Mauna Vrata Ki Jaya!

Posted by Pusta Gopika Devi Dasi on November 30, 2010 at 11:57am

We were invited to the Kumbha Abhisekam ceremony in a Vishnu Temple in Tamil Nadu, South India. After smarta brahmanas had recited various suktas and performed some yajnas, we were invited on the stage to perform kirtan and speak from the Bhagavad-gita. I spoke about fifteen minutes and introduced the "Bhagavad-gita As It Is" and Back to Godhead magazine in Tamil.

We were well into a second kirtan when all of a sudden people became a little excited and began looking behind us. We turned around an

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Getting the eyes to see God

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 30, 2010 at 8:36am

Student: Scientists say that their common ground of objectivity is
what they can perceive with their senses.

Srila Prabhupada: Yes, they can perceive things with their senses, but
very imperfectly. They perceive the sand with their senses, but can
they see who has made the sand? Here is the sand, and here is the sea;
they can be seen by direct perception. But how can one directly
perceive the origin of the sand and the sea?

Student: The scientists say that if the sand and the sea were made by
God, we wo

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Attaining peace from material miseries

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 30, 2010 at 8:35am

Krsna says, "I am equal to everyone. I'm not envious of anyone, or I
am friendly to everyone." He's friendly, actually He's very friendly.
But people accuse Him: "Why God has created this distress? Why I am
suffering?"

But we are suffering for our own fault. God created you to become
happy. He's happy and you are part and parcel of Krsna so you should
also be happy. But we don't accept the way of happiness. That is the
fault.

Krsna says that you shall be happy in this way:
bhoktaram yajna-tapasam
sarva-lo

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in Vrindavan even Vraja-vasis' useless talk is relished

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 30, 2010 at 8:34am

Sri Vraja-vilasa-stava 105
Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami

anyatra ksana-matram acyuta-pure premamrtambho-nidhi
snato’py acutya-sajjanair api samam naham vasami kvacit |
kintv atra vraja-vasinam api samam yenapi kenapy alam
samlapair mama nirbharah prati muhur vaso’stu nityam mama ||105||

Even if I have the opportunity to bathe in the nectarean ocean of pure
love of
Krsna, and even if I have the pure devotees of the infallible Supreme
Personality of Godhead as my associates, I will not consent to live,
even

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Only Chanting,Chanting & Chanting

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 30, 2010 at 8:34am

The mind says "Can't, can't, can't" - it's the nature of the mind to accept and reject and sometimes we find our mind will reject the idea of chanting the Holy names.

Each day the mind may come up with many excuses and reasons not to chant or to put it off "Don't worry about this chanting, you can do it later...there are more important things right now" - heard your mind preaching like this?

What we can do is to ignore this internal dialogue and remember the importance of making Japa the number on

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Instruction to two sannyasis

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 30, 2010 at 8:33am

Instruction to two sannyasis

The pleasant idyll Srila Prabhupada enjoyed on his first night in the garden has been short-lived. Now, the temple management, and disputes between the leaders, are once again taxing his brain. He is always frustrated with the management here. Reports of gross over-spending are the cause of his present anxiety. Vrndavana is one of our most important centers and a great deal of money has been spent on the temple, and on a guest house that has not yet proved successful.

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 8 Text 5

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 30, 2010 at 8:32am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 8 Text 5
pravistah karna-randhrena
svanam bhava-saroruham
dhunoti samalam krsnah
salilasya yatha sarat

pravistah -- thus being entered; karna-randhrena -- through the holes of the ears; svanam -- according to one's liberated position; bhava -- constitutional relationship; sarah-ruham -- the lotus flower; dhunoti -- cleanses; samalam -- material qualities like lust, anger, avarice and hankering; krsnah -- Lord Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; salilasya --

Bhakti in its Beauty hits Bankers - H H Bhakti Charu Swami

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on November 30, 2010 at 7:55am

Bhakti in its Beauty hits Bankers

by H.G. Radharaman Prabhu, sent in by H.G. Dina Krishna Prabhu

Thursday 11th November 2010 saw history in the making with its first corporate sponsored event in the financial industry to host a Gaudiya Vaisnava sannyasi. In the heart of UK’s financial district of Canary Wharf, over 200 bankers and traders assembled 512 feet high in Barclays skyscraper for an evening event to celebrate the message of Diwali with His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami.

