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Prabhupada explaining war with a story

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on June 3, 2010 at 4:00pm

December 5, 1975

Vrindavana, India

SRILA PRABHUPÄDA would sometimes sit in his darsana room after breakfast and

chat with his servants for a while, usually commenting on the state of the

world in the present day. These moments were especially sweet—to be with

Prabhupäda as he sat, relaxed and casual, and bathe in the warmth of his

intimate association.

This morning was particularly memorable. The sun was shining brightly

through the tall, narrow windows, casting patches of dazzling light on the

clean whi

Responsibility In KC!

Posted by Shabda Hari Das on June 3, 2010 at 10:53am

"When we come to Krishna Consciousness, we have to also become responsible for what we do. If we are a little careful, Krishna will certainly protect us and then if we are careful about making mistakes and ask for forgiveness and avoid repeating in the future, then it is very easy to overcome any mistakes and get back home, Back to Godhead, and get purely Krishna Conscious.

But if we become careless, become impersonal or sahajiya, we just start offending Krishna, offending the Vaishnavas, it's a

The Ultimate Krsna

Posted by Harsh Ajit Khajgiwale on June 3, 2010 at 1:00am

Hare Krsna,
This is my first blog to the Iskcon Desire Tree Network.As this is my first blog I would like to share my some views on the Founder Acharaya His Divine Grace Shri Shri A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Shrila Prabhupada.
For more details follow this link:-http://www.ultimatekrsna.blogspot.com/

His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada(Srila Prabhupada)
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (Srila Prabhupada) was born in 1896 in Calcutta, India.
He first met his spiritual

Story of Lord Krishna

Posted by geeta kakkar on June 2, 2010 at 6:00pm

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

The Stealing of the Boys and Calves by Brahma

1. The incident of Krsna's saving Himself and His associates from death and of giving deliverance to Aghasura, who had assumed the form of a python, took place when Krsna was five years old. It was disclosed in Vrajabhumi after one year, as if it had taken place on that very day. It happened like this:

2. After saving the boys and calves from the mouth of Aghasura, who was death personif

June 2nd - H.G. Gurusevananda Prabhu speaks on S.B. 4.4.14 - from Mayapur

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on June 2, 2010 at 4:43pm

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.4.14

yad dvy-akṣaraḿ nāma gireritaḿ nṛṇāḿ
sakṛt prasańgād agham āśu hanti tat
pavitra-kīrtiḿ tam alańghya-śāsanaḿ
bhavān aho dveṣṭi śivaḿ śivetaraḥ

SYNONYMS:
yat — which; dvi-akṣaram — consisting of two letters; nāma — named; girā īritam — merely being pronounced by the tongue; nṛṇām — persons; sakṛt — once; prasańgāt — from the heart; agham — sinful activities; āśu — immediately; hanti — destroys; tat — that; pavitra-kīrtim — whose fame is pure; tam — him; alańghy

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - On Speaking Strongly in Srila Prabhupada's Service

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 2, 2010 at 11:59am

On Speaking Strongly in Srila Prabhupada's Service

Our so-called religion is unique in the world, simply because we stand solidly on philosophy, and because we are strong in that way, no one can refute or defeat us, so we are wiping out sentimental religion wherever we penetrate and it appears the people everywhere are accepting us more and more. Letter, 72-02-05

Prabhupada was fearless. Once a professor came to meet him. Srila Prabhupada inquired, ''What do you teach?'' ''Hinduism,'' the man said

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 4

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 2, 2010 at 11:58am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 4
yad-vijnano yad-adharo
yat-paras tvam yad-atmakah
ekah srjasi bhutani
bhutair evatma-mayaya

yat-vijnanah -- the source of knowledge; yat-adharah -- under whose protection; yat-parah -- under whose subordination; tvam -- you; yat-atmakah -- in what capacity; ekah -- alone; srjasi -- you are creating; bhutani -- the living entities; bhutaih -- with the help of the material elements; eva -- certainly; atma -- self; mayaya -- by potency.

TRANSLATION
My dear fath

The Sacred Marriage Vow!

