deity worship F.A.Q. Part-5 Sub= Cleanliness

Posted by _ghanshyam das on September 11, 2010 at 10:00am

Cleanliness

Subala dasa

26-Nov-96

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I have a question about cleanliness. I can be probably wrong, but I think I read it in Pancaratra Pradip, that after taking meal one has to brush teeth (and after brushing teeth one must take a bath) and that for pujaris it may not be all the time possible and in this caseone has to wash his mouth thoroughly (something like 16 times) and this replacenecessity to brush teeth and taking bath. And because pra

An Appeal From ISKCON Vrindavan Goshala

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on September 10, 2010 at 3:30pm

“So our Krishna consciousness movement is not a sentimental movement. It takes care of all-round social organization. It is not something like religious sentiment. Everything should be taken care of. Therefore we say cow protection cow protection.” (Srila Prabhupada - 25 Nov 75-London)

The ISKCON Vrindavan Goshala makes an urgent appeal to its worldwide community of devotees, the goshala which houses over 385 cows, bulls and calves are in urgent need of 30 acres of grazing land, winter and s

क्योंकि नजर थी आपकी गुरु कि आज्ञा पर

Posted by Bhagavat Chintan Das on September 10, 2010 at 3:00pm

क्योंकि नजर थी आपकी गुरु कि आज्ञा पर

- भगवत चिंतन दास

श्रील प्रभुपाद आपने गुरु कि आज्ञा ली थी सिरपर |

छोड दिया वृन्दावन आपने कृष्ण थे जहाँपर ||

ध्यान दिया आपने विदेश मे प्रचार करने पर |

लक्ष्य था आपका चैतन्य महाप्रभु का संदेश फ़ैलाने पर ||१||

क्योंकि नजर थी आपकी सिर्फ़ गुरु की आज्ञा पर || ध्रुo ||

प्रचार का प्रयास किया आपने खुद्के घरपर

भक्ति को किसीने नही लिया अपने सरपर II

सुमती मोरारजीने आपकी ही जिम्मेदारीपर I

चढ़ा दिया आपको प्रचार के लिए जलदुतपर ||२||

क्योंकि नजर थी आपकी सिर्फ़ गुरु की आज्ञा पर || ध्रुo

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Same type of body as the Lord

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on September 10, 2010 at 11:57am

Same type of body as the Lord

The living entity creates his own body by his personal desires, and the external energy of the Lord supplies him the exact form by which he can enjoy his desires to the fullest extent. The tiger wanted to enjoy the blood of another animal, and therefore, by the grace of the Lord, the material energy supplied him the body of the tiger with facilities for enjoying blood from another animal. Similarly, a living entity desiring to get the body of a demigod in a higher pl

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Second Birth Takes Us Into Eternal Existence

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on September 10, 2010 at 11:54am

Our first birth is from our mother and father. After coming out of our mother's womb we are taught how to engage nicely in eating, sleeping, mating, and defending. But if this is all that we are taught, we are no better than animals because these four activities are the constant engagement of those souls who are presently embodied in the animal kingdom. If we want to rise beyond the animal platform, we require a second birth for entering into the transcendental existence. This birth is given at

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Māyā will test us to see how firmly we are fixed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on September 10, 2010 at 11:52am

If one takes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, in the beginning there will be many disturbances caused by Māyā, the material energy of illusion. Māyā will test us to see how firmly we are fixed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Because she is also an agent of Kṛṣṇa, she does not allow anyone the freedom to disturb Kṛṣṇa. Therefore she tests very rigidly to see whether we have taken to Kṛṣṇaconsciousness to disturb Kṛṣṇa or are actually serious. That is Māyā's business. So in the beginning there will be tests by Māy

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Become Krishna's Dog or Maya's Dog

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on September 10, 2010 at 11:52am

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.29.30-31

kṣut-parīto yathā dīnaḥ

sārameyo gṛhaḿ gṛham

caran vindati yad-diṣṭaḿ

daṇḍam odanam eva vā

tathā kāmāśayo jīva

uccāvaca-pathā bhraman

upary adho vā madhye vā

yāti diṣṭaḿ priyāpriyam

SYNONYMS

kṣut-parītaḥ — overcome by hunger; yathā — as; dīnaḥ — poor; sārameyaḥ — a dog; gṛham — from one house; gṛham — to another house; caran — wandering; vindati — receives; yat — whose; diṣṭam — according to destiny; daṇḍam — punishment; odanam — food; eva— certainly; v

