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Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
As I am finishing my last preparations for the upcoming Japa and Kirtan Retreat in Radhadesh, I'm becoming increasingly enthusiastic. This Retreat will be different from all the other ones which I have facilitated in the past. The main inspiration for this retreat will be the Bhajan Rahasya of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura which is a fantastic, experience oriented guide book for a deep and fulfilling practice with the H
One evening in the temple, as Prabhupada concluded his lecture about Prahlada Maharaja, he asked if there were any questions. Himavati, one of the women disciples, raised her hand.
Prabhupada: "Yes?"
Himavati: "Prahlada Maharaja was such a great devotee that he said, "nothing is mine.' But then why does he say "my God'? How could God become his? Why does he say that?"
Prabhupada: "Then what shall he say?"
Himavati: "I don't understand. How can he say it? If you understand nothing belongs to you, th
 Sometimes we get caught up in our day-to-day lives and our minds become contaminated by the entangling modes of material nature. We forget the big picture of why we are here and what we should give our prime importance to. Māyā can creep in and leave us feeling dizzy. Kṛṣṇa is so merciful though. He gives us a daily practice that we can all perform to take a step back from our other activities and fully concentrate on Him, giving us protection from the influences of Māyā. And we can do it as much |
eko nanatvam anvicchan
yoga-talpat samutthitah
viryam hiranmayam devo
mayaya vyasrjat tridha
ekah -- He, one alone; nanatvam -- varieties; anvicchan -- so desiring; yoga-talpat -- from the bedstead of mystic slumber; samutthitah -- thus generated; viryam -- the semina; hiranmayam -- golden hue; devah -- the demigod; mayaya -- by the external energy; vyasrjat -- perfectly created; tridha -- in three features.
dravyam karma ca kalas ca
svabhavo jiva eva ca
yad-anugrahatah santi
na santi yad-upeksaya
dravyam -- physical elements; karma -- action; ca -- and; kalah -- time; ca -- also; sva-bhavah jivah -- the living entities; eva -- certainly; ca -- also; yat -- whose; anugrahatah -- by the mercy of; santi -- exist; na -- does not; santi -- exist; yat-upeksaya -- by negligence.
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Question: Does Sincere Work Purify the Heart? |
Please accept my respectful obeisances, |
Answer: Work Minus Bhakti is Contamination |
When reading scripture one must always read the verses in context in order |
Applying the Bhagavad-Gita Today
Why should I bother with the Bhagavad-Gita?
How does it apply to me today?
What is the Bhagavad-Gita?
The Bhagavad-Gita is the only word of God in person. It is the conversation between a man called Arjuna and God himself in the human form, Lord Krishna. The conversation took place in Kurukshetra (India), more than 5000 years ago.
Arjuna was a typical person in the material world. He was in a dilemma as he was forgetful of his real duties in life. Therefore Krishna sp
Sri Govinda Ghosh
Sri Govinda Ghosh, an intimate associate of Lord Caitanya, was known for his sweet kirtans at the annual Jagannatha Puri Ratha- yatra festival. Lord Caitanya would at once begin to dance whenever Govinda Ghosh would sing. Govinda Ghosh and his brothers Vasudeva and Madhava are eternal associates of Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityananda Prabhu.
He made his home in Agradvipa, Vasudeva in Tamluk, and Madhava Ghosh in Dain Hat. Govinda Ghosh Thakur’s house is not far from Agradvipa in K
Hare Krishna
Please accept my humble obeisances. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Last year we arranged Europe yatra for 23 days for a group of 60 devotees from here and visited many countries like London, Radha Desh, Paris, Switzerland, Italy, Somogovamous (Hungary), Austria, Nrsimha Kshetra (Jandelsbrunn), Praque. We visited 11 temples and through out had food caravan cooking two times full meal for all of us.
The cost per head excluding ticket and visa was approx Dhs 11,000/- (USD 3,000/- or In
One should develop a liking for residence in a secluded place with a calm and quiet atmosphere favorable for spiritual culture, and one should avoid congested places where non devotees congregate.
Association in every town and village:
To search the audience of God in a lonely forest is considered to be in the mode of goodness.
>>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 1.6.21
Conditioned living beings are always after the favor of the goddess of fortune, although by nature she is moving from one place to another. I