Posted by Shabda Hari Das on June 2, 2010 at 11:53am

" When we take the vow of marriage, especially in front of a fire sacrifice, it is supposed to be that, the husband and wife take a vow to serve Krishna and to serve Guru. Husband sees the wife as the property of Radha and Krishna, given by Radha and Krishna for him to protect, the property of Prajapathi Vishnu to bear his children and whom he should protect and give Krishna Conscious guidance. Not his property but the property of Krishna. But that Krishna has given her to him for a life compani

June 1st - H.G. Pankajanghri Prabhu speaks on S.B. 4.4.13

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on June 1, 2010 at 7:34pm

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.4.13

nāścaryam etad yad asatsu sarvadā
mahad-vinindā kuṇapātma-vādiṣu
serṣyaḿ mahāpūruṣa-pāda-pāḿsubhir
nirasta-tejaḥsu tad eva śobhanam

SYNONYMS:

na — not; āścaryam — wonderful; etat — this; yat — which; asatsu — evil; sarvadā — always; mahat-vinindā — the deriding of great souls; kuṇapa-ātma-vādiṣu — among those who have accepted the dead body as the self; sa-īrṣyam — envy; mahā-pūruṣa — of great personalities; pāda-pāḿsubhiḥ — by the dust of the feet; nirasta-tejaḥ

Gita Govinda

Posted by geeta kakkar on June 1, 2010 at 2:45pm

Gita Govinda - Sakhi's request to Krsna
Song by Jayadeva Gosvami

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When Radha saw Krsna enjoying affectionate exchanges with all the cowherd maidens in the groves of Vrndavana, she became indignant because he had not acknowledged her eminence. She immediately departed for another part of the forest and hid herself inside a shady bower that resounded with the drone of bumblebees.

atha tam gantum asaktam ciram anuraktam lata-grhe drstva
tac-caritam govinde manasija-mande sakhi praha
Translation
Radha was

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - On Speaking Strongly in Srila Prabhupada's Service

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 1, 2010 at 2:09pm

On Speaking Strongly in Srila Prabhupada's Service

This Krsna consciousness movement is a challenge to all the rascals and fools. So those who have taken this movement very seriously, they should be very sober and understand at least you must expose all these rascals. That will be very much appreciated by Krsna. 731209SB.LA

Our aim is to destroy the position of the mundane scholars. We have to prove to the world that anyone who is not Krsna conscious is a duskrtina and mudha. Letter, 17 April 1977

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 3

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 1, 2010 at 2:09pm

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 3
sarvam hy etad bhavan veda
bhuta-bhavya-bhavat-prabhuh
karamalaka-vad visvam
vijnanavasitam tava

sarvam -- all and everything; hi -- certainly; etat -- this; bhavan -- your good self; veda -- know; bhuta -- all that is created or born; bhavya -- all that will be created or born; bhavat -- all that is being created; prabhuh -- you, the master of everything; kara-amalaka-vat -- just like a walnut within your grip; visvam -- the universe; vijnana-avasitam --

ISKCON Studies Conference - Transmitting the Truth

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on June 1, 2010 at 7:47am

Dear Devotees,

This is your invitation to join us all at this year's ISKCON

Studies Conference - Transmitting the Truth: Education,

Preaching, and Conversion in ISKCON - to be held at Villa

Vrindavan, Italy on 16-19 July 2010.

These conferences are a good mixture of thoughtful discussion

and good sanga and of course good prasadam:)

It costs 135 Euros including all accommodation, prasadam, and

conference costs. There will also be a day trip to Florence on

Sunday 18 July for which there will be a very smal

Characteristics of Pure Devotional Service

Posted by geeta kakkar on May 31, 2010 at 1:05pm

Characteristics of Pure Devotional Service:

In Srimad-Bhagavatam, Srila Kapiladeva, while instructing His mother, has given the following characteristics of pure devotional service: "My dear mother, those who are My pure devotees, and who have no desire for material benefit or philosophical speculation, have their minds so much engaged in My service that they are never interested in asking Me for anything--except to be engaged in that service. They do not even beg to live in My abode with Me."

