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Lord Nrisimhadeva’s mercy even on non-devotees

Posted by Lakshman Poddar on June 11, 2010 at 8:30pm

The mercy of Lord Nrisimhadeva at Mayapur is famous and I have an interesting story in brief.

I know a couple Ashok Ghosh and his wife Shila Ghosh from Kolkata, who married twelve years ago. Four years before when I met them, they shared their worries with me. Like other childless couples, who undertake treatments or throw faith in magical amulets, this young couple too were attracted to artificial means to have a baby. Incidentally, I suggested them to take shelter of Jagrata Nrsiimhadeve at ISK

why should jiva go in maya?

Posted by shailendra badriprasad sharma on June 11, 2010 at 4:45pm

if some one is chanting the name of lord regulary & properly by the way given by guru than maya never catch him anywhere but some one who will not chanting properly than he/ her will catch by maya. if u dont want u catch by maya so please chant properly & seriously the name of krishna. the jiva having lot of desire to fulfill to fulfill those desire he will go near by maya.material desires are always take you to near maya if u have desire for krishna sewa than maya is go away from u.

hare krishna

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

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 11, 2010 at 2:55pm

On Speaking Strongly in Srila Prabhupada's Service

Referring to a Godbrother (of his) who was telling our devotees not to say controversial things in public, Srila Prabhupada dismissed him in strong terms as a self-interested person who was simply after some following. (From "Transcendental Diary" Vol. 2 pps. 15-16)

As we have seen, Srila Prabhupada did not always extend unnecessary politeness to rascals. From the incident with the hippie in Delhi, it is clear that Srila Prabhupada did not always

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

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 11, 2010 at 2:54pm

On Speaking Strongly in Srila Prabhupada's Service

We say plainly, You are all rascals. That's all. You have no discrimination. Anyone who does not believe as it is, he's a rascal. That's all. He may be happy or sorry. You don't mind. You don't make compromise. 750323ar.may

Satyam, truthfulness, means that facts should be presented as they are, for the benefit of others. Facts should not be misrepresented. According to social conventions, it is said that one can speak the truth only when it is pal

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 11

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 11, 2010 at 2:54pm

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 11
yena sva-rocisa visvam
rocitam rocayamy aham
yatharko 'gnir yatha somo
yatharksa-graha-tarakah

yena -- by whom; sva-rocisa -- by His own effulgence; visvam -- all the world; rocitam -- already created potentially; rocayami -- do manifest; aham -- I; yatha -- as much; arkah -- the sun; agnih -- fire; yatha -- as; somah -- the moon; yatha -- as also; rksa -- the firmament; graha -- the influential planets; tarakah -- the stars.

TRANSLATION
I create after the

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 10

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 11, 2010 at 2:53pm

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 10
nanrtam tava tac capi
yatha mam prabravisi bhoh
avijnaya param matta
etavat tvam yato hi me

na -- not; anrtam -- false; tava -- of yours; tat -- that; ca -- also; api -- as you have stated; yatha -- in the matter of; mam -- of myself; prabravisi -- as you describe; bhoh -- O my son; avijnaya -- without knowing; param -- the Supreme; mattah -- beyond myself; etavat -- all that you have spoken; tvam -- yourself; yatah -- for the reason of; hi -- certainly;

The Distribution of Spiritual Food (Prasadam)

Posted by Mayapur Vasi Das on June 11, 2010 at 1:42pm

Along with teaching the Vedic knowledge and spreading the Lords holy names, ISKCON also very freely distributes spiritual food through out the world. In the same way that the philosophy and canting is done for Krsna, Vegetarian food has first been offered to the Lord, this purifies the heart and the mind.

This helps us in the gradual process of uncovering one’s original awareness of God. ISKCON’s distribution of spirtualized food (Prasadam) though out the world is therefore known as

‘Food for Lif

The Purpose of ISKCON

Posted by Mayapur Vasi Das on June 11, 2010 at 1:41pm

Krsna consciousness is more than another sectarian faith. It is a technical science of spiritual values that is described and recommended in the ancient Vedic scriptures from ancient India. The aim of the Krsna consciousness movement is to reveal to the people of the world, the principles of God and in turn Self- realization so that they may derive the highest benefits of spiritual understanding, unity and peace.

