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----- BATTLE WITH IDENTITY AND INDEPENDENCE -----

Posted by Vandana Goel on October 25, 2010 at 8:00pm

Battle with identity

and independence

As a senior secondary teacher of a public school, I realized that the biggest conflict that the adolescents of modern era face today is of “identity crises”. A lot of these adolescents are rejecting their culture as old fashioned ideas and would rather adapt to the ways of the west.

These young adults living in ignorance are mostly misbehaved. The reasons being they go to bed late, awake late, watch violent and sexual movies and are surrounded by lust and fig

Contemplation on The Duties of of a Vaisnava devotee, a Servant of Sri Gouranga and Sri Nityananda.

Posted by Tanumadhya Dasa on October 25, 2010 at 2:30pm

The Duties of of a Vaisnava devotee, a Servant of Sri Gouranga and Sri Nityananda.

To Serve the Spiritual Master, the Bona fide Representative of the Lord who has dedicated his Life to the Order of His predecessor Acaryas to Fulfill the Desire of the Lord that all the conditioned living entities should be Delivered through the Mercy of His holy Names.
To go about your activities of Daily Maintenance of your life and responsibilities and spread the Rays of the benediction Moon of Lord Caitanya.
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THE RUNAWAY CALF

Posted by geeta kakkar on October 25, 2010 at 12:38pm

THE RUNAWAY CALF
Taken from the book "The butter thief"

One day a gopi told Mother Yasoda, “Today, I caught your son Krishna red-handed, with His hand right in a pot of
butter. I asked Him, ‘Why have you come here? Did You come to steal butter?’ “‘No, no mother! I was searching for My calf. I was playing with him today, and he ran away. So I followed him, but he jumped into this pot.’
“‘Oh, your calf has jumped in this pot, has he?’ “‘Yes, Mother’, Your son replied very innocently, and when He pulle

Hari Bol!

Posted by Raghupati Raghav Das on October 25, 2010 at 10:30am

पाँच पहर धन्धे गया, तीन पहर गया सोय ।

एक पहर हरि नाम बिन, मुक्ति कैसे होय

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Srila Prabhupada's challenge: devotee-preachers surpass yogis

Posted by Pusta Gopika Devi Dasi on October 25, 2010 at 8:30am

I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated January 1, 1973, and I am very glad to hear from you the wonderful news of travelling party inEngland. I think the people of that place are becoming more and more
inclined for this Krishna Consciousness movement, they are inviting you to stay at their houses, they are taking books, becoming sometimes devotees -- all of these are very encouraging signs to me. If you simply go on in this way, stopping in every village and city of England-Scotland, o

Sri Radhe-Krsna's playful pastimes (vihara)

Posted by geeta kakkar on October 24, 2010 at 2:52pm

Sri Radhe-Krsna's playful pastimes (vihara) - Meherana-gaon

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Once, Yasoda-maiya and child Krsna came to the house of Abhinandana, Yasoda-maiya's elder brother-in-law. After dinner, Yasoda-maiya sat on the bed lulling Krsna to sleep in her lap. "Maiya, please tell a story," Krsna said. Yasoda proceeded to narrate a story as Krsna nodded and murmurred, "Yes, yes."

Yasoda said," Once there was a king named Dasaratha. He had four sons- Rama, Laksmana, Bharata and Satrughna. Rama married Janaki, the dau

LOVE IS NOT LOVE…

Posted by Mayapur Vasi Das on October 23, 2010 at 10:30am

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Perhaps one of the most poignant sufferings in society is the failure of human relationships. Recent government statistics reveal that some fifty percent of marriages are ending in divorce. Every day four thousand children call the charity Childline for help. All around us we can all see so many examples of strained and collapsed relationships, possibly even in our own lives. We so much want to enjoy our relationships, but so often they become instead the cause of our greatest pain.

What is the

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Krishna Often Surprises Us

Posted by Pusta Gopika Devi Dasi on October 23, 2010 at 8:30am

With the devotees from the San Diego temple I was distributing books at a table at Mesa College recently when a person who was apparently a rabbi came over and began looking at the pictures I had on display --
the famous picture of the man with a cow's head about to slaughter a cow with a man's head, along with a reincarnation picture and a meditation picture. As he studied the pictures I thought, "What's going to come
of this? Is he going to tell me how far I am from the truth and make a scene, o

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Story of Lord Krishna

Posted by geeta kakkar on October 22, 2010 at 2:30pm

Story of Lord Krishna - SRIMAD BHAGAVATA by Krsna-Dwaipayana Vyasa

The Gopis’ songs of separation

1. The gopis said: O beloved, Your birth in the land of Vraja has made it exceedingly glorious, and thus Indira, the goddess of fortune, always resides here. It is only for Your sake that we, Your devoted servants, maintain our lives. We have been searching everywhere for You, so please show Yourself to us.

2. O Lord of love, in beauty Your glance excels the whorl of the finest, most perfectly formed l

Caranamrta: Water from the Feet of the Lord

Posted by Mayapur Vasi Das on October 22, 2010 at 1:32pm

Definition

Caranamrta is obtained in the morning while the Lord is being washed before dressing. Scented with perfumes and flowers, the water comes gliding down through His lotus feet and is collected and mixed with yogurt. In this way this caranamrta not only becomes very tastefully flavored, but also has tremendous spiritual value. As described in Padma Purana, even a person who has never been able to give in charity, who has never been able to perform a great sacrifice, who has never been able

Srila Prabhupada Touches People's Hearts

Posted by Mayapur Vasi Das on October 22, 2010 at 1:29pm

Gauri Das :

I want to share two stories about two dearest people in my life.

