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Being Immortal

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 23, 2011 at 6:34pm

Being Immortal

Matter changes in six phases: birth, growth, maintenance, production of by-products, dwindling, and death. But the life within matter, the spirit soul, is eternal; it goes through no such changes. Life appears to be developing and decaying, but actually it is simply passing through each of these six phases until the material body can no longer be maintained. Then the old body dies, and the soul enters a new body. When our clothing is old and worn, we change it. Similarly, one day o

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Real Awakening

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 23, 2011 at 6:32pm

Real Awakening

What is spiritual life? Complete freedom. And an eternal, blissful life full of knowledge. That is spiritual life—a life distinct from material life, which is based on the bodily concept. Spiritual life means an eternal, blissful life of knowledge, while material life means a non-permanent, miserable life full of ignorance.

The body is impermanent, and it is always full of miserable conditions. There is no blissfulness in the material world; we are always suffering some kind of dist

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Radharani's Fate When Krishna Left?

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 23, 2011 at 6:30pm

Question: Radharani's Fate When Krishna Left?

What happened to Srimati Radharani after Krishna left Vrindavan? Your fallen servant, Chandan Singh

Answer: Intolerable Devastation and an Exponential Explosion of Transcendental Bliss

Externally Srimati Radharani was plunged into an ocean of intolerable, devastating grief worse that death. But internally the sweetness and the ecstasy of her loving relationship with her most beloved Lord Sri Krishna was amplified exponentially. This means that the ecs

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 4 Text 23

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 23, 2011 at 6:26pm

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 4 Text 23
sri-suka uvaca
ity uddhavad upakarnya
suhrdam duhsaham vadham
jnanenasamayat ksatta
sokam utpatitam budhah

sri-sukah uvaca -- Sri Suka Gosvami said; iti -- thus; uddhavat -- from Uddhava; upakarnya -- hearing; suhrdam -- of friends and relatives; duhsaham -- unbearable; vadham -- annihilation; jnanena -- by transcendental knowledge; asamayat -- pacified himself; ksatta -- Vidura; sokam -- bereavement; utpatitam -- arisen; budhah -- the learned.

TRANSLATION
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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 4 Text 22

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 23, 2011 at 6:26pm

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 4 Text 22
yatra narayano devo
naras ca bhagavan rsih
mrdu tivram tapo dirgham
tepate loka-bhavanau

yatra -- where; narayanah -- the Personality of Godhead; devah -- by incarnation; narah -- human being; ca -- also; bhagavan -- the Lord; rsih -- great sage; mrdu -- amiable to everyone; tivram -- severe; tapah -- penance; dirgham -- very long; tepate -- performing; loka-bhavanau -- welfare of all living entities.

TRANSLATION
There in Badarikasrama the Personality of Go

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 4 Text 21

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 23, 2011 at 6:25pm

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 4 Text 21
so 'ham tad-darsanahlada-
viyogarti-yutah prabho
gamisye dayitam tasya
badaryasrama-mandalam

sah aham -- thus myself; tat -- His; darsana -- audience; ahlada -- pleasure; viyoga -- without that; arti-yutah -- afflicted by distress; prabho -- my dear sir; gamisye -- shall go; dayitam -- so instructed; tasya -- His; badaryasrama -- Badarikasrama, in the Himalayas; mandalam -- association.

TRANSLATION
My dear Vidura, now I am mad for want of the pleasure of se

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Devotees standing for election

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 23, 2011 at 6:20pm

Devotees standing for election

Sabhapati wasted no time in revving the transcendental political machinery into action. Melbourne's Sun announced on 23 April 1974:

Krishna Man for the Poll.

The Hare Krishna movement will contest the May 18th Federal Election.

On Friday in Melbourne, it will launch its campaign with chanting, dancing, free food distribution and lecturing. The candidate for the International Society for Krishna Consciousness is Mr Phillip Scott, 25, an Economics Graduate. He will conte

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Krishna conscious leadership

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 23, 2011 at 6:20pm

Krishna conscious leadership

Twenty-five-year-old university graduate Phillip Scott had first come in contact with Krsna consciousness on receiving a Back to Godhead magazine on the streets of Melbourne in 1971. Later he had purchased a copy of Srila Prabhupada's Bhagavad-gita As It Is, and had read it with keen interest. One year later, "Scotty" travelled to Perth and met up with Vegavan at Western Australia's first ISKCON centre at 555 Fitzgerald Street in Kewdale. There he enjoyed prasadam and

Catuh-sloki Bhagavatam

Posted by shanti yadav on November 23, 2011 at 5:54pm

Sri Uddhava’s actual life is the direct symbol of the catuh-sloki Bhagavatam enunciated first to Brahmaji by the Personality of Godhead[SB 2.9.33/34/35/36]. These four very great and important verses from Srimad-Bhagavatam are particularly taken out by the Mayavadi speculators, who construe a different purport to suit their impersonal view of monism.

wonderful news, come and see HH BHAKTI CHARU SWAMI maharj from ujjain directly

Posted by nitin parihar on November 23, 2011 at 3:13pm

hare krsna dandvat pranam

PAMHO

AGTSP!

AGTBCSGM!

Don't miss out H.H. Bhakti Charu Swami LIVE Kirtan today on our newly
launched full time LIVE channel on Mayapur.TV.

Date: Today, November 23rd, 2011 Wednesday
Time: 7pm Indian Standard Time
Place: ISKCON Ujjain channel on Mayapur.TV

now from today you can always watch ujjain live. because of maharaj's inconceivable

mercy ujjain is now live available always.

we can also ask question with him directly by logging in the login box provided on rig

story of sage uttanga....

