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No Mercy? Get Stuck!

Posted by Shabda Hari Das on April 9, 2010 at 12:05pm

"The conditioned souls are hopelessly entangled in this material world. There is no way of getting out of this material world by their own effort. Simply by their own effort, they'll remain stuck.

We require the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in order to get out of the material entanglement.

daivi hy esha guna-mayi · mama maya duratyaya

Duratyaya…very difficult to overcome this material nature.

mam eva ye prapadyante mayam etam taranti te

Those who surrender to the Supreme Personality of

Invitation to ISKCON UTSAV

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on April 9, 2010 at 9:00am

Dear Maharaj/Prabhu

Please accept our humble obeisances.All Glories to Srila Prabhupada.

We are very glad to inform you that on the eve of Chaitanya mahaprabhu's
500th Sannyas Anniversary we will be celebrating 3 day Grand Cultural Fest
"ISKCON UTSAV" Program on April 30th,May 1st and May 2nd 2010 at Hare
Krishna Land,Sagarnagar,Visakhapatnam.

There will be 3 days Akhanda (continuous)Harinam sankirtan,homam,Gita
Parayanam and discourse with mass Prasadam distribution. Renowned Telugu
Bhajan singers will

Out of Africa- sax & Hare Krishna

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on April 9, 2010 at 8:13am

Out of Africa
Dialopatey Ngalete is African in origin, Indian in spirit. So, when he sings
the Krishna kirtan, it is with the added flavour of American bluegrass and
jazz

When Congolese musician Dialopatey Ngalete is not studying Hindu scriptures in
Vrindavan, he is travelling around the world singing Krishna kirtan in Braj
bhasha and Sanskrit. His band of African-American musicians, called
Vrajabadhu, accompanies him with a line-up of classic bluegrass (a form of
American country music) instruments — b

Peak-experiences in bhakti

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on April 8, 2010 at 9:30pm

(From the "Japa" book by HG Bhurjana Prabhu)

Q: When I visit certain holy places or temples I feel strong emotions and

often cry. Where do these emotions come from? I then find myself trying to

feel the same emotions later. Is this all right or am I trying to enjoy my

senses in the name of spiritual life?

A: Imagine a curtain hanging over a window. The thicker the curtain, the

less light will come through into the room. In the dhama the curtain or

veil between the material and spiritual worlds is thin.

Problems of deforestation

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on April 8, 2010 at 9:28pm

Problems of deforestation

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please pray

Posted by Mahek Maheshwari on April 8, 2010 at 4:56pm

GURU MAHARAJ(H.H BHAKTICHARU SWAMI MAHARAJ) IS BEING OPERATED AT 6:30 P.M IN DELHI.HIS ANGIOGRAPHY IS GOING TO TAKE PLACE SO KINDLY PRAY.

lecture by H.H JAYADVAITA MAHARAJ

Posted by Mahek Maheshwari on April 8, 2010 at 4:34pm

Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam 3.31.40 given in Sridham Mayapur on 7.01.2010

yopayäti çanair mäyä
yoñid deva-vinirmitä
täm ékñetätmano måtyuà
tåëaiù küpam ivävåtam

SYNONYMS
yä—she who; upayäti—approaches; çanaiù—slowly; mäyä—representation of mäyä;
yoñit—woman; deva—by the Lord; vinirmitä—created; täm—her; ékñeta—one must
regard; ätmanaù—of the soul; måtyum—death; tåëaiù—with grass; küpam—a well;
iva—like; ävåtam—covered.

TRANSLATION
The woman, created by the Lord, is the representation of mäyä, and one who
a

lecture by guru maharaj on gaur purnima in mayapur

Posted by Mahek Maheshwari on April 8, 2010 at 4:28pm

Live from Sri Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir!

Date: February 28th, 2010
Verse: Caitanya-caritamrta Adi 1.4
Speaker: HH Bhakti Charu Swami
____________________________________

Hare Krishna. Today is Gaura-purnima day. The purnima, the full moon of the
month of phalgun. These two months, phalgun and caitra is the vasanta
season, springtime in India. In India there are six seasons and each season
consists of two months. Vasanta, spring is considered to be the king of all
seasons - rthuraj. This is the best of th

lecture by H.H JAYADVAITA MAHARAJ

Posted by Mahek Maheshwari on April 8, 2010 at 3:48pm

Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam 3.31.40 given in Sridham Mayapur on 7.01.2010

yopayäti çanair mäyä
yoñid deva-vinirmitä
täm ékñetätmano måtyuà
tåëaiù küpam ivävåtam

SYNONYMS
yä—she who; upayäti—approaches; çanaiù—slowly; mäyä—representation of mäyä;
yoñit—woman; deva—by the Lord; vinirmitä—created; täm—her; ékñeta—one must
regard; ätmanaù—of the soul; måtyum—death; tåëaiù—with grass; küpam—a well;
iva—like; ävåtam—covered.

