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In Hari-bhakti-vilasa, verse 2.147, Srila Sanatan Goswami quotes
Sammohana-tantra:
gopayed devatam istam gopayed gurum atmanah
gopayec ca nijam mantram gopayen nija-malikam
One should hide one's ista-deva, one should hide one's guru, one should hide
one's mantra, and one should hide one's japa-mala.
Wise persons keep their valuables in a confidential place. Similarly, an
intelligent sadhaka does not advertise his or her guru, nor do they
broadcast themselves as disciples of their guru. Considering thems
If we pursue only bodily happiness
and fail to inquire into the cause
of our suffering, are we any
better than the animals?
Adapted from a lecture given in Buffalo, New York on April 23, 1969
By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Founder-Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
rsabha uvaca
nayam deho deha-bhajam nrloke
kastan kaman arhate vid-bhujam ye
tapo divyam putraka yena sattvam
suddhyed yasmad brahma-saukhyam tv anantam
"Lord
All Glories to Sri Guru & Gauranga!
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Nitai Gaura Premanande, HARI HARI BOLO!
Patitanam Pavanebhyo Vaisn•avebhyo Namo Namah•!
Respected devotees,
Please accept our humble obeisance - dandavat pran•ama,
Krishna-Priya Dasi: Saved by Lord Krishna’s Song
By Madhava Smullen for ISKCON News on 18 Jun 2010
Krishna-priya Dasi
For young Kumud Jeendgar, life had never been easy. From the day of her birth
in
Jaipur, India in 1972, she had had severe physical disabiliti
How does
a devotee take suffering ?
When there is suffering given by Krishna, a devotee does not take seriously suffering. A devotee thinks, “It is thefavour of Krishna that He has put me into suffering.” They never see suffering as suffering. It is favour of Krishna. That is devotee’s vision. It is exactly like a son who knows his father well. If the father slaps, the son never protests. He knows that “It is good for me.” Similarly, a devotee is never disturbed when there is suffering given by Kr
Why should we change the quality of engagement of our mind ?
The mind is not to be killed. Mind or desire cannot be stopped, but to develop a desire to function for spiritual realization, the quality of engagement by the mind has to be changed. The mind is the pivot of the active sense organs, and as such if the quality of thinking, feeling and willing is changed, naturally the quality of actions by the instrumental senses will also change.
Srimad Bhagavatham, 2.1.17.
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sarvasunam ca vayos ca
tan-nase paramayane
asvinor osadhinam ca
ghrano moda-pramodayoh
sarva -- all; asunam -- different kinds of life air; ca -- and; vayoh -- of the air; ca -- also; tat -- His; nase -- in the nose; parama-ayane -- in the transcendental generating center; asvinoh -- of the Asvini-kumara demigods; osadhinam -- of all medicinal herbs; ca -- also; ghranah -- His smelling power; moda -- pleasure; pramodayoh -- specific sport.
Sri Radha-rasa-sudha-nidhi
(The Nectar Moon of Sri Radha's Sweetness)
1. O Radha, O girl whose splendid braids are decorated with newly blossoming jasmine flowers, whose belt tinkles on broad hips, whose anklets tinkle, whose vine arms are splendid with bracelets, armlets, and other ornaments, and whose breasts are golden lotus-buds, when with my own eyes will I drink the nectar of seeing You?
2. O Radha, O girl whose body rocks to and fro, tossed by the waves in the
And someone says, “What are you doing man?” He says, “I am watering this tree.” “That’s not how you do it! Just put water at one place on the roots and through the roots, the tree will carry water to every single leaf.”
So the root of existenc
All glories to Srila Prabhupada & sri RadhaShyamsundar & world wide Sankirtan movement.
Prabhuji / mathaji, please accept my humble obesiences.
aindra prabhuji was my guru & his sudden depature made all of us a very loss & shocking.i was busy in my exams so i got the informaton very lately, i never atteneded he last journey as well the pushpanjali day on 20 th july , so i request to iskcon vrndavan , all godprabhuji's to accept my humble requst to keep a very big memorable day for AIN
Londonisvara from Amogha Das on Vimeo.
transcription and nectarean photos of Radha Londisvara
and the pastimes of many other Deities
on www.narasimhalila.com --find World Deity Pastimes page
memories from hundreds of disciples: www.itvproductions.org and www.prabhupadamemories.com
"The Sankirtana devotees are very dear to Krishna. Because you are doing the field work of book distribution, Krishna has immediately recognized them as true servants. Just like during war time, a farm boy or ordinary clerk who goes to fight for his country on the front immediately becomes a national hero for his sincere effort. So Krishna immediately recognizes a preacher of Krishna Consciousness who takes all risk to deliver His message.
I worship Srila Prabhupada who, at a meeting of influential Hindus in Japan, suddenly shouted, "Stop him!" in the middle of their Mayavadi guru's speech.
I worship Srila Prabhupada who, at a Gita Sammelan, in livid anger challenged the nationally reputed swamis assembled there, "Why are you cheating people in the name of Bhagavad-gita?"
I worship
brahmovaca
vacam vahner mukham ksetram
chandasam sapta dhatavah
havya-kavyamrtannanam
jihva sarva-rasasya ca
brahma uvaca -- Lord Brahma said; vacam -- of the voice; vahneh -- of fire; mukham -- the mouth; ksetram -- the generating center; chandasam -- of the Vedic hymns, such as Gayatri; sapta -- seven; dhatavah -- skin and six other layers; havya-kavya -- offerings for the demigods and the forefathers; amrta -- food for human beings; annanam -- of all sor