Posted by Aathira on November 23, 2011 at 1:18pm

story of sage uttanga....hare krishna ....There lived a Sage, who was very pious was doing penance for the interest of mankind. By caste, he was a Brahmin and was known to Lord Krishna. He was wandering in secluded areas and had no fixed house for him. He had no desire, no lust, no hatred, and no greed & was in different world of his own.Lord Krishna was very happy with his PRAYERS & Lord Krishna showed him His Virat Swaroop & asked him for any boon. Sage Uttanga told Him that he was desire less

story of sage uttanga....

Posted by Aathira on November 23, 2011 at 1:18pm

story of sage uttanga....hare krishna ....There lived a Sage, who was very pious was doing penance for the interest of mankind. By caste, he was a Brahmin and was known to Lord Krishna. He was wandering in secluded areas and had no fixed house for him. He had no desire, no lust, no hatred, and no greed & was in different world of his own.Lord Krishna was very happy with his PRAYERS & Lord Krishna showed him His Virat Swaroop & asked him for any boon. Sage Uttanga told Him that he was desire less

ISKCON Midday Meal Receives Best Social Work Award

Posted by shanti yadav on November 23, 2011 at 12:00pm

ISKCON Food Relief Foundation’s Midday Meal program which feeds over one million meals of sanctified, nutritious vegetarian food every day to underprivileged children in ten Indian states was named the “Best Organization in Social Work” at the D.Y. Patil Annual Achiever’s Awards on Sunday November 13th.

This year’s inaugural awards were the first in what is expected to be an annual event from now on, backed by the prestigious D.Y. Patil Group of educational and medical institutes, and the Bhaml

Srila Saranga Thakura - Disappearance

Posted by shanti yadav on November 23, 2011 at 9:43am

Srila Saranga Thakura

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Blessings for book distribution

Posted by Ravi Chandran on November 23, 2011 at 9:41am

Posted on November 19, 2011Filed under BVKS SangaPlease offer all the devotees my blessings. Their enthusiasm fordistributing my books will please me very much. Not only will I be pleased,but my guru maharaja will also be pleased and they will all be blessed. Thisis very good news, prithivite ache yato nagaradi grama sarvatra pracarahoibe mora nama, this is the way of preaching, to spread the news of Krsnain every town and village all over the world. Thank you very much.>>> Ref. VedaBase => Lett

The transcendental Cupid

Posted by Ravi Chandran on November 23, 2011 at 9:40am

Posted on November 20, 2011Filed under BVKS SangaPhula-sara-jojaka kama. He’s the transcendental Cupid. Cupid, with his bowsand arrows, increases the lusty desires of the material world; similarly, inthe spiritual world He’s the Supreme Cupid. He was increasing the lustydesires of the gopis. They used to come there, and both of them — there wasno decrease; they were increasing their desire, and Krsna was supplyingthat. Without any material concept of life, they were simply dancing, that’sall.(Fr

How to get out of maya

Posted by Ravi Chandran on November 23, 2011 at 9:39am

Posted on November 22, 2011Filed in BVKS SangaThe Lord’s activities in association with His different energies should bedescribed, appreciated and heard in accordance with the teachings of theSupreme Lord. If this is done regularly with devotion and respect, one issure to get out of the illusory energy of the Lord.SB 2.7.53 text

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When the Kids are Vegetarian

Posted by Mohini Madhavi on November 22, 2011 at 8:34pm

Once Devotee Mataji visited her non Devotee mother along with her child who also was serious Devotee of Krishna.

They all three were at home. Elders were cooking and exchanging with talks. By the time they realized that child was missed. No words. No child. No sound.

-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!

Suddenly, screaming voice of a small kid was like a thunderbolt but inside the house.

Immediately, Grandmother and mother ran to the kitchen and found a child standing before the door open

Catuh-sloki Bhagavat Gita

Posted by shanti yadav on November 22, 2011 at 11:19am

Catuh-sloki Bhagavat Gita [BG 10.8-11]

essential four verses of Bhagavad-gita [10.8-11]

One can have knowledge of the Lord only if it is made known by the Lord Himself. This is repeatedly stated in Bhagavad-gita, specifically in the four verses known as the summary verses of Bhagavad-gita (Bg. 10.8-11).

Amazing True Story By H.H. Indradyummna Swami

Posted by shanti yadav on November 22, 2011 at 10:09am

I was remembering this evening one incident about how merciful Lord Caitanya is to even the most fallen, sinful rascals. As Prabhupada mentions, Jagai and Madhai?they were not comical characters; they were deeply sinful criminals. I remembered how once we were doing a Christmas marathon in Paris and we would send our devotees to the train stations. The girls particularly would go on the trains and distribute books to the people just before the train left. As the train started to go, they woul

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Being Immortal

Real Awakening

Radharani's Fate When Krishna Left?

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 4 Text 23

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 4 Text 22

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 4 Text 21

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Devotees standing for election

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Krishna conscious leadership

Catuh-sloki Bhagavatam

wonderful news, come and see HH BHAKTI CHARU SWAMI maharj from ujjain directly

story of sage uttanga....

story of sage uttanga....

ISKCON Midday Meal Receives Best Social Work Award

Srila Saranga Thakura - Disappearance

Blessings for book distribution

The transcendental Cupid

How to get out of maya

When the Kids are Vegetarian

Catuh-sloki Bhagavat Gita

Amazing True Story By H.H. Indradyummna Swami

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