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Navadwip mandal parikrama day 4- 11th march 2011

Posted by Shobha Radha Devi Dasi on March 12, 2011 at 11:48am

Navadvip Mandala Parikrama-Day 4,the 11th March 2011

Today is the 4th day of the parikrama. At 7.15am Guru Maharaja came down to the temple hall to take darshan. He comes down from His quarters to the temple hall through the Caitanya exhibition hall using the newly installed elevator. Unfortunately an embarrassing incident took place this morning. The key for the grill gate which divides the temple hall and exhibition hall was misplaced. Guru Maharaja waited for almost five minutes and while He w

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HH Bhakti Purusottama Swami

Posted by Shobha Radha Devi Dasi on March 12, 2011 at 11:30am

Live From Sri Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir!

Date: March 7th, 2011

Topic: Dhruva Maharaja Goes Back to Godhead

Verse: 4:12: 30

Speaker: HH Bhakti Purushottama Swami

tadottanapadah putro

dadarsantakam agatam

mrtyor murdhni padam dattva

arurohadbhutam grham

TRANSLATION: When Dhruva Maharaja was attempting to get on the transcendental plane, he saw death personified approach him. Not caring for death, however, he took advantage of the opportunity to put his feet on the head of death, and thus he got up on the a

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Bhaktivedanta College:positions of Promotion Manager and Receptionist

Posted by Shobha Radha Devi Dasi on March 12, 2011 at 11:11am

Dear Vaishnavas

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!Guru-parampara ki jaya!

Bhaktivedanta College Radhadesh has an opening for the position of Promotion/Fundraising Manager and Receptionist. If you want to be part of and enthusiastic team offering a vibrant service to Srila Prabhupada, in a well-established spiritual community, then please announce your interest. We would be happy to send additional information. This is a full time position, but we may consider othe

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Divine appearance of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

Posted by Shobha Radha Devi Dasi on March 12, 2011 at 11:05am

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Navadwip Mandal Parikrama- Day 3 - 10th March 2011

Posted by Shobha Radha Devi Dasi on March 12, 2011 at 11:00am

Navadwip Mandal Parikrama- Day 3 10th March 2011

Today is the 3rd day of the Navadvip Mandala Parikrama. Our first group to be visited today was the International party in Naimisharanya. When we were about to go out from the Lotus Building through the exit of Caitanya exhibition Hall,we heard the beautiful greeting kirtan for Their Lordship Sri Panca Tattva'Sri Krsna Caitanya Prabhu doya kore moreeee....' was going on in the temple hall. Guru Maharaja told us to wheel him down towards the temple

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Posted by Anirudh Shetty on March 12, 2011 at 9:04am

The land of the rising Sun, Japan, witnessed an ultimate slaughter by earth and water. It is most shocking to see nature's way of showing it's fury. Even a highly ranked country like Japan was reeling under its wrath.

This is most unfortunate and we pray to the Lord that they their souls may find Krishna soon.

How do the devotees view such disasters.

Below are some links I could find of some devotees who have shared their views on similar such disasters before.

His Holiness Bhakti Vikas Maharaj

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About HH Sridhara Swami Maharaj

Posted by kartik on March 12, 2011 at 5:30am

His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami:[invocatory prayers]I remember very vividly the first time I met Maharaja. It was in 1977, very beginning of ‘77, early January in Prayaga, Kumbha Mela. Prabhupada was there and we, from Mayapur, drove in a bus about 35-40 devotees traveled to Prayaga, Allahabad, for the Kumbha Mela there.The next morning after the prasad, Sridhar Maharaja announced that he was going to take the devotees who are interested in book distribution. Kumbha Mela is very, very wonderful

HH Radhanath Maharaj's causeless mercy - anoop gets initiation

Posted by Rasamrita Das on March 12, 2011 at 12:58am

Date : March 11, 2011
Place: Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Mumbai

Hare Krishna!

This is a very inspiring story of a simple young devotee boy from Mumbai, who is in the verge of leaving his body at Bhaktivedanta Hospital.

Anoop Banerjee, born in 1st June 1983, is from a Bengali Family. He has lived most of his life in Jogeshwari, a western suburb in Mumbai. His family (members) are not ISKCON devotees or followers, but have a favourable disposition.

From their very old memories way back in 1989-90, When A

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Each person views the world differently

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 11, 2011 at 1:23pm

Each person views the world differently

When someone acts in a way that seems strange to you, rather than reacting in your usual way, such as, “I can’t believe they would do that,” instead say something to yourself like “I see, that must be the way she sees things in her world. Very interesting.”

When you are genuinely curious about the way someone reacts or the way they feel about something, it’s unlikely that you will be annoyed.

When you are interested in other perspectives, it doesn’t imply, e

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Not very important.

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 11, 2011 at 1:17pm

devotee, mukti is not very important. Kaivalyam narakayate. Prabodhananda Sarasvati says that mukti, kaivalyam, one with the supreme, kaivalyam, kevalam, narakayate: "What is this? It is as good as the hell." That is the opinion of the bhakta. They don't want mukti. Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, mama janmani janmanisvare bhavatad bhaktir ahaituki tvayi. Na dhanam na janam na sundarim kavitam va jagadisa kamaye.

Caitanya Mahaprabhu said that "I don't want any material wealth," dhanam. Na janam. "I don

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How we feel depends a lot upon …

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 11, 2011 at 1:16pm

How we feel depends a lot upon …

How we feel depends a lot upon what aspects of life we focus on and how we characterize our experience. In other words, when we describe our day, we might feel very justified in saying, “Oh God, it was awful. I was stuck in horrible traffic with millions of other angry people. I spent my day in boring meeting, always scrambling a few minutes behind. There were arguments and almost constant conflict to deal with!”

