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Early Disciples Celebrate Forty Years of ISKCON in Australia

Posted by Dinesh Warungase on May 9, 2011 at 10:19pm

Hundreds of devotees from all over Australia and the world will be converging on Sydney’s Hare Krishna temple from Friday May 20th to Sunday May 22nd, to celebrate forty years of ISKCON in Australia.

It was exactly forty years ago, in May 1971, that Srila Prabhupada and two of his disciples first set foot in Australia and inaugurated the country’s first Hare Krishna temple in a shopfront centre at 118 Oxford Street, Paddington. It’s also forty years since the Sydney ISKCON temple’s Sri-Sri Radha-

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Most Important Is To Always Chant

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 9, 2011 at 10:58am

Of the nine processes of devotional service, the most important is to always chant the holy name. If one does so, avoiding the ten kinds of offenses, one very easily obtains the most valuable love of Godhead.

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Antya 4.71

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Krodha finds its seed in Kama

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 9, 2011 at 10:58am

From Kama (lust) Krodha (anger) arises. Krodha finds its seed in Kama

Symbolically, mother Devaki's constant fear of Kamsa was purifying her. A pure devotee should always fear material association, and in this way all the asuras of material association will be killed, as the sad-garbhasuras were killed by Kamsa. It is said that from the mind, Marici appears. In other words, Marici is an incarnation of the mind. Marici has six sons: Kama, Krodha, Lobha, Moha, Mada and Matsarya (lust, anger, greed,

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Do not panic unnecessarily

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 9, 2011 at 10:55am

People panic about practically everything—missed deadlines, orders not received, comments by others, fear of mistakes, negative trends. You name it and someone has panicked about it. Yet I’ve never seen even a single instance where the panic actually helped to solve the problem. Instead, panic is neutral at best and greatly interferes at worst. Panic tends to bring out the worst in everyone. It makes others (and you) feel tense and fearful. It increases the likelihood of mistakes, missed opportu

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If You Don't Feel the Urgency

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 9, 2011 at 10:53am

If you don't feel the urgency of completely taking shelter of Krishna right now as your only duty, you are in a very dangerous and precarious spiritually compromised position. In fact, whether you realize it or not, you are experiencing the most dire of all possible emergencies. Why? Because death can come at any minute, and if you are not prepared, you will be forced by the laws of nature to remain within the cycle of birth and death. Therefore if you don't feel the urgency, you must immediatel

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Qualifications of the 4 Classes

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 9, 2011 at 10:52am

Nine prescribed qualifications of a Brahmin

Peacefulness,
Self-control,
Austerity,
Purity,
Tolerance,
Honesty,
Knowledge,
Wisdom and
Religiousness

these are the natural qualities by which the brahmanas work.    The seven qualifications of Ksatriyas,

Heroism,
Power,
Determination,
resourcefulness,
Courage in battle,
Generosity and
Leadership

are the natural qualities of work for the ksatriyas.  Three qualifications of Vaisya and the

Farming,
Cow protection and
Business

  are the natural work for the

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Krishna Consciousness in All Situations

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 9, 2011 at 10:50am

One test of how well situated you are in in Krishna consciousness is how well you can maintain your Krishna consciousness in any and all situations. The key for doing this successfully is to carefully and faithfully follow these guidelines:

1. Regularly chant your prescribed number of rounds of the Hare Krishna mahamantra every day on your japa mala beads as early as possible in the day, ideally before sunrise. For initiates this is at least 16 rounds daily. For others, it is according to their v

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Interactions

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 9, 2011 at 10:50am

Interactions

Srila Prabhupada returned to the temple that evening to attend the 7 o'clock arati and kirtana, and to give a class on Bhagavad-gita. As he entered the small temple room, he was pleased to see it packed with guests and devotees. The vyasasana had been moved, so he could now sit with his left side to the altar. He nodded approvingly.

