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COW FEEDING Program on VYSASA PUJA Celebrations

Posted by Haridas Das on May 27, 2010 at 1:16pm

COW FEEDING Program on VYSASA PUJA Celebrations

Hare Krsna Prabhuji's / Mataji's,

Please accept my most humble prostrated obeisances.

I would like to request each one of you to take little time and do a little service to our MOTHER COW

Also I would like to request you all to do a little service in feeding the cows especially which wanders on the street, from today to on or before june 2nd.

Items can be offered to cow

Puffed Rice with Jaggery (or) Chana Dal with Jaggery

Bananas (or) Kheera's (or) Mango

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

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 27, 2010 at 10:55am

On Speaking Strongly in Srila Prabhupada's Service

To the devotees it was inconceivable. Why had Prabhupada, in the middle of his talk, invited a crazy hippie onto stage, given him a microphone and a seat, and then argued with him to the point of yelling and shouting? And all before an audience of twenty thousand!

Bhavananda: One man who had helped organize the pandal protested, "Oh, Swamiji has gotten angry. This is not good." But Srila Prabhupada seemed to have done it purposefully. He had spoke

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 4 Text 25

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 27, 2010 at 10:54am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 4 Text 25
etad evatma-bhu rajan
naradaya viprcchate
veda-garbho 'bhyadhat saksad
yad aha harir atmanah

etat -- on this matter; eva -- exactly; atma-bhuh -- the firstborn (Brahmaji); rajan -- my dear King; naradaya -- unto Narada Muni; viprcchate -- having inquired about it from; veda-garbhah -- one who is impregnated with Vedic knowledge from birth; abhyadhat -- apprised; saksat -- directly; yat aha -- what he spoke; harih -- the Lord; atmanah -- unto His own (Brah

Gita Govinda

Posted by geeta kakkar on May 26, 2010 at 5:27pm

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

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. Bewildered by love for Radha, Krsna was sitting in a dense grove on the Yamuna riverside feeling deeply depressed. Radha’

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

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 26, 2010 at 11:13am

On Speaking Strongly in Srila Prabhupada's Service

At a public lecture in Glasgow, a young man stood up and loudly declared, ''I am God!'' ''You are not God,'' Srila Prabhupada retorted, ''you are dog!" (From Srila Prabhupada Lilamrta Vol. 5 Ch. 4) And that man also thanked Prabhupada.

At a pandala program in Delhi, Srila Prabhupada called a belligerent American hippie onto the stage in the middle of his lecture.

"Have you realized yourself ?" the young man demanded. "Have you realized the soul in

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 4 Text 24

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 26, 2010 at 11:12am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 4 Text 24
namas tasmai bhagavate
vasudevaya vedhase
papur jnanam ayam saumya
yan-mukhamburuhasavam

namah -- my obeisances; tasmai -- unto Him; bhagavate -- unto the Personality of Godhead; vasudevaya -- unto Vasudeva or His incarnations; vedhase -- the compiler of the Vedic literatures; papuh -- drunk; jnanam -- knowledge; ayam -- this Vedic knowledge; saumyah -- the devotees, especially the consorts of Lord Krsna; yat -- from whose; mukha-amburuha -- the lotuslike

Nectar - Puppets in the hands of Krsna...

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on May 25, 2010 at 5:19pm

I had a nice experience in Columbus Ohio at Ohio State
University. It was the 7th day I'd worked the school and I
usually don't work the same place that long so I was getting a little
ready
to move on.

I was approaching people and not many were taking, but I continued and
then
all of a sudden I handed the book to this wonderful soul and he
practically
exploded in jubilation. He said, "Woa! This is incredible!"

He started going off about how he was amazed that this was happening
and how
cool he thought it wa

Nectar - Books to book Shops

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on May 25, 2010 at 5:16pm

Once I was distributing books in Melbourne with Dhruva prabhu. We
decided to go to Geelong just an hour and a half south of Melbourne.
Dhruva
prabhu went the day before and I was due to meet him the next day. I
got caught
up doing things and although wanting to get out early did not reach
Geelong
till 3pm. Anyway I thought the day was lost as I would get to where
Dhruva was
with no result.
Just prior to this I had been experimenting with wholesaling books to
alternative book shops with some success (selli

H G Pankajanghri Prabhu speaks on S.B. 7.4.20 - Nrsimha Katha - from Mayapur

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on May 25, 2010 at 4:48pm

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.4.20

evam aiśvarya-mattasya
dṛptasyocchāstra-vartinaḥ
kālo mahān vyatīyāya
brahma-śāpam upeyuṣaḥ

SYNONYMS:
evam — thus; aiśvarya-mattasya — of one who was intoxicated by opulences; dṛptasya — greatly proud; ut-śāstra-vartinaḥ — transgressing the regulative principles mentioned in the śāstras; kālaḥ — duration of time; mahān — a great; vyatīyāya — passed; brahma-śāpam — a curse by exalted brāhmaṇas; upeyuṣaḥ — having obtained.

