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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 5.6

TEXT 6

sannyasas tu maha-baho
duhkham aptum ayogatah
yoga-yukto munir brahma
na cirenadhigacchati

 

SYNONYMS

sannyasah--the renounced order of life; tu--but; maha-baho--O mighty-armed one; duhkham--distress; aptum--afflicts one with; ayogatah--without devotional service; yoga-yuktah--one engaged in devotional service; munih--a thinker; brahma--the Supreme; na cirena--without delay; adhigacchati--attains.

 

TRANSLATION

Unless one is engaged in the devotional service of the Lord, mere renunciation of act

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Srila Prabhupada Vani

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Srila Prabhupada Says - [Regarding taking shelter of himself directly when one believes their devotee association in ISKCON is lacking]
 
If one thinks that there are many pseudo devotees or nondevotees in the Krsna Consciousness Society, one can keep direct company with the spiritual master, and if there is any doubt, one should consult the spiritual master. 
 
However, unless one follows the spiritual master's instructions
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Answer Summary: 
Genuine spirituality, as outlined in the Bhagavad-gita, doesn’t restrict us from helping others practically. But it encourages us to not restrict ourselves to doing only what is conventionally considered “practical” for helping others. By spiritual practices, we cleanse ourselves of selfish thoughts and inspire others to similarly cleanse themselves, thereby addressing the root cause of suffering.
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The Dearest Object

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India's great Emperor Akbar and his queen, the Begum, had fallen in love at first glance and had spent many happy years together, but had recently begun to feel a little friction in their relationship.
Akbar began to spend more and more time in court, and the time they did spend together was fraught with moodiness and impatience. They both became increasingly miserable. One afternoon, after a
particularly bitter argument,

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One who practices devotional service should display humility before the Supreme Lord, appear like fool before the spiritual master, surrender his 
 
independence before Vaishanvas, and display detachment toward material existence.
 
 Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur
(Sajjana Tosani 7/3) as quoted in page 41 of
 ‘Sri Bhaktivinoda Vani Vaibhava

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*Samskara*(Culture) is very crucial . Be it an individual or a nation, culture is most important.

The ancient nation *BhArath* (India) is rooted on it's divine Vedic-cultureThe great Rishis have had established and developed the great culture, for the benefit of entire humanityWorld's alI-time greatest intellectuals like Mr.Albert Einstein  have deeply admired the Vedic culture and adapted to it faithfully The secre

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Prescribed Duty Vs Unlawful Actions

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Prescribed Duty Vs Unlawful Actions of a Vaisnava
 
Behavior of a Vaisnava towards another Vaisnava
Duty of a Vaisnava towards another Vaisnava
Behavior of a Vaisnava with Brahmanas, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras and others
Duty of a Vaisnava towards Brhamanas, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras and others
 
Prescribed Duty Vs Unlawful Actions of a Brahmana
 
Behavior of a  Brahmana, with a Vaisnavas Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras and others
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CULTURED BOYS & GIRLS 
[Spring 1973, ISKCON Los Angeles]

Srila Prabhupada often described the differences between Vedic civilization and western civilization.

"Boys and girls," he said on one occasion. "Now a man, he wants to do something. He sees some woman and says 'I'll get that woman'. He'll go up to her and say, 'What are you doing? Why don't we go out?' When we were young," he continued, "the same desires were there. The desires haven't changed at all. We also had desires like that. Yo
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Thought Of The Day

So if you adherently be always engaged in some sort of service, twenty-four hours in the service of the Supreme Lord Krsna in Krsna consciousness, there is no power in the world who can drag you into this sense gratification province. You at once become nirguna. This is the process. So we have to stick to this principle: "How I can serve Krsna always, always?" Iha yasya harer dasye. If you cannot do, if you simply think, "How can I do? How can I do? How can I do?" simply this, if you practically

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KITTEN WANTS TO BE WITH SRILA PRABHUPADA!
[April 1973, ISKCON New Dwarka, Los Angeles, USA]

Whenever weather permitted and there was privacy, Srila Prabhupada wanted his massage outside with his back to the morning sun. "The morning sun gives you energy and the afternoon sun takes it away," His Divine Grace often said.

One sunny day, Srila Prabhupada decided to have his massage in his "favorite place," the New Dwarka garden. After I placed the mat on the grass with sandalwood and mustard oil
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Eternal Source of Pleasure

2514918160?profile=originalLecture on Eternal Source of Pleasure by Bhakti Ananta Krishna Goswami on 02 Aug 2010 at Moscow

(Before he came to Krishna consciousness, he was in Russian Navy. He was working on testing grounds of nuclear weapons.)

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Kapila and Devahuti katha

2514917279?profile=originalLecture on Kapila and Devahuti katha by Radha Govinda Swami

(H.H. Radha Govinda Swami, a direct disciple of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder of ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness), lives in Vrindavan, India.)

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Last three Sundays were dedicated to the Glories of Lord Sri Sri Jaganaath and HIS Pure Devotees.  Here are the few that were covered during this Sunday:

 

Once, there was a very famous tailor in Delhi, named after Paramesti, who used to stitch dresses for Bhadsha(King) of Delhi.  Paramesti was a very great devotee of Lord Jaganaath.  Once, king gives very beautiful and very soft cloth and cotton to Paramesti and orders him to stitch two pillows.

 

Seeing the beauty and softness of the cloth and cot

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Faith

2514917308?profile=originalLecture 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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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 5.5

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

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The Third Partner

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

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Thought Of The Day

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

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An atheist and a little girl

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

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The Transcendental Name of Krishna

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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

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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
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