GBC 2010 Group

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

hirty-five members and ministers of the Governing Body Commission attended their second annual meetings from October 31st through November 4th at the ISKCON Juhu temple in Mumbai, India, where they discussed plans to cement ISKCON’s future.

The GBC meets twice a year: once for ten days during the spring Gaura Purnima festival at ISKCON’s international headquarters in Mayapur, West Bengal; and once for five days during the autumn Kartika Season at another location.

For the past several years, the s

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Hungary`s Krishna Valley Devotees Elected to Local Mayor’s Council

Posted by Pusta Gopika Devi Dasi on November 6, 2010 at 8:04am

Since 1998—for the past three elections—one of the seven people on the Mayor’s council in the village of Somogyvamos in Hungary has been an ISKCON devotee.
This year, there will only be four people on the Mayor’s council, as well as the newly elected Mayor Mrs Marianna Dekanyne Karoly—and three of them will be devotees.
Krishna Valley, a sustainable community and one of ISKCON’s most successful rural projects, is situated within Somogyvamos. The tiny village, one of over three thousand such settle

Purnacandra Swami - Offerings by Urmila Mataji

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on November 5, 2010 at 9:07pm

Obeisances. Glories to Prabhupada!

I am deeply mourning the passing of Purnacandra Maharaja. Having the honor, privilege, and pleasure of serving under his guidance for so many years, I know him as a deep Vaisnava – humble, gentlemanly, caring, aiming for the highest bhakti, compassionate, thoughtful, and fully dedicated to His Divine Grace. He has left us during auspicious Kartika, on Diwali, a day of new beginnings.

Your servant,

Urmila devi dasi

Purnacandra Maharaja joined Srila Prab

Purnacandra Swami left his body

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on November 5, 2010 at 9:00pm

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Dear Devotees,

Please accept my humble and respectful obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

I am sorry to be the bearer of sad news: HH Purnacandra Gosvami has left
this world on Thursday, November 4, 22:25 local Moscow time.

More information later....

"He reasons ill who tells that Vaishnavas die
When thou art living still in sound!
The Vaishnavas die to live, and living try
To spread the holy name around!"

- Bhaktivinoda Thakura

Your servant,
Yugala-kisora

----- INTEGRITY PUT TO TEST -----

Posted by Vandana Goel on November 5, 2010 at 8:00am

INTEGRITY PUT TO TEST

It was Thursday; the most tiring day of my school timetable, with seven periods straight to be taken in continuation and then to take a substitution was like last straw to break the camel’s backbone.

I went through an ordeal to climb down three staircases with 30 steps each and then walking around 200 steps to junior building and again climbing up the second floor to reach fourth standard. Reaching the class in time was another challenge for a myopathic person like me .howe

New £2.5 million cow sanctuary to be opened in Letchmore Heath

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on November 4, 2010 at 10:00pm

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New £2.5 million cow sanctuary to be opened in Letchmore Heath on Saturday

3:18pm Thursday 4th November 2010

By Suruchi Sharma

A NEW brand of slaughter-free milk for Hindus will be brought to the masses following the official opening of a new £2.5million cow sanctuary in Letchmore Heath this weekend.

The sanctuary will be opened at Bhaktivedanta Manor, in Hilfield Lane, by thirty saffron-robed priests who will be chanting 5000 year old Vedic mantras or prayers for the farm called New Gokul.

Story of Lord Krishna

Posted by geeta kakkar on November 4, 2010 at 1:17pm

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

Deliverance of Sudarsana

1. One day the cowherd men, eager to take a trip to worship Lord siva, traveled by bullock carts to the Ambika forest.

2. After arriving there, they bathed in the sarasvati and then devotedly worshiped with various paraphernalia the powerful Lord Pasupati and his consort, goddess Ambika.

3. The cowherd men gave the brahmanas gifts of cows, gold, clothing and cooked grains mixed with honey. Then the cowherds p

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Why does my child do Sanskrit?

