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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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Be sincere & try to serve Krishna

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

Always thinking of Krsna.

Man-mana bhava mad-bhaktah. Real thing is bhaktya, not official. Not
official. Patram puspam phalam toyam yo me bhaktya prayacchati. He
does not accept anything even it is not offered with bhakti and by the
bhakta. He does not accept. Why He shall accept? Is He hungry like me?
No. He simply wants to see how you have learned to love Krsna, bhakti,
how you are eager to serve Krsna. That is... Krsna wants to see.
Otherwise He does not require your service.
Laksmi-sahasra-sata-samb

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Matter Grows on the Platform of Spirit.

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 30, 2011 at 8:57am

73/08/31 London, Bhagavad-gita 2.30

Devotee:

Devotee:

dehi nityam avadhyo 'yam
dehe sarvasya bharata
tasmat sarvani bhutani
na tvam socitum arhasi
[Bg. 2.28]

"O descendant of Bharata, he who dwells in the body is eternal and can never be slain. Therefore you need not grieve for any creature."

Prabhupada: Dehi nityam avadhyo 'yam dehe sarvasya bharata. Dehe, dehe means body, within the body. This topic began, dehino 'smin yatha dehe kaumaram yauvanam jara [Bg. 2.13]. Deha, dehi. Dehi means one who po

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 1 Text 7

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 30, 2011 at 8:54am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 1 Text 7
yada sabhayam kuru-deva-devyah
kesabhimarsam suta-karma garhyam
na varayam asa nrpah snusayah
svasrair harantyah kuca-kunkumani

yada -- when; sabhayam -- the assembly; kuru-deva-devyah -- of Draupadi, the wife of godly Yudhisthira; kesa-abhimarsam -- insult by grabbing her hair; suta-karma -- action taken by his son; garhyam -- which was abominable; na -- did not; varayam asa -- forbid; nrpah -- the King; snusayah -- of his nephew's wife; svasraih -- by he

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Class at Melbourne

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 30, 2011 at 8:54am

Class at Melbourne

Prabhupada's reason for travelling to Melbourne was mainly to train and convince his disciples. Out of the nine processes of devotional service to Lord Krsna, Prabhupada had explained that the first process, hearing, was the most important. Without hearing sufficiently from authentic sources like Srimad-Bhagavatam and Bhagavad-gita, no-one could make progress in spiritual life. Thus for the devotees, hearing directly from their spiritual master was the highlight of their few da

Prabhupada - on being intelligent

Posted by pranathi rao on May 30, 2011 at 1:51am

And there is one small animal, he's called phew. As soon as the tiger gets out to find out some prey, this small animal warns, 'phew.' The other animals will understand the tiger is coming. So despite getting good strength, good jaws, good nails—there is no food; he's dependent. If God supplies him, then he'll get opportunity. Otherwise, these nails and jaws and strength are useless."

Dayänanda and Atreya rshi tried to argue that man could use his own intelligence in order to create the

Kirtan Standards in ISKCON

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on May 28, 2011 at 8:30pm

The Kirtan Standards Committee (KSC) was established by the GBC to formulate clear standards and guidelines for kirtan within ISKCON based on the statements of Srila Prabhupada, and to present their findings for approval by the GBC body. The below are the first of such approved standards and guidelines.

Musical Instruments to be used for Kirtan and Bhajan in Temple Worship and Public Presentations in ISKCON

In our analysis of Srila Prabhupada's various instructions concerning instrument use

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Vrindavan das Thakur writer of Sri Chaitanya Bhagavat

Posted by Umesh modak on May 28, 2011 at 8:13pm

Vrindavan das Thakur was the author of Sri Caitanya Bhagavata, a great biography of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He is considered the manifest Vyasadeva of Lord Caitanya's pastimes. He was born shortly after the disappearance of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. At the age of twenty, he accepted formal initiation from Lord Nityananda. It was on Lord Nityananda's order that he wrote Sri Caitanya Bhagavata. (See Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi- lila 8.33-42 and 11.54-55.)

Srimad Vrndavan dasa Thakura's mother's

"MAMGACHHI" - Birthplace of SRI VRINDAVAN DAS THAKUR

Posted by shanti yadav on May 28, 2011 at 5:30pm

"MAMGACHHI" - Birthplace of SRI VRINDAVAN DAS THAKUR

Hare Krishna! On 29 May, Sunday is the auspicious Appearance Day of a great Vaishnava acarya Sri Vrindavan Das Thakura, the last initiated disciple of Lord Nityananda and author of Sri Caitanya Bhagavata. The Life and Pastimes of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu are very elaborately described in Sri Caitanya Bhagavata. Sri Vrindavan Das Thakura took initiation at the age of 16. He was the dear-most disciple of Lord Nityananda.