My first story is about my late mother who, although not a devotee herself, was very fond of Srila Prabhupada. Once she went to see a friend of hers, a lady who happened to be one of the top authorities on literature and linguistics in the country. That lady was also known for her mystic ability to predict future. Almost all of her predictions came true, I have personally experienced it in my life.

So when my mother went t

How to Become Humble

Posted by Mayapur Vasi Das on October 22, 2010 at 1:25pm

Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura recommends that we become humble by practicing the following meditation: "The earth, which is always visible to me, is the expansion of the lotus feet of my Lord, who is always to be meditated upon. All moving and nonmoving living beings have taken shelter of the earth and are thus sheltered at the lotus feet of my Lord. For this reason I should respect every living being and not envy anyone. In fact, all living entities constitute the Kaustubha gem on my Lord

Sevak

ISKCON's Hare Krishna Temple in Quetta, Pakistan

Posted by Pusta Gopika Devi Dasi on October 22, 2010 at 11:49am

(Photo : Sri Sri Radha Natha of Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan)

USA : According to CIA Report submitted to President of United States, Hinduism is the fastest growing religion in the world. Due to the hard work of various Hindu organisactions and math’s we have succeeded in popularizing Hinduism in America as well as Europe and Australia. Now in all countries we have at least 1% of that respective countries population who openly tells that they are practicing Hindu’s. In United States itself, we h

विवशता

Posted by mantra prem das on October 22, 2010 at 11:13am

विवशता

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दिन रात

पापी

पेट भरता रहा

प्रसाद का कंद न खा सका

हर पल

माला

जपता रहा

मन का द्वन्द न भगा सका

माया के इस

महाजाल में

परमानन्द न पा सका

काम लोभ मद मोह को

अब तक

ठण्ड न दिला सका

बच्चे को

कृष्ण नाम दिया

स्वयं को

नन्द न बना सका

तुम मेरी

मै तेरा लिखा

भक्ति का इक

छंद न बना सका

हे प्रभु

ये कैसी विवशता

जिसका अब तक

अंत न आ सका

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Karthika Month Quote

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on October 22, 2010 at 10:34am

In the Skanda Puräna, in a conversation of Brahma' and Närada, it is said: "O best of the followers of religion, a person who does not follow the vow of Kärttika-vrata is a sinner. He is like a person who murders. A person who gives ten million cows, all filled with milk and all the mothers of young calves, in charity to the brähmanas does not earn even one sixteenth of the pious merit earned by one who places a lamp on the roof of Lord Krishna's temple.

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Hedonistic philosophy

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on October 22, 2010 at 9:32am

Hedonistic philosophy

The materialistic man of the modern age will argue that life, or part of it, is never meant for discussion of theosophical or theological arguments. Life is meant for the maximum duration of existence for eating, drinking, sexual intercourse, making merry and enjoying life. The modern man wants to live forever by the advancement of material science, and there are many foolish theories for prolonging life to the maximum duration. But the Srimad-Bhagavatam affirms that life is

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Classless Society

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on October 22, 2010 at 9:31am

Classless Society

The tendency in this age of Kali to make a classless society and not observe the principles of varna and asrama is a manifestation of an impossible dream. Destruction of the social and spiritual orders will not bring fulfillment of the idea of a classless society. One should strictly observe the principles of varna and asrama for the satisfaction of the creator, for it is stated in the Bhagavad-gita by Lord Krsna that the four orders of the social system -- brahmanas, ksatriyas,

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Initiation lecture

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on October 22, 2010 at 9:30am

Initiation lecture

In his lecture Srila Prabhupada explained, "Every human being must be initiated in Vedic culture, to make his life fulfilled, successful, because we are born animals."

He stressed the responsibility of spiritual life, and perhaps because of the girls, he put a little extra emphasis on giving up intoxicants. "So some of the devotees who are now eager to accept the spiritual life very seriously, and they have come to take initiation, this is the first initiation. Now they have to

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 7 Text 28

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on October 22, 2010 at 9:30am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 7 Text 28
yad vai vraje vraja-pasun visatoya-pitan
palams tv ajivayad anugraha-drsti-vrstya
tac-chuddhaye 'ti-visa-virya-vilola-jihvam
uccatayisyad uragam viharan hradinyam

yat -- one who; vai -- certainly; vraje -- at Vrndavana; vraja-pasun -- the animals thereof; visa-toya -- poisoned water; pitan -- those who drank; palan -- the cowherd men; tu -- also; ajivayat -- brought to life; anugraha-drsti -- merciful glance; vrstya -- by the showers of; tat -- that; sudd

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----- BATTLE WITH IDENTITY AND INDEPENDENCE -----

Contemplation on The Duties of of a Vaisnava devotee, a Servant of Sri Gouranga and Sri Nityananda.

THE RUNAWAY CALF

Hari Bol!

Srila Prabhupada's challenge: devotee-preachers surpass yogis

Sri Radhe-Krsna's playful pastimes (vihara)

LOVE IS NOT LOVE…

Krishna Often Surprises Us

FREE Damodarastaka Song Download for ALL!

Story of Lord Krishna

Caranamrta: Water from the Feet of the Lord

Srila Prabhupada Touches People's Hearts

How to Become Humble

ISKCON's Hare Krishna Temple in Quetta, Pakistan

विवशता

Karthika Month Quote

Hedonistic philosophy

Classless Society

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Initiation lecture

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 7 Text 28

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