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Studies after studies are showing that learning music can make kids smart. When your child learns to play a musical instrument, not only does he learn how to make tunes, but he also enhances other capabilities of his brain as well:
- A 10 year study involving 25,000 students show that music-making improves test scores in standardized tests, as well as in reading proficiency exams (Source: James Catterall, UCLA, 1997).
- High school music students score higher on the math and verbal portion of SAT, c
It is hard to avoid television if you are a kid. People in the house are usually tuned in to TV - siblings as well as parents. In some homes, the television is perpetually "on" even without anyone watching. It is common for parents and caregivers to use TV as a substitute babysitter. Also, many parents buy videos that they think can make their kids smart. But how does watching TV really affect children?
The bad news is, the majority of experts think that a TV/video-driven culture has bad e
benefits of reading to your kid are as follows:
- Reading to your kid makes you bond with him, and this gives your child a sense of intimacy and well-being.
- The intimacy of reading to your kid is such a pleasurable experience to him that he will have a positive attitude towards reading as he grows up.
- It calms your child, especially when he is fretful and restless.
- It promotes increased communication between you and your child.
- Pre-school children who are exposed to language by hearing words that are
How can we survive if our heart is tugged in five directions?
Verse 66
vakshah–sthale cha vipulan nayanotpale cha
manda–smite cha mridulam mada–jalpite cha,
vimba–adhare cha madhuram murali rave cha
bâlam vilâsa–nidhim–âkalaye kadâ nu.66.
Translation
Whose chest is a vast expanse and Whose lotus–eyes are huge, Whose smile and intoxicating speech are soft, Whose rosy lips and flute–notes are sweet – when will I get to behold That kishor Who is the treasure house of love–sports? 66.
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rila Krishnadâ
Erotic sweetness or sweet erotism ?
Verse 65
madhuryâdapi madhuram
manmatha–tatasya kim–api kaishoram,
châpalyad–api chapalân
cheto vat harati hanta king kurmah. 65.
Translation
Sri Krishna’s kaishor is indescribably sweet – his erotic sweetness is sweeter than sweet – and it is stealing my extremely restless heart. Alas! What do I do now? .65.
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rila Kavirâj Goswâmipâd says: Sri Radha was crazy with ecstasy. She ran helter-skelter. Her sakhis tried to control her. They tugged at her ânchal[1] an
His face radiates three different colors
Verse 80
durâd-vilokayati vârana-keli-gâmi
dhârâ-katâksha-bharitena vilokitena,
ârâdupaiti hridayangam-venu-nâda-
veni-mukhena darshanângshubharena devah.80.
Translation
Sri Krishna is approaching me with His elephant-like gait, gazing at me all the while. He is unfurling very sweet wavelets of the flute-song while He is coming near me. He is laughing and He is so close I can see His sparkling white teeth.80.
Âswâd-bindu purport
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rila Krishnadâs Kavirâj Goswâ
Verse 51
ahimakara-kara-nikara-mridun-udita-laxmi-
saras-tara-sarisiruha-sadrisha-drishi deve,
vraja-yuvati-rati-kalaha-vijayi-nija-lila-
mada-mudita-vadana-shashi-madhurimani liye.51.
Translation
My innermost mind is immersed in That God Whose eyes are like the lotus that have bloomed slightly in the new rays of sunshine, and Whose face looks very sweet since it is shining with pride, having won the battle of love-making against the damsels of Vraja. 51.
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rila Kavirâj Goswâmipâd has written in
After some time Radha and Krishna woke up and sat up on the bed. The sakhis that had already risen before Them saw Them and came up to Them with Subala and Madhumangala. (1)
Vrnda took her two pupils, the young learned sarika Kalokti and the suka Manjuvak and engaged them in praising the Divine Couple. (2)
tatas tau pathato namrau jaya vrndavanesvara jaya vrndavancsani jayatalyah prasidata
These parrots humbly recited: "Glory to the Lord of Yrndavana! Glory to the Queen of Yrndavana! Glory to
Invitation For Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra
Hare Krishna Prabhuji,
Please accept my humble obeacenses!!!
All Glories to Srila Prabhupad!!!
Dear Prabhuji,
We like to invite you for Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra on 3rd July 2011 (Sunday). Please come and get the blessings of Lord Jagannath & make success of this auspicious Rath Yatra Festival.
Thanking You
Your Servant
Kamal Lochan Das
ISKCON, Mira Road
In Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1, Chapter 11, verse 7 the residents of Dvaraka glorify the Lord in a wonderful manner when the Lord returns to Dvaraka from Hastinapura. The residents of Dvaraka are immensely separated from Krishna and they run towards Him as soon as Krishna enters Dvaraka blowing the fat-boweled conchshell, the sound of which removes the fear of all living entities.
bhavaaya nas tvam bhava vishva bhaavanaa
tvam eva maataatha suhrt patih pitaa
tvam sad gurur nah paramam ca daivatam
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Seek and you shall find. If you are looking for faults, you will find faults in everyone and anywhere, if you are looking for the good, you will find the good everywhere and anywhere. It is a question of what you want. Krishna will reveal Himself according to how you approach Him. Shishupal only saw faults in Krishna, whereas Arjuna, Yudhishtar, they only saw the glory of Krishna. According to how they approached Krishna they were saved. Krishna is in the heart
Question: Who Created Krishna? |
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anyani ceha dvija-deva-devaih
krtani nanayatanani visnoh
pratyanga-mukhyankita-mandirani
yad-darsanat krsnam anusmaranti
anyani -- others; ca -- also; iha -- here; dvija-deva -- by the great sages; devaih -- and the demigods; krtani -- established by; nana -- various; ayatanani -- various forms; visnoh -- of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; prati -- each and every; anga -- part; mukhya -- the chief; ankita -- marked; mandirani -- temple s; yat -- which
Jagannath Rathayatra Mahotsav by ISKCON Baroda
On Sunday, July 3, 2011,
ISKCON Baroda will be observing the thirtieth annual Jagannath Rathayatra festival here.
The Rathayatra procession will begin at 2:30 PM at the Baroda railway station, as per local tradition. The Mayor of Baroda, Honorable Doctor Jyotiben Pandya will inaugurate the Rathayatra by sweeping the road in front of the Rath of Their Lordships, just as the Gajapati Maharaj of Puri does annually at Jagannath Puri.
The Collector
The Rathayatra procession will begin at 2:30 PM at the Baroda railway station, as per local tradition. The Mayor of Baroda, Honorable Doctor Jyotiben Pandya will inaugurate the Rathayatra by sweeping the road in front of the Rath of Their Lordships, just as the Gajapati Maharaj of Puri does annually at Jagannath Puri.
The Collector
The spiritual master should not be expected to just say what the disciple wants to hear. The spiritual master is not like a professional politician who will only
come and tell the disciple what the disciple wants to hear. A spiritual
master’s instruction may be very shocking, but the disciple should accept the
instruction with faith.
-By H.H. Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj
Question: How to Get the Normal People to Chant? |
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Dear Srila Gurudeva, |
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Answer: They Already Are |
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The normal people are already chanting Hare Krishna. It's the abnormal people who somehow or other need to be induced to chant Hare Krishna. If you become completely pure in your chanting, you will able to convince the entire world to chant Hare Krishna. |
