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All of life is in a constant state of change

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 23, 2011 at 9:52am

Everything has beginning and everything has an end. Every tree begins with a seed and will eventually transform back into earth. In our modern world, this means that every car, every machine, every piece of clothing is created and all will wear out and crumble; it’s only a matter of time. Our bodies are born and they will die. A glass is created and will eventually break. All of life is in a constant state of change.

When you expect something to break, you’re not surprised or disappointed when it

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Chanting

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 23, 2011 at 9:49am

Chanting

All of us devotees should make an effort to chant attentively and check if we are chanting better then yesterday, we are able to control the mind better. This is the foremost engagement.

SB 5.5.4 ,16.05.2009, New Delhi

The holy name is the most valuable asset that you can possess!

- By H.H.Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj

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A blessing by Srila Prabhupads father

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 23, 2011 at 9:47am

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

Srila Prabhupada speaks of his own life experience:A blessing by Srila Prabhupads father

You know that I was a married man. So after being married, I did not like my wife. (laughter) Somehow or other, I did not like. I must say she is very faithful, very everything... Everyone praised. But I did not like, somehow or other. So I was preparing for next marriage. Next marriage. Because in India, at that t

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He loses the capacity.

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 23, 2011 at 9:46am

When one deviates from his original consciousness, he loses the capacity to remember his previous position or recognize his present one. When remembrance is lost, all knowledge acquired is based on a false foundation. When this occurs, learned scholars consider that the soul is lost.

PURPORT

Our original consciousness is Krsna consciousness because we are part and parcel of Krsna. When this consciousness is misguided and one is put into the material atmosphere, which pollutes the original conscio

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 6

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 23, 2011 at 9:40am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 6
nirodho 'syanusayanam
atmanah saha saktibhih
muktir hitvanyatha rupam
sva-rupena vyavasthitih

nirodhah -- the winding up of the cosmic manifestation; asya -- of His; anusayanam -- the lying down of the purusa incarnation Maha-Visnu in mystic slumber; atmanah -- of the living entities; saha -- along with; saktibhih -- with the energies; muktih -- liberation; hitva -- giving up; anyatha -- otherwise; rupam -- form; sva-rupena -- in constitutional form; vyav

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 5

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 23, 2011 at 9:40am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 5
avataranucaritam
hares casyanuvartinam
pumsam isa-kathah prokta
nanakhyanopabrmhitah

avatara -- incarnation of Godhead; anucaritam -- activities; hareh -- of the Personality of Godhead; ca -- also; asya -- of His; anuvartinam -- followers; pumsam -- of the persons; isa-kathah -- the science of God; proktah -- is said; nana -- various; akhyana -- narrations; upabrmhitah -- described.

TRANSLATION
The science of God describes the incarnations of the Personalit

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 4

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 23, 2011 at 9:40am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 4
sthitir vaikuntha-vijayah
posanam tad-anugrahah
manvantarani sad-dharma
utayah karma-vasanah

sthitih -- the right situation; vaikuntha-vijayah -- the victory of the Lord of Vaikuntha; posanam -- maintenance; tat-anugrahah -- His causeless mercy; manvantarani -- the reign of the Manus; sat-dharmah -- perfect occupational duty; utayah -- impetus to work; karma-vasanah -- desire for fruitive work.

TRANSLATION
The right situation for the living entities is to o

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 3

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 23, 2011 at 9:39am

rimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 3
bhuta-matrendriya-dhiyam
janma sarga udahrtah
brahmano guna-vaisamyad
visargah paurusah smrtah

bhuta -- the five gross elements (the sky, etc.); matra -- objects perceived by the senses; indriya -- the senses; dhiyam -- of the mind; janma -- creation; sargah -- manifestation; udahrtah -- is called the creation; brahmanah -- of Brahma, the first purusa; guna-vaisamyat -- by interaction of the three modes of nature; visargah -- re-creation; paurusah -- resul

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Many times we feel as though we are worthless

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 23, 2011 at 9:35am

A well-known speaker started off his public speech in a strange manner – by holding up a Rupee 1000 Note! Holding up the Note high in the air in one of his hands, he addressed the curious audience, "Who would like this Rupee 1000 Note?"

With great cheers almost all of them raised their hands with the shout, "I want it", "I want it”!! He said, "Oh! That’s nice. Well, I am going to give this Note to one of you... But, first let me do this." Then, he crumpled the Note in his hands vigorously & n

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Take that first step

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 23, 2011 at 9:33am

Every journey, however long it may be, begins with a single step. But you must take that first step. Once you do, each step takes you closer and closer to your goal.

Sometimes, when you consider taking on a new venture – whether it’s writing a book, beginning a new project, or anything else – the task can seem overwhelming. It’s as though you’ll never be able to arrive at your final destination, as if the first step isn’t going to help. When you look too far out toward the horizon, it can seem to

Eternal servant of the servant of the servant of maidservants of Lord Radha Krishna

Posted by premal g. shah on March 22, 2011 at 7:44pm

Hare Krishna Matajis and Prabhujis

Personally we are all eternal part and parcel of Lord Radha Krishna.

The thought which comes to my mind sometimes as I am in Krishna consciousness is if I could become God.

