Genuine vs. Fake Religion
(Compiled from notes on lectures of H. H. Mahavishnu Goswami)
HERE ENDS YOUR Read more blogs (English/Hindi)
For Physical Health visit:
|
His Holiness Mahavishnu Gosvami Maharaja is always kindly showing us the doubtless way of pure devotional service by the torchlight of transcendental knowledge, as in the following class on the Srimad Bhagavatam 6.16.41, given in London, July 7, 2008.
visama-matir na yatra nrnaam
tvam aham iti mama taveti ca ya
Unlike us, Lord Krishna arrives in this world by His own sweet will.
As infants, we enter this world in a delivery room because we need to be delivered from the confines of our mother’s womb. Lord Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, comes here as an infant, too. But He has no need for a delivery. He arrives by His own sweet will, and His purpose is to deliver us. He plays the role of an endearing and dependent newborn, but He is complete with all of the powers of the Godhead.
Lord Krishna
Venue: Guayana , Guayana katha, dated: 2006, June 30
Hare Krishna……………… Jai Shri Krishna…………….Jai Shri Radhe………………..Jai Shri Vrindavan. By causeless mercy of the Lord, we have this good fortune great fortune of coming together every evening, some of us were also getting together during the day time around noon time and then again evening this is Krishna’s kindness to all of us. We would not know, but punya karma what pious deeds we have performed to have this rare gift, rare opportunity to assoc
Janmashtami, one of the most popular festivals of Hindus celebrates the birth of their beloved God, Sri Krishna. Detailed story of Janmashtami or Lord Krishna's birth has been narrated in Puranas. Please read on to know more about the various fascinating aspects of the legend of Janmashtami as stated in Puranas.
Mathura, a prominent town of Northern India and the birth city of Sri Krishna was ruled by King Ugrasen, a Yaduvanshi ( Belonging to the Community of Yadavs). He was a great king loved b
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Every journey, however long it may be, begins with a single step. But you must take that first step. Once you do, each step takes you closer and closer to your goal.
Sometimes, when you consider taking on a new venture – whether it’s writing a book, beginning a new project, or anything else – the task can seem overwhelming. It’s as though you’ll never be able to arrive at your final destination, as if the first step isn’
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Chanting Japa
At the conclusion of Tulasi-arati, during the 1-1/2 to 2-hour period before Guru-puja begins, the devotees take time for chanting japa. By definition, 'japa' means personal chanting on beads and hearing the Holy Name. Since time immemorial, the devotees have preferred to chant japa in the early morning hours. Those who are able arise well before Mangala-arati and begin chanting their prescribed rounds, often finishing their rounds after Tulasi-arati.
Srila Prabhupada's program for ch
"The Science of Congregational Chanting
of the Name of the Lord"
The sincere devotee who wants to attain a perfection (Siddhi) for himself by the process of chanting the Name of the Lord must refrain from the ten kinds of offences which are quoted below from the "Padmapuranam."
The first and foremost offence is the act of defaming the great saints who have glorified the chanting of the Name of the Lord by example in their own life and precepts. According to ordinary moral principles no one must be
When one is out and about in daily life, things tempt to knock one off balance emotionally, which can lead to one getting angry and stressed and developing negative sentiments towards other people. Such sentiments and emotions are not healthy for one’s body, mind, or spirit. They cloud the mind, pushing one into unproductive mental circles of negative thinking. They cause tension in the body, which leads to disease. They degrade the quality of one’s consciousness, w
Japa begins at night***
Below is the summary of Sudama Pr’s session:
Japa begins at night – The Intro
Ø Spiritual advancement depends on hearing & chanting
o 99% of our spiritual advancement depends on hearing & chanting & 1% depends on service. But for this 1% seva to be perfect in its execution we have to give our best in the 99% composition pertaining to hearing & chanting.
