Prabhupada admonished his disciple: "You are a brahmana, and you haven't even clea
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Prabhupada admonished his disciple: "You are a brahmana, and you haven't even clea
nirabhidyata sisno vai
prajanandamrtarthinah
upastha asit kamanam
priyam tad-ubhayasrayam
nirabhidyata -- came out; sisnah -- the genitals; vai -- certainly; praja-ananda -- sex pleasure; amrta-arthinah -- aspiring to taste the nectar; upasthah -- the male or female organ; asit -- came into existence; kamanam -- of the lustful; priyam -- very dear; tat -- that; ubhaya-asrayam -- shelter for both.
Dealing with concerns
As far as salvation is concerned, one has to conquer the principles of lust, anger, unlawful desires, avarice and bewilderment.
To get freedom from anger, one should learn how to forgive.
To be free from unlawful desires one should not make plans.
By spiritual culture one is able to conquer sleep.
By tolerance only can one conquer desires and avarice.
Disturbances from various diseases can be avoided by regulated diets.
By self-control one can be free from false hopes, and mon
Question and Vedic Answers
Q1. Why are there many Gods in Hinduism?
A1.
No. There is only one God.
The Vedic scriptures clearly state that there is only one God, and his name is Krishna. But Krishna has many incarnations and so he is known with many names and descriptions. This is what confuses many people, including some Hindus.
Here are some quotes from the Bhagavad-Gita, which is the essence of all Vedic knowledge.
“The whole cosmic order is under me. By my will it is manifested again and again, an
STOP THIS BRUTAL MURDER!!!!
The Holy River Yamuna is Calling Out For Help !!
Do You Know - The world Health Organization (WHO) has declared our holy Yamuna River a "Dead River" beyond New Delhi, well before it enters the Land of Shri Krishna.
( Please do see the attachment for the sad details with graphic explanation)
A note on how to kill a river again and again?
(And also how it still can be saved)
• A river is a natural watercourse flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or anot
Similarly there is spiritual austerity. We voluntarily undergo some inconvenience but what is the goal? To please Krishna, and by this austerity I will make spiritual advancement. If in order to make spiritual advancement I have to make some sacrifice I should do that. After all that is the goal of life. So the strength to practice austerity comes from the process of Sravanam-Kirtanam and especially when this process is executed in the association of devotees.
His Holiness Gopal Krishna Goswami
The Bhagavad-Gita(Q & A)
What is the Bhagavad-Gita?
The Bhagavad-Gita is the divine conversation between a man named Arjuna and God himself in the human form, Lord Krishna. It is literally the word of God in person. The conversation took place in the middle of a battleground, 5000 years ago, just before the start of a great war in Kurukshetra, India.
The Bhagavad-Gita gives information regarding God (Ishwar), the living entities like you and me (the jivas), time (Kala), activities (karma), and mate
O Krsna! Thakura Bhaktivinoda has warned us that inattention is the main door into the house of aparadhas. O Krsna! Please let me taste some pleasure in Your names, so I can focus my full attention on chanting. May Your holy names become deeply impressed in my mind.
From Art Of Chanting Hare Krsna
by Mahanidhi Swami
62nd Vyasa Puja 2011 - Srimad Bhagavatam Class |
Hari Om Tatsat!
Haribol! The general religious hindus observe or worship Ganesh before doing any activity because he removes all obstacles. The Sri Vaisnavas worship Vishwakshena, and our Gaudiya vaisnavas, we worship the Guru. It says that the Guru, all the great demigods are represented by the Guru. So Ganesh and Lord Nrsingadev, they are all in the Guru. Guru should have the attitude of the servitor of the Lord |
difficult for us to face repeated failures. We may face one or two
failures, but when there are setbacks in every walk of life, then we tend
to become morose and our morale goes down. We start losing hope and faith
in Lord as well.
What are we supposed to do when there are repeated setbacks in life?
