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Srila Prabhupada's quotes.

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 2, 2011 at 8:56am

Letter to: George
Bombay
4 January, 1973

"So to become the friend and the devotee of Krishna, that is required. Just become the pet dog, that is surrender. What is that friendship? At the end of 12th Chapter of Gita Krishna describes that the person "who is very dear to Him, or His best friend, is one who is not envious but is a kind friend to all living entities, who does not think himself a proprietor, who is free from false ego and equal both in happiness and distress, who is always satisfied

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Melbourne water : the best

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 2, 2011 at 8:56am

Melbourne water : the best

During his stay in Melbourne in 1972, Prabhupada often commented on the sweetness of the drinking water. Coming from protected catchments to the north and east of the city, it was of particularly high quality and fresh-tasting. Being a connoisseur of water, Srila Prabhupada could discern its different tastes and qualities. He made his judgment: since it gave him an appetite, he said, it was good for his digestion. Melbourne water, he concluded, was amongst the best that

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 1 Text 10

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 2, 2011 at 8:55am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 1 Text 10
yadopahuto bhavanam pravisto
mantraya prstah kila purvajena
athaha tan mantra-drsam variyan
yan mantrino vaidurikam vadanti

yada -- when; upahutah -- was called by; bhavanam -- the palace; pravistah -- entered; mantraya -- for consultation; prstah -- asked by; kila -- of course; purvajena -- by the elder brother; atha -- thus; aha -- said; tat -- that; mantra -- advice; drsam -- just suitable; variyan -- excellent; yat -- that which; mantrinah -- the mini

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Thought Of The Day

Posted by Shalabh Gupta on June 2, 2011 at 8:30am

Don't be after these motorcars, television, and all nonsense things, sporting, wine, women. Don't be after these. Simply eat sufficiently, keep your health nicely, chant Hare Krishna, realize Krishna, and go back to home. This is our philosophy.

-By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

ISKCON Farmers Leave European Conference with New Ideas, Inspiration

Posted by Dinesh Warungase on June 1, 2011 at 10:40pm

Manor%20A_0.jpg Thirty devotees from ISKCON farms all over Europe attended the fourth annual ISKCON European Farm Conference from May 10th through 12th this year, hoping to gain inspiration as well as practical advice for their various rural projects.

Devotees hailed from farms in England, Sweden, Czech, Slovakia, New Mayapur in France, and Hungary. Some wanted to establish ox programs, some were developing businesses based on selling vegetables and other natural products, and some simply wanted to learn more a

Gaur Nital Deity Darshan Page

Posted by Rocanadeva Dasa on June 1, 2011 at 7:43pm

Gaur Nital Deity Darshan Page

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Parikaram in Mayapur and Vrindava March 2011

Posted by Rocanadeva Dasa on June 1, 2011 at 7:42pm

Parikaram in Mayapur and Vrindava March 2011Parikaram in Mayapur and Vrindava March 2011

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Rathayatra-At Puri

Posted by shanti yadav on June 1, 2011 at 9:30am

Rathayatra-At Puri

Ancient Rathayatra
At-Puri,orissa.

Dear Devotees,

Dandabat pranam,All glories to Srila prabhupada.

Last 9 years worldwide devotee community serving free Prasad distribution(full meal,Rice,dalma & chatni) During Rathayatra day at puri,for which iskcon puri being appreciated by Govt and common pepule of orissa.

On 3rd july 2011,Iskcon puri is giving the oppertunity To the worldwide community of devotees,follower of Krishna consciousness and public in general to come forward and

Tea and Krishna Devotees

Posted by shanti yadav on June 1, 2011 at 9:21am

Tea and Krishna Devotees

Hare Krishna,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Do we need an agitated, distracted and uncontrolled mind to progress in Krishna consciousness or we need a calm, peaceful and controlled mind?

It is a frequent argument that tea and coffee are obtained from plants. They have a vegetarian source. So why do you ask us to stop these for progressing in Krishna consciousness.

Conventional black tea has both caffeine and tannin in it. Arguably, nei

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Srila Prabhupada's quotes.

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 1, 2011 at 8:53am

"The process is how to think of Krsna. Man-mana bhava mad-bhaktah. This is meditation. So this... By kirtana it becomes very easy. If you chant Hare Krsna maha-mantra twenty-four hours like Haridasa Thakura... That is not possible. So as much as possible... Tirtha-yasasa. Kirtana, this is also kirtana. We are talking about Krsna, reading about Krsna, reading Krsna's instruction in the Bhagavad-gita or reading Krsna's glories in the Srimad-Bhagavatam. They are all kirtana. It is not that simply w

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Science from the vedic viewpoint

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 1, 2011 at 8:52am

THE PRINCIPLE OF REINCARNATION
by Bhaktisvarupa Damodara Swami

The scientific study of reincarnation may shed new light on many subtle phenomena inexplicable by currently accepted theories-phenomena such as the wide variety of living forms, innate abilities clearly not acquired from the environment, and near-death experiences. In recent years scholars in various disciplines have shown great interest in studying reincarnation, but to study it meaningfully we must first know whether life is an eter

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Cure for modern jaundice

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 1, 2011 at 8:51am

If a man is suffering from jaundice and you give him a piece of sugar candy, he will say that it is very bitter. But is sugar candy bitter? No, it is very sweet. And the medicine for jaundice is that sugar. Modern science prescribes this, and it is prescribed in the Vedic literature also. So if we take a great quantity of this sugar candy, then we will be relieved from jaundice. And when there is relief, then one says, "Oh, this is very sweet." So the modern jaundice of a godless civilization ca

