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Look for the extraordinary in the ordinary

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 23, 2011 at 6:41pm

Look for the extraordinary in the ordinary

Two workers were approached by a reporter. The reporter asked the first worker, “What are you doing?” His response was to complain that he was virtually a slave, an underpaid bricklayer who spent his days wasting his time, placing bricks on top of one another.

The reporter asked the second worker the same question. His response, however, was quite different. “I’m the luckiest person in the world,” he said. “I get to be a part of important and beautiful p

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What is Maturity?

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 23, 2011 at 6:40pm

What is Maturity?

Maturity is the ability to control anger and settle differences without violence or destruction.

Maturity is to have patience.

Maturity is the willingness to pass up immediate pleasure in favor of the long-term gain.

Maturity is perseverance, the ability to sweat out a project or a situation in spite of heavy opposition and discouraging set-backs.

Maturity is the capacity to face unpleasantness and frustration, discomfort and defeat, without complaint or collapse.

Maturity is hum

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Narada Muni's opinion on Noble Qualities

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 23, 2011 at 6:39pm

There was a king of the kuru dynasty named Suhotra who once went to
visit some great rishis. While returning home, he happened to meet
another king named Shibi, traveling on the road in the opposite
direction. The road was too narrow for both chariots to pass and
becuase they were both equals in terms of age and other
qualifications, neither Shibi nor Suhotra would move.

Narada Muni then appeared on the scene and asked what was the matter?

Suhotra and Shibi replied, "Devarshi it is proper ettiquette th

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Faith in the Holy Name

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 23, 2011 at 6:38pm

MANY ARE CHANTING BUT HOW MANY ARE HEARING?

When we are chanting our surrender is simply to hear because our mind
will have many objects about what to contemplate on. The mind has so
many attachments, desires, fears and aspirations. It is a great
priority that we make a offering of our heart by concentrating and
hearing the Holy Name. This is how we can worship Krishna in the
temple of our heart. It is an offering of love.

There’s a story of a devotee in Jagannath Puri who was constantly
chanting Hare K

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Sign of a Devotee of Krishna

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 23, 2011 at 6:36pm

A krsna-bhakta, a devotee of Lord Krsna, he doesn't want anything
more. He doesn't want anything more. You will never find that...
Arjuna was a devotee. He was working for Krsna so much, he was
sacrificing everything. He was prepared to kill his family members and
everything. Still, he never wanted anything, "Krsna, give me this."
Never. You will never find in the Bhagavad-gita.

This is the position of bhakta. And that is the teaching of Lord
Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, na dhanam na

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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
S

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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

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Look for the extraordinary in the ordinary

What is Maturity?

Narada Muni's opinion on Noble Qualities

Faith in the Holy Name

Sign of a Devotee of Krishna

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

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