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Krishna’s Protection in Times of Misery

Posted by Mayapur Vasi Das on July 15, 2010 at 1:24pm

An answer to Krishna’s sometimes mysterious ways may lie in the following quote from the Saranagati songs of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur.

"All the troubles encountered in your devotional service are great causes of happiness, for in your devotional service joy and sorrow are equally great riches, both destroy the misery of ignorance."

I can see this in my own life, when in recent years I had to undergo much physical hardship and a certain degree of insecurity. I often asked myself: "Will I ever be p

Feeling Separation from Krishna: Sri Siksastaka, Verse 7

Posted by Mayapur Vasi Das on July 15, 2010 at 12:27pm

sunyayitam jagat sarvam govinda-virahena me

O Govinda! Feeling Your separation, a moment feels like twelve years or more. Tears are flowing from my eyes like torrents of rain, and I am feeling all vacant in the world in Your absence.

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For devotees of Krishna, the world feels empty in the absence of their beloved Lord. In affairs of love there is no substitute for the beloved—no other person, toy, or material object can replace one’s beloved. Without Krishna the world seems like a play

Carry on the Mission!

Posted by Shabda Hari Das on July 15, 2010 at 11:59am

GURUVAKYA

"Prabhupada really wanted us to be dedicated to carrying out his mission. We can be inspired how he carried out the mission of his spiritual master for us to carry out our mission which is Prabhupada’s mission, to carry out the mission of our Founder-acarya. And we know that all the subsequent generations of devotees--some of Prabhupada’s grand-disciples are members of our GBC--we’re already an endangered species, we’re going to eventually be in extinction, all the direct initiated disc

Watching Sports (Football) - Srila Prabhupada's Views.

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on July 15, 2010 at 11:48am

The following text is a compilation of different quotes by Srila Prabhupada on idle sports.

On football world cup Srila Prabhupada did not have very positive opinion.

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Hamsaduta: This week is the big world football, soccer matches. So everyone goes to see that. They either stay at home and watch television or they go to the fields.

Prabhupada: Because they have been taught like that. Wh

Becoming Mature in Krishna Consciousness

Posted by Mayapur Vasi Das on July 14, 2010 at 5:36pm

It’s time to become mature—high time. All around us the signs are clear, crystal clear. The winter of Kali-yuga is increasing its intensity. If we do not become mature soon, our life will freeze on the banyan tree of this world.

What exactly does it mean to become mature?

Immediately two answers come to mind:

(1) To develop a new set of desires and orientation in life
(2) To become enjoyable for others.

Let us consider the example of a young, immature boy and girl. When they become physically mat

No Fear

Posted by Mayapur Vasi Das on July 14, 2010 at 5:33pm

Once Srila Prabhupada was asked what he felt when he chanted.
He said, “I feel no fear.”

No Fear

All right death, here I am
come take me in your arms.

I have drawn
a luminous circle
with Krishna’s holy names
around me.

When you hold me
you will feel the ecstatic touch
of my Lord’s lotus feet on your heart
and you will tremble
with divine love.

Remembering that Krishna’s names
give auspicious benedictions to all,
who needs to fear

anything or anyone?

H H Sacidanand Swami

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Lecture -- Seattle, September 27, 1968 By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on July 14, 2010 at 2:07pm

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Lecture -- Seattle, September 27, 1968

By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

(ORIGINAL)

Prabhupada: …So service to Krsna means as soon as you dovetail yourself in the service of Krsna, you are not different from Krsna. That is stated in the Bhagavad-gita: mam ca 'vyabhicarena bhakti-yogena yah sevate. This very word, sevate. Sa gunan samatityaitan brahma-bhuyaya kalpate [Bg. 14.26]. "Anyone who seriously engages himself in My service, immediately he becomes transcendenta

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

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on July 14, 2010 at 2:06pm

On Speaking Strongly in Srila Prabhupada's Service

The path of speaking out is a lonely one. The strong speaker cannot expect to be popular. More likely he will be misunderstood and rejected, even by fellow devotees. As said by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, shortly before his passing away:

