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HH Bhanu Swami

Posted by Shobha Radha Devi Dasi on March 1, 2011 at 11:31am

Live From Sri Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir!

Date: February 25th, 2011

Topic: Dhruva Maharaja Goes Back To Godhead

Verse: SB 4.12. 19

Speaker: HH Bhanu Swami
dadarsa vimanagryam

nabhaso 'vatarad dhruvah

vibhrajayad dasa diso

rakapatim ivoditam

TRANSLATION: As soon as the symptoms of his liberation were manifest, he saw a very beautiful airplane coming down from the sky, as if the brilliant fullmoon were coming down, illuminating all the ten directions.

PURPORT: There are different levels of acquired knowledge

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Birth And Death Caused By Maya.

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 1, 2011 at 10:49am

Birth And Death Caused By Maya.

72/11/25 Hyderabad, Bhagavad-gita 2.20
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Prabhupada:

na jayate mriyate va kadacin
nayam bhutva bhavita va na bhuyah
ajo nityah sasvato 'yam purano
na hanyate hanyamane sarire
[Bg. 2.20]

So the soul cannot be killed. Na hanyate hanyamane sarire. And the soul has no birth, no death. As Krsna is eternal, Krsna has no birth and death... Ajo 'pi sann avyayatma. Krsna says in the Fourth Chapter. Aja. Krsna's another name is Aja. Or visnu-tattva. Aja. We are also aja. Aj

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Srila Prabhupada: embodiment of simplicity

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 1, 2011 at 8:43am

G u r u m u k h p a d m a v a k y a"

Srila Prabhupada: embodiment of simplicity……………….Nectarean Mellows

Being simple is a very very great opulence in this age of Kali. Srila Prabhupada was so simple. He really didn’t want anything for himself. He just wanted to serve. He just wanted to speak the truth. Recently I was reading Srila Prabhupada’s Vyasa Puja offering in 1973 in London. There were hundreds and hundreds of devotees from all of the European continent and the UK coming to sur

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Quality of Simplicity

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 1, 2011 at 8:43am

Quality of Simplicity

The word arjavam indicates simplicity or straightforwardness.

Simplicity means that without diplomacy one should be so straightforward that he can disclose the real truth even to an enemy.

As far as the brahminical quality of simplicity is concerned, not only should a particular order of life follow this principle, but every member, be he in the brahmacari asrama, grhastha asrama, vanaprastha asrama or sannyasa asrama. One should be very simple and straightforward.

Ref. Veda

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Merit of associating with Saintly Persons

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 1, 2011 at 8:42am

It is described in Srimad Bhagavatam 6.20.30) that Janaka Maharaja is
one of the 12 great authorities or mahajana in the devotional line. He
is the father of Sita and a great devotee of Lord Ramachandra.

The following illustration from the Padma Purana (Patala-khanda
18.31-77) illustrates the supreme potency of the Holy Name and the
merit of associating with saintly persons.

After a long life Janaka Maharaja gave up his body through the yoga
process. A divine airplane decorated with many bells descende

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Conscious Understanding

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 1, 2011 at 8:40am

Conscious Understanding

Undoubtedly the soul is present in the heart of the living entity, and it is the source of all the energies for maintaining the body. The energy of the soul is spread all over the body, and this is known as consciousness. Since this consciousness spreads the energy of the soul all over the body, one can feel pains and pleasures in any part of the body. The soul is individual, and he is transmigrating from one body to another, just as a person transmigrates from babyhood to

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24 – Hour Kirtan Festival

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 1, 2011 at 8:39am

24 – Hour Kirtan Festival

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

March 5^th – 6^th

Saturday 12:00 noon – Sunday 12:00 noon

Hare Krishna (ISKCON) Berkeley Temple

2334 Stuart Street, Berkeley, California 94705

(Cross Street is Telegraph Ave., Stuart is 4 blocks north of Ashby)

Telephone: 510-649-8619

His Divine Grace Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder-Acharya of ISKCON

Picture above copied from website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - The Great Transcendental Adventure

