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Venu Gita Part 2

4BEWILDEREDO king, the Gopis then began to praise Shri Krishna,But when they remembered His activities,The swell of love bewildered their mindsTo such an extent that they wereUnable to continue their song. (Bhagavat 10/18/4)/Each expression of the Svaminis is part of a lila progression that culminates in their being able to freely praise Krishna and enter into His lila. Now they are unable to praise their experience of Shri Krishna’s form and His flute playing.They can no longer sing of the divi
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Venu Gita Part 1

Chapter 1

KRISHNA ARRIVES

 

It is autumn in Vrindavan. 
The waters are pure and abundant from the recent rains. 
The fragrance of the lotus flowers mingles with the wind. 
Shri Krishna, the immortal One 
Enters the forest havens with 
His cows and cowlads. (Bhagavat 10/18/1)

Here in the eighteenth chapter of the Bhagavata we find an eloquent description of the Svaminis’, the blessed dairy maids of Vrindavan. Their affinity for and attraction to Krishna is revealed by the way they describe Vrindavan as we

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Truthfulness is an austerity for the tongue. The beginning of truthfulness is being truthful to Krishna’s instructions. The extension of truthfulness is that we practice truthfulness in following the vows to the spiritual master and Krishna. The further extension of truthfulness is to be truthful in our dealing with each other, at least in dealing with the Vaisnavas.

 

(Gopal Krsna Goswami, BG 10.4-5, 31.01.2003, Naznhi Navgorod)

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Oldest parade comes through Daytona Beach

 

Rath Yatra at Daytona Beach

 

 

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Daytona beach News Journel
Oldest parade comes through Daytona Beach
Staff report
 May 31, 2011 12:05 AM
Posted in: East Volusia


The 3rd Annual Festival of the Chariots and Ratha Yatra Parade procession heads north from Daytona Beach from the Bandshell on Monday. The Ratha Yatra Parade, originating in India, is the oldest known parade in the world. (N-J | Jim Tiller)
Memorial Day beachgoers experienced a taste of India in Daytona Beach on Monday. The procession, wh

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Panihati Cida Dahi Mahotsav

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The Panihati Chida Dahi festival is explained in detail in Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita (Antya-lila, Chapter 6). Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami was previously a householder and wanted to join the personal association and service of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu at Jagannatha Puri. However, his father prevented Raghunatha dasa from doing so. After several failed attempts, Raghunatha dasa heard that Lord Nityananda Prabhu had arrived at Panihati. In order to receive the Lord’s causeless mercy, Raghunatha

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Rämeçvara: On the calendar it says it is Bhéma-ekädaçé.  

Prabhupäda: Bhéma-ekädaçé, yes.

Rämeçvara: So I’ve been told that if one fasts on Bhéma-ekädaçé, that it is like fasting on all the ekädaçés. Is that true?

Prabhupäda: Yes. Ekädaçé is meant for fasting, either Bhéma or Arjuna. But we cannot fast, therefore we have to take little fruits and.... Otherwise, ekädaçé means fasting.

Tamäla Kåñëa: If it is possible, should we go without eating at all?

Prabhupäda: Yes. But don’t lie down and sleep.

Mah

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Must Have Krishna's Shelter

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“To the proportion we realize that this material world is dangerous and a miserable place and I must have Krishna’s shelter now, I cannot wait, to that extent sound vibration of Krishna will awaken realization, detachment and Bhakt."

 

Radhanath Swami

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Habits

If you don’t cultivate positive habits, if you don’t cultivate positive philosophy then you will be forced to cultivate negative thoughts. If you don’t have good habits you are going to have bad habits. You have a choice, either you cultivate good habits or you cultivate bad habits.

