Posted by Chitra Datta on December 14, 2009 at 1:04pm
Who is the most intelligent?"Srila Prabhupada is explaining who within this world is intelligent.krsna yei bhaje sei hayata catura - One who worships Krishna , he is the most intelligent.Caitanya Mahaprabhu also said the same thing in the Caitanya Caritamrta:krsna je bhaje se bada catur, krsna-bhakta hena chara - A person who worships Krishna , he is the most intelligent.A non-devotee is insignificant, and his association is undesirable. In the material world everyone has forgotten their eternal
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Puzzles of EvolutionTraps of the evolutionary theory: Insect traps
Flowers with complicated pollination have always puzzled evolutionists. The large amount of tricksy equipment and their great variety sets an irresolvable task for those who consider chance mutations and natural selection to be the main causes of the formation of species.The chance that these, in terms of function, perfect forms and their numerous, mutually complementing conditions arose by a mere accident is inconceivably small.
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Posted by pratibha on December 14, 2009 at 12:00pm
Om ! That (Brahman) is infinite, and this (universe) is infinite.The infinite proceeds from the infinite.(Then) taking the infinitude of the infinite (universe),It remains as the infinite (Brahman) alone.Om ! Let there be Peace in me !Let there be Peace in my environment !Let there be Peace in the forces that act on me !1. Mendicant monks desiring liberation are of four kinds: the Kutichaka, Bahudaka, Hamsa and Paramahamsa.2. The Kutichakas (hut-dwelling ascetics) such as (the sages of yore like
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PoigaiAzhwar, BhoothatthAzhwar & PeyAzhwarPoigaiAzhwAr, BhoothatthAzhwAr and PEyAzhwAr are the three mudal (first) AzhwArs who were not only contemporary azhwArs; but were born on three consecutive days in SiddhArti year, Aiyppasi month on TiruvONam, Avittam and sadhayam nakshathrams respectively ;and the babies appeared on flowers of different kind (and not were born like us actually!- They are ayOnijars). Their period was estimated as 7th century A.D. (Though we are not attaching any significa
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When we carry out our prescribed nitya (such as sandhyavandana) and naimittika (such as pitru tarpana) activities and also optional kamya activities (homas, vratas, etc.) with or without benefit intended for ourselves and definitely without any harm intended for anyone else, then we can be considered as practising Karma yoga. When this is done sincerely, with the intention of pleasing Emperuman and Thaayar, and knowing that it is Bhagavan who is acting through us, the Karma becomes spiritually e
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India Sweets - SILVER FOILS ARE NOT VEGETARIANSILVER FOILS ARE NOT VEGETARIANThe silver foils are not very expensive. They are sold by weight. Ordinarily, you can buy a packet of 160 foils for a price between Rs.100 to 200. That is, approximately one rupee per foil. Not only the sweets, now a days it is also applied on fruits. Some Ayurvedic medicines also are wrapped in silver foils.They are made by hammering thin sheets of silver in middle of booklets made of a bull's intestines. In other word
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Posted by pratibha on December 13, 2009 at 12:00pm
Om ! May He protect us both together; may He nourish us both together;May we work conjointly with great energy,May our study be vigorous and effective;May we not mutually dispute (or may we not hate any).Om ! Let there be Peace in me !Let there be Peace in my environment !Let there be Peace in the forces that act on me !I proclaim the Brahman-lore, which is omniscience, which is the highest. It shows as origination and end - Brahman, Vishnu, Mahesvara.Vishnu, working with his miraculous power be
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Giriraj Swami gave this talk on the spirit of Gita Jayanti to leaders of Hindu organizations in Houston.ya idam paramam guhyam mad-bhaktesv abhidhasyatibhaktim mayi param krtva mam evaisyaty asamsayahna ca tasman manusyesu kascin me priya-krttamahbhavita na ca me tasmad anyah priyataro bhuvi[Lord Krsna says:] “For one who explains this supreme secret [of the Bhagavd-gita] to the devotees, pure devotional service is guaranteed, and at the end he will come back to Me. There is no servant in this w
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Posted by pratibha on December 12, 2009 at 12:00pm
Om ! May He protect us both together; may He nourish us both together;May we work conjointly with great energy,May our study be vigorous and effective;May we not mutually dispute (or may we not hate any).Om ! Let there be Peace in me !Let there be Peace in my environment !Let there be Peace in the forces that act on me !1. Om ! Shaunaka, householder of fame, once asked Bhagavan Pippalada of Angira’s family: In this body, the divine city of Brahman, installed, how do they create ? Whose glory doe
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To,Dr. Radha Krishna DasManaging DirectorISKCON Food Relief FoundationDear Sir,Greetings from ITM Business school.We are ITM Business School, a 17 year old institution, ranked 25th amongst the 1000 odd B- schools in India. We offer Post graduate courses in management with various areas of specialisation like Marketing, Finance & HR.We at ITM, build future managers and believe that it is our responsibility to mold them as responsible citizens of this country. In our endeavor to accomplish the sam