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - On Speaking Strongly in Srila Prabhupada's Service

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 31, 2010 at 11:58am

On Speaking Strongly in Srila Prabhupada's Service

The Krsna consciousness movement declares war against bogus incarnations. The bogus propaganda put out by people claiming to be God has killed God consciousness all over the world. Members of the Krsna consciousness movement must be very alert to defy these rascals who are presently misleading the whole world. One such rascal, known as Paundraka, appeared before Lord Krsna, and the Lord immediately killed him. Of course, those who are Krsna's ser

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 2

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 31, 2010 at 11:57am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 2
yad rupam yad adhisthanam
yatah srstam idam prabho
yat samstham yat param yac ca
tat tattvam vada tattvatah

yat -- what; rupam -- the symptoms of manifestation; yat -- what; adhisthanam -- background; yatah -- from where; srstam -- created; idam -- this world; prabho -- O my father; yat -- in which; samstham -- conserved; yat -- what; param -- under control; yat -- what are; ca -- and; tat -- of this; tattvam -- the symptoms; vada -- please describe; tattv

Sri Radhe-Krsna's playful pastimes (vihara)

Posted by geeta kakkar on May 30, 2010 at 12:36pm

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

One morning, Srimati Radhika and Her sakhis came to the bank of Kusuma-sarovara to pick beli, cameli, juhi, kanera, campaka and other flowers that bloomed here. Srimati Radhika saw a tree with a branch full of flowers. Knowing that she was coming to Kusuma-sarovara to pick flowers, playful Krsna had climbed that very tree. Using all His weight, He pushed the branch down and remained hidden in the foliage so that Srimatiji could not see

Chandan Yatra Festival at ISKCON Vrindavan

Posted by Lakshman Poddar on May 30, 2010 at 10:58am

On the day of Aksaya Tritiya in Vrindavan, all large Goswami Temple Deities are covered with chandan Paste and not a bit of cloth used to cover the deities in the afternoon. The festival is also celebrated in our ISKCON Vrindavan temple and it usually continues for 21 days with the Utsava Vigrahas covered in chandan. The Deities are covered completely

with chandan

(sandalwood paste), which provides the Lord relief from the scorching heat of summer in the month of Vaisakha/Jyestha (May/June).

Once,

May 29th H.G. Jahnudwip prabhu speaks on S.B. 4.4.10 - from Mayapur

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on May 29, 2010 at 6:30pm

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.4.10

jagarha sāmarṣa-vipannayā girā
śiva-dviṣaḿ dhūma-patha-śrama-smayam
sva-tejasā bhūta-gaṇān samutthitān
nigṛhya devī jagato 'bhiśṛṇvataḥ

SYNONYMS:
jagarha — began to condemn; sā — she; amarṣa-vipannayā — indistinct through anger; girā — with words; śiva-dviṣam — the enemy of Lord Śiva; dhūma-patha — in sacrifices; śrama — by troubles; smayam — very proud; sva-tejasā — by her order; bhūta-gaṇān — the ghosts; samutthitān — ready (to injure Dakṣa); nigṛhya — stopped;

Sri Radha-rasa-sudha-nidhi

Posted by geeta kakkar on May 29, 2010 at 3:17pm

Srila Prabodhananda Sarasvati's
Sri Radha-rasa-sudha-nidhi
(The Nectar Moon of Sri Radha's Sweetness)

1. The four goals of life, which begin with material piety, may be glorious to some people, but I think they are useless. Why should I waste my time talking about them? Other people may place on their heads the path of devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. I am still not interested. The only thing that pleases my heart is the nectar that is service to a wonderful jewel like girl

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Prabhupada explaining war with a story

Responsibility In KC!

The Ultimate Krsna

Story of Lord Krishna

June 2nd - H.G. Gurusevananda Prabhu speaks on S.B. 4.4.14 - from Mayapur

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - On Speaking Strongly in Srila Prabhupada's Service

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 4

The Sacred Marriage Vow!

June 1st - H.G. Pankajanghri Prabhu speaks on S.B. 4.4.13

Gita Govinda

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - On Speaking Strongly in Srila Prabhupada's Service

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 3

ISKCON Studies Conference - Transmitting the Truth

Characteristics of Pure Devotional Service

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - On Speaking Strongly in Srila Prabhupada's Service

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 2

Sri Radhe-Krsna's playful pastimes (vihara)

Chandan Yatra Festival at ISKCON Vrindavan

May 29th H.G. Jahnudwip prabhu speaks on S.B. 4.4.10 - from Mayapur

Sri Radha-rasa-sudha-nidhi

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