Quote by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur Prabhupada "*Look within.
Amend yourself, rather than pry into the frailities of others."*
HH Bhakti Charu Swami Guru Maharaj said in response to the quote :
This is a wonderful quotation! Which actually means, "If you are so expert
in faultfinding and criticizing, then do it to yourself than applying it to
others."
Any religious system but the process of bhāgavata-dharma — service as an eternal servant of the Supreme Personality of Godhead — is a system of envy of one's own self and of others. For example, there are many systems of religion in which animal sacrifices are recommended. Such animal sacrifices are inauspicious both for the performer and for the animal. Although one is sometimes permitted to sacrifice an animal before the goddess Kālī and eat it instead of purchasing meat from a s
Live From Sri Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir!
Date: March 4th, 2011
Topic: Dhruva Maharaja Goes back to Godhead
Verse: 4.12.26-27
Speaker: HH Prahladananda Swami
anasthitam te pitrbhiranyair apy anga karhicitatistha jagatam vandyamtad visnoh paramam padam
TRANSLATION: Dear King Dhruva, neither your forefathers nor anyone else before you ever achieved such a transcendental planet. The planet known as Visnuloka, where Lord Visnu personally resides, is the highest of all. It is worshipable by the inha
Live From Sri Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir!
Date: March 2nd, 2011
Topic: Dhruva Maharaja Goes Back To Godhead
Verse: 4. 12. 25
Speaker: HG Badrinarayan Prabhu
sudurjayam visnu-padam jitam tvaya
yat surayo 'prapya vicaksate parama
tistha tac candra-divakaradayo
graharksa-tarah pariyanti daksinam
TRANSLATION: To achieve Visnuloka is very difficult, but by your austerity you have conquered. Even the great rsis and demigods cannot achieve this position. Simply to see the supreme abode [the Visnu plan
Question: Who Can Become the Next Acharya? |
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Do you deliver your disciple personally or does Srila Prabhupada deliver him? Did Srila Prabhupada give you the order to be the next acharya? I know he said for all his disciple to be guru. Of course, that does not mean acharya. |
Hare Krsna,
Srila Jagannatha Dasa Babaji
Srila Jagannatha dasa Babaji Maharaja was respected by all the Vaisnava community and was thus known as Vaisnava Sarvabhauma, or chief amongst the Vaisnavas. There are some nice stories connecting him with the finding of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's birthplace recorded in Sri Navadwipa Dhama Mahatmya. Srila Jagannatha dasa Babaji Maharaja was born around the year 1800 AD. He spent many years in Vrndavana where he became famous as a perfect devotee, though more than this
Following is an excerpt of a beautiful letter of H.H Jayapataka Maharaj to one doubting devotee who had stopped visiting Iskcon temple.
.... I am very sorry that you do not like to visit ISKCON temples. Srila Prabhupada has described that the temples are like Hospitals. If you go to Hospital, you find disease if you are looking for it. If you go to Hospital, you also find hope of getting a cure for someone who is suffering. If you go to the temple looking for anxiety and unhappiness, certainly
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Live From Sri Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir!
Date: February 16th, 2011
Topic: Appearance of Lord Nityananda
Speaker: HH Radhanath Swami
HH Radhanath Swami: I am very grateful for this opportunity to be with all of you in the holy dham Sri Mayapur on the holy day of the appearance of SriNityananda Prabhu. It appears that there is no verse selected so with your permission I will just talk in what time is allotted.
How Lord Nityananda Prabhu revealed the glories and the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahapra
This Sunday at Sri Sri Radha Gopinath Mandir, I heard the most wonderful Srimad Bhagavatam Class as well as the opinions of the devotees later.
Of the many wonderful points made in the class, the one point which stood out the most was - For every action, particularly the bad ones, you will face a reaction.
You cannot avoid the reaction, whoever you are.
But then it is said that once one becomes a devotee- his karma cycles slowly come to a stop. Sounds conflicting?
No. When one starts chanting a
To the Supreme Lord Radha Krishna
I am new to Krishna Consciousness am pray to you to make me fearless of death .
I have a fear of death I would not lie on this point.
It is only by your mercy and protection and shelter that I can easily overcome this fear of death.
When I wake up every morning to chant the holy names of the Lord I feel good .
As soon as I dont think of you I get fear of losing you as my friend,guide and master.
I am very alone in this material world as I have not yet seen your real f
