| Hare Krishna Friends, There once was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists tried. The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose between them. One picture was of a calm lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peacefully towering mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue skywith fluffy white clouds. All who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace. The other pictur |
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Seek atonement for sinful activities
This birth, death, old age, and disease. This is our material miserable condition. And again, if we act sinfully, then it will increase. Therefore Sukadeva Gosvami is advising that "Before your death, you should atone for the sinful activities, what you have done." Just like in the Manu-samhita, if a man has committed some murder, it is advised that King should order him to be hanged. Otherwise next life he will have to suffer so much. So this order of hanging
yasyavatara-karmani
gayanti hy asmad-adayah
na yam vidanti tattvena
tasmai bhagavate namah
yasya -- whose; avatara -- incarnation; karmani -- activities; gayanti -- chant in glorification; hi -- indeed; asmat-adayah -- persons like us; na -- do not; yam -- whom; vidanti -- know; tattvena -- cent percent as He is; tasmai -- unto Him; bhagavate -- unto the Personality of Godhead Sri Krsna; namah -- respectful obeisances.
Taken from the book "The butter thief"
While Krishna and Baladeva were still very young babies, They sometimes crawled to the outer gate of the house. If They saw anyone, Oh! They became afraid. They remembered Their mothers, and at once turned back, and rushed to sit in their laps. And what did Yasoda, and Rohini do then? They put Them in their laps, covered Them with their veils, and caressed Their hair; and then with tears in their eyes, and with melting hearts, they pu
Some time back I was sitting behind a book table in Sydney. Not so many people were checking out the table, but by Krsna's grace I was stopping a few and some books were going out. Then a derelict stopped and started looking at the books. He asked how much the hardback Bhagavad-gita was. When I told him, he walked away, and I didn't think I'd see him again. But he soon returned, and after perusing the books he miraculously pulled out a fifty-dollar bill for the Gita and told me to keep the chang
One late Friday afternoon we received a call from Reverend Ntombe, the leader of one of the Methodist churches in Pretoria. He said, "I was told you are from a society that is giving books to libraries. Could you donate some books for our church library?" The reverend went on to explain that he was starting a library for his church's congregation and wanted as many quality books as possible. That sounded like a really nice thing for a religious leader to do.
He explained that a member of his cong
Once, Radha and Krsna, surrounded by Lalita and other sakhis, were immersed in various kinds of loving pastimes when a bumblebee hovered around the beautiful lotus feet of Srimati Radhika. Thinking Her face to be a lotus flower, the bee wanted to sit there and drink its nectar; and so it continued to hover around Her face. Srimatiji became afraid and covered Her face with Her palms. She also tried to chase the bee away, but to no avail.
Sacred statues stolen from Hare Krishna temple
$5,000 reward offered for return of icons
By PEGGY O'HARE
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
Oct. 8, 2010, 10:42PM
Officials with Houston's oldest Hare Krishna temple are asking the vandals who stole two sacred statues from the house of worship this week to return them, promising no questions will be asked.
The thieves probably stole the deities from the ISKCON of Houston Temple at 1320 W. 34th St. because they mistakenly thought the statues were made of gold, b
Prabhupada: If you are respectful to Krsna, you are respectful to
everyone. That is the qualification of a devotee. You are respectful
even to an ant and what to speak of maya? Maya is one of the important energy of Krsna. Why should you not respect maya? Maya, Durga, we pray, "Durga" - srsti-sthiti-pralaya-sadhana-saktir eka chayeva yasya [Bs. 5.44] - when we pray Durga, we pray Krsna immediately. Because we have to see Krsna e
tatraiva sri-bhagavad-vakyam
man-nimittam krtam papam api dharmaya kalpate
mam anadrtya dharmo 'pi papam syan mat prabhavatah
(In the Padma Purana the Supreme Personality of Godhead said:) "If one sins for My sake his sins become pious deeds. If one refuses to worship Me, then by My power his pious deeds become sins."
yatah padme
arir mitram visham pathyam adharmo dharmataam vrajet
su-prasanne hrsikese viparite viparyayah
In the Padma Purana it is said: When Lord Krsna is pleased, enemies can become fr
man-nimittam krtam papam api dharmaya kalpate
mam anadrtya dharmo 'pi papam syan mat prabhavatah
(In the Padma Purana the Supreme Personality of Godhead said:) "If one sins for My sake his sins become pious deeds. If one refuses to worship Me, then by My power his pious deeds become sins."
yatah padme
arir mitram visham pathyam adharmo dharmataam vrajet
su-prasanne hrsikese viparite viparyayah
In the Padma Purana it is said: When Lord Krsna is pleased, enemies can become fr
Krsna Rescues Nanda Maharaja from the Abode of Varuna
1. Having worshiped Lord Janardana and fasted on the Ekadasi day, Nanda Maharaja entered the water of the Kalindi on the Dvadasi to take his bath.
2. Because Nanda Maharaja entered the water in the dark of night, disregarding that the time was inauspicious, a demoniac servant of Varuna seized him and brought him to his master.
3. Not seeing Nanda Maharaja, the cowherd men loudly c
The whole world’s eyes are upon Ayodhya verdict that will there be a Mosque or Temple in Ayodhya, the birth place of Lord Rama. Some derive pleasure, some enjoy personal benefits, and some cries but then some feels the world would be better off without RELIGION. Their sentiments can be understood considering that the modern times have seen large scale violence in the name of religion.
But is religion dispensable? It is insane to say this, lets think, WHY…?
Religion is not the only cause of viole
by Bhaktivinoda Thakura
naham vande tava caranayor-dvandvam advanda hetoh
kumbhipakam gurum api hare narakam napanetum
ramya-rama-mrdutanulata nandane nabhirastum
bhave bhave hrdaya-bhavane bhavayem bhavantam
"Prabhu, I am not performing bhajana so that You will remove the worldly misery which is strangling me. I am not praying at Your feet for entrance into the heavenly garden of Nandana-kanana where one can enjoy with beautiful women for a very long time, nor am I praying for l
My Only Request
Srila Prabhupada: Departure Address — Los Angeles, July 15, 1974
So stick to the standard; then your life is successful. It is not at all difficult. But don’t
deviate. Then you are pakka. Yes. Pakka means solid. Mam eva ye prapadyante
mayam etam taranti. If you remain solid in Krsna consciousness, the maya cannot
touch you. So that is my request. So I am traveling all over the world. I am
going to see how things are going in Dallas or New Vrindaban and another… So my
touring is natura
I enjoyed your chanting so nicely that I thought myself immediately carried to Vaikuntha.
Sunday, April 4, 1971
Bombay
My Dear Son, Visnujana Maharaja,
Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 25th March, 1971 and have noted the contents. Because I have been
very busy with the movement which is going on here, I haven’t had time to reply
your letter until now.
As soon as I remember that you are trying to fulfill my desire of trying to open ten centers, it gives me
I loved reading the article “For those who love Cows,” which i do very much.The report was complete and comprehensive.It looked as if the article was well presented and covered just about all the components about Cow protection.So for me the question still stands ,
“Why doesn't Cow protection work in Iskcon?”
Perhaps you may not agree with the premise that the question alludes to.Perhaps you think Cow protection is alive and well and living in Iskcon.
My answer is that you would be wrong. Cow prote
