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SRI VILAPA KUSUMANJALI
(Prayers to Sri Radha)

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1. O queen, when will I hide the flute that You won from Lord Hari in the dice game, broke, and tossed to me?

2. O girl with the beautiful face, when, the hairs of my body standing up in ecstasy, will I fan You as You lay on a pastime bed of jasmine flowers in the temple of bliss of amorous love, smiling and conversing very sweetly with Your beloved?

3. O queen, O girl whose face is a blossoming lotus flower, O personification of shyness, when, Yo

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hare krsna

as i was in a bhagvat geeta class this monday gaur gopal prabhu said one story which was really very nice and i felt like sharing with all of you cause it realy teaches too much .
once ther was a king .he had four wives .as the king was dying before his death he said to his first wife that wil you come with me?
the first wife said as soon as you die i wil cut my relation with you. the king felt very sad .that i cared for you so much and you dont support me now.
then he asked the second wife that wi
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man bhul na jaana hari ke charan...

jin charno ke aashrit hokar...kasht hain saare mit jaate...
jin charno ke aashrit hokar..paapi bhi hain sukh paate..
jin charno ke smaran matr se paavan hota antaha karan..
re man mere bhul na jaana sada sumir hari ke charan..1.


jin charno se ganga nikli teeno lok hain taar diye...
jin charno ke sumiran ne hi sabke bede paar kiye...
jin charno ke smaran matr se mit jaatein hain janam maran..
re man mere bhul na jaana sada sumir hari ke charan...2..


jin charno ke sparsh matr se ahalya ka hua uddhar...
un
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Gita Govinda

Gita Govinda - Radha’s feelings of separation from Krsna
Song by Jayadeva Gosvami

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When Radha saw Krsna enjoying affectionate exchanges with all the cowherd maidens in the groves of Vrndavana, she became indignant because he had not acknowledged her eminence. She immediately departed for another part of the forest and hid herself inside a shady bower that resounded with the drone of bumblebees. When the sakhi saw Radha powerless to go to Krsna despite her being fervently desirous of his company, sh
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Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Adi 2.101

cic-chakti, svarupa-sakti, antaranga nama
tahara vaibhava ananta vaikunthadi dhama

SYNONYMS:
cit-sakti -- spiritual energy; svarupa-sakti -- personal energy; antah-anga --
internal; nama -- named; tahara -- of that; vaibhava -- manifestations;
ananta -- unlimited; vaikuntha-adi -- Vaikuntha, etc.; dhama -- abodes.

TRANSLATION:
"The cit-sakti, which is also called svarupa-sakti or antaranga-sakti,
displays many varied manifestations. It sustains the kingdom of God and
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Thirsty for the nectar

For about a month Thailand was very unstable because of the Red Shirt protests. Every night for about a week there was a curfew, and major crowded places that are usually approached for Sankirtan were completely closed.

The roads have been open for about two weeks now. And during this time we have seen a great change in the people here. Devotees have grown more and more inspired as the people have grown more receptive. Last Sunday we went by taxi to Hwai Kwang, which has many market areas. The da
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Cultivation & Care of Tulasi Devi

Growing Tulasi From Seed

To grow Tulasi from seed can be very rewarding. It is said that Tulasi will grow where there is devotion. However, the most common problem I hear from devotees of Srimati Tulasi devi is, “Why will Tulasi devi not come to me?” – “What am I doing wrong?” – “Is it me?” – “Am I just not devotional enough?” – and so it goes! If you have the same anxieties, then lets stop for a moment and consider just how merciful Tulasi is and from this state of grace how we can receive new i
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Only a few short days before another grand adventure tour begins... traveling with 30 youth in our bus, two months of festivals across the USA and Canada, chanting, dancing, feasting, praying, serving the Vaishnavas and the Holy Name. The Krishna Culture Festival Tour is organized by volunteers at ISKCON Youth MInistry to inspire, train, engage and empower youth in Krishna consciousness. We still have two spots on the tour bus if you know of any youth who would be interested to travel with us. T
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Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.4.29

aho anātmyaḿ mahad asya paśyata
prajāpateryasya carācaraḿ prajāḥ
jahāv asūn yad-vimatātmajā satī
manasvinīmānam abhīkṣṇam arhati

SYNONYMS:
aho — oh; anātmyam — neglect; mahat — great; asya — of Dakṣa; paśyata — just see;
prajāpateḥ — of the Prajāpati; yasya — of whom; cara-acaram — all
living entities; prajāḥ — offspring; jahau — gave up; asūn — her body;
yat — by whom; vimatā — disrespected; ātma-jā — his own daughter; satī —
Satī; manasvinī — voluntarily; mānam — re
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Sri Radhe-Krsna's playful pastimes (vihara)

Sri Radhe-Krsna's playful pastimes (vihara) - Kyon Nai

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Kyon Nai was an appointed meeting place of the Divine Couple Sri Radha-Krsna. Once, Sri Krsna was waiting for Srimati Radhika here. Some of Srimati Radhika's friends had wanted to test Krsna's eagerness to meet with Her, so they had arrived early, and hidden Srimatiji in a nearby kunja. When He saw the sakhis Krsna asked eagerly, "Kyon na ai? - why has Kisoriji not come?" To increase His longing they answered: "Abhimanyu (Her husband) is home
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Introduction to Tulasi Devi

