Gaura-purnimaA Talk by Giriraj SwamiMarch 17, 2003Carpinteria, CaliforniaSri Caitanya-caritamrta explains that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Krsna Himself, appeared with the luster and mood of Srimati Radharani to understand the glories of Srimati Radharani's love for Krsna, to experience the wonderful qualities of Krsna as Srimati Radharani experiences them, and to taste the happiness that Srimati Radharani tastes in Her love for Krsna:
Every individual in this world wants to get unlimited enjoyment and happiness and zero suffering, but people get exactly the opposite, i.e. unlimited suffering and no enjoyment, as said by Avadhuta Brahman in Srimad Bhagavatam. So in first place we have to know that the senses do not belong to us, they belong to Krishna.Srila Prabhupada was once sitting on a loft, he said, "This loft belongs to the owner of the house from whom ISKCON has hired. The moment I think that this is my loft and that I
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carob browniesIngredientsButter - 1/2 cup (1 stick)Unsweetened Carob Powder - 1/2 cupSugar - 1 cupSilken Tofu, pureed - 1/2 cup (equivalent of 2 eggs)Vanilla Extract - 2 teaspoonsSalt - 1/4 teaspoonAll Purpose Flour - 1/2 cupWalnuts - 1/2 cup (Nuts, carob chips, peanut butter or cream cheese to swirl on top - optional).1. Preheat the oven at 350F/180C for 15 minutes.2. Cut the butter into small pieces and add it to a medium sized microwave safe bowl.3. Melt the butter in the microwave. Mine took
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There was once a hunter who lured birds with food and captured them after spreading a net. He lived as if appointed by death personified as the killer of the birds. While wandering in the forest, the hunter saw a pair of kulinga birds. Of the two, the female was captivated by the hunter's lure.The male kulinga bird, seeing his wife put into the greatest danger in the grip of Providence, became very unhappy. Because of affection, the poor bird, being unable to release her, began to lament for his
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Posted by Gaurav Sharma on February 27, 2009 at 11:54pm
Hey GovindaYou are my LordYour are the masterI pray to YouAt Your Lotus FeetWith the holy nameIn my mouthAnd on the holy Tulsi BeadThat transcendentalSound VibrationThe One which is the only hope, the only wayTo cleanse the mirror of our heartSo to reach YouIn this Kalyug DayHey GovindaI offer obeisanceTo You & PrabhupadaYou've looked after & would always doYou care, m sure and I always knewYour holy name it purifiesCan change one's destinyPlease help me be more humbleAnd bring out the best in m
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May your eyes be blessedwith sweet tears of longingfor the beloved of your heart,Sri Sri Radha and Krishna,for such tears cure the “mistaken outlook”and make the bitter tears of misery disappear.May your vision be blessedwith calming glances of compassionas you see the many souls all aroundsuffering in the heat of their silent sufferings,for by thinking about the true welfare of others,your own problems will automatically leave youand you will prosper and blossom.May your mind be blessedby the d
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Posted by vipralipsa on February 26, 2009 at 7:25am
We are not Vegetarians: Srila Prabhupada said "We’re “Krsnatarians.” Rabbits are vegetarian,Srila Prabhupada writes, “Extravagance in the matter of eating, sleeping, defending, and mating—which are demands of the body—can block advancement in the practice of yoga. As far as eating is concerned, it can be regulated only when one is practiced to take and accept prasädam, sanctified food.” We eat vegetarian food, but we are not vegetarians. We’re “Krsnatarians.” Rabbits are vegetarian, elephants ar
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Posted by vipralipsa on February 26, 2009 at 7:22am
Did your Parents tell you about the Flies and Bees?Srila A.C. Bhakti vedanta Swami Prabhupadas quotesSB 1.5: Lectures : Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.5.9-11Bees look for honey, whereas flies look for open sores. Some people are like flies. If they see the slightest fault, they magnify it out of proportion. But we should not be like flies; we should be like buzzing bees and see all the good qualities of a devotee.Just like flies. They'll sit down on the stool Maksikam bhramara icchanti. . And the bees, the
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Posted by Chitra Datta on February 1, 2009 at 6:35pm
Vishnupriya deviThe Supreme Lord Visnu has three different Saktis: Sri, Bhu, and Nila. Sri Visnupriya is the internal potency known as Bhu-sakti. She appeared in Gaura-lila to assist Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu with his mission of spreading the holy name of Krsna.In Nabadwipa-dhama there lived a brahmana named Sanatana Misra, who was an extremely exalted Visnu-bhakta. He was a pious and generous brahmana as well, and used to feed, clothe and shelter many people. He was famous as the king of panditas
