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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 7 Text 20

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on October 12, 2010 at 8:00am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 7 Text 20
cakram ca diksv avihatam dasasu sva-tejo
manvantaresu manu-vamsa-dharo bibharti
dustesu rajasu damam vyadadhat sva-kirtim
satye tri-prstha usatim prathayams caritraih

cakram -- the Sudarsana wheel of the Lord; ca -- as well as; diksu -- in all directions; avihatam -- without being deterred; dasasu -- ten sides; sva-tejah -- personal strength; manvantaresu -- in different incarnations of Manu; manu-vamsa-dharah -- as the descendant of the Manu dynasty; bib

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Feed the Mouth, Not Your Rectum

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on October 12, 2010 at 8:00am

Without God realization we are like a madman who doesn't know into which hole of his body to place his food. If we want taste, nourishment, and eradication of hunger from our eating, we must put the food into our mouths instead of into our eyes, ears, nose, or rectum. By putting the food into our mouth, every part of the body will receive the nutrition it needs. Similarly, the devotee knows that if he offers his loving service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, it will then be wonderfully di

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Personal

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on October 12, 2010 at 8:00am

Personal

Especially pleasing to Prabhupada was the news of the sales of his Bengali language book, Gitar-gana. The sannyasis said that everywhere they went people were asking for it, and some devotees were selling up to 200 at a time. It was becoming so popular that when Jayapataka went to the Writer's Building in Calcutta on business about the land acquisition, workers there approached him to buy copies.

Jayapataka said that the only difficulty was that we lacked Prabhupada's books in local langu

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 7 Text 18

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on October 12, 2010 at 8:00am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 7 Text 18
nartho baler ayam urukrama-pada-saucam
apah sikha-dhrtavato vibudhadhipatyam
yo vai pratisrutam rte na cikirsad anyad
atmanam anga manasa haraye 'bhimene

na -- never; arthah -- of any value in comparison with; baleh -- of strength; ayam -- this; urukrama-pada-saucam -- the water washed from the feet of the Personality of Godhead; apah -- water; sikha-dhrtavatah -- of one who has kept it on his head; vibudha-adhipatyam -- supremacy over the kingdom of the

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Realizing the real meaning of peace

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on October 12, 2010 at 8:00am

Hare Krishna Friends,

There once was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists tried. The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose between them.

One picture was of a calm lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peacefully towering mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue skywith fluffy white clouds. All who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace.

The other pictur

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Seek atonement for sinful activities

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on October 12, 2010 at 8:00am

Seek atonement for sinful activities

This birth, death, old age, and disease. This is our material miserable condition. And again, if we act sinfully, then it will increase. Therefore Sukadeva Gosvami is advising that "Before your death, you should atone for the sinful activities, what you have done." Just like in the Manu-samhita, if a man has committed some murder, it is advised that King should order him to be hanged. Otherwise next life he will have to suffer so much. So this order of hanging

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 6 Text 38

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on October 12, 2010 at 8:00am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 6 Text 38
yasyavatara-karmani
gayanti hy asmad-adayah
na yam vidanti tattvena
tasmai bhagavate namah

yasya -- whose; avatara -- incarnation; karmani -- activities; gayanti -- chant in glorification; hi -- indeed; asmat-adayah -- persons like us; na -- do not; yam -- whom; vidanti -- know; tattvena -- cent percent as He is; tasmai -- unto Him; bhagavate -- unto the Personality of Godhead Sri Krsna; namah -- respectful obeisances.

