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Avoiding Offenses To Devotees

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 1, 2011 at 8:44am

Avoiding offenses to devotees of Krsna is the first and one of the most important offenses to avoid. We tend to get familiar with our spiritual associates and may make offenses or with ease criticise this devotee or that. This is due to our bodily concept of life, thinking we are this body and basing our thinking on this. When we chant well....this bodily concept melts and we see each other as a spiritual soul and a servant of the Lord.

In terms of spiritual life, this offense is one of the bigge

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Thought Of The Day

Posted by Shalabh Gupta on June 1, 2011 at 8:39am

The Final Test Presently, we see that we are in a beautiful situation-beautiful body, beautiful environment, beautiful facilities. Now this beautiful situation should somehow or the other be utilized for a happy ending. If the end is not happy then the whole human life has been a failure.

By H.H.Srila Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj

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Sharing the womb in suffering

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 31, 2011 at 2:27pm

Samjna, the wife of Vivasvan, the sun-god, gave birth to the Manu named Sraddhadeva, and the same fortunate wife also gave birth to the twins Yamaraja and the River Yamuna. Then Yami, while wandering on the earth in the form of a mare, gave birth to the Asvini-kumaras.

>>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 6.6.40

Notes:

Twins
Kripa kripi
Yama Yami
Hiranyaksha Hiranakasipu

Transcendental Twins
Nara Narayana
Nakula and Shadeva
Jananivas Prabh and Pankajangri Prabhu

Hundred (Kauravas) where born from Gandhari what to speak

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Sex urge will not disturb them!

Posted by Gourab Saha on May 31, 2011 at 1:00pm

1968 Correspondence

If they are strong enough in Krishna Consciousness any amount of sex urge will not disturb them. Even it disturbs, it will come and go, Krishna is Madan Mohan, or the Enchanter of Cupid. And Cupid is the god of sex desire. So if anyone wants to enchant Cupid, instead of being enchanted by Cupid, he must take shelter of the Enchanter of Cupid, Sri Krishna.

Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 21 January, 1968:

New York

My Dear Brahmananda,

Please accept my blessings. I am in due re

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Room Conversation with Srila Prabhupada August 5, 1974,Vrindavan

Posted by Gourab Saha on May 31, 2011 at 12:51pm

Prabhupada: ...the business of the representative of Krishna to push the nipple. (?) Because they know what is the necessity. The whole world is upset for want of Krishna consciousness. This is the necessity. It is not a, I mean to say, whimsical sporting. It is the necessity. But they do not know. It is a very responsible task. That is called prayojana. Is it clear? What do you think? Huh?

Svarupa Damodara: Yes, they... There has to be...

Prabhupada: They do not know. The scientists, they do not

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Thought Of The Day

Posted by Shalabh Gupta on May 31, 2011 at 12:47pm

"It is better to think that spiritual advancement depends on our effort. Otherwise you will just wait for mercy. In English there is a saying, God helps those who help themselves. Krishna also says, ‘All of them, as they surrender unto Me, I reward them accordingly’. So the key is attentive chanting.

-By H.H. Srila Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj

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The Nectar of the Holy Name - Material contamination begins with these four Bad Habits!

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 31, 2011 at 11:09am

For those who want to be initiated in this Society for Krsna
consciousness, there are four principles: no illicit sex, no
intoxication, no meat-eating, and no gambling. We don't say, "No sex."
But we do say, "No illicit sex." If you want sex, get married and have
Krsna conscious children. "No intoxication" means not even taking tea
or coffee—to say nothing of other intoxicants. And there is no
gambling and no meat-eating (including fish and eggs). Simply by
following these four basic rules and regulati

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PAIN of BIRTH

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 31, 2011 at 11:07am

As human beings, we should be cognizant that we are suffering the pains of birth, old age, disease and death and should be inquisitive to know how to avoid these miseries. We have been suffering from the beginning of our birth when as a baby we were tightly placed for nine months in the womb of a mother. After birth, suffering continues; although a mother may take much care for her child, the baby still cries. Why? Because he is suffering. Either a bug is biting, or there is a pain in the stomac

* KRISHNA IS ADHOKSAJA *

Posted by Mayapur Vasi Das on May 31, 2011 at 10:56am

Krishna is Adhoksaja, difficult to understand but through the medium of devotional service what is difficult becomes easy. Those who engage on the path of devotional service they can gradually understand the Lord depending upon their degree of surrender.

(Gopal Krishna Goswami, BG 7.3, 19.5.2001, Moscow)

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How is Spiritual Master's Body Spiritual?

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 31, 2011 at 10:45am

Question: How is Spiritual Master's Body Spiritual?

It is said in scriptures that the body of a spiritual master is never to be considered a material body. Then, in this present material world, why does the spiritual master seem to take birth, get old, sometimes get sick and at the end leave his body at the time of death? D.P.

