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Every one of us is full of anxieties because of this material existence. Our very existence is in the atmosphere of nonexistence. Actually we are not meant to be threatened by nonexistence. Our existence is eternal. But somehow or other we are put into asat. Asat refers to that which does not exist.

A perfect human being - His qualities

Out of so many human beings who are suffering, there are a few who are actually inquiring about their position, as to what they are, why they are put i

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Just Serve Krishna



Krishna is so high above us
we can see only a flash.
But there’s a pure devotee,
and he can see the Lord with
eyes of pure devotion. He
can see Krishna up close in Vraja
to play with Him.


He’s a rare soul, and out of millions
of liberated souls you might find one
who sees Krishna up close
and plays with Him. The
gopis can do it. They
run out of their houses
and run to the spot where
Krishna stands. And the
birds stand above Him in
the trees meditating on His
form like mystic yogis.


Most people are blind
and can’t
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Be Careful What You Say

A group of frogs was hopping contentedly through the woods, going about its froggy business, when two of them fell into a deep pit. All the other frogs gathered around the pit to see what could be done to help their companions. When they saw the depth of the pit, however, they became dismayed and agreed that they had no hope of rescuing their friends. They told the frogs in the pit that they should prepare for death. Nothing else could be done.

But the two frogs in the pit were unwilling to acce
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Krsna bhakti is a whole different concept. It is based on the idea that I am the servant and God is the master. God is the centre and I am the part. I am dependant, He is independent. My role is to serve God and the chanting of the maha-mantra is different than praying because themaha-mantra is a prayer to be engaged in service. “Oh Radha and Krsna please engage me in service because I am your servant. I want to serve You.”







IDENTITT CRISIS (HH MAHANIDHI SWAMI)
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Hare Krishna.

I just want to add my own words of lament to the hundreds and thousands of
devotees mourning the sudden departure of HG Aindra Prabhu.

Through his kirtanas, Aindra Prabhu penetrated all spectrums of Vaisnava
society--male, female; young, old; strict, casual; Indian, Western; ISKCON,
non-ISKCON--the list goes on. Even those devotees who never met Aindra
Prabhu in person strongly feel his separation.

His legendary devotion to the chanting of the maha-mantra has inspired an
entire generation
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All devotees of Vrindavan assembled at Krishna-Balaram Temple 8.45 AM
on 19 July 2010 for glorifying the cherishing memories of HG Aindra
Prabhu and it continued up to 1.30 PM. The disciples of Srila
Prabhupada and senior devotees in Vrindavan briefed the wonderful
activities of HG Aindra Prabhu and his contribution to sankirtans, and
a highlight of it is as follows:

HH Prabodhananda Sarasvati Swami said, “Aindra Prabhu carried out the
instructions of Srila Prabhupada single-handedly with the kirtanas
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Aindra Prabhu´s Pre Vrndavana Days

I remember in New York - in the Brooklynn temple (the one that was bought
after the Manhattan building was sold). Aindra prabhu was so into kirtan. I
remember that many of the ladies would make fun of him because they didn't
appreciate his singing. He put together a beautiful altar which he attached
to the back of a flatbed truck. It became known as the Harinama truck. He
used to work on that project a lot, sometimes very late into the evening.

Once he said to me "Do you know what Romapada Maharaja to
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The letters of god of death

The assembly of gods once met and decided to appoint a man to the position of Lord of Death, the official title being Lord Yama. They selected the most righteous man for this post. His duty was to take (escort) man at the proper time (upon death) to the celestial regions.
A man by the name of Amrita, living on earth, thought to himself that the one thing he feared most was death. He hit upon a bright idea that if he befriended the Lord of Death, then may be death can be kept at a distance. Amrit

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Long, long ago, there was an assembly of great sages on the bank of the River Sarasvati who performed a
great sacrifice of the name Satrayajna. In such assemblies, the great sages present usually discuss Vedic subject matters and philosophical topics, and in this particular meeting the following question was raised: The three predominating deities of this material world, namely, Lord Brahma, Lord Visnu and Lord Siva, are directing all the affairs of this cosmos, but who among them
is the Supreme

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On Speaking Strongly in Srila Prabhupada's Service

What to speak of direct preaching outside, there is much need to speak candidly inside also. Many standards within our movement have become diluted since 1977. Srila Prabhupada kept us in line when he was here. Nowadays, among some devotees, anything goes. Going to movies, eating karmi food, wearing T-shirts with non-devotional themes -- somehow everything has become "okay." They do not like to use words that we learned from Prabhupada, like karm
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On Speaking Strongly in Srila Prabhupada's Service

Strong preachers change lives. This is their ecstasy. They may have to fight with people at first. But the strong preacher relishes again and again the nectar of seeing apparently impossible materialists becoming convinced about Krsna consciousness. The pious compromiser can never know such transcendental pleasure, even after years of smiling at people.

