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Prabhupada said “ When you give Krishna, you get Krishna.” Give Krishna means- giving people transcendental knowledge and then you get Krishna’s mercy. That mercy is in the form of determination. You become more determined that “I am going to push on spiritual life come what may.”
(Gopal Krsna Goswami, S.B. 3.6.29-30, 6/8/1993, Montreal)
mānuṣyam artha-dam anityam apīha dhīraḥ
tūrṇaḿ yateta na pated anu-mṛtyu yāvan
niḥśreyasāya viṣayaḥ khalu sarvataḥ syāt
TRANSLATION
After many, many births and deaths one achieves the rare human form of
life, which, although temporary, affords one the opportunity to attain
the highest perfection. Thus a sober human being should quickly
endeavor for the ultimate perfection of life as long as his body,
which is always subject to death, has not fallen down and died
Twins Kripacharya and Kripi
Krpacarya is the son of the great Rsi Sardban and was born in the family of Gautama. The birth is said to be accidental. By chance, the great Rsi Sardban met Janapadi, a famous society girl of heaven, and the Rsi Sardban discharged semina in two parts. By one part immediately a male child and by the other part a female child were born as twins. The male child was later on known as Krpa, and the female child was known as Krp
Red Shifts and the Expanding Universe
In this chapter we enter into the domain of extra-galactic cosmology and discuss the big bang theory and the evidence for an expanding universe. We illustrate how scientists construct theoretical models that are mistaken for reality by millions of people who encounter them in authoritative textbooks and in popular presentations. We show, however, that even within the narrowly defined domain of astrophysics, new observations may arise that fundamentally challe
"Never mind how hard you fall, always remember to pick yourself up and
get back on your feet."
Hare Krishna Prabhujis and Matajis,
Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada and
Srila Gurudeva.
Failures are stepping stones to success. But in reality it becomes very
difficult for us to face repeated failures. We may face one or two
failures, but when there are setbacks in every walk of life, then we
tend to become morose and our morale g
2 June 2011--When one takes up the all-auspicious path of Krishna consciousness one should expect that there will sometimes be obstacles. The key to handling them properly is not to become discourage or bewildered, but to instead accept them as exciting opportunities to make progress in Krishna consciousness.
I faced such a challenge as I was departing from Sofia this morning. Just before getting on the airplane for London my computer software crashed. All attempts to get it to boot up failed. N
Question: How to Prove that "Me" in Gita Refers to Krishna? |
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I am having problems in convincing my friends that "Me" in the Gita refers to Krishna and Krishna alone. Please help me with strong quotations and references that it is only Krishna. Is there evidence to show how absurd it is to say that He is not referring to Himself when He says "Me?" |
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Answer: How Can it Not Refer to Krishna? |
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How when Krishna says "Me", this cannot not refer to Krishna. Their analysis is not |
ajata-satroh pratiyaccha dayam
titiksato durvisaham tavagah
sahanujo yatra vrkodarahih
svasan rusa yat tvam alam bibhesi
ajata-satroh -- of Yudhisthira, who has no enemy; pratiyaccha -- return; dayam -- legitimate share; titiksatah -- of he who is so forbearing; durvisaham -- unbearable; tava -- your; agah -- offense; saha -- along with; anujah -- younger brothers; yatra -- wherein; vrkodara -- Bhima; ahih -- revenging snake; svasan -- breathing heavily;
We are not the body; we are spiritual beings trapped in the body. Our real interest lies in understanding this simple fact.(Srimad-Bhagavatam 6.15.3, Purport)
-By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada
Lord Sri Krsna says in the 7th Chapter of Bhagavad Gita that ‘He is the power of the prowess’. How many of us realize this and accept that whatever we are today is only by the mercy of the Lord.
A man winning a 100 meter race, a Cricket team winning a final match, a group of Scientists achieve to put a rocket in an outer orbit; all of them feel that their success is due to their own strengths and efforts, either individually or collectively, and hence they think that they deserve all the apprecia
