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kaise mai karna bhajan chor du?

Posted by Subhadra Devi Dasi on April 28, 2011 at 10:05am

Meri zindgi ka sarmaya hai tu

nas nas me meri samaya hai tu

tane muje fir kyu deti hai duniya

jab hirday me mere smaya hai tu?

tere naam ka teeka jo karu to

kehte hai sab kyu dikhava isey

jo simru jo mala mai tere naam

kehte hai pakhand karti hu mai

tuje apne dil me basaya hai maine

jivah pe tera naam hai ram gaya

bta kaise mai teri lagan chor du?

kaise mai karna bhajan chor du?

tumhi ne sanwara hai hasti ko meri

tumhi se bani meri pehchan hai

dar ka jo tere mujhko sahara na hota

duniya me koe mera

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Srila Prabhupada's quotes.

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on April 28, 2011 at 8:40am

Sydney
10 April, 1972
Letter to Mahatma

"So far your thinking about things and making so many plans, that is all right, but our first business is Krishna's plan. That is the only plan, and no matter how many schemes we employ to adjust things in this material world, if they have no solid basis in Krishna's plan, they remain merely dreams of phantasmagoria. So in this Krishna Consciousness Movement, I am training boys and girls all over the world how to act nicely by practically serving Krishna

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envy

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on April 28, 2011 at 8:40am

There are many persons who envy Krsna because He has explained in Bhagavad-gita that He is the Supreme and that nothing is above Him or equal to Him. There are many persons who are envious of Krsna. Such persons should not be told of Bhagavad-gita, for they cannot understand. There is no possibility of faithless persons' understanding Bhagavad-gita and Krsna.

>>> Ref. VedaBase => Bg 18.67

In the material world, everyone is envious of everyone else, and therefore there is competition. But the tran

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Sweet Like Sugar Candy

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on April 28, 2011 at 8:39am

The holy name, character, pastimes and activities of Krsna are all transcendentally sweet like sugar candy. Although the tongue of one afflicted by the jaundice of avidya (ignorance) cannot taste anything sweet, it is wonderful that simply by carefully chanting these sweet names every day, a natural relish awakens within his tongue, and his disease is gradually destroyed at the root.

Upadesamrta

Remain Connected To Service

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 01:55 PM PDT

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Hare Krsna my dear devotees. I was thinking

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Travelling bus program

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on April 28, 2011 at 8:38am

Travelling bus program

In Sydney, tall, red-headed Mohanananda had a vast reservoir of energy and enthusiasm, as well as substantial entrepreneurial skills. He and his wife, Sasti, had brought incredible vision and optimism to the temple, especially since they had just come from the Los Angeles temple, which was the forerunner in all things new, revolutionary and exciting in ISKCON. His ideas were endless. Some, like that of staging a Krsna conscious rock opera -- inspired by Hair -- never left t

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 32

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on April 28, 2011 at 8:38am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 32
gunatmakanindriyani
bhutadi-prabhava gunah
manah sarva-vikaratma
buddhir vijnana-rupini

guna-atmakani -- attached to the qualities; indriyani -- the senses; bhuta-adi -- material ego; prabhavah -- influenced by; gunah -- the modes of material nature; manah -- the mind; sarva -- all; vikara -- affection (happiness and distress); atma -- form; buddhih -- intelligence; vijnana -- deliberation; rupini -- featuring.

TRANSLATION
The sense organs are attached to

Bhagvatam canto 1 chapter1 text1

Posted by ashwini on April 27, 2011 at 4:46pm

All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga.

Hare Krishna to all devotees.

In Bhagvatam canto1 chapter1 text1 pg no 47,

This converse comes

Sri Vyasadeva says herein that the manifested internal potency is real,whereas the external manifested energy is in the form of material existence is only temporary and illusory like the mirage in the desert. In the desert mirage there is no actual water,there is only appearance of water. real water is somewhere else..

This converse is tricky one as i feel...

Does that

12 Hours Kirtan--

Posted by Ashish Kokate on April 27, 2011 at 2:54pm

We are doing 12 hours Harinam Sankirtan at Giri Govardhan Dham VOICE(GGD) for first time in the history of VOICE and celebrating FAREWELL festival by tomorrow. This is invitation for all of you. please come and take part in sankirtan.

GGD VOICE was inaugurated by HH Radhanath Swami Maharaj in 1999. The location exactly looks like Giri Govardhan Hill, this is the reason why Maharaj gave this name.

Realization Of Spiritual Happiness

Posted by Mayapur Vasi Das on April 27, 2011 at 2:29pm

When we have to practice spiritual austerity to make spiritual advancement, when we have to sacrifice some so called material activities to which we are conditioned, then we must realize that in exchange for this there will be realization of spiritual happiness.

(His Holiness Gopal Krsna Goswami, S.B 3.6.29-30, 06.08.1993, Montreal)

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What Does Lord Brahma Create?

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on April 27, 2011 at 9:04am

Question: What Does Lord Brahma Create?

Respected Gurudeva, At the beginning of the universe all of the souls are impregnated into the universe by the glancing of Mahavishnu. So what does Lord Brahma create at the beginning of the universe? Is it only the bodies of the living entities, the water and the land? S.C.

