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Completely surrendered in the transcendental loving service

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 23, 2010 at 12:27pm

The Lord says:
yoginam api sarvesam mad-gatenantaratmana
sraddhavan bhajate yo mam
sa me yuktatamo matah

"Of all yogis, he who always abides in Me with great faith, worshiping Me in transcendental loving service, is most intimately united with Me in yoga, and is the highest of all." (Bg. 6.47) So one who thinks of the Supreme Lord always is the greatest yogi, the supermost jnani, and the greatest devotee at the same time. The Lord further tells Arjuna that as a ksatriya he cannot give up hisfighting,

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Destiny is Very Strong

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 23, 2010 at 12:26pm

Destiny is Very Strong

So far we are concerned, that any living being is destined to a certain position of happiness and distress. By dint of his past activities he gets a particular type of body destined to suffer or enjoy. That cannot be changed. Either you call this fatalism or destiny -- every man is destined -- that cannot be changed. His intelligence can change only his position with reference to God. His present position is he is forgetful of God and his relationship with God. So this posi

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Love Is Our Life

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 23, 2010 at 12:25pm

Love is our life; everyone wants to love. Everyone is hankering to love
someone. But we do not know where to place our love. Krsna, however, is the
ultimate object of love. We are trying to maintain this body, but the body
is not actually the proper object of our love. Rather, it is the life within
the body that is the real object of love. Similarly, the central point is
Krsna. As soon as we somehow or other place our love with Krsna, our path of
happiness, eternity and bliss opens.

Srila Prabhupada, f

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Destiny is extremely strong

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 23, 2010 at 12:24pm

Destiny is extremely strong

This is an example of destiny. King Saudasa was condemned by the curse of Vasistha, and therefore even though he was well qualified he could not restrain himself from becoming a tigerlike Raksasa, for this was his destiny. Tal labhyate duhkhavad anyatah sukham (SB 1.5.18). As one is put into distress by destiny, destiny can also put one in a happy situation. Destiny is extremely strong, but one can change destiny if one comes to the platform of Krsna consciousness. Kar

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Natural way of life

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 23, 2010 at 12:23pm

Natural way of life

Prabhupada's enjoyment of the garden was self-evident and as he took pleasure in his natural surroundings he compared the natural ambience favorably against the complex arrangements of city living. Indicating the house he said, "That building is costly, but we have left that building, we have come here. And this is costlier? Nature's way of? ... In the room, to make us comfortable you have to run on the fan. Here we don't require any fan. So what is the advantage?"

"Well, if it

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 6 Text 27

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 23, 2010 at 12:23pm

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 6 Text 27
gatayo matayas caiva
prayascittam samarpanam
purusavayavair ete
sambharah sambhrta maya

gatayah -- progress to the ultimate goal (Visnu); matayah -- worshiping the demigods; ca -- as also; eva -- certainly; prayascittam -- compensation; samarpanam -- ultimate offering; purusa -- the Personality of Godhead; avayavaih -- from the parts of the body of the Personality of Godhead; ete -- these; sambharah -- the ingredients; sambhrtah -- were arranged; maya --

Sri Mayapur Gaur Purnima 2011 Festival Schedule

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on August 23, 2010 at 9:25am

Dear Prabhus and Maharajas,

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

With great pleasure, ISKCON Mayapur invites devotees worldwide to celebrate the Gaura Purnima festival 2011 at Sri dham Mayapur. On 5th of March 2011, the festival inauguration will take place, followed by various festivities, Navadwipa Mandala Parikrama and the grand celebration of Gaura Purnima on 19th March. Please find below the detailed festival schedule. Gaura Purnima festival announce

The importance of the Disciplic Succession

Posted by _ghanshyam das on August 23, 2010 at 7:30am

Spiritual knowledge descends through the disciplic succession from Krishna. The representatives of the disciplic succession can not change anything, add anything or subtract anything. Otherwise the disciplic succession will be broken and their preaching will have no potency. Many times in the history this disciplic succession has been broken because the representatives of the disciplic succession did not correctly pass on the knowledge to their students.

We can understand how perfect knowledge ca

ISKCON Swami Addresses Adi Shankara Institute Students

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on August 22, 2010 at 11:34am

Trustees of the birth site of Sripad Shankaracharya in Kelady, South India invited ISKCON Deputy Governing Body Comissioner Bhakti Vinoda Swami to speak as the Chief Guest at one of their widely known educational institutions this July 28th.

The Swami addressed over 1,000 parents, faculty, trustees and students who had assembled at the Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology to start their careers in the sacred land.

After receiving a warm reception, he expressed his happiness i

The Annual Chariot Festival (Ratha-Yatra) Brightens English Bay

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on August 22, 2010 at 11:26am

VANCOUVER –The scenic English Bay was the stunning backdrop forISKCON Hare Krishna Temple’s 37th Annual Chariot Festival of India held on Sunday, August 15th. Sunny weather, a fabulous, colourful parade and the cheers and support of many well-wishers joining in chanting and singing made for an energetic and positive atmosphere. A great time was had by everyone.

The parade started under the Granville Street Bridge and proceeded along the waterfront Beach Avenue to Stanley Park. Thousands of p

Story of Lord Krishna

Posted by geeta kakkar on August 21, 2010 at 7:29pm

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

Worshiping Govardhana Hill

1. Once Lord Krsna saw the cowherd men busily arranging for a sacrifice to Indra. Being the omniscient Supersoul, the Supreme Lord Krsna already understood the situation, yet He still humbly inquired from the elders, headed by His father, Nanda Maharaja.