TRANSLATION
Let us offer our respectfu

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - international leader

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on October 12, 2010 at 8:00am

international leader

Jayapataka Swami had a final darsana of His Divine Grace this evening before departing back to Calcutta. Along with Gargamuni Maharaja, he heard from Srila Prabhupada of the pro-active stance he is taking against all the false propaganda. Prabhupada informed them of a letter he is writing to Mr. Channa Reddy, one of the state Governors. "I'm writing one letter to the governor that I work hard, I print my books and they are selling. And if I bring the money to construct temple

YASODA REMEMBERS KRISHNA

Posted by geeta kakkar on October 11, 2010 at 2:30pm

YASODA REMEMBERS KRISHNA
Taken from the book "The butter thief"

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While Krishna and Baladeva were still very young babies, They sometimes crawled to the outer gate of the house. If They saw anyone, Oh! They became afraid. They remembered Their mothers, and at once turned back, and rushed to sit in their laps. And what did Yasoda, and Rohini do then? They put Them in their laps, covered Them with their veils, and caressed Their hair; and then with tears in their eyes, and with melting hearts, they pu

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Even the Derelicts Take Books

Posted by Pusta Gopika Devi Dasi on October 11, 2010 at 8:33am

Some time back I was sitting behind a book table in Sydney. Not so many people were checking out the table, but by Krsna's grace I was stopping a few and some books were going out. Then a derelict stopped and started looking at the books. He asked how much the hardback Bhagavad-gita was. When I told him, he walked away, and I didn't think I'd see him again. But he soon returned, and after perusing the books he miraculously pulled out a fifty-dollar bill for the Gita and told me to keep the chang

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A Methodist Reverend Appreciates Srila Prabhupada's Books

Posted by Pusta Gopika Devi Dasi on October 11, 2010 at 8:19am

One late Friday afternoon we received a call from Reverend Ntombe, the leader of one of the Methodist churches in Pretoria. He said, "I was told you are from a society that is giving books to libraries. Could you donate some books for our church library?" The reverend went on to explain that he was starting a library for his church's congregation and wanted as many quality books as possible. That sounded like a really nice thing for a religious leader to do.

He explained that a member of his cong

Sri Radhe-Krsna's playful pastimes (vihara)

Posted by geeta kakkar on October 10, 2010 at 10:48am

Sri Radhe-Krsna's playful pastimes (vihara) - Prema sarovara

Once, Radha and Krsna, surrounded by Lalita and other sakhis, were immersed in various kinds of loving pastimes when a bumblebee hovered around the beautiful lotus feet of Srimati Radhika. Thinking Her face to be a lotus flower, the bee wanted to sit there and drink its nectar; and so it continued to hover around Her face. Srimatiji became afraid and covered Her face with Her palms. She also tried to chase the bee away, but to no avail.

Sacred statues stolen from Hare Krishna temple

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on October 10, 2010 at 12:42am

Sacred statues stolen from Hare Krishna temple

$5,000 reward offered for return of icons

By PEGGY O'HARE

HOUSTON CHRONICLE

Oct. 8, 2010, 10:42PM

Officials with Houston's oldest Hare Krishna temple are asking the vandals who stole two sacred statues from the house of worship this week to return them, promising no questions will be asked.

The thieves probably stole the deities from the ISKCON of Houston Temple at 1320 W. 34th St. because they mistakenly thought the statues were made of gold, b

Devotee and Maya

Posted by Mayapur Vasi Das on October 9, 2010 at 9:56am

Devotee: Should we not be respectful to maya as the energy of Krsna?

Prabhupada: If you are respectful to Krsna, you are respectful to
everyone. That is the qualification of a devotee. You are respectful
even to an ant and what to speak of maya? Maya is one of the important energy of Krsna. Why should you not respect maya? Maya, Durga, we pray, "Durga" - srsti-sthiti-pralaya-sadhana-saktir eka chayeva yasya [Bs. 5.44] - when we pray Durga, we pray Krsna immediately. Because we have to see Krsna e

When Krsna is pleased, sin becomes dharma

Posted by Mayapur Vasi Das on October 9, 2010 at 9:54am

tatraiva sri-bhagavad-vakyam

man-nimittam krtam papam api dharmaya kalpate
mam anadrtya dharmo 'pi papam syan mat prabhavatah

(In the Padma Purana the Supreme Personality of Godhead said:) "If one sins for My sake his sins become pious deeds. If one refuses to worship Me, then by My power his pious deeds become sins."

