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Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

 

As told to Rama by Agastya Rsi
 
There lived on Mount Sumeru a powerful Vanara leader named Keshari. His wife, Anjana, was beautiful beyond compare. One day Vayu, the wind god, saw her standing alone and he desired union with her. After uniting with her in his mystical yoga form, she conceived a child who was named Hanuman. He cried out in hunger and Anjana placed him down amid some reeds while she went to collect forest
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Yogesvara Krsna & Yogisvara Shiva

Hare Krsna

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yoga-isvara-isvarah — the master of all masters of yoga- Krishna 
(the source of all mystic powers)
 
Great Master of yoga Lord Shiva

There are many different types of yoga. Yoga means the system, and yogi means the person who practices that system. Yoga is mystic power 

Krsna is called 
Yogesvarah (Yoga Iswara) the source of all mystic powers and Lord Siva is called Yogisvara (Yogi Iswara). So it is to be understood that
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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 1.29

TEXT 29
 
vepathuś ca śarīre me
roma-harṣaś ca jāyate
gāṇḍīvaṁ sraṁsate hastāt
tvak caiva paridahyate
 
SYNONYMS
 
vepathuḥ—trembling of the body; ca—also; śarīre—on the body; me—my; roma-harṣaḥ—standing of hair on end; ca—also; jāyate—is taking place; gāṇḍīvam—the bow of Arjuna; sraṁsate—is slipping; hastāt—from the hands; tvak—skin; ca—also; eva—certainly; paridahyate—burning.
 
TRANSLATION
 
My whole body is trembling, and my hair is standing on end. My bow Gāṇḍīva is slipping from my hand, and my skin is
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The power of reading Scriptures

An old farmer lived on his farm in the mountains with his young grandson. Each morning he got up early, sat at the kitchen table, and read His Bhagavad-gita. His grandson wanted to be just like his grandfather, so tried to emulate him in every way he could.
One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa, I try to read the Bhagavad-gita just like you do, but I don’t understand most of it, and whatever I do understand I forget as soon as I close the book. So what good is it doing me to read the Bhagavad-gita
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Lord Jagannatha Crushes The pride

Lord Jagannatha and the Proud Devotee: A True Story

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In 1727 Dhananjay Mehta, a wealthy man from Hyderabad in South India, came to Jagannatha Puri along with his family. Personally, he had no faith in Jagannatha and was proud of his wealth. While in Puri he decided to challenge this strange image made of wood. In the temple, food is offered to the deities three times daily. Dhananjay Mehta publicly declared he would donate one hundred thousand rupees to Jagannatha if the temple cooks could spend a

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Don’t live but -> Leave

He seemed to be perplexed and in anxiety. He was looking out of the window confused and was very carefully reading all the station names. When I enquired about the reason for his restlessness he said – “I am new to Kolkata. I have to reach this particular address at around 10 a.m. And I am not aware as how to reach there.” Other passengers in the metro -train were bit relaxed, not in much anxiety.

Like the passenger in the metro we are also uncertain about our destination. So, we too keep on sear

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College Preaching Success

College Preaching Success

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Thank you, Vijaya prabhu, for the wonderful service of churning and sending out the sankirtan nectar. The following is a recent response from a student in Boulder. We recently met with him for a couple of days, upon returning to Colorado. He is already organizing a Krishna conscious club on campus. It is inspiring to see Srila Prabhupada's words penetrating the hearts of these sincere seekers.

Your servant and friend, Tusta Krsna das

Letter from this student:

Hey Tusta,
This

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Thought Of The Day

You are executing your occupational duty very nicely. Suppose if you are, from material point of view, you are big businessman or big medical practitioner, big engineer, or anything. Everyone has got some occupational duty. So if you are doing your duties very nicely, dharmah svanusthitah, very nicely you are doing, pumsam, but you have no Krsna consciousness... Your, you are functioning your duties, occupational duties, very nicely, but you do not develop Krsna consciousness. Dharmah svanusthit

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Hot tomato lemon soup

Boil some 5-6 tomatoes (choppedd) in plenty of water, along with two tablespoons of sugar and a spoon of salt. Add juice of two freshly squeezed lemons. Seive, mash the pulp,reboil after opening cooker, to make it thick to desired thickness of soup, do not add any thickener. Drink this soup hot, and watch your troubles disappear. If you have cold, this will work wonders, if you have a sluggish metabolism, this will invigorate you, and in case you have high blood pressure, do not add salt, just t