I have most probably given many people troubles in the mind. Some of them might have thought that I am their enemy because I was obliged to speak the plain truth for service and devotion towards the A

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 37

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on July 14, 2010 at 2:05pm

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 37
purusasya mukham brahma
ksatram etasya bahavah
urvor vaisyo bhagavatah
padbhyam sudro vyajayata

purusasya -- of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; mukham -- mouth; brahma -- is the brahmanas; ksatram -- the royal order; etasya -- of Him; bahavah -- the arms; urvoh -- the thighs; vaisyah -- are the mercantile men; bhagavatah -- of the Personality of Godhead; padbhyam -- from His legs; sudrah -- the laborer class; vyajayata -- became manifested.

TRANSLATION

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THIRTY-THREE MILLION GODS?

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on July 14, 2010 at 2:05pm

The four primary Vedas represent the accomplishment of a highly developed religious system and encourage satisfaction of material desires through worship of the demigods. They contain many directions for increasing one’s power and position, or for reaching the heavens in one’s future by properly performing particular sacrifices in worship to the devas (demigods), and so on.

Some people ask why there seems to be so many gods within Hinduism or Vedic culture. Yet, if we properly analyze the situati

Serving Lord Krishna!

Posted by Shabda Hari Das on July 14, 2010 at 11:17am

GURUVAKYA

"When we offer our services to Krishna’s devotee, Krishna is more pleased. He does not forget us. How can we serve Krishna directly? If we are given an opportunity to be in the Krishna’s pastime or Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s pastime, then we can serve him directly. But to get that blessing, we must serve the devotee now.

Prabhupada explains that by serving in Krishna Consciousness in this life, then in the next life you can take birth in some universe where Lord Krishna’s or Lord Chaitanya’s

Perfection in Devotion!

Posted by Shabda Hari Das on July 14, 2010 at 11:16am

GURUVAKYA

"Lord Caitanya said that though Lord Krishna's pastimes are not physically present now, we could serve Krishna in separation. That is actually perfection in devotion - when we serve Krishna in separation.

Similarly while the spiritual master is present, it is an opportunity to try to learn as much about devotional service, so that you can take advantage because when the spiritual master is not physically present, you have to serve in separation.

So the ideal thing is to learn as much as w

Reflections of the SPIRITUAL WORLD!

Posted by Shabda Hari Das on July 14, 2010 at 11:15am

GURUVAKYA

"The material world and its relationships are a reflection of God's own Spiritual world and its spiritual relationships. He made man in His image and He made the material relationships as a type of reflection so that they can feel that if they want to become like God, it gives them opportunities to have apparently similar kinds of activities.

But in fact they are like the shadow, and Krishna's activities are the original and pure. These are not real relationships. These are a play, a kin

Power of the Word: "HARI"

Posted by Shabda Hari Das on July 14, 2010 at 11:14am

GURUVAKYA

"The Lord (Caitanya Mahaprabhu) asked everyone to chant… Hari… Hari… Hari… Hari…

In the Skanda Purana, it mentions that if you chant the two syllables Ha… Ri… Ha… Ri… Ha… Ri… Hari… Hari… Hari… Hari…, then the Lord will steal away from you!... We all still look worried?… You know what he’ll steel from you??? You want to know?

If you chanted HARI… he’ll steel away from you all your SUFFERINGS! All your Contamination! That looks alright?

Someone comes steels your garbage do you mind? (laughte

Jagannath Rathayatra ( History of Jagannatha Puri ) Part - 2

Posted by Lakshman Poddar on July 14, 2010 at 10:50am

Jagannatha Puri, located on the eastern coast of Bharatam (India) in the state of Orissa (originally called Utkala or Udradesh), is a prime pilgrim centre in South Asia. The four famous param-tirthas (primary pilgrim centres known as Chardham) in Bharatam are Bhadrinath established in sattyayuga, Ramesvaram in tretayuga, Dvaraka in dvaparayuga, and Jagannath Puri in kaliyuga. The Puranas mention that the ancient Puri temple extends up to 10 yojanas (approximately 80 miles in diameter) and it was

Wild Kirtan Rathayatra KL

Posted by Amogha das on July 14, 2010 at 7:00am

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

July 14, 2010

"No one in particular seemed to decide what would

happen next but it just went on, like

waves, one after another. One devotee did

something like a Russian dance down on the

floor, shooting his legs out."

