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What Mahabharata says about Krishna's body ?

"Lord Krishna's body does not consist of elemental objects. The man who takes the body of Lord Krishna as material is worth prohibiting from all ritualistic activities, that is to say, he should have no right to make sacrifices in the rituals. Not only this, one, who sees such man's face, should purge himself by bathing along with his clothes on".
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Love or Lust—What’s the Difference?

The reciprocation of love between Radha and Krishna is the essence of spiritual love. Because Krishna is the origin of everything, He is the origin of love also. The attraction between boys and girls in the material world is a perverted reflection of the purely spiritual relationship between Radha and Krishna or Jivatman and Paramatman. One who thinks he can be happy through material sexual enjoyment cannot understand the relationship between Radha and Krishna; and, conversely, if one hears abou

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Krishna is the Supreme Lord

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Krishna is the Supreme Person, the Godhead. Krishna is the speaker of the Bhagavad-gita, which is recognized throughout the world as one of mankind’s greatest books of wisdom. In the Gita, as it is also known, Krishna says repeatedly that He is God Himself, the source of everything. Arjuna, to whom Krishna is speaking, accepts Krishna’s words as true, adding that the greatest spiritual authorities of that time also confirm that Krishna is God.

Traditions that follow in the line of these authoriti

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Two things are necessary for a beautifully finished sculpture. One is a strong piece of marble and the second is the expert sculptor. The piece of marble should but unconditionally remain in the hands of the sculptor, in order to be carved and chiselled into the fine image. The seeker placing himself under the expert guidance of a fully realized Guru, will allow to be carved out and chiselled into the image of perfection. It is also absolutely necessary for the disciple to purify himself thr
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Bhagavad Gita verse 41 chapter 10 purports

yad yad vibhutimat sattvam

srimad urjitam eva va

tat tad evavagaccha tvam

mama tejo-'msa-sambhavam

 

TRANSLATION

 

 

Know that all beautiful, glorious, and mighty creations spring from but

a spark of My splendor.

 

 

PURPORTS

 

 

 

Any glorious or beautiful existence should be understood to be but a

fragmental manifestation of Krsna's opulence, whether it be in the

spiritual or material world. Anything extraordinarily opulent should be

considered to represent Krsna's opulence.-Srila Prabhupada's commentary.

Lord Kr

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What is the great sacrifice for this age?

In this age of Kali,however,the great sacrifice is the performance of sankirtana-yajna.Our Krsna consciousness movement is designed to teach people (and to learn ourselves) the exact instruction of the Personality of Godhead.In this way we shall continuously perform the sankirtana-yajna and continuously chant the Hare Krsna mantra.then at the end of our lives we shall certainlybe able to remember krsna,and our program of life will be successful.
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Mantra-Yoga: A Necessity for this Age

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Mantra-Yoga:
A Necessity for this  Age
By Stephen Knapp
This is the first chapter in his forth-coming book, "Prayers,  Mantras and Gayatris." A Collection for Insights, Protection, Spiritual  Growth, and Many Other Blessings. This should be published and available in  another few weeks.

Using mantras or prayers is a means of doing  a number of things, depending on our purpose. First of all, it is a method to  raise our consciousness and prepare ourselves for perceiving higher states of  being. It ca

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YamunaJi

Shri Yamunaji is of utmost importance in krishna bhakti, each and every vaishnav must at least have primary information regarding Shri Yamunaji.Shri Yamunaji starts from mount Kalinda in Madhya Pradesh state (province) in India and merges into the Ganga (Ganges) in Allahabad,near Varanasi.According to the ethics ,Shri Yamunaji helps the Vaishanvas to reach Shri Thakorji.In our lives if a child is crying for playing with toys then his mother will divert his attention and take him to his father,in
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Meditation on Sri RadhaKrishna

Meditation on Sri RadhaKrishna

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I meditate on two-armed Lord Krishna, who is dark like a monsoon cloud, dressed in yellow garments, garlanded with forest flowers... crowned with a peacock feather, and garlanded with lotus whorls, whose face is splendid like ten million moons, whose eyes move restlessly... whose forehead is marked with tilaka of sandal paste and musk... who is splendid with earrings like two rising suns, whose perspiration-anointed cheeks are like two glistening mirrors... who with
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Bhakti In Its Beauty Hits UK Bankers

Bhakti In Its Beauty Hits UK Bankers


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Thursday 11th November 2010 saw history in the making with its first corporate sponsored event in the financial industry to host a Gaudiya Vaisnava sannyasi. In the heart of UK’s financial district of Canary Wharf, over 200 bankers and traders assembled 512 feet high in Barclays skyscraper for an evening event to celebrate the message of Diwali with Bhakti Charu Swami.