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 जैसे जैसे वंशी की, आवाज़ सुनते जा रहे हैं

जैसे जैसे वंशी की, आवाज़ सुनते जा रहे हैं

तेरी लीला के अनूठे, राज़ खुलते जा रहे हैं

तेरी लीला सामने, चलचित्र- सी दिखने लगी है

लेखनी भी कुछ अनोखी, दास्ताँ लिखने लगी है

तेरे गोप-ओ-गोपियों में, हम भी मिलते जा रहे हैं

जैसे जैसे वंशी की...........................................

एक तड़प है, एक कसक है, एक विरह की वेदना है

नयन कहते हैं प्रतिपल, अब तुम्हें ही देखना है

स्वप्न में देखा है तुमको, आँख मलते जा रहे हैं

जैसे जैसे वंशी की..........................................

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Power Of Krishna Manthra

Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare, Hare Krishna Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare; These sixteen names are destructive of the evil effects of kaali maatha. 

Chant this mathra every day...

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Hari Bol

"harer-nama harer-nama harer-namaiva kevalam kalau nasty-eva nasty-eva nasty-eva gatir anyatha" Chant the holy name of the Lord Chant the holy name of the lord there is no other way there is no other way.

Hari is the only name which can give you liberation.

Chant the Mahamantra daily "Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna hare hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare" and be happy.

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Today before you complain about

Hare Krsna

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Today before you think of saying an unkind word - Think of someone who can't speak.

Today before you complain about the taste of your food - Think of someone who has nothing to eat.

Today before you complain about life - Think of someone who went too early to heaven.

Today before you argue about your dirty house, someone didn't clean or sweep - Think of the people who are living in the streets.

Today before whining about th

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Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

 

So just try to understand how much people were advanced in the previous ages. The Bhagavad-gītā talks took place between Krishna and Arjuna in the battlefield just on the verge of the battle’s beginning. So how much time could they spare? Utmost, half an hour – not more than that. So within half an hour, this Bhagavad-gītā was taught to Arjuna, and he could understand it, and then he agreed to fight (nasto mohah smrtir

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 1.28

TEXT 28
 
arjuna uvāca
dṛṣṭvemaṁ sva-janaṁ kṛṣṇa
yuyutsuṁ samupasthitam
sīdanti mama gātrāṇi
mukhaṁ ca pariśuṣyati
 
SYNONYMS
 
arjunaḥ—Arjuna; uvāca—said; dṛṣṭvā—after seeing; imam—all these; svajanam—kinsmen; kṛṣṇa—O Kṛṣṇa; yuyutsum—all in fighting spirit; samupasthitam—all present; sīdanti—quivering; mama—my; gātrāṇi—limbs of the body; mukham—mouth; ca—also; pariśuṣyati—drying up.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Arjuna said: My dear Kṛṣṇa, seeing my friends and relatives present before me in such a fighting spirit, I feel
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Dare to dry the ocean

The sparrow challenged the ocean, “Return my eggs else I will dry you”. Hearing this ocean started laughing. The ocean had stolen the eggs of the sparrow and the little bird wanted her eggs badly. She was determined to get it back. And so with her tiny little peek she took a few drops of water from the ocean and threw it on the surface. She did it again and again. Everyone was amused; the ocean could not control his laughter. But nothing deterred the sparrow. She continued with her endeavour wit

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Thought Of The Day

This material world is blazing fire. Blazing fire means the forest fire. The forest fire... The example is very typical, because nobody goes to set fire in the forest, neither it is possible to extinguish the fire in the forest by your so many counteractive methods. This is very appropriate example. Similarly, in the material existence nobody wants any trouble, but automatically the trouble comes. Everyone has got experience: everyone is trying for happiness -- nobody wants for distress -- but d

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Utsaha in the Better Half

Utsaha in the Better Half

Srila Prabhupada

Not to be left behind, the mataji's spearheaded by MadhuPriya Mataji were some of the most active book-distributors during the last marathon. On many occasions, scenting an opportunity, they grabbed the initiative from their better halves and not surprisingly have awe-inspiring stories to narrate.

Madhu Priya Mataji had a simple and effective formula. She would always carry Bhagavad-Gita with her each time she stepped out of her house. Coming down and going up the elevato

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