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Once there was a sweeper in a well known temple and he was very sincere and devoted.
Every time he saw thousands of devotees coming to take darshan of the Lord,
he thought that the Lord is standing all the time and giving darshan and He must be feeling very tired.
So one day very innocently he asked the Lord whether he can take the place of the Lord for a day
so that the Lord can have some relief and rest.
The Deity of Temple replied, "I do not mind taking a break.
I will transform you like Myself,
If a man's brain can produce a space satellite, one can very easily imagine how brains higher than a man can produce similarily wonderful things which are far superior.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1st Canto 1st Chapter
Questions asked by devotees and answered by Bhakti Charu Swami
Questions asked by devotees and answered by His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami
Question: According to this statement Srila Prabhupada tells that the souls which are expanded through the material energy of the supreme are the conditioned souls, as we know getting conditioned means thinking ourselves the enjoyer and controller because of which we are suffering. So according to that the jivas are sufferings because they were expended by mat
GBC Annual General Meeting Report- February 20th, 2011
A GBC group photo at the Temple of Vedic Planetarium site in Mayapur
The 2011 Governing Body Commission (GBC) Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) commenced on February 20th in the Society’s world headquarters, Mayapur, West Bengal. Madhusevita Das, this year’s GBC chairman, welcomed the GBC body, appreciating that thirty-one out of thirty-three voting GBC members were present at th
Story – The unknown fast
In the Shanti Parva of the Mahabharata, Bhishma, whilst resting on a bed of arrows and discoursing on Dharma, refers to the observance of Maha Shivaratri by King Chitrabhanu. The story goes as follows.
Once, King Chitrabhanu was observing a fast with his wife, and it was the day of Maha Shivaratri. The sage Ashtavakra came on a visit to the king’s court.
The sage asked, “ O king why are you observing a fast today?” King Chitrabhanu explained the reason, as he had th
When we really feel the necessity for transcendental knowledge, or when we are eager, then our consciousness can digest it.
When food is not digested, even if it is the best food, it has minimal value - Nectar Drops
Srila Prabhupada flew from Los Angeles to San Francisco. After the slower pace of the Los Angeles center, the activities in San Francisco encouraged Prabhupada.
I think San Francisco center has been very much sanctified by unalloyed devotional service of the members here. As soon as there are sincere devotees, immediately the situation changes favorably.
The morning and evening meetings drew crowds of interested young people, and Srila Prabhupada observed: "Dancing in ecstasy is often exhibited t
Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare/ Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama
Rama Hare Hare,
— for thus one will certainly be delivered from the clutches of mäyä by
the grace of Krishna.
The chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra is recommended even for
persons who commit offenses, because if they continue chanting they
will gradually chant offenselessly. By chanting the Hare Krishna
mantra without offenses, one increases his love for Krishna. A
Prabhupada had agreed on the condition that Upendra find a suitable replacement. Upendra found one, and soon happily took up his former duties.
One day i
prajapatir dharma-patir
ekada niyaman yaman
bhadram prajanam anvicchann
atisthat svartha-kamyaya
praja-patih -- the forefather of all living entities; dharma-patih -- the father of religious life; ekada -- once upon a time; niyaman -- rules and regulations; yaman -- principles of control; bhadram -- welfare; prajanam -- of the living beings; anvicchan -- desiring; atisthat -- situated; sva-artha -- own interest; kamyaya -- so desiring.
Srila Prabhupada comments of Shiva Ratri and its observance:
Demon Çaìkhacüòa Killed - taken from Krsna Book
Once upon a time, the cowherd men of Våndävana, headed by Nanda Mahäräja, desired to go to Ambikävana to observe the Çiva-rätri ceremony. The räsa-lélä was performed during the autumn, and after that the next big ceremony is Holi, or the Doläyäträ ceremony. Between the Doläyäträ ceremony and the räsa-lélä ceremony there is one important ceremony called Çiva-rätri, which is especially observ
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Live From Sri Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir!
Date: February 25th, 2011
Topic: Dhruva Maharaja Goes Back To Godhead
Verse: SB 4.12. 19
Speaker: HH Bhanu Swami
dadarsa vimanagryam
nabhaso 'vatarad dhruvah
vibhrajayad dasa diso
rakapatim ivoditam
TRANSLATION: As soon as the symptoms of his liberation were manifest, he saw a very beautiful airplane coming down from the sky, as if the brilliant fullmoon were coming down, illuminating all the ten directions.
PURPORT: There are different levels of acquired knowledge
Birth And Death Caused By Maya.
72/11/25 Hyderabad, Bhagavad-gita 2.20
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Prabhupada:
na jayate mriyate va kadacin
nayam bhutva bhavita va na bhuyah
ajo nityah sasvato 'yam purano
na hanyate hanyamane sarire
[Bg. 2.20]
So the soul cannot be killed. Na hanyate hanyamane sarire. And the soul has no birth, no death. As Krsna is eternal, Krsna has no birth and death... Ajo 'pi sann avyayatma. Krsna says in the Fourth Chapter. Aja. Krsna's another name is Aja. Or visnu-tattva. Aja. We are also aja. Aj
na jayate mriyate va kadacin
nayam bhutva bhavita va na bhuyah
ajo nityah sasvato 'yam purano
na hanyate hanyamane sarire
[Bg. 2.20]
So the soul cannot be killed. Na hanyate hanyamane sarire. And the soul has no birth, no death. As Krsna is eternal, Krsna has no birth and death... Ajo 'pi sann avyayatma. Krsna says in the Fourth Chapter. Aja. Krsna's another name is Aja. Or visnu-tattva. Aja. We are also aja. Aj
G u r u m u k h p a d m a v a k y a"
Srila Prabhupada: embodiment of simplicity……………….Nectarean Mellows
Being simple is a very very great opulence in this age of Kali. Srila Prabhupada was so simple. He really didn’t want anything for himself. He just wanted to serve. He just wanted to speak the truth. Recently I was reading Srila Prabhupada’s Vyasa Puja offering in 1973 in London. There were hundreds and hundreds of devotees from all of the European continent and the UK coming to sur
Quality of Simplicity
The word arjavam indicates simplicity or straightforwardness.
Simplicity means that without diplomacy one should be so straightforward that he can disclose the real truth even to an enemy.
As far as the brahminical quality of simplicity is concerned, not only should a particular order of life follow this principle, but every member, be he in the brahmacari asrama, grhastha asrama, vanaprastha asrama or sannyasa asrama. One should be very simple and straightforward.
Ref. Veda
one of the 12 great authorities or mahajana in the devotional line. He
is the father of Sita and a great devotee of Lord Ramachandra.
The following illustration from the Padma Purana (Patala-khanda
18.31-77) illustrates the supreme potency of the Holy Name and the
merit of associating with saintly persons.
After a long life Janaka Maharaja gave up his body through the yoga
process. A divine airplane decorated with many bells descende
