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Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

A rich landlord had a flattering servant, a "yes man" who  was always most deferential to his master only because he desired reward.  
  
The master asked the servant one day, "What is your opinion of potatos?"  
  
The servant was hesitant in his reply.  "Oh, my dear sir, I suppose I've never thought about potatos much, really.  But it  would be most edifying for me to hear your opinion of potatos."  
  
The landlord said, "

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Jiva Goswami has composed six sandarbhas, theses — bhagavata-sandarbha, krsna-sandarbha, tattva-sandarbha, priti-sandarbha, etc. I don't think they are published in English. These sandarbhas are so philosophically discussed that throughout the whole world there is not a single philosopher who can defy Jiva Goswami's six sandarbhas. (Lecture in London, 6 August 1971.)

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Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

In India, the lower class men, during their life, will dress very wretchedly and not spend money. But when some of their relatives die, they will purchase some velvet and cover the body and very nicely decorate, and with band party they'll take, lead the dead body. They make lips of the dead body very smiling. The body is taken in procession. So it may be very much pleasing to the relatives that the dead body's decorate

In todays date Media in collaboration with money making firms promoting such things that is very bewildering to people in large , and practically driving the lifes of thousands of innocent people. It has created such an atmosphere in modern era that whatever media prints or publish people in general accepts it as true without giving any rational thought to it, without having drill down further the subject matter in details and identify with the publication due to false egoism.

Recently news came

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur and Srila Prabhupada in Champahatti

(From the memories of Nayananda Brahmachari - Pujari of Gaura Gadadhara Deities in Champahatti, Sri Navadvipa Dhama, disciple of Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur)

The last year of his life Gurudev (Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur) organized Navadwipa mandala parikrama. In our Temple united thousands and thousands of pilgrims. Pilgrims with their tents filled everywhere around this place. The last evening Mahar

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Mahaprabhu has taught in Siksastaka (Cc. adi 17.31):

trnad api sunicena taror api sahinuuna

amanina manadena kirtaniyah sada harih

This is the most important teaching in Siksastaka.

uttama hana apanake mane trnadhama — This is the nature of a real vaisnava. He is the topmostparamahamsa, but he thinks, "I am the lowest of the low, much humbler than a blade of grass in the street. All those who are walking on the street may s

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja

Bhaktivinode Thakur has sung in Kalyanakalpataru (3.2.8):

`ami ta' vaisnava', e buddhi ha-ile,

amani na ha'ba ami

pratisthasa asi', hrdaya dusibe,

ha-iba niraya-gami

If I say, "I am vaisnava," then I cannot become amani and manada; I'll be unable to offer respect to others. Rather, I will demand respect, "Hey, don't you know I am vaisnava? You should pay respect to me, you rascal! Don't

When this material body becomes old and worn out, or when it is rendered useless by some accident, we put it aside as we might put aside a soiled or ruined suit and take up another material body.

vasamsi jirnani yatha vihaya

navani grhnati naro 'parani

tatha sarirani vihaya jirnany

anyani samyati navani dehi

"As a person puts on new garments, giving up old ones, similarly, the soul accepts new material bodies, giving up the old and useless ones."

New Album from Bhaktivedanta Band

You've been waiting, and now it's Here!
New Album Release - God's Love!

From Ekalavya Das & Bhaktivedanta Band Rock, Blues, Jazz, Hip Hop, House, Hare Krishna!
Available Now For Download!
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Features Hare Krishna Mahamantra, and English songs by H.G. Radheshyam Das (Pune), H.G. Chaitanya Charan Das (Pune), and H.G. Ekalavya Das (Kolkata).
This is album is dedicated to His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swa

Purusottama Month Vrata (Adhika Masa)

PURUSOTTAMA MONTH VRATA (ADHIKA MASA)

2012 18TH AUG - 17TH SEPT
(NEW VERSION BY MAHANIDHI SWAMI)

INTRODUCTION TO PURUSOTTAMA MONTH:
Purusottama month, or adhika masa (extra month) is also called mala masa, which means dirty or useless month. In India the sadhus, sadhakas and pious people of all sampradayas (Vaisnvava and Advaitan) undertake serious penances and austerities (vratas) during Purusottama Month. Now let us examine the name, history, benefits and m

We Indians are sitting on bags of diamonds but crying for broken glas

Hare Krishna,
PAMHO,
AGTSP,AGTSGASG.

Today I heard something very interesting thing from my friend(He is my current team lead). My client is in Basel. In year 2009 three of my seniors went to a library to buy some novel.

They happened to meet a Caribbean woman aged 45 and had two sons. Following was the conversation between the woman and seniors. I have tried to make it as simple as possible. Please forgive me for any mistakes in

There are two kinds of philosophers. One class of philosopher, they say that we are one with God. Another class of philosopher says that we are different, God is different from living entity. But Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu has adjusted that we are simultaneously one and different. Just like the father and the son. The father is one with the son, but at the same time, the son is different from the father. The son cannot claim cent percent equality with the father. That is not possible. But the son'

Our group of brahmacaris from Sri Harinam Mandir in Tallinn, Estonia departed on the 15th of May 2012 on two vans to a whole summer long European Harinam Sankirtan tour. And traveling with us are the wonderful Deities of Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra.
In April, in Estonia we had our very first 3 day long Kirtana Mela festival with around 150 devotees taking part.
Deities of Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra came to Tallinn and were installed during this grand festival.
Now the Deities are trave

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Question

Why should we offer worship to Bhagavan  by austerities like *Nama-japam* ,  *Pooja* , etc ? . Isn't it sufficient just to remember Him always ?.

Answer

Srimad Ramayanam's *Aranyakandam*  section, contains *Lakshmanopadesam* ( Advice to Lakshmana) . Sri Rama, Sita-devi and Lakshmana were living in the forest . One day, Lakshmana requested Sri Rama to advise about the universal principle.

Sri Rama first describes t

By Vrndavanlila Devi Dasi (Dr Vrinda Baxi)

The tussle between “freewill” and “destiny” has been primordial. There is one famous Greek play titled “Oedipus Rex” by Sophocles. The main character Oedipus has the tragic destiny of marrying his own mother revealed to him by the soothsayer. Shaken by the revelation, he decides to escape his fate by leaving his royal parents and his kingdom, but ironically the more he tries to give a slip, nearer he gets to the prediction. Finally the fate takes the bet

Question: Vivekananda, Football, and Eggplant?

I wanted to know what is your view (the Vaishnava view) of Swami Vivekananda's quote that it is better to play football than to read the Bhagavad-gita.

Also, he had a similar view on the Tulasi plant wherein he recommends to grow an eggplant instead.

Thank you very much,
Your servant,

Deepanshu R.
 

Answer: Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, and Tulasi

My view, your view, his view--these are all useless speculations. Therefore we must find out what is the view

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

“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. 

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