Over the past year ba

When devotion was at its best - ISKCON PUNE

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on November 30, 2010 at 7:53am

EFFORTLESS PERFORMANCE
When devotion was at its best
DHNS
A spectacular dance-drama series, based on the Ramayana, was presented by the Kalakshetra Foundation, Chennai, at the ISKCON recently.

The series brought to life some of the greatest episodes of the Ramayana. The three-day series, held from November 26 to 28, was a part of Sri Krishna Shringar, an annual festival of dance-drama, organised by ISKCON. Choreographed by the legendary artiste Rukmini Devi Arundale, the magnificent ballet started

GURU

Posted by geeta kakkar on November 29, 2010 at 6:30pm

GURU

The word ‘Guru’ has been derived from two roots, ‘Gu’ and ‘Ru’. ‘Gu’ means darkness and ‘Ru’ means light. The one who dispels all darkness and takes you towards light is a ‘Guru’. The one who dispels the darkness of sensuous pleasures and pains (which are temporary and fleeting) and takes you to the light of eternal bliss (which is permanent and everlasting), is a ‘Guru’. The one who teaches you the art of taming the five wild horses – ‘Kaam’ (Passion), ‘Krodha’ (Anger), ‘Lobh’ (Greed), ‘Moh

Gopis from Guyana - The Times of India

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on November 29, 2010 at 4:52pm

The Jagannath Yatra is symbolic of unity in diversity, writes Mona Mehta

Much like a gopi from the Ragamala miniatures, Satyabhama, a 32-year-old Krishna devotee from Guyana, wore a green ghagra or long skirt and embroidered duppatta, teamed with a rust-coloured blouse. Swaying to the music of mridangam and cymbals, she chanted 'Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare', as she pulled the ropes of the Lord Jagannath's chariot in the yatra organised by the International Society for

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"We don't have right to criticize others" BSST Maharaj pastime

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 29, 2010 at 9:54am

Here is a nice story from the life and teachings of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur:

Once some devotees were sent to establish a preaching center in Bengal. They worked day and night, equipping it as a beautiful temple. When Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati arrived to install the Deities, he was very pleased and asked about one brahmacari who had worked hard on the preparations. The disciples told him, "Master, he became entangled with a lady. We rebuked him so much for his behavior that he

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Modes Of Material Nature!!

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 29, 2010 at 9:52am

attvam rajas tama iti gunah prakrti-sambhavah |
nibadhnanti maha-baho dehe dehinam avyayam ||BG.14.5||

TRANSLATION

Material nature consists of the three modes--goodness, passion and ignorance. When the living entity comes in contact with nature, he becomes conditioned by these modes.

PURPORT

The living entity, because he is transcendental, has nothing to do with this material nature. Still, because he has become conditioned by the material world, he is acting under the spell of the three modes of mat

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Nandini

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 29, 2010 at 8:55am

Nandini

Himavati dasi, Hansaduta's former wife, is also here in Vrndavana, staying at Bhagatji's house. She, Bhagatji and a German devotee, Hrmati dasi, all came to see Prabhupada in the evening to show him Hrmati's newly-born baby. Her husband, Atmavidya dasa, is driving from Germany to India with another bus. Their child, a girl, was born on Vyasa-puja, Srila Prabhupada's own birthday.

Laughing, Himavati eagerly came forward and placed the baby right on Prabhupada's lap. Prabhupada grinned as th

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 8 Text 4

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 29, 2010 at 8:55am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 8 Text 4
srnvatah sraddhaya nityam
grnatas ca sva-cestitam
kalena natidirghena
bhagavan visate hrdi

srnvatah -- of those who hear; sraddhaya -- in earnestness; nityam -- regularly, always; grnatah -- taking the matter; ca -- also; sva-cestitam -- seriously by one's own endeavor; kalena -- duration; na -- not; ati-dirghena -- very prolonged time; bhagavan -- the Personality of Godhead Sri Krsna; visate -- becomes manifest; hrdi -- within one's heart.