The identical day might be thought of differently.

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Are Indian Gurus Superior?

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 11, 2011 at 1:15pm

Question: Are Indian Gurus Superior?

There are some devotees in ISKCON saying that the Indian gurus are more bona fide than the Western gurus. So can you please give some sastric proof that this is not a correct statement? Your servant, Gopati Krishna Dasa Seremban, Malaysia

Answer: Hell's Residents Make Such Distinctions

Anyone who judges the authenticity of a spiritual master based of his body type has a hellish, racist mentality and is completely unqualified to understand who is a bona fide spiri

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Look for the extraordinary in the ordinary

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 11, 2011 at 1:15pm

Look for the extraordinary in the ordinary

Two workers were approached by a reporter. The reporter asked the first worker, “What are you doing?” His response was to complain that he was virtually a slave, an underpaid bricklayer who spent his days wasting his time, placing bricks on top of one another.

The reporter asked the second worker the same question. His response, however, was quite different. “I’m the luckiest person in the world,” he said. “I get to be a part of important and beautiful pi

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Meaning of the Mahamantra

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 11, 2011 at 1:13pm

Meaning of the Mahamantra

First Meaning: -

Srila Jiva Gosvami reveals the meaning of each of the sixteen Names in the Hare Krishna Mahaamantra in his Mahaa-mantrartha Dipika as follows: -

hare Krishna hare Krishna Krishna Krishna hare hare
hare Raama hare Raama Raama Raama hare hare

(1-Hare)
Krishna steals the minds of everyone, yet Radha steals even His mind by Her divine expertise. Thus She is known as Haraa.

(2-Krishna)
He forcibly attracts Sri Radha with the sweet sound of His flute, therefore that

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Yoga for modern age

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 11, 2011 at 1:12pm

Yoga for modern age

The breathing exercise of the yoga system that is generally practiced is just the beginning of the system. Meditation on the Supersoul is just a step forward. Achievement of wonderful material success is also only a step forward. But to attain direct contact with the Supersoul and to take dictation from Him is the highest perfectional stage.

The breathing exercises and meditational practices of yoga are very difficult in this age. They were difficult even five thousand years a

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Early Days

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 11, 2011 at 1:11pm

Early Days

Although Srila Prabhupada was not generally in favour of "importing" devotees -- he preferred that devotees be made from local men and women -- he conceived of a unique plan for Australia. Prabhupada had the idea of sending young brahmacaris from England to help with the preaching in Australia, and had written to Mukunda in London.

I have received word that English citizens can fly to Australia as immigrants, and the cost is only $20 per person. So under the circumstances, you can send

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 1

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 11, 2011 at 1:10pm

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 1
sri-suka uvaca
atra sargo visargas ca
sthanam posanam utayah
manvantaresanukatha
nirodho muktir asrayah

sri-sukah uvaca -- Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; atra -- in this Srimad-Bhagavatam; sargah -- statement of the creation of the universe; visargah -- statement of subcreation; ca -- also; sthanam -- the planetary systems; posanam -- protection; utayah -- the creative impetus; manvantara -- changes of Manus; isa-anukathah -- the science of God; nirodhah -- go

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 9 Text 46

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 11, 2011 at 1:10pm

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 9 Text 46
yad utaham tvaya prsto
vairajat purusad idam
yathasit tad upakhyaste
prasnan anyams ca krtsnasah

yat -- what; uta -- is, however; aham -- I; tvaya -- by you; prstah -- I am asked; vairajat -- from the universal form; purusat -- from the Personality of Godhead; idam -- this world; yatha -- as it; asit -- was; tat -- that; upakhyaste -- I shall explain; prasnan -- all the questions; anyan -- others; ca -- as well as; krtsnasah -- in great detail.

TRANSLATION

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HH Bhakti Vidya Purna Swami

Posted by Shobha Radha Devi Dasi on March 11, 2011 at 12:52pm

Live From Sri Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir!

Date: March 6th, 2011

Topic: Dhruva Maharaja Goes Back to Godhead

Verse: 4:12: 29

Speaker: HH Bhakti Vidya Purna Swami

parityabhyarcya dhisnyagryam

parsadav abhivandya ca

iyesa tad adhisthatum

bibhrad rupam hiranmayam

TRANSLATION: Before getting aboard, Dhruva Maharaja worshiped the airplane, circumambulated it, and also offered obeisances to the associates of Visnu.In the meantime he became as brilliant and illuminating as molten gold. He was thus completely pre

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Sankirtan seminars in Mayapur

Posted by Shobha Radha Devi Dasi on March 11, 2011 at 12:17pm

On the first day of the 2011 sankirtan seminars in Mayapur, Navina Nirada Prabhu related a nice story about a Russian sankirtan devotee. While distributing books he met another devotee distributing, so he asked him, "Which temple are you from?"The other devotee asked, "Temples? There are temples?"

It turned out that the young man had received a book from someone and had become very inspired by reading it. And when he read in the book how important it is that this knowledge be distributed to othe

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Navadwip mandal parikrama day 4- 11th march 2011

HH Bhakti Purusottama Swami

Bhaktivedanta College:positions of Promotion Manager and Receptionist

Divine appearance of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

Navadwip Mandal Parikrama- Day 3 - 10th March 2011

Tsunami

About HH Sridhara Swami Maharaj

HH Radhanath Maharaj's causeless mercy - anoop gets initiation

Each person views the world differently

Not very important.

How we feel depends a lot upon …

Are Indian Gurus Superior?

Look for the extraordinary in the ordinary

Meaning of the Mahamantra

Yoga for modern age

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Early Days

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 1

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 9 Text 46

HH Bhakti Vidya Purna Swami

Sankirtan seminars in Mayapur

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