The real business is that we have to withdraw our attraction for this material... That they do not know. I am a spirit soul. Being attracted by this material nature, I am now encaged within this body, and I am changing this body. Just like I am changing this body from boyhood to childhood, childhood to, from childhood to boyhood, from youthhood. In this way, I have been entangled in this transmigration of the soul. This is my problem. Bhagavan, Krsna, says, "Real problem is janma-mrtyu-jara-vyad
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Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Throughout the provinces of India, the Supreme Lord is worshiped in various forms. And in Pandharpur, the spiritual capital of Maharashtra, the Lord is worshiped as Sri Vitthala. His devotees also fondly call Him 'Vithobha' or 'Panduranga'. Pandharpur Dhama is located about four hundred kilometers southeast of Bombay.
The slightly smiling, blackish-complexioned Deity of Sri Vitthala is three and a half feet tall. He sta
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Pastime from Chaitanya-mangala by Srila Lochan Dasa Thakura
Narada Muni once went to Vaikuntha and served Mother Lakshmi very sincerely.
Srimati Laxmi Devi was very pleased and requested Narada Muni to ask for any boon. Narada Muni replied, "My dear Mother Lakshmi, you must promise that whatever I ask for, you will-grant." Lakshmi Devi vowed that she would gladly fulfill his desire. The great saint revealed his wish: Nar
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Panihati is located on the banks of the Ganges 10 miles North of Calcutta, in West Bengal India. It is the site of many wonderful spiritual pastimes of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and His close personal associates.
This pastime of the Lord is about how the devotees pleased Lord Chaitanya and Nityananda and how the Lord reciprocated with the devotees in a very wonderful and pleasing festival called the Panihati Cida-dadhi ma
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We find in spiritual circles throughout history that there has been great envy and fighting even amongst followers of the same religion. It is because certain persons, although strictly practising the religious rituals, scrutinizingly learning the religious philosophy and dedicatedly propagating those rituals and philosophy, never really humble themselves or strive to become purified of false pride. Unless they very diligently strive to become purified of false pride, that pride will creep into
prabhu samarpila tanre svarupera hate
prabhura gupta-seva kaila svarupera sathe
gupta-seva -- confidential service
When Raghunatha dasa Gosvami approached Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu at Jagannatha Puri, the Lord entrusted him to the care of Svarupa Damodara, His secretary. Thus they both engaged in the confidential service of the Lord.
>>> Ref. VedaBase => Adi 10.92
Anyone, therefore, who takes shelter of the lotus feet of a pure devotee by accepting the pure devotee as his spiritual master can be at onc
Real education is how to train up one to have Ideal character
If one has made a vow he should not break his vow, failing to do so is a commission of sin/offence and therefore prayaschitta is essential.
Sins can be eradicated by Yajna Vrata, reading of a particular scriptures/ a specific quote of a scripture/ a particular chapter, a particular no of times based on the kind of sin; but for an offence no such method is effective. The only method that is effective is, but to reveal the truth and se
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 12.73
ye ye laila śrī-acyutānandera mata
sei ācāryera gaṇa — mahā-bhāgavata
SYNONYMS
ye ye — anyone who; laila — accepted; śrī-acyutānandera — of Śrī Acyutānanda; mata — the path; sei — those; ācāryera gaṇa — descendants of Advaita Ācārya;mahā-bhāgavata — are all great devotees.
TRANSLATION
The descendants of Advaita Ācārya who accepted the path of Śrī Acyutānanda were all great devotees.
PURPORT
Sri Isopanishad mantra 1 it is mentioned:
ishaavasyam idam sarvam / yat kinca jagatyaam jagat
tena tyaktena bhunjeethaa / maa grdhah kasya svid dhanam
tena tyaktena bhunjeethaa / maa grdhah kasya svid dhanam
"Everything animate or inanimate that is within the universe is controlled and owned by the Lord. One should therefore accept only those things necessary for himself, which are set aside as his quota, and one should not accept other things, knowing well to whom they belong."
