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Pushpanjali to my Lord SriKrishna

My Lord SriKrishna sometimes,

I offer YOU fragrant flowers.

While at others, garland of verses.

I pray that YOUR entire creation,

Love YOU  solely, serve,

and sing YOUR GLORIES.

My Lord SriKrishna

So Beloved and Beautiful.

Thank you,  is too small a word

YOU are my lifeboat.

I breathe,  because of YOU.

My Lord Sri Krishna

I see only YOU,

I Have only YOU.

I need only YOU.

I fall flat at YOUR lotus feet

With full of devotion

For I know , only YOU

will come to take me

with YOU, e

Jai Sriman SriNarayanaya.

( What is THIS COVID?.  Our most beloved Lord Baby  SriKrishna , with his little finger, the beautiful one who lifted the Sri Govardhana Giri,  can crush it to crumbs.   JaiSriRamKrishnaHari)

COVIDOLOGY

A     All Alone.
B     Building Immunity.
C     Covaxin & Cooking.
D     Distancing.
E     Enjoy household chores.
F      Family Time.
G     Google Meet.
H     Handwashing Hours.
I       I am Responsible for my Family.
J      Jack of all trades.
K      Knowledge acquisition on
   

Jai Sriman SriNarayanaya

( THE MOST SUPERLATIVE CHOICE, IS TO LOVE AND LAY OUR LIFE, AT THE MOST DIVINE  LOTUS FEET OF OUR LORD SRIKRISHNA .  SRIRAMKRISHNAHARI)

THE CHOICE

Should I traverse
the frequent road?
Or move towards
the path not taken?

Where does success lie?
In the seen or the unseen?
The heard or the unheard?

Do we lose?
In our exercise of choices?

NEVER EVER!
Please listen to your heart.
Break every bastion.

To be a crowd?
Or to be a face in the crowd!

To walk touched by all?
Or to leave two foot pr

By Karnamrita das

PRAYERS FOR SURRENDER TO LET GO OF THE UNHELPFUL AND ACCEPT OUR CONTRIBUTION: I may die today. I may not be able to finish this piece of writing. I have an incurable condition which I was blessed to remember from my cancer diagnosis. I am a soul encased in a body that by identifying with gives me the view that I must suffer disease, old age, death, and rebirth. I have an ego that feels threatened by non-existence and sees others as competitors for what appear to be scarce resou

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By Siddhanta Das

He went out on Sankirtan book distribution, selling, giving away, Srila Prabhupada’s books for many years. In each book he sold he had a very personal encouraging letter printed out offering to correspond and answer any question, he would sign each letter and he had a substantial list of people he regularly diligently kept in correspondence with from each of these interactions. His personal touch inspired the people he met to share their life stories with him.

The story of Lord Brahma going to visit Krishna at Dvarka is one of my favorite stories for reminding me of my insignificance. I think of this story when I am confused with other Karnamritas. I get email for Karnamrita dasi the singer, and I get asked if I wrote the biography of Gaura-kishora das Babhaji, or other books. I am reminded of my dear friend Dr. Garuda who has to distinguish himself from another Garuda who is active on-line.

By Karnamrita dasa

So which Karnamrita am I? That is a grea

I have a number of choices as to which direction to take when I step out the door for my night walk, that is if I don’t have a specific destination, such as picking up a donation for the temple at Subuddhi’s residence. Yes, she simply calls me and I fetch it at a given time.

So, there I stood at our Roxborough door entrance. Which way to turn? Enie meenie miney mo! Well, I don’t take that mantra too seriously. What really guided me, intuitively, at least this evening, was Avenue Road south.

Why?

अध्याय दस – देवताओं तथा वृत्रासुर के मध्य युद्ध (6.10)

1 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: इस प्रकार इन्द्र को आदेश देकर भगवान हरि, जो दृश्य जगत के कारण – स्वरूप हैं, देवताओं के देखते-देखते वहीं अन्तर्धान हो गये।

2 हे राजा परीक्षित! भगवान की आज्ञानुसार देवतागण अथर्वा के पुत्र दधीचि के पास पहुँचे। वे अत्यन्त उदार थे और जब देवताओं ने उनसे शरीर देने के लिए प्रार्थना की तो वे तुरन्त तैयार हो गये। किन्तु उनसे धार्मिक उपदेश सुनने के उद्देश्य से वे हँसे और विनोद में इस प्रकार बोले।

3 हे देवताओं मृत्यु के सम

Jai SSriman Srinarayanya Namaha

IN CONVERSATION WITH COVID.🙉🙊🙈
(In a very lighter vein ).

