By HH Sivarama Swami
Devotees often ask what the meaning of steadiness is: some consider
that chanting sixteen rounds a day and following the four regulative
principles means that one is steady, while others say it is steadiness
in one’s service; yet others give different variations of what they
consider steadiness to mean. But these things mentioned—regularly
chanting and regularity in serving—are physical symptoms that may or
may not indicate real steadiness.
Suddha-bhakti-cintamani deals with the sub
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Hare krishna Friends,
One old man was sitting with his 25 year old son in the train. Train is about to leave the station. All passengers are settling down their seat. As train started, young man was filled with lot of joy and curiosity.
He was sitting on the window side. He put out one hand and feeling the passing air, he shouted, "Papa see all trees are going behind".
Old man smiled and admired son’s feelings. Beside the young man one couple was sitting and listening to all the conversation betwe
He was sitting on the window side. He put out one hand and feeling the passing air, he shouted, "Papa see all trees are going behind".
Old man smiled and admired son’s feelings. Beside the young man one couple was sitting and listening to all the conversation betwe
Dhruva Maharaj: “Because of my state of complete foolishness and
paucity of pious activities, although the Lord offered me His personal
service, I wanted material name, fame and prosperity. My case is just
like that of the poor man who, when he satisfied a great emperor who
wanted to give him anything he might ask, out of ignorance asked only
a few broken grains of husked rice.”
PURPORT
In this verse the word svārājyam, which means “complete independence,”
is very significant. A conditioned soul does no
Prabhupada continued to speak on Nectar of Devotion for the whole month of Karttika. "We are preaching through the mercy of Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Caitanya Mahaprabhu has recommended that this process of Krsna kirtana go on. This is Caitanya Mahaprabhu's blessings. Param vijayate sri-krsna-sankirtanam. So go anywhere and everywhere. Chant Hare Krsna mantra, and you'll become victorious. This is Caitanya Mahaprabhu's blessings. It is not ou
yan martya-lilaupayikam sva-yoga-
maya-balam darsayata grhitam
vismapanam svasya ca saubhagarddheh
param padam bhusana-bhusanangam
yat -- His eternal form which; martya -- mortal world; lila-upayikam -- just suitable for the pastimes; sva-yoga-maya-balam -- potency of the internal energy; darsayata -- for manifestation; grhitam -- discovered; vismapanam -- wonderful; svasya -- of His own; ca -- and; saubhaga-rddheh -- of the opulent; param -- supreme; pad
Hare
sarva-ceta-harah krsnas tasya cittam haratyasau
vaidagdhi-sara-vistarair ato radha hara mata
Krsna steals the minds of everyone, yet Radha steals even His mind by Her divine expertise. Thus She is known as Hara.
Sri Jiva Gosvami
Question: Krishna Consciousness Before Life's Sunset? |
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Gurudeva, |
"Religion" is the world's most misunderstood and abused word. Real religion means the science of God, the process of fully reviving one's original pure identity by reconnecting oneself with the source of his existence. But instead, without ever understanding religion's real meaning, people take it either as a fable for childlike fools or as a divisive sect for fulfilling their temporary material desires. Thus they cheat themselves and remain perpetually in the darkness of ignorance miserably mis
Arjuna's constant remembrance of the lotus feet of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa rapidly increased his devotion, and as a result all the trash in his thoughts subsided.
PURPORT
Material desires in the mind are the trash of material contamination. By such contamination, the living being is faced with so many compatible and incompatible things that discourage the very existence of spiritual identity. Birth after birth the conditioned soul is entrapped with so many pleasing and displeasing elements, which are all f
Pradyumna was reading from Chapter One of Nectar of Devotion, describing the six characteristics of pure devotional service. "Srila Rupa Gosvami has given a definition of auspiciousness. He says that actual auspiciousness means welfare activities for all the people of the world."