Posted by Pusta Gopika Devi Dasi on November 4, 2010 at 9:40am

Rutger Kortenhorst, a Sanskrit teacher in John Scottus School (JSS) in Dublin, speaks to parents on the value of teaching Sanskrit to children, based on his own experience with the language.

Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen, we are going to spend an hour together looking at the topic ‘Why does my child do Sanskrit in John Scottus?’ My bet is that at the end of the hour you will all have come to the conclusion that your children are indeed fortunate that this extraordinary subject is part of thei

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Sunyavad (God Is Never Zero)

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 4, 2010 at 9:06am

We have some money to spend, and the next day our account becomes zero. Rascals say that ultimate truth is zero, sunyavada. They do not know that God is never zero -- that He is always positive. So we must have a clear idea of God. Theologians should take these ideas from Vedic descriptions and not be misled by fools and rascals. God and His full energies are explained in the Vedic literatures. Our energy is lost, but God's is not. That is the difference between God and us. I cannot walk swiftly

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Lakṣmīdevi does not bestow her favor on any materialistic person

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 4, 2010 at 8:46am

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.18.22

mat-prāptaye 'jeśa-surāsurādayas

tapyanta ugraḿ tapa aindriye dhiyaḥ

ṛte bhavat-pāda-parāyaṇān na māḿ

vindanty ahaḿ tvad-dhṛdayā yato 'jita

SYNONYMS

mat-prāptaye — to obtain my mercy; aja — Lord Brahmā; īśa — Lord Śiva; sura — the other demigods, headed by King Indra, Candra and Varuṇa; asura-ādayaḥ — aswell as the demons; tapyante — undergo; ugram — severe; tapaḥ — austerity; aindriye dhiyaḥ — whose minds are absorbed in thoughts of superior sense gra

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Never blaspheme or criticise a devotee

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 4, 2010 at 8:45am

Hare Krishna

NEVER BLASPHEME OR CRITICISE A DEVOTEE

Due to lack of knowledge people call devotees fanatic and blaspheme or criticize them. One who criticizes the devotee directly comes under the wrath of Lord. There are so many stories in our scriptures about this. I would like to narrate a small incident.

This incident took place in Bahrain . One of my Christian friend whose husband is a great devotee of Lord Krishna has been chanting the holy name of the Lord for the last 20 years. Life of big bu

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Our Real Identity - Our Real Motivation

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 4, 2010 at 8:43am

Our Real Identity, Our Real Motivation

by Stephen Knapp

The second chapter of the Bhagavad-gita explains how we are not these bodies, but our true identity is that we are spiritual beings that exist in these temporary material forms, like a driver in a car. The soul cannot be burned, dried, withered, or harmed in any way. It is eternal. The soul does not die when the body dies, and only wears the body like an ephemeral suite of clothes. It is also full of bliss and knowledge, and we naturally feel

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Godruma's massage

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 4, 2010 at 8:39am

Godruma's massage

For Prabhupada's massage Harikesa enlisted the help of Godruma dasa, a tall, fair-haired, 25-year-old American, who has recently arrived in India and is serving here in Hyderabad. Godruma has been stationed as a guard at Srila Prabhupada's door during the day. Later I heard from them how the session went.

Prabhupada was already sitting in his gamcha on his mat when Godruma walked in. After asking him his name, Prabhupada signalled for him to begin. Godruma, a soft-spoken, "gentle

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 7 Text 38

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 4, 2010 at 8:39am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 7 Text 38
yarhy alayesv api satam na hareh kathah syuh
pasandino dvija-jana vrsala nrdevah
svaha svadha vasad iti sma giro na yatra
sasta bhavisyati kaler bhagavan yugante

yarhi -- when it happens; alayesu -- in the residence of; api -- even; satam -- civilized gentlemen; na -- no; hareh -- of the Personality of Godhead; kathah -- topics; syuh -- will take place; pasandinah -- atheists; dvija-janah -- persons declaring themselves to be the higher three classes (bra

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Prabhupada's books are time bombs

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 3, 2010 at 4:35pm

Prabhupada's books are time bombs

It was hot summer day in May 2003. I was preparing for medical entrance exam and was completely exhausted by the long hours I had put. Add to it the tremendous anxiety about carrier and future. I desperately wanted to read some inspiring book, which would give me some peace of mind. I started searching books on the shelf. In the corner was Bhagavad-gita As It Is. It had been kept on my book shelf for nearly ten years.

