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The Taste of Krsna

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Srila Prabhupada

The Supreme Lord reveals Himself to us through His countless energies.

A lecture given in Mumbai, India, on February 23, 1974

raso 'ham apsu kaunteya
prabhasmi sasi-suryayoh
pranavah sarva-vedesu
sabdah khe paurusam nrsu

"O son of Kunti, Arjuna, I am the taste of water, the light of the sun and moon, the syllable om in the Vedic mantras. I am the sound in ether and ability

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Meditation and the present age

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada


The Bhagavad-Gita is an authoritative statement given to Arjuna by Lord Krishna. It must be borne in the mind that the Bhagavad-Gita was spoken on a battlefield. Before the battle, Arjuna declined to fight with his own kinsmen. After the Bhagavad-Gita was spoken, he changed his mind and fought. There was not much time for this discussion -- one hour at the most -- for the opposing armies were already lined up, and eager

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Supreme Destination is for All

Nitai: (leads chanting, etc.)

suta uvaca
yam pravrajantam anupetam apeta-krtyam
dvaipayano viraha-katara ajuhava
putreti tan-mayataya taravo 'bhinedus
tam sarva-bhuta-hrdayam munim anato 'smi
 [SB 1.2.2]

"Srila Suta Gosvami said: Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto that great sage, Sukadeva Gosvami, who can enter the hearts of all. When he went away to take up the renounced order of life, sannyasa, leaving aside home without undergoing the sacred thread ceremony, his father, Vyasadeva, cried out
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the Skin disease....

Is the material body, simply a bag of stool, urine, blood, mucus, and other horrible things?

Once upon a time a prince met a very beautiful young girl. Immediately upon seeing her beauty, the prince decided to marry the beautiful girl. But she didn’t want to marry him, as she knew that the prince was only interested in her material senses, her beauty, and not her real self.

The girl said to the prince “If I remove my beauty, will you still marry me?” The prince said “Yes, I am ready to marry you u

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Prabhupada:

nigama-kalpa-taror galitam phalam
suka-mukhad amrta-drava-samyutam
pibata bhagavatam rasam alayam
muhur aho rasika bhuvi bhavukah
 [SB 1.1.3]

Last night we discussed the verse, dharmah projjhita-kaitavah atra, that "In the Srimad-Bhagavatam the cheating type of religious system is rejected." We have already explained. Dharma does not mean a kind of faith, blind faith. Dharma means the real characteristic. For example, just like water is liquid. This is the characteristic of water. That is
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Dependent on Krishna's mercy

Prabhupada:

dharmah projjhita-kaitavo 'tra paramo nirmatsaranam satam
vedyam vastavam atra vastu sivadam tapa-trayonmulanam
srimad-bhagavate maha-muni-krte kim va parair isvarah
sadyo hrdy avarudhyate 'tra krtibhih susrusubhis tat-ksanat
 [SB 1.1.2]

So dharma means, generally, a kind of faith, dharma. But actually dharma does not mean that. Faith, you may have faith, and others may not have, but that is not fact. That is fact which is accepted by everyone, either he may have faith or may not have fait
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Car is Ford - Ford isn't a car

Prabhupada: (translated into Spanish by Hrdayananda dasa) Last night we discussed about the origin, source of everything. So it is explained here, namo bhagavate vasudevaya, om namo bhagavate vasudevaya. This is already ascertained, that Vasudeva, the Supreme Lord, the Supreme Lord is Vasudeva because He is present everywhere. This evening there was some discussion that God has no particular name, but His names are there on account of His different type of activities. Just like God is present ev
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Increasing your problems - SB 1.1.1

om namo bhagavate vasudevaya
janmady asya yato 'nvayad itaratas carthesv abhijnah svarat
tene brahma hrda ya adi-kavaye muhyanti yat surayah
tejo-vari-mrdam yatha vinimayo yatra tri-sargo 'mrsa
dhamna svena sada nirasta-kuhakam satyam param dhimahi
 [SB 1.1.1]

So first of all, before beginning the Srimad-Bhagavatam, the author is offering respectful obeisances to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The Supreme Personality of Godhead is explained in the following four lines. The first line is janmady a
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Sri Viraha Astakam by Srila Prabhupada

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Cutting through the web of illusion,
The overflowing ocean of mercy Sri Nityananda Rama
Ordained that the flood of love of God bestowed by Him
be distributed throughout the world.
Unfortunately, those persons to whom the noble responsibility
was given to spread this divine God-consciousness
Were tragically stricken by the disease of caste-consciousness,
And in their hands
which were always busy performing formal ritualistic ceremonies,
the exalted title "Goswami"
became merely another family surname,
And

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Preservation of Semen

The vital energy, the Veerya that supports your life, which shines in your sparkling eyes, which beams in your shining cheeks, is a great treasure for you. Remember this point well. Veerya is the quintessence of blood. One drop of semen is manufactured out of forty drops of blood. Mark here how valuable this fluid is!