Srila Prabhupada gave his spoken purport:
"Yes. Just like this Krsna consciousness movement. It is welfare activities for all the people of the world. It is not a sectarian
yad dharma-sunor bata rajasuye
niriksya drk-svastyayanam tri-lokah
kartsnyena cadyeha gatam vidhatur
arvak-srtau kausalam ity amanyata
yat -- the form which; dharma-sunoh -- of Maharaja Yudhisthira; bata -- certainly; rajasuye -- in the arena of the rajasuya sacrifice; niriksya -- by observing; drk -- sight; svastyayanam -- pleasing; tri-lokah -- the three worlds; kartsnyena -- in sum total; ca -- thus; adya -- today; iha -- within the universe; gatam --
Question: How to Serve Guru in Separation? |
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My dear Guru Maharaja, |
The Lord's devotee has no desire other than being absorbed twenty-four hours daily in hearing, chanting, and singing the unlimited glories of that amazingly resplendent Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is millions and billions of times more charming than all the opulences of this material existence. Therefore he turns his entire life into a beautiful song of love of God by always keeping himself fully absorbed in serving Krishna in all times, places, and circumstances.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
Radha Govinda Jhulana Yatra begins
One of the most popular events in the holy town of Vrindavan, India - where Lord Krishna appeared 5,000 years ago - is the celebration of Jhulan Yatra, the Radha-Krishna swing festival. In Vrindavan among the local villagers and inhabitants this festival lasts for 13 days. In Vrindavan this is one of the biggest festivals of the year and Vrindavana is very crowded at this time, literally hundreds of thousands of people from surrounding towns and villages v
.jai shree banke bihari ki ..............
The Incident
I own a sweet shop in the street leading to the famous Shri Banke Bihari Mandir in Vrindavan. I am talking of a time when the city was not so well developed and crowded. There were no concrete structures though we had certain two storied houses but most of the houses were single storied. Electricity was yet to become popular in the city. Most places in the market were lit up using kerosene lamps, the humble goosenecks or kuppis. Petromax wer
Name: Sri-Sri Radha-Shyamasundara Mandir
Address: 23 Egbeyemi Street, Ilupeju, Lagos, Nigeria
Phone: +2348069245577, +2348027711097
Website: www.bddswami.com [1]
Presiding Deities: Sri-Sri Radha Shyamasundara, Jagannantha, Baladeva, Subhadra, Sri-Sri Gaura-Nitai, Prahlad-Nrsimha.
President: Yadhunath Dasa
Opened In: July 2009
Temple Style: Simple two-faced bungalow.
Location: The temple is located in the center of Lagos City, close to the International Airport. The area has a mixed community of Indians
Krishna Janmashtami would be celebrated in style on Monday August 22, at the Iskcon Sri Sri Radha Giridhari Temple, 1229 Coatesville Riverhead Hwy, Kumeu this year.
The day would begin with a special candlelight mangal arati at 4.30am. followed by a lecture on the birth of Lord Krishna at 7pm.
The assembled devotees would greet the deities at 8am in their new outfits. Kirtans will continue throughout the day until 7pm.
There would be a grand abhishek at 7.30pm followed by the swinging of the
In Holy Braj, no, it is not good,
To maintain material mood.
Those desires me now killing,
As if they stopping my breathing.
I am in the topmost place,
In the holiest land in all universe.
It is Radha and Shyama Kund,
Crest jewel of all which are around.
The foolish monkey is me,
For saintly people as like enemy.
Everyone busy with Holy Names,
Loudly chanting: Radhe! Radhe!
All came to serve, all came to chant,
To feed their Bhakti plant.
Surrounding Sri Govardhan they do penance,
Walking around
Today I saw a man smoking,
Oh, my God, in the holy place he is so doing!
Leave it mind, for him permission,
You just try to purify your own vision!
Then saw a pig stool eating,
Oh, my God, in the holy place he is living!
Leave it mind, for him permission,
You just try to purify your own vision!
Saw a monkey who was stealing,
Oh, my God, it is not for others' well being!
Leave it mind, for him permission,
You just try to purify your own vision!
Meet a person who himself Paramatma claiming,
Oh, my