“MAMGACHHI”
at Sri M

organ donation after death

Posted by Sadhupran Das on May 28, 2011 at 2:37pm

should devotees donate organs for use after their death?

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Being attracted by Madan-mohana

Posted by Gourab Saha on May 27, 2011 at 3:35pm

tambhayann atmanatmanam
yavat sattvam yatha-shrutam
na shashaka samadhatum
mano madana-vepitam
[SB 6.1.62]

So his mind became very much agitated, young man, and he is seeing in his front that another young man and woman embracing and kissing. It is very difficult to restrain. Unless one is very advanced, it is not possible. That I was reciting, the verse by Yamunacarya, yadavadhi mama cettah padaravinde, krshna-padaravinde nava-nava-dhaman rantum asit, tadavadhi bata nari-angame bhavati sushtu nishth

Our sankirtana - tainted with BLOOD OF SLAUGHTER!

Posted by _ghanshyam das on May 27, 2011 at 3:04pm

By Bharat Chandra (das)

I remember, in my first few days in ISKCON, I had asked someone about howmrdangas were made and where were they made. Clearly, I was not satisfiedwith the answer and always thought, one fine day, I will get into thedetails. Surely enough, I now know, our performance of sankirtan all overthe world is tainted with the blood of slaughter!

DIGESTING THE FACT:

Navadwip to Mayapur via boat crossing Ganga is a beautiful short trip. Myrecent shift to serve at dham was filled w

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"Remember Krsna 24 Hours A Day"

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 27, 2011 at 9:37am

66/10/02 New York, Bhagavad-gita 7.8-14

Prabhupada:

raso 'ham apsu kaunteya
prabhasmi sasi-suryayoh
pranavah sarva-vedesu
sabdah khe paurusam nrsu

Now, Lord Krsna is describing how you become Krsna conscious fully, in every step of your life. This verse we have been discussing last day, that raso 'ham apsu kaunteya. Now, this glass of water, the taste, the juice of this water, is Krsna. You cannot, when you are thirsty..., this water given by God; there is no other replacement. If somebody offers me

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Srila Prabhupada's Trees

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 27, 2011 at 9:36am

Srila Prabhupada's Trees

by Giriraj Swami

Srila Prabhupada had to struggle very hard to build the Juhu temple. The first struggle was to get the land, the next struggle was to get the permission to build the temple, and the last struggle was to actually build the temple and install the Deities. And we had worked very hard to get the permission, but Indian permits often include many conditions. So although they give permission, the permission is not actually valid until one fulfills the conditions.

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Visit to Melbourne

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 27, 2011 at 9:26am

Visit to Melbourne

Wednesday, 5 April 1972

After five busy days of preaching in Sydney, Srila Prabhupada flew to Melbourne, the capital of the State of Victoria. As the Ansett Airlines flight landed at Melbourne's Tullamarine airport, about 20 devotees chanted loudly near Arrival Bay Three, despite objections from airport officials.

This was Prabhupada's first visit to Melbourne. For many of the devotees who lived in the fledgling temple, it was to be their premier chance for personal association w

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 1 Text 6

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 27, 2011 at 9:25am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 1 Text 6
sri-suka uvaca
yada tu raja sva-sutan asadhun
pusnan na dharmena vinasta-drstih
bhratur yavisthasya sutan vibandhun
pravesya laksa-bhavane dadaha

sri-sukah uvaca -- Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; yada -- when; tu -- but; raja -- King Dhrtarastra; sva-sutan -- his own sons; asadhun -- dishonest; pusnan -- nourishing; na -- never; dharmena -- on the right path; vinasta-drstih -- one who has lost his insight; bhratuh -- of his brother; yavisthasya -- younger; suta

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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

Be sincere & try to serve Krishna

Matter Grows on the Platform of Spirit.

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 1 Text 7

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Class at Melbourne

Prabhupada - on being intelligent

Kirtan Standards in ISKCON

Vrindavan das Thakur writer of Sri Chaitanya Bhagavat

"MAMGACHHI" - Birthplace of SRI VRINDAVAN DAS THAKUR

organ donation after death

Being attracted by Madan-mohana

Our sankirtana - tainted with BLOOD OF SLAUGHTER!

"Remember Krsna 24 Hours A Day"

Srila Prabhupada's Trees

Srila Prabhupada's Trees

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Visit to Melbourne

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 1 Text 6

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