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Krishna is calling us to come back to our eternal home in the spiritual sky. The spiritual master is His messenger. We should never misunderstand the message which is being delivered to us by the spiritual master, that it is something of this material world and is thus tinged with lust, anger, and greed. No, the message delivered to us by the spiritual master is a message of pure love. Because we are still covered by lust, anger, and greed we sometimes think that the spiritual master's message i
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Srila Prabhupada was an epitome of humility. Srila Prabhupada was once giving a class on Varnasrama. One person in audience asked Srila Prabhupada which class of society he belonged to, and Srila Prabhupada said, “I’m fifth class, servant of all these 4 classes!”Once (in an air port) a Devotee announced “All devotees have to go to other side because of airport problems!” Srila Prabhupada also went along with all the devotees. The announcing devotee came to Srila Prabhupada and said, “Prabhupada,
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Mind is like a naughty child who will always remember past bad habits but if the mind is somehow rendered humble and submissive in the company of Vaishnavas and one has made some amount of spiritual progress then we find that the mind becomes calm and the old pursuit of sense gratification is gone. Occasionally the mind may hanker for old sense gratification but generally the mind then pursues Krishna Consciousness things only.If mind is not controlled, it will trouble aggressively. Also habits
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Sometimes the mongoose and snake have a fight. Out of the two, snake is more powerful because it has the poison. Snake can hit the mongoose with poisonous teeth and the mongoose will be finished. Sometimes when they fight, nobody can say who will win. Actually the mongoose cannot digest the snake’s poison. As soon as it gets bitten by snake’s fangs, it goes to a vanaspati plant and smells it and eats some leaves and thus neutralizes the poison. And then again it goes back to the snake and attack
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We may say I am practicing spiritual life nicely, I am strong in Sadana, and so I am not envious. But there is a simple formula to judge with whom we are envious and to what to degree.Whom I wouldn’t like to accompany when I am asked to go with?How I feel on someone’s failure and success?How I feel when someone is appreciated or chastised?We have to see what kind of feelings come in our heart. Because we are in material world we have envy within our heart. We have to remove this envy by process
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1. Unconscious Incompetence – First the Karmi people have so many anarthas – a devotee is so very sensitive in comparison with the karmis. Devotees are always alert, but it is like to the degree you become cleaner in the heart, to that degree you are extremely sensitive. If you put a black dot on a lungi, nobody will notice. If you put a black spot on a dhoti, everyone can notice it. So unconscious incompetence means the Karmis are not even knowing how much incompetent they are on spiritual leve
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True or false, speaking ill of others is not proper for a brahmana. People who do this have hell for their abode (i.e., they are already living in hell).— Sanat-sujata to Dhritarastra. Mahabharata Udyoga Parva 45.8The ignorant seek to injure the wise by malice and back-biting; by doing so the critic takes upon himself the load of the wise man's sins, which he, the wise man, casts off by forgiving the ignorant.— Vidura to Dhritarastra. Mahabharata, Udyoga Parva 34.74A person being critcized shoul
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Srila Prabhupada was speaking to one devotee, “The living entity – prkrateh kriyamanani gunaih karmani... a living entity is fool to think that he is the doer.”Then the devotee asked, “That means an ordinary living entity cannot do great things. Only great souls can do great things. Right Prabhupada?”Srila Prabhupada said, “No! No living entity can do any great thing.”“Then how does one do great things?”“One should simply surrender to Krishna and then He will do great things. Ultimately Krishna
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Posted by Harish Rajpal on December 13, 2008 at 7:35pm
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Revelation of Swiss bank accountsThis is so shocking.......If black money deposits was an Olympics event.... India would have won a gold medal hands down. The second best Russia has 4 times lesser deposit. U.S. is not even there in the counting in top five! India has more money in Swiss banks than all the other countries combined!Recently, due to international pressure, the Swiss government agreed to disclose the names of the account holders only if the re
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An emperor was coming out of his palace for his morning walk when he met a beggar. He asked the beggar, "What do you want?"The beggar laughed and said, "You are asking me as though you can fulfill my desire!"The king was offended. He said, "Of course I can fulfill your desire. What is it? Just tell me."And the beggar said, "Think twice before you promise anything."The beggar was no ordinary beggar, he was the emporers past life master. He had promised in that life, "I will come and try to wake y
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