The Vedas recommend that in the present age the most effective means of achieving s

The Absolute Truth!

Posted by Shabda Hari Das on June 11, 2010 at 1:31pm

GURUVAKYA

"In the modern world, Absolute Truth is kind of swept under the rug probably because it's something, which you can't know by experimentation very easily; primarily because it is not accessible by normal empiric investigation.

But in the Indian tradition, the Vedic tradition, the great seers, the great Yogis would research Absolute Truth through various forms of Yoga. Yoga means to link. So someone uses the mystic yoga process whereby through breathing exercises, through meditation, throu

June 10th - H G Jananivas Prabhu speaks on S.B. 4.4.22 - from Mayapur

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on June 10, 2010 at 5:06pm

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.4.22

naitena dehena hare kṛtāgaso
dehodbhavenālam alaḿ kujanmanā
vrīḍā mamābhūt kujana-prasańgatas
taj janma dhig yo mahatām avadya-kṛt

SYNONYMS:

na — not; etena — by this; dehena — by the body; hare — to Lord Śiva;
kṛta-āgasaḥ — having committed offenses; deha-udbhavena — produced
from your body; alam alam — enough, enough; ku-janmanā — with a
contemptible birth; vrīḍā — shame; mama — my; abhūt — was;
ku-jana-prasańgataḥ — from a relationship with a bad person; tat janma
— th

Story of Lord Krishna

Posted by geeta kakkar on June 10, 2010 at 2:30pm

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

Brahma’s Prayers to Lord Krsna

1. After the killing of Aghasura, Lord Krsna was having lunch with his cowherd boyfriends. The calves strayed away somewhere and could not be found. When Krsna went in search of the calves, Brahma came to the spot and removed
the calves and the boys to some secured place. Understanding this, Krsna expanded Himself as calves and boys. When Lord Brahma returned after a moment of time had passed (accordi

Time, Place and Mind

Posted by Mayapur Vasi Das on June 10, 2010 at 2:14pm

Start chanting very early in the morning, either with devotees, Tulasi-devi, Thakurji, or in a place free from disturbance. Sit before your Deities or Tulasi-devi and chant prayers to Sri Guru and the parampara, the six Gosvamis and the Panca-tattva. Remember Thakura Haridasa and pray for his mercy. Pray to the holy name to help you chant with full attention, purely, and free from offenses.If the mind starts "jumping," calm it down by prayer, pranayama, or loud chanting.

Invoking The Lord's Mercy

Posted by Mayapur Vasi Das on June 10, 2010 at 2:12pm

When we chant with devotion, we invoke the mercy. How is that? When we chant nicely, we get the purification that allows us to think of Krsna in any situation and it then allows us to depend on the Lord to give us protection. This feeling of dependence on the Lord is our expression of devotion and it's what the Lord likes to feel from His devotee. By chanting with strength we invoke the Lord as we would catch the attention of someone when we call his or her name.

GURUVAKYA "To get vaccination from the sense gratification is to absorb in transcendental ecstasy. To do that we need to have a strong desire. In a few days, months, years, if you are determined and

Posted by Shabda Hari Das on June 10, 2010 at 11:53am

GURUVAKYA

"To get vaccination from the sense gratification is to absorb in transcendental ecstasy. To do that we need to have a strong desire. In a few days, months, years, if you are determined and if somehow you could convince Lord Nithyananda, "I don't have any other desire but to get back to You. You should please give me that little drop of mercy."

