Who Is Demon and Who Is Divine
75/02/04 Hawaii, Bhagavad-gita 16.8
Nitai: "They say that this world is unreal, that there is no foundation and that there is no God in control. It is produced of sex desire and has no cause other than lust."
Prabhupada: asatyam apratistham te jagad ahur anisvaram aparaspara-sambhutam kim anyat kama-haitukam [Bg. 16.8]
This is the verdict of the asuras. We have discussed the characteristics of asuras for the last two days. Now, gradually, Krsna is explaining the d |
1. Is strict with personal Sadhana
2. Makes the order of guru life and soul, always thinking about how to execute, and doing best to execute
3. Does not take credit for achievements, giving all credit to guru instead
4. Does not take offense with small mistakes of others, forgives easily, but is not foolish and does not allow others to exploit oneself
5. Always engaged in Krishna Katha, hearing or chanting
6. Does not knowingly commit offenses against the Holy Names
7. Does not indulge in mental specu
If eggs are not baby chickens, then those non fertile eggs are outsource of female chicken's Menstrual cycle. A female's egg (of any species,) unfertilized by semen, is not life but it is a menstrual flow.
Hens are so tightly packed in the battery cages, that they cannot move an inch during their encagement.
Hens are forced to lay up to 200-220 eggs every year, leading to weakened bones, feather loss, etc. (due to loss of vital minerals like calcium, etc.)
Male chicks are of no commercial value
Q. You mentioned that Lord Caitanya created different situations for the purification of the persons in His lila...We may not be clear enough in our situation, so what can we do to link with His will, mercy, or arrangements directly?
A. A phrase I used earlier was "Be present." I can expand on that, but just take that phrase: be present, moment to moment. Don't be out to lunch, or absent,or nobody home. Be present with the Holy Name, with the servic
Hare Krishna,
Yes, in the mundane sense, no one can escape the results of one's karmic debts - in other words, the family and friends we have today are a result of our debts to those individuals. However, instead of running away from them saying they are not Vaishnavas, we should very skillfully see how they can become Vaishnavas... in this connection, it is important to note that the transformation is gradual, for example, it may appear that someone has "suddenly become a devotee" but meanwhile
namo brahmanya-devaya
go-brahmana-hitaya ca
jagad-dhitaya krsnaya
govindaya namo namah
My Lord, you are the well-wisher of the cows and the brahmanas, and You are the well-wisher of the entire human society and the of the entire world.
Purport: In this prayer we see that special mention is made of the cows, indicating that special protection must always be given to the cows who are very dear to the Supreme Lord. The Lord is very fond of cows and
Atmanivedana das: A fallacy, which for a few devotees, seems in vogue is that our ISKCON Founder-Acarya, Srila Prabhupada, who is the ultimate savior of humanity in Kali-Yuga, makes false statements about things of this world.
Now Srila Prabhupada acknowledged that he made errors in his grammar and spelling, etc., and asked for his work to be edited. Such mistakes in form are par
In this material world by our practical daily activities in complete neglect of the Supreme Lord we falsely declare our independence from God. This is ludicrous because at every moment we are fully dependent upon God for everything: the air we breath, our food, water, clothing, shelter, and all other varieties of resources that we utilize to maintain our comforts of life. We cannot exist for a moment without these necessities of life, which He kindly supplies us. We should be constantly engaged
Question: Devotion or Detachment? Which Is First? |
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Kindly say which comes first: devotion or detachment? Should one first get detached to come to the platform of bhakti, or should he perform bhakti without being qualified to do so, to attain detachment? |
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Answer: Be Devoted. Detachment Will Follow. |
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Detachment without bhakti is artificial and therefore cannot remain. It is only when one comes to the platform of bhakti that genuine, permanent detachment becomes manifested. So focus on bhakti, ev |
Dear Maharajas and Prabhus,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
It is with pleasure we invite you to the 10th annual Brighton Ratha yatra which will be held on Saturday 10th September, when the large Jagannatha Deities from ISKCON Birmingham make the 400 mile round trip for Their day out by the sea!
The procession will start on Hove Promanade (opposite the Victoria Memorial) right next to the beach at around 12pm for about 2 hours.
There will be coaches from London
A devotee always accepts his distress as minimized by
Gods Mercy; although he would have to suffer many more times the suffering. Any
one who accepts this philosophy of Gods Mercy in suffering conditions, and
still makes progress in Krishna Consciousness, it is said that he is sure to go
back to Home, Back to Godhead.
By H.D.G Srila Prabhupada
Kamsa, The Mighty Schizophrenic!
DAMODARA PANDITA DASA GIVES AN INTERESTING TAKE ON KAMSA IN THE CONTEXT OF JANMASHTAMI WHICH FALLS ON MONDAY.
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by a disconnection between ones thoughts, feelings and actions. 'Skhizo', in Greek, means split and 'phren'means mind - the mind is split between discordant thoughts, emotions and activities. Victims of schizophrenia show some common traits - mistrust, suspicion, and l
