Learning to love

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 20, 2010 at 10:16am

Learning to love

Contamination from sinful activity requires proportionate atonement. That is the prescription of the scriptures. Śukadeva Gosvāmī says that if one accepts atonement before death, in his next life he will not fall down. If he does not atone, he willcarry with him the resultant reactions of his sinful activities and will haveto suffer. According to law, if a man kills someone he must himself bekilled. The idea of a life for a life is not a very new concept but can befound in the Ma

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Process of devotional service

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 20, 2010 at 10:16am

athāto bhaktiṁ vyākhyāsyāmaḥ

SYNONYMS

atha—now; ataḥ—therefore; bhaktim—devotional service; vyākhyāsyāmaḥ—we shall try to explain.

TRANSLATION

Now, therefore, I will try to explain the process of devotional service.

PURPORT

Devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead is explained in the Bhagavad-gītā,where the Lord says that a self-realized person is always in the transcendental state known asbrahma-bhūta, which is characterized by joyfulness. When one is self-realized he becomes joyful.

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People always criticize

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 20, 2010 at 10:09am

Once Lord Shiva was explaining one fact about the people in the material world to his wife Parvati. He said to her: "No matter what you do, people always criticize." Parvati became bewildered by hearing this. So to demonstrate this, he came on earth along with his wife, son and his bull by changing their identities. His wife and son were leading the bull and he was riding on the bull. When they passed through a small village, some of the townspeople yelled abuse, "Look at this selfish man taking

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - sankalpa-vikalpa

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 20, 2010 at 10:07am

sankalpa-vikalpa

Nandarani asked about sankalpa-vikalpa. "This is there as long as we have our independence, though. Even as devotees, that accepting and rejecting? That is there even in devotees."

"Because a non-devotee has become a devotee," Prabhupada replied, "he is practicing how to simply accept Krsna's orders. But by his previous habit he's still engaged in 'Do it' and 'Don't do it.' Just like this fan is running. You take out the switch, the current is stopped, but it's still running, at l

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 6 Text 26

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 20, 2010 at 10:07am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 6 Text 26
nama-dheyani mantras ca
daksinas ca vratani ca
devatanukramah kalpah
sankalpas tantram eva ca

nama-dheyani -- invoking the names of the demigods; mantrah -- specific hymns to offer to a particular demigod; ca -- also; daksinah -- reward; ca -- and; vratani -- vows; ca -- and; devata-anukramah -- one demigod after another; kalpah -- the specific scripture; sankalpah -- the specific purpose; tantram -- a particular process; eva -- as they are; ca -- also.

TR

Cleaning of Gundica Temple by Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

Posted by Vishnupriya on August 19, 2010 at 11:38pm

The Cleansing of the Gundica Temple

August 4, 2009 by srila-prabhupada

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu washed and cleansed the Gundica temple with His devotees and associates. In this way
He made the temple as cool and bright as His own heart, and thus He made the
place befitting for Lord Sri Krsna to sit.

The Gundica temple is situated two miles northeast of the Jagannatha temple. At the time of the Ratha-yatra
festival, Lord Jagannatha goes to the Gundica temple from His original temple
and stays there

The Story Of Vrinda DeviPart 5

Posted by _ghanshyam das on August 19, 2010 at 11:00pm

He is very energetic and no one can compare with him in strength. While living in Goloka, he was very attracted to you and wanted to marry you. But because he feared Radharani, he did not make any overtures.
"Just as you are a jatismara--that is, one who knows her previousbirths--Sankhacuda also is. Remembering his past desire to be close to you, hehas performed severe austerities to obtain you as his wife. I now wish to granthis desire. Therefore, O beautiful one, please agree to wed him. Howev

Definition of "Prabhu"

Posted by vinod on August 19, 2010 at 3:34pm

Srila Prabhupada:

"You should not just use it mechanically; you should meaningfully apply it."

"Yes, to call one another "Prabhu" is all right, but not to become prabhu. To accept others as prabhu, and remain as servant is the idea. But because somebody is calling you "Prabhu", one should not become a prabhu and treat others as servants. In other words, every one should feel himself as servant, and not to think himself prabhu because he is being called "Prabhu". This will make the relationship con

O LORD KRISHNA,.......

Posted by vinod on August 19, 2010 at 2:57pm

O young cowherd boy! O ocean of mercy! O husband of Lakshmi, the ocean's daughter! O killer of Kamsa! O merciful benefactor of Gajendra! O Mädhava! O younger brother of Rama! O spiritual master of the three worlds! O lotus-eyed Lord of the gopis! I know no one greater than You. Please protect me.
(Mukunda-mala-stotra- Sutra 44-From Vedabase)

King Kulashekara's prayers are all addressed to the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His various expansions and incarnations. Sometimes he addresses Lord Nar

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Pavitraropana Ekadasi (20-08-10)

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 19, 2010 at 12:40pm

Pavitraropana Ekadasi

Shri Yudhisthira Maharaja said, “Oh Madhusudana, Oh killer of the Madhu demon, please be merciful to me and describe to me the EkAdasii that occurs during the light fortnight of the month of Shravana (July-August).” The Supreme Lord, Sri Krishna, replied, “Yes, Oh king, I shall happily narrate its glories to you, for just by hearing about this sacred EkAdasii one attains the merit of performing a horse sacrifice.

“At the dawn of DvArpara-yuga there lived a king by the name of

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Destiny is the ultimate controller of everyone

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 19, 2010 at 12:39pm

Destiny is the ultimate controller of everyone

Every man is certainly controlled by destiny, which determines the results of one's fruitive activities. In other words, one has a son or daughter because of unseen destiny, and when the son or daughter is no longer present, this also is due to unseen destiny. Destiny is the ultimate controller of everyone. One who knows this is never bewildered.

