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Reporter: Hare krsna Prabhu.. People say God is everywhere then why there is need of temples?

Devotee: Air is everywhere then why we need fans??

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Thought of the Day

Everyone like to eat but when you feel sleepy then you are ready to skip eating as well.. when you are fearful then you give up eating and sleeping... when someone is mad for sex pleasure then he gives up eating, sleeping and defending... so same way when we are mad in KC then we can give up all.. because KC pleasure is the highest...

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An old Vaishnava Devotee lived on a farm in the mountains with his young grandson. Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading his Bhagavad Gita. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to imitate him in every way he could.One day the grandson asked, 'Grandpa! I try to read the Bhagavad Gita just like you but I don't understand it, and what I do understand I forget as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the Bhagavad Gita do?'The Grandfather quiet
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What is over-endeavor?

What is over-endeavor?
 
Endeavor at the expense of our basic spiritual life - sadhana and reg
 
principles
 
(Story)
 
Once, a businessman called his servant for an important work. He said," I
 
need to get this cheque cashed before 2 PM, so that I could finalize the
 
deal in a meeting which starts at 2 PM. The servant replied," Sir, this work
 
would not take much time. As it is 10 Am now, I hope I would be back with
 
money by midday". The servant immediately left after getting the nod of the
 
master.
 
Time p
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Aaj Biraj holi re rasiya

आज बिरज में होली रे रसिया.Aaj Biraj mein holi re rasiya.
आज बिरज में होली रे रसिया.Aaj Biraj mein holi re rasiya.

घर घर से बिरज बनिता आई.Ghar ghar se Biraj banita aayi.
घर घर से बिरज बनिता आई.Ghar ghar se Biraj banita aayi.

कोई श्यामल,कोई गोरी रे रसिया.Koi shyamal,koi gori re rasiya.
कोई श्यामल,कोई गोरी रे रसिया.Koi shyamal,koi gori re rasiya.

आज बिरज में होली रे रसिया.Aaj Biraj mein holi re rasiya.
आज बिरज में होली रे रसिया.Aaj Biraj mein holi re rasiya.

आये कुमार कन्हाई लाला.Aaye kumar Kanhai Lala.
आये

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The Tsunami hits Tokyo

An 8.9 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Northeast Japan spawned a ferocious tsunami that's caused massive destruction; flattening whole cities, starting raging fires, and killing hundreds. Nearly 88,000 people are reported missing, according to the official Kyodo news agency.

"The Tokyo ISKCON Center and Govinda`s Restaurant did not get impacted - says Sanjay Krishnacandra Das, Tokyo Krishna-devotee - apart from some cracks on the walls, there was no substantial damage.

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Prasada Protocol

"The word apavitra anna refers to food that is unacceptable for a Vaisnava. In other words, a Vaisnava cannot accept any food offered by an avaisnava in the name of maha-prasada. This should be a principle for all Vaisnavas. When asked, "What is the behavior of a Vaisnava?" Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, "A Vaisnava must avoid the company of an avaisnava [asat]." The word asat refers to an avaisnava, that is, one who is not a Vaisnava. Asat-sanga-tyaga,--ei vaisnava-acara (Cc. Madhya 22.87). A
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Un-bonafide Ingredients

 

 

 

 

 

"O Lord! This material body is a lump of ignorance, and the senses are a network of paths leading to death. Somehow or other we have fallen into the ocean of material sense enjoyment, and of all the senses the tongue is the most voracious and uncontrollable. It is very difficult to conquer the tongue in this world, but You, dear Krsna, are very kind to us. You have sent this nice prasada to help us conquer the tongue; therefore let us take this prasada to our full satisfaction and glorify Y

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One should not accept more than he requires for the maintenance of the body.

To remain in the poverty-stricken condition is a kind of austerity. According to Vedic culture, therefore, the brahmanas, as a matter of routine, keep themselves in a poverty-stricken condition to save themselves from the false prestige of material opulence. False prestige due to advancement of material prosperity is a great impediment for spiritual emancipation. A poverty-stricken man cannot become unnaturally fat by ea
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Can You Request Prayer for Japan?

