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The Divine, Eternal Promises of the Lord - By Bhranti Devi Dasi

Posted by cindrella on April 30, 2010 at 3:46pm

In the summer of the year 2000, something happened that would drastically change the lives of my family and me. It would also test our faith in Krishna and make us view life with a new awareness—an awareness of death.

We were traveling across America when, in the open country of Wyoming, the back tire on our minivan shredded and flew off. The car went out of control and after flipping over several times, landed upside down.

One of my sons, Keshava Kumara, sustained a head injury that would take hi

Story of Lord Krishna

Posted by geeta kakkar on April 30, 2010 at 3:43pm

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

Deliverance of the Yamala-arjuna Trees

1. Mother Yasoda binds Lord Krsna to the wooden mortar with a rope because of His naughty activities. While mother Yasoda was very busy with household affairs, the Supreme Lord, Krsna, observed twin trees known as yamala-arjuna, which in a former millennium had been the demigod sons of Kuvera.

2. In their former birth, these two sons, known as Nalakuvara and Manigriva, were extremely opulent an

DYING FEARLESSLY

Posted by cindrella on April 30, 2010 at 2:51pm

A man who treats the joys and sorrows of life alike is one who knows no fear even at the time of death. If pleasure is a part of life, then death is equally a reality too. How well a man has understood this truth is seen in how he faces death. A man shows through his attitude to death the sort of man he is. If we can accept joy, why not face death also clamly?

Those who are constantly worrying about something or thinking whether others might deprive them of something can never know such an easy d

ROBBER GETS MOKSHA

Posted by cindrella on April 30, 2010 at 2:30pm

The story is told of a devout person, called Pundarika, who perfomed all the rites prescribed in the Vedas, but was unable to get moksha. He asked Sage Narada what was the reason for this.

The sage replied that without seeking a perceptor he would not be able to get moksha. Only after Narada taught him the Ashtakshara mantra, did Pandurika get moksha. This shows that we must have an Acharya, without whose help we cannot get moksha, even if we live according to the scriptures and are devout.

But th

H.G. Jananivas Prabhu speaks on S.B. 4.2.32 - From Mayapur

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on April 29, 2010 at 5:15pm

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.2.32

tad brahma paramaḿ śuddhaḿ
satāḿ vartma sanātanam
vigarhya yāta pāṣaṇḍaḿ
daivaḿ vo yatra bhūta-rāṭ

SYNONYMS:
tat — that; brahma — Veda; paramam — supreme; śuddham — pure; satām — of the saintly persons; vartma — path; sanātanam — eternal; vigarhya — blaspheming; yāta — should go; pāṣaṇḍam — to atheism; daivam — deity; vaḥ — your; yatra — where; bhūta-rāṭ — the lord of the bhūtas.

TRANSLATION:
By blaspheming the principles of the Vedas, which are the pure and suprem

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Srila Prabhupada's Loving Followers

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on April 29, 2010 at 2:05pm

Srila Prabhupada's Loving Followers

Srila Prabhupada was sometimes quite frank about his followers. "I am engaging fools, rascals, anyone to spread Krsna consciousness."Srila Prabhupada Lilamrta, Volume 6, p.1954 "We have to select men from the worst class. Those who were finished, tenth class."Once, Prabhupada compared himself to Lord Rama, who had crossed the ocean to bring Laxmi from the hands of the demons to Bharata. "And," Prabhupada said, "just as Lord Rama had an army of monkeys to help H

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 4 Text 5

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on April 29, 2010 at 2:04pm

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 4 Text 5
rajovaca
samicinam vaco brahman
sarva-jnasya tavanagha
tamo visiryate mahyam
hareh kathayatah katham

raja uvaca -- the King said; samicinam -- perfectly right; vacah -- speeches; brahman -- O learned brahmana; sarva-jnasya -- one who knows all; tava -- your; anagha -- without any contamination; tamah -- the darkness of ignorance; visiryate -- gradually disappearing; mahyam -- unto me; hareh -- of the Lord; kathayatah -- as you are speaking; katham -- topics

North India Trip Advice

Posted by Patrick on April 29, 2010 at 12:30am

dear Devoteesthank you for your messagesmy trip will be in the last week of septembermy idea is to go to Mayapur 5 days , then Vrindavan 5 daysthen to Rishikesh areawho do I contact in that area for advice...where to stay in Rishikeshand also perhaps another one or two day visits from Rishikesh to see holy sites and mountain placesmany thanxBhakta PatrickCape Town