I sincerely and seriously pray to Lord Radha Krishna please make me so humble that I always remember I am a servant of the servant of the servant of the maidservantsof Lord Radha Krishna.

Never I want to think of being Lord or God as I feel I am humilating Lord Radha Krishna by thinking this al

As pure as water from the sky

Posted by Mahendra on March 22, 2011 at 12:08pm

When it rains, the water that comes from the sky is crystal clear. But when it comes on to ground it becomes full of mud. My question is what is the nature of water? Is it clear or is it muddy? It’s clear, but when it is mixed with other things then it appears muddy. In truth it is always pure. We simply have to separate what is water and what is not. That is the process of filtration. When we filter water, all of the dirt is in the filter and the water is again in its clear state, pure state.

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How does the holy name purify us?

Posted by Mahendra on March 22, 2011 at 12:05pm

It is not that we are just chanting the holy names and therefore we are getting purified. We should understand how we are getting purified and why we are getting purified.Because Krishna is non different from his name, Krishna’s name has sweet will. It is not just a sound vibration. It is God who has incarnated in sound vibration. Because the name is Krishna, we cannot control the names, for the name is the supreme controller of all controllers. But when we are chanting in such a way that Krishn

invitation for all of u

Posted by GOKUL on March 22, 2011 at 11:53am

my humble request 2 all devotees kindly come for dis program

ISKCON Japan Looks to Help Others in Earthquake $ Tsunami Tragedy

Posted by Dinesh Warungase on March 21, 2011 at 10:45pm

Japan%20devotees%20A.jpg In yet another in a spate of deadly earthquakes around the world, a gigantic 9.0 magnitude quake struck 81 miles off the coast of Japan, triggering 33 foot high tsunami waves that caused massive destruction along the country’s coastline.

The Japanese National Police Agency has officially confirmed 5,692 deaths, 2,409 injured, and 9,522 people missing across the country, with the coastal city of Sendai, Miyagi near the epicenter the worst affected.

The cities of Osaka and Tokyo, where ISKCON templ

New Mombasa Temple to Be One of the Most Opulent in Africa

Posted by Dinesh Warungase on March 21, 2011 at 10:32pm

Kenya%20A_0.jpg An incredible 4,000 devotees—hailing from India, England, Uganda, and across Kenya—are expected to attend the opening of the New Dwarikadham complex in Mombasa, Kenya from April 9th to 13th this year.

During the five-day festival, the Deities of Sri Sri Rukmini Dwarikadhish will be moved from their old temple in the Ganjoni area of Mombasa, and new Deities of
Sri Sri Sita Rama Lakshman and Hanuman will be installed with them.

The new complex is named not only after its worshipable Lords, but also

Historic Earthquake and Tsunami Hits Japan

Posted by Dinesh Warungase on March 21, 2011 at 10:22pm

An 8.9 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Northeast Japan spawned a ferocious tsunami that's caused massive destruction; flattening whole cities, starting raging fires, and killing hundreds. Nearly 88,000 people are reported missing, according to the official Kyodo news agency.

"The Tokyo ISKCON Center and Govinda`s Restaurant did not get impacted - says Sanjay Krishnacandra Das, Tokyo Krishna-devotee - apart from some cracks on the walls, there was no substantial damage."

The 30 temple residen

Wait For The Brick

Posted by Medha Sharma on March 21, 2011 at 9:00pm

A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood street, going a bit too fast in his new Jagur. He was watching for kids darting out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something. As his car passed, no Childern appeared. Instead, a brick smashed into the Jag's side door! He slammed on the brakes and drove the Jag back to the spot where the brick had been thrown. The angry driver then jumped out of the car, grabbed the nearest kid and pushed him up a

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Posted by Vishal Sabharwal on March 21, 2011 at 6:19pm

Once Gauri Maa asked LORD SHIVA " O MY LORD ,The whole world meditates on your name so whom do u meditate on when you go to Kailasha" To This LORD SHIVA Smiles and Replies " Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare,Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare "............Jai Raha Madhav Kunj Bihari.

Invitation - Shivaji Park Mumbai - 26th March 2011

Posted by Manish Advani on March 21, 2011 at 1:37pm

Message from Radhikapati Prabhu, Please forward the same to all your contacts...

We would like to invite you to our biggest events on 26th March, 2011 where over 1,00,000 people will congregate for the Festival of Chariots at Shivaji Park, Dadar (west), Mumbai organized by young professionals of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). These professionals take three to four weeks off every year from work to organize this festival. ISKCON is proud of its young force which is happ

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All of life is in a constant state of change

Chanting

A blessing by Srila Prabhupads father

He loses the capacity.

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 6

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 5

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 4

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 3

Many times we feel as though we are worthless

Take that first step

Eternal servant of the servant of the servant of maidservants of Lord Radha Krishna

As pure as water from the sky

How does the holy name purify us?

invitation for all of u

ISKCON Japan Looks to Help Others in Earthquake $ Tsunami Tragedy

New Mombasa Temple to Be One of the Most Opulent in Africa

Historic Earthquake and Tsunami Hits Japan

Wait For The Brick

MahaMantra

Invitation - Shivaji Park Mumbai - 26th March 2011

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