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Srila Prabhupada's quotes.

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 17, 2011 at 8:59am

Sunday, March 3, 1968
Los Angeles
Letter to Yamuna

"We are not impersonalists, under the circumstances we have got varieties of perception in the matter of discharging devotional service. In Rupa Goswami's ``Siksamrta'' it is stated that advanced life in Krsna Consciousness means one should be always very much anxious to calculate whether every moment of his life has not been utilized in devotional service. This is called feeling of being afraid for misusing time.

One should be very careful to est

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Light a candle instead of cursing the darkness

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 17, 2011 at 8:58am

Light a candle instead of cursing the darkness

Instead of complaining about what’s wrong we should take positive, solution-oriented steps (however small) toward improving a situation. It means being more a part of the solution rather than a reminder or reinforcement of the problem.

While we’re working, it’s easy to fall into the trap of spending our time and energy taking note and complaining about the way things are, the economy, negative people, greed, lack of compassion, bureaucracy, and so

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Time

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 17, 2011 at 8:57am

Time

We should not forget that however attached one may be to his body, to his possessions, to the extensions of his body, the
time factor will make sure that you get separated.

(Srimad Bhagavatam 7.10.13),22.4.1996, New Delhi

The holy name is the most valuable asset that you can possess!

- By H.H.Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 2

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 17, 2011 at 8:57am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 2
dasamasya visuddhy-artham
navanam iha laksanam
varnayanti mahatmanah
srutenarthena canjasa

dasamasya -- of the summum bonum; visuddhi -- isolation; artham -- purpose; navanam -- of the other nine; iha -- in this Srimad-Bhagavatam; laksanam -- symptoms; varnayanti -- they describe; maha-atmanah -- the great sages; srutena -- by Vedic evidences; arthena -- by direct explanation; ca -- and; anjasa -- summarily.

TRANSLATION
To isolate the transcendence of the s

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Krsna Is Present In His Name

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 17, 2011 at 8:56am

Today I read a nice quote from Srila Prabhupada....it reminded me of how important it is to remember that the Lord is present in His names 100% - therefore we need to always give 100% full respect to our chanting and to always depend fully on the Lord by this effort.

The names of the Lord and the Lord are nondifferent. So Lord Krsna's instruction to Arjuna to "remember Me" and Lord Caitanya's injunction to "always chant the names of Lord Krsna" are the same instruction. There is no difference, be

Cleansing of Heart and Mind

Posted by vipin kumar jha on March 17, 2011 at 1:57am

HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE !

HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE !!

Cleansing%20of%20Heart%20and%20Mind.docx

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HH Prabodhanand Sarasvati Swami

Posted by Shobha Radha Devi Dasi on March 16, 2011 at 11:05am

Live From Sri Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir!

Date: March 9th, 2011

Topic: Dhruva Maharaja Goes Back to Godhead

Verse: 4:12:33

Speaker: HH Prabodhanand Sarasvati Swami

iti vyavasitam tasya

vyavasaya surottamau

darsayam asatur devim

puro yanena gacchatim

TRANSLATION: The great associates of Vaikunthaloka, Nanda and Sunanda, could understand the mind of Dhruva Maharaja, and thus they showed him that his mother, Suniti, was going forward in another plane.

PURPORT: This incident proves that the siksa- or diksa-gur

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The Second Day of Seminars in Mayapur

Posted by Shobha Radha Devi Dasi on March 16, 2011 at 10:28am

Hare Krsna Prabhus,

Please accept my humble obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

On the second day of the 2011 book distribution seminars in Mayapur,

Sadbhuja Prabhu, the president of the Leipzig (Germany) temple, spoke. He said that a scholar in Germany did a survey of religious movements around the world and found that every decade hundreds of movements begin and stop. One of the main prerequisites for a movement to last, he found, is that it has to inspire its members to do voluntary serv

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RE: Japan Earthquake

Posted by Shobha Radha Devi Dasi on March 16, 2011 at 10:20am

Hare Krsna dear Prabhuji:

Please accept our humble obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Thanks a lot for your kind concern.

By Krsna's mercy all well.It was a nasty quake. Lasted few minutes.Though Tokyo is not as bad as Sendai/Miyagi.Miyagi/Sendai near the epicenter devastated.Tokyo shocks were about 6.

I just came to ground floor and was about to ride bicycle. I started waving like drunkard. Could not understand what is happening. Ran away from the building in the open area. Wife and younge

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VIDEO: Bhaktivedanta College students share their experiences

Posted by Shobha Radha Devi Dasi on March 16, 2011 at 10:00am

Dear Vaishnavas,

Please accept my humble obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Guru-parampara ki jaya!

Meet four students of Bhaktivedanta College coming from all parts of the world. Hear them share their experiences of the college so far--some are sad of finishing their third year, others enjoying the prasad, kirtan, and devotee association--but all the same are happy with their studying and stay in the Radhadesh community.

Link:http://bhaktivedantacollege.com/index.php?p=news&id=337

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Fourth Annual Global Daiva Varnasrama Convention held

Posted by Shobha Radha Devi Dasi on March 16, 2011 at 9:59am

Fourth Annual Global Daiva Varnasrama Convention held

ISKCON Daiva Varnasrama Ministry - India Mayapur

Date: 9th March 2011

Fourth Annual Global Daiva Varnasrama Convention was recently held here at Sridham Mayapur from 4th March to 7th March.

