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Dress to please Krsna

Posted by Shobha Radha Devi Dasi on March 25, 2011 at 11:49am

Prabhupada: Why your dress is not as a sannyasi?

Tusta Krsna: The robes make people uncomfortable, Prabhupada. They see you as different and can't relate. They won't relax enough to listen when I wear robes.

Prabhupada: But sannyasis must dress in saffron with robes and shaven head.

Tusta Krsna: I am following all the principles, but the dress is external and superficial. Why should we let it hamper the preaching?

Prabhupada: If the dress is superficial, why should you change your dress to please pe

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108 important slokas of Bhagawad Gita

Posted by Shalabh Gupta on March 25, 2011 at 11:43am

Chapter 1 Text 1
2. Text 7,11,12,13,14,20,22,23,27,30,40,41,44,45,46,50,62, 63,64
3. Text 9,14,21,27,37
4. Text 1,2,3,6,7,8,9,10,11,13,34
5. Text 18,22,29
6. Text 17,41,47
7. Text 3,4,5,7,14,15,16,19,25,26,27,28
8. Text 5,6,7,14,15,16,28
9. Text 2,4,10,11,12,13,14,22,25,26,27,29,30,32,34
10. Text 8,9,10,11,12,13,41
11. Text 54,55
12. Text 5,8,9,10
14. Text 4,26,27
15. Text 5,6,7,15,19
18. Text 42,54,55,58,61,65,66,68,69,78

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Sankirtana anyplace, anytime!

Posted by Shobha Radha Devi Dasi on March 25, 2011 at 11:23am

Hare krsna Prabhus,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

My wife Bhaktin Shannon and I were moving from our base in Arkansas to New Vrindavan. After a few hours of driving, we decided to take a break and take advantage of a local mall in the suburbs of St. Louis to distribute some books and Prasadam. It was 9pm. We noticed most of the people were milling around the Starbucks on the corner. We struck up a conversation with the two ladies behind the counter, mentionin

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Why is Krishna Really Blue?

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 25, 2011 at 10:53am

Question: Why is Krishna Really Blue?

I found a article from last week which gave an impersonalistic interpretation as to why Krishna is blue.

Here is the article:

In Hinduism, Gods like Lord Vishnu, Lord Krishna, Lord Ram and Lord Shiva are shown as having blue or dusky skin. The color of the skin is shown as either blue or sometimes black. Hindu religion is full of symbolisms and the blue color is also a symbol. Most avatars of Hindu gods are also shown in blue color.

Blue is the color of the infi

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Have A Long Term Habit Change

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 25, 2011 at 10:22am

So to have a long term habit change… in other words we want to change our bad habit, once and for all, so that from this day forward we are always chanting with attention and never being distracted (or whatever behavior we want to do) and never slip back into the wrong chanting or the wrong behavior, wrong habit.

From Process Of Improving Habits
by Mahanidhi Swami

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Inspirational Nectar

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 25, 2011 at 10:21am

"This uncontrolled mind is the greatest enemy of the living entity. If
one neglects it or gives it a chance, it will grow more and more
powerful and will become victorious. Although it is not factual, it is
very strong. It covers the constitutional position of the soul. O
King, please try to conquer this mind by the weapon of service to the
lotus feet of the spiritual master and of the Supreme Personality of
Godhead. Do this with great care."

Srimad Bhagavatam: 5:11:17

--- All glories to Srila Prabhupad

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The ABC's Of Japa.

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 25, 2011 at 9:08am

A - Always chant a fixed number of rounds each day, and always look to increase that number

B - Be careful to avoid offenses in chanting the Holy Names, especially the offense of inattention

C - Chant with respect for the Holy Names, as you would respect the Supreme Lord Himself

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So called Spiritualist

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 25, 2011 at 8:52am

So called Spiritualist

There are many so-called spiritualists who outwardly pose as advanced in the science but inwardly or privately are completely under particular modes of nature which they are unable to surpass.Academically, one may be very learned, but because of his long association with material nature, he is in bondage. Krsna consciousness helps one to get out of the material entanglement, even though one may be engaged in his prescribed duties in terms of material existence. Therefore,

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srila prabhupada said

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 25, 2011 at 8:50am

With Prabhupada's permission, the devotees scheduled him for the all-night Uncle Jay Show, a talk show on radio station WMEX. At 11:00 P.M. three devotees-Satsvarupa and Pradyumna, in suits and ties, and Jadurani in a sari-went on the air. Prabhupada was scheduled to join them at 3 o'clock.

"I have before me in the studio tonight," Uncle Jay began, "two nice young men and a young woman who have normal American names like Steve and Paul and Judy. And when you hear them speak, they sound like norm

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Current examples

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 25, 2011 at 8:49am

One should always remember that as long as he has a material body he must face the miseries of repeated birth, old age, disease and death. There is no use in making plans to get rid of these miseries of the material body. The best course is to find out the means by which one may regain his spiritual identity.

The living being is in the state of forgetfulness of his relation with God due to his being overly attracted to material sense gratification from time immemorial. His struggle for existence

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Accepts the bare necessities of life

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 25, 2011 at 8:49am

One should not be attached to more than the necessities of life required for spiritual advancement.

One should know, however, that all the necessities of life that the human society requires are supplied by the demigod agents of the Lord. No one can manufacture anything. Take, for example, all the eatables of human society. These eatables include grains, fruits, vegetables, milk, sugar, etc., for the persons in the mode of goodness, and also eatables for the nonvegetarians, like meats, none of wh

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Recognizing an opportunity

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 25, 2011 at 8:34am

When the great library of Alexandria burned, the story goes, one book was saved. But it was not a valuable book; and so a poor man, who could read a little, bought it for a few coppers. The book wasn't very interesting, but between its pages there was something very interesting indeed. It was a thin strip of vellum on which was written the secret of the "Touchstone"!

