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"To think of such a vaisnava or vaisnavas, to glorify such a vaisnava, to think of such vaisnavas, to think of his instructions, to remember the instruction, keeping in your mind the instructions of such vaisnavas is a rarely achieved boon, durlabha asirvada, one who does so, only he will be able to do the bhajan of Radha Govinda. Otherwise you cannot do the bhajan of Radha Govinda, to serve Radha Govinda, such an opportunity will never be available to you. Therefore you have to hear from the li

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 2.54

TEXT 54
 
arjuna uvāca
sthita-prajñasya kā bhāṣā
samādhi-sthasya keśava
sthita-dhīḥ kiṁ prabhāṣeta
kim āsīta vrajeta kim
 
SYNONYMS
 
arjuna uvāca—Arjuna said; sthita-prajñasya—of one who is situated in fixed Kṛṣṇa consciousness; kā—what; bhāṣā—language; samādhi-sthasya—of one situated in trance; keśava—O Kṛṣṇa; sthita-dhīḥ—one fixed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness; kim—what; prabhāṣeta—speak; kim—how; āsīta—does remain; vrajeta—walk; kim—how.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Arjuna said: What are the symptoms of one whose consciousne
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Thought Of The Day

So the summary is there. Krsna is sitting, sarvasya ca aham, hrdi, within the heart, sannivistah, "I am seated there." Isvarah sarva-bhutanam [Bg. 18.61]. And He is giving intelligence and forgetfulness. Why one is forgetful of Krsna, and why one is conscious of Krsna? That is also due to Krsna. One who has tried to forget Krsna -- then Krsna is giving him opportunity to forget Krsna. One who is trying to know Krsna, then Krsna is giving intelligence to know Krsna. This is the process. Krsna is

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Three Yogas Three Results

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Montreal, Canada, June 15, 1968
 
Of the three main types of yoga discussed in the Gita, only one gives complete knowledge.
 
Sri-bhagavan uvaca
mayy asakta-manah partha
yogam yunjan mad-asrayah
asamsayam samagram mam
yatha jnasyasi tac chrnu
 

Srila Prabhupada

“The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Now hear, O son of Prtha, how by practicing yoga in full consciousness of Me, with mind atta
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Nothing But Service

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Srila Prabhupada

Vrndavana, October 21, 1972

A devotee of Krsna has no desire for material
gains; he only wants to serve God.

The Krsna consciousness message is Krsnas tu bhagavan svayam [Bhag.1.3.28]. There is no other Bhagavan. Bhagavan means full of six opulences. So Krsna is completely, cent percent full of all opulences. Even Narayana, He is ninety-six percent. And Lord Siva is eig

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Kumbh Mela IInd Biggest Bathing

Kumbh Mela IInd Biggest Bathing

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Hare Krsna!!!!

Kumbh Mela started today Paush Purnima 27th jan-2013. Eco-friendly Dharam Rath pulled by two beautiful bulls caring the yuga avatar Nitai Gaurasundara and most merciful HDG ac Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada. With hundreds of enthusiastic devotes chanting Hare Krsna Maha Mantra dancing ecstatically gracefully walked towards sangam for the second holy dip. Surprisingly we were the only procession with the beautiful deities and attraction for on lo

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The Meaning of the Names

2514896330?profile=originalSri Jiva Gosvami reveals the meaning of each of the sixteen Names in the maha-mantra in consecutive order as follows:

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sarva-ceta-harah krsnas tasya cittam haratyasau
vaidagdhi-sara-vistarair ato radha hara mata

Krsna steals the minds of everyone, yet Radha steals even His mind by Her divine expertise. Thus She is known as Hara.

Krsna
karsati sviyalavanya-murali-kala-nihsvanaih
sri radham mohana-gunalankrtah krsna iryate

He forcibly attracts Sri Radha with the sweet sound of His flute, t

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is-Bg. 2.53

TEXT 53
 
śruti-vipratipannā te
yadā sthāsyati niścalā
samādhāv acalā buddhis
tadā yogam avāpsyasi
 
SYNONYMS
 
śruti—Vedic revelation; vipratipannā—without being influenced by the fruitive results of the Vedas; te—your; yadā—when; sthāsyati—remains; niścalā—unmoved; samādhau—in transcendental consciousness, or Kṛṣṇa consciousness; acalā—unflinching; buddhiḥ—intelligence; tadā—at that time; yogam—self-realization; avāpsyasi—you will achieve.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When your mind is no longer disturbed by the flower
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Thought Of The Day

That is explained by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu: jivera svarupa haya nitya krsna dasa [Cc. Madhya 20.108-109]. That is his real charactertistic. He is eternal servant of God, or Krsna. This is characteristic. So if you don't serve God, then you have to serve dog. But you have to serve. You see practically. So many godless persons, they have no family, no affection, no position, no home, nothing. But still he keeps a dog to serve. This is the characteristic. Because he has nothing to serve, he has n

