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Congregational Development Ministry!

Posted by iskconcongregation on September 28, 2011 at 11:29am

Dear Devotees,Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada and to all his faithful followers.We would like to take this opportunity to let you know about the latest information coming from our office.The aim of the Congregational Development Ministry is to assist all kinds of community groups within ISKCON—Nama-hatta, Bhakti-vriksha, Counselor groups, Sunday Schools, Prison Preaching, Youth Preaching, and any other group or gathering broadcasting Srila Prabhupada’s messag

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Thought Of The Day

Posted by Shalabh Gupta on September 28, 2011 at 10:35am

Our senses are so strong. If you stop this sense, the other sense is prepared to kill you. We are struggling for existence with the mind and the senses. Why they are rotting in this material world? Because on account of the mind and the senses. So by yoga practice you have to control first of all the mind, and then you have to control the senses. That is perfection of yoga.(Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.15.41) Los Angeles, 19.12.1973by H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

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Are the Vedas Mythology?

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on September 28, 2011 at 9:08am

Question: Are the Vedas Mythology?Dear Guru,Please accept my humble obeisances.All glories to Srila Prabhupada.I pray that I am not asking a question that was covered before I became a member of the course or that I am doing anything to offend you or Lord Krishna. But I was watching a BBC production today on the history of India. They talked about the great battle that happened 5,000 years ago with Arjuna and Lord Krishna. They said that the battle was nothing more than Indian mythology and that

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - He is following the principles

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on September 28, 2011 at 9:07am

He is following the principlesAfter the class, a devotee entered Prabhupada's room with a silver plate of maha-prasadam from the Deities' late-night offering, and placed it on his low desk. Prabhupada looked at the selection: bowls of vegetable preparations, puris, and hot milk. Prabhupada noted how the puris were all puffed-up like small translucent fawn-coloured balloons."This puri is best," said Prabhupada, pointing at the most spherical one of all. He turned to the devotee. "Who has cooked?"

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 3 Text 12

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on September 28, 2011 at 9:07am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 3 Text 12atha te bhratr-putranampaksayoh patitan nrpancacala bhuh kuruksetramyesam apatatam balaihatha -- thereafter; te -- your; bhratr-putranam -- of the nephews; paksayoh -- of both sides; patitan -- killed; nrpan -- kings; cacala -- shook; bhuh -- the earth; kuruksetram -- the Battle of Kuruksetra; yesam -- of whom; apatatam -- traversing; balaih -- by strength.TRANSLATIONThen, O Vidura, the Lord caused all the kings, both the enemies and those on the side

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Rising Beyond the Miseries of Material Existence

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on September 28, 2011 at 9:06am

The unavoidable reality is that this material world is a blazing inferno of misery and that we are presently stuck in it burning endlessly in the cycle of birth and death. We may not like to hear this news thinking that it is too negative or too depressing, but the most liberating and ecstatic thing is to precisely know what is real. Knowledge of the truth is empowering and liberating. It is not stifling. Just like if we become diseased, if we know precisely what is our disease, we can then take

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A Loving God

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on September 28, 2011 at 9:05am

A loving GodWhen we see people suffering terribly, it is bewildering. Why is Goddoing this to people? Superficially, it seems very cruel and unfair.However, the reality is altogether different.Every action must have an equal and opposite reaction. That is the lawof karma. Suffering and miseries are the manifestation of ourindulgence in sinful activities from the past. We may or may notremember those.This stringent law of karma, designed and orchestrated by God, is Hisunmotivated, uninterrupted l

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It's time to get serious

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on September 28, 2011 at 9:05am

It's time to get serious about spiritual life. It does not make sense to waste any more time unnecessarily engaged in material sense gratification. Serve your bodily needs only inasmuch as you require to stay healthy. The balance energy you should fully devote to the self-realization process. If you don't get serious about awakening your actual identity, you won't become self-realized, and you will remain suffering in the cycle of repeated birth and death. Is this what you want?Sankarshan Das Ad

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Be willing to take advice

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on September 28, 2011 at 9:04am

Be willing to take adviceOnce upon a time, there were three people who went to watch drama together. One of them was far-sighted, another one had a hearing problem, and the other had a twisted head.After the show, they were judging the drama.“Today’s show had great singers, but the costume design was poor,” said the person who had farsightedness.“The costume was perfect, but the sound was too low,” said the person who had hearing problem.“The sound was loud and the costume was fine. Everything w

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Kriya Occupational Duty

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on September 28, 2011 at 9:03am

Ritualistic Performances Vs Spiritual Engagements please post them for the benefit of all group members.One's occupational duty is prescribed in Bhagavad-gita. As already discussed in previous verses, the duties of a brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya and sudra are prescribed according to their particular modes of nature. One should not imitate another's duty. A man who is by nature attracted to the kind of work done by sudras should not artificially claim to be a brahmana, although he may have been bor

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Tribute to Gopiparanadhana Prabhu by H H Radhanath Swami

