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A sweet letter to Lord Krishna

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on September 30, 2010 at 11:44pm

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

Ayodhya Verdict

Posted by Aashish Solanki on September 30, 2010 at 9:30pm

Hare Krishna !!!!!

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 -----

Posted by Vandana Goel on September 30, 2010 at 8:00pm

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

REAL DETACHMENT

Posted by Dayalu Gaura Das on September 30, 2010 at 3:48pm

A Krishna conscious person well knows that everything belongs to Krishna, and thus he is always free from feelings of personal possession. As such, he has no hankering for anything on his own personal account. He knows how to accept things in favor of Krishna Consciousness and how reject things unfavorable to krishna Consciousness.

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Good Character Saves a Soul

Posted by Pusta Gopika Devi Dasi on September 30, 2010 at 12:00pm

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

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - No better guide than Srila Prabhupada

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on September 30, 2010 at 8:00am

No better guide than Srila Prabhupada

The devotees held kirtana in the temple room in anticipation of the moment when His Divine Grace would come down and join them. It was a rare opportunity to be able to worship him in person on the day that we all revere more than any other of the year. At 11:00 a.m. they all leaped, danced and shouted as he took his place on the half-finished marble vyasasana. The GBCs and sannyasis stepped forward to wash his feet while Sampath Kumar Bhattacarya and his Bang

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 7 Text 12

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on September 30, 2010 at 8:00am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 7 Text 12
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

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Many kinds of Surrender

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on September 30, 2010 at 8:00am

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

The Names of lord gives us Power

Posted by suraj parkash sehgal on September 30, 2010 at 6:30am

Hare krishan to all dear devotees, It is really I feels that the pure names of lord krishan gives us power; the power to body, the power to heart, the power to soul and mind. so I am saying to you that more and more chant the names of lord Krishna and Mahamantra.

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Vrindavan Kartika Parikrama and Festival

Posted by Sandeep Kumar on September 29, 2010 at 6:30pm

Sri Sri Krishna Balaram Mandir Kartika Parikrama Schedule

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

GAURANGA Trademark!

Posted by Shabda Hari Das on September 29, 2010 at 4:08pm

GAURANGA Trademark!

"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

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HG GANGA NARAYAN PRABHUJI’S FIRST VISIT TO GUNA

Posted by kartik on September 29, 2010 at 2:47pm

HG GANGA NARAYAN PRABHUJI’S FIRST VISIT TO GUNA

11^th 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

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Six Kinds of Surrender

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on September 29, 2010 at 1:00pm

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

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Symptoms of Kali Yuga

Posted by Pusta Gopika Devi Dasi on September 29, 2010 at 11:37am

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

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The numbers and conclusions of Harinama tour through 7 countries

Posted by Pusta Gopika Devi Dasi on September 29, 2010 at 9:57am

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

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 7 Text 11

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on September 29, 2010 at 7:30am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 7 Text 11
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

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Way to krsna Consciousness

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on September 29, 2010 at 7:30am

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

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Sri Vyasa Puja Day

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on September 29, 2010 at 7:30am

Sri Vyasa Puja Day

In the late evening Srila Prabhupada asked Palika to cook ekadasi-prasadam. She served it to him around 10:45 p.m. We were all amazed that he had managed to complete the fast.

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

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Vrindavan Flood

Posted by Sandeep Kumar on September 28, 2010 at 5:49pm

Every so often Yamunaji floods her banks. This year (2010) the flood was very severe and many people suffered by being inundated with water. Suffering was made worse by the fact that food prices were already at a very high rate and most locals relied upon cheaper locally grown foodstuffs. However, when travelling around the flooded area there was no panic or frustration and everyone seemed to accept their lot without complaint.

Above is a collection of pics of the flood. There are some pics of c

PRABHUPADA SPEAKS ABOUT OCCUPATIONAL DUTY AND DEVOTIONAL SERVICE

Posted by Janaka Dasa (Dr Jagadeesh TG) on September 28, 2010 at 3:30pm

Introduction

In this material world, in order to maintain the body one has to work. Human society is divided, according to work, into four divisions of social order -- brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya and sudra. The brahmana class or intelligent class is working in one way, the ksatriya or administrative class is working in another way, and the mercantile class and the laborers are all tending to their specific duties.

Krishna's advise to Arjuna vis-a-vis humanity

In the human society, whether one is a l

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A sweet letter to Lord Krishna

Ayodhya Verdict

----- विनती -----

REAL DETACHMENT

Good Character Saves a Soul

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - No better guide than Srila Prabhupada

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 7 Text 12

Many kinds of Surrender

The Names of lord gives us Power

Vrindavan Kartika Parikrama and Festival

GAURANGA Trademark!

HG GANGA NARAYAN PRABHUJI’S FIRST VISIT TO GUNA

Six Kinds of Surrender

Symptoms of Kali Yuga

The numbers and conclusions of Harinama tour through 7 countries

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 7 Text 11

Way to krsna Consciousness

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Sri Vyasa Puja Day

Vrindavan Flood

PRABHUPADA SPEAKS ABOUT OCCUPATIONAL DUTY AND DEVOTIONAL SERVICE

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