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Natures check

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on September 10, 2010 at 11:51am

So to become actual human being, one has to undergo tapasya. Tapasa brahmacaryena, jnanena, samena, damena [SB 6.1.13]. This is the prescription, that if you want to become actually a human being, then you have to undergo tapasya, brahmacarya, sama, dama, titiksa [Bg. 18.42]. These things have to be practiced.Not that because I want sense gratification, therefore let me under the name of independence, let me become naked and have sex life on the street. That day is coming. It already has come to

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Ambarisa prabhu

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on September 10, 2010 at 11:50am

Ambarisa prabhu

A letter arrived from Ambarisa prabhu today. He presented Srila Prabhupada with a proposal regarding his donating funds to ISKCON. "I have been thinking about how would be the best way to dispense money, and have come up with an idea. If you approve, I will set this up immediately.

"I would open a savings account here in Boston, whose funds would solely be for your use. I would personally make regular deposits into this account, and also the restaurant would make deposits. I would

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 6 Text 42

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on September 10, 2010 at 11:50am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 6 Text 42
adyo 'vatarah purusah parasya
kalah svabhavah sad-asan-manas ca
dravyam vikaro guna indriyani
virat svarat sthasnu carisnu bhumnah

adyah -- first; avatarah -- incarnation; purusah -- Karanarnavasayi Visnu; parasya -- of the Lord; kalah -- time; svabhavah -- space; sat -- result; asat -- cause; manah -- mind; ca -- also; dravyam -- elements; vikarah -- material ego; gunah -- modes of nature; indriyani -- senses; virat -- the complete whole body; svarat --

मेरी भक्ति कभी न छूटे

Posted by Priya Sakhi Devi Dasi on September 10, 2010 at 10:26am

हे गोपाल मेरे

हे गोविन्द मेरे

देखो ये माया

कैसे मुझे घेरे

कभी तन को दे पीडा

कभी मन को उलझन

चाहे दूर करना तुझसे

दूरी न हो पाए भगवन

कैसा भी हो संकट

किसी भी विपदा

तेरा नाम ही हो

मेरे होठों पे सदा.

कितना भी तडपाये मुझको माया

कितनी भी दुर्बल हो मेरी काया

महसूस करूँ मै हरपल तेरी छाया

तेरी लीलों में हो मन हर पल समाया .

इतना करना हे गोविन्द कि

मेरी भक्ति कभी न छूटे

टूटे चाहे जग के सब रिश्ते

पर मेरा रिश्ता तुझसे न टूटे

deity worship F.A.Q. Part-4 Brahmana threads & Gayatri mantra

Posted by _ghanshyam das on September 10, 2010 at 10:00am

Savitri gayatri

Mati (das) HKS (Siberia)

03-Nov-94

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I readed about savitri-gayatri. It can used for fire sacrifices. If somebody have this mantra, please send me.

Shyamasundara (Dasa) ACBSP (Astrologer)

04-Nov-94

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All initiated ISKCON Brahmanas chant the savitri gayatri mantra as the first of a series of gayatri and bija mantras that they recite.

Wearing threads

Kasya (das) SS (Prague -

The Sacrifice of Nama Yajna

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on September 10, 2010 at 8:38am

From HH Sacinandana Swami's newsletter Amrta-vani

Dear Devotees,

Please acecpt my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

We are constantly working on and preparing fabolous Amrta-vani training newsletters. But in the meantime, while we prepare, we don't want to stop sending you spiritual inspirations:

The Sacrifice of Nama Yajna - Singing the Holy Name

A nama-yajna is exclusively for the pleasure of Krsna and doing it, all participants can become priests. You might ask h

Boxer Mohammad Ali's advice to his daughter

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on September 10, 2010 at 8:00am

Boxer Mohammad Ali's advice to his daughter

An incident transpired when Muhammad Ali's daughters arrived at his home wearing clothes that were quite revealing.