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on September 27, 2011 at 5:30pm

I am beside myself with grief and am speechless while trying to digest the reality that His Grace Gopiparanadhana Prabhu has been taken away by Krishna. Krishna’s plan is always perfect but when it manifests in the passing away of such an intimate, loving Godbrother as Gopiparanadhana Prabhu it is painful. But our solace is in our deep confidence that he has attained the ultimate perfection of life, entrance into Radha Giridhari’s eternal lila.Gopiparanadhana Prabhu was an all-attractive persona

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Thought Of The Day

Posted by Shalabh Gupta on September 27, 2011 at 9:29am

The devotee does not long for any respect for his service. He is ready to offer all respect to others, but for himself, he does not want any respect.Freedom by surrenderBy H.H. Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj

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Japa Tips

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on September 27, 2011 at 9:10am

Japa Tips1.Chant early in the morning, if possible 5 to 7 am2.Chant along with Srila Prabhupada's japa tape3.Chant with good chanters (when possible)4.Record your chanting so you can hear whether you skip syllables5.Read at least one inspiring text a day from Srila Prabhupada's books aboutchanting (like the compilation "The Nectar of the Holy Name")6.After each 16 rounds, write down in your journal how many rounds you haveactually heard7.Chant all 16 round in one go (this is very powerful!)8.Abo

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If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on September 27, 2011 at 9:07am

A great football coach once said,” Just because you’re doing something wrong, doing it more intensely won’t help.”Yet, how often do we do just that? We are making a mistake, getting ourselves into trouble – and, instead of backing off, reflecting, and doing it differently, we roll up our sleeves and do the very same thing even more intensely!The same pattern exists in many areas of our lives. Many people have a great deal of conflict to manage. Whenever a potential new conflict arises, or the en

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Where Can I Find a Spiritual Master?

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on September 27, 2011 at 9:06am

Question: Where Can I Find a Spiritual Master?I am reading in the Bhagavad-gita that one is supposed to have a spiritual master, that the spiritual path becomes very easy when one has a spiritual master. Can you help me to find a spiritual master?KusumAnswer: You're Asking Guru Where to Find Guru.You are asking the spiritual master where you can find a spiritual master.Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Uncompromising preaching

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on September 27, 2011 at 9:05am

Uncompromising preachingAfter the lecture, during the time set aside for questions, a short-haired, serious-looking young man made a bold statement that surprised the audience: he had decided to live forever! Prabhupada assured him that this was impossible. "You cannot be eternal. This is a material body."The young man offered a possible scenario: "Why not make the material spiritual? Why not make everything 'all-conscious'."Prabhupada conceded that if one became Krsna conscious then he could ma

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 3 Text 11

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on September 27, 2011 at 9:05am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 3 Text 11sambaram dvividam banammuram balvalam eva caanyams ca dantavakradinavadhit kams ca ghatayatsambaram -- Sambara; dvividam -- Dvivida; banam -- Bana; muram -- Mura; balvalam -- Balvala; eva ca -- as also; anyan -- others; ca -- also; dantavakra-adin -- like Dantavakra and others; avadhit -- killed; kan ca -- and many others; ghatayat -- caused to be killed.TRANSLATIONOf kings like Sambara, Dvivida, Bana, Mura, Balvala and many other demons, such as Dant

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Everyday newspapers are flooded with news of both joy and sorrow. Why are people destined to the experiences they receive?

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on September 27, 2011 at 9:04am

Radhanath Swami decodes KarmaQuestion to Radhanath Swami: Everyday newspapers are flooded with news of both joy and sorrow. Why are people destined to the experiences they receive?Radhanath Swami Answers: The system of this world has been created by the divine but within the system we create our destiny. The divine hand of lord has created the laws of Karma. If we act sinfully then our destiny will be to suffer and if we act piously then our destiny will be to enjoy. What we have done in our pre

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Spiritual Perfection Before Initiation?

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on September 27, 2011 at 9:01am

Question: Spiritual Perfection Before Initiation?Even before initiation can a person become a pure devotee of Lord Krishna by sincere chanting, proper listening, reading Vedic scriptures, and loving service to devotees and the spiritual master?SunilAnswer: All Steps Must Be Completed for Perfection.The process of becoming a pure devotee consists of nine steps as described by Srila Prabhupada and Srila Rupa Goswami:1. Faith in the self-realization process2. Association with devotees3. Initiation

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Avoid the Fallacious Mayavadis

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on September 27, 2011 at 9:00am

A Mayavadi is someone who sticks to the principle that the form of God is maya or an illusion. The Mayavadis use very sophisticated world jugglery to try to establish their false conclusion. Those who are not learned in the Vedic wisdom can easily be razzle-dazzled or misled by Mayavadi philosophy. Here is a classic example of their philosophy as stated by a popular Mayavadi guru:I am that Brahman which is bliss, which is eternal, effulgent, all-pervasive, the substratum of names and forms, whic

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