TRANSLATION
Perso

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Library sankirtan in Fiji

Posted by Pusta Gopika Devi Dasi on November 29, 2010 at 8:23am

Inspired by the book distributors all over the world, I have taken up the project of placing Srila Prabhupada's books in all the libraries at the schools and colleges in the Fiji Islands -- more than five hundred libraries.

Every week at our temple I appeal to the guests to sponsor books for the libraries, and I also appeal for donations through phone, email, and personally delivered handouts.

On November 4th I delivered the following books to DAV College in Suva, and on November 11th I sent these

Surrender to Krishna

Posted by geeta kakkar on November 28, 2010 at 2:52pm

Surrender to Krishna - Bhaktivinoda Thakura

1. Mind, body, and family, whatever may be mine, I have surrendered at Your lotus feet, O youthful son of Nanda!

2. In good fortune or in bad, in life or at death, all my difficulties have disappeared by choosing those feet of Yours as my only shelter.

3. Slay me or protect me as You wish, for You are the master of Your eternal servant.

4. If it is Your will that I be born again, then may it be in the home of Your devotee.

5. May I be born again even as a w

ISKCON rock band a hit among the young

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on November 28, 2010 at 6:30am

CHANDIGARH: Dressed as 'gopis', children danced to the tunes of ISKCON rock band and hymns during 'Rath yatra'. Elaborate offerings of 56 different food items were made to Lord Krishna and other deities 30 times during the journey that covered six kilometres.

'Over thousands of devotees danced to the tune of 'Hare Ram, Hare Krishna'. Around 8,000 pilgrims partook the 'mahaparsada'. Bhakti Madhurya Govind Goswami and Kadamb Kanan Goswami from the US has arrived here specially for this yatra,' sai

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Book distribution:Good One

Posted by Pusta Gopika Devi Dasi on November 27, 2010 at 3:26pm

Recently we flew south from a preaching tour in North Queensland, Australia, since our house in Sydney had been sold and we were moving a thousand kilometers north to the New Govardhana farm. We left our van with some friends in Mackay, North Queensland, since it was too far to drive in a short time with a baby and a wife.

So we moved our possessions up north. After doing so much traveling and moving our household, I felt like resting a bit before flying back up to North Queensland to get our van

Sri Radhe-Krsna's playful pastimes (vihara)

Posted by geeta kakkar on November 27, 2010 at 11:53am

Sri Radhe-Krsna's playful pastimes (vihara) - Panihari-kunda

The Vrajavasis used to drink the pure and sweet water of this pond, and the gopa-ramanis would come here to fetch water. Therefore, this pond is also known as Panaghata-kunda. Krsna would come to Panaghata to meet with the gopis, and they too would eagerly make their way here to meet Krsna. While drawing water, they would become so absorbed in looking at Krsna that they were unaware whether or not they had filled their pots. The pot of

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Mauna Vrata Ki Jaya!

Getting the eyes to see God

Attaining peace from material miseries

in Vrindavan even Vraja-vasis' useless talk is relished

Only Chanting,Chanting & Chanting

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Instruction to two sannyasis

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 8 Text 5

Bhakti in its Beauty hits Bankers - H H Bhakti Charu Swami

Bhakti in its Beauty hits Bankers

When devotion was at its best - ISKCON PUNE

GURU

Gopis from Guyana - The Times of India

"We don't have right to criticize others" BSST Maharaj pastime

Modes Of Material Nature!!

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Nandini

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 8 Text 4

Library sankirtan in Fiji

Surrender to Krishna

ISKCON rock band a hit among the young

Book distribution:Good One

Sri Radhe-Krsna's playful pastimes (vihara)

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