Here is the story as told by one of his daughters:

“When we finally arrived, the chauffeur escorted my younger sister, Laila, and me up to my father's suite. As usual, he was hiding behind the door waiting to scare us. We exchanged many hugs and kisses as we could possibly give in one day. My father took a good look at us. Then he

ISKCON’s largest ‘Goshala’ coming up near Tirupati

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on September 9, 2010 at 5:30pm

TIRUPATI: The country’s largest ‘Goshala’ in the network of International Society for Krsna consciousness (ISKCON) is coming up 50 km northwest of the temple city of Tirupati.ISKCON has decided to make use of the 50 acres of land donated by a philanthropistin Rangannagarigadda village of Chinnagottigallu mandal by setting up astate-of-the-art cow protection centre to house a whopping 2000 heads of cattle.Given the area’s contiguity to the Talakona forest, known forits serene ambience and dense

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A very influential scholar.

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on September 9, 2010 at 2:01pm

A very influential scholar.

Bhagavad-gita 10.11

TRANSLATION

Out of compassion for them, I, dwelling in their hearts, destroy with the shining lamp of knowledge the darkness born of ignorance.

PURPORT

When Lord Caitanya was in Benares promulgating the chanting of Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare, thousands of people were following Him.

Prakāśānanda, a very influential and learned scholar in Benares at that time, derided Lord Caitanya for being

deity worship F.A.Q. Part-3 Brahmana threads & Gayatri mantra

Posted by _ghanshyam das on September 9, 2010 at 2:00pm

Brahmana threads & Gayatri mantra

Chanting Gayatri

Yasoda Kumar (das) RSD (Perm - R)

29-Nov-96

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It is said that even if one is offering arati to the Lord he should stop it in case he sees that some saintly person, sadhu unexpectedly comes in his home. He should detain his service to receive
sadhu properly and then ask him for permission to complete his service to the
Deity. But if I'm for example chanting Gayatri and suddenly a senior person

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Transfer of Burden

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on September 9, 2010 at 1:58pm

Transfer of Burden

This is a good description of an attempt to transfer a burden from one place to another. When one gets tired of keeping a burden on his head, he will place it on his shoulder. This does not mean that he has become freed from the strains of carrying the burden. Similarly, human society in the name of civilization is creating one kind of trouble to avoid another kind of trouble. In contemporary civilization we see that there are many automobiles manufactured to carry us swiftly f

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It can produce revolution.

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on September 9, 2010 at 1:57pm

Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.5.9-11
June 6, 1969, New Vrndavana
Lecture by Srila Prabhupada.

A literature presented to the people, to the public for reading, which are even grammatically incorrect, but because there is glorification of the Lord, it can produce revolution. It can purify the whole human society. My Guru Maharaja, when he was selecting articles to be published in The Harmonist, if he sees simply that there is, several times the writer has written "Krsna," "Lord Caitanya," like that, he passe

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Gopalji Deity

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on September 9, 2010 at 1:56pm

Gopalji Deity

Gopala Krsna explained that a new ordinance introduced under the auspices of Indira Gandhi now limits the height of any building in Bombay to only five floors. In order to complete the sixth floor on the towers, they had to work at night.

As he walked Gopala Krsna told Prabhupada that Sri Laksna Pandit, the sister-in-law of one of our western devotees and a famous actress and singer, was scheduled to sing bhajanas at our pandala tomorrow. He wondered if that was all right.

"Yes," Prab

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deity worship F.A.Q. Part-5 Sub= Cleanliness

Cleanliness

Subala dasa

An Appeal From ISKCON Vrindavan Goshala

क्योंकि नजर थी आपकी गुरु कि आज्ञा पर

Same type of body as the Lord

Second Birth Takes Us Into Eternal Existence

Māyā will test us to see how firmly we are fixed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness

Become Krishna's Dog or Maya's Dog

Natures check

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Ambarisa prabhu

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 6 Text 42

मेरी भक्ति कभी न छूटे

deity worship F.A.Q. Part-4 Brahmana threads & Gayatri mantra

Savitri gayatri

Mati (das) HKS (Siberia)

Shyamasundara (Dasa) ACBSP (Astrologer)

Wearing threads

Kasya (das) SS (Prague -

The Sacrifice of Nama Yajna

Boxer Mohammad Ali's advice to his daughter

ISKCON’s largest ‘Goshala’ coming up near Tirupati

A very influential scholar.

deity worship F.A.Q. Part-3 Brahmana threads & Gayatri mantra

Brahmana threads & Gayatri mantra

Chanting Gayatri

Yasoda Kumar (das) RSD (Perm - R)

Transfer of Burden

It can produce revolution.

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Gopalji Deity

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