 -By H.H. Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj

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Once upon a time, there was a king who ruled a prosperous country. One day, he went for a trip to some distant areas of his country. When he came back to his palace, he complained that his feet were very painful, because it was the first time that he went for such a long trip, and the road that he went through was very rough and stony. He then ordered his people to cover every road of the entire country with leather carpet.
Definitely, this would need thousands of cows’ skin, and would cost a hug
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HH KKS: We do need social interaction with devotees, that can satisfy. If we are associating with devotees that is inspiring. It is said that devotees are true friends, one of the twenty-six qualities of the devotee is..(sanskrit).. which means friendship. A devotee is a friend, a true friend.
It says that a friendship of a devotee is different than the friendship of a mundane
friendship because the frienship of a devotee is perfect because it's well wishing all the way, it's not exploitive.
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The people we remember to thank, in person, with a thoughtful note or gesture, or a phone call, are infinitely more likely to help us again than those we take for granted or neglect to thank. It’s so obvious, yet so few people really understand how this works.
People love to be acknowledged, admired, and thanked. People love to be thanked, not out of any selfish need but simply because it feels good to be acknowledged. And when we are sincerely acknowledged, the acknowledgment acts as reinforceme
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Suffering is the Pastime of Fools

Why suffer when you can taste unlimited bliss at every minute by reconnecting yourself with the source of your existence? Just as an electrical appliance is useless when it is not connected with electricity, our lives are also useless when we are not connected with our source.

Krishna consciousness is the process of reconnecting yourself with your source. Try it today by chanting Hare Krishna with love. You'll feel the difference in your consciousness. 



Sankarshan Das Adhikari
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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 1 Text 16
sa ittham atyulbana-karna-banair
bhratuh puro marmasu tadito 'pi
svayam dhanur dvari nidhaya mayam
gata-vyatho 'yad uru manayanah


sah -- he (Vidura); ittham -- like this; ati-ulbana -- severely; karna -- ear; banaih -- by the arrows; bhratuh -- brother's; purah -- from the palace; marmasu -- in the core of the heart; taditah -- being afflicted; api -- in spite of; svayam -- he himself; dhanuh dvari -- bow on the door; nidhaya -- keeping; mayam -- the exte
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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 1 Text 15
ka enam atropajuhava jihmam
dasyah sutam yad-balinaiva pustah
tasmin pratipah parakrtya aste
nirvasyatam asu purac chvasanah


kah -- who; enam -- this; atra -- here; upajuhava -- called for; jihmam -- crooked; dasyah -- of a kept mistress; sutam -- son; yat -- whose; balina -- by whose subsistence; eva -- certainly; pustah -- grown up; tasmin -- unto him; pratipah -- enmity; parakrtya -- enemy's interest; aste -- situated; nirvasyatam -- get him out; asu -
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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 1 Text 14
ity ucivams tatra suyodhanena
pravrddha-kopa-sphuritadharena
asat-krtah sat-sprhaniya-silah
ksatta sakarnanuja-saubalena


iti -- thus; ucivan -- while speaking; tatra -- there; suyodhanena -- by Duryodhana; pravrddha -- swollen with; kopa -- anger; sphurita -- flapping; adharena -- lips; asat-krtah -- insulted; sat -- respectable; sprhaniya-silah -- desirable qualities; ksatta -- Vidura; sa -- with; karna -- Karna; anuja -- younger brothers; saubalena -- w
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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 1 Text 13
sa esa dosah purusa-dvid aste
grhan pravisto yam apatya-matya
pusnasi krsnad vimukho gata-sris
tyajasv asaivam kula-kausalaya


sah -- he; esah -- this; dosah -- offense personified; purusa-dvit -- envious of Lord Krsna; aste -- exists; grhan -- household; pravistah -- entered; yam -- whom; apatya-matya -- thinking to be your son; pusnasi -- maintaining; krsnat -- from Krsna; vimukhah -- in opposition; gata-srih -- devoid of everything auspicious; tyaja --
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Preaching at Melbourne Town Hall

The tinkling bells announced evening arati. Accompanied by Hanuman Prasada Goswami, and his secretary, Syamasundara, Srila Prabhupada walked slowly down the stairs from his quarters. They entered the small temple room and offered obeisances to the golden Deities of Radha and Krsna.

Apart from the pujari, Srila Prabhupada and his entourage, the temple was deserted. The devotees were all busy decorating the cavernous Melbourne Town Hall with flowers, and unloading in
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Interest is one

Although Prabhupada took it as his primary business to work solidly on his writing, he was generally always available to talk to guests. But whenever someone would come to see him, he wouldn't waste time -- he talked philosophy and logic. He constantly argued against atheism and impersonalism and, to prove the existence of God and the universality of Krsna consciousness, he often spoke strongly.

Later in the morning, he was visited by a group of followers of the Maharishi Mahesh Yo
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