I opened it and began to read. I realized that

Prayers in Glorification of the Spiritual Master

Posted by geeta kakkar on November 3, 2010 at 12:11pm

Prayers in Glorification of the Spiritual Master

tvam gopika vrisharaves tanayantike 'se
sevadhikarini guro nija-pada-padme
dasyam pradaya kuru mam vraja-kanane shri-
radhanghri-sevana-rase sukhinim sukhabdhau
"O beloved spiritual master, you are always in the presence of the cowherd girl Radha, the daughter of King Vrishabhanu. Please award me service at your lotus-like feet, which are the proprietors of devotional service. Please place me in the ocean of joy by bestowing upon me happiness in th

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Evolution from cow, lion, or monkey in the past life?

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 3, 2010 at 11:39am

Evolution from cow, lion, or monkey in the past life?color:black"">

color:black"">By fulfilling the process of evolution from the aquatics to the animal platform, a living entity eventually reaches the human form. The three modes of material nature are always working in the evolutionary process. Thosewho come to the human form through the quality of sattva-guṇa werecows in their last animal incarnation. Those who come to the human form throughthe quality of rajo-guṇa were lions in their last anim

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The Heart of Transcendental Book Distribution-Sripad Aindra Das

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 3, 2010 at 11:33am

The Heart of Transcendental Book Distribution

BY: VOICE OF VRAJA TEAM

Sep 22, 2010 — VRINDAVAN, INDIA (SUN) — Dear Devotees, please accept our most humble obeisances at your feet from the "Voice of Vraja"- team, dedicated to serve the mission of Srila Prabhupada and Sripad Aindra Prabhu and his book The Heart of Transcendental Book Distribution. All glories to Srila Prabhupada, all glories to Sriman Aindra Prabhu!

All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga! All glories to the thunderous congregationa

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Humility captures Krishna's heart.

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 3, 2010 at 11:32am

A true saint doesn’t flatter his followers with platitudes. While he exudes
warmth and affection, he also speaks the harsh truth of life, some of which
may be unpalatable for the ego. The ego fears that commitment to a spiritual
path may restrict our freedom.

A room that isn’t cleaned for years may be dirty, and an attempt to clean
the room only raises more dirt. However, if the cleaner persists, the room
will become attractive for a person to stay. Similarly, a genuine well
wishing guru attempts to cl

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Western Philosophy's Approach

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on November 3, 2010 at 11:31am

Western Philosophy's Approach

Western philosophy has relied on individual speculation, which involves taking evidence from our senses and evaluating it with our minds. But this method leaves us with a great deal of uncertainty. After all, our senses are imperfect, and our minds are subject to illusion, mistakes, and the propensity to cheat, to pretend we know something when we really don't. With all these variables, each philosopher tends to come to a different set of answers to the fundamental q

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GBC 2010 Group

Hungary`s Krishna Valley Devotees Elected to Local Mayor’s Council

Purnacandra Swami - Offerings by Urmila Mataji

Purnacandra Swami left his body

----- INTEGRITY PUT TO TEST -----

New £2.5 million cow sanctuary to be opened in Letchmore Heath

New £2.5 million cow sanctuary to be opened in Letchmore Heath on Saturday

Story of Lord Krishna

Why does my child do Sanskrit?

Sunyavad (God Is Never Zero)

Lakṣmīdevi does not bestow her favor on any materialistic person

Never blaspheme or criticise a devotee

Our Real Identity - Our Real Motivation

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Godruma's massage

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 7 Text 38

Prabhupada's books are time bombs

Prabhupada's books are time bombs

Prayers in Glorification of the Spiritual Master

Evolution from cow, lion, or monkey in the past life?

The Heart of Transcendental Book Distribution-Sripad Aindra Das

Humility captures Krishna's heart.

Western Philosophy's Approach

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