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Srila Prabhupada's Loving Followers

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on April 28, 2010 at 2:28pm

Srila Prabhupada's Loving Followers

To be a disciple of Srila Prabhupada is really something special. Even devotees who left the mission many years ago can intrigue us with their wonderful stories of Srila Prabhupada in the "early days." The good feeling that they got from Prabhupada lives with them even now. Still, when we hear our strayed away Godbrothers and Godsisters tell their "Prabhupada stories" with such enthusiasm, we wonder, "If you could do it then, why not now? Whatever you did for P

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 4 Text 3-4

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on April 28, 2010 at 2:27pm

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 4 Text 3-4

papraccha cemam evartham

yan mam prcchatha sattamah

krsnanubhava-sravane

sraddadhano maha-manah

samstham vijnaya sannyasya

karma trai-vargikam ca yat

vasudeve bhagavati

atma-bhavam drdham gatah

papraccha -- asked; ca -- also; imam -- this; eva -- exactly like; artham -- purpose; yat -- that; mam -- unto me; prcchatha -- you are asking; sattamah -- O great sages; krsna-anubhava -- rapt in thought of Krsna; sravane -- in hearing; sraddadhanah -- full of faith;

Prem Ras Madira

Posted by geeta kakkar on April 28, 2010 at 1:38pm

prem ras madira

Dainya Madhuri
(The Sweetness of Humbleness)

Kishori mori, ab na lagao bar.
A devotee is begging of Shri Radha, "Oh Radhey! Do not delay any longer! I have been begging at Your door only for Your grace."

Mangat bhikh kripa ki keval, khado tihare dvar.
"I have heard from Saints that the destitute souls are always treated with respect in Your divine court. I have also heard that there may be a delay in Your court, but never injustice."

Rasikan-mukh as suni deen ko, aadar yehi darbar.
"The

H.G. Pankajanghri Prabhu speaks on S.B. 4.2.30 - from Mayapur

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on April 27, 2010 at 4:29pm

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.2.30

brahma ca brāhmaṇāḿś caiva
yad yūyaḿ parinindatha
setuḿ vidhāraṇaḿ puḿsām
ataḥ pāṣaṇḍam āśritāḥ

SYNONYMS:
brahma — the Vedas; ca — and; brāhmaṇān — the brāhmaṇas; ca — and; eva — certainly; yat — because; yūyam — you; parinindatha — blaspheme; setum — Vedic principles; vidhāraṇam — holding; puḿsām — of mankind; ataḥ — therefore; pāṣaṇḍam — atheism; āśritāḥ — have taken shelter.

TRANSLATION:
Bhṛgu Muni continued: Since you blaspheme the Vedas and the brāhman

Actual fearlessness & freedom from all worries

Posted by cindrella on April 27, 2010 at 3:52pm

Death was walking toward a city one morning and a man asked, "What are you going to do?"

"I'm going to take 100 people." Death replied.

"That's horrible" the man said.

"That's the way it is." Death said. "That's what I do."

The man hurried to warn everyone he could about Death's plan.

As evening fell, he met Death again. "You told me you were going to take 100 people," the man said, "Why did 1,000 die?"

"I kept my word" Death responded. "I only took 100 people. Worry took the other...."

Worry is, and a

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - On Srila Prabhupada's Spiritual Revolution

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on April 27, 2010 at 2:28pm

On Srila Prabhupada's Spiritual Revolution

If the preachers in our Krsna consciousness movement are sincere devotees of Krsna, Krsna will always be with them because He is very kind and favorable to all His devotees. Just as Arjuna and Krsna were victorious in the Battle of Kuruksetra, this Krsna consciousness movement will surely emerge victorious if we but remain sincere devotees of the Lord and serve the Lord according to the advice of predecessors (the six Gosvamis and other devotees of the L

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - A Proposal

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on April 27, 2010 at 2:26pm

A Proposal

Quite a few devotees in our movement are expressing dissatisfaction, albeit not without cause. Here is a proposal for solving all the problems in our society. It is based on the understanding that pure devotional service brings immediate relief from all kinds of material distress, and is the beginning of all auspiciousness (c.f. Nectar of Devotion, Chapter One). All devotees should:

(1) read Srila Prabhupada's books one to two hours daily; (2) chant and dance together in kirtana; (3) ch

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 4 Text 2

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on April 27, 2010 at 2:25pm

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 4 Text 2
atma-jaya-sutagara-
pasu-dravina-bandhusu
rajye cavikale nityam
virudham mamatam jahau

atma -- body; jaya -- wife; suta -- son; agara -- palace; pasu -- horses and elephants; dravina -- treasury house; bandhusu -- unto friends and relatives; rajye -- in the kingdom; ca -- also; avikale -- without being disturbed; nityam -- constant; virudham -- deep-rooted; mamatam -- affinity; jahau -- gave up.