>>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 10.5.30

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Giving God to everyone

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 19, 2010 at 12:39pm

Giving God to everyone

Srila Prabhupada's capacity for speaking about Krsna seems as inexhaustible as the Lord Himself. This evening's darsana again extended over several hours. Although the formal morning classes have been brief, he is showering his mercy on the devotees through lengthy conversations. He is giving them ample opportunity to interact, answering all possible doubts, drawing out from them every objection to Krsna consciousness they might encounter, and defeating them with logic, sas

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 6 Text 25

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 19, 2010 at 12:38pm

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 6 Text 25
vastuny osadhayah sneha
rasa-loha-mrdo jalam
rco yajumsi samani
catur-hotram ca sattama

vastuni -- utensils; osadhayah -- grains; snehah -- clarified butter; rasa-loha-mrdah -- honey, gold and earth; jalam -- water; rcah -- the Rg Veda; yajumsi -- the Yajur Veda; samani -- the Sama Veda; catuh-hotram -- four persons conducting the performance; ca -- all these; sattama -- O most pious one.

TRANSLATION
Other requirements are utensils, grains, clarified butter

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Srila Prabhupada's quotes.

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 19, 2010 at 12:30pm

Srila Prabhupada's quotes.

27 July, 1973
Bhaktivedanta Manor
Letter to Karandhara

"So, everything is already there but it is now mixed up, we want to bring the whole world in to order by giving the right directions to all classes of men. Right direction means, to deliver the instructions of Krishna, and because Krishna is perfect, if you present this knowledge anywhere it will automatically defeat all the existing concocted hodge-podge ideas congesting the feeble brains of so-called scientist, ph

Srila Prabhupada's System for the Golden Age

Posted by Mayapur Vasi Das on August 19, 2010 at 9:43am

"If the conditioned soul becomes Krishna conscious by the mercy of saintly persons, who voluntarily preach scriptural injunctions and help him become Krishna conscious, he becomes liberated from the clutches of Maya, who voluntarily gives him up." (CC Madhya 20.120)

"This is the test by which one can tell whether he is advancing in devotional service. One must be detached from material enjoyment. Such detachment means that Maya has actually given the conditioned soul liberation from illusory enj

ISKCON - the Golden Age:

Posted by Mayapur Vasi Das on August 19, 2010 at 8:55am

Predictions Revealed in the Sastras

In the Pratisarga part of the Bhavisya Purana, Chapter 20 verses 71-73; we find the following prediction:

"Lord Jagannath, the Supreme Lord Sri Hari Himself, spoke these attractive words for the welfare of all: The mlecchas who are born from mixed countries ruled by descendants of Kasyapa (demons) and the sudras will become brahmanas by initiation. They will wear sikhas and brahmana threads and will become well versed in the uncontaminated fruit of the Vedas (Sr

The Story Of Vrinda DeviPart 4

Posted by _ghanshyam das on August 18, 2010 at 10:30pm

Chapter Two
TULASI PERFORMS AUSTERITIES

As soon as she was born, Tulasi resolved to go to the mountainous region of Badarinatha to practice severe austerities. Though many persons tried to dissuade her, no one
was able to; for she was determined to stay and pray in the forest till Lord
Krsna appeared and agreed to become her husband. During a period of one hundred
thousand celestial years, she endured the following:

In the summer, she exposed herself to four fires
around her and the sun above; in t

The Transcendental Marketplace!

Posted by Shabda Hari Das on August 18, 2010 at 2:54pm

The Transcendental Marketplace!

"The mercy of Lord Caitanya and Lord Nithyananda decends through Their devotees. Devotees who have received krsna-prema by the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu are able to distribute this love of Godhead. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura illustrates this process by using the analogy: 'the transcendental marketplace of the Lord.

In compliance with Lord Caitanya's order, everyone must accept Krishna consciousness and also share it with others. According to individual capaci

Krishna Has Taken Shelter in the Womb of ISKCON

Posted by Mayapur Vasi Das on August 18, 2010 at 12:10pm

"Krishna has taken birth or shelter in the womb of the Krishna Consciousness Movement!" (SB 10.2.20)

When Srila Prabhupada met C. Rajagopal Acharya (known as Rajaji), who was the first Governor General of 'free India' and famous as a religious politician and friend of Gandhi, in Madras, Rajaji expressed his only doubt: "Srila Prabhupada has created such a huge institution that now his disciples might identify with ISKCON rather than Krishna. If that were to happen, then by identifying with ISKCON

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Sastra says don't try to change your karma-phala

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 18, 2010 at 11:40am

Sastra says don't try to change your karma-phala

Destiny is very strong. Karmana daiva-netrena jantur deha upapattaye [SB 3.31.1]. Therefore sastra says that you try for that thing which was not possible in many other lives. In each life everyone gets father, mother, son, and the father's duty to son, son, that is going on. When you take birth as demigod-Indra, Candra, Varuna -- or as human being or as animal the care-taking business is there. Even the small ant during rainy season, when there is

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Learning to love

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People always criticize

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - sankalpa-vikalpa

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 6 Text 26

Cleaning of Gundica Temple by Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

The Cleansing of the Gundica Temple

The Story Of Vrinda DeviPart 5

Definition of "Prabhu"

O LORD KRISHNA,.......

Pavitraropana Ekadasi (20-08-10)

Destiny is the ultimate controller of everyone

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Giving God to everyone

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 6 Text 25

Srila Prabhupada's quotes.

Srila Prabhupada's System for the Golden Age

ISKCON - the Golden Age:

The Story Of Vrinda DeviPart 4

The Transcendental Marketplace!

Krishna Has Taken Shelter in the Womb of ISKCON

Sastra says don't try to change your karma-phala

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