TRANSLATION
The woman, created by the Lord, is the representation of mäyä, and one who
a

Story of Lord Krishna

Posted by geeta kakkar on April 8, 2010 at 1:25pm

Story of Lord Krishna - SRIMAD BHAGAVATA by Krsna-Dwaipayana Vyasa

Sports of the Child
(Bala Lila)

1. After a short time passed, both brothers, Rama and Krsna, began to crawl on the ground of Vraja with the strength of Their hands and knees and thus enjoy Their childhood play.

2. When Krsna and Balarama, with the strength of Their legs, crawled in the muddy places created in Vraja by cow dung and cow urine, Their crawling resembled the crawling of serpents, and the sound of Their ankle bells was ver

lecture by guru maharaj on gaur purnima in mayapur

Posted by Mahek Maheshwari on April 8, 2010 at 11:35am

Date: February 28th, 2010
Verse: Caitanya-caritamrta Adi 1.4
Speaker: HH Bhakti Charu Swami
____________________________________

Hare Krishna. Today is Gaura-purnima day. The purnima, the full moon of the
month of phalgun. These two months, phalgun and caitra is the vasanta
season, springtime in India. In India there are six seasons and each season
consists of two months. Vasanta, spring is considered to be the king of all
seasons - rthuraj. This is the best of the times. Of all the six seasons
Vasanta o

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 3 Text 14

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on April 8, 2010 at 11:01am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 3 Text 14
etac chusrusatam vidvan
suta no 'rhasi bhasitum
katha hari-kathodarkah
satam syuh sadasi dhruvam

etat -- this; susrusatam -- of those eager to hear; vidvan -- O learned; suta -- Suta Gosvami; nah -- unto us; arhasi -- may you do it; bhasitum -- just to explain it; kathah -- topics; hari-katha-udarkah -- result in the topics of the Lord; satam -- of the devotees; syuh -- may be; sadasi -- in the assembly of; dhruvam -- certainly.

TRANSLATION

O learned Suta G

ISKCON Juhu Sri Ram Navmi Mahotsav 2010

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on April 7, 2010 at 8:02pm

After attending the “sannyas diksha” of H.H.Bhakti Rasamrita Swami Maharaj at the
ISKCON Sri Sri Radha Gopinath Mandir at South Bombay, I traveled to ISKCON's
Sri Sri Radha Rasabihari Mandir at Juhu, at North Bombay.

Upon my arrival, I was taken up, onto the second floor balcony, to the
backside of the temple by Juhu Temple President Braja Hari Prabhu. There,
flag (“dwaja”) donors, along with H.H. Navayogendra Swami, and Juhu temple
leaders were preparing to participate in the “dwajaarohanam” (flag ho

Sannyas diksha on Ram Navmi on Sri Sri Radha Gopinath Temple, Bombay Chowpatty

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on April 7, 2010 at 7:59pm

On the auspicious occasion of the appearance day of Lord Sri Ramachandra,
Sri Ram Navami, Sriman Devamrita Prabhu, well known throughout ISKCON as the
former temple president of ISKCON Vrindavan, entered the renounced order of
life at the Sri Sri Radha Gopinath Mandir in South Bombay.
His Holiness Radhnath Swami, administered the sacred sannyas mantra in the
late morning, after the rituals for sannyas were performed by His Holiness
Bhakti Vidya Purna Swami. He was given the sannyas name “Bhakti Rasamr

Radha-Krishna one soul two bodies

Posted by geeta kakkar on April 7, 2010 at 4:36pm

Radha-Krishna one soul two bodies - an excerpt from Sri Prema-Samput
by Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura

1. anyonyacittavidusau nu parasparatmanityasthiteriti
nrsu prathitau yadavam
taccaupacarikamaho dvitayatvam eva
naikasya sambhavati karhicidatmano nau

