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Bhakti In Its Beauty Hits UK Bankers

Bhakti In Its Beauty Hits UK Bankers


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Thursday 11th November 2010 saw history in the making with its first corporate sponsored event in the financial industry to host a Gaudiya Vaisnava sannyasi. In the heart of UK’s financial district of Canary Wharf, over 200 bankers and traders assembled 512 feet high in Barclays skyscraper for an evening event to celebrate the message of Diwali with Bhakti Charu Swami.

Over the past year bankers and traders from Directors to analysts have been gathering fortnig

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S T Beuria in Bhubaneswar

sweets.jpg?width=200The skyrocketing prices of vegetables and articles did not deter an ashram from preparing over 400 varieties of dishes for Byanjan Dwadashi.

A nice and satisfying meal contains five or six, or at the most 10 to 12 varieties of dishes. But what happens when the number of dishes in the platter goes up to more than 400?

It may sound untrue but a religious place in the temple town of Puri in Orissa --Gourabihar Ashram -- was recently in the news for entertaining devotees w

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Sanctifying the Heart

[The following is an excerpt from the chapter "Sanctifying the Heart" in the book "A Taste of Transcendence" by Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Maharaj. In this chapter, Maharaj discusses the inner meaning of Krishna's divine pastimes during both Ratha Yatra festival and Janmastami.]Tomorrow, Krsna will appear. He will appear in the shrine of our hearts. He is there within us and He will appear there. So, today, on this adhivasa tithi, we have to clear the heart and mind so that Krsna will come and
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"G u r u     m u k h     p a d m a     v a k y a"

We want to put Krishna in the center of the world ……………….Nectarean Mellows

Marriage disputes, conflicts between religions, conflicts between gurus, disciples of gurus, conflicts between sexes and races, conflicts between nations, conflicts between every aspects of human society, animal society, plant society, insect society, “jivo jivasya jivanam”. Everyone is trying to eat each other in one way or other. It is all manifesting from this one illusio

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16 Tips on Avoiding Conflicts Due to E-mails

This list was forwarded recently by Kavicandra Maharaja. Hare Krisna...
  1. Sending before you mean to. Enter the recipient’s e-mail address only when your e-mail is ready to be sent. This helps reduce the risk of an embarrassing misfire, such as sending an important e-mail to the wrong person or e-mailing a half-written note.
  2. Forgetting the attachment. If your e-mail includes an attachment, upload the file to the e-mail before composing it. This eliminates the embarrassing m
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Bhagavad Gita verse 34 chapter 9 purports


man-mana bhava mad-bhakto

mad-yaji mam namaskuru

mam evaisyasi yuktvaivam

atmanam mat-parayanah

 

Translation


Engage your mind always in thinking of Me, offer obeisances and worship

Me. Being completely absorbed in Me, surely you will come to Me.

Purports

This chapter concludes by revealing the pure, simplistic way of worshipping the Supreme Lord Krishna by the words man-manah focus one's consciousness on Lord Krishna, mad bhakto be Lord Krishna's devotee, mad yaji give propitiation and worship to Lord K

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Sri Radhe-Krsna's playful pastimes (vihara)

Sri Radhe-Krsna's playful pastimes (vihara) - Kokilavana

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Once, the very playful Sri Krsna eagerly desired to meet Srimati Radhika, but because of the obstacles created by Her mother-in-law Jatila, sister-in-law Kutila and husband Abhimanyu, Srimati Radhika could not get to Their appointed meeting place. After waiting for a long time, Krsna climbed a tall tree and sweetly began to imitate the sound of a cuckoo. Hearing the loud and delightful call of this astonishing cuckoo bird, Srimati Radhika a
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O brothers, who will go? Who will go?

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Ke Jabi Ke Jabi Bhai
"O brothers, who will go? Who will go?"
- by Srila Lochana Dasa Thakura


ke jabi ke jabi bhai bhava sindhu-para
dhanya kali-yugera caitanya-avatara   (1)

O brothers, who will go? Who will go? Who will cross over this ocean of birth and death? This is a special Kali-yuga because Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu has come.


amara gaurangera ghate adana –kheya vaya
jada andha, atura avadhi para haya   (2)

At the bathing place of my Gauranga, there is a free ferry boat waiting. There is no restric

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Spiritual Mathematics

 

                                                   101%



                           From a strictly mathematical viewpoint:




                                      What Equals 100%?




                          What does it mean to give MORE than 100%?




                         Ever wonder about those people who say they



                                  are giving more than 100%?




