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His request approved, the CNN News photographer quickly used a cell phone to call the local airport to charter a flight.

He was told a twin-engine plane would be waiting for him at the airport. Arriving at the airfield, he spotted a plane warming up outside a hanger.He jumped in with his bag, slammed the door shut, and shouted, 'Let's go'.

The pilot taxied out, swung the plane into the wind and took off. Once in the air, the photographer instructed the pilot, 'Fly over the valley and make l

You write to say that simply you want to surrender, but according to the preface of T.L.C. you'll find that surrender means

(1) To Act favorably to develop Krishna Consciousness;

(2) To reject everything unfavorable;

(3) To have full faith in Krishna that He will give protection to His pure devotee;

(4) To keep oneself as one of the dependent devotees of the Lord;

(5) To have no separate interest besides the interest of the Lord;

(6) To always feel meek and humble.

These six things are surrender, And

Question to Radhanath Swami: How exactly does this chanting of God's holy names work?

Radhanath Swami: It begins by regular chanting, like treatment begins with regular intake of medicines. And then we try to go deeper into the holy name by living according to the qualities of a true devotee, i.e. to live our life with humility, with tolerance and forgiveness, offering honor and respect to others, while demanding no respect for ourselves. We should live by the principles of morality, we should li

Question to Radhanath Swami: When only in distress one is able to pray from the heart, otherwise those prayers spring from the mind, and are mechanically offered. Why is it so? Why only in distress does the mind shut down and allow us to pray from the heart?

Radhanath Swami: What you are talking about is sometimes human nature. But we should cultivate a higher standard.

When you are successful and everything is going your way, you could thank God for the blessings. "I don't deserve this. Yet, you

We urge everyone throughout the entire world to chant the holy names of God for achieving the perfection of existence. We are not meant to suffer at all. Suffering is artificial. We are meant by nature to be completely peaceful, happy, satisfied, and successful. Chanting the holy names of God is the way prescribed in the Brihad-Naradiya Purana for attaining our natural, original perfect consciousness:

harer nama harer nama
harer namaiva kevalam
kalau nasty eva nasty eva
nasty eva gatir anyatha

"In th

Devotee: "We would like to know what would please you the most."

Prabhupada's reply was brief and to the point. "Understand Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam, become perfect and distribute this knowledge to your fellow countrymen."