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Sankirtan forces us to be very humble. Sankirtan gives us the opportunity to free ourselves from the false ego that has been building within us. When you do not go out on sankirtan, a lot of fat gets built on the body in the form of false ego, and that false ego further enhances the opportunity to develop material desires. Therefore sankirtan means dumping out our false ego. It is so unfortunate that sometimes devotees say, “” I am fried from sankirtan. I can not go out. I can not do this. I can
Malawi Africa discovers Prabhupada's books-Part 2
One of the most amazing encounters was this family of five who came and started looking at all the books. They looked intelligent and aristocratic. Father, mother and three kids in their early teens. I was just meditating that if a family like this took interest it would be really good for our movement here as they seemed highly placed in society. Then while I was explaining to them about the books I saw all members of the family picking up and r
Although it is very difficult to achieve the state of a pure devotee, still our sole aim should be to attain it. All the material practices are quite attractive and appealing but they do not constitute pure devotion. Without achieving the state of self-realization, pure devotional service cannot be attained.All the scriptures and all our previous Spiritual Masters have encoded the pertinence of chanting, while giving up material acts, material knowledge, meditation, sacrifice, fasts and penance.
Dualities is mental concoction
In the world of duality -- that is to say, in the material world -- so-called goodness and badness are both the same. Therefore, in this world, to distinguish between good and bad, happiness and distress, is meaningless because they are both mental concoctions (manodharma). Because everything here is miserable and troublesome, to create an artificial situation and pretend it to be full of happiness is simply illusion. The liberated
kaccit sukham satvata-vrsni-bhoja-
dasarhakanam adhipah sa aste
yam abhyasincac chata-patra-netro
nrpasanasam parihrtya durat
kaccit -- whether; sukham -- is all well; satvata -- the Satvata race; vrsni -- the Vrsni dynasty; bhoja -- the Bhoja dynasty; dasarhakanam -- the Dasarha race; adhipah -- King Ugrasena; sah -- he; aste -- does exist; yam -- whom; abhyasincat -- installed; sata-patra-netrah -- Lord Sri Krsna; nrpa-asana-asam -- hope of the royal th
Prabhupada had often described the attempts of his young disciples to spread Krsna consciousness in the Western world as "an adventure". He had written: "The whole Vedic adventure is to draw one's attention entirely unto the lotus feet of the Lord without any diversion." Such adventures, however, would not always be easy, since (as he had written elsewhere) "All Western adventure is meant to keep people in darkness." And there was no denying that adventu
We don't like to think about it, but death is coming at any minute. This material world is a cosmic death row situated in one corner of the vast unlimited spiritual sky. Everyone here must die sooner or later. There are no survivors. Since we know that death is surely coming, we should do everything possible to be fully ready for it, so what when it comes, it will not defeat us. For those who die in material consciousness death is a defeat because they are dragged down into the animal or plant k
Saturday, 16 January, 2010 This morning I was woken up at seven o’clock by my friend Marina. All this week I have a very hard schedule, I went to sleep late at night and I could hardly get up in the morning. Marina wanted that I met her at the station. I had to get up, to take a bath, to find my car (I did not remember where I had parked it, because I was tired). Thereby I should collect my thoughts and to pluck up my courage.
At eight o’clock I was at the station, I met Marina and we were very h
FOR SINFUL WHO SURRENDER UNTO YOUR LOTUS FEET...............
YOU KNOW ONLY TWO THINGS.........FORGIVE AND FORGET................
YOU FORGIVE ALL THEIR SINS.............AND FORGET ALL THEIR MISDEEDS.....
I CAN'T SEE ANYONE MORE MERCIFUL AND KIND THAN YOU MY LORD...........1...
FOR DEVOTEES WHO CONSTANTLY CHANT YOUR HOLY NAMES........
YOU KNOW ONLY TWO THINGS........TO BE WITH THEM ALWAYS...AND TO GIVE THEM SHELTER OF YOUR LOTUS FEET...
YOU ARE ALWAYS WITH THEM AND GUIDE THEM ALWAYS MY LORD...O KRSNA..
Baman ( Dwarf ) Vesha - Baman (dwarf) is the fifth incarnation of Lord Bishnu.Bhadrav sukla dwadasi is the birth day of Charming Baman. Lord Jagannagth is decorated as Baman with all Brahmin shymbols such as umbrella, Gadu, Kusa etc. Puspalaka attendants have decorated Sri Jagannath in a style that the Lord seen as a Baman. 21 thype of golden ornaments are used in this vesha.
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Shradha Vesha - This besha is
In the material platform, in the material plane, everyone is self-centered. Everyone wants to exploit others. Everyone wants to cheat others just for his own advantage, that’s how one becomes a kripana. Kripana means very miserly. However, the saintly persons are very noble minded, very generous and extremely compassionate. They are always thinking for the well being of everyone. They are not even concerned for their own well being.
(His Holiness Bhakti Swaroop Damodar Swami, 30th June 1983, Phi
Radha Damodar Vesha – Costume Of Lord JagannathOn each year from Aswina Ekadasi to Kartik Dasami for one month, this Besha is observed on each day. On mythological belief reveals that while Akrura the emissary of Kansa taking Krushna and Balaram to Mathura took a bath in River Jamuna. Akrura saw this vesha crossed dress materials at the time of under wafer. This besha commissioned since 16th century at the time of expedition of Sri Chaitanya to Odisha. In this besha the deities wearing tri cross
25th Anniversary of Govindadwipa
Govindadwipa in Ireland is celebrating a wonderful three day festival on the 25th anniversary of the appearance of Radha Govinda from the 15 - 17 July. If you have never been there, this is the time to come! They own a whole island, Inish Rath, and all around the island they have made a Braja Mandala Parikrama! You will find Nandagram, Varsana, Radha Kunda, Govardhana, Kusum Sarovar, Madhuvan, Gokula, Kamyavan, and many more transcendental places of Braja. Last
if I am genuinely searching for krishna-prema, I have not after all made any mistake in accepting the shelter of the lotus feet of pure vaishnav. Such vaishnav will not fuel our desire for dharma, artha, Kama and moksha or our hankering for wealth, women and adoration. The purpose of the Moaha is to help free us from these miserable conditions of life and attain Krishna-prema. By taking shelter of the lotus feet of pure devotee of Krishna, beggars for Krishna-prema become qualified to attain the
WHAT THEY
SAY ABOUT BHAGAVAD GEETA.....
Albert Einstein
When I read the Bhagavad-Gita and reflect about how God
created this universe everything else seems so superfluous.
Mahatma Gandhi
The Bhagavad-Gita calls on humanity to dedicate body, mind
and soul to pure duty and not to become mental voluptuaries at the mercy of
random desires and undisciplined impulses.
Dr. Albert Schweizer
The Bhagavad-Gita has a profound influence on the spirit of
mankind by its devotion to God which is manifested by acti
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),Nizhny Novgorod, 10.06.03
-By H.H. Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj
