GURU
In the Physical Form, Guru provides protection to his devotees, but when He leaves His corporal frame (physical form), in an ‘aatmic’ form He is still THERE, as a shapeless power. He comes to the rescue of his devotees in ‘Nirakaar Roop’ (shapeless form) whenever such a need arises. It is also within His power to attain any shape or to remain in shapeless form for as long as He wishes to. In the shapeless form, He is ‘Nirakaar’ Paar Brahma – the Supreme Power.
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.4.31
yac-chaktayo vadatāḿ vādināḿ vai
kurvanti caiṣāḿ muhur ātma-mohaḿ
tasmai namo 'nanta-guṇāya bhūmne
SYNONYMS
yat-śaktayaḥ — whose multifarious potencies; vadatām — speaking different philosophies; vādinām — of the speakers; vai — indeed; vivāda — of argument; saḿvāda — and agreement; bhuvaḥ — the causes; bhavanti — are; kurvanti — create; ca — and; eṣām — of them (the theorists); muhuḥ — continuously; ātma-moham — bewilderme
The Gosvamis, especially Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, strictly followed all the regulative principles. The first regulative principle is that one must chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra loudly enough so that he can hear himself, and one must vow to chant a fixed number of rounds.
Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Antya 11.24
It is said that a noble man accepts the good qualities of a person of
doubtful character, just as one accepts nectar from a stock of poison.
In His babyhood, Lord Krsna was administered deadly poison by Putana,
a she-demon who tried to kill the wonderful baby. And because she was
a demon, it was impossible for her to know that the Supreme Lord, even
though playing the part of a baby, was no one less than the same
Supreme Personality of Godhead. His value as the Supreme Lord did not
diminish upon His be
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.4.32
astīti nāstīti ca vastu-niṣṭhayor
eka-sthayor bhinna-viruddha-dharmaṇoḥ
avekṣitaḿ kiñcana yoga-sāńkhyayoḥ
samaḿ paraḿ hy anukūlaḿ bṛhat tat
SYNONYMS
asti — there is; iti — thus; na — not; asti — there is; iti — thus; ca — and; vastu-niṣṭhayoḥ — professing knowledge of the ultimate cause; eka-sthayoḥ — with
Haribol Kirtana
After the temple darsana in the evening there is always a big kirtana during arati, especially with Lokanatha Maharaja and his men here, as they are extremely enthusiastic chanters. However, they have developed a style of kirtana that is a little different from the ISKCON norm. When the kirtana reaches its climax, they gather around in a group and start singing 'nitai-gaura haribol, haribol, haribol, haribol.' They get completely carried away with chanting haribol. Sometimes they
Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 8 Text 16
pramanam anda-kosasya
bahyabhyantara-bhedatah
mahatam canucaritam
varnasrama-viniscayah
pramanam -- extent and measurement; anda-kosasya -- of the universe; bahya -- outer space; abhyantara -- inner space; bhedatah -- by division of; mahatam -- of the great souls; ca -- also; anucaritam -- character and activities; varna -- castes; asrama -- orders of life; viniscayah -- specifically describe.
TRANSLATION
Also, please describe the inner and outer space of t
Anyone who eats vegetables in India should read these articles. They highlight the urgent need to follow Srila Prabhupada's advice and grow our own food.
Times of India
Indian veggies, fruits remain highly toxic Durgesh Nandan Jha, TNN, Oct 30, 2010, 11.52pm IST
NEW DELHI: Rampant use of banned pesticides in fruits and vegetables continues to put at risk the life of the common man. Farmers apply pesticides such as chlordane, endrin and heptachor that can cause serious neurological problems, kidney
Srila Prabhupada’s Example Srila Prabhupada was so attentive to the devotees. On the first Gaura Purnima festival the only existing building was not yet finished. The first night that the devotees were there, Srila Prabhupada got up in the middle of the night to look in each room to see if everyone was properly taken care of, and to see that every devotee had a mosquito net. He would also ensure that there was prasada for all of them, and when they were getting sick he was very concerned about th |
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Haribol
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Sandeep
Try something different
Most people are stuck right where they are. The reason they’re stuck, however, isn’t usually due to circumstances, incompetence, or lack of opportunity, but a simple unwillingness to change, to try new things.