2. [Lord Krsna said:] My dear father, kindly explain to Me what this great endeavor of yours is all about. What is it meant to accomplish? If this is a ri

Sanatana-dharma: the higher aspect of dharma

Posted by Mayapur Vasi Das on August 21, 2010 at 10:05am

Dharma defines the way of life to suffer the least in this world. But the four basic kinds of suffering - birth, disease, old age and death - we cannot avoid here because they are present in the whole material world. It can be seen as a penitentiary institution with various corrective groups with better or worse standard of life. To get from the third group into the first can be considered as a certain advancement but we are still imprisoned. Although there is a small group of prisoners who like

Dharma?, Sanatana-Dharma?

Posted by GHANSHYAM DAS on August 20, 2010 at 10:04pm

Many people have heard of "Dharma," even the term "Sanatana Dharma" has become quite well known. But exactly what is Dharma? And what is Sanatana Dharma? I will attempt to explain in this post. I have extracted and summarized this from the introduction to Bhagavad-gita As It Is by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhuapda.

The Sanskrit word sanatana means "eternal" and the word dharma means "occupation." Therefore the term "Sanatana Dharma" can be taken to mean our eternal occupation.

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Importance of Garbhadhana Samskara:

Posted by _ghanshyam das on August 20, 2010 at 9:25pm

importance of Garbhadhana Samskara:
If one is not purified by the process of the seed giving ceremony, or garbhadhana samskara he is immediately classified amongst the sudras because only the sudras do not undergo this purificatory process.
Krsna book, IIp.236
The pious seminal succession in the twice born families of the brahmanas and ksatriyas especially, as well as in the families of vaisyas also, must be kept very pure by the observation of the purificatory process (samksaras) beginning with ga

Sri Guru Mahima

Posted by geeta kakkar on August 20, 2010 at 4:53pm

Sri Guru Mahima
(Glories of the Spiritual Master)
by Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura

sri-guru-carana-padma, kebala-bhakati-sadma
bando mui sabadhana mate
jahara prasade bhai, e bhava tariya jai
krsna-prapti haya jaha hate

The lotus feet of the spiritual master are the abode of pure devotional service. I bow down to those lotus feet with great care and attention. My dear brother (my dear mind)! It is through the grace of the spiritual master that we cross over this material existence and obtain Krsna.(1)

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24 Hour Kirtan at New Gokula

Posted by Nimai Hawkins on August 20, 2010 at 12:00pm

On the final day of World Holy Name Festival, coinciding with HG Aindra Prabhu's 108 Hour Memorial
Kirtan, New Gokula Farm in the Hunter Valley, Australia, will be hosting a Maha 24 Hour Kirtan Festival. The event is held over a long weekend during school and university spring holidays. The program kicks off at 6 pm on Saturday, October 2^nd and runs through til 7 pm on Sunday, October 3^rd (extra hour due to daylight saving change). This festival requires months of ongoing organization and prepar

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Learning to love

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 20, 2010 at 10:16am

Learning to love

Contamination from sinful activity requires proportionate atonement. That is the prescription of the scriptures. Śukadeva Gosvāmī says that if one accepts atonement before death, in his next life he will not fall down. If he does not atone, he willcarry with him the resultant reactions of his sinful activities and will haveto suffer. According to law, if a man kills someone he must himself bekilled. The idea of a life for a life is not a very new concept but can befound in the Ma

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Process of devotional service

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 20, 2010 at 10:16am

athāto bhaktiṁ vyākhyāsyāmaḥ

SYNONYMS

atha—now; ataḥ—therefore; bhaktim—devotional service; vyākhyāsyāmaḥ—we shall try to explain.

TRANSLATION

Now, therefore, I will try to explain the process of devotional service.

PURPORT

Devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead is explained in the Bhagavad-gītā,where the Lord says that a self-realized person is always in the transcendental state known asbrahma-bhūta, which is characterized by joyfulness. When one is self-realized he becomes joyful.

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People always criticize

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 20, 2010 at 10:09am

Once Lord Shiva was explaining one fact about the people in the material world to his wife Parvati. He said to her: "No matter what you do, people always criticize." Parvati became bewildered by hearing this. So to demonstrate this, he came on earth along with his wife, son and his bull by changing their identities. His wife and son were leading the bull and he was riding on the bull. When they passed through a small village, some of the townspeople yelled abuse, "Look at this selfish man taking

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - sankalpa-vikalpa

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 20, 2010 at 10:07am

sankalpa-vikalpa

Nandarani asked about sankalpa-vikalpa. "This is there as long as we have our independence, though. Even as devotees, that accepting and rejecting? That is there even in devotees."

"Because a non-devotee has become a devotee," Prabhupada replied, "he is practicing how to simply accept Krsna's orders. But by his previous habit he's still engaged in 'Do it' and 'Don't do it.' Just like this fan is running. You take out the switch, the current is stopped, but it's still running, at l

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Completely surrendered in the transcendental loving service

Destiny is Very Strong

Love Is Our Life

Destiny is extremely strong

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Natural way of life

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 6 Text 27

Sri Mayapur Gaur Purnima 2011 Festival Schedule

The importance of the Disciplic Succession

ISKCON Swami Addresses Adi Shankara Institute Students

The Annual Chariot Festival (Ratha-Yatra) Brightens English Bay

Story of Lord Krishna

Sanatana-dharma: the higher aspect of dharma

Dharma?, Sanatana-Dharma?

Importance of Garbhadhana Samskara:

Sri Guru Mahima

24 Hour Kirtan at New Gokula

Learning to love

Process of devotional service

People always criticize

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - sankalpa-vikalpa

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