A tree draws the essence or Rasa from the earth. This essence is circulated throughout the tree, its twigs, branches, leaves, flowers and fruits. The shining colours and life in the

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A letter  from Srila Bhaktisiddhanta

Saraswati Thakur Prabhupada

 

śrī  śrī  guru-gaurā go  jayata

[All glories  to Sri Guru and  Gauranga]

 

Sri  Chaitanya Matha,   Sri  Mayapur, 22

December 1927

 

Yesterday I received a letter from you. Many days prior to this I received another letter from you before  I went  to the western states  of In- dia.  Because  I was  travelling to  different places  I could  not  reply  to you  timely.  From the  Gaudiya magazine or from  the  devotees you  may  have  heard

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Don't criticize the Guru

Sātvata  Tantra 4.49-53

 

sarva-bhakti-vyatikara  sva-guror vāg anādara

dve e a nāraka yāti kurvan bhaktim api dvija

One  who  out  of hatred acts contrary to all the rules  of devotional service,  disrespecting the  words of guru, goes  to hell,  in spite  of performing bhakti.

do a-d   yā do avān syāt tatra do a-phala   bhavet martya-d    yā k ta sarva bhavet kuñjara-śauca-vat

One  who  sees  a fault  is possessed of that same  fault  and  will  suffer  the  result  of that fault. All the endeavors

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Without you My Lord I am nothing

sri-bhagavan uvaca

ma veda-garbha gas tandrim

sarga udyamam avaha

tan mayapaditam hy agre

yan mam prarthayate bhavan

Synonyms: sri-bhagavan uvaca — the Lord, the Personality of Godhead, said; ma — do not; veda- garbha — O You who have the depth of all Vedic wisdom; gah tandrim — become dejected; sarge — for creation; udyamam — enterprises; avaha — you just undertake; tat — that (which you want); maya — by Me; apaditam — executed; hi — certainly; agre — previously; yat — which; mam — from Me; prarthay

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 2.66

TEXT 66
 
nāsti buddhir ayuktasya
na cāyuktasya bhāvanā
na cābhāvayataḥ śāntir
aśāntasya kutaḥ sukham
 
SYNONYMS
 
na asti—there cannot be; buddhiḥ—transcendental intelligence; ayuktasya—of one who is not connected (with Kṛṣṇa consciousness); na—neither; ca—and; ayuktasya—of one devoid of Kṛṣṇa consciousness; bhāvanā—mind fixed in happiness; na—neither; ca—and; abhāvayataḥ—one who is not fixed; śāntiḥ—peace; aśāntasya—of the unpeaceful; kutaḥ—where is; sukham—happiness.
 
TRANSLATION
 
One who is not in tran
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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 2.66

TEXT 66
 
nāsti buddhir ayuktasya
na cāyuktasya bhāvanā
na cābhāvayataḥ śāntir
aśāntasya kutaḥ sukham
 
SYNONYMS
 
na asti—there cannot be; buddhiḥ—transcendental intelligence; ayuktasya—of one who is not connected (with Kṛṣṇa consciousness); na—neither; ca—and; ayuktasya—of one devoid of Kṛṣṇa consciousness; bhāvanā—mind fixed in happiness; na—neither; ca—and; abhāvayataḥ—one who is not fixed; śāntiḥ—peace; aśāntasya—of the unpeaceful; kutaḥ—where is; sukham—happiness.
 
TRANSLATION
 
One who is not in tran
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A Life of Dedicated Service
Giving Thanks for the Life of
Jiva Pati Das Brahmacari

Jiva Pati Prabhu was born John Boehnen in 1944, Milwaukee, USA and became an initiated disciple of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in January, 1977. He came to Bhaktivedanta Manor from Chicago in 1979 and was immediately engaged in serving Sri Sri Radha Gokulananda. He remained Their diligent and faithful servant for the rest of his life.

For thirty-three years he lovingly served the Deities for

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London Rath-Yatra 2013

London Rath-Yatra 2013

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Dear Maharaja's & Prabhus,
Hare Krishna.
Dandvats. Jay Srila Prabhupada.

On behalf of London Rath-Yatra Team, I have been requested to annouced the
London Rath-Yatra date.

This year LRYT has managed to book and confirmed with London Offical
Authority Rath-Yatra date Sunday 09th June 2013.

I hope this early notice would help all of you some degree to plan your
itinerary. I would like to humbly request and beg you all please inculde LRY
in your itinerary and bless us with your associa

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Thought Of The Day

Krsna surya-sama. Krsna is just like sun. If you want that "In the sunshine or in the sun globe I shall inject darkness," it is not possible. It will be a failure. Sun is so bright that even a big darkness cannot enter. At night it is big darkness, but sun is so strong that as soon as there is glimpse of the sun, immediately whole darkness gone. You haven't got to drive the darkness by separate endeavor. Simply await for the sun rising. Immediately finish. So maya is darkness. So if you bring Kr

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A small gaffe and a deer’s life

Our consciousness is imbued by the activities in which we indulge throughout our life. The people with whom we associate, the book which we read, the type of food which we savor, the places which we frequent –all these plays a role in shaping our consciousness. If we believe in living a carefree life, hardly ever bothering about the consequences then future would be bleak for us. However if we are serious about our salvation then we ought to dovetail our activities in accordance with scriptural

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