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Posted by pratibha on December 11, 2009 at 12:00pm
Om ! Gods ! With ears let us hear what is good;Adorable ones ! With eyes let us see what is good.With steady limbs, with bodies, praising,Let us enjoy the life allotted by the gods.May Indra, of wide renown, grant us well-being;May Pusan, and all-gods, grant us well-being.May Tarksya, of unhampered movement, grant us well-being.May Brihaspati grant us well-being.Om ! Peace ! Peace ! Peace !1. The holy Teacher is the Power (Para-Sakti) that is the cause of all.2. Of that Power the body with its n
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Posted by Gaura Dasa on December 11, 2009 at 9:28am
Dear Devotees,Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada !As many of you may know, ayur comes from the sanskrit word ayus which means longevity or immortality and veda means science or knowledge. Srila Prabhupada mentions the word "ayurveda" 40 times in his writings, and the word "ayurvedic" 154 times. Srila Prabhupada gave us the ayurvedic lifestyle to follow without going too much into the details so that we would not become too distracted from the acitvities of pure d
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GOD is a BIRD sitting on a treeAnd there's another oneBut hey, that's meHE the GODAlways LOOKS at meBut I'm StupidEngrossed in the fruits of tree!Then the realisationOf the mistake made by meAnd I try to act, ignore and fleeTo another treeBut HE FOLLOWSAs the shadow of meAmazingly same thing happensOn the other treeAnd this happens for millions of yerasBefore I see HIMBy the pain in my heartof thousands of spheresBut still when I realiseThe Material world vapouriseAnd GOD'S HEART so BIG in SIZET
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Posted by Neeraj Nama on December 10, 2009 at 2:51pm
Vedic Knowledge and Quantum Mechanics Part - 1The study of materialistic Quantum Mechanics takes many years but even then one’s knowledge of physical reality is incomplete. Materialistic science contains incomplete knowledge of matter and spirit.However, the Vedas explain all, making the knowledge they give complete by combined material and spiritual understanding. For example, they described the material energy as being composed of the smallest particles, paramanu’s. Because of the interplay of
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Srila Tamal Krishna Goswami, affectionately known as Srila Gurudev by many, left this mortal realm in March 2002, leaving behind many dedicated disciples and a society that was never to be the same. He also left behind an almost completed PhD thesis which he had been working on since 1998 in the serene surroundings of Clare Hall, Cambridge University (UK). It was to commemorate him, as well as the work that he did at the college and university more broadly, that a special memorial bench was inst
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Home » 108 Upanishads » Bahvricha UpanishadBahvricha UpanishadTranslated by Dr. A. G. Krishna WarrierPublished by The Theosophical Publishing House, ChennaiOm ! Speech is rooted in my thought (mind) and my thought is rooted in my speech.Be manifest, patent, to me; be ye two, for me, the lynch-pins of the Veda.Let not Vedic lore desert me.With this mastered lore, I join day with night.I shall speak what is right; I shall speak what is true.Let that protect me; let that protect the speaker.Let tha
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Posted by KASHYAPI DASS on December 9, 2009 at 12:24pm
A person situated in Karma yoga executes one's prescribed duties. These duties are as prescribed by the Varnashrama system created By Krishna through the Vedas. According to one's ability and inclination, a person may acquires a particular varna. He may become a Brahaman (teacher, guide), Ksatriya (administrator, warrior), Vaishya (merchant, farmer) or Sudra (worker). According to his situation he lives in one of the four ashrams: Brahamacari (student), Grahastha (married), Vanaprastha (retired)
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Om! Let my limbs and speech, Prana, eyes, ears, vitalityAnd all the senses grow in strength.All existence is the Brahman of the Upanishads.May I never deny Brahman, nor Brahman deny me.Let there be no denial at all:Let there be no denial at least from me.May the virtues that are proclaimed in the Upanishads be in me,Who am devoted to the Atman; may they reside in me.Om ! Let there be Peace in me !Let there be Peace in my environment !Let there be Peace in the forces that act on me !The three sta
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I heard this long back in a small temple in Sonepat. The temple priest was delivering lecture on Bhagavata one early morning in the month of Kartik.There was a competition among the consorts of Krishna over who have greater love for Him. One day Krishna pretended to be very ill. He cried of severe stomach ache and no medicine would soothe him. At last Akrurji prayed to the Lord and said that it is only He who can give a remedy to His illness. Then Krishna said only one thing can cure him and tha
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