Pujari from Sri Adwaita Acarya's house in Santipura, West Bengal by Mulaprakrti devi dasiThis story was heard in Mayapura in 1980. A man came to the ISKCON's Caitanya Candrodoya Mandira carrying with him a copy of the Back of Godhead article about Srila Prabhupada, entitled A Lifetime in Preparation. "Just recently an amazing realization occurred to me that I wanted to share with devotees everywhere. I have been the pujari and sevaite at the house of Adwaita Acarya for many years. I was also the
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Posted by KASHYAPI DASS on November 13, 2009 at 11:10am
O Krsna! Please attract my mind by pulling it to You.O Hari! Please capture my mind by Your unsurpassed sweetness.O Krsna! Please purify my mind with knowledge about devotional service given to me by Your own devotee.O Krsna! Please make me able to relish Your transcendental name, form, qualities, pastimes, etc.O Krsna! Please make me able to relish Your transcendental name, form, qualities, pastimes, etc.O Hari! Please make me fit to serve You.O Hari! Please make me able to relish Your transcen
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Posted by KASHYAPI DASS on November 13, 2009 at 10:35am
A very simple question but so many people seem to get it wrong. Some even seem to think eggs are a vegetable or a fruit or "given naturally" and then okay to eat, some even think fish are part of a vegetarian diet - fruit of the sea....... There are some funny ideas out there, so we will try to clean them up and give some practical assistance herein .The word vegetarian, coined by the founders of the British Vegetarian Society in 1847, comes from the Latin word vegetus, meaning "whole, sound, fr
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Nov 10, USA (SUN) — Since October 18th, the Sampradaya Sun website has published 52 articles discussing what can be called "The Hrdayananda Goswami Issue". I apologize to the readers up front for adding to that sum, but I do so for a slightly different purpose.I would submit that the subjective importance that the editors of the Sun and its various contributors assign to HDG and his purported "influence", beneficial or not, is at best an exaggerated preponderance, and at worst, an egregious reve
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IAM GREATFUL AND THANKFUL TO THE DEVOTEES OF ISKCON DESIRE TREE WHO INSPIRED ME TO WRITE ON THIS BLOG I WAS ONLY WRITTING ON H.H.RADHANATH SWAMI BLOG BUT NOW I AM SO HAPPY THAT DEVOTEES FELT MY BLOGS WORTH WHGILE AND THEY INVITED ME ON THIS WEBSITE.I DONT DESERVE THIS BUT OUT OF YOUR KINDNESS U HAVE GIVEN ME THIS SEVA I WILL DEFINATELY TRY TO BE SERVANTS OF THE SERVANTS........PLEASE DO NOT PUBLISH THIS POST .....
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Glimpses of the Lotus Feet of Srila Prabhupadaby His Divine Grace Om VisnupadSrila Bhakti Promod Puri GoswamiOnce Srila (Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura) Prabhupada was viewing the Deities of Sri-Sri Guru Gauranga-Gandharvika-Giridhari at the Sri Caitanya Math, standing on the front porch of the temple. The door of that temple is not very wide and Srila Prabhupada did not have his glasses on.Standing next to him was one of his dear disciples. The disciple thought perhaps Prabhupada could not v
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Posted by KASHYAPI DASS on November 12, 2009 at 2:30pm
January 3, 1975Share : Satsvarupa Dasa GoswamiPrabhupada lecture notesYesterday I heard Prabhupada give a lecture on Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.26.26 on January 3, 1975, in Mumbai. The false ego in the material world is divided into three according to the modes of material nature. Persons in the mode of goodness see this material world as it is. Those in the modes of passion are making plans without any aim of life. Those in the modes of ignorance are like animals. This ahankara makes one think he belo
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Chapter two, part two, of Our Affectionate Guardians by SwamiB. B. Visnu. The historical account of the relationships betweenSrila B. R. Sridhara Deva Goswami andSrila A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami and his society.____________________________I Take It on My HeadIt is clear in the following letter that Srila Prabhupada regarded Srila Sridhara Maharaja as his confidential friend and well-wisher throughout his life. Concerned about his failing health, Srila Prabhupada had written Sridhara Maharaja aski
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By Indradyumna SwamiWhen I arrived at my residence in Vrindavan-dhama, the strain of eleven months of traveling and preaching caught up with me, and I was unable to go outside for two weeks. I spent the time resting, chanting extra rounds, and reading. One evening I decided that the next morning I would finally go out to visit some temples.“There are over five thousand temples in Vrindavan,” I thought, “but even visiting the seven main ones might prove too much for me at this point. I’ll just vi
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Dear devotees,Please accept my best wishes. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.I haven’t written since arriving in Mumbai for the GBC meetings about 3 or 4 weeks ago. I’m sorry about that.The meetings were basically nice. Our movement now has a Chief Executive Officer, Ramai Maharaja, who will be seeing that all our resolutions and decisions are followed up on. In the GBC Body many good decisions are made, but due to the pressing duties of all the GBC members, sometimes they are not followed up pro
