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We have got so many duties. So long we are not fully surrendered to Krsna... It is not that this Krsna consciousness movement is to give shelter to some irresponsible man who does not carry the responsibilities of family life or brahmacari life. But that is now forgotten. Everything is topsy-turvied. So Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu says that krsna-bhakti, Krsna consciousness movement, may be offered even to the candala. Candala means the lowest of the human society, the dog-eaters. Candala. This is t

Introduction

visaya vinivartante

niraharasya dehinah

rasa-varjam raso 'py asya

param drstva nivartate

Bg 2.59

The embodied soul may be restricted from sense enjoyment, though the taste for sense objects remains. But, ceasing such engagements by experiencing a higher taste, he is fixed in consciousness.

Ceasing sense enjoyment

Unless one is transcendentally situated, it is not possible to cease from sense enjoyment. The process of restriction from sense enjoyment by rules and regulations is something lik

Hare Krsna

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Tota Gopinath Deity

The middle Deity is Tota Gopinatha, with black Radharani (on the left of Gopinatha) and a black Lalita (to the right of the Lord).

When Radharani is in intense separation of Krsna she takes the complexion of Krsna and when Krsna is in intense separation of  Radharani the He takes the complexion of Radharani.

When Krsna takes not only the complexion but also the mood then He is acknowledged as Caitanya Ma

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Srila Jiva Gosvami explains the various types of bhakti. We shall briefly touch on the main three. The first is aropsiddha bhakti, perfection attained by offering the fruit of one’s karma in devotional service. When works are offered to the Lord, devotion is attributed to them, even though the activity itself is not devotional. This is called attributed devotion.

Aropsiddha is further divided into two types offering of wo

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Krishna says that He provides for His devotees by giving them what they lack and preserving what they have. People are very fond of saying that God helps those who help themselves, but they do not understand that helping yourself means putting yourself under Krishna's protection. If one thinks, "Oh, I can help myself. I can protect myself," one is thinking foolishly. As long as my finger is attached to my body, it is use

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Vrindavan Memories

Dear Devotees,

Please accept my humble obeisances at your feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

The Krishna-Balarama temple 40th anniversary is coming up in 2015. In preparation for the event, we are compiling a history of the temple in three parts:

1. Srila Prabhupada's struggle to establish the Krishna Balarama temple.
2. The grand opening and Prabhupada's instructions for the temple.
3. Development of the temple after Srila Prabhupada's disappearance.

The book will be primarily

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So this is possible. If you become devotee of Krsna, then you can live with Krsna, even in this life. Even in this life. Because Krsna is omnipotent, if you are really devotee of Krsna, He will talk with you, He will dance with you, He will eat with you, everything.

By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

Bhagavata-sastri course

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 joining i

Invitaion for Lord Jaggannath Rath yatra Surat

Dear Maharaj/Prabhuji,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
This year we are celebrating our Grand Rath Yatra festival of Lord Sri Jaggannath on 21st June 2012. Last year 4 lac people took Darsan of Lord Sri Jaggannath & more than 50 thousand devotees were with the rath yatra. We humbly invite you for the Rath Yatra and by your auspicious presence we all will be delighted and our rath yatra shall be a Grand Success.So

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Hare Krishna Prabhujis and Mathajis,



Please accept my humble obeisances! All Glories to Srila Prabhupada and Gurudev!



This is the concluding part of the transcription of the powerful speech by our beloved Guru maharaj on Srimad Bhagavatam verse 1.1.14


aapannah samsrtim ghoraam / yan-naama vivasho grnan

tatah sadyo vimucyeta / yad bibheti svayam bhayam



"Living beings who are entangled

So unnecessarily, so-called education will not help. Let them become Krsna conscious. That is the duty of the government. Just like we are not speaking on the slogan, "In God We Trust." Is that that slogan, "In God We Trust"? So this is a slogan, but it is the duty of the government, that "We are using this slogan, but actually what we are doing about people's education that they may know what is God and then trust?" But everyone is godless. And still, as a matter of fashion, we are writing, "In

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Hare Krishna Prabhujis and Mathajis,


Please accept my humble obeisances! All glories to Srila Prabhupada and Srila Gurudev.


This is in continuation of the previous mail transcribing the powerful speech by our beloved Guru Maharaj on Srimad Bhagavatam verse 1.1.14.






aapannah samsrtim ghoraam / yan-naama vivasho grnan
tatah sadyo vimucyeta / yad bibheti svayam bhayam


"Living beings who are

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If you want to taste the bliss, you must dovetail your consciousness with the supreme person, who is the source of everything. It is absolutely impossible that you will ever find permanent happiness if you are not connected with Him. So why waste time looking for happiness in this material world through so many millions of varieties of avenues, which are nothing but dead end streets because they do not connect to Krishna? The smart thing to do is to immediately come to the plane of t

HARE KRISHNA

Lord Caitanya has taught us:
jīvera 'svarūpa' haya—kṛṣṇera 'nitya-dāsa' kṛṣṇera 'taṭasthā-śakti' 'bhedābheda-prakāśa
"It is the living entity's constitutional position to be an eternal servant of Krishna because he is the tatastha-shakti (marginal energy) of Krishna and a manifestation simultaneously one and different from the Lord." --Sri Caitanya Caritamrita, Madhya 20.108
So it is not that we fell from the tatastha shakti. We ARE tatastha shakti or marginal energy. This is part of