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LEADERSHIP From Srimad Bhagawatam
1) We envy the position of Lord Krishna as the Enjoyer. HE also says that HE is upadrishta (A Guard, Observer) always waiting for us, to turn to HIM.
2) But everybody wants to be ENJOYER , but no one wants to be in a mood of serving.
3) Lord Krishna’s Leadership is a Leadership of DETACHMENT. HE continues providing although we are always Rebellious.
4) Concept of PARAMATMA : Non-discriminating & present in everyone’s heart ,all species.
5) Leadership is mea
Srila Madhvacarya - Appearance
Ramacandra Vijayotsava
Let's See Whose Brain Is Washed!
-Do you mean brain washed?
-Yes, exactly! They all seem like brain washed.
And they told it to me right to my face.
"If indeed the USA is the best democracy money can buy, then certainly Ukraine, the largest country wholly within Europe, is a democratic price-grabber's flea market. Open-air, unvarnished, the affairs of any level of government judicial, legislative, or executive are on sale, 24/7. Slip your money under the vendor's table. Then watch the police, courts, hospitals, and universities wobble and totter your way. First-worldvisitors from what are now known as the mature, industrial democracies can'
Question: How to Recover Enthusiasm for Bhakti? |
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When I was student in college initially for 2 years I was very enthusiastic in practicing Krishna consciousness. And now since I have started working I am losing the taste for chanting. As a result of this my mind is troubling me. The only time I am enthusiastic is when I am hearing Krishna conscious lectures or I am present in the association of devotees. How can I become simple and serious in Krishna consciousness? Most of the time I find myself t |
Why is it that (in the Hare Krishna movement) you do not eat onions and
garlic?
After all they are vegetables, are they not? One can understand the
prohibition against meat-eating. But what is wrong with eating garlic and
onions? Surely there's no more violence committed when we eat an onion than
when we eat a potato.
Answer:
In the Kurma Purana it is said: "One should avoid eggplant, plantain,
safflower, asmantaka, onion, garlic, sour cereal, and the sap of trees."
palandu lasunam sigrum alambum grjana
How much nectar is there in the holy names of Krishna? Just imagine if you had an entire warehouse full of the most delicious relishable foods of many, many varieties from all over the world and were given full freedom to enjoy all of it. How much could you enjoy it? Not that much. But if you had millions of tongues and millions of stomachs, you could enjoy every single morsel of it. In this connection Srila Rupa Gosvami states, "I have only one tongue and two ears. What can I appreciate of chan
The worst appeared to be over with Srila Prabhupada's troublesome infection. After a quiet day, Prabhupada left for an evening speaking engagement at Paddington Town Hall, not far from the original Sydney temple on Oxford Street. Torrential rain thundered down on the roof of the car as Prabhupada's party manoeuvred through the flooded streets of Paddington. A devotee apologised about the rain, but Prabhupada felt no inconvenience. "What's
uttarayam dhrtah puror
vamsah sadhv-abhimanyuna
sa vai drauny-astra-samplustah
punar bhagavata dhrtah
uttarayam -- unto Uttara; dhrtah -- conceived; puroh -- of Puru; vamsah -- descendant; sadhu-abhimanyuna -- by the hero Abhimanyu; sah -- he; vai -- certainly; drauni-astra -- by the weapon of Drauni, the son of Drona; samplustah -- being burnt; punah -- again, for the second time; bhagavata -- by the Personality of Godhead; dhrtah -- was protected.
Later, as Srila Prabhupada sat in his quarters, he overheard Upendra gossiping in the adjoining room. Prabhupada called for Upendra, who entered, shamefaced.
"You were laughing?"
"Yes."
"Gossiping?"
Upendra responded coyly, "Is talking about other devotees gossiping, Srila Prabhupada?"
"Yes."
"Yes, I was gossiping."
Prabhupada
evam sancintya bhagavan
sva-rajye sthapya dharmajam
nandayam asa suhrdah
sadhunam vartma darsayan
evam -- thus; sancintya -- thinking within Himself; bhagavan -- the Personality of Godhead; sva-rajye -- in his own kingdom; sthapya -- installing; dharmajam -- Maharaja Yudhisthira; nandayam asa -- gladdened; suhrdah -- the friends; sadhunam -- of the saints; vartma -- the path; darsayan -- by indicating.
Question: Why Did God Create Us? |
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Why did the Lord create us? Why did He make karma? Life seems to be too cruel to be created by an all-merciful God. |
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Answer: For Enjoying Loving Relationships |
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God is manifesting us from Himself for the purpose of enjoying unique, personal, eternal, loving relationships with each and every one of us. Just as a child who foolishly runs away from the home of his loving parents creates all kinds of difficulties for himself, we become e |
Question: How to Atone for Offending a Devotee? |
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I would like to know what is the atonement or prayascitta that is to be done for criticizing, making fun of, or any sin committed in any form to a devotee. |
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Answer: Bow Down and Beg for Forgiveness |
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When one commits an offense at the feet of a Vaisnava, one must immediately offer obeisances falling down flat on the ground at his feet and apologize begging to be forgiven for your offense. |
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