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Needle & Scissors : What goes where !!!

Posted by Sandeep Thakkar on December 5, 2010 at 6:25am

A tailor was at work. He took a piece of cloth and with a pair of shining, costly, scissors, he cut the cloth into various bits.

Then he put the pair of scissors at his feet. Then he took a small needle and thread and started to sew the bits of cloth, into a fine shirt. When the spell of sewing was over, he stuck the needle on to his turban.

The tailor's son who was watching it asked him: "Father, the scissors are costly and look so beautiful. But you throw them down at your feet. This needle is

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Spiritual versus material vision

Posted by Umesh modak on December 4, 2010 at 8:00pm

Heart Detection - As seen by the glance of the Lord on Devotees of the Lord

Face Detection - As clicked by the Digital Camera

Prayers to Lord Krishna

Posted by geeta kakkar on December 4, 2010 at 12:37pm

Prayers to Lord Krishna
for Blessings, Purity, and Auspiciousness

smrite sakala-kalyana
bhajanam yatra jayate
purusham tam ajam nityam
vrajami sharanam harim

"I take shelter of Lord Hari, who is the unborn, eternal supreme Personality of Godhead. Upon remembering Him, a reservoir of all auspiciousness is produced."

(Om) yam brahma vedanta-vido vadanti
pare pradhanam purusham tathanye
vishvodgateh karanam ishvaram va
tasmai namo vighna-vinashaya

"Obeisances unto Him who is the destroyer of all obsta

Stop degradation of Humans by giving them the best spiritual knowledge.

Posted by Mayapur Vasi Das on December 4, 2010 at 11:01am

Ignorance is the mother of all sins. All negative qualities, such as lust, anger, and greed, are nothing but a manifestation of ignorance. The giving of the gift of knowledge is the best charity. The best welfare is to help others discover their real nature, self-realization. The gifting of material goods only increases sense gratification and bondage to material life. Spiritual knowledge sets one free from the cycle of birth, old age, disease, and death (material life).

This is Kali Yuga, the ag

Why Lord Krishna Is The Only God ?

Posted by Mayapur Vasi Das on December 4, 2010 at 10:57am

Do you know God’s name, qualities, address, description, history dating back to billions of years, witnessed by millions, and proven?

If you can answer these questions, only then can you truly say you know God. Otherwise you are simply living in darkness.

The Vedic scriptures are the oldest scriptures in the World and the only scriptures that can answer all these questions and in detail.

The Vedic scriptures completely describe God. His history, address, qualities, description, how he creates and m

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Einstein and Thoreau

Posted by Pusta Gopika Devi Dasi on December 4, 2010 at 8:00am

Nice story about Einstein

An interesting incident took place in 1948-49. A young researcher by name Dr B.M. Gupta met Dr Einstein, the accepted father of Modern science in Princeton Institute of Advanced Studies in the States. The German scientist hailed him in Sanskrit instead of English. The Indian scientist pleaded his inability to reply in Sanskrit. Dr Einstein was amazed at the poor response of the young Indian scientist and said, "You hail from India which is the original home of Hindu phil

Distribution in Chennai

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on December 3, 2010 at 9:00pm

I had a nice experience distributing books recently at West Mambalam Station Road in Chennai, South India).

A boy was cycling towards me. He was in his early twenties and wore a sleeveless T-shirt and white shorts. He was riding a sporty bicycle. And he wore bright Sri Vaishnava tilak. As he came nearby I showed him the books I had. He said he was interested in reading religious books and has lots of them at home. I explained to him the glories of the Karttik month and why he must read these book

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Arjuna's Realization

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on December 3, 2010 at 9:36am

Arjuna had a complete nervous breakdown on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. Even though he was one of the most powerful warriors, famous for his great heroic deeds, on the beginning day of the battle he could not cope with the duty that he was expected to perform. Although he cast aside his bow and arrows and became overwhelmed with grief, he was fortunate to realize that his confusion was due to miserliness. So, he humbly presented himself to Krishna as His fully surrendered disciple, begging Kr

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The Sun Of The Holy Name Shines

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on December 3, 2010 at 9:35am

Once the cloud and mist are dispelled, the sun of the holy name shines brilliantly once more and enlightens the devotee with love of Godhead.

Harinama Cintamani - Haridasa Thakura to Lord Caitanya

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Married man means responsibility

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on December 3, 2010 at 9:34am

Married man means responsibility

At about 4.00 A.M. Srila Prabhupada called Harikesa Swami and me into his room upstairs. He had just finished his writing, and was leaning back against the cotton-filled bolsters. There was no managerial topic to discuss, he just wanted to preach to us. He told us that family life is the impetus for material advancement. He said that when he was a young man he applied to become the agent for a very large firm. The territory covered from Delhi to Benares, a large a

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 8 Text 8

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on December 3, 2010 at 9:30am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 8 Text 8
asid yad-udarat padmam
loka-samsthana-laksanam
yavan ayam vai purusa
iyattavayavaih prthak
tavan asav iti proktah
samsthavayavavan iva

asit -- as it grew; yat-udarat -- from whose abdomen; padmam -- lotus flower; loka -- world; samsthana -- situation; laksanam -- possessed of; yavan -- as it were; ayam -- this; vai -- certainly; purusah -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead; iyatta -- measurement; avayavaih -- by embodiments; prthak -- different; tavan -- so

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The Sankirtan Movement - The forgotten culture after the British rule

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on December 3, 2010 at 9:30am