While describing the rainy season in Vrindavan, Sukadev Goswami says in
Srimad Bhagavatam verse 10.20.15
girayo varsha dhaar
Relieving Our Bodily Burden.
73/08/28 London, Bhagavad-gita 2.25
Devotee:
avyakto 'yam acintyo 'yam
avikaryo 'yam ucyate
tasmad evam viditvainam
nanusocitum arhasi
[Bg. 2.25]
"It is said that the soul is invisible, inconceivable, immutable, and unchangeable. Knowing this, you should not grieve for the body."
Prabhupada: They are going? So why don't...? No prasada?
avyakto 'yam acintyo 'yam
avikaryo 'yam ucyate
tasmad evam viditvainam
nanusocitum arhasi
[Bg. 2.25]
So Krsna began this teaching to Arjuna fi
avyakto 'yam acintyo 'yam
avikaryo 'yam ucyate
tasmad evam viditvainam
nanusocitum arhasi
[Bg. 2.25]
"It is said that the soul is invisible, inconceivable, immutable, and unchangeable. Knowing this, you should not grieve for the body."
Prabhupada: They are going? So why don't...? No prasada?
avyakto 'yam acintyo 'yam
avikaryo 'yam ucyate
tasmad evam viditvainam
nanusocitum arhasi
[Bg. 2.25]
So Krsna began this teaching to Arjuna fi
aatmany eva ca santushtas / tasya kaaryam na vidyate
"But for one who takes pleasure in the self, whose human life is one of
self-realization, and who is satisfied in the self only, fully satiated,
for him there is no duty. As soon as you are attracted to the self and as
soon as you are satisfied with it, you are happy with your own situation."
We have to understand that our position here is temporary and we have to
suffer. There was one
Prabhupada decided to restrict his weekly temple visits to Sundays. For the devotees, Sunday became the high point of the week. Sunday was the focal point of the devotees' preaching because all week they would invite people to the weekly festival and all week Tamala Krsna would consult with Prabhupada about the feast menu or the observance of various Vaisnava holidays. Prabhupada also suggested plays the devotees could perform.
When Prabhupada would arrive on Sunday, everyone would be waiting fo
In his small apartment during the very early hours of the morning, Srila Prabhupada wrote the preface to the forthcoming edition of Bhagavad-gita As It Is. The Macmillan company had agreed to print the unabridged manuscript. The contract had been signed, the book was being prepared for printing; only the preface remained to be written.
When the Bhagavad-gita As It Is was first published, the original manuscript had been cut short to less than 400 page
gatim jigisatah padau
ruruhate 'bhikamikam
padbhyam yajnah svayam havyam
karmabhih kriyate nrbhih
gatim -- movement; jigisatah -- so desiring; padau -- the legs; ruruhate -- being manifested; abhikamikam -- purposeful; padbhyam -- from the legs; yajnah -- Lord Visnu; svayam -- personally Himself; havyam -- the duties; karmabhih -- by one's occupational duty; kriyate -- caused to be done; nrbhih -- by different human beings.
Question: Does God Exist? |
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Dear Gurudeva, |
Is Man More Civilized Than Ever Before?
Modern Man Thinks He is more Civilized Then Ever Before?
Modern day life is all about:
- materialism (lust for material things like fast cars, big houses, expensive clothing, costly parties etc…)
- Sexual lust (relationships, sex before marriage, marriages based on lust (love marriages) extra marital affairs etc..)
- Easy and quick dinners (eating frozen, un-fresh, micro-waved foods etc..)
- Material education (learning to conquer outer space, make nuclear weapons etc..
Introduction
Dr Frog was a great scientist among the frogs. He had made his residence within a well. He was an expert in his field of endeavor and knew everything about the well and related matters. One day, one of his friends came to visit him and said, "My dear friend, I have seen a vast mass of water, the Atlantic Ocean."
"What is that Atlantic Ocean?" asked Dr Frog
"It is very vast" replied the other frog
"How vast is it? Is it five times bigger than this well? Or ten times?” enquired Dr Frog in
