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The do's and don'ts on book distribution

Posted by shanti yadav on October 21, 2011 at 2:00pm

Hare Krsna Prabhus,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Just as there are do's and don'ts for sadhana-bhakti, there are do's and don'ts for book distribution. I thought it might be good to give you an idea of them. I showed the following list to Vaisesika Prabhu and Bhrgupati Prabhu, and they approved it.

The Do's:

1. Always remember Krsna.

2. Distribute books on their merits.

3. Be friendly, tolerant, and compassionate.

4. Have good sadhana. Try to have all of you

Devotees and us!!!!

Posted by Radha Krishna Spiritual Portal on October 21, 2011 at 9:47am

Stories left thoughts behind for us;Fairytales left dreams behind for us;Fables left morals behind for us;Epics left divinity behind for us;Devotees left devotional values for us.

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Thought Of The Day

Posted by Shalabh Gupta on October 21, 2011 at 1:38am

One who is attarcted by Param,The Supreme,is no longer attracted by anything inferior.By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

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Please! Stop! India! Enough!

Posted by Mohini Madhavi on October 19, 2011 at 9:00pm

They are eating and sleeping,

Will you also do the same?!

They are mating and defending,

Will you also do the same?!

They are crying, they are dieing,

Will you also do the same?!

They are cheating and lying,

Will you also do the same?!

They are heartless and cruel,

Want you also to be the same?!

They are dumb, they are dull,

Want you also to be the same?!

Under the Sun they are fried,

In the winter they froze.

Meat, fish, egg their daily food,

Money is their aim of livelihood.

They hurt each

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The Glories of Sri Radhakunda.

Posted by Gopal das on October 19, 2011 at 7:53pm

Bhraman kacche kacche kshiti-dhara-pater vakrima gatairLapan radhe krishnety-anavataram un matta-vad ahamPatan kvapi kvapi-ucchalita nayana dvandva salilaihKada keli sthanam sakalam api sinchami vikalah(Shrila Raghunatha das Goswami's Shri Shri Vraja-Vilasa Stava : 103)bhraman – wandering; kache kache – in the vicinity; kshitidhara - mountain; pateh –the Lord; vakrima – curved; gataih – path-ways; lapan – lamenting; radhe krishna –O Radhe! Okrishna!; iti – thus; anavaratam – constantly; mattavad

We and Sri Krishna!!!

Posted by Radha Krishna Spiritual Portal on October 19, 2011 at 3:51pm

No desires are left after desiring Him;No words are left after describing Him;No doubts are left after trusting Him;No fears are left after loving Him;No relations are left after befriending Sri Krishna.

Unifying the Four Bonafide Disciplic Succession

Posted by Ravi Chandran on October 19, 2011 at 3:30pm

While conducting the Mayapur Yatra we visited the HQers of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur's preaching mission, which included his main temple Sri Sri Gadharvika Giridhari. While circumabulating around the deities one sees on the 4 corners outside the mandir itself, along the parikrama marg, the murtis of the 4 vaisnava acaryas of the 4 bonafide disciplic successions (as decribed in Padma Purana.)

Below you will find Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura's decription of how Sri Caintanya Mahaprabhu a

Sri Advaita Acarya relieves a brahmana from his Vaisnava-aparadha

Posted by Ravi Chandran on October 19, 2011 at 2:48pm

In honor of Advaita Acarya's appearance day(from Bhakti-ratnakara, Fifth Wave, by Sri Narahari Cakravarti Thakura)Raghava Pandita continued: "A wise person once told me that Advaita Gosvami stayed in Mathura during His pilgrimage because of the beauty here. At that time there was a worthless brahmana in Mathura who invariably spoke ill of the Vaisnavas. That was his worst habit. He was a proud scholar and a wicked man, so the inhabitants of Mathura feared him.""Once he spoke harshly about the Va

Idolatry and Deity Worship

Posted by Ravi Chandran on October 19, 2011 at 2:42pm

In this text from Ray of Visnu chapter 13, Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Sarasvati discusses the difference between Idolatry and worship of Sri Murti with an American Professor.Reading AssignmentIntroduction to the discussion: [Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, herein clearly describes the situation that he, and later, Srila Sarasvati Thakura were forced to combat in their preaching. Bengalis, in particular, and Indians, in general, had largely been made into foreigners in their own land, due to the British

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Thought Of The Day

Posted by Shalabh Gupta on October 19, 2011 at 10:23am

The transcendental name of Krisna,even though ultered unconciously or by force of circumtances,can help one obtain freedom from the hurdle of birth and death.By H.D.G Srila Prabhupada

jai banke bihari ji ki

Posted by Aathira on October 18, 2011 at 11:34pm

Banke Bihari Temple : Mathura

lord krishna in holy city of vrindavan ... Banke Bihari was originally worshiped at Nidhivana. Banke means “bent in three places” and bihari means “supreme enjoyer.” Lord Krishna will be standing in the Tribhanga posture. Haridas Swami originally worshipped this Deity under the name of Kunji-bihari. Banke Bihari Temple was established by Swami Haridas of the Nimbarka Sampradaya, a contemporary of the six Gosvamis. It is said that he discovered the Banke Bihari deity at Nidhivana, sometime i

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108: The Significance of the Number

Posted by Gopal das on October 18, 2011 at 3:52pm

It is amazing how much Western science has taught us. Today, for example, kids in grammar school learn that the sun is 93 million miles from the earth and that the speed of light is 186,000 miles per second. Yoga may teach us about our Higher Self, but it can't supply this kind of information about physics or astronomy.