The Sankirtan Movement - The forgotten culture after the British rule.

bharata-bhumite haila manusya-janma yara

janma sarthaka kari' kara para-upakara

[Cc. Adi 9.41]

Means "Anyone who has taken birth in India as human being, he must make his life perfect and preach this cult all over the world." And He has also said,

prthivite ache yata nagaradi grama

sarvatra pracara haibe mora nama

Means that "As many villages and towns are there on the surface of the globe, everywhere this Hare Krsna mantra will be

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It's a machine

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on December 3, 2010 at 9:30am

I claim, "These hairs, my hairs, my head." But I do not know how many hairs are there. So many things. The nail is coming from my body. I do not know how it is coming. I am eating foodstuff. I do not know how it is being turned into blood and other secretions, and it is being transferred through the veins, through the pipes, here and there, and so many mechanical machine. It is machine. It is going on. But this machine is not my creation. This machine is created by this material nature. This mac

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Satsang in the Sauna

Posted by Pusta Gopika Devi Dasi on December 3, 2010 at 8:21am

I was advised by a health specialist to go to a sauna and sweat, so I went to a pool near the Los Angeles temple, where I reside. I was sitting in the sauna with a friend; it was full.

All of a sudden an African-American man in his late 40's addressed me: "Excuse me. Can I ask you a question? Do you know Sanskrit?"

"I don't speak it," I replied, "but I'm learning." I asked him his name and he told me it was Matt, and then I asked him why he cares about Sanskrit.

"I'm reading the Bhagavad-gita," he

Sri Radhe-Krsna's playful pastimes (vihara)

Posted by geeta kakkar on December 2, 2010 at 11:52am

Sri Radhe-Krsna's playful pastimes (vihara) - Carana-pahadi

This place is situated west of Nandagaon. During cow herding, Krsna played His flute on this hill(pahadi) to assemble His hundereds of thousands of cows. By the tender and sweet sound of His flute, this hill melted and became marked with the impressions of Krsna's footprints(carana-cihna). Hence, this hill is called Carana-pahadi.

On Kamsa's order, the great devotee Akrura came to Nandagaon to bring Krsna and Balarama to Mathura. When he

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The 2010 Prabhupada Marathon

Posted by Pusta Gopika Devi Dasi on December 2, 2010 at 9:00am

Hare Krishna Prabhus,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

How the Prabhupada Marathon evolved is interesting. The most successful three days in book distribution history up to 1972 took place at the end of that year in Los Angeles. Three days before Christmas, the Los Angeles devotees distributed more than 17,000 pieces of literature! Because they distributed the most books ever just before Christmas, it became known as the Christmas Marathon. The next year it beca

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Sampradaya Acharyas

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on December 2, 2010 at 8:34am

Madhavacharya-Brahma Sampradya

Ramanujacharya - Sri Sampradaya

Vallabhachary of Rudra Sampradya

Nimbarkacharya - Kumara Sampradaya

Sree Madhyacharya belonged to Brahma Sampradaya, Sree Ramanuja to the Sree Sampradaya, Sree Vishnuswami to the Rudra Sampradaya and Sree Nimbarka belonged to Kumar Sampradaya. All these four Acharyas are bonafide preachers of the pure transcendental philosophy dealing with the problems of the world, the living entities and the Almighty God who is the Father of the creati

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Radhanath Swami Defines Science !

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on December 2, 2010 at 8:33am

Question to Radhanath Swami: I feel science is the cause of so many problems like environmental pollution etc. Am I right?

Science a Problem Radhanath Swami Maharaja: It is due to lack of science that there are so many problems. By ‘science’ I don’t mean the manipulation of the external gross elements. Bhagavad-Gita, spirituality, and Sanatana Dharma are sciences. Without these foundational sciences strong, other sciences that we build on could create many difficulties. So the problem is not science. But the probl

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It Must Be Done Often And Regularly

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on December 2, 2010 at 8:32am

Accepting things favorable to chanting and avoiding things unfavorable is the first item in saranagati, or surrender. Constant chanting means it must be done often and regularly. Srila Prabhupada had given us a minimum of sixteen rounds, but he said that we should do sixteen rounds on the beads and innumerable rounds off the beads.

From Bhajan Kutir #142

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Philosophy of Bhagavat Gita

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on December 2, 2010 at 8:32am

Philosophy of Bhagavat Gita

Being an unalloyed devotee of the Personality of Godhead, Marshal Arjuna was able to discuss the transcendental philosophy of Bhagavad-gita even on the battlefield of Kuruksetra. We modern men have no time to get into the details of the philosophy of Bhagavad-gita, even in the midst of our much more ordinary daily duties. But just to teach us, Marshal Arjuna tried to understand the philosophy of Bhagavad-gita at a time when a moment was virtually impossible to spare. A

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Needle & Scissors : What goes where !!!

Spiritual versus material vision

Prayers to Lord Krishna

Stop degradation of Humans by giving them the best spiritual knowledge.

Why Lord Krishna Is The Only God ?

Einstein and Thoreau

Distribution in Chennai

Arjuna's Realization

The Sun Of The Holy Name Shines

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Married man means responsibility

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 8 Text 8

The Sankirtan Movement - The forgotten culture after the British rule

It's a machine

Satsang in the Sauna

Sri Radhe-Krsna's playful pastimes (vihara)

The 2010 Prabhupada Marathon

Sampradaya Acharyas

Radhanath Swami Defines Science !

It Must Be Done Often And Regularly

Philosophy of Bhagavat Gita

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