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Be Reasonable

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“Reasonable” suggests the ability to see things fairly, without the self-serving justification that so often clouds our vision. 

It’s the ability to see your own contribution to a problem and the willingness to listen to and learn from other's point of view. Being reasonable includes the ability to put yourself in the shoes of others, being able to see the bigger picture, and to maintain perspective. 

People who are reasona

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The permanent possession

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Everything that we possess is in mind but in actuality we don't possess. Suppose I possess all this; as soon as I die, all possession will remain here. I'll not take anything. So I don't possess. But in mind I am thinking, "Oh, this is mine. That is mine." If I leave this body, either the box is here or in the Chicago what is the difference? There is no difference. But because I am possessing in the mind, "Oh, that box is mine," so I am asking, "Whether it is in Chi

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Overcoming Maya

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Overcoming the obstacles on the path of bhakti sometimes feel like a never ending battle. With faith we plug on and say, "Krsna consciousness works and I will become purified in this life." But after many battles with maya, "I will" can turn to a, "I hope I become purified in this life." And for some it's, "maybe in another life I'll become Krsna conscious."

Declare War on Maya
To be successful in overcoming anarthas (unwanted material desires and conditioning), you should expect it to be difficul
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Mind – A Thought Factory, Very important

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Your mind is a “thought factory.” It’s a busy factory, producing countless thoughts in one day. Production in your thought factory is under the charge of two foremen, one of whom we will call Mr.Triumph and the other Mr.Defeat.  Mr. Triumph is in charge of manufacturing positive thoughts. He specializes in producing reasons why you can, why you're qualified, why you will.

The other foreman, Mr. Defeat, produces negative, depreciating thoughts. He is your expert in

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 1.13

TEXT 13
 
tataḥ śaṅkhāś ca bheryaś ca
paṇavānaka-gomukhāḥ
sahasaivābhyahanyanta
sa śabdas tumulo 'bhavat
 
SYNONYMS
 
tataḥ—thereafter; śaṅkhāḥ—conchshells; ca—also; bheryaḥ—bugles; ca—and; paṇava-ānaka—trumpets and drums; go-mukhāḥ—horns; sahasā—all of a sudden; eva—certainly; abhyahanyanta—being simultaneously sounded; saḥ—that; śabdaḥ—combined sound; tumulaḥ—tumultuous; abhavat—became.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After that, the conchshells, bugles, trumpets, drums and horns were all suddenly sounded, and the combine
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Thought Of The Day

So by our desire we get a particular type of form. It may be human being, it may be demigod, it may be elephant, it may be cat, it may be dog, it may be tree -- in this way, in different forms, 8,400,000 different forms, we are trying to enjoy this material world. This is called material conditional life. Because we are failing to understand atma-darsana. Because the purpose is atma-darsana. Jnanam nihsreyasarthaya purusasya atma-darsanam. Atma, one should see his real identification: "What I am

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Words of a Perfect Master

Words of a Perfect Master

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by Mahamuni Dasa

In the early days of ISKCON, not many books were available, and so we used to distribute Back To Godhead magazines. I was one of the top book distributors, distributing one to two hundred BTG's a day. I would carry a large stack of BTG's in my left arm, and hit the streets, approaching people. However, my motive was material. Since I had a heavy load on my arms, I thought the sooner I could get rid of them, the better it would be. So I would aggressivel

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 1.12

TEXT 12
 
tasya sañjanayan harṣaṁ
kuru-vṛddhaḥ pitāmahaḥ
siṁha-nādaṁ vinadyoccaiḥ
śaṅkhaṁ dadhmau pratāpavān
 
SYNONYMS
 
tasya—his; sañjanayan—increasing; harṣam—cheerfulness; kuru-vṛddhaḥ—the grandsire of the Kuru dynasty (Bhīṣma); pitāmahaḥ—the grandfather; siṁha-nādam—roaring sound, like a lion; vinadya—vibrating; uccaiḥ—very loudly; śaṅkham—conchshell; dadhmau—blew; pratāpavān—the valiant.
 
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Then Bhīṣma, the great valiant grandsire of the Kuru dynasty, the grandfather of the fighters, blew
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Bhagavata-Sastri Course

Bhagavata-Sastri Course

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Dear devotees,
Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

We are happy to announce that the Sixth Bhagavata Sastri course at Srimad-Bhagavatam Vidyapitham is now open for admission.

Srimad-Bhagavata Vidyapitham, the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust's Sanskrit school is now located in Sri Vrindavan after the departure of H.G Gopiparanadhana Prabhu. The school is still going strong under the guidance of senior devotees and is inviting applicants for join

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Thought Of The Day

What is that material world? Material world means forgetting Krsna. Krsna is covered. Krsna is there, Krsna is andantara-stha-paramanu, but they have no Krsna consciousness. Whole world, you analyze, there is no Krsna consciousness, there is no (indistinct). Rather they are declining, "There is no God." "God is dead." "I am God." "You are..." Because they have no information, no information of, that is material world. That is the difference between material world and spiritual world. Spiritual w

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Mystery of Nrsimhadev's Missing Jewels

Mystery of Nrsimhadev's Missing Jewels,
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How could they reappear?

