Question: Do I Have to Leave My Family? |
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I would now like to bring your attention to a question which creates confusion in my mind. If a person has some love for Krishna and always remembers Him, while apologizing for every sin and expressing gratitude for all that Krishna has given him, but alongside he is also trying to fulfill his responsibilities towards his parents and spouse--is it really necessary and justified that he leave everything except for Krishna? After all it was Krishna who arran |
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mukhatas talu nirbhinnam
jihva tatropajayate
tato nana-raso jajne
jihvaya yo 'dhigamyate
mukhatah -- from the mouth; talu -- the palate; nirbhinnam -- being generated; jihva -- the tongue; tatra -- thereupon; upajayate -- becomes manifested; tatah -- thereupon; nana-rasah -- various tastes; jajne -- became manifested; jihvaya -- by the tongue; yah -- which; adhigamyate -- become relished.
pranenaksipata ksut trd
antara jayate vibhoh
pipasato jaksatas ca
pran mukham nirabhidyata
pranena -- by the living force; aksipata -- being agitated; ksut -- hunger; trt -- thirst; antara -- from within; jayate -- generates; vibhoh -- of the Supreme; pipasatah -- being desirous to quench the thirst; jaksatah -- being desirous to eat; ca -- and; prak -- at first; mukham -- the mouth; nirabhidyata -- was opened.
anuprananti yam pranah
pranantam sarva-jantusu
apanantam apananti
nara-devam ivanugah
anuprananti -- follow the living symptoms; yam -- whom; pranah -- senses; pranantam -- endeavoring; sarva-jantusu -- in all living entities; apanantam -- stop endeavoring; apananti -- all others stop; nara-devam -- a king; iva -- like; anugah -- the followers.
antah sarira akasat
purusasya vicestatah
ojah saho balam jajne
tatah prano mahan asuh
antah sarire -- within the body; akasat -- from the sky; purusasya -- of Maha-Visnu; vicestatah -- while so trying, or willing; ojah -- the energy of the senses; sahah -- mental force; balam -- bodily strength; jajne -- generated; tatah -- thereafter; pranah -- the living force; mahan asuh -- the fountainhead of everyone's life.
adhidaivam athadhyatmam
adhibhutam iti prabhuh
athaikam paurusam viryam
tridhabhidyata tac chrnu
adhidaivam -- the controlling entities; atha -- now; adhyatmam -- the controlled entities; adhibhutam -- the material bodies; iti -- thus; prabhuh -- the Lord; atha -- in this way; ekam -- one only; paurusam -- of His Lordship; viryam -- potency; tridha -- in three; abhidyata -- divided; tat -- that; srnu -- just hear from me.
The devotees were amazed to discover that Srila Prabhupada had no visa to visit Australia.
Amogha: All that needed to be done was that the Indian embassy had to give some stamp of permission, and the Australian consulate had to issue a visa. Prabhupada was due to fly out that night. But it was Saturday morning, and all the embassies were closed. It was very hectic. Finally, Gopal dasa went to the homes of the right persons and convinced them to
Chris remembered Upendra'
As was his habit, Upendra regularly had questions for Srila Prabhupada. Now that there were boys and girls living together in the same
Krishna has sent you already some help in the shape of a nice actress who is willing to help us in any way. Please try to convince this girl about our philosophy. You are already an experienced and sincere worker. If you try to convince her, Krishna will help you from within.
Prabhupada had suggested that Janne be enco
This kinda hit me,
The only way you can stay satisfied in this material world 0 is by accepting that you can never be satisfied in this material world.
How's that for a googly?
Beauty is Temporary
Is the material body, simply a bag of stool, urine, blood, mucus, and other horrible things?
Once upon a time a prince met a very beautiful young girl. Immediately upon seeing her beauty, the prince decided to marry the beautiful girl. But she didn’t want to marry him, as she knew that the prince was only interested in her material senses, her beauty, and not her real self.
The girl said to the prince “If I remove my beauty, will you still marry me?” The prince said “Yes, I am r
Story of Dhruva...
There is a story of a little boy , about five years old , named dhruva , who belonged to a royal family . In te couse of time his father , the king , tired of his mother and deposed her as his queen , he then took another women as queen , and she became step mother to the boy .She was very envious of him , and one day as dhruva was sitting on his fathers knee, she insulted him , "oh u cannot sit on the lap of ur father ,'she said because u r not born of me , she dragged dhruva
ALWAYS CHANT
" HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE, HARE RAM HARE RAM RAM RAM HARE HARE"
AND BE THE TRUE DEVOTEE OF GOD
BECAUSE IT IS PROVED THAT
KHUDA KHUD HI KARTA HAI APNE BANDE KI NIGRANI,
NAYA MANJA NAYA BISTAR NAYA DANA NAYA PAANI,
AGAR TUJHSE NA SULJHEIN TERE ULJHEY HUYE DHANDHEY,
TO BHAGWAN KE INSAAF PE CHHOD DE BANDEY,
WO KHUD HI TERI MUSHKILEY ASAAN KAREGA,
JO TU NAHI KAR SAKA USE BHAGWAN KAREGA.
ISKCON’s headquarters, Mayapur, West Bengal, India — The Mayapur Academy, which aims to train brahmanas with a focus on Deity worship, looks set to add a new building to its educational campus to accommodate its rapid growth.
In an early March meeting of the Mayapur Administrative Council, a proposal for the school to occupy three floors of a new building about to be constructed was approved.
The Academy currently finds its home on the 5,000-square-foot second floor of ISKCON Mayapur’s Chaitanya B
There was a milkman and his daughter. His daughter’s duty was to carry fresh milk to customers in various villages. One of the customers was a Priest. To reach Priest’s house, the milkmaid had to cross a good-sized stream. People used to cross it by a ferry raft for a small charge.
The Priest used to perform daily Puja and offer fesh milk to God. One day that milkmaid got late. On this priest scolded the poor girl.
"What can I do?" she said. "I start out early from my house, but I have to wait a l
What is Reincarnation?
The soul is eternal but the body is temporary. Thus when the body is finished (death), the soul must continue to exist in another body.
If a person kills and soon after dies himself. How can he be punished unless he takes birth again? If a sinner is sent to hell forever then how can God be merciful unless he is given another chance?
Once you had the body of a baby and now an adult. The baby body is gone but you still exist. This is reincarnation, changing bodies.
Just as you c
In 1976, Srila Prabhupada visited New Vrindavan. They were building a house
for Srila Prabhupada, and they were going to call it Prabhupada’s Palace. At
that time it was a very crude construction site, just cement and steel, and
they gave Srila Prabhupada a tour of it. One of Srila Prabhupada’s very
senior disciples, he said, “Srila Prabhupada, this is going to be your
palace. Will it be like the palaces in the heavenly planets or in Vaikuntha
where there’s no need for the sun or the moon or electric
