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

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

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

Taken from the book 'Tattva Viveka' written by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur

atmathava jadam sarvam

      svabhavad dhi pravartate

svabhavo vidyate nityam

      isha-jnanam nirarthakam

sarvatha ceshvarasiddhir

      isha-karta prayojanat

para-loka-katha mithya

      dhurtanam kalpanerita

samyogaj jada-tattvanam

      atma chaitanya-samjnitah

pradurbhavati dharmo 'yam

      nihito jada-vastuni

viyogat sa punas tatra

      gacchaty eva na samshayah

na tasya punar avrittir

      na muktir jnana-lakshana

Translation

Seminar on Love by Sankarsana Das Adhikari Prabhu

(His Divine Grace Sriman Sankarshan Das Adhikari appeared in this world in St. Louis, Missouri, USA on 7 November 1947, the tenth day (Dasami) of the most holy month of Kartik according to the Vaisnava calendar.)

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Devotees revelled in the drizzle amid chants as the splendidly decorated chariots of Lord Jagannath, Balaram and Subhadra threaded their way through the city Wednesday during the annual rath yatra (chariot festival) here.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee flagged off the annual rath yatra festival organised by International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), by sweeping the streets with a gold-plated broom. Banerjee, who took part in the rituals, distributed prasadam before

Lecture on Hera Pancami by Bhakti Rasamrita Swami

(His Holiness Bhakti Rasamrita Swami completed his B.E. from M.S University Baroda, MBA from Bombay University & worked for some time in a multinational Bank.)

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Hare Krsna and Dandavats to all.

Someone asked me today that why is your Lord taking birth again and again in different parts of India and no where else ? He can spread the message in better way by taking birth in other parts of the world as well ? I did not have an instant answer ? can anyone help me ?

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

The previous day of Ratha Yatra (today) marks the performance of the festival of Netrotsava. This great festival is the life and soul of the devotees. On this occasion, greatly happy, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu took all the devotees with Him and visited the Lord in the temple. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was very thirsty to see the Lord, and His eyes became like two bumblebees drinking the honey from the lotuslike eyes of Lord

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

When the Bhaktas are sincere in their Bhakti , God responds personally. Such divine miracles are God's gift to the Bhaktas.

The following is such a personal experience :

We had an ancient family temple ( Durga as main Deity and Nagaraj, Nagas, Yogeswar, etc as Sub-deities). Decades before, these temples were well managed. Later, the activities were reduced because of financial and some other reasons. Since a few years back

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

SURAT: Thousands of devotees participated in the Lord Jagannath RathYatra organized in the city which turned out to be a joyful celebration with continuous rainfall till late evening. The Rath Yatra, organized by ISKCON temple, started near Surat railway station and ended at ISKCON temple in Jahangirpura in the evening.

Around 10,000 people participated in Lord Jagannath's yatra which remained peaceful throughout the route. Apart from the decked-up horses, no other animals were used in the yat

Lecture on Hera Panchami by Bhakti Purusottama Swami

(Bhakti Purusottama Swami first joined ISKCON in Mayapur, India, in 1978. He is an initiated disciple of Jayapataka Swami and is an integral part of the organization of the Headquarters of ISKCON in Mayapur, where he is based.)

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Lecture on Hera Pancmi Festival by Mahanidhi Swami

(Mahanidhi Swami’s spiritual journey began in his early years when he was raised in a Christian family. His early education included an extensive study of the Bible. However, he found Christian theology leaving many of his questions unanswered.)

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TEXT 3

jneyah sa nitya-sannyasi
yo na dvesti na kanksati
nirdvandvo hi maha-baho
sukham bandhat pramucyate

SYNONYMS

jneyah--should be known; sah--he; nitya--always; sannyasi--renouncer; yah--who; na--never; dvesti--abhors; na--nor; kanksati--desires; nirdvandvah--free from all dualities; hi--certainly; maha-baho--O mighty-armed one; sukham--happily; bandhat--from bondage; pramucyate--is completely liberated.

TRANSLATION

One who neither hates nor desires the fruits of his activities is known to be a

"Now, in this age of Kali-yuga, there will be avatara, incarnation, who is Krsna, but His color of the body is not black." That is Lord Caitanya. Lord Caitanya was very fair complexion, nice looking. So krsna-varnam tvisa. Tvisa, by complexion, He is not Krsna, but He is Krsna. Krsna-varnam tvisakrsnam and sango 'pangastra-parsadam. And He is associated by His confidential, I mean to say, devotees. You'll find Lord Caitanya always crowded by His devotees, always. His dancing mood -- you have see

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Song Name: Prabhu Tava Pada Yuge Author: Bhaktivinoda Thakura

(1)

prabhu tava pada-yuge mora nivedan

nāhi māgi deha-sukha, vidyā, dhana, jan

(2)

nāhi māgi swarga, āra mokṣa nāhi māgi

nā kori prārthanā kono vibhūtira lāgi’

(3)

nija-karma-guna-doṣe je je janma pāi

janme janme jeno tava nāma-guna gāi

(4)

ei mātra āśā mama tomār caraṇe

ahoitukī bhakti hṛde jāge anukṣane

(5)

viṣaye je prīti ebe āchaye āmār

sei-mata prīti hauk caraṇe tom