Answer: Like an Iron Rod in the Fire

Even though the spiritual master's body is still under the laws of material nature, it is a fully spiritualized body because it is fully

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 1 Text 8

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 31, 2011 at 10:15am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 1 Text 8
dyute tv adharmena jitasya sadhoh
satyavalambasya vanam gatasya
na yacato 'dat samayena dayam
tamo-jusano yad ajata-satroh

dyute -- by means of gambling; tu -- but; adharmena -- by unfair tricks; jitasya -- of the vanquished; sadhoh -- a saintly person; satya-avalambasya -- one who embraced truth as shelter; vanam -- forest; gatasya -- of the goer; na -- never; yacatah -- when asked for; adat -- delivered; samayena -- in due course; dayam -- right share; t

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Initiation

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 31, 2011 at 10:15am

Initiation

Thursday, 6 April 1972

The day was set aside for the installation of Sri Sri Radha and Krsna, the initiation of a dozen or so devotees into the chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, one marriage, and the sannyasa initiation of Hanuman dasa. Srila Prabhupada came down to the temple around mid-morning and sat down on a gold satin cushion on the floor before the newly-completed altar -- a very basic, box-like, wooden construction decorated with stencilled white swans and set atop three m

Bhagavad Gita Quest Board Game ( Distributors Needed)

Posted by rasika ramana das on May 30, 2011 at 11:05pm

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Posted by Mayapur Vasi Das on May 30, 2011 at 12:04pm

There may be so many faults in devotees but at least they will tell others to chant “Hare Krishna”, at least they will tell other to surrender to Lord Krishna, and Hence one will be victorious over maya. One must take full advantage of the devotees association.

His Holiness Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj

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Thought Of The Day

Posted by Shalabh Gupta on May 30, 2011 at 10:58am

If there is little pain in the finger, I become so much disturbed because I have got intimate connection with this finger. Similarly,we have got intimate connection with Krishna, and we are fallen. Therefore, Krishna also feels little pain, and therefore, He comes down. Krishna is feeling pain. So you become Krishna conscious.Then Krishna will feel pleasure. (Conversations, Vrindavan, 24th April, 1975).

-By H.D.G.Srila Prabhupada

ISKCON Calcutta - new era dawning

Posted by shanti yadav on May 30, 2011 at 10:00am

ISKCON Calcutta - new era dawning...

My dear Maharaj ji's and Prabhu ji's

Please accept my most humble obeisances at the dust of your lotus feet's!
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

There is very good news from West Bengal. After ruling for 34 years, the communists have been finally defeated by the opposition party. The leader of the opposition party, Sushri Mamata Banerjee is now the new Chief Minister of West Bengal. She is very favourable & good friend of ISKCON. She was the railway minister

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Drop all negative references to your past

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 30, 2011 at 9:05am

One of the most severely limiting beliefs that many of us have is that the person we were yesterday is the person we have to be today. This belief keeps us tied to our past mistakes, habits, and limitations.

We somehow buy into the notion that if we weren’t successful yesterday, we certainly can’t be successful today or tomorrow.

If you can see how ridiculous and self-defeating this belief is, you can make an instant shift toward success. What prevents us from tapping into this potential is our o

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Hiranyasa and Hiranyakasipu

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 30, 2011 at 9:01am

Twin delivery

There is an authoritative Vedic literature called Pinda-siddhi in which the scientific understanding of pregnancy is very nicely described. It is stated that when the male secretion enters the menstrual flux in the uterus in two successive drops, the mother develops two embryos in her womb, and she brings forth twins in a reverse order to that in which they were first conceived; the child conceived first is born later, and the one conceived later is brought forth first. The first ch

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Srila Prabhupada's preaching spirit

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 30, 2011 at 9:00am

Preaching Spirit

Before leaving for the temple that afternoon, Srila Prabhupada had
been sitting in his room talking with his senior disciples. Scholarly,
bespectacled Pradyumna had come to Prabhupada with various technical
questions on Sanskrit vocabulary. Prabhupada, as he often did, had
turned the conversation into a full-blown philosophical discussion.
The devotees present had relished the opportunity of witnessing
Prabhupada's exhilarating presentation of Krsna consciousness, and
were especially pl

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Avoid the phrase: I have to go to work

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 30, 2011 at 8:58am

This article has to do with six of the most common words in the English language: “I have to go to work.”

In all probability, it’s absolutely true that you do “have to” got to work. Nevertheless, these particular words carry with them some really negative baggage that, I believe, is self-destructive.

Other than your thoughts, your words are your primary entry point into your experience. When you “have” to do something, it implies that it’s not a choice – that you would rather be somewhere else, d

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Avoiding Offenses To Devotees

Thought Of The Day

Sharing the womb in suffering

Sex urge will not disturb them!

1968 Correspondence

Room Conversation with Srila Prabhupada August 5, 1974,Vrindavan

Thought Of The Day

The Nectar of the Holy Name - Material contamination begins with these four Bad Habits!

PAIN of BIRTH

* KRISHNA IS ADHOKSAJA *

How is Spiritual Master's Body Spiritual?

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 1 Text 8

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Initiation

Bhagavad Gita Quest Board Game ( Distributors Needed)

@@@@ Association Of Devotee @@@@

Thought Of The Day

ISKCON Calcutta - new era dawning

Drop all negative references to your past

Hiranyasa and Hiranyakasipu

Srila Prabhupada's preaching spirit

Avoid the phrase: I have to go to work

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