All these books are the ultimate source of knowledge. They are not mundane speculations, they are authorized versions of liberated souls, presented by my humble self. So the strength is not in us, the strength is in the Supreme Lord. (Letter to Devananda 1968 September 28, 1968).
-By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada
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इमौ गौरीश्यामौ मनसि विपरीतौ बहिरपि
स्फुरत्तत्तद्वस्त्राविति बुधजनैर
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It is not very easy to control the mind. Unless you are guided properly from the platform of spiritual understanding or spiritual realization the mind is always going to revolting. When the mind is always revolting and one follows the dictates of the mind that is called falling into the ocean of Maya. As human being, as intelligent human beings, our business is how to get out of this Maya.
(Bhakti Swaroop Damodar Swami, 1980, San Francisco, California, USA)
One day at the welfare office, my supervisor told me I would have to work until one o'clock instead of taking my usual lunch hour at noon. This meant I would miss taking lunch with Prabhupada and his followers. I could not cope with that idea; yet I had no choice. I called Prabhupada from pay phone in the hall outside my office. This was the first time I had ever telephoned him. I felt I was being presumptuous, considering him my equal and therefore easily accessible.
Prabhupada answered. I aske
The Lord is so kind to us that He can be present before us personally in the form of transcendental sound, but unfortunately we have no taste for hearing and glorifying the Lord's name and activities. We have already discussed developing a taste for hearing and chanting the holy sound. It is done through the medium of service to the pure devotee of the Lord.
Question: How Can We Serve You? |
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How can we serve you? |
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Answer: Assist Us in Delivering the World |
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Our spiritual master, Srila Prabhupada, ordered us, "Become guru and deliver the entire world." On our own it is not possible that we can successfully execute this order. But if many of you will kindly dedicate your lives for assisting us in making the world Krishna conscious, there is some hope that we can successfully carry out Srila Prabhupada's order. Therefore we are humbly begging you to adopt |
Question: Chant Gayatri Instead of Hare Krishna? |
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Since Sri Krishna says that of mantras He is Gayatri shouldn't we chant the Gayatri mantra instead of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra? Can you please quote slokas where it is said that Hare Krishna maha-mantra is superior. My parents want me to chant Gayatri mantra, however, I tell them that since I chant Hare Krishna maha-mantra, it already includes all other mantras. But, they don't seem to be very happy with my argument. |
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Answer: Hare |
People may doubt what u say but they will always believe in what you sincerly do !
Remember : Welldone is much better than Wellsaid.
Attentive Chanting means to always think that the name is not different from Krishna & to carefully avoid the offences towards the holy name. 1st Jan 2007, New Delhi C.C Adi lila 7(83),New Delhi.
-by H.H.Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj
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THE BIRDS
O mother Yashoda, we have seen
Those birds of the Vrindavan forest.
We know they are enlightened sages.
They have seen Him, Shri Krishna
And now they closed their eyes in deep meditation.
They are resting in the arm-like branches of the Vrindavan trees that are rich in foliage.
We witness their silence.
They are totally engaged in listening
To Hari’s delightful song. (Bhagavat 10/18/14)
The Svaminis here are speaking to Krishna’s mother, Yashoda. They are all "nirguna", that is, they are al
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LOTUS FEET
O friends, Vrindavan increases
The fame of the world.
It has been blessed with the touch of
Krishna’s lotus feet, attained by Laxshmi,
That supreme goddess of splendor.
When Govinda plays His flute
The intoxicated peacocks dance.
Seeing them, the other inhabitants
Of the Govardhana Hill
Stand perfectly still, spellbound. (Bhagavat 10/18/10)
"It appears odd to us that the gods and other higher divinities will not set foot here, yet Shri Krishna, the God of gods, walks here all the time. We
