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The mercy of Lord Caitanya

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The more we are entering into the relationship with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the more we will be able to actually have self confidence. Because, maybe our biggest struggle in spiritual life is not that we don’t believe in Krsna consciousness- we do- but our biggest problem is that we don’t believe in ourselves. Krsna consciousness- ‘yes, I believe it’s true, but can I really follow it?’ That’s the doubt that is sort of much stronger than any other one- our lack of faith in our own ability to fol

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Tamal Krsna Goswami once said to Srila Prabhupada, “What hope is there?
Instead of thinking of Krsna, I’m thinking of the temple finances”. Srila
Prabhupada responded, “So many lifetimes we have wasted on ourselves. Now
for this one lifetime let us work heart and soul to push on Lord Caitanya’s
sankirtan movement. Then at the end of life, Lord Caitanya will personally
come and cover whatever we lack, and take us back to Godhead”. Tamal Krsna
Goswami further commented that although it is up to Krsna wh
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The definition of a pure devotee

The definition of a pure devotee
(As given by Rupa Gosvami in Bhaktirasamrta-sindhu)

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The definition of a pure devotee can be summarized thus: his service is favorable and is always in relation to Krsna. The symbol of devotional service in the highest degree is Radharani. Krsna is called Madanamohana, which means that He is so attractive that He can defeat the attraction of thousands of Cupids. But Radharani is still more attractive, for She can even attract Krsna. Therefore devotees call Her Madan
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GBC Meeting Report #7

GBC Meeting Report #6


February 15-17th

Reporting by Sraddhadevi Dasi

During the last three days of the Annual General Meeting of ISKCON's
Governing Body Commission, GBC members gave presentations on new
publications and the status of various projects.

Anuttama Prabhu, representing the GBC's Guru Services Committee, reported on
the Guru Seminars and Guru Retreats program. These programs allow devotees
who are serving as initiating or instructing gurus to associate with one
another and share their experien
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Gour Purnim

I am in training here as a Pujari. Last Sunday for the feast we had an Abiseka for Gour Niti. 5 auspicious offerings of milk, yogurt, gee, honey and sugar water, and 5 fruit juices were bathed the Lord, everyone bathed the lord. We made a background for the residing deitys of flowers, some of our regular guest helped with the preparations and cooking the feast, By the time the curtains opened it was a tumultuous Hare bol!! Hare Krsna!! and all the offerings all everywhere on the alter. It was th
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Being Equipoised

samaḥ śatrau ca mitre ca

tathā mānāpamānayoḥ

śītoṣṇa-sukha-duḥkheṣu

samaḥ sańga-vivarjitaḥ

tulya-nindā-stutir maunī

santuṣṭo yena kenacit

aniketaḥ sthira-matir

bhaktimān me priyo naraḥ - (B.G. 12.18-19)

TRANSLATION

One who is equal to friends and enemies, who is equipoised in honor and dishonor, heat and cold, happiness and distress, fame and infamy, who is always free from contaminating association, always silent and satisfied with anything, who doesn't care for any residence, who is fixed i

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SRI CHAITANYA MAHAPRABHU

'Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu: His Life and Precepts.' by Srila Bhaktivinod
Thakura
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"This account originally appeared in a short work by Srila Bhaktivinoda
Thakura entitled, 'Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu: His Life and Precepts.'(dated
20th August 1896.)" This was taken from "Prologue" to "Teachings of Lord
Caitanya"(A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. 1974. pages xiii-xxii.) Who
better could we find to include here than the pure unalloyed devotee, and
foremost scholar in Vaisnava circles Srila Bhaktivinoda Tha
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The Stages of Spiritual Life

The Stages of Spiritual Life:

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1. Worldly Person
2. Spiritual Aspirant
3. Spiritual Seeker
4. Spiritual Master

1. Worldly Person: A worldly person is the one who cannot think beyond the five senses. Sensual pleasure alone gives him pleasure and if restrained from it he feels annoyed. He prays God and pleads Him for money, wealth and sense pleasures.

