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 mundanefriendship 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
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
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
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 -
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
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 --
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
Later in the morning, he was visited by a group of followers of the Maharishi Mahesh Yo
Each day in Melbourne (as he had done for years), Prabhupada worked in the very early hours of the morning, combing through the Sanskrit and Bengali Srimad-Bhagavatam commentaries of the great acaryas. Following their explanations, he would select passages from them, adding his own knowledge and realisation, and then laboriously weave it all together into his Bhaktivedanta purports. It was a great, demanding task, and required the utmost concentration.
It w
ways of meeting krsna
1. perfection
2. satisfaction
3. steadiness
His Divine Grace arrives, Melbourne 1974
Dear Devotees,
I recorded memories of times I was with Srila Prabhupada, including audio clips of him speaking on various topics during morning walks when I was present. I love to hear him blast the scientists so effectively, and set our minds right about everything. Apologies if the kirtan lead seems a bit sentimental. I kept this recording for a long time and recently decided to release it.
The link is at www.narasimhalila.com/prabhupada.html. It is in m
Srila Prabhupada acknowledged that most people are going to colleges and universities now days. So, Prabhupada’s idea was to present Krishna Consciousness at the colleges and universities in a format suitable for the students so that they can appreciate the principles of Bhagavat Gita and the principles of Srimad Bhagavatam.
( Bhakti Swaroop Damodar Swami, 13th Aug 1983, Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Radha-Krishna. Radha’s name is first. Why ? Nobody can be better devotee than Radharani. As soon as Radha’s name is there, Krishna is more pleased. That is the way. If we glorify the devotees, the character of the devotees, before the Lord, He is more pleased than to glorify Himself, He directly.(Converstions, Hawaii, 24th Apr, 1969).
-By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada
Dear highly esteemed devotees,
Please accept my warmest greetings and pranams. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
The Bhaktivinoda Thakura Monthly Sankirtana Festival of 1,008 book distributors is on!
Devotees all over the world are joining and everyone’s talking about this. This is huge. We already have surpassed 800+ strong network of devotees worldwide and it is catching up like wild fire.
Thousands of devotees from all over the world are joining together to distribute mercy to the people of the w
Please continue to come regularly to these programs, and if any of your god-brothers or god-sisters do not come, you should be Krishna’s agent and tell him, “why aren’t you coming to the temple program? It is so lively. You will feel so spiritually strong.” We should all act like Krishna’s agents and encourage everyone to take part in these programs for the pleasure of the lord.
(His Holiness Gopal Krishna Goswami, Freedom by surrender)
A pure devotee always thinks himself as not-devotee. If one thinks he is big devotee, that is not good - thinking that he is first degree. We should not be puffed up. A devotee avoids it - remaining always in the second degree. Krishnahas given everyone something extraordinary, and to serve Krishna with one’sextraordinary talent means successful life.(Letter to Sukadeva, 17th March, 1973).
-By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada
If we represent ourselves very nicely, the whole world will appreciate Srila Prabhupada, the whole world will appreciate Krishna Consciousness. Bus if we don’t represent ourselves properly, then the good names of the spiritual master, Srila Prabhupada, and other previous acharyas and even the principle of Krishna Consciousness will be tainted with some misunderstanding.
(Bhakti Swaroop Damodar Swami, 13 aug, 1983, Detroit, Michigan, USA)
