Many New Age followers uphold an idea that there is no degradation to the lower species from the human form of life and "all paths are the same". They think that if one acts wrongly he will be at worst born few times as a human being and then he will continue to beelevated. They think that the only purpose of this life is to get rid of one'shangups and gain some experience, and ultimately to become God, the commondesire of all pseudo spiritualists. (One group with partially Christianbackground b
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maitreya uvāca
tasyaivaḿ vadataḥ śāpaḿ
bhṛgoḥ sa bhagavān bhavaḥ
niścakrāma tataḥ kiñcid
vimanā iva sānugaḥ
SYNONYMS:
maitreyaḥ uvāca — Maitreya said; tasya — of him; evam — thus; vadataḥ — being spoken; śāpam — curse; bhṛgoḥ — of Bhṛgu; saḥ — he; bhagavān — the possessor of all opulences; bhavaḥ — Lord Śiva; niścakrāma — went; tataḥ — from there; kiñcit — somewhat; vimanāḥ — morose; iva — as; sa-anugaḥ — followed by his disciples.
TRANSLATION:
The sage Maitreya
Sri Radha-rasa-sudha-nidhi
(The Nectar Moon of Sri Radha's Sweetness)
1. Turning far away from my kinsmen and from millions of worldly opulences, and not desiring to do anything to attain anything material, I meditate on the dust of Sri Radha's feet, dust that brings a monsoon of wonderful happiness.
2. When will restless-eyed Sri Radha, who during the daytime again and again sighs "O dark one", "O most handsome", "O charming one", "O You who are more graceful and han
We were traveling across America when, in the open country of Wyoming, the back tire on our minivan shredded and flew off. The car went out of control and after flipping over several times, landed upside down.
One of my sons, Keshava Kumara, sustained a head injury that would take hi
Deliverance of the Yamala-arjuna Trees
1. Mother Yasoda binds Lord Krsna to the wooden mortar with a rope because of His naughty activities. While mother Yasoda was very busy with household affairs, the Supreme Lord, Krsna, observed twin trees known as yamala-arjuna, which in a former millennium had been the demigod sons of Kuvera.
2. In their former birth, these two sons, known as Nalakuvara and Manigriva, were extremely opulent an
A man who treats the joys and sorrows of life alike is one who knows no fear even at the time of death. If pleasure is a part of life, then death is equally a reality too. How well a man has understood this truth is seen in how he faces death. A man shows through his attitude to death the sort of man he is. If we can accept joy, why not face death also clamly?
Those who are constantly worrying about something or thinking whether others might deprive them of something can never know such an easy d
The story is told of a devout person, called Pundarika, who perfomed all the rites prescribed in the Vedas, but was unable to get moksha. He asked Sage Narada what was the reason for this.
The sage replied that without seeking a perceptor he would not be able to get moksha. Only after Narada taught him the Ashtakshara mantra, did Pandurika get moksha. This shows that we must have an Acharya, without whose help we cannot get moksha, even if we live according to the scriptures and are devout.
But th
tad brahma paramaḿ śuddhaḿ
satāḿ vartma sanātanam
vigarhya yāta pāṣaṇḍaḿ
daivaḿ vo yatra bhūta-rāṭ
SYNONYMS:
tat — that; brahma — Veda; paramam — supreme; śuddham — pure; satām — of the saintly persons; vartma — path; sanātanam — eternal; vigarhya — blaspheming; yāta — should go; pāṣaṇḍam — to atheism; daivam — deity; vaḥ — your; yatra — where; bhūta-rāṭ — the lord of the bhūtas.