Covid ( C ) : Hi !🥳
Myself ( M ): Oh No!😩
( running , the speed of a cheetah in full action).🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

C : catches up ...deeply panting..Why are you running , My Dear ?👹
M : What ! Dear ! Say that again! You Madcap! I just don't want to know you ever. Who are you ?🤬

C : Ungrateful creature!.😋
M : What me ? 😳

C : Yes, you.
M : Pray explain from minimum, 20 feet distance , make sense in your nonsensical blabber.( very i

Jai Sriman SriNarayanaya.

HOPES.

Lets Hold our Hopes High,
They are here to stay.

Yes, they do flutter far away,
But certainly, come back HOME.

HOPE, HAPPINESS AND HEALTH,
HOLD THEM HIGH.

Jai Sriman SriNarayanaya.

Pair of opposites.

Happiness and Sadness,

The Black and the White.

The Good and the Evil,

The Mighty and the Midget.

Are they different?

They are one and the same.

When one disappears,

The other surfaces.

THE SUN IS THE STAR.

In the dawn , SUN is splendourous,

At night, it becomes sparkling sapphires.

If the pair of opposites,

Are the same, then,

Let's hold both of  them,  in our heart.

Then only our life ,

Becomes liveable.

To accept and to adapt,

To rejoice and respect.

The pairs

Jai Sriman SriNarayanaya

SMILES.

Smiles light my day,
Makes me ever joyful.

Smiles multiply manifold,
And back, it comes to me.

Smiles are priceless,
Yet free of price.

CAN WE ?
SMILE PLEASE.

FOR SMILES SIGNIFY,
A SPARKLING START.

Problems galore,
Sole Solution,

SMILES! SMILES!
🙂😊🙂☺🙂😄🙂

Jai Sriman SriNarayanaya.

SILENCE

Failures and Fabulous moments,
SILENCE.

Bouquets and Brickbats,
SILENCE.

SILENCE SIGNIFIES,

Approval and Acceptance,
Defiance and Indifference.

I care and care not.

What I truly care, is SILENCE,
What I care not, is clouded opinions.

What I love, is SILENCE,
What I do not, is SOUND.

Srimad Bhagavatam Class 01-01-01 by HG Gauranga Prabhu at ISKCON Chowpatty on 24rd jan 2021.

Source: http://www.dandavats.com/?p=93234

Compiled by Nartaka Gopala dasi

Our dear Godbrother Vishal Prabhu passed away in Sri Vrindavan Dham sometime around February 8, 2021. He was 82 years old, almost 83. Vishal Prabhu was a legendary distributor of Srila Prabhupada’s books. Above is a photo of how I remember Vishal the most: wearing not one, but two book bags, criss-crossed in front of his chest, and going out to distribute every single day for the last fifty three years, whether he was in the US or in India.

Another photo at ISKCON

Sri Mayapur Community hospital needs your help to start Operation Theatre services:

Dear Devotees,

Please accept the blessings of Sri Sri Radha Madhava and our humble obeisances at your lotus feet.

We are very grateful for your magnanimous support us during the COVID crisis. Through your encouragement help and support we were able to attend to the health care needs of more of almost 10,000 patients during the lockdown period even with the very basic set up we have here in Sri Mayapur.

However, o

When I say “our street” I mean the one that we live on as well as the back alley that runs parallel to it and let’s not forget the street parallel to it and then the one also parallel but on the other side of the tracks. This was my route for the night; with snow and ice all over its surface.

It is awfully peaceful at the hour of 9 to 10 p.m. This is no doubt conducive to a soft chant rolling off the lips.

The quiet, combined with space, also lends itself to thoughts of the day’s affairs. To ba

अध्याय नौ – वृत्रासुर राक्षस का आविर्भाव (6.9)

1 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: देवताओं के पुरोहित विश्वरूप के तीन सिर थे। इनमें से एक से वह सोमपान करता था, तो दूसरे से मदिरा पान और तीसरे से भोजन ग्रहण करता था। हे राजा परीक्षित! ऐसा मैंने विद्वानों से सुना है।

2 हे महाराज परीक्षित! देवतागण विश्वरूप के पितापक्ष से सम्बन्धित थे, अतः विश्वरूप सबों के समक्ष अग्नि में घी की आहुति इन मंत्रों का उच्चारण करके दे रहा था – ”इन्द्राय इदं स्वाहा" (यह राजा इन्द्र के लिए है) तथा "इदं अग्नये" (यह अग्निदेव के लि

Jai Sriman SriNarayanaya Namaha

MODERATION IS THE KEY WORD.

Two pair of twins,

Jai Sriman SriNarayanaya .

THE TOPSY - TURVY WORLD.

The Rich rule

Wisdom is wiped out.

The Honest is hit

The Liar is lifted.

MONEY ! MONEY!

Makes man maddest.

No Worry! No Worry!

The Topsy - Turvy World.

I Know you not

For I stand straight sticklike.

And that makes ALL

THE DIFFERENCE TO ME.