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Fasting

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 29, 2011 at 9:23am

Hare Krishna,

Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada, confidential servitor of Srimati Radharani.

Fasting is an austerity. All austerity according to Guru, Krishna, and Shastra, are for the purpose of pleasing the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Any other external reason for fasting, like political protest, etc., is a violation of the injunctions of the Shastra.

Of course, sometimes, when a person is ill, they need to fast to recover their health, that is alright.

The pur

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Maya

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 29, 2011 at 9:22am

Hare Krishna,

Even though Maya is an expansion of Subhadra Maharani, Subhadra Maharani is NOT Maya! Just like the living entity is an expansion of Krishna, but the living entity is NOT Krishna.

Indeed, Maya IS dangerous, even if she is an expansion of Subhadra Mayi. :-) And to say so is not an offense unto Maya or Subhadra Maharani.

In fact, Yoga Maya and Maha Maya are very very different. Completely different. Like day and night. Both come and go based on the movement of the sun. Similarly both Yo

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Why Innumerable Living Entities?

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 29, 2011 at 9:21am

Question: Why Innumerable Living Entities?

My question is: Why has Lord Krishna created innumerable living entities for His service? What is the need of innumerable servants? Countless living entities means, countless suffering, countless planets, countless management, and countless problems. To solve these countless problem there are countless incarnations of Krishna. Your servant Jagdish

Answer: For Krishna's Unlimited Enjoyment

The more there is variety, the more there is enjoyment. Since Krishna

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Satisfaction of Krishna is Top Priority

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 29, 2011 at 9:20am

Tamala Krsna: Five: "All men are forced to act helplessly according tothe impulses born of the modes of material nature. Therefore nobodycan refrain from doing something, not even for a moment [Bg. 3.5]."Prabhupada: Yes. They say... We saw one signboard in a yoga society inLos Angeles that "You become silent, and you'll become God." (laughs)And here Krsna says that you cannot become silent even for a moment.You see? These things are going on.Practically that is real silence. If you simply engage

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You Have A Severe Birth Defect

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 29, 2011 at 9:15am

Did you know that you have a severe birth defect? That birth defect is that you have a mortal body. Your original body is eternally youthful, full of knowledge, and full of bliss. But your present body is defective in so many ways. It has imperfect senses, it gets old, and it dies. So instead of remaining in this defective condition birth after birth, revive your original Krishna consciousness and regain your original perfect body in the spiritual sky.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Interactions

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 29, 2011 at 9:15am

InteractionsPrabhupada was scheduled to speak at the centre that night. The devotees had set up Prabhupada's vyasasana at the end of the expansive hall. The combined colour scheme was quite striking -- the maha-mantra was painted all around the burnt-orange walls in metre-high dark brown lettering. Illumination came from bright red and yellow paper lanterns hanging from the tall ceiling. Mounted on the back wall was an enormous black and white photographic profile of Srila Prabhupada. Wearing hi

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 2 Text 27

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 29, 2011 at 9:12am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 2 Text 27
parito vatsapair vatsams
carayan vyaharad vibhuh
yamunopavane kujad-
dvija-sankulitanghripe

paritah -- surrounded by; vatsapaih -- cowherd boys; vatsan -- calves; carayan -- herding, tending; vyaharat -- enjoyed by traveling; vibhuh -- the Almighty; yamuna -- the Yamuna River; upavane -- gardens on the shore; kujat -- vibrated by the voice; dvija -- the twice-born birds; sankulita -- densely situated; anghripe -- in the trees.

TRANSLATION
In His childhood,

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Thought Of The Day

Posted by Shalabh Gupta on August 29, 2011 at 8:51am

As soon as you think that I am the doer, and it is because of me the success has been achieved then you will see that with time whatever little spiritual strength you have gained that gets lost. Vyasa Puja, 27.08.08, New Delhi

-by H.H. Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj

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Thought Of The Day

Posted by Shalabh Gupta on August 28, 2011 at 2:19pm

A devotee who faithfully engages in the worship of the Deity in the temple but does not behave properly toward other devotees or people in general is called a praakrutha bhakta, a materialistic devotee, and is considered to be in the lowest position. SB 11.2.47 -by H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

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Warning: Be aware at Radha Gopinath!

Posted by Mohini Madhavi on August 26, 2011 at 7:34pm

Hareeeee! Hareeeee! ….Hareeeeee! Hareeeeee!

From all 10 directions These Names entered into my body through all pores of the skin. My heart cried:

-please! Please! Let this never end! Please, oh Holy Name, be with me forever!

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This was a Sunday program which I first visited in Sri Sri Radha Gopinath Temple. Devotees told me to come to the Temple exactly at 12 PM, otherwise I will listen the lecture outside. I did as they told, occupied some place on the floor, putting my bag. Then

Deity Dresses Shri Radha Madhav Shringar Kendra

Posted by Shri Radha Madhav Shringar Kendr on August 26, 2011 at 2:30pm

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Hear Personally, Read Personally, Serve Personally!

