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Importance of the Guru
Sunday, October 3, is the anniversary of the day on which Hladini devi dasi was brutally gunned down by an extra-judicial firing squad in war-torn Liberia in western Africa. The death squad arrived at the Hare Krishna temple in the capital city of Monrovia in the early morning hours, and ordered the devotees to come out. Seven devotees, five men and two women, exited the temple and filed into the waiting jeep. They were driven a short distance to the Sturton Bridge, where the devotees were forc
Hare Krishna Prabhu ji!!
Here is a sweet letter by a child to Lord Krishna.
It is worth sharing with readers.
Here it goes.....
Little Bobby came into the kitchen where his mother was making dinner.
His birthday was coming up and he thought this was a good time to tell his mother what he wanted.
Mom, I want a bike for my birthday.
Little Bobby was a bit of a troublemaker.
He had gotten into trouble at school and at home.
Bobby's mother asked him if he thought he deserved to get a bike for
Dandvat Pranam unto the lotus feet of all the devotees.
Today's day is said to be the most unforgettable and historical day in the hisory of india,as today the verdict of ayodhya case is being announced. Accordingly to the Honourable Chief Judges of High Court of Allahbad the total land shall be divided into 3 equal parts:one part is given to the Hindu's, second one to Muslim's and the last one to Nirmohi Akhada. The decision given by the court is perfect as the Supreme Personal
विनती
दग्द तन और संतप्त मन ।
भरी नन्हे ह्रदय में पीर बड़ी ।।
कैसे मिले वे कृष्ण ललन ।
कैसे बूझे अब प्रेम अगन ।।
स्वप्न सा जीवन सह नही पाता ।
मृत्यु का ये कडुवा सच ।।
भागा फिरता इधर उधर ।
निर्उदे्श्य सा ये चंचल मन ।।
ना शक्ति है ना भक्ति है ।
और नही ज़रा भी समर्रपण ।।
दया करो, हे दीनदयाल ।
विनती कर लो स्वीकार सजन ।।
क्या लगता है तुमको, भला ।
क्या कर जाता तुम्हें, प्रसन्न ।।
कैसे जानू, किससे पूछूँ ।
तुम्ही बोलो, करूँ कौन जतन ।।
विनती है निज चरणों में
करके अनुग्रह, करलो आलिंगन
मन में करके स्वीकार मुझे
हरलो दास का विषा
While speaking earlier this week with a boy who's recently taken up bhakti-yoga, I realized how important purity and Vaisnava character are for distributing Srila Prabhupada's books and inspiring people to take up devotional service.
The boy was named Anchal. He had recently come to New Zealand from India, supposedly to further his studies but actually to meet his guru. He related to me how four months after his arrival here he had met a brahmacari distributing books on the street in Auckland. He
matsyo yuganta-samaye manunopalabdhah
ksonimayo nikhila-jiva-nikaya-ketah
visramsitan uru-bhaye salile mukhan me
adaya tatra vijahara ha veda-margan
matsyah -- incarnation of the fish; yuga-anta -- at the end of the millennium; samaye -- at the time of; manuna -- the would-be Vaivasvata Manu; upalabdhah -- seen; ksonimayah -- up to the earthly planets; nikhila -- all; jiva -- living entities; nikaya-ketah -- shelter for; visramsitan -- emanating from; uru
Many kinds of Surrender
Since there are many kinds of surrender, there are many degrees of completeness because some types of surrender are more total than others. By and large they all entail abandonment of certain designations: of birth and parentage, of career and material possessions, of mind, of the body and its senses, of doctrines and concepts. Abandonment of delusion followed by submission to the Divine, to the Will of the Father, is the process of surrender. Such a surrender, when it is
Now that Janmastami and Radhastami Festivals have finished, thoughts turn
towards Kartika. The Puranas glorify the month of Kartika as very special for
making spiritual advancement, and the best place to be in Kartika is Sri Braja
Dham. In fact this month is known as Damodar since in the middle of this month,
the Lord performed His very enchanting Damodar Lila. Kartika month also
represents Radharani, and devotees perform special austerities to
"In the modern world, trademarks are very common. And they are protected. The trademark for marketing the holy name is the causeless mercy of Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Lord Gauranga. In this Age of Kali, it is not possible to achieve the pure holy name without chanting the names of the Pancha-Tattva prior to chanting the Hare Krishna maha-mantra.
Whoever wants to market the holy name must be a sincere follower of the Lord and distribute the name under Gauranga's brand name, or proce
HG GANGA NARAYAN PRABHUJI’S FIRST VISIT TO GUNA
11th July 2009
Guna
It was evening 5 pm and all sincere souls were eagerly awaiting the arrival of bus party from Ujjain. All gathered at centre, our Uncle’s house and started arranging each and every thing of the centre. Full place was cleaned, mats were arranged, altar was cleaned & decorated, Vyasasana was put, andall wore the traditional Bengali dhoti and gauriya tilak. Each second seemed tobe as large as a day. Suddenly we have received informati
Six Kinds of Surrender
In the material world, because of intense lust and desire for enjoyment, one becomes implicated in sinful life more and more (kama esa krodha esa rajo-guna-samudbhavah). Therefore the quality of fear is one of the aspects of material life (ahara-nidra-bhaya-maithunam ca). But if one becomes Krsna conscious, the process of devotional service, sravanam kirtanam [SB 7.5.23], diminishes one's polluted life of material existence, and one is purified and protected by the Supreme
Hare Krishna Prabhujis and Matajis,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada, Sri Guru and Gauranga.
I received this inspirational story recently and would like to explain a little bit with some of the relevant instructions from Srimad Bhagavatam.
When Yudhishtira Maharaj was ruling this planet, Bhima used to help in solving problems of people, hence people whoever has any questions/problems would come to Bhima and ask him for help. One day, one citizen came and told Bh
Hari Hari
Please accept my humble obeisance...All glories to Srila Prabhupada...
Dear devotees, it is almost a month passed since Harinam tour finished so now we would like to come out with some interesting data and make conclusions. This year we had the largest and "craziest" Harinam tour so far. Such a venture in this area no one has even tried to do and we also thought at the beginning that we started „to bite too much of a cake“, but somehow we all managed with Krishna's grace ...
In this art
satre mamasa bhagavan haya-sirasatho
saksat sa yajna-purusas tapaniya-varnah
chandomayo makhamayo 'khila-devatatma
vaco babhuvur usatih svasato 'sya nastah
satre -- in the sacrificial ceremony; mama -- of mine; asa -- appeared; bhagavan -- the Personality of Godhead; haya-sirasa -- with His horselike head; atha -- thus; saksat -- directly; sah -- He; yajna-purusah -- the person who is pleased by performances of sacrifice; tapaniya -- golden; varnah -- hue
Way to krsna Consciousness
"A scholarly brahmana, expert in all subjects of Vedic knowledge, is unfit to become a spiritual master without being a Vaisnava, or expert in the science of Krsna consciousness. But a person born in a family of a lower caste can become a spiritual master if he is a Vaisnava, or Krsna conscious." (Padma Purana)
The problems of material existence -- birth, old age, disease and death -- cannot be counteracted by accumulation of wealth and economic development. In many part
Just before he took rest at 11:15 p.m. it began to pour with rain. Watching from his window as the heavens opened up, Prabhupada smiled contentedly and said it was an auspicious sign that everything had been a success.
It was difficult for him to rest, however, because of the noise coming from the huge crow