Sri Radhika says to sakhi: “Common people say, ‘Radha and Krsna are eternally present in each others’ hearts, and that is why They know each others’ minds.’ Factually, the real truth is this: We are one soul. It is not possible for one soul to be

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Prabhupada Knows Everything

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on April 7, 2010 at 4:07pm

Prabhupada Knows Everything

Sometimes devotees see me, a sannyasi, and ask, "How have you become so spiritually advanced?" Of course, I know more about my position than they do. Simply officially taking sannyasa is no cure for the nonsense mind. One thing, though, is that I never doubted anything Prabhupada said. I know that everything Srila Prabhupada says is right. Prabhupada knows Krsna; therefore he knows everything. If anyone thinks that Srila Prabhupada made a mistake, then he made a mistak

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 3 Text 13

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on April 7, 2010 at 4:07pm

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 3 Text 13
saunaka uvaca
ity abhivyahrtam raja
nisamya bharatarsabhah
kim anyat prstavan bhuyo
vaiyasakim rsim kavim

saunakah uvaca -- Saunaka said; iti -- thus; abhivyahrtam -- all that was spoken; raja -- the King; nisamya -- by hearing; bharata-rsabhah -- Maharaja Pariksit; kim -- what; anyat -- more; prstavan -- did he inquire from him; bhuyah -- again; vaiyasakim -- unto the son of Vyasadeva; rsim -- one who is well versed; kavim -- poetic.

TRANSLATION

Saunaka sai

Liberated While Alive...?

Posted by Shabda Hari Das on April 7, 2010 at 3:40pm

"If you use your mind, your words and your activities in the service of God, or Hari, or Krishna in this lifetime, then by utilizing all your activities, all absorbed in the spiritual contact with the Supreme Lord, then you'll be even while you are alive, you'll be liberated.

Jivan Mukta….jivan means alive and mukta means liberated. Liberated while alive. So we want to teach people how to spiritualize their consciousness.

Actually Narada Muni, he was chanting Hare Krishna and when he died, it is s

PHOTOS KIRTAN 24 HOURS IN ISKCON BRASIL

Posted by Gopi Janavallabha DD on April 7, 2010 at 10:06am

Dear devotees, please accept our obeisances!
All Glories are to our Jagad Guru Srila Prabhupada!

When something is wonderfuly perfect it's hard to find words to describe it, and so was the 24h Kirtan Festival in New Gokula Dhama-ISKCON Brasil in the last weekend( 03,04/April/2010).

Congratulations to Vaikunta Prabhu and staff by the grand initiative in organizing this wonderful Yajna, and congratulations to all Vaishnavas who are allways in search of nectar of chanting the Holy Name of Hari!

We wis

PHOTOS KIRTAN 24 HOURS IN ISKCON BRASIL

Posted by Gopi Janavallabha DD on April 7, 2010 at 9:49am

Dear devotees, please accept our obeisances!All Glories are to our Jagad Guru Srila Prabhupada!When something is wonderfuly perfect it's hard to find words to describe it, and so was the 24h Kirtan Festival in New Gokula Dhama-ISKCON Brasil in the last weekend( 03,04/April/2010).Congratulations to Vaikunta Prabhu and staff by the grand initiative in organizing this wonderful Yajna, and congratulations to all Vaishnavas who are allways in search of nectar of chanting the Holy Name of Hari!We wish

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No Mercy? Get Stuck!

Invitation to ISKCON UTSAV

Out of Africa- sax & Hare Krishna

Peak-experiences in bhakti

Problems of deforestation

please pray

lecture by H.H JAYADVAITA MAHARAJ

lecture by guru maharaj on gaur purnima in mayapur

lecture by H.H JAYADVAITA MAHARAJ

Story of Lord Krishna

lecture by guru maharaj on gaur purnima in mayapur

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 3 Text 14

ISKCON Juhu Sri Ram Navmi Mahotsav 2010

Sannyas diksha on Ram Navmi on Sri Sri Radha Gopinath Temple, Bombay Chowpatty

Radha-Krishna one soul two bodies

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Prabhupada Knows Everything

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 3 Text 13

Liberated While Alive...?

PHOTOS KIRTAN 24 HOURS IN ISKCON BRASIL

PHOTOS KIRTAN 24 HOURS IN ISKCON BRASIL

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