yatah padme

arir mitram visham pathyam adharmo dharmataam vrajet
su-prasanne hrsikese viparite viparyayah

In the Padma Purana it is said: When Lord Krsna is pleased, enemies can become fr

The Reincarnation of Shri Raghava Das Brahmachari (1954-1973)

Posted by kanaiyyadesh on October 8, 2010 at 7:35pm

The Reincarnation of Shri Raghava Das Brahmachari (1954-1973)“Regarding the auto accident, just hold a condolence meeting for Raghava das Brahmachari and pray for his soul to Krishna for giving him a good chance for advancement in Krishna Consciousness. Certainly Krishna will give him a good place to take birth where he can again begin in Krishna Consciousness activities. That is sure.”(Shrila Prabhupada in a letter to Revatinandana das – 14 Nov. 1973)From the personal diary of Ratnavali Dasi (L

Karma, jnana and yoga ineffective in Kali-yuga

Posted by Mayapur Vasi Das on October 8, 2010 at 3:30pm

The Satya-yuga sages who took up the process of meditation were personally purified by Krsna and given the treasure of devotional service. In the Treta-yuga, the same spiritual success crowned those who flawlessly performed opulent sacrifices to satisfy the Lord. In the Dvapara-yuga, He granted devotion to those who adhered to the path of perfect Deity worship. With the advent of the present age, Kali-yuga, Lord Krsna saw the dreadful condition of the jivas (living beings) and relinquished all h

REAL DEVOTEE

Posted by Dayalu Gaura Das on October 8, 2010 at 2:41pm

Money may be offered to a devotee, but he should not struggle to acquire it. If autometically, by the grace of the Supreme, money comes to him, he is not agitated. Naturally a devotee takes a bath at least twice in a day and rises early in the morning for devotional service. Thus he is naturally clean both inwardly and outwardly. A devotee is always expert because he fully knows the essence of all activities of life and he is convinced of the authoritative scriptures. A devotee never takes the p

Story of Lord Krishna

Posted by geeta kakkar on October 8, 2010 at 1:11pm

Story of Lord Krishna - SRIMAD BHAGAVATA by Krsna-Dwaipayana Vyasa

Krsna Rescues Nanda Maharaja from the Abode of Varuna

1. Having worshiped Lord Janardana and fasted on the Ekadasi day, Nanda Maharaja entered the water of the Kalindi on the Dvadasi to take his bath.

2. Because Nanda Maharaja entered the water in the dark of night, disregarding that the time was inauspicious, a demoniac servant of Varuna seized him and brought him to his master.

3. Not seeing Nanda Maharaja, the cowherd men loudly c

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Religion and Voilence

Posted by Pusta Gopika Devi Dasi on October 8, 2010 at 12:40pm

The whole world’s eyes are upon Ayodhya verdict that will there be a Mosque or Temple in Ayodhya, the birth place of Lord Rama. Some derive pleasure, some enjoy personal benefits, and some cries but then some feels the world would be better off without RELIGION. Their sentiments can be understood considering that the modern times have seen large scale violence in the name of religion.
But is religion dispensable? It is insane to say this, lets think, WHY…?

Religion is not the only cause of viole

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 7 Text 20

Feed the Mouth, Not Your Rectum

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Personal

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 7 Text 18

Realizing the real meaning of peace

Seek atonement for sinful activities

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 6 Text 38

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - international leader

YASODA REMEMBERS KRISHNA

Even the Derelicts Take Books

A Methodist Reverend Appreciates Srila Prabhupada's Books

Sri Radhe-Krsna's playful pastimes (vihara)

Sacred statues stolen from Hare Krishna temple

Devotee and Maya

When Krsna is pleased, sin becomes dharma

The Reincarnation of Shri Raghava Das Brahmachari (1954-1973)

Karma, jnana and yoga ineffective in Kali-yuga

REAL DEVOTEE

Story of Lord Krishna

Religion and Voilence

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