Question: Can You Request Prayer for Japan?


Respected Gurudeva,

I hope you must be aware of the misery, in Japan. I am praying to the Lord that the nuclear reactor should not burst. Can you kindly request all the devotees to pray for the people of Japan?

S. Kumar
 


Answer: Why Only Japan?


I share your feelings of compassion for the horrible suffering of the people of Japan. There is one horror story after another. In the city of Minamisoma with a population of 70,000 practically every building was was

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Stop Your Other Activities

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You can’t get up and go here and there; you can’t do business; you can’t do anything, except this yoga. That is the whole idea. Stop your other activities, sit down, meditate. So when we sit and meditate, we should not do anything else. You sit tight and hear and chant, hear and chant—for only two hours a day.
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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 2
dasamasya visuddhy-artham
navanam iha laksanam
varnayanti mahatmanah
srutenarthena canjasa


dasamasya -- of the summum bonum; visuddhi -- isolation; artham -- purpose; navanam -- of the other nine; iha -- in this Srimad-Bhagavatam; laksanam -- symptoms; varnayanti -- they describe; maha-atmanah -- the great sages; srutena -- by Vedic evidences; arthena -- by direct explanation; ca -- and; anjasa -- summarily.


TRANSLATION
To isolate the transcendence of the s
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Today my Spiritual Realization : "Saying Worthless / Insignificant / Useless Servant Really Worth"?

 

Do we really mean what we say / write / quote???

 

When each and every part of our organs of our body and mind is being dedicated / utilized in the service of Krishna, how can we consider / quote / write / say ourselves as Worthless /Useless / Insignificant Servant?

 

Yes, it is always good to consider ourselves as a blade of grass, to always consider ourselves as the atom of dust particle of Lotus Fe

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Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare....

 

Today my Spiritual Realization to beat the back of Mayavadi Philosophy, if any one of our Vaishnavas come across Mayavadis, commenting and critizing Vaishnavasm and ISKCON; you may comment the below phrase:

 

"God is in Dog; Doesn't Mean that Dog is God". GOD IS GOD & DOG IS DOG...... FATHER CANNOT BECOME SON NOR SON CAN BECOME FATHER OF HIS FATHER.....

 

Hare Krishna

Yours Eternal Servant

K.V.Subrahmanyam

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Sri Govind Dham, the new temple of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon), is being readied for a grand opening on March 22.

This will be the first Iskcon temple in Pimpri-Chinchwad area. The temple authorities told media persons that 50,000 people are expected to attend the event on the opening day.

“Iskcon leaders like Radhanath Swami, Loknath Swami and Gopal Krishna Maharaj are expected to attend the function,” saidtemple manager, Gopati Das.

The temple is 50-foot high and

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Navadvipa Mandala Parikrama ----- DAY 3

Today is the 3rd day of the Navadvip Mandala Parikrama. Our first group to be visited today was the International party in Naimisharanya. When we were about to go out from the Lotus Building through the exit of Caitanya exhibition Hall,we heard the beautiful greeting kirtan for Their Lordship Sri Panca Tattva’Sri Krsna Caitanya Prabhu doya kore moreeee….’ was going on in the temple hall. Guru Maharaja told us to wheel him down towards the temple hall for taking darshan of the deities. We left Is

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Navadvipa Mandala Parikrama ----- DAY 2

day2.jpgWe reached Suvarna Vihar at 8am and met the International party who were listening to the nectarine pastimes from different maharajas. Asthe last speaker Guru Maharaja shared the pastimes of Suvarna Vihar and mentioned that, “we need to have ghee like heart and as soon as we hear the name of Gauranga, it should melt instantly.” Then everyone chantedGaurangaaaaaaaa!!!!”.”He continued,”We should cry for Krsna and Gauranga!!!!…. Mahaprabhu’s mercy is flowing freely in Navadvip Dham and one should t

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