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Srila Gopal Bhatta Goswami
The all merciful Lord Sri Gaur Hari, as He travelled from village to
village throughout the south of India, continued to distribute love of
Godhead wherever He went. Hearing the nectarean names of Hari from His
lotus mouth, thousands and thousands men and women felt relief from the
blazing fire of material existence. Various wretched, miserable and fallen
souls lives were completely rejuvenated and thus they became virtuous and
happy. While causing rains of love of God
The eternal Cupid, Shri Krishna, is eternally distinct from the material Cupid. The material Cupid produces pleasure only temporarily, but then lulls one into material dullness in just the next moment. But the eternal Cupid is ever-awakening and the transcendental pleasure is ever-increasing in ever-renewing developments. Such pleasure is eternally-existing and is not subject to the laws of material nature. The transient pleasure derived from the material Cupid is an enjoyable object to the mate
Now let me see what do i have today in my mind to share with all of you? Oh yes i have just returned from a most spiritually enlivening experience in Barsana by serving the Brijwasis in the Barsana Dental Camp. Everyday we would go in the morning for the darshan of Shriji for mangalarati and for chanting. After that come down and start work by 9 am and work untill 7 pm, with only a 20 min break for lunch. Like this we worked for 4 days without a sign of fatigue or irritation. Now that is complet
HARE KRISHNA! pamho. agtsp!
tyagaraja is a great composer of south indian classical music, known as karnatic music. He is a very great devotee of Lord Sri RAMACANDRA. it is considered that he was a karana - janmi [ having a Transcendental reason for birth in the material world and Not because of karma]. He had composed many Gems of songs which are considered as nourishment for the spiritual journey.
This song is called "nidhi chala sukahama" where He questions himself {and in the process, tries t
he krsna! karuna-sindho! dina-bandho! jagat-pate!
gopesa! gopika-kanta! radha-kanta! namo ’stu te
I offer my unlimited pranamas unto You, O Krsna! You are the ocean of mercy, friend of the fallen, Lord of creation, and master of the cowherd community! You are Gopi-kanta, beloved of the gopis, and above all You are Radha-kanta, the beloved of Srimati Radhika!
tapta-kancana-gaurangi! radhe! vrndavanesvari!
vrsabhanu-sute! devi! pranamami hari-priye!
O Gaurangi, whose c
O sakhis, there is nothing to be ashamed of now
Since I have been seen dancing openly.
In the day I have no hunger
At night I am restless and cannot sleep.
Leaving these troubles behind, I go to the other side;
A hidden knowledge has taken hold of me.
My relations surround me like bees.
But Mira is the servant of her beloved Giridhar,
And she cares nothing that people mock her
Hare Krishna
Following is an extract (Its bigger this time) from the lecture given by HH Indrayumna Swami Maharaj on 27th Nov,'1998 at Moscow (Russia).
[I got this transcription as "pdf" file from one devotee and while I was going through it, I really felt that Maharaj was speaking to me. Its such an amazing, mind-blowing, truly ISKCONite, and above all close to Srila Prabhupada's mood. Please grasp it much and praise the glories of, Srila Prabhupada created, ISKCON. Its our very great fortune to
For the 1st Blog regarding ISKCON (Part 1), please click on the following link:
http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/profiles/blogs/iskcon-should-do-this-that
Beside the previous topic in Part-1, I thought to add 'GLORIFICATION OF ISKCON' too in my future blogs. "My" blogs will ONLY consist of different quotes from various lectures or books/manuals etc. by various senior devotees related to, the ever graceful and love by all, a society: ISKCON.
Following is an extract from a lecture given by HH Indray
Hare krishna,PAMHO AGTSP!
please kindly help me for this answer,hare krishna,
trying to serve
servant
Vaishnava Arts Council Reaches out to British Devotee Artists
An exclusive event in Bhaktivedanta Manor’s Theater this February 9th will launch the Vaishnava Arts Council UK (VAC), which aims to represent British devotee artists, and connect them with each other and with potential clients.
About forty devotees representing various areas of the arts will attend, including writers, musicians, actors, dancers, film-makers, producers, fine artists, illustrators, photographers, brand consultants, and
Lord Krishna's devotees are dear to Lord Shiva and Lord Shiva is dear to them
Jai Srila Prabhupada
Shiva works for the benefit of everyone, and tries to help the living beings make spiritual advancement. This is why he has his own line of disciplic succession. This is also why he says to the sons of King Pracinibarhi, “Any person who is surrendered to the Supreme Personality of God, Lord Krishna, the controller of everything, is very dear to me.”1
The sons of the King were going to practice austeri
Becoming Free from Sex Desire
By Stephen Knapp
The greatest happiness for the soul starts with complete freedom: freedom from misery, unhappiness, suffering, freedom from the dictates of desires, and, ultimately, freedom from being trapped in a material body. But what keeps us ensnared in such a condition are the desires for sensual and mental pleasures. And the hardest freedom to attain is freedom from sex desire.
Yoga is for attaining this kind of complete freedom. However, this mea
While Europe, as if weary of its medieval concepts of God, turned with new interest toward man and the mundane, a spiritual revolution in India—destined to spread worldwide—was revealing the dynamic nature of the Absolute Truth.
Europe in the fifteenth century was undergoing that awesome social and cultural transformation that the historian Jules Michelet, looking back in reverence, named the Renaissance, the “rebirth.” That long medieval period, with its vision so entranced by splendid images of
From Kavi Karnapura's
Ananda Vrindavana Campu,
Second Chapter
THE BACKGROUND FOR THE LORD’S APPEARANCE
Now we will discuss the truth about the transcendental birthplace of Bhagavan and the appearance of Lord Sri Krishna. Once upon a time, Bhumi, the predominating deity of the earth, felt overburdened by different demons posing as members of the royal order. Feeling aggrieved upon seeing her miserable condition, the lotus-born Brahma appealed to Ksirodakasayi Visnu, the
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Since past few years i am nursing a secret desire within my heart. I would like to confess today. I know I am no Hemingway or Shakespeare for that matter. But definitely i have been always a voracious reader of books. No wonder then when the thought came
pāyo jī, maine nāma raṭana dhana pāyo
bastu amolaka dī mere satguru, kirpā kari apanāyo
janma janma kī puñjī pāī, jaga meń sabai khovāyo
kharcai nahiń koī, cora na levai, dina dina baḍhata savāyo
sat kī nāva khevaṭiyā satguru, bhavasāgara tara āyo
mīrā ke prabhu giridhara nāgara, harakha harakha jasa gāyo
TRANSLATION
I have found, yes, I have found the wealth of the gem of chanting the Holy Name.
My true spiritual master gave me a priceless thing. With his grace, I accepted it.
I found the treasure of
BBT Sales Rebound in 2010
Despite a dire economic situation in the U.S., the North American branch of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust—ISKCON’s publishing arm—saw sales soar last year, its best since 2004.
Selling over $1 million worth of books on Krishna consciousness, the company, established by ISKCON founder Srila Prabhupada in 1972, saw a thirty-two per cent increase in sales since 2008.
The BBT’s best years were 1973 to 1977, each of which yielded sales of around $4 million worth of books. Of
