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Prayers in Glorification of the Spiritual Master

Posted by geeta kakkar on November 3, 2010 at 12:11pm

Prayers in Glorification of the Spiritual Master

tvam gopika vrisharaves tanayantike 'se
sevadhikarini guro nija-pada-padme
dasyam pradaya kuru mam vraja-kanane shri-
radhanghri-sevana-rase sukhinim sukhabdhau
"O beloved spiritual master, you are always in the presence of the cowherd girl Radha, the daughter of King Vrishabhanu. Please award me service at your lotus-like feet, which are the proprietors of devotional service. Please place me in the ocean of joy by bestowing upon me happiness in th

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Evolution from cow, lion, or monkey in the past life?

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 3, 2010 at 11:39am

Evolution from cow, lion, or monkey in the past life?color:black"">

color:black"">By fulfilling the process of evolution from the aquatics to the animal platform, a living entity eventually reaches the human form. The three modes of material nature are always working in the evolutionary process. Thosewho come to the human form through the quality of sattva-guṇa werecows in their last animal incarnation. Those who come to the human form throughthe quality of rajo-guṇa were lions in their last anim

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The Heart of Transcendental Book Distribution-Sripad Aindra Das

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 3, 2010 at 11:33am

The Heart of Transcendental Book Distribution

BY: VOICE OF VRAJA TEAM

Sep 22, 2010 — VRINDAVAN, INDIA (SUN) — Dear Devotees, please accept our most humble obeisances at your feet from the "Voice of Vraja"- team, dedicated to serve the mission of Srila Prabhupada and Sripad Aindra Prabhu and his book The Heart of Transcendental Book Distribution. All glories to Srila Prabhupada, all glories to Sriman Aindra Prabhu!

All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga! All glories to the thunderous congregationa

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Humility captures Krishna's heart.

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 3, 2010 at 11:32am

A true saint doesn’t flatter his followers with platitudes. While he exudes
warmth and affection, he also speaks the harsh truth of life, some of which
may be unpalatable for the ego. The ego fears that commitment to a spiritual
path may restrict our freedom.

A room that isn’t cleaned for years may be dirty, and an attempt to clean
the room only raises more dirt. However, if the cleaner persists, the room
will become attractive for a person to stay. Similarly, a genuine well
wishing guru attempts to cl

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Western Philosophy's Approach

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 3, 2010 at 11:31am

Western Philosophy's Approach

Western philosophy has relied on individual speculation, which involves taking evidence from our senses and evaluating it with our minds. But this method leaves us with a great deal of uncertainty. After all, our senses are imperfect, and our minds are subject to illusion, mistakes, and the propensity to cheat, to pretend we know something when we really don't. With all these variables, each philosopher tends to come to a different set of answers to the fundamental q

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People often remember, how well it was done !

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 3, 2010 at 11:30am

Hare Krishna Friends,

Three people were laying bricks. A passerby asked them what they were doing. The first one replied, "Don't you see I am making a living?" The second one said, "Don't you see I am laying bricks and making a wall?" The third one said, "I am building a beautiful monument."

Here were three people doing the same thing who had totally different perspectives on what they were doing. They had three very different attitudes about their work. And would their attitude affect their perf

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Massage

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 3, 2010 at 11:24am

Massage

By midday I had a fever and extreme weakness. Somehow though, I still thought I could massage Srila Prabhupada. I went in as usual and, after offering my obeisances, knelt before him and began to massage his head with sandalwood oil. With each movement of my arms and hands I felt my strength drain away. I barely made it through the fifteen-minute stint.

Then I moved around to do his back. Sitting down crossed-legged I put my hands up on his shoulders -- and just hung there, in total exhaus

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 7 Text 37

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 3, 2010 at 11:24am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 7 Text 37
deva-dvisam nigama-vartmani nisthitanam
purbhir mayena vihitabhir adrsya-turbhih
lokan ghnatam mati-vimoham atipralobham
vesam vidhaya bahu bhasyata aupadharmyam

deva-dvisam -- of those who were envious of the devotees of the Lord; nigama -- the Vedas; vartmani -- on the path of; nisthitanam -- of the well situated; purbhih -- by rockets; mayena -- made by the great scientist Maya; vihitabhih -- made by; adrsya-turbhih -- unseen in the sky; lokan -- the d

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MICROWAVE OVEN

Posted by Pusta Gopika Devi Dasi on November 3, 2010 at 10:00am

Below is a science fair project presented by girl. In it she took filtered water and divided it into two parts. The first part she heated to boiling in a pan on the stove, and the second part she heated to boiling in a microwave. Then after cooling she used the water to water two identical plants to see if there would be any difference in the growth between the normal boiled water and the water boiled in a microwave. She was thinking that the structure or energy of the water may be compromised b

Damodar month special

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on November 3, 2010 at 8:21am

A message to all devotees of ISKCON Desire Tree - Devotee Network

Hare Krishna!

Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

HARI BHAKTI VILASA 16/3 from SKANDA PURANA:

Specifically in the month of Damodara, one should daily worship Lord Damodara and take bath early in the morning, give charity and follow a fasting vow. This is the duty of Vaisnavas.

