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I have read in the Bhagavad-gita that the Lord Himself created the caste system consisting of four classes: brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya and sudra. How could this be justified? |
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Answer: To Create Heaven on Earth |
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The caste system is created by Krishna for the purpose of enabling the human society to function in a healthy, progressive manner. Now the caste system is stifling. Why is this? |
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Prabhupada said he would go to as many speaking engagements as Aniruddha could obtain. Aniruddha got engagements, but there were many difficulties. On two occasions, Prabhupada, Subala, and Aniruddha were on their way to an engagement at a college when their car broke down. Another time, a policeman arrested Subala for not having a driver's license, and Prabhupada, accompanied by his servant, had to walk back to his apartment. At an engagement at the U.C.L.A. Student Center, not a single studen
sri-suka uvaca
sampradisyaivam ajano
jananam paramesthinam
pasyatas tasya tad rupam
atmano nyarunad dharih
sri-sukah uvaca -- Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; sampradisya -- fully instructing Brahmaji; evam -- thus; ajanah -- the Supreme Lord; jananam -- of the living entities; paramesthinam -- unto the supreme leader, Brahma; pasyatah -- while he was seeing; tasya -- His; tat rupam -- that transcendental form; atmanah -- of the Absolute; nyarunat -- disappeared
Over the last two weeks there have been several complaints about Hansaduta's style of management. Devotees have approached Aksayananda and Gopala Krsna, and they in turn approached Prabhupada this morning. As a result Prabhupada has decided to end his experiment. This is not so much because Aksayananda is any more capable than Hansaduta, but simply because he has been in I
The verse explained that even w
Dear devotees and well-wishers,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Tuesday’s devastating here in Christchurch has unfortunately destroyed the temple along with our deities Sri Sri Nitai-Gauracandra. The devotees are all safe although some have had significant damage to their houses.
The local devotees should refrain from coming to the temple as it is closed and deemed unsafe.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your kind thoughts,
Live From Sri Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir!
Date: February 24th, 2011
Topic: Dhruva Maharaj Goes Back To Godhead
Verse: SB 4.12.18
Speaker: HH Prabhavisnu Swami
bhaktim harau bhagavati pravahann ajasram
ananda-baspa-kalaya muhur ardyamanah
viklidyamana-hrdayah pulakacitango
natmanam asmarad asav iti mukta-lingah
TRANSLATION:Because of his transcendental bliss, incessant tears flowed from his eyes, his heart melted, and there was shivering and standing of thehairs all over his body. Thus transfo
Live From Sri Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir!
Date: February 20th, 2011
Topic: Dhruva Maharaj Goes Back To Godhead
Verse: SB 4.12.15
Speaker: HG Anuttama Prabhu
manyamana idam visvam
maya-racitam atmani
avidya-racita-svapna-
gandharva-nagaropamam
TRANSLATION: Srila Dhruva Maharaja realized that this cosmic manifestation bewilders living entities like a dream or phantasmagoria because it is acreation of the illusory, external energy of the Supreme Lord.
PURPORT: In the deep forest it sometimes app
SPIRITUAL REALIZATION : UMBRELLA APPROACH
It has been my personal experience, observation and also experience and observation of many in ISKCON that
1) followers of one Guru Maharaj does NOT encourage / like / wish talking / praising / glorifying of another Guru Maharaj,
2) followers of one Guru Maharaj argues that my Guru Maharaj is Great, My ISKCON Temple is Great, Our Preaching is Right, etc., etc.
3) strangely, in some temples, they do NOT permit to sell the books written by othe
A guest should be treated with proper respect and honour
Date: June 16, 2007
Verse: Srimad-Bhagavatam 8.16.7
Speaker: HH Bhakti Charu Swami
Location: ISKCON New Vrindaban [www.newvrindaban.com]
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[note: transcription is not verbatim]
grhesu yesv atithayo narcitah salilair api yadi niryanti te nunam pheruraja-grhopamah
TRANSLATION: Homes from which guests go away without having been received even with an offering of a little water are like those holes in the field which are the homes of ja
Krishna Consciousness means NOT only SHAVING Beard, Mustache and hair on Head and be neat and clean by physical ambiance but also to SHAVE the internal & hidden hairs, beards & mustaches of Lust, Anger, Ego, Envy, Pride, Arrogance, Ignorance & illusion.
Therefore, in Krishna Consciousness, both Internal & External Shaving is required from time to time.
If one is simply neat and clean externally by neat shave, white dhoti kurta, tilak and kanti mala and possessing all demonish qualities, one cann
A Brief Life Sketch Of Srila Gour Govinda Swami
His Divine Grace Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja made his appearance as Braja-bandhu Manik in a vaishnava family on 2nd September 1929. He appeared in the village of Jagannathapura, not far from Jagannatha Puri Dhama, in Orissa, India, but as his mother was descended from the Giri family of the village Gadeigiri, Braja-bandhu spent his childhood there. His grandfather was a paramahamsa whose only business was to chant Hare Krishna and cry before the lo
Career Councelling
(by HG Nitaichand pr)
Career options after school/college
Balance
Spiritual life Materialistic life
Sadhna Service
- Don’t think in spiritual life, “we have to neglect or le
The tears of separation between two Vaishnavas, when they are based on knowledge and truth, are one of the most elevated and of the most purifying of all spiritual experiences - Nectar Drops
Bin hari bhajan dukhad hai jeevan...
bin hari sumiran dolat hai man...
hari sumiran bhav paar lagaave..
hari sumiran hari se milvaave..
hari sumiran se paavan tan man..
bin hari bhajan dukhad hai jeevan...1..
hari sumiran hai param upaaye...
tar jaave jo hari hari gaaye...
das kamal bhaj hari ko har shan..
bin hari bhajan dukhad hai jeevan..2..
“Let there be all victory for the chanting of the Holy Name of Lord Hari, Lord Krishna, which can cleanse the mirror
of the heart and stop the miseries of the blazing fire of material existence. That chanting is the waxing moon
which spreads the white lotus of good fortune for all living entities. It is the life and soul of all education. The
chanting of the Holy Name of Krishna expands the blissful ocean of transcendental life. It gives a cooling effect to
everyone and enables one to taste full
GBC AGM Report- February 20th, 2011
By Sraddhadevi dasi
The 2011 Governing Body Commission (GBC) Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) commenced onFebruary 20th in the Society’s world headquarters, Mayapur, West Bengal. Madhusevita dasa, this year’s GBC chairman, welcomed the GBC body,appreciating that thirty-one out of thirty-three voting GBC members were present at this session.
Serving on the executive committee along with Madhusevit