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 1, 2011 at 8:38am

The Great Transcendental Adventure

I take it for granted that you are one of the selected devotees of Lord Caitanya, and therefore from within your heart He has inspired you to go to such a distant place, leaving your parents and home, just to satisfy Krsna. This is the great transcendental adventure. Try your best, and I'm sure you will be successful. - Srila Prabhupada, from a letter to Bali-mardana

Pastimes of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in Australia and New Zealand - K

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 9 Text 39

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 1, 2011 at 8:38am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 9 Text 39
antarhitendriyarthaya
haraye vihitanjalih
sarva-bhutamayo visvam
sasarjedam sa purvavat

antarhita -- on the disappearance; indriya-arthaya -- unto the Personality of Godhead, the objective of all senses; haraye -- unto the Lord; vihita-anjalih -- in folded hands; sarva-bhuta -- all living entities; mayah -- full of; visvam -- the universe; sasarja -- created; idam -- this; sah -- he (Brahmaji); purva-vat -- exactly like before.

TRANSLATION
On the disappeara

Should we listen only Vishanav Song by Iskcon?

Posted by Raghupati Raghav Das on February 28, 2011 at 5:36pm

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada

Dandvata Pranam Prabhu JI and Mata Ji

I have a little doubt regarding to Devotional Song for your Spiritual Progress. Should we listen only Iskcon Vaishnav Song or can we listen also other krishna Bhakti song by other singer like. Pt. Jasraj. Bhimsen Joshi , Vinod Agrawal , Mridual Krishna Shashtri Ji , and many more there are..

My realization that Iskcon'd Devotional Song is pure and pure spiri

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How to Justify Caste System?

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on February 28, 2011 at 1:33pm

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: How to Justify Caste System?

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?

Santosh K.

Answer: To Create Heaven on Earth

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?

The first thing to understa

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Srila Prabhupada Uvaca

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on February 28, 2011 at 1:31pm

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

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 9 Text 38

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on February 28, 2011 at 1:29pm

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 9 Text 38
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

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - He becomes Ravana

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on February 28, 2011 at 1:29pm

He becomes Ravana

Today Srila Prabhupada reinstated Aksayananda as temple president. Hansaduta Maharaja will be his secretary.

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

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Surrender to Krishna is individual

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on February 28, 2011 at 1:28pm

Surrender to Krishna is individual

In class this morning, Prabhupada emphasized that no one can become Krsna conscious except by their own choice. "It is all individual; I have to surrender to Krsna individually. Just like when you go to the sky on airplane, it is all individual. If one airplane is in danger, other airplane cannot save him. That is not possible. Similarly, it is all individual. It is all paratah svato va. One has to take it seriously, personally, that 'Krsna wants, so I'll surren

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Being active in spiritual life

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on February 28, 2011 at 1:28pm

Being active in spiritual life

Each morning when Srila Prabhupada greets the Deities, he takes particular note of the flowers offered for Their Lordships garlands. He has complained several times about the poor quality of the flowers, and even worse, on occasion, some garlands are missing when the curtains open. Management is a constant headache for Srila Prabhupada, but in his class he made it clear that there is a difference between spiritual and material anxiety.

The verse explained that even w

Christchurch Earthquake - Temple Destroyed

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on February 28, 2011 at 11:25am

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,

HH Prabhavisnu Swami

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on February 28, 2011 at 11:11am

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

HG Anuttama Prabhu

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on February 28, 2011 at 10:48am

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

UMBRELLA APPROACH

Posted by KOLLURU VENKATA SUBRAHMANYAM on February 28, 2011 at 9:10am

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

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HH Bhanu Swami

Birth And Death Caused By Maya.

Srila Prabhupada: embodiment of simplicity

Quality of Simplicity

Merit of associating with Saintly Persons

Conscious Understanding

24 – Hour Kirtan Festival

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - The Great Transcendental Adventure

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 9 Text 39

Should we listen only Vishanav Song by Iskcon?

How to Justify Caste System?

Srila Prabhupada Uvaca

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 9 Text 38

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - He becomes Ravana

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Surrender to Krishna is individual

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Being active in spiritual life

Christchurch Earthquake - Temple Destroyed

HH Prabhavisnu Swami

HG Anuttama Prabhu

UMBRELLA APPROACH

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