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Every Wave Is Favorable

Posted by Krithika on April 21, 2010 at 10:25am

Every Wave Is Favorable

Its a beautiful letter by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati, really worthwhile reading again and again when we feel upset, sad or lost due to our losses in material life. Hare Krishna!

[Originally published in The Harmonist]

September 1927, 441 Chaitanya Era
My affection-incarnate,

I have this morning come to Sri Gaudiya Matha from Puri. Immediately on arrival at the station I heard that by the will of God your son has gone away from us. You knew him as your son; he is a servant

H.G. Devagaurahari speaks on S.B. 4.2.20 - from Mayapur

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on April 20, 2010 at 4:26pm

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.2.20

vijñāya śāpaḿ giriśānugāgraṇīr
nandīśvaro roṣa-kaṣāya-dūṣitaḥ
dakṣāya śāpaḿ visasarja dāruṇaḿ
ye cānvamodaḿs tad-avācyatāḿ dvijāḥ

SYNONYMS:
vijñāya — understanding; śāpam — the curse; giriśa — of Śiva; anuga-agraṇīḥ — one of the principal associates; nandīśvaraḥ — Nandīśvara; roṣa — anger; kaṣāya — red; dūṣitaḥ — blinded; dakṣāya — to Dakṣa; śāpam — a curse; visasarja — gave; dāruṇam — harsh; ye — who; ca — and; anvamodan — tolerated; tat-avācyatām — the

ISKCON: Not a Personality Cult!

Posted by Shabda Hari Das on April 20, 2010 at 11:30am

"Srila Prabhupada never promoted himself, he could have called it the Bhaktivedanta Movement instead of the Krishna Conscious movement. Just like you have, you know this.. Gurudev movement and this…all the missions, usually they name after the Guru. Charismatic Guru movement. Then after…this baba, that mama, that ma…whatever.

But Prabhupada, he named it the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Hare Krishna Movement, Krishna Consciousness movement. He didn't make it a Personality Cult!

Eco Friendly temples - a proposal

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on April 20, 2010 at 8:17am

His Holiness Bhakti Rasamrita Swami (previously H. G.Devamrita Das) spoke this past month at the ICC meetings (a Conference of ISKCON leaders in India) about the need for ISKCON temples and projects, in India,to consider implementing environment friendly standards.

Maharaj feels that Nature, as much as everything else, belongs to Krishna. As devotees, we should try in every way to counter or at least not add to the present environmental degradation.

Maharaj has surmised his ideas for ISKCON temple

Krishna is the fourth dimension and self-manifest

Posted by Rocanadeva Dasa on April 19, 2010 at 8:00pm

Fourth dimension
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_dimension

turiya (or chaturtha) is the experience of pure consciousness.
"18dea55bc0c21ae6bc111fe49f885ec3", event)''>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turiya

Canto 1: Creation
http://vedabase.net/sb/1/3/en

H.G. Murari Gupta Prabhu speaks on S.B. 4.2.19 - from Mayapur

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on April 19, 2010 at 5:28pm

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.2.19

niṣidhyamānaḥ sa sadasya-mukhyair
dakṣogiritrāya visṛjya śāpam
tasmād viniṣkramya vivṛddha-manyur
jagāmakauravya nijaḿ niketanam

SYNONYMS:

niṣidhyamānaḥ — being requested not to; saḥ — he (Dakṣa); sadasya-mukhyaiḥ — by the members of the sacrifice; dakṣaḥ — Dakṣa; giritrāya — to Śiva; visṛjya — giving; śāpam — a curse; tasmāt — from that place; viniṣkramya — going out; vivṛddha-manyuḥ — beingexceedingly angry; jagāma — went; kauravya — O Vidura; nijam — to h

Interaction with Srila Prabhupad

Posted by Chitra Datta on April 19, 2010 at 1:03pm

Jayapataka: Why did Krishna have all the demigod worship put in the Vedas?Prabhupada : Hm?Jayapataka: They put... Vyasadeva put all the demigod worship in the Vedas.Prabhupada: For the karmis. Ksipra bhavati... What is that? Kam kanta...Jayapataka : Karmanam siddhi.Prabhupada: Karmanam siddhi yajanti iha devata. Who is interested to take bhakti immediately? Nobody is interested.Jayapataka: They can get their material facilities from Krishna also.Prabhupada: Yes. That is recommended. First of all

PAID IN FULL

Posted by priyanka on April 19, 2010 at 12:05pm

A STORY-PAID IN FULL

young man was getting ready to graduate college. For
many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's
showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told
him that was all he wanted.