The pujari blew a big pink and white conchshell. The red velvet curtain swished open, revealing the Deities. After offering prostrated obeisances, Srila P

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Husband and wife fight

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 9, 2011 at 10:49am

Husband and wife fight

Prabhupada sat on the vyasasana, which had been placed with the Deity room to his right. He commented to Mohanananda that it should have been placed on the opposite wall, keeping the Deities to his left, and later he requested that they move it.

As Prabhupada sat on the pink and gold paisley vyasasana, under a gold canopy, he smiled brightly, and turned to Syamasundara. "Look how nicely they're taking care of Radha and Krsna." The temple quickly filled as devotees filed in,

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 42

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 9, 2011 at 10:48am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 42
sa evedam jagad-dhata
bhagavan dharma-rupa-dhrk
pusnati sthapayan visvam
tiryan-nara-suradibhih

sah -- He; eva -- certainly; idam -- this; jagat-dhata -- the maintainer of the entire universe; bhagavan -- the Personality of Godhead; dharma-rupa-dhrk -- assuming the form of religious principles; pusnati -- maintains; sthapayan -- after establishing; visvam -- the universes; tiryak -- living entities lower than the human beings; nara -- the human beings; s

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 41

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 9, 2011 at 10:48am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 41
sattvam rajas tama iti
tisrah sura-nr-narakah
tatrapy ekaikaso rajan
bhidyante gatayas tridha
yadaikaikataro 'nyabhyam
sva-bhava upahanyate

sattvam -- the mode of goodness; rajah -- the mode of passion; tamah -- the mode of darkness; iti -- thus; tisrah -- the three; sura -- demigod; nr -- human being; narakah -- one who is suffering hellish conditions; tatra api -- even there; ekaikasah -- another; rajan -- O King; bhidyante -- divide into; gatayah -- mov

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Thought Of The Day

Posted by Shalabh Gupta on May 9, 2011 at 8:55am

The devotee should engage 24 hours in service. Our mood should be that even if one moment is misused, that we cannot bring it back with the worlds whole wealth.

-By H.H. Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj

Realizations

Posted by Ayyappan on May 9, 2011 at 6:57am

Many times in our life, we need to repose faith on many people and things invariably etc. Say• Politicians say just have faith in me and I will solve all your economic problems and reduce tax...but financial crisis hit one market after another in the world and tax burden increases...• Scientist says just wait a few more years and we will create life from matter.. and find the origin of universe...• Doctors says just wait a few more years and we will find the cure for every illness...but the di

Bhakti in kalyug.

Posted by Neeraj Bhatia on May 9, 2011 at 4:16am

Is a grahasth in kalyug performing pure form of bhakti to end all his material desires.we all are running behind one or another thing to be on the top....so how can we do krsna bhakti if we loves krsna?

The Story of the Guruvayurappan Sri Krishna Temple at Guruvayurpur (Guruvayur)

Posted by Eternal Muser on May 8, 2011 at 11:04pm

The Story of the Guruvayurappan Sri Krishna Temple at Guruvayurpur (Guruvayur)

This story is dedicated to all the Devotees of Lord Krishna.

Preface:

I cannot claim this to be an authentic story. I am not an authority on the Vedas. I have taken information from various websites, synthesized it, and using the English language, come up with a story which I hope does justice to the legend of Lord Guruvayurappan.
I shall consider this project successful, if it appeals to the reader and lovingly reminds

Truthful Krishna

Posted by Vaibhav Fadte on May 8, 2011 at 3:00pm

Truthful Krishna......!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A person whose word of honor is never broken is called truthful. Krsna once
promised Kunti, the mother of the Pandavas, that He would bring her five
sons back from the Battlefield of Kuruksetra. After the battle was finished,
when all the Pandavas had come home, Kunti praised Krsna becauseHis promise
was so nicely fulfilled. She said, “Even the sunshine may one daybecome
cool and the moonshine one day become hot, but still Your promise willnot
fail.”