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Remember Krsna At The End 
by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

The success of whatever we do in life will be tested by our ability to remember the Supreme Lord at the time of death.
 
etavan sankhya-yogabhyam
sva-dharma-parinisthaya
janma-labhah parah pumsam
ante narayana-smrtih
 

"The highest perfection of human life, achieved either by complete knowledge of matter and spirit, by practice of mystic powers, or by perfect discharge of occupational duty, is to remember the Personality o
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the Lord's Grace

The Lord’s Grace is like rain - pure water, falling equally and consistently everywhere. However, the same rainwater’s taste gets changed according to the soil through which it flows, and the container which holds it. So also, the Lord’s words are sweet to some, bitter to others. The Lord’s ways are mysterious. You do not know the real reasons behind the actions of the Lord. You cannot understand the motives of another man who like you has intentions, likes and dislikes. But yet, how easily you

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Lord Buddha Nilkantha

Hare Krishna ,
Please accept  my humble obeisance .
All glories To LordShips ,Guru And Gauranga, Jay Srila Prabhupad.

Happy to share something of my own experiences, feelings and heard and learnt of. Thanks for your kind Interest.

It was year the month of April 1998, when I first visited this Dham where lord Vishnu resides in Sleeping Mudra. We had a guide who gave all the explanations and till that time to today, I remember all what he said about this famous deity.

 Just to satisfy my quench, i

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Decorations For A Dead Body

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

The advances of a godless civilization are no better than . . .
Decorations For A Dead Body

A lecture in Los Angeles on December 1, 1973

tvam atmanatmanam avehy amogha-drk
parasya pumsah paramatmanah kalam
ajam prajatam jagatah sivaya tan
mahanubhavabhyudayo 'dhiganyata

"I have the very same Gandiva bow, the same arrows, the same chariot drawn by the same horses, and I use

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Who Are You

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

You won't find out by examining your body's parts or even its color, race, nationality, sex, or occupation. The search for identity must go beyond the body and mind.

A lecture in Bombay in December 1972, 

sri bhagavan uvaca
idam sariram kaunteya
ksetram ity abhidhiyate
etad yo vetti tam prahuh

ksetrajna iti tad-vidah

"This body, O son of Kunti, is called the field, and one

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How to Know God

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Only by knowing God can we satisfy Him, 
and only then can we know perfect happiness.

A lecture in Vrndavana on August 16, 1974

yad atra kriyate karma
bhagavat-paritosanam
jnanam yat tad adhinam hi
bhakti-yoga-samanvitam

"Whatever work is done here in this life for the satisfaction of the mission of the Lord is called bhakti-yoga, or transcendental loving service to the Lor

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Thought Of The Day

Two things are there. If you deny to keep yourself in the light, then go to the darkness. And if you deny to keep yourself in the darkness, then go to the light. Two things are side by side. If you agree to act according to Vasudeva's instruction, His order, then you are immediately liberated person. And if you do not, then you are immediately under illusion, maya.

 

By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

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Medicine for Maya

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Under the sway of maya illusion we succumb to bodily identification and sense
indulgence. The self-realized soul can cure us of this disease.

A lecture in New Vrindaban, West Virginia, in 1968

nunam pramattah kurute vikarma
yad indriya-pritaya aprnoti
na sadhu manye yata atmano 'yam
asann api klesada asa dehah

"When a person considers sense gratification the aim of life, he

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The Shelter from all Dangers

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Life's basic problem. Humanity's essential question. And God's compassionate answer.

'sadhya'-'sadhana'-tattva puchite na jani
krpa kari' saba tattva kaha ta' apani

"Actually, I do not know how to inquire about the goal of life and the process for obtaining it. Being merciful upon me, please explain all these truths." (Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya-lila 20.103)

Human life

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Changing Our Standard of Happiness

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Material happiness often takes the form of relieving distress. 
Isn't human life meant for something more?

A lecture in Toronto in June 1976 

sri-prahrada uvaca
sukham aindriyakam daitya
deha-yogena dehinam
sarvatra labhyate daivad
yatha duhkham ayatnatah

"Prahlada Maharaja said, 'My dear friends born of demoniac families, the happiness of sensual pleasure can be obtained in

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Thought Of The Day

Within this material world, there is one Siddhaloka. Siddha, carana. They are called siddha means all the yogic mystic powers they have got naturally. Here in this, on the earthly planet, if we want to get some mystic power, we have to practice it by yoga, mystic exercise. But in that planet, Siddhaloka, they are born perfect. Just like if you want to swim in the water, you have to learn it; you have to practice it. But within the sea or water even a small fish, he can very expertly swim, a born

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