Over the past year bankers and traders from Directors to analysts have been gathering fortnig

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S T Beuria in Bhubaneswar

sweets.jpg?width=200The skyrocketing prices of vegetables and articles did not deter an ashram from preparing over 400 varieties of dishes for Byanjan Dwadashi.

A nice and satisfying meal contains five or six, or at the most 10 to 12 varieties of dishes. But what happens when the number of dishes in the platter goes up to more than 400?

It may sound untrue but a religious place in the temple town of Puri in Orissa --Gourabihar Ashram -- was recently in the news for entertaining devotees w

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Sanctifying the Heart

[The following is an excerpt from the chapter "Sanctifying the Heart" in the book "A Taste of Transcendence" by Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Maharaj. In this chapter, Maharaj discusses the inner meaning of Krishna's divine pastimes during both Ratha Yatra festival and Janmastami.]Tomorrow, Krsna will appear. He will appear in the shrine of our hearts. He is there within us and He will appear there. So, today, on this adhivasa tithi, we have to clear the heart and mind so that Krsna will come and
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"G u r u     m u k h     p a d m a     v a k y a"

We want to put Krishna in the center of the world ……………….Nectarean Mellows

Marriage disputes, conflicts between religions, conflicts between gurus, disciples of gurus, conflicts between sexes and races, conflicts between nations, conflicts between every aspects of human society, animal society, plant society, insect society, “jivo jivasya jivanam”. Everyone is trying to eat each other in one way or other. It is all manifesting from this one illusio

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16 Tips on Avoiding Conflicts Due to E-mails

This list was forwarded recently by Kavicandra Maharaja. Hare Krisna...
  1. Sending before you mean to. Enter the recipient’s e-mail address only when your e-mail is ready to be sent. This helps reduce the risk of an embarrassing misfire, such as sending an important e-mail to the wrong person or e-mailing a half-written note.
  2. Forgetting the attachment. If your e-mail includes an attachment, upload the file to the e-mail before composing it. This eliminates the embarrassing m
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Bhagavad Gita verse 34 chapter 9 purports


man-mana bhava mad-bhakto

mad-yaji mam namaskuru

mam evaisyasi yuktvaivam

atmanam mat-parayanah

 

Translation


Engage your mind always in thinking of Me, offer obeisances and worship

Me. Being completely absorbed in Me, surely you will come to Me.

Purports

This chapter concludes by revealing the pure, simplistic way of worshipping the Supreme Lord Krishna by the words man-manah focus one's consciousness on Lord Krishna, mad bhakto be Lord Krishna's devotee, mad yaji give propitiation and worship to Lord K

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Sri Radhe-Krsna's playful pastimes (vihara)

Sri Radhe-Krsna's playful pastimes (vihara) - Kokilavana

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Once, the very playful Sri Krsna eagerly desired to meet Srimati Radhika, but because of the obstacles created by Her mother-in-law Jatila, sister-in-law Kutila and husband Abhimanyu, Srimati Radhika could not get to Their appointed meeting place. After waiting for a long time, Krsna climbed a tall tree and sweetly began to imitate the sound of a cuckoo. Hearing the loud and delightful call of this astonishing cuckoo bird, Srimati Radhika a
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O brothers, who will go? Who will go?

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Ke Jabi Ke Jabi Bhai
"O brothers, who will go? Who will go?"
- by Srila Lochana Dasa Thakura


ke jabi ke jabi bhai bhava sindhu-para
dhanya kali-yugera caitanya-avatara   (1)

O brothers, who will go? Who will go? Who will cross over this ocean of birth and death? This is a special Kali-yuga because Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu has come.


amara gaurangera ghate adana –kheya vaya
jada andha, atura avadhi para haya   (2)

At the bathing place of my Gauranga, there is a free ferry boat waiting. There is no restric

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