This Sunday at Sri Sri Radha Gopinath Mandir, I heard the most wonderful Srimad Bhagavatam Class as well as the opinions of the devotees later.
Of the many wonderful points made in the class, the one point which stood out the most was - For every action, particularly the bad ones, you will face a reaction.
You cannot avoid the reaction, whoever you are.
But then it is said that once one becomes a devotee- his karma cycles slowly come to a stop. Sounds conflicting?
No. When one starts chanting a
To the Supreme Lord Radha Krishna
I am new to Krishna Consciousness am pray to you to make me fearless of death .
I have a fear of death I would not lie on this point.
It is only by your mercy and protection and shelter that I can easily overcome this fear of death.
When I wake up every morning to chant the holy names of the Lord I feel good .
As soon as I dont think of you I get fear of losing you as my friend,guide and master.
I am very alone in this material world as I have not yet seen your real f
Lifetime in Satya-Yuga is 1 Lac Yrs, in Treta-Yuga 10000Yrs,in Dvapara-Yuga 1000 Yrs,in Kali-Yuga 100 Yrs,Chanting & Hearing the Holy Name is the only way of self-realization.
Srimad Bhagavatam
1st Canto, 1st Chapter, Text 20
Live From Sri Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir!
Date: March 1st, 2011
Topic: Dhruva Maharaja Goes Back To Godhead
Verse: 4. 12. 24
Speaker: HH Devamrta Swami
tasyakhila-jagad-dhatur
avam devasya sarnginah
parsadav iha sampraptau
netum tvam bhagavat-padam
TRANSLATION: We are representatives of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the creator of the whole universe, who carries in His hand the bow named Sarnga. We have been specifically deputed to take you to the spiritual world.
PURPORT: In Bhagavad-gita the Lord s
SOUL COLLAGE
I am the one in need of balance i am the one who is taking a step forward in the unknown yet i have the faith that i have loving support
I am the one who is afraid to look back as i have to look forward.
I am the one who has made this decision to walk on the edge. It is razor sharp and can even cut
I am the one who knows that i may fall but yet has faith that i will get the loving support of the hands of god
I am the one who feels protected by the hands of god. I am the one who is h
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"How to Avoid Pain"?
1) When one comes under the umbrella of Krishna Consciousness, there will not be any pain at all
2) Even though, there is a pain, devotees take it as it a great pleasure and gift of Krishna, for Krishna giving us an opportunity to be more closer to HIM, thinking of HIM, praying HIM, at all times and under all circumstances.
3) our mood should always be of queen Kunti that we should always invite and accept problems and sufferings because only and only when one has pains /
Wonderful experiences in life are not planned. Cannot be planned. They come in our life out of the blue just like a beautiful aroma which suddenly wafts through the air and reaches our nose. completley out of its own accord. Experiences are like little pieces of a jigsaw puzzle which come together and produce a beautiful picture. It makes a picture complete. A picture of YOU. We should not be stingy or miserly. We should go out into the world and experience each day, each moment, each person as
"G u r u m u k h p a d m a v a k y a"
Simplicity……………….Nectarean Mellows
Once at New Dwarka Srila Prabhupada was in his nice quarters. There was even a little chandelier. It was not really opulent. It was just basically nice. And Prabhupada said to one of his followers “Do you remember my quarters at Radha Damodara”? And in those days it wasn’t like it is now, Radha Damodara, it has been really renovated. It was just really simple - back in the early seventies, very very simple, like
Today, at 69 years old, Chaitanya Prema Dasa is a robust, healthy devotee, visiting the Potomac, Maryland ISKCON temple every Sunday and working at the Pentagon, where he has served for twenty-five years in the Department of the Defense Inspector General. He keeps a small altar with Srila Prabhupada and a large, beautiful picture of Lord Krishna in his office, so that his boss and co-workers see the Lord every time they have meetings there.
Seeing him, you would never guess that back in
Govinda Prem: Hare Krishna,all world wide vaishnavas are invited for the opening of this grand temple opening for programe.other details below
History of ISKCON in Kenya
August 1971, Mumbai
One day while meeting with an Indian man, Mr. R. B. Pandya from Mombasa, Kenya, Prabhupada mentioned his illness. Mr. Pandya said he owned a house on the ocean at Mombasa, where it was always sunny and warm to recover his health. Mr. Pandya invited Prabhupada to go and live there as he liked. Taking the offer se
Introduction
The transcendental talk - the all powerful discussions of Bhagavad Gita, was going on between intimate friends, namely the Hrisikesa and the Gudakesa. As friends, both of them were on the same level, but one of them voluntarily became a student of the other.
Krishna openly speaks Bhagavad Gita
Krsna was smiling because a friend had chosen to become a disciple. As Lord of all, He is always in the superior position as the master of everyone, and yet the Lord agrees to be a friend, a son
Live From Sri Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir!
Date: February 28th, 2011
Topic: Dhruva Maharaja Goes Back To Godhead
SB: 4. 12. 23
Speaker: HG Urmila Mataji
sunanda-nandav ucatuh
bho bho rajan subhadram te
vacam no 'vahitah srnu
yahpanca-varsas tapasa
bhavan devam atitrpat
TRANSLATION: Nanda and Sunanda, the two confidential associates of Lord Visnu, said: Dear King, let there be all good fortune unto you. Please attentively hear what we shall say. When you were only five years old, you underwent severe austeri
