A devotee of the Supreme Personality of Godhead who seriously engages
in devotional service is equal to all living entities. There are
various species of living entities, but a devotee does not see the
outward covering; he sees the inner soul inhabiting the body. Because
each and every soul is part and parcel of the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, he does not see any difference. That is the vision of a
learned devotee.
A devotee should not speak needlessly. He is always busy in Kṛṣṇa
consciousness. When
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In the 14 August 2011 Thought for the Day, you have written: |
What is the significance of Number 108? As per vedic scriptures, Indian culture has a very special significance of number 108. What does this number represent, and why is it so important?
1) In one minute, we breathe in approximately 15 times, in 1 hour 900 times, and in 12 hours 10800 times, and in a day 10800 * 2 times. A day consists of 24 hours, and if we set aside half the day for our day to day routines,then one can spend 12 hours for recitation of God's holy names.
If one wants to obtain
arthe hy avidyamāne 'pi
saḿsṛtir na nivartate
dhyāyato viṣayān asya
svapne 'narthāgamo yathā
TRANSLATION
Actually a living entity is transcendental to material existence, but
because of his mentality of lording it over material nature, his
material existential condition does not cease, and just as in a dream,
he is affected by all sorts of disadvantages.
PURPORT
The example of a dream is very appropriate. Due to different mental
conditions, in dreams we are put into advantageous and disadvantageous
position
The Story Of Gauri- Douji
Once On Balarama appearance day, Krsna along with the cowherd boys decided to have wrestling match. Lord Balarama is the only one that is stronger then Krsna and the only one that can beat Krsna at wrestling. As Krsna prepared Himself for the fight He began boosting the He is the best fighter.
The first match was with Sridhama. After defeating Sridhama, Subal stepped up to fight with Krsna. After a tough fight, Subal defeated Krsna. Been a sour loser, Krsna wanted a
Distributing True Knowledge
Knowledge is meant for distribution. Although there is already much scientific knowledge, whenever scientists or philosophers awaken to a particular type of knowledge, they try to distribute it throughout the world, for otherwise the knowledge gradually dries up and no one benefits from it. India has the knowledge of Bhagavad-gītā, but unfortunately, for some reason or other, this sublime knowledge of the science of God was not distributed throughout the world, alth
Be willing to take advice
Generally speaking people don’t take advice, even good advice. This is true even when the advice is free and when it’s offered with love. Think about yourself. How often do you really, honestly take someone else’s advice? How often do you say to yourself, or out loud, “That’s a great idea. That’s a much better way of doing it than the way I have been doing.”
In order to grow, we need to see things differently. We don’t want to do the same things over and over if they’re
Author: "Vijaya (das) HDG (USA)"
Ayodhya Dasa, a devotee of Indian descent, joined ISKCON in 1976 in Detroit and was initiated by Srila Prabhupada in 1977. While in Detroit he distributed books while serving in the life membership department. But for many years he wanted to go to Vrndavana. In 1995 Krsna made the arrangement. That year his brother-in-law passed away in India and he was asked to attend the funeral ceremony because he was the only surviving male in the family. He took the opportu
Given below is the jist of the "only solution for all problems" as narrated by H.H.Radhanath Maharaj in the initiation lecture of 1997 during Gaura poornima. He was explaining this in 5 simple steps as follows.
1. The only purpose of human form of life is purification
2. The only way to get purified is when Krishna is pleased with us
3. The only way to please Krishna is to please Guru (Yasya prasadad Bhagavat ........)
4. The only way to please Guru is to follow his instruction.
5. The only way b
Prabhupada departed out of Calcutta for his flight to Melbourne via Bangkok. Two devotees accompanied him. Srutakirti, a bright young brahmacari, acted as his servant. Bali-mardana, now returning to Australia as a sannyasi, was his secretary.
