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Question: Lustfully Looking at Women is Illicit? |
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I'd like to know: Is it a violation of the illicit sex regulative principle if I look at women with lust? |
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Answer: Yes, So See All Women as Mother. |
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Yes it is illicit sex to look at women lustfully. This principle is also confirmed as follows in the Christian Bible (Matthew 5:28): |
On the occasion of Sri Krishna Janmastami on Wednesday, August 28, 2013, there was a continuous stream of visitors here at ISKCON Baroda from morning until almost two am in the middle of the night!
The beautifully decorated Deities of Sri Sri Radha Shyamsundar, Sri Sri Sri Jagannath, Baladev and Subhadradevi, and Sri Sri Gaur Nitai, were the center of attraction for the crowds of visitors, estimated at over two lakhs (2,00,000/200,000 - two hundred thousand)!
The grounds and the temple room wer
Shame India Shame
For Being The Largest Exporter
Of Beef All Over The World
Yesterday, on 1st September news in Times of India caught my eyes -
A mob on Friday set ablaze over three dozen vehicles and severely damaged over 40 other vehicles after a mini-truck was found parked on the Jaipur-Delhi highway at Malpura village, near Dharuhera, with an alleged cargo of a large quantity of beef.
1st September was Aja Ekadashi and many of us were celebrating it by fasting, reading Gita or chanting or just
TEXT 10
yogi yunjita satatam
atmanam rahasi sthitah
ekaki yata-cittatma
nirasir aparigrahah
SYNONYMS
yogi--a transcendentalist; yunjita--must concentrate in Krsna consciousness; satatam--constantly; atmanam--himself (by the body, mind and self); rahasi--in a secluded place; sthitah--being so situated; ekaki--alone; yata-citta-atma--always careful in mind; nirasih--without being attracted by anything else; aparigrahah--free from the feeling of possessiveness.
TRANSLATION
A transcendentalist should a
Hare Krishna.
It was my first trip to Sri Radha Kund almost 2 years back. Devotees from Gurgaon sangha had kindly invited me there for a lecture next day. Till then Vrindavan for me was sri Krishna Balram temple. I left Gurgaon late afternoon with my driver. It was Kartik and a lot of traffic from the moment we took right from the old Govardhan turn on the highway. The approach road full of all kind of vehicles. When we reached the edge of the parikarma marg, there was a huge rush of people. Th
So this kind, this kind of so-called happiness will never satisfy us. The real happiness which is within, our love, loving propensity for Krsna, that has to be revived. Nitya-siddha krsna-bhakti sadhya kabhu naya. It is not by artificial means one becomes a devotee of Krsna. That is not possible. Nobody can become a lover or devotee of anyone else by artificial means unless there is some natural tendency. So that natural tendency for, to love Krsna is there in everyone's heart. So our Krsna cons
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Question: Is Radhe Shyama Kirtan Bona Fide? |
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In a kirtan at a recent festival in South Africa a devotee who sings very sweet, appreciable Hare Krishna kirtans was also singing, "Radhe Radhe Shyama, Shyama." Is it bona fide to sing this in a kirtan? |
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Answer: Don't Chant Concocted Mantras |
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Srila Prabhupada specifically ordered us to only sing in kirtan the mantras that have come to us from our Vaisnava acaryas. In fact he was so strong on this point |
Dear Friend,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
As an offering for Srila Prabhupada this year I written a short tribute book for His Divine Grace entitled, "All That Lies Between." It includes Kuladri Prabhu's amazing illustrations of Srila Prabhupada and a foreword by H.H. Giriraja Maharaja, who inspired the project.
The book consists of poems and essays I've written in appreciation of Srila Prabhupada. In part I seek to share with you my perspectives as a Prab
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
ByHis Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Sankirtan Yagna – the Best Yagna
When you go to India you can see this Naimishāranya still. It is very nice place. Just like Vrindāvana, Prayāga, Hardwar. There are hundreds of nice place for spiritual advancement. So this Naimishāranya is still there. The railway station is now called Nimsar. It is about hundred miles from Lucknow. And people go there. It is a very e
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
ByHis Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami 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
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Letters of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhativedanta Swami Prabhupada
Delhi 16 September, 1967To Jayananda
My Dear Jayananda,
Please accept my blessings. I’m so glad to receive your letter of Aug 30, and I know also that you are a sincere devotee of Lord Krishna. When you drive your car you always chant “Hare Krishna” and when I was by your side I could understand how heartily you have accepted the philosophy of Krishna Conscious
Click here to download PDF of Srila Prabhupada Vyasa Puja Offerings 2013
Lecture on The transformation of our hearts from matter to spirit by HH Prahladananda Swami on 14 Aug 2013
(HH Prahladananda Swami was born in 1949, in Buffallo, New York. He studied at the University of Buffalo, where he received a full scholarship. )
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Lecture on Fearless and Honest Person by HG Navina Nirada Prabhu on 31 Aug 2013
(HG Navina Nirada Prabhu gave lecture on Fearless and Honest Person.)
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Lecture on Why did Krishna marry someone and danced with someone else by HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu
(He is a member of ISKCON's topmost intellectual body, the Shastric Advisory Council, which offers scriptural advise to the GBC (Governing Body Commissioner). He is the associate-editor of ISKCON's global magazine, Back to Godhead.)
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Lecture on The most chaste women in Vrindavana by HH Bhakti Charu Swami on 27 Aug 2013
(HH Giriraj Swami Bhakti Charu Swami’s GBC zonal assignments include Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India and is co-zonal secretary for Calcutta and Mayapur, West Bengal, and North Orissa and Puri.)
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TEXT 9
suhrn-mitrary-udasina-
madhyastha-dvesya-bandhusu
sadhusv api ca papesu
sama-buddhir visisyate
SYNONYMS
su-hrt--by nature a well-wisher; mitra--benefactor with affection; ari--enemy; udasina--neutral between belligerents; madhya-stha--mediator between the belligerents; dvesya--envious; bandhusu--among relatives or well-wishers; sadhusu--unto the pious; api--as well as; ca--and; papesu--unto the sinners; sama-buddhih--having equal intelligence; visisyate--is far advanced.
TRANSLATION
A person
Cows are a common domestic animal. She is referred to as the foster mother
of human being because it produces most of the milk that people drink. Every
produce of cows are used in India. The people of India worship her as
mother. So they loved her very much. But the people of other community do
not worship. So they killed her and use her flesh and skin. So they fight
each other. Mahatma Gandhi gave permanent solution for this struggle.
Mahatma Gandhi asked, "I am thankful to the Gaurakshini Sabh
Once upon a time there was a rich King who had four wives.
He loved the 4th wife the most and adorned her with rich robes and treated her to the finest delicacies. He gave her nothing but the best.
He also loved his 3rd wife very much and was always showing her off to neighboring kingdoms. However, he feared that one day she would leave him for another.
He also loved his 2nd wife. She was his confidant and was always kind, considerate and patient with him. Whenever the King faced a problem he could