Serving Trees Such as the Tulasi

In the Skanda Purana there is a statement praising the tulasi tree as follows:

“Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the tulasi tree, which can immediately vanquish volumes of sinful activities. Simply by seeing or touching this tree one can become relieved from all distresses and diseases. Simply by offering obeisances to and pouring water on the tulasi tree, one can be free from the fear of being sent to the court of Yamaraja (the King of death, who punishe
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Putting Deities To Sleep (Home Worship)

Before putting the deities to bed, bathe, put on clean clothing, apply tilaka, and perform acamana.

As far as placing the deity in the bed is concerned, if the deity is large and heavy, it is not possible to move Him daily. It is better that a small deity, which is also worshiped, be taken to the bed. This mantra should be chanted:

agaccha sayana-sthanam priyabhih saha kesava



O Kesava, kindly come to Your bed along with Srimati Radharani.
[Hari-bhakti-vilasa 11.40]


The deity should be placed in bed
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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 16
narayana-paro yogo
narayana-param tapah
narayana-param jnanam
narayana-para gatih


narayana-parah -- just to know Narayana; yogah -- concentration of mind; narayana-param -- just with an aim to achieve Narayana; tapah -- austerity; narayana-param -- just to realize a glimpse of Narayana; jnanam -- culture of transcendental knowledge; narayana-para -- the path of salvation ends by entering the kingdom of Narayana; gatih -- progressive path.


TRANSLATION
All di
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The Real Fighting Is Now

On Speaking Strongly in Srila Prabhupada's Service

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A need was felt to be more sensitive to the feelings of the public. Therefore an endeavor was made to inculcate a different mood, and present Krsna consciousness in a light considered respectable by the mudhas. As a result, our public lectures and temple classes nowadays tend to be mild. Full-fledged attacks on material life have become unfashionable, being perceived as a sign of immaturity or lack of intellectual development. Our movement has b

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Hari Hari
Please accept our humble obeisances
All glories to most auspicious movement of Lord Caitanya and Srila Prabhupada!

Dear devotees, the summer is here and in 3 weeks we are starting our new Harinam tour „Festival of India through Adriatic sea“. The idea of the tour was born in 2004. and since then is continuously being performed every year. This will be seventh tour in a row.

The tour got bigger every year. On first tour there was only 5 of us squeesing in one car with deitys, instruments an
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paavan hai ek krishna ka naam..

krodh,kaam aur nindaa chod de...
paapo se tu naata tod de...
bas bhaj krishna tu aatho yaam..
paavan hai ek krishna ka naam..1.


mor mukut sunder chabi sohe...
pyari murli man ko mohe...
hey man keh hari katha aviraam..
paavan hai ek krishna ka naam..2..


brahma,shankar,nit hi dhyavein..
ved puran sunder jas gavein..
bhaj ke pale krishna ka dhaam.
paavan hai ek krishna ka naam..3..


gaur sunder nit hi gavein...
ga ga hari prem ras paavein..
das kamal bhaj subaha aru shaam..
paavan hai ek krishna ka naam.4.

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What is REAL LOVE?


GURUVAKYA

"People work so hard to build up a family and keep it united. But even if one successfully keeps the family together for the entire life, and even if there are some selfless friends and relatives who stay in spite of all life's difficulties, how long can they stay?

Eventually the time factor takes everyone away. Then where do all the friends and relatives go? They have left life and have gone to another new birth in another location.

This is the understanding that has been achieved in thi
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vaishnava association

If there is one most precious thing in this material world ,I would say it is vaishnava association. Sadhu sanga lifts us up from the most fallen condition and quickly fills our mind and soul with happiness, faith and hope for the future. I have experienced the causeless mercy of vaishnavas over the past 8years ever since coming to ISKCON . Now, I cannot imagine life without them nor what would have been my fate had I not found them.

Not only have they helped me in overcoming spiritual problems b

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Love Yourself!!

Many devotees are under the impression that we should love Krishna and
denigrate ourselves!

It is understandable that they think this way because there are many
statements that one may misunderstand such as:
1. Thinking oneself lower than the straw in the street
2. The soul is one ten thousandth the tip of the hair in size
3. The individual soul is tiny
4. One should be selfless
5. Etc.

Also we may come in contact with people who in the name of Krishna
consciousness authority denigrate us, telling us that
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On Speaking Strongly in Srila Prabhupada's Service

Usually devotees lacking firm faith oppose strong preaching. Those influenced by worldly morality and public opinion think to measure the words of sastra with their mundane intelligence. Being inclined to compromise with maya, they want to avoid the fight that real preaching involves. Unless devotees are firmly committed to the principle of guru mukha padma vakya cittete koriya aikya ara na koriho mane asa -- accepting the words of the self-reali
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