For Lord Nithyananda prabhu is very merciful. He doesn't see whether a person is qualified or not qualified. He is very liberal in giving that mer

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 9

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 9, 2010 at 4:56pm

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 9
brahmovaca
samyak karunikasyedam
vatsa te vicikitsitam
yad aham coditah saumya
bhagavad-virya-darsane

brahma uvaca -- Lord Brahma said; samyak -- perfectly; karunikasya -- of you, who are very kind; idam -- this; vatsa -- my dear boy; te -- your; vicikitsitam -- inquisitiveness; yat -- by which; aham -- myself; coditah -- inspired; saumya -- O gentle one; bhagavat -- of the Personality of Godhead; virya -- prowess; darsane -- in the matter of.

TRANSLATION
Lor

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

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 9, 2010 at 4:55pm

n Speaking Strongly in Srila Prabhupada's Service

Krsna says, sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja: "Let aside everything. Just become My devotee, a surrendered soul." So we are preaching that. We don't make compromise. Therefore all people are against me. Because "This man simply says, Krsna.' " But I cannot say anything more. 731228sb.la

In spiritual matters, everything is spoken frankly, without compromise. We say, "If you are not Krsna conscious, then you are a rascal. You may be th

Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur Appearance

Posted by Lakshman Poddar on June 9, 2010 at 12:59pm

Vrndavana dasa Thakura is Lord Nityananda’s favorite devotee, and therefore he is the original Vyasadeva in describing the pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Srila Vyasadeva described the pastimes of Krsna in Srimad-Bhagavatam. The Vyasa of the pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu was Vrndavana dasa.

Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur was born four years after Mahaprabhu took sannyasa.

His mother was Sri Narayani Devi. She was the niece of Srivasa Pandit.

Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur describes how his moth

Shelter of the Disciplic Succession!

Posted by Shabda Hari Das on June 9, 2010 at 11:30am

GURUVAKYA

"Everybody goes to the West seeking happiness. But when His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada went to the West, he told everybody that you are not happy, for all these reasons. He wasn't fooled by the presentations of so called happiness. He was seeing reality - what actually was the real situation.

Just like then first Srila Prabhupada arrived in Boston and went for a two hour walk he was outside the New York Harbour and wrote that poem, a prayer preaching Bhagavata Dharma

sri gaur arti...hindi

Posted by kamal nayan gulati on June 9, 2010 at 11:04am

jai sri radhe....by the grace of sri gauranga i wrote this arti in hindi...its meaning in english is also given....

om jai sri gaur hari,prabhu jai sri gaur hari.

sunder chabi prabhu nyari,dekhat vipat tari.1.

all glories to the lord gaura hari...he is extremely beautiful..and by taking his darshana..all troubles go away.

gaud des prabhu prakate,kali mahi saar diya.

krishna naam de paavan,jan jan taar diya.2.

he appeared in bengal...and gave the dharama of this dark age...sri krishna naam..and thus he

Finding Joy in Everyday Spiritual Life

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on June 9, 2010 at 9:23am

Finding Joy in Everyday Spiritual Life

1.Create opportunities to do what you love to do for Krishna. We all have gifts and talents that are God- given. Use them in devotional service. When you do what you love to do, you often do it best, and giving your best to Krishna is what is wanted. The practice of surrender is often doing services that need to be done, for the pleasure of Krishna, even when it doesn’t suit us, or we don’t like to do it. That’s wonderful. And needed. But along with that, do

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Lord Nrisimhadeva’s mercy even on non-devotees

why should jiva go in maya?

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

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

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 11

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 10

The Distribution of Spiritual Food (Prasadam)

The Purpose of ISKCON

The Absolute Truth!

June 10th - H G Jananivas Prabhu speaks on S.B. 4.4.22 - from Mayapur

Story of Lord Krishna

Time, Place and Mind

Invoking The Lord's Mercy

GURUVAKYA "To get vaccination from the sense gratification is to absorb in transcendental ecstasy. To do that we need to have a strong desire. In a few days, months, years, if you are determined and

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 9

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

Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur Appearance

Shelter of the Disciplic Succession!

sri gaur arti...hindi

Finding Joy in Everyday Spiritual Life

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