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Time Management in Krishna Conciseness

Hare Krishna.

PAMHO. AGTSP. AGTSG&SG.

 

I was asked by many devotees about how we can manage time after we come to Krishna Conciseness (KC). Many think that if they start to chant 16 rounds of Hare Krishna Maha mantra, they will not be able to cope up with their prescribed duty. Be it a student or a working class, all are having this problem of managing the time effectively. Here is an attempt to help every one to improve our time management skills.I will be shearing a few of the tips that I learne

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Why Onion and Garlic is prohibited in KC

Why Onion and Garlic is prohibited in KC

 

Following information was sent via email sometime ago by HH Janananda Gosvami Maharaj. This in itself is a lot of research. Since there were many questions why No onion and Garlic in KC, I thought of shearing this information in a blog.

 

ONIONS AND GARLIC PROHIBITED AND AGITATING

Indian man: Relieving high blood pressure, best is garlic.
Prabhupäda: Garlic.
Indian man: Garlic, you don't want it. (laughter)
Prabhupäda: Garlic, onions, prohibited.
(Room Con

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WHY ??

KANHA !! Y DON'T U TAKE ME IN UR ARMS AND HIDE ME THERE ONLY !! I M FED UP OF THIS MATERIAL WORLD. I JUST WANT TO BE THERE IN UR ARMS.
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PRLog (Press Release) – Jul 13, 2011 – Srila Prabhupada: All over the world, or anywhere in the world, you can make this experiment, just as we are doing. Live very simply, be self-sufficient; get your necessities not from factories but from the farmland. And glorify God's holy names.


In this industrial set-up, capitalist or communist, only a few big men can be happy -- so-called happy -- at the expense of the other people. And because the others are being exploited or simply left unemployed by t

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Question to Radhanath Swami: We are logical and rational beings but still why do we find it so tough to identify with the soul and stop identifying with the body? 

 

Radhanath Swami Answers: All of us are conditioned since time immemorial by our own activities and by our own choices of seeking temporary and flickering pleasures for this body. And therefore to evoke our consciousness back to the qualities of soul and build again a relationship with God will require a total transformation of our lif

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Discipleship Under Radhanath Swami

2514840072?profile=original The need to accept discipleship of an enlightened guru is emphasized both by tradition and by the words of the scriptures. Yet, this step on the spiritual sojourn turns out to be a squirmy one for many. The difficulty arises due to ominous thoughts of loss of freedom. Haven’t you heard of grisly tales where disciples where punished by their masters for being disobedient?

Here I narrate my tale. Long time ago, I was afflicted by what I thought was bronchitis. My hacking cough pained me, but what

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 1 Text 40
aho prthapi dhriyate 'rbhakarthe
rajarsi-varyena vinapi tena
yas tv eka-viro 'dhiratho vijigye
dhanur dvitiyah kakubhas catasrah


aho -- O my lord; prtha -- Kunti; api -- also; dhriyate -- bears her life; arbhaka-arthe -- for the sake of fatherless children; rajarsi -- King Pandu; varyena -- the best; vina api -- without him; tena -- him; yah -- one who; tu -- but; eka -- alone; virah -- the warrior; adhirathah -- commander; vijigye -- could conquer; dhanu
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Brahminical life

Wednesday, 19 April 1972

Srila Prabhupada was ready to depart for Hong Kong and Tokyo. Relaxing in his room with a few disciples, he gave some last minute instructions. Prabhupada told the devotees that in order to stay in Krsna consciousness, a devotee would have to become very tolerant. "When you become a devotee, sometimes your dearest friends will become like your enemies." He gave the example of the famous child-devotee Prahlada, whose nearest and dearest relative, his father
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We must show an alternative to the exploitation of this worldIn this world poor people are beaten down by the rich people. In Krishna Consciousness we have no concern with a person’s income. We honor and respect because of his faith, devotion and humility. In materialistic society, women are exploited and denied their rights because of their weaker physical natures. In Krishna Consciousness, we are taught to honor every woman especially devotee women as a holy mother and give them great respec

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Stop Anticipating Tiredness


I overheard two men speaking. It was as if each person was trying to convince the other, and perhaps themselves, how many hours and how hard they were working, how few hours of sleep they were going to get, and, most of all, how tired they were going to be. I wasn’t quite sure if they were bragging or complaining, but one thing was certain, they were appearing more and more tired the longer the conversation continued. 
The problem with anticipating tiredness in this way, or in any way, is that it
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How has Scientology affected society?