As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited
signs that his father had purchased the car. Finally, on the
morning of his graduation his father called him into his private
study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine
son, and told him how much he loved

srila prabhupad-Printing of spiritual books is our life-force

Posted by Mahek Maheshwari on April 19, 2010 at 7:00am

Çréla Prabhupäda Speaks Out
His Final Instructions

During his last months, Çréla Prabhupäda was not very active physically, and he spoke relatively little. Yet when he did speak, his words were full of spiritual strength. These excerpts from Çréla Prabhupada's last statements reveal the mind of the pure devotee and universal teacher. And they show that Çréla Prabhupäda is indeed a transcendental personality, whose devotion to Lord Kåñëa and to the mission of spreading love of Kåñëa is undying.

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Gita Govinda

Posted by geeta kakkar on April 18, 2010 at 2:55pm

Gita Govinda - Sri Krsna’s expressions of sorrow due to separation from Sri Radhika
Song by Jayadeva Gosvami

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Krsna was dancing in the forest bower. He was immersed in joyful pastimes with beautiful young gopis, who were receiving him with the utmost respect. Radha was blinded by love for Krsna and enchanted to the point of bewilderment. Directly before the attractive eyes of the other radiant cowherd maidens, who were overwhelmed with love in the rasa-lila, Radha tightly embraced Krsna’s chest. W

Regarding Altar

Posted by bharat mistry on April 18, 2010 at 12:20pm

Hare Krishna

we are pleased to inform all the devotees of Iskcon that we are doing business of wooden handicraft since last 50yrs. we are India based manufacturer of wooden handicraft specialist in Iskcon altar. we have successfully completed many projects like Iskcon juhuMumbai, Iskcon Indore , Iskcon Guwahati , Iskcon Durban , Iskcon Italy, IskconMombasa , Iskcon Seattle and many.. we are also doing small altar( home) forlord Krishna. we are manufacturing every wooden items which is required

by prabhupad

Posted by Mahek Maheshwari on April 18, 2010 at 11:46am

Limit of CompassionKindness to AgressorsLast evening I was attempting to remove a couple of the unfriendly insects when, to my surprise, Prabhupäda also entered under the protective canopy to begin his night's work. He was sitting behind his desk unperturbed as I, on my hands and knees on the other side, tracked down one last mosquito. I had his woollen cap in my hand, using it as a swatter. Seeing my prey settled high up in one corner of the net, I swung. "Whap!" The tiny body fell to the groun

by prabhupad

Posted by Mahek Maheshwari on April 18, 2010 at 11:45am

Çréla Prabhupäda Speaks OutOn Lust and Love, Myth and RealityThe following conversation between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupäda and David Lawrence, a British schoolteacher, took place in August 1973 during an early-morning walk in London.David Lawrence: In the Çrémad-Bhägavatam there seems to be a great deal of . . . demonology, if you like. Now, I confess this raises problems for me. Are the references to, say, the demoness Pütanä taking Kåñëa on her lap and Kåñëa sucking h

by prabhupad

Posted by Mahek Maheshwari on April 18, 2010 at 11:44am

Çréla Prabhupäda Speaks OutColleges for curing the Social BodyThis exchange between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupäda and some of his disciples took place in Våndävana, India, during March of 1974.Çréla Prabhupäda: In this age the politicians' business will be to exploit the poor citizens, and the citizens will be embarrassed and harassed so much. On one side there will be insufficient rain and therefore scarcity of food, and on the other side there will be excessive taxation

CC MADHYA LILA 23.18-19

Posted by ramchandra priya das on April 17, 2010 at 8:47pm

	TEXTS 18-19

	kṣāntir avyartha-kālatvaṁ
	viraktir māna-śūnyatā
	āśā-bandhaḥ samutkaṇṭhā
	nāma-gāne sadā ruciḥ
	āsaktis tad-guṇākhyāne
	prītis tad-vasati-sthale
	ity ādayo 'nubhāvāḥ syur
	jāta-bhāvāṅkure jane

	TRANSLATION
	" 'When the seed of ecstatic emotion for Kṛṣṇa fructifies, the following nine symptoms manifest in one's behavior: forgiveness, concern that time should not be wasted, detachment, absence of false prestige, hope, eagerness, a taste for chanting the holy name of the Lord, attachment to descriptions

Detachment from material world

Posted by Shekhar L Sonar on April 17, 2010 at 7:27pm

important shlokas and meaning of the same from Srimad Bhagavatam.

neha catyanta-samvasah

kasyacit kenacit saha

rajan svenapi dehena

kim u jayatmajadibhih

SYNONYMS

na -- not; iha -- in this world; ca -- and; atyanta -- perpetual; samvasah -- association (dwelling together); kasyacit -- of anyone; kenacit saha -- with anyone; rajan -- O King; svena -- with one's own; api -- even; dehena -- body; kim u -- what to speak then; jaya -- with wife; atma-ja -- children; adibhih -- and so on.

