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"Sri Gauranga, Sri Nityananda, Sri Advaita, Sri Gadadhara and
Srivasa are all on the same platform, but in spiritually
distinguishing between them one should understand that Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu is the form of a devotee, Nityananda Prabhu appears in the
form of a devotee's spiritual master, Advaita Prabhu is the form of a
bhakta (devotee) incarnation, Gadadhara Prabhu is the energy of a
bhakta, and Srivasa is a pure devotee. Thus there are spiritual
distinctions between them."
Caitanya-
If I speak about the love for Krsna that Srila Prabhupada had, and how it extends also to human beings, then I'm thinking especially of the early devotees. In the beginning, Srila Prabhupada was just alone in New York. He was just sometimes wandering alone in the streets, no followers but he carried on. And then he started his Matchless Gifts Store and the first devotees were there.
And if today we meet one of those first devotees for example Brahmananda Prabhu, if we meet him today, then we can
That happiness which is derived from contact of the senses with their objects and which appears like nectar at first but poison at the end is said to be of the nature of passion.
PURPORT
A young man and a young woman meet, and the senses drive the young man to see her, to touch her and to have sexual intercourse. In the beginning this may be very pleasing to the senses, but at the end, or after some time, it becomes just like poison. They are separated or there is divorce, there is lamentation, th
As an initiative by ISKCON to celebrat
ISKCON also catered for the event, which was held at the Belgian Parliament in Brussels and attended by about 120 guests including some major leaders of Belgian society.
The future Queen of Belgium, Her Royal Highness Princess Mathilde, was the guest of honor. Leading polit
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ṭhākura vaiṣṇava pada, avanīra susampada,
śuno bhāi hoiyā eka mana
āśraya loiyā bhaje, tāre kṛṣṇa nāhi tyaje,
āra saba more akāraṇa
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vaiṣṇava caraṇa jala, prema bhakti dite bol,
āra keho nahe balavanta
vaiṣṇava caraṇa reṇu, mastake bhūṣaṇa vinu,
āra nāhi bhūṣaṇera anta
(3)
tīrtha jala pavitra guṇe, likhiyāche purāṇe,
se saba bhaktira pravañcana
vaiṣṇavera pādodaka, sama nahe ei saba,
yāte hoy vāñchita pūraṇa
(4)
vaiṣṇava sańgete mana, ānandita anukṣaṇa,
sadā hoy kṛṣṇa parasańga
dīna narottama kānde, hiyā d
Nrisimha-chaturdasi is the divine appearance day of Nrisimhadeva, Lord Krishna’s man-lion incarnation, who removes all obstacles on the path of devotional service out of His great compassion.
Srila Prabhupada writes (Bhagavatam 7.8.51, purport):
The Supreme Personality of Godhead in His transcendental form of Lord Nrisimhadeva is always ready to kill the demons who always create disturbances in the minds of honest devotees. To spread the Krishna consciousness movement, devotees have to face many d
Value of Vaishnava Association
Once the great sage Narada was intrigued by a doubt. He was sure that Lord Vishnu would clear it for him. He proceeded to the Ocean of Milk and found his Lord reclining on the giant hooded serpent-bed Shankarshana, Hisbeautiful consort, Lakshmi devi beside Him.
Sage Narada made his obeisance to Lord Vishnu and put his question to Him.
"Oh Lord, what is the value of Vaishnava Satsang, the Association ofVaishnava Devotees?"
Lord Vishnu smiled charmingly and said, "I will
ILLUMINATING THE ILLUSIONED HEARTS
Joy and sorrow are not still;
They come as they will
As you desire you might get;
But analyse what is best
Don’t be afraid of obstacles;
They are just race hurdles
But remember about the reality;
To develop your dormant identity
You are having a choice;
To be a fool or a wise
Fool tries to gratify himself;
Wise indulges in discovering self
Problems will come and go;
You are also standing in a row
When call will come you have to go;
Packing your bag and leaving the show
But now
(Glories of the Spiritual Master by Srila Vishvanatha Chakravarti Thakura)
(1) samsara-davanala-lidha-loka
tranaya karunya-ghanaghanatvam praptasya kalyana-gunarnavasya vande guroh shri-charanaravindam
(2) mahaprabhoh kirtana-nritya-gita-
vaditra-madyan-manaso rasena romancha-kampashru-taranga-bhajo
vande guroh shri-charanaravindam
(3) shri-vigraharadhana-nitya-nana- shringara-tan-mandira-marjanadau yuktasya bhaktamsh cha niyunjato 'pi vande guroh shri-charanaravindam
(4) chatur-vid
Let’s stop daydreaming
Once a king summoned his ministers in the early morning hours and asked them, “last night, I had a very vivid dream. I was a butterfly, going from one flower to another, drinking honey. My dream was so clear that I have a grave doubt: Am I a king who was dreaming that he was a butterfly? Or am I a butterfly now dreaming that I am a king?”
The commonplace phenomenon of dreams constitutes one of the greatest human mysteries. What is a dream? Is it real? If not, then why does a
Women's intelligence
said that most part of women usually have a very soft heart. That might be a
problem because many times they can put their heart and feelings before their
intelligence or sense of discrimination. This is not exactly a lack of
intelligence, but a purity of heart that is dangerous for the person in a
degraded world like
Of all kinds of suffering and bondage arising from various attachments, none
is greater than the suffering and bondage arising from attachment to women
and intimate contact with those attached to women.
PURPORT
One should make a great endeavor to give up intimate contact with women and
those fond of women. A learned gentleman will automatically be on guard if
placed in intimate contact with lusty women. In the company of lusty men,,
however, the same man may engage in all kinds of social dea
In His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada’s books and lectures, a similar example is often given. From this example one easily realizes that in material life it is not real happiness that is experienced; rather on
Love and trust is established when we want ONE thing – to be the humble servant, to be the humble servant of Krishna, of the spiritual master, of the sadhus (saintly people), to be the humble servant especially of one another. You cannot separate Guru from his devotees.
H H Radhanath Swami
Soon, however, The Beatles returned to London, developing a taste for Indian spirituality, but not finding full satisfaction. George continued his search an
Recently three women went to the European Court of Human Rights to challenge Ireland’s 150 year old abortion laws. All three had been obliged to travel to England to terminate their unwanted pregnancies, an ody