TRANSLATION

Maharaja Pariksit, as a result of his wholehearted

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 4 Text 1

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on April 27, 2010 at 2:22pm

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 4 Text 1
suta uvaca
vaiyasaker iti vacas
tattva-niscayam atmanah
upadharya matim krsne
auttareyah satim vyadhat

sutah uvaca -- Suta Gosvami said; vaiyasakeh -- of Sukadeva Gosvami; iti -- thus; vacah -- speeches; tattva-niscayam -- that which verifies the truth; atmanah -- in the self; upadharya -- just having realized; matim -- concentration of the mind; krsne -- unto Lord Krsna; auttareyah -- the son of Uttara; satim -- chaste; vyadhat -- applied.

TRANSLATION

Suta G

Ratha Yatra Curitiba BRAZIL

Posted by Gopi Janavallabha DD on April 27, 2010 at 9:37am

Haribol dear devotees

Please Accept Our Humble Obeisances

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada

On Saturday, 24th April happens the wonderful festival of Ratha Yatra in Curitiba ISKCON MANDIR.

Curitiba is a modern and efficient city in Brazil.

Great devotees came from various places from Brazil to receive the special mercy by Lord Jagannatha and His Brothers.

The festival had the gracious presence of His Holiness Dhanvantari Swami who spoke in the end of the festival and lecture a class with the theme: Fest

H.H. Bhakti Caru Swami speaks on S.B. 4.2 29 - form Mayapur

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on April 26, 2010 at 4:32pm

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.2.29

naṣṭa-śaucā mūḍha-dhiyo
jaṭā-bhasmāsthi-dhāriṇaḥ
viśantu śiva-dīkṣāyāḿ
yatra daivaḿ surāsavam

SYNONYMS:
naṣṭa-śaucāḥ — cleanliness being abandoned; mūḍha-dhiyaḥ — foolish; jaṭā-bhasma-asthi-dhāriṇaḥ — wearing long hair, ashes and bones; viśantu — may enter; śiva-dīkṣāyām — into initiation of worship of Śiva; yatra — where; daivam — are spiritual; sura-āsavam — wine and liquor.

TRANSLATION:
Those who vow to worship Lord Śiva are so foolish that they imitate him

Weekend in Vrindavan

Posted by Gaurav Agrawal on April 26, 2010 at 2:52pm

Mercy it was - to fallen souls like us.

Radharani allowed me and family to be there in the holy dham for a couple of days. And it was beautiful. Stayed just behind Iskcon.

Celebrated the two days with Mangal Arati, Tulasi Puja, Shringar Arti, Guru Puja and Srimad Bhagvatam class. Sunday happened to be Padmini Ekasdasi, one of the highly esteemed Ekadasis. The class was given out of a recording by Srila Prabhupada on Spiritual Aesthetics.

Also took a kanthi mala on Ekadasi, offered it at the lotus f

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The Divine, Eternal Promises of the Lord - By Bhranti Devi Dasi

Story of Lord Krishna

DYING FEARLESSLY

ROBBER GETS MOKSHA

H.G. Jananivas Prabhu speaks on S.B. 4.2.32 - From Mayapur

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Srila Prabhupada's Loving Followers

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 4 Text 5

North India Trip Advice

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Srila Prabhupada's Loving Followers

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 4 Text 3-4

Prem Ras Madira

H.G. Pankajanghri Prabhu speaks on S.B. 4.2.30 - from Mayapur

Actual fearlessness & freedom from all worries

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - On Srila Prabhupada's Spiritual Revolution

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - A Proposal

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 4 Text 2

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 4 Text 1

Ratha Yatra Curitiba BRAZIL

H.H. Bhakti Caru Swami speaks on S.B. 4.2 29 - form Mayapur

Weekend in Vrindavan

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