Or can it?

Professor Subhash Kak of Louisiana State University referred to the statement by Sayana, a fourteenth century Indian scholar. In his commentary on a hymn in the Rig Ved

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Prophet Mohammed: Is He Really Predicted in the Bhavishya Purana?

Posted by Gopal das on October 18, 2011 at 3:30pm

Was Prophet Muhammad in the Vedas?

Starting With the Rig-Veda

In this article we will take a look at some of the verses in the Vedas that some people, such as Dr. Zakir Naik, say that Mohammed is mentioned or foretold in them. This is a summary based on the research by Dr Radhasyam Brahmachari and others, and shows that these verses in fact do not speak of Prophet Mohammed, but are used in a way that is based on mistranslations to justify that idea.

First of all, the Rig-Veda is globally recogni

Krishna and His Pearls!!!

Posted by Radha Krishna Spiritual Portal on October 18, 2011 at 12:38pm

In His service sweat drops turned to pearls of salvation;

In His devotion tear drops turned to pearls of purification;

In His sermons rain drops turned to pearls of inspiration;

In Sri Krishna's love Yamuna's drops turned to pearls of benediction.

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Thought Of The Day

Posted by Shalabh Gupta on October 18, 2011 at 10:50am

There is no question of accepting and not accepting Krishna Consciousness. It is not Optional,It is compulsary,if we do not take to Krishna Consciouness , our life is very risky.By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

Bhaktivedanta College VTE Bhagavad-gita Online - Jnana-yoga section (Chapters 13-18): October 24 - December 11, 2011.

Posted by audarye on October 17, 2011 at 6:00pm

December 11, 2011.

Bhaktivedanta College's (VTE) Bhakti Shastri Course Online (Bhagavad-gita - Jnana-yoga module: Chapters 13-18) will start on October 24th and end on December 11th.

The module is open for enrollment, and it can be studied independently of other Bhakti Shastri modules.

To better facilitate your online learning, we will also include videos of our visiting teachers Hanumatpresaka Swami and Suresvara Prabhu addressing key topics of the Bhagavad-gita.

Teacher: Bhaktavasa Govinda Dasa

Lotus and Krishna!!!!!!

Posted by Radha Krishna Spiritual Portal on October 17, 2011 at 5:21pm

His holy feet blessed the motifs of lotus;His holy aura blessed fragrance of lotus;His holy eyes blessed the petals of lotus;His holy appearance blessed the new bloom of lotus;Sri Krishna blessed us with this lotus;Lotus connected us with Sri Krishna's devotional focus.

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Thought Of The Day

Posted by Shalabh Gupta on October 17, 2011 at 10:47am

By Offering everything to Krishna, no body is looser , they are gainer, the best gainer.By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

Teacher Training Course in Vrindavan from November 2 to 7, 2011

Posted by shanti yadav on October 17, 2011 at 9:30am

Dear Devotees,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Hare Krsna!

The VIHE invites you to dive into this dynamic six-day training course to equip yourself with:

• Speaking skills
• Effective use of resources
• Proper delineation of aims and objectives
• Skills in writing lesson outlines/plans
• The ability to give oral feedback for assessment
• Different interactive teaching and preaching styles
• The art of emphatic listening
• The art of balancing your presentations be

Surrender!!

Posted by Radha Krishna Spiritual Portal on October 16, 2011 at 3:37pm

Surrender yourself to Sri Krishna in devotion;

Surrender your hands to Sri Krishna through service;

Surrender your thoughts to Sri Krishna by meditation;

Surrender your heart to Sri Krishna with love.

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The do's and don'ts on book distribution

Devotees and us!!!!

Thought Of The Day

Please! Stop! India! Enough!

The Glories of Sri Radhakunda.

We and Sri Krishna!!!

Unifying the Four Bonafide Disciplic Succession

Sri Advaita Acarya relieves a brahmana from his Vaisnava-aparadha

Idolatry and Deity Worship

Thought Of The Day

jai banke bihari ji ki

108: The Significance of the Number

Prophet Mohammed: Is He Really Predicted in the Bhavishya Purana?

Krishna and His Pearls!!!

Thought Of The Day

Bhaktivedanta College VTE Bhagavad-gita Online - Jnana-yoga section (Chapters 13-18): October 24 - December 11, 2011.

Lotus and Krishna!!!!!!

Thought Of The Day

Teacher Training Course in Vrindavan from November 2 to 7, 2011

Surrender!!

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