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The reason why Krishna does not immediately reciprocate

There is a big misconception going around that Hare Krishna is a religion. Nothing could be further from the truth. To be Krishna conscious is simply to be what you are. In fact, everyone is already a devotee of Lord Krishna because He is God, the original source of all existence. Since everything is part the total existence, everyone is naturally coming from Krishna or God and are therefore by their very nature His devotees. But most people are simply not aware yet of the reality.

Srila Prabhup

 The Shri Prahlada elementary school, situated in Krishna-valley, Somogyvamos, Hungary held its annual children`s art competition. This year the topic was cow protection.

The competition was open to all the Hungarian children between the age 5 and 14. 265 children from all over country sent in their drawings and paintings, all emphasizing their love for cows, the need to take care of them, and the importance of milk products in people`s lives.

The jury had a hard time to chose the best ones, the a

Sri Vakreshvara Pandit Appearance Day

TEXT 17
vakreçvara paëòita—prabhura baòa priya bhåtya
eka-bhäve cabbiça prahara yäìra nåtya
SYNONYMS
vakreçvara paëòita—Vakreçvara Paëòita; prabhura—of the Lord; baòa—very; priya—dear; bhåtya—servant; eka-bhäve—continuously in the same ecstasy; cabbiça—twenty-four; prahara—a duration of time comprising three hours; yäìra—whose; nåtya—dancing.
TRANSLATION
Vakreçvara Paëòita, the fifth branch of the tree, was a very dear servant of Lord Caitanya’s. He could dance wit

5th Annual New Vrindavan 24 Hour Kirtan

Friday June 17
Registration begins
Kishori Yatra performance, temple room 7:30-8:30 pm

Saturday June 18
Mangala-arati .............................5:00 am
Darsana-arati .............................7:30 am
Gurupuja ..................................7:40 am
SB class      .........8:00 am (HH Bhakti Charu Swami on chanting the Holy Names)
Breakfast   &nbsp.................9:00 -- 10:00

We just wanted to point out the forgiving nature of the Lord and His devotees. We devotees also in our dealings with each other should be very forgiving and magnanimous. Krishna forgave Brahma and Indra. Yudhishthira forgave Dhritarashtra. Some may say that we are not so magnanimous. You may not be that magnanimous but by attempting to follow the magnanimous you can also become magnanimous. (Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.13.28), 10.06.03, Nizhny Novgorod

-By H.H.Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj

• Krishna and His name are non-different (Namo namino abhinatwa)

• The Lord's name has descended from Goloka (Goloker premadhana harinaam sankitan)

• Invested with the Lord's spiritual potency

• Purifies the heart and mind

• The chanting process is simple, sublime, and all-auspicious; even a child can take part

• Frees one from sinful reaction and material bondage;

• Chanting "Rama" gives the same result as chanting the 1000 names of Vishnu

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The opportunity to engage in sense gratification is also available in the hellish planets. Hence to engage in sense gratification in the human form of life especially when one has begun the process of devotional service, especially after one has been initiated into the process of Krishna Consciousness, is a very shameful act.

(Gopal Krishna Goswami, SB 7.9.43 – 45, 18.07.1983, Calgary)

One by one, the Vaishnavas of yore have departed from this world, thereby indicating to us to be more attentive in our search for our ultimate goal of life (paramartha). Our lifespan is extremely limited and yet, in spite of having the opportunity, facility, and knowledge of the path to Sri Krishna's Holy Feet, we are not endeavoring to fully immerse ourselves in bhajana. Under the impressions of many, many past lives we have forgotten our own identity. Instead, this body and all that is relate

We are actors in a play who have forgotten they are in a play.

gopyas tapah kim acaran yad amushya rūpam

lāvanya-sāram asamordh vam ananya-siddham

drigbhih pibanty anusavābhinavam durāpam

ekānta-dhāma yaśasah śriya aiśvarasya

"What great penance and austerities the damsels of Vrindāvana must have undergone, for they are able to drink the nectar of Krishna, who is all beauty, all strength, all riches, all fame and whose bodily luster is the center of all beauty."

The body of Krishna, the ocean of the eternal beauty of youth, can be seen to move in waves of beauty

by H.H. Bir Govind Maharaj at 4^th May 2007

I mentioned that I would write about living longer in the present body. In order to understand this topic one has to understand the larger topic of how the material energy affects the bodies and minds of devotees, whether or not they are aware of it, or even in denial of it.

If we had the siddhis that yogis have, such as laghima, becoming light enough to float on a sunbeam, or mahima, becoming very big or heavy—and I am not talking about getting fat—or pr