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Offering to Srila Prabhupada by HH Bhakti Charu Swami {1986}

Posted by kartik on October 7, 2011 at 11:12am

1986

Dear Çréla Prabhupäda,

WHILE OFFERING my obeisances unto you, I visualize your lotus feet, so soft and so tenderly pink. I wish I could become a speck of dust and cling onto them forever. They are the most wonderful shelter, and who needs it more than I? I am your youngest son, and most probably that is why you showered so much affection upon me. You allowed me to stay with you all the time, and whenever I went anywhere, you asked me, "Where did you go?" I used to give some quick excuses. B

Radha Krishna Daily Quotes!!!

Posted by Radha Krishna Spiritual Portal on October 7, 2011 at 11:12am

Trees never ask to be paid for it shade;Flame never asks to be paid for its light;Clouds never ask to be paid for its rain;Divine never asked to be paid for what He gave;Thus devote selflessly where expectations have no space.

lectures of H.H LOKANATH MAHARAJ

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CURBING THE GREATEST SYMBOL OF SIN – LUST

Posted by jyoti ramkrishna khadse on October 7, 2011 at 10:42am

Lord Krishna did talk about this topic in Bhagavad Gita. So we will also talk and discuss about it. In fact the symbol of sin, the lust, which is the biggest enemy, can be defeated not just by talking. Discussion is necessary for understanding. But we would succeed curbing the lust (and other five - anger, greed, illusion, pride and envy) by chanting of Hare Krishna, by honoring prasadam, and by association of devotees. These ultimately help us to curb that symbol of sin. Not just the knowledge

H.G.Govind prabhu Lecture on Leadership Qualities !!!

Posted by shanti yadav on October 7, 2011 at 10:00am

LEADERSHIP From Srimad Bhagawatam

1) We envy the position of Lord Krishna as the Enjoyer. HE also says that HE is upadrishta (A Guard, Observer) always waiting for us, to turn to HIM.

2) But everybody wants to be ENJOYER , but no one wants to be in a mood of serving.

3) Lord Krishna’s Leadership is a Leadership of DETACHMENT. HE continues providing although we are always Rebellious.

4) Concept of PARAMATMA : Non-discriminating & present in everyone’s heart ,all species.

5) Leadership is mea

Srila Madhvacarya - Appearance

Posted by shanti yadav on October 6, 2011 at 11:30am

Srila Madhvacarya - Appearance

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Ramacandra Vijayotsava

Posted by shanti yadav on October 6, 2011 at 11:14am

Ramacandra Vijayotsava

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Thought Of The Day

Posted by Shalabh Gupta on October 5, 2011 at 8:56pm

If there is little pain in the finger, I become so much disturbed because I have got intimate connection with this finger. Similarly,we have got intimate connection with Krishna, and we are fallen. Therefore, Krishna also feels little pain, and therefore, He comes down. Krishna is feeling pain. So you become Krishna conscious.Then Krishna will feel pleasure.Prabhupada used to say that the heart is as black as coal. Normally coal,cannot become white, but the chanting of the holy name is so powerf

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Let's See Whose Brain Is Washed!

Posted by Mohini Madhavi dd Maral Alymova on October 5, 2011 at 6:30pm

Let's See Whose Brain Is Washed!

-Do you mean brain washed?

-Yes, exactly! They all seem like brain washed.

And they told it to me right to my face.

We were 3-4 classmates sitting together in our open elective course "Culinary Science". The talk went on about ISKCON, about worshiping Krishna. But it started with that they told me to clean onions. I told I won't touch, and requested to do other things. Then one Indian boy surprisingly asked, what was wrong with onion. I told that onion gives bad

The Biggest Festival: The Inside Story

Posted by shanti yadav on October 5, 2011 at 10:30am

"If indeed the USA is the best democracy money can buy, then certainly Ukraine, the largest country wholly within Europe, is a democratic price-grabber's flea market. Open-air, unvarnished, the affairs of any level of government judicial, legislative, or executive are on sale, 24/7. Slip your money under the vendor's table. Then watch the police, courts, hospitals, and universities wobble and totter your way. First-worldvisitors from what are now known as the mature, industrial democracies can'

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How to Recover Enthusiasm for Bhakti?

