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bhagavata uru-vikramāńghri-śākhā-
nakha-maṇi-candrikayā nirasta-tāpe
hṛdi katham upasīdatāḿ punaḥ sa
prabhavati candra ivodite 'rka-tāpaḥ

How can the fire of material suffering continue to burn the hearts of
those who worship the Supreme Lord? The Lord's lotus feet have
performed innumerable heroic deeds, and the beautiful nails on His
toes resemble valuable jewels. The effulgence emanating from those
nails resembles cooling moonshine, for it instantly relieves the
suffering within the heart of the pure

Srila Prabhupada: Because you are sincere, Krishna is giving you all
facilities. The first requirement is sincerity to become the Lord's
servant. We don't have to go far. Once qualified, we can talk to the
Lord from within. The Lord is beyond our sensual perception, but He
can reveal Himself to us. If you are a true lover of Godhead, you can
see God everywhere, in your heart and also on the outside. But the
Lord reveals Himself only through the bhakti-yoga process.

Hare Krishna Explosion Ch16: Krishna

Karma, your activities, should be dovetailed in the matter of
satisfying the Supreme Lord. That is the way of devotional service.
But how karma can be engaged, that is prescribed in this verse, that
amayo yas ca bhutanam jayate yena suvrata.

Suppose you have taken too much milk and you become diseased,
dysentery, could not digest; have taken too much sweet rice or rabri,
so there is dysentery. The same milk preparation which has caused your
mucus, disease, it can be cured by the same milk preparation,
c

The medicine to stop death is to chant Hare Krishna. Golden moon Gaura
Chander has come, tells all the jivas to wake up wake up and chant
Hare Krishna. How long you will sleep on the lap of the witch called
maya. Caitanya Mahaprabhu said I came just to pick you up. Except
myself who is your friend. I brought you the medicine for treating
maya which destroys maya. Completely wipes out maya. It's called Hare
Krishna Maha Mantra. Take it Take it very submissively. Bhakti Vinod
Thakur says that he falls at

It's time to get serious about spiritual life. Your material situation can end at any moment. What have you done to prepare yourself for your next life? Have you surrendered to Krishna? Have you taken shelter of a bona fide spiritual master? Your material qualifications will not save you at the time of death. Your only real asset at the time of leaving your body is how much you have genuinely developed your love for Krishna. So it's time now for you to fully focus your consciousness on attaining

Radhanath Swami quotes a story, “A young rich man asked Jesus what he needed to do in order to inherit eternal life. Jesus replied that he should keep the commandments, to which the man stated he had done. Jesus responded, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” The young man became sad and was unwilling to do this. Jesus then spoke “I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdo

Use your brain, make goals and nudge yourself towards success in 2012!!

(Excerpt from the New Year's Eve lecture by HG Vaisesika Prabhu @ ISKCON of Silicon Valley, San Jose, California - USA)

It takes a nudge

Go over if you can all the things that you did last year, how your practice was, where you went, who you talked to, what books you read, make an honest assessment of how you did last year and write those things down and then think about what you want to do next year, what goals do you want to

There is nothing more important than knowing how to act properly. Without the guidance of enlightened spiritual authorities we are stuck with following the dictates of our senses and the dictates of others who are also catering to the dictates of their senses. When the blind lead the blind, where do they end up? In the ditch. This is why the following Vedic injunction has been given great emphasis:

mahajano yena gatah sa panthah

"One must follow the pathway of the great enlightened spiritual maste

Pepsi and Coca Cola Contains PORK (PIG) extracts - PROVEN!!

Shocking / Bad News : Pepsi and Coca Cola contains extract from Pork (Pig)

Most of the people avoid Pepsi and Coca-Cola for various reasons:-

Because of harmful chemical contents such as excessive carbonates, etc.


Now there is yet another reason which is more dangerous


The scientific and medical research says that drinking Pepsi & Cola leads to
cancer because the key element is taken from Pigs sausage. The pig is the
only animal that eats dirt

Recognizing an opportunity

When the great library of Alexandria burned, the story goes, one book was saved. But it was not a valuable book; and so a poor man, who could read a little, bought it for a few coppers. The book wasn't very interesting, but between its pages there was something very interesting indeed. It was a thin strip of vellum on which was written the secret of the "Touchstone"!

The touchstone was a small pebble that could turn any common metal into pure gold. The writing explained

Hare Krishna Prabhujis and Matajis,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada and Srila Gurudeva.

Once a lady in a house saw her new neighbour hang the clothes for drying through her window. She thought for herself that her neighbour is very dirty and is not washing the clothes properly, as the hung clothes had stain and dirt even after washing. She observed the same for months together, and thus nick named her new neighbor as 'The Unclean lady'. Then suddenly one fine da

"The Blessed Lord said: One who is unattached to the fruits of his work and who works as he is obligated is in the renounced order of life, and he is the true mystic: not he who lights no fire and performs no work." (Bhagavad-gita 6.1)

In this world we see that everyone is acting with some personal interest, some self-interest. Practically everyone is working, even in the spiritual field, with the idea of getting some personal benefit from his activities. Everyone works to maintain his family and

One young devotee, Johnny, who had played one of the bass drums enthusiastically on the Ratha parade received the name Ramai. A young girl received the name Gunavati. "This is a very nice name," said Srila Prabhupada. "It means one who possesses all good qualities."

Penny, who had been diligently distributing books now for many months, received the name Subhalaksmi. "As long as you are collecting laksmi [money], you are auspicious," said Srila Prabhupada with a broad smile.

The devotee

Sunday, 30 June 1974

Srila Prabhupada was scheduled to perform an initiation ceremony for six young devotees early in the morning. He entered the temple room a little before 7am. A devotee rang a large brass ship's bell suspended from the ceiling, and the folding white doors opened, revealing the Deity room filled with clouds of fragrant frankincense. Prabhupada offered full prostrated obeisances, then stood, glancing lovingly at the Deities.

In the front of the altar, decorated with l

Prabhupada's evening massage was not as thorough as the pre-noon one. He wanted his legs massaged, squeezed up and down from the hips to the feet, then the feet and toes. At these times, Prabhupada usually spoke little, although sometimes he was prone to sweet reflections. This night was no exception. In the quietness of Prabhupada's room, the busy Ratha-yatra festival over, Prabhupada lay on his bed as Satsvarupa gently pressed Prabhupada's legs and feet. The lights