TRANSLATION:
Hiraṇyakaśipu thus passed a long t

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

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 25, 2010 at 11:10am

On Speaking Strongly in Srila Prabhupada's Service

When my Guru Maharaja was present even big, big scholars were afraid to talk with his beginning students. My Guru Maharaja was called Living Encyclopedia, he could talk with anyone on any subject. He was so learned -- so we should be like that as far as possible. No compromise -- Ramakrishna, avataras, yogis, everyone was enemy to Guru Maharaja -- he never compromised. Some Godbrothers complained that this preaching was chopping technique and it

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 4 Text 23

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 25, 2010 at 11:10am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 4 Text 23
bhutair mahadbhir ya imah puro vibhur
nirmaya sete yad amusu purusah
bhunkte gunan sodasa sodasatmakah
so 'lankrsista bhagavan vacamsi me

bhutaih -- by the elements; mahadbhih -- of material creation; yah -- He who; imah -- all these; purah -- bodies; vibhuh -- of the Lord; nirmaya -- for being set up; sete -- lie down; yat amusu -- one who incarnated; purusah -- Lord Visnu; bhunkte -- causes to be subjected; gunan -- the three modes of nature; sodasa --

H H Bhakti Purshottam Swami speaks on S.B. 7.1.27 Mayapur

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on May 24, 2010 at 4:31pm

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.1.27

yathā vairānubandhena
martyas tan-mayatām iyāt
na tathā bhakti-yogena
iti me niścitā matiḥ

SYNONYMS:
yathā — as; vaira-anubandhena — by constant enmity; martyaḥ — a person; tat-mayatām — absorption in Him; iyāt — may attain; na — not; tathā — in a like manner; bhakti-yogena — by devotional service; iti — thus; me — my; niścitā — definite; matiḥ — opinion.

TRANSLATION:
Nārada Muni continued: By devotional service one cannot achieve such intense absorption in thought of the Sup

Sri Radhe-Krsna's playful pastimes (vihara)

Posted by geeta kakkar on May 24, 2010 at 2:18pm

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

A forest of flowers (kusuma) was in Kusuma-sarovara full of varieties of trees, creepers and flowers like beli, cameli, juhi, yuthi, mallika and campaka. Srimati Radhika used to come here on the pretext of picking flowers with Her girlfriends, but Her real intent was to meet rasika Sri Krsna, with whom She would have love-quarrels and sarcastic exchanges full of rasa.

Krsna-bhavanamrta describes how one day Srimati Radhika was picking f

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

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 24, 2010 at 2:03pm

On Speaking Strongly in Srila Prabhupada's ServiceThe servant should be as good as the master. That is servant. Because sometimes servants may be challenged. So that is the qualification of Krsna's servant. Krsna's servant must be always equipped, because they have to meet so many opposing elements...Practically the whole material world is full of duskrtam. They want to create God. They don't want to become servant of God. That is their challenge. Therefore, anyone who is claiming to become serv

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

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 24, 2010 at 2:02pm

On Speaking Strongly in Srila Prabhupada's Service

Maintaining the Parampara Tradition

I speak too strongly in public. People don't like it. I burn people out. Or so I'm told. Some devotees tell me I should tone down and speak in such a way that everyone always feels satisfied.

I disagree. I've been disagreeing on this point with devotees for years, and will probably continue disagreeing up to my last breath. ''Pig-headed arrogance!'' Maybe. However, as my critics advocate being milder with others,

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 4 Text 22

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 24, 2010 at 2:01pm

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 4 Text 22
pracodita yena pura sarasvati
vitanvatajasya satim smrtim hrdi
sva-laksana pradurabhut kilasyatah
sa me rsinam rsabhah prasidatam

pracodita -- inspired; yena -- by whom; pura -- in the beginning of creation; sarasvati -- the goddess of learning; vitanvata -- amplified; ajasya -- of Brahma, the first created living being; satim smrtim -- potent memory; hrdi -- in the heart; sva -- in his own; laksana -- aiming at; pradurabhut -- was generated; kila -- as i

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 4 Text 21

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on May 24, 2010 at 2:01pm

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 4 Text 21
yad-anghry-abhidhyana-samadhi-dhautaya
dhiyanupasyanti hi tattvam atmanah
vadanti caitat kavayo yatha-rucam
sa me mukundo bhagavan prasidatam

yat-anghri -- whose lotus feet; abhidhyana -- thinking of, at every second; samadhi -- trance; dhautaya -- being washed off; dhiya -- by such clean intelligence; anupasyanti -- does see by following authorities; hi -- certainly; tattvam -- the Absolute Truth; atmanah -- of the Supreme Lord and of oneself; vadanti --

4 Days 4(Waves) festival of H.H. BHAKTI RAGHAVA SWAMI Maharaj Vyasa Puja

Posted by Haridas Das on May 24, 2010 at 11:00am

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Does ISKCON really care for its members?

Posted by Gopi Janavallabha DD on May 23, 2010 at 11:33pm

By Kripamoya das

Of course we do. Why would anyone ask such a challenging question? ISKCON is a preaching mission, a worldwide O fellowship of compassionate Vaisnavas, completely dedicated to the topmost welfare work for mankind. We sacrifice our entire lives in order to reach out to others and give them the greatest gift: love of God. At least, this is how we like to see ourselves. So it always comes as a surprise when we are asked the above question by members who do not live in one of our 500

Sri Radha-rasa-sudha-nidhi

Posted by geeta kakkar on May 23, 2010 at 7:02pm

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

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1. A spiritual splendour that bears the name Radha, that is the most sweet, that showers a monsoon of glorious nectar, and that is worshipped in Vraja-mandala by many hundreds of splendid and playful teenage girls more beautiful and glorious than millions of goddesses of fortune, shines in the heart of a very fortunate person, a heart where Sri Radha stays.

2. Glory to the glorious splendour that is

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