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Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to His Divine Grace Srila
Prabhupada, the Ambassador of the Holy Names.
The schedule for this year are the same as last year : 1. Japathon, 2. Sankirtan-yajna, and 3. 50-man Harinam. We encourage temples to customize the initiatives to better serve their congregations.
Instead of beginning on the official start date of World Holy Name's Week (Friday, September 9th) and ending on West Monday, September 19th (Srila Prabhupada's Arrival in the West
What is the price for entering
into the kingdom of God ?
One should learn how to cry for the Lord. One should learn this small technique, and he should bevery eager and actually cry to become engaged in some particular type of service. This is called ‘laulyam’, and such tears are the price for the highest perfection. If one develops this ‘laulyam’, orexcessive eagerness for meeting and serving the Lord in a particular way, that is the price to enterinto the kingdom of God.
His Divine Grac
Please know that by chanting the holy name all anarthas will be removed. When our heart is cleansed from all this anartha dust, the form, qualities and pastimes of the Lord will automatically manifest themselves on the clear mirror of the purified heart. All this will be understood clearly when the coverings are removed from our heart. But it is important that you make special effort to avoid the offenses so that the holy name can come through purely and gives you all the perfections.
Sacinandan
Srimad Bhaagavatam 11.14.16
nirapeksham munim shaantam / nirvairam sama-darshanam
anuvrajaamy aham nityam / puyeyety anghri-renubhih
anuvrajaamy aham nityam / puyeyety anghri-renubhih
"With the dust of My devotees' lotus feet I desire to purify the material worlds, which are situated within Me. Thus, I always follow the footsteps of My pure devotees, who are free from all personal desire, rapt in thought of My pastimes, peaceful, without any feelings of enmity, and of equal disposition everywhere."
Krishna takes over in the second part of the vers
Krishna takes over in the second part of the vers
Krsna
anga-syamalima-stomaih syamalikrta-kancanah
ramate radhaya sardham krsno nigadyate
When Krsna sports with Radha, Her golden hue takes on the dark complexion of Krsna's skin. He is thus known as Krsna.Jiva Goswami
Question: How to Convince a Non-Devotee to Chant? |
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How can I convince a non devotee to chant and be happy? They know the importance of chanting and have heard many lectures on Krishna consciousness, but they do not want to chant. |
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Answer: You Become Perfect in Chanting |
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You can lead a horse to the water, but you can't force him to drink. If you want to convince others to chant, you should become so perfect in your chanting that others will be attracted to chanting simply by getting your associatio |
Hare Krishna! On 23rd August, the day after the Lord Sri Krishna Janmastami (22 Aug) is the Appearance Day of His Divine Grace Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the Founder-Acarya of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). Fasting till noon.
HIS DIVINE GRACE A.C. BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI PRABHUPADA,
FOUNDER-ACARYA OF INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS (ISKCON)
SRILA PRABHUPADA BHAJAN KUTIR
SRI MAYAPUR CANDODAYA MANDIR, ISKCON MAYAPUR
On the left, just inside the
Srutakirti set about quickly unpacking Srila Prabhupada's bags. He placed Prabhupada's pen and his tilaka set on his low desk along with his compact mirror used when Prabhupada
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
tathaiva canye nara-loka-vira
ya ahave krsna-mukharavindam
netraih pibanto nayanabhiramam
parthastra-putah padam apur asya
tatha -- as also; eva ca -- and certainly; anye -- others; nara-loka -- human society; virah -- fighters; ye -- those; ahave -- on the battlefield (of Kuruksetra); krsna -- Lord Krsna's; mukha-aravindam -- face like a lotus flower; netraih -- with the eyes; pibantah -- while seeing; nayana-abhiramam -- very pleasing to the eyes; parth
drsta bhavadbhir nanu rajasuye
caidyasya krsnam dvisato 'pi siddhih
yam yoginah samsprhayanti samyag
yogena kas tad-viraham saheta
drsta -- it has been seen; bhavadbhih -- by your good self; nanu -- of course; rajasuye -- in the assembly of the rajasuya sacrifice performed by Maharaja Yudhisthira; caidyasya -- of the King of Cedi (Sisupala); krsnam -- unto Krsna; dvisatah -- envying; api -- in spite of; siddhih -- success; yam -- which; yoginah -- the yog
IT WAS ABOUT FIVE O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING and dawn was just emerging. Not knowing where to go or what to do, Radhanath Swami stood with his friend on a railway platform, which bustled with the crowds who came off the train and the hundreds who wrestled to get on. Amid it all, a strange comfort arose in Radhanath Swami’s heart. It was similar to that feeling he had while praying in the temple of Kasi Viswanath, a feeling that something special was about to happen in his life. There appeared to be