The touchstone was a small pebble that could turn any common metal into pure gold. The writing explained that it was lying among th

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Pancha Tattva

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 25, 2011 at 8:31am

The Five Tattvas (left to right):
Advaita, Nityananda, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Gadadhara, and Srivasa

"Sri Gauranga, Sri Nityananda, Sri Advaita, Sri Gadadhara and Srivasa are all on the same platform, but in spiritually distinguishing between them one should understand that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the form of a devotee, Nityananda Prabhu appears in the form of a devotee's spiritual master, Advaita Prabhu is the form of a bhakta (devotee) incarnation, Gadadhara Prabhu is the energy of a bh

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 8

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 25, 2011 at 8:30am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 8
yo 'dhyatmiko 'yam purusah
so 'sav evadhidaivikah
yas tatrobhaya-vicchedah
puruso hy adhibhautikah

yah -- one who; adhyatmikah -- is possessed of the sense organs; ayam -- this; purusah -- personality; sah -- he; asau -- that; eva -- also; adhidaivikah -- controlling deity; yah -- that which; tatra -- there; ubhaya -- of both; vicchedah -- separation; purusah -- person; hi -- for; adhibhautikah -- the visible body or the embodied living entity.

TRANSLATION

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Jagnnath Rathyatra in Solapur

Posted by Shobha Radha Devi Dasi on March 24, 2011 at 11:27am

Dear Maharajas & Prabhus,
Hare Krishna!

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga.

On 4th April 2011, Monday on the oscpicious day of Gudhi Padwa (New year forMaharashtra) by the blessings of Srila Prabhupada & by the help ofentire vishnava Devotees ISKCON Solapur, we are holding Lord Jagannath RathYatra Mahotsav, fallowing is a brief details of the festival.

" Starting Place: Park Chowk

" Date & Starting time : 4th March Monday

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Bonfires, prayers to usher in Holi festival

Posted by Shobha Radha Devi Dasi on March 24, 2011 at 11:14am

"Holi is the last festival of the Hindu calendar with the new year coming up in a few days. As devotees circumambulate the holy fire, they pledge to make a new beginning by letting bygones be bygones."

Saturday will see nearly 10,000 devotees arrive at the ISKCON temple in Juhu for day-long festivities culminating in a grand flower shower in the evening.

"Holi is the appearance day of the Chaitanya incarnation of Lord Krishna. It was he who gave the world the Hare Krishna mantra which is the remed

Krishna -Mahaprabhu-Prabhupada-Gurudeva

Posted by Sibanandasen Das on March 24, 2011 at 10:22am

Krishna the supreme godhead.He shows the mercy to us by the Mahaprabhu.Mahaprabhu is Sree Krisna and Sree Radha

in Kaliyug.In this time he recover the sinful man allover the India.That time he Says that in every place of the world his name will be chanted by everybody.After 500 years Sreela Prabhupada Came and go to western country for publicity

of Mahaprabhu.Sreela Prabhupada is Saktabes Avatar according to his mercy for the sinful world.He elevated the total

sinful men and women of the world in M

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Natural Attachment

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 24, 2011 at 8:35am

One should not be more attached to wife, children and home than the revealed scriptures ordain.

We are very much attached to our so-called home, so-called wife, children. And here is, jnana means that asaktir anabhisvangah, asaktir. You should, therefore, at a certain age, according to Vedic civilization, one is forced to give up this attachment. Naturally, one is attached to wife, children, home. But Vedic civilization says, that is all right from... Up to fifty years, you can remain attached. B

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 7

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 24, 2011 at 8:34am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 7
abhasas ca nirodhas ca
yato 'sty adhyavasiyate
sa asrayah param brahma
paramatmeti sabdyate

abhasah -- the cosmic manifestation; ca -- and; nirodhah -- and its winding up; ca -- also; yatah -- from the source; asti -- is; adhyavasiyate -- become manifested; sah -- He; asrayah -- reservoir; param -- the Supreme; brahma -- Being; paramatma -- the Supersoul; iti -- thus; sabdyate -- called.

TRANSLATION
The supreme one who is celebrated as the Supreme Being or

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Inspiration: Duties of a householder Vaisnava...!!!

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 24, 2011 at 8:33am

Duties of a householder Vaisnava

"A Vaisnava householder should always live according to the prescribed
duties; graciously hosting guests to their full satisfaction. His
spiritual discipline will not be impaired by his living or
associating with his wife. Nor is it forbidden for him to use mustard
oil or other perfumed oil. Foods like milk, curd, etc., which are
considered by ritualistic brahmanas to be inedible and non-vegetarian,
become wholesome vegetarian food for the yukta-vairagi.

"He is always a

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Dress to please Krsna

108 important slokas of Bhagawad Gita

Sankirtana anyplace, anytime!

Why is Krishna Really Blue?

Have A Long Term Habit Change

Inspirational Nectar

The ABC's Of Japa.

So called Spiritualist

srila prabhupada said

Current examples

Accepts the bare necessities of life

Recognizing an opportunity

Pancha Tattva

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 8

Jagnnath Rathyatra in Solapur

Bonfires, prayers to usher in Holi festival

Krishna -Mahaprabhu-Prabhupada-Gurudeva

Natural Attachment

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 7

Inspiration: Duties of a householder Vaisnava...!!!

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