TRANSLATION BY His

H.G.Janhudwip prabhu speaks on S.B. 4.2.14-16 - form Mayapur

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on April 17, 2010 at 4:38pm

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.2.14-15

pretāvāseṣu ghoreṣu
pretair bhūta-gaṇair vṛtaḥ
aṭaty unmattavan nagno
vyupta-keśo hasan rudan
citā-bhasma-kṛta-snānaḥ
preta-srań-nrasthi-bhūṣaṇaḥ
śivāpadeśo hy aśivo
matto matta-jana-priyaḥ
patiḥ pramatha-nāthānāḿ
tamo-mātrātmakātmanām

SYNONYMS:
preta-āvāseṣu — at the burning places of dead bodies; ghoreṣu — horrible; pretaiḥ — by the Pretas; bhūta-gaṇaiḥ — by the Bhūtas; vṛtaḥ — accompanied by; aṭati — he wanders; unmatta-vat — like a madman; nagnaḥ — nake

flute!!!

Posted by Shivani Bansal on April 17, 2010 at 1:47pm

one day Radhika asks Krishna," Master! the flute is on your lips. why is it so near to them?"

Krishna points to the holes of the flute and says,"the flute has consented to be cut up into holes. I breathe into the flute my breath; and there is music for the healing of men."

how many will, flute like, consent to be"cut up into holes, and surrender themselves to the lord?"

Krishnashtaka

Posted by geeta kakkar on April 17, 2010 at 12:41pm

Krishnashtaka : Eight Pada on Krishna by Adi Shankaracharya.

Sing salutations to The only ornation of Vraj, Who destroys every sin (among us), Who is continuous bliss for His devotees, and Who is the dear one of Nanda. I bow to naughty Krishna, Who has beautiful bunch of peacock feathers on head, Who has a sweet sounding flute in hands, and Who is inseparable from God and is full of colorful actions.||1||

I bow to The lotus-eyed One, Whose beauty slays the pride of Kamdev (Manoj), Who has fulsome

400 Devotees Stay Up With Krishna’s Name at Brazil Kirtan Festival \ó/

Posted by Gopi Janavallabha DD on April 17, 2010 at 10:10am

Haribol dear devotees

Please Accept My Humble Obeisances

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Four hundred devotees crowded into the ornate temple room at ISKCON Brazil’s most prominent rural community, Nova Gokula, this April 3rd for the country’s fourth ever 24 Hour Kirtan Festival.

Gathering in front of the beautiful Deities of Radha-Gokulananda, Sita-Rama-Lakshmana-Hanuman and Sri Sri Gaura-Nitai, with the picturesque Mantiqueira mountain range as their backdrop, they began
chanting at 10:00am and di

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Every Wave Is Favorable

H.G. Devagaurahari speaks on S.B. 4.2.20 - from Mayapur

ISKCON: Not a Personality Cult!

Eco Friendly temples - a proposal

Krishna is the fourth dimension and self-manifest

Fourth dimension
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_dimension

turiya (or chaturtha) is the experience of pure consciousness.
"18dea55bc0c21ae6bc111fe49f885ec3", event)''>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turiya

Canto 1: Creation
http://vedabase.net/sb/1/3/en

H.G. Murari Gupta Prabhu speaks on S.B. 4.2.19 - from Mayapur

Interaction with Srila Prabhupad

PAID IN FULL

A STORY-PAID IN FULL

srila prabhupad-Printing of spiritual books is our life-force

Gita Govinda

Regarding Altar

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CC MADHYA LILA 23.18-19

Detachment from material world

H.G.Janhudwip prabhu speaks on S.B. 4.2.14-16 - form Mayapur

flute!!!

Krishnashtaka

400 Devotees Stay Up With Krishna’s Name at Brazil Kirtan Festival \ó/

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A STORY-PAID IN FULL

Note: this page contains paid content.

Fourth dimension
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_dimension

turiya (or chaturtha) is the experience of pure consciousness.
"18dea55bc0c21ae6bc111fe49f885ec3", event)''>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turiya

Canto 1: Creation
http://vedabase.net/sb/1/3/en