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Radha Mohan Das : It has been forty years since ISKCON made its first mark on the streets of London. The unmistakable sounds of cymbals, saffron and shaven heads charmed and startled Oxford Street in London’s West End, reaching the Evening Standard with the headline “Hare Krishna Startles London”. Nowadays ISKCON is woven to the fabric of London life yet still parades of devotees sharing the Holy Names with shoppers, revelers, business people and international tourists is very common.1969 was th
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DwarahatRecently I went to a place called dwarahat (uttaranchal) and people told me it was made by vishwakarma like he made dwarika.I saw lots of krishan madir over there and they are quite old. They were awesome. If any of guys go to Nainital please visit dwarahat you will feel more close to Krishna.With regardssaurabh
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By Jayadvaita SwamiHere’s a page full of reasons. I’ll spare you the footnotes, but each reason is fully upheld by evidence from Vedic writings likeBhagavad-gita, the Upanisads, and the Puranas.· Chanting Hare Krishna awakens love of God.· Chanting Hare Krishna brings liberation as a side benefit along the way.· When you chant Hare Krishna, you automatically develop knowledge and detachment.· Chanting Hare Krishna gets you out of the endless cycle of birth and death.· It is the most effective me
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Whenever we hear of a sensational act of terrorism somewhere in the world, especially when it involves the random killing and maiming of innocent people, we ask, “Why?” And when a particular terrorist group comes forward and claims credit for some atrocity, we ask the same question, this time more deeply -- “Why? Why do they hate so much? What can be done to stop them?”The experts say to explain, what to speak of to remedy, terrorism is difficult, because it is such a complex and varied phenomen
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HUMAN MINDHuman mind is never still..Like the flowing water it moves steadily & endlessly from onethought to another..-the mouth likes to talk..-the tounge carves to taste..-the eyes long to see..-the legs desire to walk..Every sense organ goes outward seeking pleasureHow can the mind-control be achieved??The water is controlled by arresting its flow..By- dams- embankmentsonly for a while...only until the water gets forceful enough to gush out.The mind flows through the sense organs,by shutting
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Posted by paras nagpal on November 9, 2009 at 10:30pm
During Japa today I struggled with keeping my mind from wandering here, there and everywhere...it's a daily struggle and I usually close my eyes, cup my hand to my ear (so I can hear properly) and just focus on hearing the Mantra.Sometimes this doesn't work though, so I use my last weapon to defeat the mind....reading the mantra whilst I chant. This works everytime and keeps my mind right on the Mantra...it's like a big stick or a slipper, beating the mind into submission "Stay on the Mantra...d
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Dear DevoteesPlease accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.I felt the need to be reminded of the profound words of one of SrilaPrabhupada dear sons H.H.Bhakti Tirtha Swami Maharaja.Here is his finalletter.I sure we can all benefit by hearing from him once again.Hare Krsna.Your Servant,Candramauli Swami.Subject: Last letter from BTS------------------------------------------------------------8th May 2005Dear Maharajas, Prabhus and DisciplesPlease accept my humble obeisances.
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Miss India 2009, and the Indian finalist in this year’s Miss Universe beauty competition—turned up at ISKCON New Delhi’s Sri Sri Radha Parthasarathi Mandir for a visit on November 3rd. The 22-year-old Delhi resident attended the arati ceremony and paid her respects at the temple’s three altars, housing Radha Parthasarathi, Gaura-Nitai, and Sita, Rama, Lakshman and Hanuman. While taking a tour of the temple’s art gallery, she showed her appreciation for the paintings and asked, “Who painted such
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Nov 05, JAGANNATHA PURI, ORISSA — The atmosphere at Puri emanated spiritual ecstasy as the three-day Srikshetra Parikrama by ISKCON kicked off here on Thursday. Not less than 50,000 ISKCON pilgrims from India and abroad have taken part in the annual religious rally, this year's event being fifth in a series).Even though the Puri Parikrama programme is scheduled to be held on Saturday, the ISKCON devotees on Thursday brought out a huge procession on the Grand Road facing the Jagannath Temple to m
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Posted by paras nagpal on November 6, 2009 at 8:12pm
How do I know I have chanted good rounds? One of the best indicators for me is that when I finish my rounds I want to keep chanting because I am getting such a nice taste.If I am relieved to put my bead bag down after my last round, that's an indicator that my chanting is not being done properly.Good chanting always produces a taste to chant more. Prabhupada said sixteen rounds is the minimum; constant chanting is the goal.sri sri Gaura Nitai ki jaisri sri Krishna balrama ki jaisri sri Lalita Vi
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