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 1 Text 9

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 1, 2011 at 8:49am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 1 Text 9
yada ca partha-prahitah sabhayam
jagad-gurur yani jagada krsnah
na tani pumsam amrtayanani
rajoru mene ksata-punya-lesah

yada -- when; ca -- also; partha-prahitah -- being advised by Arjuna; sabhayam -- in the assembly; jagat-guruh -- teacher of the world; yani -- those; jagada -- went; krsnah -- Lord Krsna; na -- never; tani -- such words; pumsam -- of all men of sense; amrta-ayanani -- as good as nectar; raja -- the King (Dhrtarastra or Duryodhana); uru

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Gossip! It will destroy this movement Behind Srila Prabhupada's room was a tiny, two-metre square kitchenette. There, each day, Citralekha would prepare rasagullas for Prabhupada, who ate the sweets d

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 1, 2011 at 8:49am

Gossip! It will destroy this movement

Behind Srila Prabhupada's room was a tiny, two-metre square kitchenette. There, each day, Citralekha would prepare rasagullas for Prabhupada, who ate the sweets daily with his breakfast. Around mid-morning, Upendra would start to prepare Prabhupada's lunch.

A couple of devotees entered the kitchen while Upendra was cooking. Before too long, Upendra, as was his sometimes frivolous habit, had reduced the conversation to a mundane gossip session. After the devote

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God has unlimited potencies.

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 1, 2011 at 8:44am

God has unlimited potencies, but learned scholars, saintly persons, they have not rejected potencies, because they cannot be. There are certain philosophers, they are of opinion that God has no potency. But that is not fact. From Vedic information we see potency. What is that? How to understand the potency? The potency, you can understand. Just like from the fire you have got two potencies: heat and light. Nobody can deny it. Similarly, as fire is placed in one place but it expands its potencie

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Avoiding Offenses To Devotees

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 1, 2011 at 8:44am

Avoiding offenses to devotees of Krsna is the first and one of the most important offenses to avoid. We tend to get familiar with our spiritual associates and may make offenses or with ease criticise this devotee or that. This is due to our bodily concept of life, thinking we are this body and basing our thinking on this. When we chant well....this bodily concept melts and we see each other as a spiritual soul and a servant of the Lord.

In terms of spiritual life, this offense is one of the bigge

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Thought Of The Day

Posted by Shalabh Gupta on June 1, 2011 at 8:39am

The Final Test Presently, we see that we are in a beautiful situation-beautiful body, beautiful environment, beautiful facilities. Now this beautiful situation should somehow or the other be utilized for a happy ending. If the end is not happy then the whole human life has been a failure.

By H.H.Srila Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj

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Sharing the womb in suffering

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 31, 2011 at 2:27pm

Samjna, the wife of Vivasvan, the sun-god, gave birth to the Manu named Sraddhadeva, and the same fortunate wife also gave birth to the twins Yamaraja and the River Yamuna. Then Yami, while wandering on the earth in the form of a mare, gave birth to the Asvini-kumaras.

>>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 6.6.40

Notes:

Twins
Kripa kripi
Yama Yami
Hiranyaksha Hiranakasipu

Transcendental Twins
Nara Narayana
Nakula and Shadeva
Jananivas Prabh and Pankajangri Prabhu

Hundred (Kauravas) where born from Gandhari what to speak

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Sex urge will not disturb them!

Posted by Gourab Saha on May 31, 2011 at 1:00pm

1968 Correspondence

If they are strong enough in Krishna Consciousness any amount of sex urge will not disturb them. Even it disturbs, it will come and go, Krishna is Madan Mohan, or the Enchanter of Cupid. And Cupid is the god of sex desire. So if anyone wants to enchant Cupid, instead of being enchanted by Cupid, he must take shelter of the Enchanter of Cupid, Sri Krishna.

Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 21 January, 1968:

New York

My Dear Brahmananda,

Please accept my blessings. I am in due re

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Room Conversation with Srila Prabhupada August 5, 1974,Vrindavan

Posted by Gourab Saha on May 31, 2011 at 12:51pm

Prabhupada: ...the business of the representative of Krishna to push the nipple. (?) Because they know what is the necessity. The whole world is upset for want of Krishna consciousness. This is the necessity. It is not a, I mean to say, whimsical sporting. It is the necessity. But they do not know. It is a very responsible task. That is called prayojana. Is it clear? What do you think? Huh?

Svarupa Damodara: Yes, they... There has to be...

Prabhupada: They do not know. The scientists, they do not

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Srila Prabhupada's quotes.

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Melbourne water : the best

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 1 Text 10

Thought Of The Day

ISKCON Farmers Leave European Conference with New Ideas, Inspiration

Gaur Nital Deity Darshan Page

Parikaram in Mayapur and Vrindava March 2011

Rathayatra-At Puri

Tea and Krishna Devotees

Srila Prabhupada's quotes.

Science from the vedic viewpoint

Cure for modern jaundice

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 1 Text 9

Gossip! It will destroy this movement Behind Srila Prabhupada's room was a tiny, two-metre square kitchenette. There, each day, Citralekha would prepare rasagullas for Prabhupada, who ate the sweets d

God has unlimited potencies.

Avoiding Offenses To Devotees

Thought Of The Day

Sharing the womb in suffering

Sex urge will not disturb them!

1968 Correspondence

Room Conversation with Srila Prabhupada August 5, 1974,Vrindavan

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