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A young, new preacher was walking with an older, more seasoned preacher in the garden one day and feeling a bit insecure about what God had for him to do, he was inquiring of the older preacher. The older preacher walked up to a rosebush and handed the young preacher a rosebud and told him to open it without tearing off any petals.
The young preacher looked in disbelief at the older preacher and was trying to figure out what a rosebud could possible have to do with his wanting to know the
A good question and one that sometimes remains lodged in our subconcious mind - lingering with us like a dark cloud when we wake up in the early morning.
We chant because our soul needs the purification of Krsna's association - we are trapped here in this body, thinking we are this person or that person....an American, Indian, Australian etc. By associating with Krsna through serious Japa - concentrated and precise - then we can feel His spiritual energy and we see a clear path ahead of us on our
Question: Is Global Islamization Anti-Krishna? |
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Dear Gurudeva, |
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Answer: Not If It Is Genuine Islam. |
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Since the real meaning of Islam is submission to the will of God and obedience to His law, global Islamization and Krishna conscious globalization are exactly the same thing. B |
73/09/01 London, Bhagavad-gita 2.31.
sva-dharmam api caveksya
na vikampitum arhasi
dharmyaddhi yuddhac chreyo 'nyat
ksatriyasya na vidyate
[Bg. 2.31]
"Considering your specific duty as a ksatriya, you should know that there is no better engagement for you than fighting on religious principles; and so there is no need for hesitation."
Prabhupada: Sva-dharmam. Sva means "own." And dharmam means "occupation." Dharma means occupation and... (to Pradyumna:) You finished?
Pradyumna:
parthams tu devo bhagavan mukundo
grhitavan saksiti-deva-devah
aste sva-puryam yadu-deva-devo
vinirjitasesa-nrdeva-devah
parthan -- the sons of Prtha (Kunti); tu -- but; devah -- the Lord; bhagavan -- the Personality of Godhead; mukundah -- Sri Krsna, who awards liberation; grhitavan -- has taken up; sa -- with; ksiti-deva-devah -- the brahmanas and the demigods; aste -- is present; sva-puryam -- along with His family; yadu-deva-devah -- worshiped by the
Inspiring One!!!!! Hope u will like it....
"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 .
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 goes down
Krishna's Pet Animals, Cows and Birds
Krishna and Balarama Milking the Cows
"Mother Yasoda would then address Nanda Maharaja, "See my dear son, whose eyes are white, who has a turban on His head, a wrapper on His body and leg bells which tinkle very sweetly on His feet. He is coming near, along with His surabhi calves, and just see how He is wandering upon the sacred land of Vrindavana!" Nectar of Devotion, Chapter 43 |
"The cows in Krishna's abode are also liberated souls. They are called surabhi co
The reading of Bhagavad-gita and chanting Hare Krishna doesn’t mean you have to abandon professional life, it doesn’t mean you have to abandon professional ambitions. No, you can go ahead and go for your education as high as you want. You can go ahead and be as ambitious in your professional career. But do it for the pleasure of Krishna. If we work for the pleasure of the lord, even if we be in the material world, we will be free from the ill-effects of the illusory energy.
(Gopal Krishna Goswa
Exercise the strength of our combined force
Dear Seventh-Goswami team member,
We are very happy that you are a part of this blissful team of book distributors. Membership is growing by the minute as people from all over the world are joining!
This is an historical event meant to do the highest good for all the people of the world. The Gopis, in their famous prayers called, “Songs of Separation,” say the following:
“The nectar of Your words and the descriptions of Your activities are the life a
at our office, many a times, I had the opportunity for inviting & sending
out reminders to the relatively newer members, thanking them for their
participation and also inquiring about the reasons for their not being able
to make it for the meeting.
Everyone of us that failed to make it in time or not at all for this
meeting always had some reason or argument favoring their cause but, the
stark truth is: "We Want Anything & Every
Ultimately, all the miseries are summarized in four things: the misery of birth... We do not... We have forgotten how much miserable condition we passed during our stay in the womb of mother, in a suffocated condition. You just imagine. Some of you might have seen the picture how the child remains within the womb of the mother. It is air-tight packed. And there are many germs who are biting the delicate skin of the child. And when the child is little grown up, at seven m
Killing is no solution for population but further miseries
Harikesa: Well we can solve the problem of birth by just killing all the children.
Prabhupada: (laughing) That is not solving, the birth is already there, therefore you are killing. (everyone laughing)
Aksayananda Swami: Birth is still there.
Prabhupada: No. Because there is birth therefore you are killing. So birth problem is not solved.
Harikesa: No, no, no. We're killing before birth.
Prabhupada: What is this before birth. Th
Prabhupada said:“Lord Krishna is acyuta – he is infallible. Acyuta – being infallible he will never fall down!”
But the living entity is potentially a spark – Krishna is fire and the living being is like spark. So a spark due to its insignificance, when it is in contact with the fire will also burn like fire! But, when it is not in contact with the fire then it will no longer burn like fire and will become extinguished. So, potentially the living being can extinguish its natural Krishna Conscious
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