Posted by Ravi Chandran on August 26, 2011 at 2:23pm

Hear Personally, Read Personally, Serve Personally!HH Romapada Swami during Puri Yatra Dec 2010April 25, 2011Another point is that when you are carrying out a service in “the mood of humble service”, it is a person who you are serving. It's not just a matter of doing something and then putting a little mark by your name, "I did this service, I did that service", like making a report card. You are serving a person.We get so many services that are assigned to us, "Prabhuji, can you clean the templ

The Goal Defined

Posted by Ravi Chandran on August 26, 2011 at 2:22pm

The Goal DefinedSI_Yatra_168_SriKurmamJune 27, 2011A phrase that is often repeated in the First and Second Chapters of Srimad-Bhagavatam is yenatma suprasidati, meaning satisfaction on the platform of soul. Because it is repeated again and again, it elevates us to something that we should really pay attention to. The goal is not selfishness – “I feel good”; not that kind of satisfaction. Nor is it the satisfaction of relief from material existence. That is not what is wanted. The satisfaction th

Spiritual Relationships

Posted by Ravi Chandran on August 26, 2011 at 2:20pm

Spiritual RelationshipsSI_Yatra_313_Rajahmundry_ClassesJuly 4, 2011George Harrison wrote it this way in the introduction to Krishna book:“Everyone desires to love and everyone desires to be loved. They just don’t know where to repose that propensity.” Everyone desires intimacy and love. We desire that. But, by mistake, we are reposing that desire or propensity on bodies, minds, intellects or other objects that don’t satisfy us and don’t satisfy the other person, and we call that life. So we jus

More Determination and More Determination

Posted by Ravi Chandran on August 26, 2011 at 2:19pm

SI_Yatra_168_SriKurmamJune 20, 2011Srila Prabhupada’s life, the beginning of the Hare Krishna movement, and the progressive stages of the development of the movement, are very beautiful examples of this process of apratihata-bhakti (devotional service that cannot be checked by any impediment). When one is very determined, there is no impediment that can check devotional service. Certainly it may seem like there are impediments, because our devotion is pretty weak. But those impediments can inste

Lust: The Cause of the Current Financial Crisis?

Posted by Nitai Kirtan das on August 26, 2011 at 1:00pm

I’m sure you’re all aware of the global financial situation. So many economies are collapsing, and this is reflected on a local level, with so many families facing massive financial debt. Why are people in so much debt?

One simple reason why, is because we cannot control our spending. Credit cards provide us a facility to buy the goods now, with money that we don't actually have. This is fine, so long as we have control of our mind and senses, and we monitor how much we're spending. But when we

3 day Bhagavat Gita crash course

Posted by Bhagavatikripa devi dasi on August 26, 2011 at 10:54am

3 Day Bhagavat Gita crash course by H.G.Kamallochan das ( B.E. Marine)

Dates:-26th,27th,& 28th August 2011

Venue:-Bhaktivedanta Hall, Iskcon Miraroad

Topics:-Proof of existence of soul

Science of soul

What happens at the time of death?

Proof of existence of God

Definition of God

Who is God?

Who are Demigods?

Theory of Karma

Why good things happen to bad people and bad things happen to good people

Prasadam for all

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Meaning Of The Sixteen Names PT.8

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 26, 2011 at 10:13am

Hare

hyasphutam rayati priti-bharena hari-cestam

gayatiti mata dhirair hara rasa-vicaksanaih

Filled with ecstatic love, Radha sometimes sings the glories of Hari’s exploits quietly, and sometimes She sings them aloud. Those who are expert in the secrets of divine sentiments call Her Hara.

Jiva Goswami

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Who is the Guru Who Delivers Us?

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 26, 2011 at 10:11am

Question: Who is the Guru Who Delivers Us?May I know who is that bona fide spiritual master who will take the responsibility to take us back to Godhead? I am curious to know about this pure devotee.Nikhileswara Krishna DasaAnswer: The Pure Follower of Srila PrabhupadaThe great Vedic authority Srila Prabhupada has very nicely answered your question as follows in his purport to Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto 2, Chapter 9, Text 43:"One who is now the disciple is the next spiritual master. And one cannot

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"Always Chant and Think of Me": The Future Is Secure

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 26, 2011 at 10:03am

Devotee: So I have to free myself from all cares of future, for myself?

Srila Prabhupada: Yes. Faith should be there, that if I’m working
rightly, then my future is secure. That is the reason I have taken to
this path for going back to home, back to Godhead. So if I am doing
nicely, according to the instructions, then why bother about the
future? If you are concerned, just do as Krishna says, "Always chant,
think of Me." So why don’t you do this? Krishna assures, "You will
come to Me." There is no doub

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Fasting

Maya

Why Innumerable Living Entities?

Satisfaction of Krishna is Top Priority

You Have A Severe Birth Defect

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Interactions

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 2 Text 27

Thought Of The Day

Thought Of The Day

Warning: Be aware at Radha Gopinath!

Deity Dresses Shri Radha Madhav Shringar Kendra

Hear Personally, Read Personally, Serve Personally!

The Goal Defined

Spiritual Relationships

More Determination and More Determination

Lust: The Cause of the Current Financial Crisis?

3 day Bhagavat Gita crash course

Meaning Of The Sixteen Names PT.8

Who is the Guru Who Delivers Us?

"Always Chant and Think of Me": The Future Is Secure

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