"This is all too negative," the whining compromiser will protest. "We have to be more positive.
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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 42
bhurlokah kalpitah padbhyam
bhuvarloko 'sya nabhitah
svarlokah kalpito murdhna
iti va loka-kalpana


bhurlokah -- the entire planetary system from Patala to the earthly planetary system; kalpitah -- imagined; padbhyam -- situated on the legs; bhuvarlokah -- the Bhuvarloka planetary system; asya -- of the universal form of the Lord; nabhitah -- out of the navel abdomen; svarlokah -- the higher planetary system, beginning with the heavenly planets; kalpitah -
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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 40-41
tat-katyam catalam klptam
urubhyam vitalam vibhoh
janubhyam sutalam suddham
janghabhyam tu talatalam
mahatalam tu gulphabhyam
prapadabhyam rasatalam
patalam pada-talata
iti lokamayah puman

tat -- in His; katyam -- waist; ca -- also; atalam -- the first planetary system below the earth; klptam -- situated; urubhyam -- on the thighs; vitalam -- the second planetary system below; vibhoh -- of the Lord; janubhyam -- on the ankles; sutalam -- the third planetar
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ISKCON Visakhapatnam Rathayatra

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By the blessings of Srila Prabhupad and all the Vaishnva's ISKCON Visakhapatnam Second Rathayatra festival turned out to be very successful with thousands of people attending the program.

The 33 ft high Ratham with a collapsible canopy was tastefully decorated with very beautiful flowers and balloons. There were five different kirtan mandalis apart from our local devotees singing kirtans. A.P. Chief Minister's Son-in -law,along with DIG Soumya Mishra and two other Business tycoon inaugurated the
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At this stage of life, the physical instability of our existence becomes more apparent and the exit from our field of activity of our near and dear ones becomes accelerated. Already this year we have seen

Sriman Grahila Prabhu

Sriman Padmalocan Prabhu

and Srimati Amekhala dasi

complete their transits, and three days ago we just saw Sriman Vicitravirya Prabhu do likewise. We have to expect it, disease is part and parcel of material existence.

Yet sometimes even devotees become bewildered when a great

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"Horrible" death?

Horrible death

It is a very profound topic. I'm writing just some thoughts based on theSrimad Bhagavatam and Srila Prabhupada's teachings. The most importantprinciple in regards to your question is that the Lord is supremely independent. Sometimes he chooses to give an obviously auspicious death to adevotee and sometimes he chooses to give a so-called tragic death. In bothcases he is protecting the devotee, according to what is best for the devotee and for those around his devotee (i.e. mainly ot
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I wish to add my feelings of loss at the shocking news of the sudden disappearance of Aindra Prabhu in the Krishna Balarama Mandira in Vrndavana.He was truly the "emperor of kirtana," and had hundreds of devotees aroundthe world who looked up to him as their siksa-guru. By establishing the 24-hour kirtana in Krishna-Balarama Mandira, Aindra Prabhu fulfilled an expressed desire of Srila Prabhupada. It was not easy to assemble a team of devotees who filled a 24-hour schedule of continuous kirtana,
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Accidents

Dear Devotees
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to SrilaPrabhupada. Of course we know that in the scheme of things there are noaccidents. But still we have the old addage "An ounze of prevention isworth a pound of cure."
In the last few years in Vrndavan, we have had three major gascylinder accidents, two within the last year, and two fatal. The non-fatalone had the potential to blow up the entire gurukula building because 5other cylinders were near enough to cause a big problem.
For
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My dear devotees,
Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada! All glories to HG Aindra Prabhu!
My assistant called me from India, when I was on the way to the airport in Burma, and asked whether I heard about Aindra Prabhu. With the kind of tone in which he enquired, I thought of the worst, and it was true. Aindra had left us behind. I was shaken, shattered and shocked. I thought of flying to Vrndavan, but the arrangements could not be made in time. Unfortu
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