                  We have all been in situations where someone wants you to




                                      GIVE OVER 100%.

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Introduction

 

The Sanskrit word 'bhagavan' is explained by the great authority Parasara Muni, the father of Vyasadeva. The Supreme Personality who possesses all riches, all strength, all fame, all beauty, all knowledge and all renunciation is called Bhagavan.

 

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There are many persons who are very rich, very powerful, very beautiful, very famous, very learned, and very much detached, but no one can claim that he possesses all riches, all strength, etc., entirely. Only Krsna can claim this b

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S E N S E S

When we engage in the service of Hrishikesh, the Lord of the Senses, our senses become purified, spiritualized & then we can see things as they are - South India Yatra
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Srimad Bhagavatam Canto Three Chapter Twenty Five Text ThirteenLECTURE BY HIS HOLINESS BHAKTI CARU SWAMI ON SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM 04-25-13 ON 12 DECEMBER 2010Transcription : Ranga Radhika DasiEditing : Ramananda Raya DasaAudio-reference : http://www.bcswami.com/2010/12/12/srimad-bhagavatam-3-25-13Om Namo Bhagavate VasudevayaOm Namo Bhagavate VasudevayaOm Namo Bhagavate VasudevayaSrimad Bhagavatam. Third Canto, Chapter twenty five: The Glories of Devotional Service. Text thirteen.Sri Bhagavan uvacayo
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Story of Lord Krishna

Story of Lord Krishna - SRIMAD BHAGAVATA by Krsna-Dwaipayana Vyasa

Uddhava Visits Vrndavana

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1. The supremely intelligent Uddhava was the best counselor of the Vrsni dynasty, a beloved friend of Lord Sri Krsna and a direct disciple of Brhaspati.

2. The Supreme Lord Hari, who relieves the distress of all who surrender to Him, once took the hand of His fully devoted, dearmost friend Uddhava and addressed him as follows.

3. [Lord Krsna said:] Dear gentle Uddhava, go to Vraja and give pleasure to Our par
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Prem-vilasa-vivarta

Radha is the ideal devotee or the ideal subject of love. Krishna is the ideal and the sweetest object of love. The sweetness of Krishna cannot be realized except through the eyes of love. Since Radha’s love is the highest, Krishna in the sweetest form is realized by Radha. But both the love of Radha and the sweetness of Krishna are ever-growing. The intensity of the love of Radha sublimates the sweetness of Krishna, and the sweetness of Krishna sublimates the love of Radha. There is, as it were,

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Academic Positions at BGIS

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Dear Prabhuji and Mataji,
Hare krishna
Pamho Agtsp.

Bhaktivedanta Gurukula and International School at Vrindavana, India invites applications for High School and Post-graduate Teachers in following disciplines: English, Samskrit, Physics, Chemistry, Life Science,Mathematics and Social Studies.

Established in 1975 by His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada,the School is one of the premier residential institutes that provides value based education with strong emphasis on spiritual training

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Words of wisdom by HH Bhakti Charu Swami

Words of wisdom


Hare KrishnaConfidence: You have something to offer to this world. Even if your presentation is full of flaws, still the world will benefit.

Learn: Accept what you lack. Appreciate what others have and give them credit for it.

Pray: Krsna is the actual doer, you are nothing but an instrument in His hands. Therefore, pray to Him that He uses you. When He does, those who have the eyes to see will look at you with the deepest admiration, yet you will feel that you are totally undeservi
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What is MAYA???

I wish to share the wonderful lecture delivered by His Divine Grace Purushottam Swamy Maharaj at ISKCON, Perambur Temple, Chennai on 16.01.2011.

 

What is Maya?
 
One day, Narada Muni visits Vishnu Lok to inquire Lord Vishnu “What is Maya”?
 
Lord Vishnu tells Narada that he will explain “What is Maya” by having a walk in a garden.
 
While having a walk, Narada feels very thirsty and requests Vishnu that he will first quench his thirst so that he can listen to Vishnu with more attentively about “What i

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Difference between Gyan & Vigyan

I wish to share the wonderful lecture delivered by His Divine Grace Purushottam Swamy Maharaj at ISKCON, Perambur Temple, Chennai on 16.01.2011.

 

Difference between Gyan &  Vigyan
 
A man suffering from severe stomachache due to severe hungry and other acidity problems.  He feels relaxed pressing his stomach to a pillar by hugging the pillar.  But the moment he leaves the pillar, he starts getting the pain.
 
A stranger seeing the suffering of other person; offers some eatables to eat so that the ot

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