I begin my day by asking myself the question, “How can I be of service to someone?” I have found this to be useful in reminding me of the multitude of ways that I can be helpful to others. When I take the time to ask this question, I find answers popping up all day long.
If one of your goals is to be of help to others, you will find the most appropriate ways. Your chances to be of service are endless. The key, I believe, is to remember that being of service isn’t a one-time effort. It’s not doing
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Most people are stuck right where they are. The reason they’re stuck, however, isn’t usually due to circumstances, incompetence, or lack of opportunity, but a simple unwillingness to change, to try new things.
We can make smaller, inner changes on a day-to-day, moment to moment basis – changes in our attitude, reactions, and expectations. I’m talking about being willing to take new risks, and face old fears.
Over and over again I hear people saying things like “I’ve always done things that way” o
Almost everyone feels that their own opinions are good ones; otherwise they wouldn’t be sharing them with you. One of the destructive things that many of us do, however, is compare someone else’s opinion to our own. And, when it doesn’t fall in line with our belief, we either dismiss it or find fault with it. We feel smug, the other person feels diminished, and we learn nothing.
Almost every opinion has some merit, especially if we are looking for merit, rather than looking for errors. The next t
Srila Prabhupada attended the 7pm arati kirtana, smiling broadly from his large maroon and gold vyasasana, enjoying the enthusiastic affair. While chanting, some of the devotees ran the full length of the temple, leaping exuberantly at Prabhupada's feet. They turned and then ran back, repeating the procedure at the Deity room end.
Prabhupada spoke on Chapter 9 of Bhagavad-gita, verse 4:
"By Me, in my unmanifested form, this entire universe is pervaded. All beings are in Me, but I am n
After lunch, Srila Prabhupada met with two young men from the Mormon church. They were respectful and seemed to appreciate the disciplined life of Krsna consciousness.
"What do you feel is the greatest order of God?" asked one.
"To surrender to Him," replied Srila Prabhupada.
The conversation was long and amicable, although Prabhupada did not compromise his stance, particularly on meat-eating. "Christ says: 'Thou shall not kill'," he said. "They are maintainin
New E - Course
Dear Devotees,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
This is an invitation to join our eCourse on The Nectar of Instruction, from July 9 - August 5, 2012.
The Nectar of Instruction is a guidebook specifically written for devotees, those desiring to live according to the teachings of Lord Caitanya.
Anyone following the way of life taught by Lord Caitanya must learn practical steps to further develop in Krsna consciousness: What are these steps? And what ar
Help for Prasadam Distribution at Sridham Pandharpur
Respected Maharajas and Devotees,
Please accept our humble obeisances, all glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Sridham Pandharpur is abode of Lord Krishna , here lord is residing in self-manifested deity form for his Devotees to give Darshan and allows everyone to touch his lotus feet on request of Bhakta Pundalika . Lord appeared here with his consort Rukmini Devi and famously known as Lord Vitthala.
Ashadhi Ekadashi is the most auspicious day and on th
Krishna kripa saagaram�..
Krishna kripa saagaram
Guruvayoopuram janimokshakaram
Guruvayoopuram janimokshakaram (Krishna)
Munijana vanditha murahara baalam (munijana)
Muralee lolam mukura kapolam
Muralee lolam mukura kapolam
Ananthasayaanam aravinda nayanam
Ananthasayaanam aravinda nayanam
Vandhe madhusoodhanam��. (Krishna)
Gamapa padhani sari sani sanidhapa
Gamapa padhani gari sanisa
Raadhaa hrudhayam hari madhu nilayam (raadhaa)
Adharam shonam manasija baanam
Adharam shonam manasija baanam
Talk About the Absolute
by Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupad
[A Talk to Mr. William Henri John Vandorstok of Batavia on 26.12.1935.]
