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Srila Prabhupada flew from Los Angeles to San Francisco. After the slower pace of the Los Angeles center, the activities in San Francisco encouraged Prabhupada.
I think San Francisco center has been very much sanctified by unalloyed devotional service of the members here. As soon as there are sincere devotees, immediately the situation changes favorably.
The morning and evening meetings drew crowds of interested young people, and Srila Prabhupada observed: "Dancing in ecstasy is often exhibited t
Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare/ Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama
Rama Hare Hare,
— for thus one will certainly be delivered from the clutches of mäyä by
the grace of Krishna.
The chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra is recommended even for
persons who commit offenses, because if they continue chanting they
will gradually chant offenselessly. By chanting the Hare Krishna
mantra without offenses, one increases his love for Krishna. A
Prabhupada had agreed on the condition that Upendra find a suitable replacement. Upendra found one, and soon happily took up his former duties.
One day i
prajapatir dharma-patir
ekada niyaman yaman
bhadram prajanam anvicchann
atisthat svartha-kamyaya
praja-patih -- the forefather of all living entities; dharma-patih -- the father of religious life; ekada -- once upon a time; niyaman -- rules and regulations; yaman -- principles of control; bhadram -- welfare; prajanam -- of the living beings; anvicchan -- desiring; atisthat -- situated; sva-artha -- own interest; kamyaya -- so desiring.
Srila Prabhupada comments of Shiva Ratri and its observance:
Demon Çaìkhacüòa Killed - taken from Krsna Book
Once upon a time, the cowherd men of Våndävana, headed by Nanda Mahäräja, desired to go to Ambikävana to observe the Çiva-rätri ceremony. The räsa-lélä was performed during the autumn, and after that the next big ceremony is Holi, or the Doläyäträ ceremony. Between the Doläyäträ ceremony and the räsa-lélä ceremony there is one important ceremony called Çiva-rätri, which is especially observ
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
24 – Hour Kirtan Festival
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
March 5th – 6th
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/
Pastimes of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in Australia and New Zealand - K
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.
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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Question: How to Justify Caste System? |
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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? |
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Answer: To Create Heaven on Earth |
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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? |
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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