One day whilst in Malaysia I received a phone call. The lady speaking had a strong accent so I couldn't understand her, but she mentioned my wife's name and said "heart attack." I was shocked and kept asking her "Did my wife have a heart attack!?" Finally after some confusion, I could understand that she was from a store named Heart Attack wh

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SRILA PRABHUPADA appeared in this world just a day after the celebration of Lord Krsna's appearance day. We followers of Srila Prabhupada's see this as a sign of his intimate relationship with the Lord. The Vedic literature teaches us that because a spiritual master such as Srila Prabhupada is the Lord's most confidential servant, we must honor him as much as we honor the Supreme Lord Himself. We are therefore honoring Srila Prabhupada throughout his Centennial Year and especially on the 100th a

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 1.11

TEXT 11
 
ayaneṣu ca sarveṣu
yathā-bhāgam avasthitāḥ
bhīṣmam evābhirakṣantu
bhavantaḥ sarva eva hi
 
SYNONYMS
 
ayaneṣu—in the strategic points; ca—also; sarveṣu—everywhere; yathābhāgam—as they are differently arranged; avasthitāḥ—situated; bhīṣmam—unto Grandfather Bhīṣma; eva—certainly; abhirakṣantu—support may be given; bhavantaḥ—all of you; sarve—respectively; eva—certainly; hi—and exactly.
 
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Now all of you must give full support to Grandfather Bhīṣma, standing at your respective strategic p
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Parama Ekadasi

Parama Ekadasi

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Sri Yudhishthira Maharaja said, "Oh Supreme Lord, what is the name and character of that Ekadashi that occurs during the dark fortnight (krishna paksha) of the extra, leap year month of Purushottama.


Also, Oh master of all the universes, what is the process for observing it properly?
Kindly narrate all of this to me?"

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krishna, replied, "Oh Yudhishthira, this meritorious day is called Parama Ekadasi.
It bestows the great benediction of an

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Thought Of The Day

These are the nine different processes of bhakti-yoga, of which the most important thing is sravanam, hearing. Sravanam kirtanam visnoh. And about whom? About Visnu, not for anyone else. That is sravanam kirtanam visnoh. Everything bhakti means devotional service, loving devotional service, for Visnu or Krsna. That is not any other service. That is not bhakti. Bhakti, the word, can be used only in relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead. It cannot be... If you say, "I am desa-bhakta

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Preserving the Vani of Srila Prabhupada

Preserving the Vani of Srila Prabhupada

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by Madhava Smullen

On February 2, 1966, before he founded ISKCON or initiated any Western disciples, Srila Prabhupada purchased a reel-to-reel tape recorder and brought it back to his apartment on New York’s West 72nd street. At $54.02, it cost almost as much as his rent for a month, but it was an invaluable investment; for as he sat down to record his “Introduction toGeetopanisad,” he was leaving us his legacy The Bhaktivedanta Archives.

More than ten years

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Parama Ekadasi

2514859002?profile=originalSri Yudhishthira MahArAja said, Oh Supreme Lord, what is the name and character of that Ekadasithat occurs during the dark fortnight (krishna paksha) of the extra, leap year month of Purushottama. Also, Oh master of all the universes, what is the process for observing it properly? Kindly narrate all of this to me?

 

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krishna, replied, Oh Yudhishthira, this meritorious day is called Parama Ekadasi. It bestows the great benediction of an enjoyable life

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WHY PARENTS BECOME ANGRY WITH DEVOTEES

Hare Krsna

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Narada Muni

Sometimes a saintly person is misunderstood bygrhasthas(householders), especially when he instructs their young sons to accept Krishna consciousness. Generally a grhastha thinks that unless one enters grhastha life he cannot properly enter the renounced order. If a young man immediately adopts the path of the renounced order in accordance with the instructions of Nārada or a member of his disciplic succession

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 1.10

TEXT 10
 
aparyāptaṁ tad asmākaṁ
balaṁ bhīṣmābhirakṣitam
paryāptaṁ tv idam eteṣāṁ
balaṁ bhīmābhirakṣitam
 
SYNONYMS
 
aparyāptam—immeasurable; tat—that; asmākam—of ours; balam—strength; bhīṣma—by Grandfather Bhīṣma; abhirakṣitam—perfectly protected; paryāptam—limited; tu—but; idam—all these; eteṣām—of the Pāṇḍavas; balam—strength; bhīma—by Bhīma; abhirakṣitam—carefully protected.
 
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Our strength is immeasurable, and we are perfectly protected by Grandfather Bhīṣma, whereas the strength of the Pā
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