In India as in Europe we find people hold different views but all of them may be classed into three divisions. One class of people are seekers of fruits by their action. Another class wish to annihilate themselves. And the third class want in their true selves as absolute infinitesimals, to be in touch with the Absolute Infinity rejecting all non-abso
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
The aim of this Krishna consciousness movement is to bring all living entities back to their original consciousness. All living entities within the material world are, to varying degrees, afflicted with a type of madness. This Krishna consciousness movement aims at curing man of his material disease and reestablishing his original consciousness. In a Bengali poem a great Vaisnava poet has written, "When a man is haunted
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja
We should completely depend on the will of Krishna. Krishna says in the Bhagavad-gita that he will take up the responsibility to maintain a surrendered devotee. "Whatever the devoteelacks," Krishna says, vahamy aham — "I personally carry it."
Srivas Pandit was not doing any business or going out to earn money. Day and night, twenty-four hours, he was engaged in sravana-kirtana and b
In this way there are different degrees of happiness. Yet of all of them, what is the highest happiness. Sri Krsna tells Arjuna:
sukham atyantikam yat tad
buddhi-grahyam atindriyam
vetti yatra na caivayam
sthitas calati tattvatah
"In that joyous state (samadhi), one is situated in boundless transcendental happiness and enjoys himself through transcedental senses. Established thus, one never departs from the truth." (Bg. 6.21)
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
An explanation of the word rama is given in the Padma Purana. The word comes from the Sanskrit root ram, which transforms to ramante. Ramante means fulfilling pleasures and desires. ramante yogino `nante — Amongst those who are yogis, thebhakti-yogi is the topmost. Bhagavad-gita (6.47) says
yoginam api sarvesam mad-gatenantar-atmana
sraddhavan bhajate yo mam sa me yukt
KRSNA'S MOST INTIMATE COMPANIONS
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"Priyanarma sakhas like Subala taste mahabhava in a way similar to the gopis. Thus their development of prema exceeds that of devotees in vatsalya rasa." Q. Where can I find information as to how Gaudiya Vaisnavism refutes other Vaisnava philosophies? What are the source references wherein these issues have been specifically addressed? A. The Gaudiya position on all issues of tattva is clearly presented in Sri Jiva Goswami's sixfold treatise |
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Vaisnava-kantha-bharaniyanama-mahatmya
uttisthata prasvapata prasthitena gamisyata
govindeti sada vacyam ksut-trt-praskhalanadisu
cakrayudhasya namani sada sarvatra kirtayet
nasaucam kirtane tasya sa pavitrakaro yatah
The name of Lord Govinda should always be chanted in all situations, such as while waking up, before sleeping, while getting ready to go somewhere, and while going there, and even when one is embarrassed due
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Srila Sanatan Goswami
sarva-sastrabdhi-piyusa sarva-vedaika-sat-phala
sarva-siddhanta-ratnadhya sarva-lokaika-drk-prada
sarva-bhagavata-prana srimad-bhagavata-prabho
kali-dhvantoditaditya sri-krsna-parivartita
O Srimad Bhagavatam! O nectar churned from the ocean of all the Vedic scriptures! You are the most prominent transcendental fruit of the Vedas and are enriched with the jewels of all philosophical conclusions. You gr
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house. In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out the back door, leaving behind shoes, socks, and shirt as he went.
He flew into the water, not realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, an alligator was swimming toward the shore. His mother in the house was looking out the w
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
An old legend relates that long ago God had a great many burdens which He wished to have carried from one place to another on earth, so He asked the animals to lend a hand. But all of them began to make excuses for not helping: the elephant was too dignified; the lion, too proud; and so on. Finally the birds came to God and said, "If you will tie the burdens into small bundles, we'll be glad to carry them for you. We ar
tesam jnani nitya-yukta
eka-bhaktir visisyate
priyo hi jnanio tyartham
aham sa ca mama priyah
"Of these, the wise one who is in full knowledge in union with Me through pure devotional service is the best. For I am very dear to him, and he is dear to Me." (Bg. 7.17)
He who is in Krsna consciousness does not care for material distress, insult or honor because he is aloof from all these.
