"The actual consciousness that one needs to achieve is nirmama and nishkinchana , to have nothing. Having nothing can be achieved by a grihastha if he accepts everything as Krishna's.
Bhaktivinod Thakura prayed,''Manasa deho geho, jo kichu mora, arpilo tua pade Nanda Kishore", "My mind, my body, my household, whatever normally one would consider their's, whatever it may be, I am simply offering at your Lotus Feet, Nanda Kishore. Everything is Yours."
If someone takes up their service in
Sri Siksastakam: songs of Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura
7th August 2011
Venue: ISKCON Radhadesh, Belgium
What we have understood so far is that chanting the Holy Name is the way to
achieve ultimate
perfection. We become what we actually are. The process is simple: we are
spirit souls and by chanting we regain our actual spiritual identity.
But there is a factor that makes it difficult: maya, or illusion. We are
spirit souls, but forgetting our actual identity we think that we are this
body. Maya means that
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura was born on Sunday, Sept. 2, 1838 in Biranagara
(Ulagrama) in the Nadia district of Bengal. He was the seventh son of Raja
Krsnananda Datta, a great devotee of Lord Nityananda. He was also known as the
great grandson of Madana Mohana and the third son of his Godfather
Anandacandra. He would be known as daitya-kulera prahlada (Prahlada in the
family of demons). This was because Vaisnavism was not very much respected in
his family; on his mother's side, there was
BHAKTIVINOD THAKUR reestablished the teachings of Lord Chaitanya which by then had been largely misrepresented or lost. Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur wrote almost one hundred books to explain the science of Krishna consciousness expose pseudo incarnations of God, and defeat misconceptions about the path of devotional service. Srila Bhaktivinod Thaknr was both an active preacher and the Deputy Magistrate for Jagannath Puri, Orissa, as well as the father of ten children. One of his sons was Srila Bhakt
-Why? Why? Why? I do not understand why to preach?
I see people, they seem to me happy with smiling faces. When I request them to chant the Holy Names they say that no time, no need…
With these questions I started to disturb senior Devotees. They used to say to me that Lord Gouranga wants it, Srila Prabhupada wants it. Because of that we preach.
- Why for people Krishna Consciousness? I see them they are really enjoying life even without it.
I lived in the hostel with 6 girl
Who Is Demon and Who Is Divine
75/02/04 Hawaii, Bhagavad-gita 16.8
Nitai: "They say that this world is unreal, that there is no foundation and that there is no God in control. It is produced of sex desire and has no cause other than lust."
Prabhupada: asatyam apratistham te jagad ahur anisvaram aparaspara-sambhutam kim anyat kama-haitukam [Bg. 16.8]
This is the verdict of the asuras. We have discussed the characteristics of asuras for the last two days. Now, gradually, Krsna is explaining the d |
1. Is strict with personal Sadhana
2. Makes the order of guru life and soul, always thinking about how to execute, and doing best to execute
3. Does not take credit for achievements, giving all credit to guru instead
4. Does not take offense with small mistakes of others, forgives easily, but is not foolish and does not allow others to exploit oneself
5. Always engaged in Krishna Katha, hearing or chanting
6. Does not knowingly commit offenses against the Holy Names
7. Does not indulge in mental specu
If eggs are not baby chickens, then those non fertile eggs are outsource of female chicken's Menstrual cycle. A female's egg (of any species,) unfertilized by semen, is not life but it is a menstrual flow.
Hens are so tightly packed in the battery cages, that they cannot move an inch during their encagement.
Hens are forced to lay up to 200-220 eggs every year, leading to weakened bones, feather loss, etc. (due to loss of vital minerals like calcium, etc.)
Male chicks are of no commercial value
Q. You mentioned that Lord Caitanya created different situations for the purification of the persons in His lila...We may not be clear enough in our situation, so what can we do to link with His will, mercy, or arrangements directly?
A. A phrase I used earlier was "Be present." I can expand on that, but just take that phrase: be present, moment to moment. Don't be out to lunch, or absent,or nobody home. Be present with the Holy Name, with the servic
Hare Krishna,
Yes, in the mundane sense, no one can escape the results of one's karmic debts - in other words, the family and friends we have today are a result of our debts to those individuals. However, instead of running away from them saying they are not Vaishnavas, we should very skillfully see how they can become Vaishnavas... in this connection, it is important to note that the transformation is gradual, for example, it may appear that someone has "suddenly become a devotee" but meanwhile
namo brahmanya-devaya
go-brahmana-hitaya ca
jagad-dhitaya krsnaya
govindaya namo namah
My Lord, you are the well-wisher of the cows and the brahmanas, and You are the well-wisher of the entire human society and the of the entire world.
Purport: In this prayer we see that special mention is made of the cows, indicating that special protection must always be given to the cows who are very dear to the Supreme Lord. The Lord is very fond of cows and