Prabhupada had planned to install 60cm marble Radha-Krsna Deities in Melbourne. The Deities had been acquired in India and now Bali-mardana and Srutakirti carried one Deity each on the flight out to
Prabhupada departed out of Calcutta for his flight to Melbourne via Bangkok. Two devotees accompanied him. Srutakirti, a bright young brahmacari, acted as his servant. Bali-mardana, now returning to Australia as a sannyasi, was his secretary.
Prabhupada had planned to install 60cm marble Radha-Krsna Deities in Melbourne. The Deities had been acquired in India and now Bali-mardana and Srutakirti carried one Deity each on the flight out to
ko va amusyanghri-saroja-renum
vismartum isita puman vijighran
yo visphurad-bhru-vitapena bhumer
bharam krtantena tirascakara
kah -- who else; va -- either; amusya -- the Lord's; anghri -- feet; saroja-renum -- dust of the lotus; vismartum -- to forget; isita -- may be able; puman -- person; vijighran -- smelling; yah -- one who; visphurat -- expanding; bhru-vitapena -- by the leaves of the eyebrows; bhumeh -- of the earth; bharam -- burden; krta-antena -
dunoti cetah smarato mamaitad
yad aha padav abhivandya pitroh
tatamba kamsad uru-sankitanam
prasidatam no 'krta-niskrtinam
dunoti -- it gives me pain; cetah -- heart; smaratah -- while thinking of; mama -- my; etat -- this; yat -- as much as; aha -- said; padau -- feet; abhivandya -- worshiping; pitroh -- of the parents; tata -- My dear father; amba -- My dear mother; kamsat -- out of Kamsa's; uru -- great; sankitanam -- of those who are afraid; prasidata
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During the Shravana paurnami (the full moon day in the month of Shravana), Balarama Purnima (the appearance day of Lord Balarama) is celebrated. This celebration is particularly important to the Dauji temple in Vrindavan, where Balarama and Revati (the consort of Balarama) reside in nitya-lila. Balaram Appearance is celebrated in all Vishnu and Krishna temples and in the temples of ISKCON in India and world over. In 2011, Balaram appearance is observed on 13th August.
In the ISKCON Krishna-Bala
THE JIVA IS THE ETERNAL SERVANT OF SRI KRSNA. Without BHAKTI everything is destroyed. The tree of BHAKTI , BHAKTI VRKSA, gives the fruit of prema. that fruit is proyajna or the final goal of life.That krsna prema is our eternal wealth , in comparison to which BHUKTI & MUKTI are insignificant. Sri Krsna is sat , cit & ananda. He is like sun, the jivas are like rays of sun MAYA is the shadow. The jiva is the tatastha energy of the lord & due to marginal nature, when he comes in contact with maya s
Food is Death - Eat drink and be sorry.Food not offered to Krishna is as good as poison.If you try to offer meat fish and eggs to Krishna, beware you will be in deep trouble soon.You have limited choice about what to offer, just offer only pure vegetarian food cooked in a clean atmosphere.
Food is Death-Amazing but true, this is what the yogis say. Once I was travelling up a mountain in the area famous for Jim Corbett's tiger spottings. Mukteshwar is a lovely place to visit, and a yogi used to li
Hare Krsna Pabhuji/Mataji,
Please accept our humble obeisances,
Please accept our humble obeisances,
All glories to srila prabhupad,
All glories to sri guru and gauranga ,
An Unlikely Hero in the World of Sankirtan - By HG Vijaya (das) HDG (USA).
Ayodhya Dasa, a devotee of Indian descent, joined ISKCON in 1976 in Detroit and was initiated by Srila Prabhupada in 1977. While in Detroit he distributed books while serving in the life membership department. But for many years he wanted to go to Vrndavana. In 1995 Krsna made the arrangement
Where is the religion which does not recognize God? One may call God "Allah" or "Krishna" or something else, but where is that religion which does not recognize God? We are teaching that one should simply try to love God. We are attracted by so many things, but if our love is reposed in God, then we will be happy. We don't have to learn to love anything else; everything else is automatically included. Just try to love God. Don't try to love just trees or plants or insects. This will never satisf