A small brief for those who do not know waht is Scientology
Scientology is a body of beliefs and related practices created by speculative fiction author L. Ron Hubbard (1911–1986), starting in 1952, as a successor to his earlier self-help system, Dianetics.

Scientology teaches that people are immortal beings who have forgotten their true nature.[7] Its method of spiritual rehabilitation is a type of counselling known as auditing, in which practitioners aim to c
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Different Religions

Why do different prophets give contradictory teachings ?

On the material platform, religious faiths are at odds with one another. But on the spiritual platform, when we go beyond externals, we come to the real essence of religion, which is love of God. And with that love for God comes love for all other living beings, regardless of distinctions between one religion and another, one race or sex and another, one nation and another, and even one species of life and another.
Therefore real peace and f
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Thought Of The Day

Simply by associating with a pure devotee, one becomes wonderfully advanced in Krsna consciousness. Sadhu-sanga, or association with a devotee, means always engaging in Krsna consciousness by chanting the Hare Krsna mantra... but he whose heart is contaminated sees things differently. Therefore by sat-sanga, or association with devotees, one becomes perfectly pure in heart.-By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada
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Chaturmasya

2514839619?profile=original"One who passes the Catumasya season without observing religious vows,austerities and chanting of japa, such a fool although living should be consideredto be a dead man." (Bhavisya Purana)"

In the month of Sravana (July , August) one should refrain from eating spinach.In th e month of Bhadra (August, September) of yogurt ,in Asvina (September, October) milk .In Karttika (October, November) meat and urad dahl." (Skanda Purana)
Visnu Rahasya (Lord Brahma to Narada Muni): "If one accepts all theseVai

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हे  गुरुदेव  जय  हो  तिहारी 

हम  पर  रहे  कृपा  तिहारी 

भटक  रहे  थे  हमे  रास्ता  दिखाया 

प्रभ  मिलने  का  रास्ता  दिखाया 

चरणों  में  आपके  है  दुनिया  हमारी 

हे  गुरुदेव  जय  हो  तिहारी 

पतितपावन  हे  दीन बंधू 

करुना  निधान हो  युगपुरुष  आप 

सबसे  अलग  है  महिमा  तिहारी 

हे  गुरुदेव  जय  हो  तिहारी 

चरणों  में  हमको  जगह  देदो  गुरुवार 

हमे  अपनी  किरपा  का  पातर बना  लो 

झोली  फैलाये  बेठे  है  हम   तो 

डारो हमपे  भी  इक  नज़र  करुनामई

हे  गुरुदेव  जय  हो  तिहारी 

श्रधा  के  फूल  भक्ति  का  भोग 

जलाये  ह्रद

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Merciful Appearance of Lord Nrsimhadev in Our Life


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Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Please accept our humble pranams! All glories to Srila Prabhupada and Srila Gurudev !!

 

Recently we had gone through a real nightmare which I would like to share with all of you as it is still fresh in my memory. On 29th May 2011, my wife (HG Shilpa devi dasi) who was at the 7 month of her pregnancy was hospitalized. At 2 am she had severe bleeding and I had to drive her to the hospital, which was 60 miles away in a nei
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Teachings of Srila Prabhupada

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HDG. AC BhaktiVedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada

Sa vai manah krsna-padaravindayor vacamsi vaikuntha-gunanuvarnane [SB 9.4.18]. 

You engage your senses. So this is practice. First of all think of the Deity. First of all think of the lotus feet, then the knees, then the eyes, then the belly, then the chest. In this way, as you become practiced, then go further, advance. In this way, when you become fully practiced, then automatically, in whatever condition you are, you will be able to meditate upon Krs
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Good Questions In The Japa Room

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We had a very successful opening of the Japa Room yesterday....at one stage 26 devotees were in attendance and many good questions and comments were made in the chat room. One very good question was about the time when we should chant - someone asked is it OK to make up our rounds the next day if we had a busy day?....and another about chanting half our Japa quota before going to work and chanting the rest when returning home.
It got me thinking about the importance of rising as early as possible
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Three last wishes!



Alexander, the great Greek king, after conquering many kingdoms, was returning home.  On the way, he fell ill and it took him to his death bed.  So, the mighty conqueror lay prostrate and pale, helplessly waiting to breathe his last.  

He called his generals and said, "I will depart from this world soon, I have three wishes, please carry them out without fail."  With tears flowing down their cheeks, the generals agreed to abide by their king's last wishes.  "My first desire is that," said Alexand
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