Ø Srila Bhakti Vinod Thakura: 3 most important things for a Vaisnava: Naam-ruchi, Jiva daya, Vaisnava se
The name of God is powerful like the River Ganges
Japa Quotes from HH Radhanath Swami:
When we wake up in the morning, the first thing we have to do is immediately start chanting His holy names... very essential.
“My dear Lord, O Krishna, all-attractive supreme object of everyone’s love;
O Rama, the reservoir of all pleasure and happiness;
O Srimati Radharani, the divine pleasure potency and the bestower of devotion-
PLEASE ENGAGE ME IN YOUR SERVICE; PLEASE ENGAGE ME IN THE SERVICE OF YOUR SERVANTS”
We
By Srila Prabhupada Chanting the transcendental vibration
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare/
Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare
is the sublime method for reviving our transcendental consciousness, or Krishna consciousness.
As living spiritual souls, we are all originally Krishna conscious entities, but due to our association with matter from time immemorial, our consciousness is now polluted by the material atmosphere, called maya, or illusion. And what is thi
Quality in Chanting (3)
Sravanadi suddha citte karaye... It will be awakened. Not by force. Just like love between two persons, it cannot be forced. "You must love him. You must love her." Oh, that is no love. That is not love. When automatically you love one another, that is quality. Dora vede(?) prema.
And therefore formerly, at least in the Indian society, at an early age they were married. There is no quality in that quality. But gradually, remaining together, the quality of love increases. Th
Quality in Chanting (2)
When you come to the quality, you will feel yourself, "Why sixteen? Why notsixteen thousand?" That is quality, automatically. Just like HaridasaThakura was doing. He was not forced to do. Even Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Herequested, "Now you are old enough. You can reduce." So he refused, "No. Upto the end of my life I shall go on." That is quality.Have you got such tendency that you will go on chanting and nothing to do?That is quality. Now you are forced to do. Where is the qu
Devotee (8): When chanting our sixteen rounds, we are not sure if these rounds are sincere...
Prabhupada: You should be sure.
Devotee (8): How can we be sure?
Prabhupada: There is beads.
Brahmananda: No, he's saying that when we chant our rounds, how can we be sure that when we chant the round that the round is a perfect, attentive round, sincere?
Prabhupada: Therefore it is sastra, "You must." There is no question of understanding.
Brahmananda: The quality of the chanting he's
This material world is full of distress, and both the ipus and impious are subject to it. The cold of winter treats everyone alike. It does not care for the pious or impious, the rich or the poor. The difference between the pious and the impious, however, is that the pious man thinks of God when he is in his miserable condition. Often when a man is distressed, he will go to church and pray, "Oh my Lord, I am in difficulty. Please help me." Although he is praying for some material necessity
Chanting Hare Krishna
Chanting Hare Krishna
The transcendental vibration established by the chanting of Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare is the sublime method of reviving our Krsna consciousness. As living spiritual souls we are all originally Krsna conscious entities, but due to our association with matter from time immemorial, our consciousness is now polluted by the material atmosphere. The material atmosphere, in which we are now living
ISKCON Jandelsbrunn Simhachalam - Haribol!
Call for help from all Yatra's! - Helpers and help needed this summer for the projects at ISKCON Jandelsbrunn Simhachalam
Two very big and important events at Jandelsbrunn Simhachalam/Narasimhadevas Farm and the whole German Yatra are awaiting us in September/October this year:
The first one is the 30th installation jubilee of Sri Sri Prahlad-Narasimha, which is going to be celebrated from 21th till 25th of September, including Radhastami-Festival. pThe
So because we are diminishing in everything, therefore our God consciousness is diminishing also. Therefore there are news word that "Personal God conception is diminishing." That is natural. Mudha. That is stated in the Bhagavad-gita, that one who does not accept the personal God, he is described in the Bhagavad-gita: mudha.
So God comes, God explains Himself. He leaves behind Him His instruction, Bhagavad-gita. Still... He says, "You try to see Me like this, see Me like that," raso 'ham apsu ka