2. Spiritual Aspirant: A spiritual aspirant is a person who acknowledges that his present condition cannot give him permanent happiness and something must
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Queen Kuntis Prayer – S.B.1.8.25

I wish that all those calamities would happen again and again so that we could see You again and again, for seeing You means that we will no longer see repeated births and deaths. – S.B.1.8.25

PURPORT

Generally the distressed, the needy, the intelligent and the inquisitive, who have performed some pious activities, worship or begin to worship the Lord. Others, who are thriving on misdeeds only, regardless of status, cannot approach the Supreme due to being misled by the illusory energy. Therefore,

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Simple Life and High Thinking

Man has entered into 21st Century and progressed much beyond the imagination. He dreamt of flying and today it is possible for any person to fly. Science has contributed much to our daily life in every aspect. Earlier man built big monuments like the Pyramids in Egypt, the Taj Mahal in India and many more mangnificient structures with his hand power but today he has machines to accomplish such great tasks. He just need to operate those. Also, in future using Artificial Intelligence, he will have
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HH Bhakti Caru Swami - Gaura Purnima

Date: February 28th, 2010
Verse: Caitanya-caritamrta Adi 1.4
Speaker: HH Bhakti Caru Swami
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Hare Krishna. Today is Gaura-purnima day. The purnima, the full moon of the
month of phalgun. These two months, phalgun and caitra is the vasanta
season, springtime in India. In India there are six seasons and each season
consists of two months. Vasanta, spring is considered to be the king of all
seasons - rthuraj. This is the best of the times. Of all the six seasons
Vasanta or spr
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An Appearance day of Sri Sri Caitanya Maha-Prabhu (Gaura Purnima) festival was celebrated by Iskcon, Ludhiana.A large number of people enthusiastically participated in the festival. Deities Sri Sri Jagannatha, Baldeva and Subhadra and Sri Sri Gaur Nitai was looking very beautiful in Their colorful dresses. There was Aarti of their Lordship and Panchamrit abhishek of Sri Gaur Nitai. This time the venue of the festival was a little far from temple and was very wide to accommodate twenty thousand p

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Queen Kuntis Prayers - S.B.1.8.26

My Lord, Your Lordship can easily be approached, but only by those who are materially exhausted. One who is on the path of [material] progress, trying to improve himself with respectable parentage, great opulence, high education and bodily beauty, cannot approach You with sincere feeling. S.B.1.8.26

PURPORT

Being materially advanced means taking birth in an aristocratic family and possessing great wealth, an education and attractive personal beauty. All materialistic men are mad after possessing a

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Ujjain update 1st March 2010

Ujjain update 1st March 2010

The celebrations for Gaur Purnima went of perfectly right from mangal arati when we had our temple room nearly full with many students, congregational members and people in the neighborhood attending.

Darshan arati was at 8.30 am and everyone was enchanted to see the deities in their new dress with befitting garlands and jewelery.

The whole day devotees engaged themselves in their assigned services like cutting vegetables, cooking for the deities and devotees while some

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Concerning God, Modern Man, and Religion

Concerning God, Modern Man, and Religion

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Adler (1902-2001) wrote extensively on religion.

Can a truly contemporary person not be an atheist? A fuller articulation of the question would go like this. Must a truly contemporary person, one who is fully acquainted with all the genuine advances in science and philosophy, who has lived under the conditions of contemporary life with its holocaust, its nuclear weapons, its moral corruption -- must not such a perso

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International Pilgrims Visit Holy Places of Sri Chaitanya’s Life

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Gauranga Prem Swami leading Namahatta Parikrama.

On Wednesday, thousands of devotees returned to ISKCON’s headquarters in Mayapur to celebrate Gaura Purnima, the appearance day of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, after spending a week walking a pilgrimage through holy spots relating to his life.

Temples around the world will celebrate Gaura Purnima on Sunday February 28th, honoring the fifteenth century saint who is worship

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Meeting of Saints in ISKCON Vrindavana

Meeting of Saints in ISKCON Vrindavana

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Rajendraji Maharaja, head of the Ramananda Sampradaya, participated despite being involved in a traffic accident the previous day.

Taking advantage of the Vrindavan Kumbha Mela currently underway, Krishna Balaram Mandir organized a Sadhu Sammelan on the topic of the 500th anniversary of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's Sannyas. As leaders of various groups arrived, they garlanded a deity of Srila Prabhupada placed at one end of the courtyard

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