We can make smaller, inner changes on a day-to-day, moment to moment basis – changes in our attitude, reactions, and expectations. I’m talking about being willing to take new risks, and face old fears.
Over and over again I hear people saying things like “I’ve always
Anyone who eats vegetables in India should read these articles.
They highlight the urgent need to follow Srila Prabhupada's advice and grow
our own food.
Times of India
Indian veggies, fruits remain highly toxic
Durgesh Nandan Jha, TNN, Oct 30, 2010, 11.52pm IST
NEW DELHI: Rampant use of banned pesticides in fruits and vegetables
continues to put at risk the life of the common man. Farmers apply
pesticides such as chlordane, endrin and heptachor that can cause serious
neurological problems, kidney damage
Mangalacarana verse of Bhagavat_arca_marici_mala by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura.
O my Lord, Sri Krsna, son of Vasudeva, O all-pervading Personality of Godhead, I offer my respectful obeisances unto You. I meditate upon Lord Sri Krsna because He is the Absolute Truth and the primeval cause of all causes of the creation, sustenance and destruction of the manifested universes. He is directly and indirectly conscious of all manifestations, and He is independent because there is no other cause beyond H
Question: Why We Were Not Taught About Moksha? |
If the ultimate goal is to get moksha, liberation from the cycle birth, why did our parents and teachers not tell us this? Why were we asked only to work hard for earning our living, to be good doctors, engineers, or government employees, etc? I do not understand how I am to focus my life. Should I be hankering only for job promotions and earning more money, even though this brings more anxiety? In today's world the person with money and power is the |
Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 8 Text 15
bhu-patala-kakub-vyoma-
graha-naksatra-bhubhrtam
sarit-samudra-dvipanam
sambhavas caitad-okasam
bhu-patala -- underneath the land; kakup -- the four sides of the heavens; vyoma -- the sky; graha -- the planets; naksatra -- the stars; bhubhrtam -- of the hills; sarit -- the river; samudra -- the sea; dvipanam -- of the islands; sambhavah -- appearance; ca -- also; etat -- their; okasam -- of the inhabitants.
TRANSLATION
O best of the brahmanas, please also d
Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 8 Text 14
yasmin karma-samavayo
yatha yenopagrhyate
gunanam guninam caiva
parinamam abhipsatam
yasmin -- in which; karma -- actions; samavayah -- accumulation; yatha -- as far as; yena -- by which; upagrhyate -- takes over; gunanam -- of the different modes of material nature; guninam -- of the living beings; ca -- also; eva -- certainly; parinamam -- resultant; abhipsatam -- of the desires.
TRANSLATION
Then again, kindly describe how the proportionate accumulation o
Preaching is done alone
Gour Govinda Maharaja sent a long letter from Bhubaneswar, lamenting the lack of association and help for pushing on the preaching. "I often feel myself dejected and desperate in doing Hari Kirtan, because Kirtan is never done alone. It requires the company of devotees. I know not how unfortunate I am that sufficient number of suitable devotees are not coming here to help me with Kirtan." He has two foreign devotees with him, but others seem to just come and go. "They cann
Without philosophy, there is no management
"In Bengal it is said if a brahmana is black, he is dangerous. That means he's not pure brahmana; brahmana cannot be black. Just like a European, if he becomes black, that means he has mixture. European and American, if he's black, that means mixture. So brahmana family, it must be very fair, sukla. Brahmana, ksatriya family must be very beautiful, if he's pure." He quoted the Bengali saying again. "It is a slang language, kala brahmana. Brahmana should