From “The N

CHANTING YOUR NAME IS THE ONLY REMEDY......... THINKING OF YOU IS THE ONLY WAY............ TO MEET YOU MY LORD...THE SCRIPTURES SAY........ SERVING YOUR LOTUS FEET SHOULD BE ONLY THE AIM..... THINKI

Posted by Nandlal Prabhu on May 8, 2011 at 2:40pm

CHANTING YOUR NAME IS THE ONLY REMEDY.........

THINKING OF YOU IS THE ONLY WAY............

TO MEET YOU MY LORD...THE SCRIPTURES SAY........

SERVING YOUR LOTUS FEET SHOULD BE ONLY THE AIM.....

THINKING OF YOUR PASTIMES...WITH INTENSE LOVE.

SEEING YOU EVERYWHERE BELOW AND ABOVE.......

THOUSANDS OF CUPID SERVE YOUR LOTUS FEET....

YOU ARE INDEED BEAUTY PERSONIFIED.....

SAYS YOUR SERVANT KAMAL NAYAN ...ATTAINED YOU WHOEVER IN YOUR LOVE CRIED.........

Attract Krsna's Mercy!!!

Posted by Nandlal Prabhu on May 8, 2011 at 2:25pm

I get a lot of amazing e-mails from a devotee in South Africa, MotherCheron. Sometimes I don't have the time to read them, and many of them remain unopened, or half read, as I go off to study or chant my rounds or cook etc. But the heading of this e-mail 'Attract Krsna'smercy!!!" really got my attention, and not just because of the three exclamation points (although that certainly contributed!) After all, isn't that one of our important goals in Krsna Consciousness, to attract Krsna's attentio

Syamasundara, a deity of the heart

Posted by Nandlal Prabhu on May 8, 2011 at 2:19pm

The deities of Syamananda Pandita in Vrindavana, Sri Sri Radha Syamasundara, are among my favourite deities in Vraja. This deity is said to be manifested from Srimati Radharanis own heart. Krsna has the most enchanting smile and He is always, always beautifully and opulently adorned.
The last time I was in Vrindavana during Kartik I would make a trip everyday to this temple after the morning program at the Krsna-Balarama mandir ended. Here I would spend an hour or two chanting extra rounds or rea

Ksiracora Gopinath - The thief of sweet-rice...and hearts

Posted by Nandlal Prabhu on May 8, 2011 at 2:17pm

I just realised that despite being here for two full years, this is my very first post about the deities in Toronto. Admittedly when I arrived here I expected to feel some kind of instant connection to the deities...I felt that way in South Africa with Radha-Radhanath,Nitai-Gaurahari in Lenasia, Krsna-Balarama and Radhe-Shyam inVrindavana. Instead, upon my first darshan of the deities I felt nothing . Well, perhaps thats an exaggeration! I knew it was Krsnaand so I felt respectful. But that

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Early Disciples Celebrate Forty Years of ISKCON in Australia

Most Important Is To Always Chant

Krodha finds its seed in Kama

Do not panic unnecessarily

If You Don't Feel the Urgency

Qualifications of the 4 Classes

Krishna Consciousness in All Situations

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Interactions

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Husband and wife fight

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 42

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 41

Thought Of The Day

Realizations

Bhakti in kalyug.

The Story of the Guruvayurappan Sri Krishna Temple at Guruvayurpur (Guruvayur)

Truthful Krishna

CHANTING YOUR NAME IS THE ONLY REMEDY......... THINKING OF YOU IS THE ONLY WAY............ TO MEET YOU MY LORD...THE SCRIPTURES SAY........ SERVING YOUR LOTUS FEET SHOULD BE ONLY THE AIM..... THINKI

Attract Krsna's Mercy!!!

Syamasundara, a deity of the heart

Ksiracora Gopinath - The thief of sweet-rice...and hearts

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