Practical devotion is the secret to understanding the Sastras. My Guru Maharaja used to say that for one who is not engaged in devotional service, reading all the books is simply like licking the outside of the honey jar. One who thinks the books are the thing is content in this way. But we should learn the secret to open the jar and taste the honey. In this way, if we can simply understand one book, or one sloka, the perfection is there.
-By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada
I think many of the devotees will agree with me that they were ignorant of Yamuna's absence in Vrindavan. Whenever we visit Sri Vrindavan Dham we make sure to go for Vrindavan Parikrama. And as we pass through the stretch overlooking Yamuna we just walk on thinking about the bad condition she is in. But never thought of the solution for the problem.
One fine day I got a SMS that a rally is being organised by Bhaktivedanta Hospital Youth Forum at Girgaum Chowpatty and I thought of checking it out
CHANTING YOUR NAME IS THE ONLY REMEDY.........
THINKING OF YOU IS THE ONLY WAY............
TO MEET YOU MY LORD...THE SCRIPTURES SAY........
SERVING YOUR LOTUS FEET SHOULD BE ONLY THE AIM.....
THINKING OF YOUR PASTIMES...WITH INTENSE LOVE.
SEEING YOU EVERYWHERE BELOW AND ABOVE.......
THOUSANDS OF CUPID SERVE YOUR LOTUS FEET....
YOU ARE INDEED BEAUTY PERSONIFIED.....
SAYS YOUR SERVANT KAMAL NAYAN ...ATTAINED YOU WHOEVER IN YOUR LOVE CRIED.........
Question: How to Attain Complete Surrender? |
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In order to taste pure love for Krishna we should surrender to Krishna completely. So can you tell me what is complete surrender and how to practice it in a simplified manner? |
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Answer: Take Shelter of the Bona Fide Guru |
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It's very simple. Complete surrender means to strictly abide by the instructions given by the Lord. This cannot be done by mental speculation. You have to be trained by someone who is fully conversant with the or |
Maharaja Kulasekhara king, a great devotee, is praying to Krsna, "Krsna, this is the opportune time. Now I am healthy. I am quite in good health so let me die immediately, thinking of You, because my whole purpose is to think of You, of Your pastimes, at the time of death. So generally, at the time of death, kapha-vata-pittaih, the whole system becomes disarranged. There are coughing, there are headache, there is some pain, this is general system. Sometimes they are so intolerable that the man
A devotee always accepts his distress as minimized by Gods Mercy; although he would have to suffer many more times the suffering. Any one who accepts this philosophy of Gods Mercy in suffering conditions, and still makes progress in Krishna Consciousness, it is said that he is sure to go back to Home, Back to Godhead.
-By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada
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Sri Sri Krishna Balaram Temple,
Vrindvan, India
from Santi Vardana Prabhu, ISKCON Malaysia
When I was studying in Vrndavana VIHE in 2001, everyday I used to pray to Lord on how to make spiritual progress quickly. I wanted lots of mercy because I knew I am very fallen and in need of great mercy. I prayed every day for many days to each Deity--Nitai Gauranga, Krsna Balaram, and Radha Shyamasu
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
spoken by His Holiness Prabhavishnu Swami
When I first had the idea of going to Malaysia, I wanted ask Srila Prabhupada. I went to Vrindavan in October '77. Srila Prabhupada was very ill. His secretary said it wasn't appropriate to ask him about coming here.
I had been preaching in Nepal and I was going to give a report and then ask about coming here also. But his secretary said he was too ill. Then I went back to Nepal, because at one point
Panna kala Narasimha
Mangal Giri
spoken at Panna kala Narasimha Kshetra, Mangal Giri, by His Holiness Radhanath Swami
This Deity was established by Yudhistir Maharaj. It was during the twelve years that he was banished to the forest. He lost his kingdom, he lost all of his power, wealth and influence, he had to live in the forest, but because of that wonderful experience that he had, meeting these difficult challenges that he built so many beautiful temples. This is one of them. It was explain
Sri Sri Radha Madhava
The History of ISKCON Mayapur Deities
from mayapur.com
Every day we take darshan of our beloved Deities, Sri Sri Radha Madhava. They kindly bestow Their mercy upon us and enable us to serve Them. How did these beautiful Radha Madhava Deities come to Sri Mayapur Dham?
Once when Srila Prabhupada was in Sri Vrindavan Dham, Mr. Palmir, a life-patron member of ISKCON, donated three sets of Radha Krishna Deities. Srila Prabhupada sent one set of Deities went to Berkeley, one to Bost
At first it was experimentation with long, slow zooms and dissolves, using digital photos of Lord Nrsimhadev from visits to Mayapur. The Lord seemed to get closer and closer until it was almost frightening, and the closeups tranformed into various views of His beautiful face, covered with sandalwood paste.
I completed synchronizing the medium paced first musical section--Nrsimha prayers sung by Krsna Prema Prabhu. It concluded at the point where the singing breaks and there is a long instrumenta
I have just come to tell you...
Lord Nrsimhadeva
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Preface
A few years ago I presented a photo table at a Sunday feast at one of our temples. One devotee came up to the table and held a photo of Lord Nrsimhadeva in his hands. I encouraged him to take Lord Nrsimhadeva home, but he said, "If I was qualified to worship Him!" and quickly walked away. He seemed to be afraid of Lord Nrsimhadeva. More recently my daughter and her husba |
Japa is an important part of devotional life. If your japa is not up to standard, this is serious. You must reform. That is, out of your regret may come success. Prabhupada used to say, ‘Failure is the pillar of success.’ Assess yourself, and try to improve your chanting of Hare Krishna.
