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The Strength of Association
There was a thief who was robbing businessmen and murdering people. One day he heard that the king of the country had invited all the sannyasis, sadhus and ascetics for a big meeting. The thief was thinking, "Maybe the king will be giving help to them, so I will see if I can rob someone and get some money." So he went to the meeting and hid himself away. The king then came out onto his balcony, and he began to speak. "O great sadhus, I have a daughter and she is very i

DISAPPEARANCE ANNIVERSARY OF H.H. SRIDHAR SWAMI
Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Adi 7.15
ei tina tattva, -- 'sarvaradhya' kari mani
caturtha ye bhakta-tattva, -- 'aradhaka' jani
SYNONYMS
ei tina tattva -- all three of these truths; sarva-aradhya -- worshipable by all living entities; kari mani -- accepting such; caturtha -- fourth; ye -- who is; bhakta-tattva -- in the category of devotees; aradhaka -- worshiper; jani -- I understand.
TRANSLATION
The three predominators [Caitany
Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 2 Text 23
yogesvaranam gatim ahur antar-
bahis-tri-lokyah pavanantar-atmanam
na karmabhis tam gatim apnuvanti
vidya-tapo-yoga-samadhi-bhajam
yoga-isvaranam -- of the great saints and devotees; gatim -- destination; ahuh -- it is said; antah -- within; bahih -- without; tri-lokyah -- of the three planetary systems; pavana-antah -- within the air; atmanam -- of the subtle body; na -- never; karmabhih -- by fruitive activities; tam -- that; gatim -- speed; apnuvanti -
"If one purposefully commits mistake and sinful life, "Now I am chanting Hare Krishna. I can do all sinful life. It will become counteracted," that rascal will be punished very, very much. "I am living in Vrndavana. Oh, it is dhama, so let me do all nonsense. It will be counteracted." They'll be these cats and dogs and monkeys in Vrndavana. "
Vrindavan, December 5, 1975
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sachin
sachin.kguptaa@gmail.com
"Fate can be changed by Krishna consciousness. Krishna says, "I shall give you protection from all the resultant action of your sinful life." That is fate changed. When you surrender to Krishna, He takes charge of squaring up all your sinful activities and their reaction. Surrender to Krishna; then your fate is changed."
Delhi, November 28. 1975
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Sachin
sachin.kguptaa@gmail.com
Rasleela is the unending play of uninterrupted, unfettered love in Purushottam Sri Krishana's everlasting divine world, Nityaloka. The worldy manifestation of this divine play, which takes place in the ambit of Yagamaya beyond the realms of Kala(Time) was held in the holy soil of Sri Vrindavan.
Sri Radha-rasa-sudha-nidhi
(The Nectar Moon of Sri Radha's Sweetness)
1. Obeisances to the direction that faces Sri Vrsabhanu's daughter. When the breeze coming from that direction playfully moves the edge of His garment, Lord Krsna, who cannot be attained by even the kings of the yogis, thinks that His life has now become a great success.
2. Obeisances to the glory of Sri Vrsabhanu's daughter. Even Brahma, Siva and all the demigods cannot attain the pollen of Her lot
Bhakti is the selfless remembrance of RadhaKrishana. It is accompained by meditation or concentration of divine presence of RadhaKrishana in own heart. To meditate on youthful form of Radha krishana in leelas of BRAZ, BARSANA,vrindvan as a viewer, participant in individual or in group and to feel affinity with their by their touch ,dance and even u can enjoy with the fragrance or perfume of RadhaKrishana's Garlands.When u pay true reverences to RadhaKrishana ,u purify ur contaminated heart. A de
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare,
Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare
…is the sublime method for reviving our transcendental consciousness, or Krishna consciousness.As living spiritual souls, we are all originally Krishna conscious entities, but due to our association with matter from time immemorial, our consciousness is now polluted by the material atmosphere, called maya, or illusion. And what is this illusion? The illusion is that we are all trying to be lords of m
itthaṁ nṛ-tiryag-ṛṣi-deva-jhaṣāvatārair lokān vibhāvayasi haṁsi jagat pratīpān dharmaṁ mahā-puruṣa pāsi yugānuvṛttaṁ channaḥ kalau yad abhavas tri-yugo ’tha sa tvam
So here is a very specific statement about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who is avatāra. Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the same Supreme Personality of Godhead, but He’s channa. Channa means covered, not directly, because He has appeared as a devotee. Avatāra… Rūpa Gosvāmī has found out that He’s avatāra of Kṛṣṇa. All the devotees, Sārvabhauma Bha
The Gopis having kept the sacred dust of the Feet of Sri Radhaji upon their Forehead have attained their God of worship-Sri Krishna. Their worship of Radhaji has taken them to their Goal i.e. Sri Krishna.
But the innate Bhava of Sakhi or Rasika Mahatma has been ellucidated in Chaitanya Charithamrutham, it says:
"Inexplicable is the Bhava (innate feel) of Sakhi, her mind won't prefer to play with Krishna."
SAKHI'S GOAL IS SRI RADHA. HER ATTENTION IS ONLY ON THE LOTUS FEET OF SRI RADHA.
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No More Swimming
Srila PrabhupadaSrila Prabhupada: “(Ladies) and gentlemen, I thank you very much for your kindly receiving me. This is the first time I am coming in this country, Sweden. So this Krishna consciousness movement is spreading all over the world gradually. It is little difficult to understand the purport of this movement because it is completely on the spiritual platform. Genera
Snigdha cetah supraneta vagminam ca rasaplutam Prabhupada gata prana naumi Bhakti Caru padam..
His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami was born in Bengal in 1945, His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami spent most of his early life in the city of Calcutta. In 1970, he left India to study in Germany. Coming across Vedic literatures while in Germany, he discovered the richness of India’s spiritual heritage. In 1975 he returned to Indi
śraddhatsvaitan mataḿ mahyaḿ
juṣṭaḿ yad brahma-vādibhiḥ
yena mām abhayaḿ yāyā
mṛtyum ṛcchanty atad-vidaḥ
TRANSLATION:
My
In this age of Kali, the only way is the chanting of the Holy Names of Hari,and the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Krishna Himself appeared as Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, and instructed everyone to chant the Hare Krishna Mahamantra. So please chant this with all your heart.
Please understand that this Holy Name is not just a combination of some letters and syllables as it appears to the material eye and ear. But it is Krishna Himself. Just as the deity is Krishna Himself, Srimad Bhagavatam is
Question: What is the Origin of Karma?
What is the origin of karma? What kind of actions lead to bad karma? The reason behind asking this question is that there are huge a number of people including myself who don't know the origin of karma. If the origin of karma is clear, one can refrain from the various activities which lead to bad karma. Can you give me scriptural references regarding the origin of karma, the cause of suffering?
Hare Krishna
Answer: Misuse of Our Free Will
Our entanglement in ka
Verse: Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.32.37
Speaker: HH Bhakti Raghava Swami
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prāvocaḿ bhakti-yogasya
svarūpaḿ te catur-vidham
kālasya cāvyakta-gater
yo 'ntardhāvati jantuṣu
TRANSLATION:My dear mother, I have explained to you the process of devotional service and its identity in four different social divisions. I have explained to you as well how eternal time is chasing the living entities, although it is imperceptible to them.
PURPORT:The process of bhakt
