of my realisations as I sold a property to buy a home.

1. As the deal went up and down, I realised my prayers have improved !! I would chant but was not praying too much but now the prayers started !  I prayed constantly to let me go thru all the anxiety but please take over the home I was buying to establish as Krishna's new abode.

2.  I realised, and could appreciate, a litlle bit, why Kunti Maharani was asking for more and more trouble.

3.  I need to have complete faith in Krishna.

Hare Krishna dear devotees
PAMHO AGTSP

We were blessed with Maharaj Association in Columbus for 2 days recently, where he gave initiations to local columbus and also near by non-local devotees. It was a wonderful program. We would like to share the new names for 1st initiated devotees and also few pics to our God family.

TEXT 36

api ced asi papebhyah
sarvebhyah papa-krttamah
sarvam jnana-plavenaiva
vrjinam santarisyasi

SYNONYMS

api--even; cet--if; asi--you are; papebhyah--of sinners; sarvebhyah--of all; papa-krttamah--the greatest sinner; sarvam--all such sinful actions; jnana-plavena--by the boat of transcendental knowledge; eva--certainly; vrjinam--the ocean of miseries; santarisyasi--you will cross completely.

TRANSLATION

Even if you are considered to be the most sinful of all sinners, when you are situated in t

So this is the process. Krsna is also finding always opportunity, "How to serve My pure devotee?" And pure devotee's so clever that he won't accept any service from Krsna. Just like the Arjuna, he never said, "Krsna, You are God. Why You are putting me to war indirectly? You can give me everything." Krsna said, "No." He never said that, Arjuna. Krsna said, niyatam kuru karma tvam karma jyayo hy akarmanah: "You are ksatriya. You have to fight." He never said. So we should not take God as order-su

Lecture on Balarama reminds us of the importance of cow protection by Devamrita Swami on 16 Aug 2008 at New Zealand

(His Holiness Devamrita Swami entered this life on October 16, 1950 in New York City, as the firstborn in a family dominated by a very devout and education-motivated Christian mother.)

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