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(1) smaranam - One should not think of the opposite sex.

Memorize favorite passages or verses from the sastras.

(2) kirtanam - One should not talk of sex life (prajalpa)

Practice gravity, chant japa nicely

(3) kelih - Don't play or dally with the opposite sex

(4) preksanam - Don't look lustfully at the opposite sex.

Focus your eyes (or remember) on your favorite Deity form of the Lord.

(5) guhyabhasanam - Don't talk intimately with the opposite sex in a secluded place

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On Srila Prabhupada's Spiritual Revolution

Misinterpretation can cause chaos. An example is Christianity, whose early adherents were vegetarians and believed in reincarnation. Later, these principles were rejected from mainstream Christianity, which has largely remained divorced from the true spirit of Christ ever since. It is incumbent, therefore, on the followers of Srila Prabhupada to carefully grasp the essence of his teachings and not speculate or deviate in any way. It is simple to understa

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 3 Text 25
athabhidhehy anga mano-'nukulam
prabhasase bhagavata-pradhanah
yad aha vaiyasakir atma-vidya-
visarado nrpatim sadhu prstah

atha -- therefore; abhidhehi -- please explain; anga -- O Suta Gosvami; manah -- mind; anukulam -- favorable to our mentality; prabhasase -- you do speak; bhagavata -- the great devotee; pradhanah -- the chief; yat aha -- what he spoke; vaiyasakih -- Sukadeva Gosvami; atma-vidya -- transcendental knowledge; visaradah -- expert; nrpat

On Srila Prabhupada's Spiritual Revolution

ISKCON is non-different from Srila Prabhupada -- "my body," he said. Let us always remember how much Srila Prabhupada desired this movement to be successful. There have been, are, and will be discrepancies and difficulties within ISKCON, especially without Prabhupada to personally chastise us and keep us in order. We sometimes tend to forget exactly what Prabhupada wanted us to do, and sometimes life in ISKCON has been unnecessarily very difficult. But d

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 3 Text 24
tad asma-saram hrdayam batedam
yad grhyamanair hari-nama-dheyaih
na vikriyetatha yada vikaro
netre jalam gatra-ruhesu harsah

tat -- that; asma-saram -- is steel-framed; hrdayam -- heart; bata idam -- certainly that; yat -- which; grhyamanaih -- in spite of chanting; hari-nama -- the holy name of the Lord; dheyaih -- by concentration of the mind; na -- does not; vikriyeta -- change; atha -- thus; yada -- when; vikarah -- reaction; netre -- in the eyes; jal

Every Wave Is Favorable

Its a beautiful letter by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati, really worthwhile reading again and again when we feel upset, sad or lost due to our losses in material life. Hare Krishna!

[Originally published in The Harmonist]

September 1927, 441 Chaitanya Era
My affection-incarnate,

I have this morning come to Sri Gaudiya Matha from Puri. Immediately on arrival at the station I heard that by the will of God your son has gone away from us. You knew him as your son; he is a servant