The month of Damodar is here and this is a special time for us to humbly request you to help iskcondesiretree to serve vaishnav

CAUGHT RED-HANDED

Posted by geeta kakkar on November 2, 2010 at 2:53pm

CAUGHT RED-HANDED
Taken from the book "The butter thief"

One day, Yasoda’s gopi friend told her a story about Krishna’s mischievous activities. “Early this morning, Krishna came to my house to steal butter. When He got there, He saw that everything had been stored very carefully, and there was no butter lying about for Him to steal. My little baby son was asleep, but Krishna pinched him so much that he woke up, and began to cry. If we don’t keep butter in our houses for Him to steal, then He will

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Deluxe edition of animal life

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 2, 2010 at 1:23pm

Deluxe edition of animal life

Describing the modern population as a "deluxe edition" of animal life because they only know how to eat, sleep, mate and defend, Prabhupada appealed to the men to take their membership seriously. "They do not know what is the aim of life. So as you are life member, you should study our, this philosophy."

Mahamsa assured him that the life members were being given his books.

Prabhupada said, "Preach this, and save this human society. That is the duty. Human life is meant

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Lesser the happier

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 2, 2010 at 1:22pm

Lesser the happier

Mahamsa Swami took Srila Prabhupada out to the Public Gardens, a popular place for many Hyderabad residents to take their early morning walks. Accompanied by a small group of devotees -- Vasughosa, Matunga, Murti dasa's young teenage son, and some friends of the temple -- Prabhupada took an easy stroll around the pleasant gardens, admiring the bottle palms, several varieties of mango trees, ornamental chatries and lamp posts and the cleanly swept walkways.

Mahamsa spotted a gove

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Create attachment to Krishna

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 2, 2010 at 1:22pm

Create attachment to Krishna

A small group of enthusiastic devotees regularly attend the temple, and, despite his busy day, Srila Prabhupada obliged their eagerness by going down to the temple in mid-evening to give a wonderful lecture from Bhagavad-gita 7.1.

He focused, as he has in many of his talks since coming here, on the importance of Deity worship and coming to the temple. Elaborating on the meaning of the word bhagavan, he explained that Bhagavan can only be understood by the mercy of Bhag

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Balaji is Bala Krishna

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 2, 2010 at 1:19pm

Balaji is Bala Krishna

In twenty minutes Prabhupada sought to give his receptive audience a comprehensive summary of the purpose of human life, and what they could do, as leaders of society, to help the citizens attain it. His statements reflected the depth and profundity of his realizations on the nature and goal of the human species.

He began by saying that the progress of human life should be systematized according to sastra, just as the workings of government are regulated by certain rules. "S

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Veda-pracara

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 2, 2010 at 1:18pm

Veda-pracara

When the minister mentioned Tirupati, Prabhupada took the opportunity to speak directly about what he sees as the defect in the government's approach to the utilization of its wealth. "Now the thing is that, say, for Tirupati, it has got biggest income. But I understand that this income is being engaged for industrial purpose."

Mr. Raju was quick to assure him that the funds were not being improperly spent. "But just one thing, let me explain Swamiji. We are not directly giving to ind

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Authorized program will be successful

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 2, 2010 at 1:18pm

Authorized program will be successful

Prabhupada said, "Let them come in the temple and there may be sumptuously offering of bhoga. Let them chant and take prasada. In this chanting, illiterate-literate, rascal-fool, lower-higher, everyone can join. And give them prasada. See the effect. Kalau sudra-sambhavah. The Vedas are meant for the brahmanas. So there is no brahmana practically; neither there is training of brahmanas. Brahmana means he must speak truth. And if you ask nowadays anybody that

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Vulture's mentality

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 2, 2010 at 1:15pm

Vulture's mentality

Mr. Raju was submissive to Srila Prabhupada, and asked what he could do for the devotees in Andhra Pradesh.

Prabhupada answered simply. "You become guided by Bhagavad-gita. Brahmanas means they are teachers. Pathana-paathana-yajana-yaajana-dana-pratigrahah. So every temple should be educational center, and the brahmanas should be engaged. They should be properly educated and they should teach others also. In this way, temple means education in spiritual life. And actually spiri

Sannyasa: It's Internal Meaning

Posted by Mayapur Vasi Das on November 2, 2010 at 1:15pm

The following is an excerpt from a talk given by Sripad Bhaktibhavana Visnu Maharaja on the occasion of Srila Prabhupada's Sannyasa initiation anniversary at Kesavaji Gaudiya Matha in Mathura.

What is the significance of Sannyasa ? In Gaudiya Vaisnavism there are many important philosophical points to understand properly and digest. To make progress, devotees must refine their conception of divinity and focus their aspirations. The order of sannyasa is a strong step in that direction.

There is an

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 7 Text 36

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 2, 2010 at 1:14pm

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 7 Text 36
kalena milita-dhiyam avamrsya nrnam
stokayusam sva-nigamo bata dura-parah
avirhitas tv anuyugam sa hi satyavatyam
veda-drumam vita-paso vibhajisyati sma

kalena -- in course of time; milita-dhiyam -- of the less intelligent persons; avamrsya -- considering the difficulties; nrnam -- of humanity at large; stoka-ayusam -- of the short-living persons; sva-nigamah -- the Vedic literatures compiled by Him; bata -- exactly; dura-parah -- greatly difficult; avirh

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Prayers in Glorification of the Spiritual Master

Evolution from cow, lion, or monkey in the past life?

The Heart of Transcendental Book Distribution-Sripad Aindra Das

Humility captures Krishna's heart.

Western Philosophy's Approach

People often remember, how well it was done !

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Massage

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 7 Text 37

MICROWAVE OVEN

Damodar month special

CAUGHT RED-HANDED

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Deluxe edition of animal life

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Lesser the happier

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Create attachment to Krishna

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Balaji is Bala Krishna

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Veda-pracara

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Authorized program will be successful

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Vulture's mentality

Sannyasa: It's Internal Meaning

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 7 Text 36

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