Answer: Material Bodies and Material Planets

Being empowered by Krishna, Brahmaji from his own body and mind creates the 8,400,000 different types of bodies for the inhabitants of the mater

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Charge Your Batteries Every Day

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on April 27, 2011 at 9:04am

If you want to have a productive day of mobile phone use, you must make sure to fully charge your mobile phone's battery before you start your day. And if you want to also have a productive spiritually enlightening and fulfilling day, you need to make sure to charge your spiritual battery also with a deep, intense meditation session. There are many different meditation techniques, but in this hectic materialistic age there is only one technique that is sufficiently powerful to elevate your consc

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Thought Of The Day

Posted by Shalabh Gupta on April 27, 2011 at 9:02am

Love affairs in the material world are only shadows or reflections of the real love with Krishna. If you love Krishna in any capacity, you shall never be frustrated because everything in Krishna is perfect, eternal, blissful, and full of knowledge

By H.D.G Srila Prabhupada

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Ask for what you want

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on April 27, 2011 at 9:00am

Ask for what you want

It is astonishing what you can accomplish by simply asking for what you want – help, forgiveness, an idea, another chance, a break, or whatever. And not only can you get what you want by asking for it, but often the person you are asking will thank you for taking the initiative.

If it’s so obviously helpful and important to ask for what we want, why do so few of us do it? Once again, the answer is fear. We worry about the outcome. We’re afraid of rejection or a negative respo

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How Am I Different from Krishna?

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on April 27, 2011 at 8:55am

Question: How Am I Different from Krishna?

If everyone is within Krishna, how can we be separate from Krishna? If Krishna is like the ocean, I am like a drop. So am I different from the ocean? S.N.

Answer: Just as Water Molecules are Distinct

Since Krishna is the complete whole and we are only tiny parts of the complete whole, Krishna can be compared to the ocean and we can be compared to the drops of water. The tiniest drop of water is a water molecule. The water molecule maintains its individuall

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Matter, Antimatter, and Liberation

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on April 27, 2011 at 8:54am

One of the most significant breakthroughs in modern science has been the discovery of antimatter. Even though this discovery was made in 1959, it still remains now almost five decades later one of the greatest achievements of modern science. Of course the existence of antimatter is nothing new to those who are learned in the ancient Vedic science. The existence of both matter and antimatter is clearly described in the 5,000 years old Bhagavad-gita by Lord Krishna as follows:

sad asac caham Arjun

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No other business.

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on April 27, 2011 at 8:54am

No other business.

So the gopis' activities, they are the supreme platform of pure devotion. There is no other business, there is no other business. Gopis, they are not interested to know philosophically whether Krsna is God. Although they are seeing every step, Krsna is God. Mother Yasoda is that Krsna is God. Gopis also gopi-jana-vallabha giri-vara-dhari. Krsna is lifting the Govardhana Hill, who can do it except God? They are seeing it, still they do not know that Krsna is God. Krsna is wond

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 31

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on April 27, 2011 at 8:53am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 31
tvak-carma-mamsa-rudhira-
medo-majjasthi-dhatavah
bhumy-ap-tejomayah sapta
prano vyomambu-vayubhih

tvak -- the thin layer on the skin; carma -- skin; mamsa -- flesh; rudhira -- blood; medah -- fat; majja -- marrow; asthi -- bone; dhatavah -- elements; bhumi -- earth; ap -- water; tejah -- fire; mayah -- predominating; sapta -- seven; pranah -- breathing air; vyoma -- sky; ambu -- water; vayubhih -- by the air.

TRANSLATION
The seven elements of the body, na

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 30

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on April 27, 2011 at 8:53am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 30
nididhyasor atma-mayam
hrdayam nirabhidyata
tato manas candra iti
sankalpah kama eva ca

nididhyasoh -- being desirous to know; atma-mayam -- own energy; hrdayam -- the location of the mind; nirabhidyata -- was manifested; tatah -- thereafter; manah -- the mind; candrah -- the controlling deity of the mind, the moon; iti -- thus; sankalpah -- determination; kamah -- desire; eva -- as much as; ca -- also.

TRANSLATION
When there was a desire to think about th

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 29

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on April 27, 2011 at 8:52am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 29
aditsor anna-pananam
asan kuksy-antra-nadayah
nadyah samudras ca tayos
tustih pustis tad-asraye

aditsoh -- desiring to have; anna-pananam -- of food and drink; asan -- there became; kuksi -- the abdomen; antra -- the intestines; nadayah -- and the arteries; nadyah -- the rivers; samudrah -- seas; ca -- also; tayoh -- of them; tustih -- sustenance; pustih -- metabolism; tat -- of them; asraye -- the source.

TRANSLATION
When there was a desire to have food a

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Offering to Krishna

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on April 27, 2011 at 8:52am

Offering to Krishna

It wasn't long before the devotees in Sydney and Melbourne were competing to have the nicest temple. Prabhupada approved of the mood:

I am encouraged to hear from you that Melbourne temple is even better than Sydney temple, so I must surely come there to see it. Go on like this, transcendental rivalry, just like San Francisco and Los Angeles. This pleases me very much. But it is not that we are envious! No, material envy is not like that. Even the gopis, they were envious of on

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kaise mai karna bhajan chor du?

Srila Prabhupada's quotes.

envy

Sweet Like Sugar Candy

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Travelling bus program

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 32

Bhagvatam canto 1 chapter1 text1

12 Hours Kirtan--

Realization Of Spiritual Happiness

What Does Lord Brahma Create?

Charge Your Batteries Every Day

Thought Of The Day

Ask for what you want

How Am I Different from Krishna?

Matter, Antimatter, and Liberation

No other business.

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 31

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 30

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 29

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Offering to Krishna

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