The event was inaugurated by His Holiness Lokanath Swami, His Holiness Bhakti Raghava Swami, His Holiness Bhakti Dhira Damodara Swami, His GraceSamba Das and His Grace Bharat Chandra Das by lighting the lamp.
His Holiness Lokanath Swami in his keynote address

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Navadwip Mandal Parikrama- Day 3 - 10th March 2011

Posted by Shobha Radha Devi Dasi on March 16, 2011 at 9:37am

Navadwip Mandal Parikrama- Day 3 10th March 2011

Today is the 3rd day of the Navadvip Mandala Parikrama. Our first group to be visited today was the International party in Naimisharanya. When we were about to go out from the Lotus Building through the exit of Caitanya exhibition Hall,we heard the beautiful greeting kirtan for Their Lordship Sri Panca Tattva'Sri Krsna Caitanya Prabhu doya kore moreeee....' was going on in the temple hall. Guru Maharaja told us to wheel him down towards the temple

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That is not possible.

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 16, 2011 at 8:40am

That is not possible.

Because you have to attach to something. You cannot become unattached. That is not possible. So, in order to become attached to Krsna or to enter into the devotional service of the Lord, one has to become detached from this material affection. That is wanted. Ordinarily, they go to Krsna for maintaining the attachment with this material world. Just like, "O God, give us our daily bread." That means I have got attachment of this material world, and to live in this material

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The test of becoming a devotee

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 16, 2011 at 8:40am

The test of becoming a devotee

A Krsna conscious man cannot be bad. Therefore, if people are given chance to associate with this society, automatically he'll become good. Otherwise there is no need of opening so many centers all over the world. But the idea is that to give the chance of good association. Therefore, those who are members of this society, they should be ideal. Simply by their association people will become good, very good responsibility. And if they become bad themselves, there is

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Regards From Sri Mayapur

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 16, 2011 at 8:39am

We are some weeks here in the holy land of Mayapur and tried to do extra effort for chanting japa. Along with chanting studied different scriptures dealing with chanting. We have also taken as a daily practice to chant some of the bhajans from Bhaktivinoda Thakura's Gitavali - Bhajan No. 3 starts as follows:

1) If your mind is always absorbed in chanting the glories of Lord Krsna with great care, then by that process of Sri-krsna-kirtana you will attain transcendental qualification.

2) You should

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Whole world will leave home?

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 16, 2011 at 8:37am

Whole world will leave home?

Student: If everybody gives up the material world and becomes devotees then how will this world be continuing?

Maharaja: Thank you very much for asking this classic question.
It is very easy because the whole world will serve Krishna, because becoming a devotee of Krishna doesn’t mean that we spend the whole day praying and just ring bells in the temple and all are becoming pujaris like that - No, it doesn’t mean like that, that we light some incense and lamp. It doe

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Quality in Chanting

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 16, 2011 at 8:36am

To understand the meaning of quality in chanting, you first of all
have to come to the stage of quality yourself. How can you understand
the meaning of quality without experiencing it yourself? Your duty is
to follow the instructions of your spiritual master and sastra.
Quality or no quality—it is not your position to understand this. When
the quality comes there is no force. You will have a taste for
chanting. You will desire at that time, "Why sixteen rounds? Why not
sixteen thousand rounds?" That is

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The original home.

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 16, 2011 at 8:35am

The original home.

The original home of the living entity and the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the spiritual world. In the spiritual world both the Lord and the living entities live together very peacefully. Since the living entity remains engaged in the service of the Lord, they both share a blissful life in the spiritual world. However, when the living entity wants to enjoy himself, he falls down into the material world.

Even while he is in that position, the Lord remains with him as the

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"Getting Free from Maya's Clutches by Mercy of the Pure Devotee"

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 16, 2011 at 8:34am

If we decide to become serious about becoming Krishna conscious, we will have to find the way to get free from the clutches of maya, the illusory energy. It is not at all an easy thing to do because we have been held tightly in maya's grip for countless lifetimes.

The secret of how to free ourselves from maya's influence is to engage in the service of the great devotees. This is absolutely essential because without worshiping the lotus feet of a great devotee, we cannot be freed from maya's influ

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How We Fell from the Spiritual World?

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on March 16, 2011 at 8:34am

How We Fell from the Spiritual World?

I find it hard to understand the fact that we are originally part and parcel of Krishna but we have fallen from the spiritual world. My question is: Who would get distracted or attracted towards material world when Krishna is all-attractive, all powerful and the source of all happiness? One can only think of leaving Krishna when there is something better and more powerful than Him. Also, even if there is a slightest chance of returning to this material world,

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Srila Prabhupada's quotes.

Light a candle instead of cursing the darkness

Time

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 10 Text 2

Krsna Is Present In His Name

Cleansing of Heart and Mind

HH Prabodhanand Sarasvati Swami

The Second Day of Seminars in Mayapur

RE: Japan Earthquake

VIDEO: Bhaktivedanta College students share their experiences

Fourth Annual Global Daiva Varnasrama Convention held

Navadwip Mandal Parikrama- Day 3 - 10th March 2011

That is not possible.

The test of becoming a devotee

Regards From Sri Mayapur

Whole world will leave home?

Whole world will leave home?

Quality in Chanting

The original home.

"Getting Free from Maya's Clutches by Mercy of the Pure Devotee"

How We Fell from the Spiritual World?

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