Ayodhya Dasa, a devotee of Indian descent, joined ISKCON in 1976 in Detroit and was initiated by Srila Prabhupada in 1977. While in Detroit he distributed books while serving in the life membership department. But for many years he wanted to go to Vrndavana. In 1995 Krsna made the arrangement. That year his brother-in-law passed away in India and he was asked to attend the funeral ceremony because he was the only surviving male in the family.
He took the opportunity to visit Vrndavana. He loved
-Do you hear this sound, Arjuna?
-Which sound? No, I do not hear anything.
It was long after battle of Kurukshetra. Arjuna and Krishna were sitting together and Krishna opened His heart to His friend. He told that still I hear the crying voice of Draupadi calling My Name: "Hey, Govinda!" This echo is still there in my ear and heart. And every time I keep Myself ready to run to help to her."
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When Draupadi was put before the assembled guests of Hastinapur
This letter was sent to Krishna by Rukmini. In this beautiful letter her love for the sweet lord is seen. These verses appear in Srimad Bhagavat maha Puranam--
O the infallible and the most handsome One! Having heard Your qualities, which enter through the path of ears and absolve away the pains of life, and having heard about Your handsome appearance, which is the only asset of the eyes of living beings with eyes, my heart is accepting You as a consort leaving behind shyness.||1||
O Mukunda,
Hare Krishna...
PAMHO,
Thats our material body which has the requirement such as food,etc..but do we think that what is the food of our soul?
actully as it is necessary for our body to have food, so is necessary for our soul to survive...most of us when are under the darkness of the ignorance fail to realize that our soul is hungry and it is asking for help from our material body to accompny and help it to satisfy it by giving food.. but its our misfortune that we fail to realize most of the times.
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to His Divine Grace Srila
Prabhupada, the Ambassador of the Holy Names.
Instead of beginning on the official start date of World Holy Name's Week (Friday, September 9th) and ending on West Monday, September 19th (Srila Prabhupada's Arrival in the West
What is the price for entering
into the kingdom of God ?
One should learn how to cry for the Lord. One should learn this small technique, and he should bevery eager and actually cry to become engaged in some particular type of service. This is called ‘laulyam’, and such tears are the price for the highest perfection. If one develops this ‘laulyam’, orexcessive eagerness for meeting and serving the Lord in a particular way, that is the price to enterinto the kingdom of God.
His Divine Grac
Please know that by chanting the holy name all anarthas will be removed. When our heart is cleansed from all this anartha dust, the form, qualities and pastimes of the Lord will automatically manifest themselves on the clear mirror of the purified heart. All this will be understood clearly when the coverings are removed from our heart. But it is important that you make special effort to avoid the offenses so that the holy name can come through purely and gives you all the perfections.
Question: How to Convince a Non-Devotee to Chant? |
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How can I convince a non devotee to chant and be happy? They know the importance of chanting and have heard many lectures on Krishna consciousness, but they do not want to chant. |
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Answer: You Become Perfect in Chanting |
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You can lead a horse to the water, but you can't force him to drink. If you want to convince others to chant, you should become so perfect in your chanting that others will be attracted to chanting simply by getting your associatio |
Hare Krishna! On 23rd August, the day after the Lord Sri Krishna Janmastami (22 Aug) is the Appearance Day of His Divine Grace Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the Founder-Acarya of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). Fasting till noon.
HIS DIVINE GRACE A.C. BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI PRABHUPADA,
FOUNDER-ACARYA OF INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS (ISKCON)
SRILA PRABHUPADA BHAJAN KUTIR
SRI MAYAPUR CANDODAYA MANDIR, ISKCON MAYAPUR
On the left, just inside the