Last night about 400 devotees were at the

temple to greet Lord Jagannath, Who

returned from the 6 hour Rathayatra at

10pm. The kirtan was so jubilant, devotees

dancing together in several clusters across the

temple floor. They were spinning,

dancing in circles, moving in

जय जगन्नाथ

Posted by Priya Sakhi Devi Dasi on July 13, 2010 at 8:30pm

जगत के नाथ जनन्नाथ
जग दर्शन को हैं निकले आज
ये दिन बड़े ही दुर्लभ होते
दौड़ पडो छोड़ सब काज

भक्त वत्सल भगवान
मंदिर से निकल आये हैं
दया,करुणा ,वत्सलता
सब पर ही बरसाए हैं

एक बार जो कर ले दर्शन
कोटि जन्म के पाप कट जाए
खींच लिया जो रस्सा रथ का
जन्म-मृत्यु की रस्सी कट जाए

प्रभु ले नखरे
भक्त की ठिठोली
शरारतें प्रभु की
भक्त की बोली

कभी वो रथ पर ही
नही आते
कभी चलते-चलते
रुक जाते

अगर दर्शन देना चाहते कहीं
तो फिर प्रभु वही रुक जाते
आज भक्त भगवान के पास नही
भगवान भक्त के पास हैं आते

ऐसी ही लीलाएं प्रभु की
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Jagannath Rathayatra ( The Rathayatra )

Posted by Lakshman Poddar on July 13, 2010 at 9:00am

The rathayatra often falls in the summer season of May-June each year and Puri becomes a vibrant scene of crowd attraction during the festival. Perhaps a million plus gather to witness the tumultuous event. This is one of the ancient festivals in Bharatam and a place of huge crowd attractions like the Kumbha-mela, Makara-sankranti, and Pongal festivals. The rathayatra festivities are organised and financed mainly by the Government of Orissa. As said, during the rathayatra, the three Deities are

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 36

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on July 13, 2010 at 6:56am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 36
yasyehavayavair lokan
kalpayanti manisinah
katy-adibhir adhah sapta
saptordhvam jaghanadibhih

yasya -- whose; iha -- in the universe; avayavaih -- by the limbs of the body; lokan -- all the planets; kalpayanti -- imagine; manisinah -- great philosophers; kati-adibhih -- down from the waist; adhah -- downwards; sapta -- seven systems; sapta urdhvam -- and seven systems upwards; jaghana-adibhih -- front portion.

TRANSLATION
Great philosophers imagine that the

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 35

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on July 13, 2010 at 6:56am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 35
sa eva purusas tasmad
andam nirbhidya nirgatah
sahasrorv-anghri-bahv-aksah
sahasranana-sirsavan

sah -- He (the Lord); eva -- Himself; purusah -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead; tasmat -- from within the universe; andam -- Hiranyagarbha; nirbhidya -- dividing; nirgatah -- came out; sahasra -- thousands; uru -- thighs; anghri -- legs; bahu -- arms; aksah -- eyes; sahasra -- thousands of; anana -- mouths; sirsavan -- with heads also.

TRANSLATION
The Lord [

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Krishna’s Protection in Times of Misery

Feeling Separation from Krishna: Sri Siksastaka, Verse 7

Carry on the Mission!

Watching Sports (Football) - Srila Prabhupada's Views.

Becoming Mature in Krishna Consciousness

No Fear

Lecture -- Seattle, September 27, 1968 By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 37

THIRTY-THREE MILLION GODS?

Serving Lord Krishna!

Perfection in Devotion!

Reflections of the SPIRITUAL WORLD!

Power of the Word: "HARI"

Jagannath Rathayatra ( History of Jagannatha Puri ) Part - 2

Wild Kirtan Rathayatra KL

जय जगन्नाथ

Jagannath Rathayatra ( The Rathayatra )

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 36

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 35

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