We must never put our trust in this illusory energy. We must always understand the need of strictly surrendering to Krish na . And that is why it is so important to have a very disciplined, strict life; to keep that determination alive in our hearts. Srila Prabhupada used to tell us, "If you simply, strictly and attentively chant sixteen rounds every day; if you carefully follow the four regulative principles, if you ca
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We must never put our trust in this illusory energy. We must always understand the need of strictly surrendering to Krish na . And that is why it is so important to have a very disciplined, strict life; to keep that determination alive in our hearts. Srila Prabhupada used to tell us, "If you simply, strictly and attentively chant sixteen rounds every day; if you carefully follow the four regulative principles, if you ca
Once upon a time, Sanatana Goswami had a sparśa-maṇi. A sparśa-maṇi is a touchstone. Nowadays these stones are not often found, but we have heard about them. And when you touch metal with this stone, it turns to gold. Ooh, we wouldn’t mind a few stones like that, hmm?
Nowadays such stones are very rare, but Sanatana Goswami had such a stone. Whatever he touched with the stone, turned to gold. And what did Sanatan Goswami do? He threw it over his shoulder on the garbage heap, and then he sa
Nowadays such stones are very rare, but Sanatana Goswami had such a stone. Whatever he touched with the stone, turned to gold. And what did Sanatan Goswami do? He threw it over his shoulder on the garbage heap, and then he sa
2. Remembrance of Lord Krsna
sri-suka uvaca
iti bhagavatah prstah
ksattra vartam priyasrayam
prativaktum na cotseha
autkanthyat smaritesvarah
sri-sukah uvaca -- Sri Sukadeva said; iti -- thus; bhagavatah -- the great devotee; prstah -- being asked; ksattra -- by Vidura; vartam -- message; priya-asrayam -- regarding the dearest; prativaktum -- to reply; na -- not; ca -- also; utsehe -- became eager; autkanthyat -- by excessive anxiety; smarita -- remembrance;
Prabhupada had written to one senior disciple:
Now we shall concentrate on making our devotees Krishna conscious and not be so much concerned with expanding ourselves widely without any spiritual content.
Srila Prabhupada had made an analo
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By H H Lokanath Swami – Chant for Change Seminar at Pandharpur
Hare Krishna !! You are all welcome. Pandharpur dham ki jay.
Pandharpur dham is known for chanting. Lot of chanting goes on here. Lot of singing. Varkaris (walking pilgrims) also sing. Gaudiya vaishnavas also sing. Prabhupada writes in the purport. They chant, they dance and they chant and they dance along with mridangas (drums), and kartalas (hand cymbals). Prabhupada compares like this the Caitanya Caritamrita. There is a descripti
62nd Vyasa Puja of HH Lokanath Swami -11th July, 2011.
How many Hindi speaking people are there? O quite a lot! How many do not know Marathi? So what should we do? (Chorus of Hindi!) The Marathi people have kept quiet?
I was thinking that today I have to only hear and not speak, then Ishtadev prabhu reminded me that I need to speak as well.
Today is my own birthday so what should I say? For you the topic is…no the topic is not Hindi! (responding to a prabhu’s call of Hindi from the audience)
Tod
Hare Krsna,
Please accept my humble obeisance’s,
All glories to Srila Prabhupad.
Dandvat Pranam,
I have a daily KC mails group in which I send daily KC mails (Pastimes of Lord Krishna, Stories, Previous Acaryas Quotes etc.)to so many devotees if you want to receive the mails simply mail me on sachin.kguptaa@gmail.com with subject "add me" so I can added you in my group & send you daily KC mails.
One more thing i have a daily SMS group also which i send daily SMS(Previous Acaryas's Quotes, BG Quot
Unfortunately, we have no educational system to understand this spiritual science. And especially in this age, everything is godlessness. Therefore people are not happy. Our, this Krsna consciousness movement is only to make people happy by becoming Krsna conscious, understanding everything in the right ways. That is our mission.
Therefore, that is the mission of every devotee. Just like Arjuna is asking herewith. He knows everything. He is Krsna's friend, personal friend. He is always living wi
come to such a level of gratitude that we can just say, "Thank you Lord for allowing me to be sick and giving me this opportunity to read more. Thank
you for this opportunity to be more introspective. Thank you for giving me this chance to appreciate health and use it more efficiently when I have
it." When someone criticizes us, we can thank them for helpi
But in fact they are like the shadow, and Krishna’s activities are the original and pure. These are not real relationships. These are a play, a kind of toy
Question: Why Chanting Does Not Make Me Happy? |
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Hare Krishna Maharaja, |
Krsna and the Gopis Meet for the Rasa Dance
Sri Badarayani said: Sri Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, full in all opulences, yet upon seeing those autumn nights scented with blossoming jasmine flowers, He turned His mind toward loving affairs. To fulfill His purposes He employed His internal potency.
The moon then rose, anointing the face of the eastern horizon with the reddish hue of his comforting rays, and thus dispelling the pain of all who watched him rise. The moon was like a bel
An old Farmer lived on a farm in the mountains with his young grandson. Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading his Bhagavad Gita. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to imitate him in every way he could.
One day the grandson asked, 'Grandpa! I try to read the Bhagavad Gita just like you but I don't understand it, and what I do understand I forget as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the Bhagavad Gita do?' The Grandfather quietly turned
tasya prapannakhila-lokapanam
avasthitanam anusasane sve
arthaya jatasya yadusv ajasya
vartam sakhe kirtaya tirtha-kirteh
tasya -- His; prapanna -- surrendered; akhila-loka-panam -- all rulers of the entire universe; avasthitanam -- situated in; anusasane -- under the control of; sve -- own self; arthaya -- for the interest of; jatasya -- of the born; yadusu -- in the family of the Yadus; ajasya -- of the unborn; vartam -- topics; sakhe -- O my friend; ki
Krishna's friends were kept asleep for one year by Brahma, but when they woke up and Krishna returned before them, they considered that only a moment had passed.
Prabhupada further explained by citing yet another example -- that of Jaya and Vijaya, the two gatekeepers at a gateway to Vaikuntha, who once refused entrance to the four great sages, the Kumaras, and were subsequently cursed by them to fall to the material world:
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1. Preparations are made according to the instructions in the "Sri Srimurti Puja" booklet, published by ISKCON Los Angeles
2. The couple should wear newly bought clothes.
3. Sankirtana
4. The bride sits to the right of the groom. Garlands are offered to the priest and couple after they have been touched to the Deities' feet. Incense is lit and placed around the spot where the sacrificial fire is to be lit.
5. The priest says th
IT is good to love God for hope of reward, but it is better to love God for love's sake; and the prayer goes: O Lord, I do not want wealth nor, children nor learning. If it be That will, I shall go from birth to birth. But grant me this, that I may love you without the hope of reward--'love'' unselfishly for love's sake.
By: Swami Vivekananda
