Lecture on Faith by Atmanivedana Swami on 22 April 2012 at Zurich
(His Holiness Atmanivedana Swami preaches mostly in UK and Indonesia. Maharaja was born in Mozambique, of Gujarati origin.)
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TEXT 5
yat sankhyaih prapyate sthanam
tad yogair api gamyate
ekam sankhyam ca yogam ca
yah pasyati sa pasyati
SYNONYMS
yat--what; sankhyaih--by means of Sankhya philosophy; prapyate--is achieved; sthanam--place; tat--that; yogaih--by devotional service; api--also; gamyate--one can attain; ekam--one; sankhyam--analytical study; ca--and; yogam--action in devotion; ca--and; yah--one who; pasyati--sees; sah--he; pasyati--actually sees.
TRANSLATION
One who knows that the position reached by means of ren
The Third Partner is none other than the most lovable, the best friend and well- wisher Krishna, who is love personified! Can your marriage lack in love, warmth, happiness, excitement, stability, and purpose if you and your spouse both keep Him in your minds all the time?
This book hopes to address various questions such as:
• How can we select the most suitable spouse for a lifetime?
• Is it Maya for devotees to be happy in married life?
• Can we enjoy the happiness of married life and at the same
So although we have made our friendship with Krsna and He will always protect us, but at the same time this devotional line is risky also, that we create so many enemies. There are many examples in the history of this devotional service that unnecessarily people become enemy to these innocent devotees. Even a innocent boy like Prahlada Maharaja, five years old. But a devotee cannot give up his profession. You see? He was being chastised so many times by his atheistic father, but what Prahlada Ma
An atheist was seated next to a little girl on an airplane and he turned
to her and said, "Do you want to talk? Flights go quicker if you strike
up a conversation with your fellow passenger."
The little girl, who had just started to read her book, replied to the total
stranger, "What would you want to talk about?"
"Oh, I don't know," said the atheist. "How about why there is no God,
or no Heaven or Hell, or no life after death?" as he smiled smugly.
"Okay," she said. "Those could be interesting top
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Vasudeva, or Lord Krishna, the Absolute Personality of Godhead, is the supreme controller of everything. There is no one in creation who is not afraid of the rage of the Almighty. Great asuras like Ravana, Hiranyakasipu, Kamsa, and others who were very powerful living entities were all killed by the Personality of Godhead. And the almighty Vasudeva has empowered His name with the powers of His personal Self. Everything i
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
If the preachers in our Krishna consciousness movement are sincere devotees of Krishna, Krishna will always be with them because He is very kind and favourable to all His devotees. Just as Arjuna and Krishna were victorious in the battle of Kurukshetra, this Krishna consciousness movement will surely emerge victoriousif we but remain sincere devotees of the Lord and servethe Lord according to the advice of the predecess
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
There are three doers. The living entity is doer No. 1. If he has knowledge, he realizes that all bodily activities are automatically carried out by the three modes of material nature. Therefore, the modes aredoer No. 2. The modes consist of inert matter, however. Thus they simply carry out activities which are desired by the living entity and sanctioned by the Supersoul. Therefore the Supersoul, who only sanctions, can
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
A Vaishnava should always carefully remember that he is a servant of the servant of the lover of the Gopis. He is always dependent and neverindependent. He cannot have independence, because he has sold his nature of independence in the form of being a servant of the Lord and in this way, he has obtained service to Krishna.
- Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur
(Page No.241 of the book ‘Bhaktivinoda Vani Vaibhava’)
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Until we realize that service to Krishna and His devotees is our prime duty, we will continue to be cheated by Maya. We can get freedom from our sinful mentality only when we sincerely take shelter at the lotus feet of Krishna’s devotees. If we serve those who constantly worship the Supreme Lord, then by their mercy we can go back to Godhead. However, if we think the Narada in the drama party to be the real Narada, and
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Srila Prabhupada Says - [Regarding how in the beginning stage of Krsna consciousness one must follow specific instructions given by the spiritual master - as given here by our spiritual master]
It is essential for a neophyte devotee who is beginning to follow the path of devotional service to observe these ten principles. One should also try to avoid offenses in serving the Lord and in chanting His holy names. There are
TEXT 4
sankhya-yogau prthag balah
pravadanti na panditah
ekam apy asthitah samyag
ubhayor vindate phalam
SYNONYMS
sankhya--analytical study of the material world; yogau--work in devotional service; prthak--different; balah--the less intelligent; pravadanti--say; na--never; panditah--the learned; ekam--in one; api--even; asthitah--being situated; samyak--complete; ubhayoh--of both; vindate--enjoys; phalam--the result.
TRANSLATION
Only the ignorant speak of karma-yoga and devotional service as being
Seminar on Sudama Katha by Nirantara Prabhu
(In his spare time (when not going out for preaching) he composes and records original recordings of the Shrila Prabhupada's teachings of what he calls "Bhaktivedanta yoga" in western musical format using guitar, keyboard, and bass.)
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Seminar on Prasadam by Hari Sauri Prabhu
(Hari Sauri was born in England on November 17th 1950. In May 1971, he emigrated to Australia where, on the second day of his arrival, he met the members of the newly emerging Krishna Consciousness movement.)
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Lecture on How To Get Rid of Our Pride by Kratu Prabhu on 10 Jan 2011 at Toronto
(During high schooling years, he became president of the students union and went on to receive a bachelor degree in engineering from the M.S. University, Baroda.)
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Lecture on Wonderful Krsna by Jnanagamya Prabhu on 05 Aug 2012 at ISKCON Mayapur
(H.G. Jnanagamya Prabhu joined Srila Prabhupada’s Hare Krishna movement in 1972.)
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Krishna Bhakti, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Mahamantra and Mukti
- Veerendra Ekbote
The Supreme Personality of Godhead - Krishna is Satchidanand (full of eternity, bliss and knowledge) and is known as the Super Soul or Swamsha.
The eternally existing Jivatmas - the individual Spirit Souls are his Amsha or the infinitesimal part and parcels of the Super Soul the Swamsha.
The individual Spirit Soul enjoys
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Srila Prabhupada Says - [Regarding how one should understand their spiritual development in Krsna consciousness]
Prabhupada: Generally Krsna-prema is the highest stage.
Guest (2): Is it right to say that Krsna-prema is the perfection of Krsna consciousness?
Prabhupada: Perfect is always. That is the highest stage. That we cannot relish. Just... All the rasas in relationship with Krsna is perfect. But according to differe
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Sri Caitanya Caritamrrta Madhya 1.218
dui jane prabhura krpa dekhi' bhakta-gane
'hari' 'hari' bale sabe anandita-mane
Translation
When all of the devotees saw the mercy of the Lord upon the two brothers, they were very much gladdened, and they began to chant the holy name of the Lord, "Hari! Hari!"
Purport
Srila Narottama dasa Tahakura says, chadiya vaisnava seva nistara peyeche keba: unless one serves a Vaisnava, he cannot
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
yadā na paśyaty ayathā gunehām
svārthe pramattah sahasā vipaścit
gata-smrtir vindati tatra tāpān
āsādya maithunyam agāram ajnah
“Even though one may be very learned and wise, he is mad if he does not understand that the endeavor for sense gratification is a useless waste of time. Being forgetful of his own interest, he tries to be happy in the material world, centering