But most of the time we forget that the Lord is the Supreme controller and
This is a beautiful prayer by Queen Uttara when Ashwathama shoots the Brahmastra weapon to kill the the baby in her womb.
uttarovaaca
paahi paahi mahaa-yogin / deva-deva jagat-pate
naanyam tvad abhayam pashye / yatra mrtyuh parasparam
Uttara said: "O Lord of Lords, Lord of the universe! You are the greatest of mystics. Please protect me, for there is no one else who can save me from the clutches of death in this world of duality." Srimad Bhagavatam 1.8.9.
In the above pastime we see how Lord at onc
The following is an instructive moral story told by His Divine Grace Bhaktisiddantha Saraswati Goswami Thakur Prabhupada.
Once there lived a person called Kamini Mohan who was very attached to family, wealth and sense enjoyment. There lived a sadhu in that village who was very eager to bring him to spiritual path. So the sadhu went and advised him, "Please come along with me to Mayapur. There are great acharyas residing in that place. Your life will be completely blessed and changed if you take
Sometimes people argue that hell does not exist and that there is no track of whatever sins we are doing. But 3rd Canto 30th Chapter of Srimad Bhagavatam clearly explains the existence of hell, how far it is from earth, how the living entity travels after he leaves his body, what are the various types of punishments he undergoes there. Verses 25 through 27 in particular give us a sample glimpse of the various kind of punishment the living entity has to
undergo if he leads a sinful life.
aadipanam
A small but touching story with a deep message.
A ticket collector in a train found an old worn out wallet in a compartment full of many people. He looked inside to find the name of its owner. There was no clue. All that there was in it, was some money and a picture of Bhagwan Sri Krishna. He held it up and asked, 'Who does this wallet belong to?'
An old man said, 'That's my wallet, please give it to me.' The ticket
collector said, 'You'll have to prove that it is yours. Only then I can hand it
Don’t invite pain and discomfort by eating acidity-triggering foods. Check out the 5 best and worst foods for acidity.
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The quality and quantity of your sleep can make a sizable difference on how productive you'll be the next day. Here are few tips to help you get the sleep you need and deserve:
1. Unwind early in the evening. Try to deal with worries and distractions several hours before bedtime.
2. Give yourself "permission" to go to bed.
Recognize that some minimum amount of sleep is essential for body to rejuvenate.
3. Develop a sleep ritual. Doing the same things each night just before bed signals your bod
Whenever you are in some service – or when you are taking risks, making things happen, interacting with others, or in the public eye – you are bound to make mistakes. At times you are going to use bad judgment, say something wrong, offend someone, criticize unnecessarily, be too demanding, or act selfishly. The question isn’t whether you will make these mistakes – we all do. The question is, can you admit to them? If so, the question becomes, can you apologize?
Many people never apologize. Th
We cannot accept anyone as an avatara unless he has the symptoms described in the scriptures. Nowadays it has become a fashion that any man can come and say that he is God or an incarnation of God, and some accept it: "Oh, he is God." We do not accept an avatara like that. We take evidence from the Vedas. An avatara must conform to descriptions in the Vedas. Then we accept him; otherwise no. For each avatara there is a description in the Vedas: He will appear at such and such a place, in such an
There is a story of about a sea captain who in his retirement skippered a boat taking day-trippers to Shetland Islands. On one trip, the boat was full of young people.
They laughed at the old captain when they saw him say a prayer before sailing out, because the day was fine and the sea was calm.
However they weren't long at sea when a storm suddenly blew up and the boat began to pitch violently. The terrified passengers came to the captain and asked him to join them in prayer.
But he repl
They laughed at the old captain when they saw him say a prayer before sailing out, because the day was fine and the sea was calm.
However they weren't long at sea when a storm suddenly blew up and the boat began to pitch violently. The terrified passengers came to the captain and asked him to join them in prayer.
But he repl