TRANSLATION:
By blaspheming the principles of the Vedas, which are the pure and suprem
Srila Prabhupada's Loving Followers
Srila Prabhupada was sometimes quite frank about his followers. "I am engaging fools, rascals, anyone to spread Krsna consciousness."Srila Prabhupada Lilamrta, Volume 6, p.1954 "We have to select men from the worst class. Those who were finished, tenth class."Once, Prabhupada compared himself to Lord Rama, who had crossed the ocean to bring Laxmi from the hands of the demons to Bharata. "And," Prabhupada said, "just as Lord Rama had an army of monkeys to help H
Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 4 Text 5
rajovaca
samicinam vaco brahman
sarva-jnasya tavanagha
tamo visiryate mahyam
hareh kathayatah katham
raja uvaca -- the King said; samicinam -- perfectly right; vacah -- speeches; brahman -- O learned brahmana; sarva-jnasya -- one who knows all; tava -- your; anagha -- without any contamination; tamah -- the darkness of ignorance; visiryate -- gradually disappearing; mahyam -- unto me; hareh -- of the Lord; kathayatah -- as you are speaking; katham -- topics
Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 4 Text 3-4
papraccha cemam evartham
yan mam prcchatha sattamah
krsnanubhava-sravane
sraddadhano maha-manah
samstham vijnaya sannyasya
karma trai-vargikam ca yat
vasudeve bhagavati
atma-bhavam drdham gatah
papraccha -- asked; ca -- also; imam -- this; eva -- exactly like; artham -- purpose; yat -- that; mam -- unto me; prcchatha -- you are asking; sattamah -- O great sages; krsna-anubhava -- rapt in thought of Krsna; sravane -- in hearing; sraddadhanah -- full of faith;
Dainya Madhuri
(The Sweetness of Humbleness)
Kishori mori, ab na lagao bar.
A devotee is begging of Shri Radha, "Oh Radhey! Do not delay any longer! I have been begging at Your door only for Your grace."
Mangat bhikh kripa ki keval, khado tihare dvar.
"I have heard from Saints that the destitute souls are always treated with respect in Your divine court. I have also heard that there may be a delay in Your court, but never injustice."
Rasikan-mukh as suni deen ko, aadar yehi darbar.
"The
brahma ca brāhmaṇāḿś caiva
yad yūyaḿ parinindatha
setuḿ vidhāraṇaḿ puḿsām
ataḥ pāṣaṇḍam āśritāḥ
SYNONYMS:
brahma — the Vedas; ca — and; brāhmaṇān — the brāhmaṇas; ca — and; eva — certainly; yat — because; yūyam — you; parinindatha — blaspheme; setum — Vedic principles; vidhāraṇam — holding; puḿsām — of mankind; ataḥ — therefore; pāṣaṇḍam — atheism; āśritāḥ — have taken shelter.
TRANSLATION:
Bhṛgu Muni continued: Since you blaspheme the Vedas and the brāhman
"I'm going to take 100 people." Death replied.
"That's horrible" the man said.
"That's the way it is." Death said. "That's what I do."
The man hurried to warn everyone he could about Death's plan.
As evening fell, he met Death again. "You told me you were going to take 100 people," the man said, "Why did 1,000 die?"
"I kept my word" Death responded. "I only took 100 people. Worry took the other...."
Worry is, and a
(1) read Srila Prabhupada's books one to two hours daily; (2) chant and dance together in kirtana; (3) ch
atma-jaya-sutagara-
pasu-dravina-bandhusu
rajye cavikale nityam
virudham mamatam jahau
atma -- body; jaya -- wife; suta -- son; agara -- palace; pasu -- horses and elephants; dravina -- treasury house; bandhusu -- unto friends and relatives; rajye -- in the kingdom; ca -- also; avikale -- without being disturbed; nityam -- constant; virudham -- deep-rooted; mamatam -- affinity; jahau -- gave up.
Maharaja Pariksit, as a result of his wholehearted
suta uvaca
vaiyasaker iti vacas
tattva-niscayam atmanah
upadharya matim krsne
auttareyah satim vyadhat
sutah uvaca -- Suta Gosvami said; vaiyasakeh -- of Sukadeva Gosvami; iti -- thus; vacah -- speeches; tattva-niscayam -- that which verifies the truth; atmanah -- in the self; upadharya -- just having realized; matim -- concentration of the mind; krsne -- unto Lord Krsna; auttareyah -- the son of Uttara; satim -- chaste; vyadhat -- applied.
Suta G