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on October 5, 2011 at 9:22am

Question: How to Recover Enthusiasm for Bhakti?

When I was student in college initially for 2 years I was very enthusiastic in practicing Krishna consciousness. And now since I have started working I am losing the taste for chanting. As a result of this my mind is troubling me. The only time I am enthusiastic is when I am hearing Krishna conscious lectures or I am present in the association of devotees. How can I become simple and serious in Krishna consciousness? Most of the time I find myself t

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Why Say 'No' to 'Onion & Garlic'? - Part 5 (Final)

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on October 5, 2011 at 9:19am

Why is it that (in the Hare Krishna movement) you do not eat onions and
garlic?

After all they are vegetables, are they not? One can understand the
prohibition against meat-eating. But what is wrong with eating garlic and
onions? Surely there's no more violence committed when we eat an onion than
when we eat a potato.

Answer:

In the Kurma Purana it is said: "One should avoid eggplant, plantain,
safflower, asmantaka, onion, garlic, sour cereal, and the sap of trees."

palandu lasunam sigrum alambum grjana

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Ocean of Unlimited Nectar

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on October 5, 2011 at 9:18am

How much nectar is there in the holy names of Krishna? Just imagine if you had an entire warehouse full of the most delicious relishable foods of many, many varieties from all over the world and were given full freedom to enjoy all of it. How much could you enjoy it? Not that much. But if you had millions of tongues and millions of stomachs, you could enjoy every single morsel of it. In this connection Srila Rupa Gosvami states, "I have only one tongue and two ears. What can I appreciate of chan

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Preaching at Paddington Town Hall

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on October 5, 2011 at 9:18am

Preaching at Paddington Town Hall

Friday, 16 February 1973

The worst appeared to be over with Srila Prabhupada's troublesome infection. After a quiet day, Prabhupada left for an evening speaking engagement at Paddington Town Hall, not far from the original Sydney temple on Oxford Street. Torrential rain thundered down on the roof of the car as Prabhupada's party manoeuvred through the flooded streets of Paddington. A devotee apologised about the rain, but Prabhupada felt no inconvenience. "What's

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 3 Text 17

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on October 5, 2011 at 9:17am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 3 Text 17
uttarayam dhrtah puror
vamsah sadhv-abhimanyuna
sa vai drauny-astra-samplustah
punar bhagavata dhrtah

uttarayam -- unto Uttara; dhrtah -- conceived; puroh -- of Puru; vamsah -- descendant; sadhu-abhimanyuna -- by the hero Abhimanyu; sah -- he; vai -- certainly; drauni-astra -- by the weapon of Drauni, the son of Drona; samplustah -- being burnt; punah -- again, for the second time; bhagavata -- by the Personality of Godhead; dhrtah -- was protected.

TRANSL

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Gossip

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on October 5, 2011 at 9:17am

Gossip

Buddhimanta, a tall young American devotee, arrived from India early in the afternoon. Madhudvisa Swami had requested him to assist the Sydney devotees in book distribution.

Later, as Srila Prabhupada sat in his quarters, he overheard Upendra gossiping in the adjoining room. Prabhupada called for Upendra, who entered, shamefaced.

"You were laughing?"

"Yes."

"Gossiping?"

Upendra responded coyly, "Is talking about other devotees gossiping, Srila Prabhupada?"

"Yes."

"Yes, I was gossiping."

Prabhupada

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 3 Text 16

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on October 5, 2011 at 9:16am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 3 Text 16
evam sancintya bhagavan
sva-rajye sthapya dharmajam
nandayam asa suhrdah
sadhunam vartma darsayan

evam -- thus; sancintya -- thinking within Himself; bhagavan -- the Personality of Godhead; sva-rajye -- in his own kingdom; sthapya -- installing; dharmajam -- Maharaja Yudhisthira; nandayam asa -- gladdened; suhrdah -- the friends; sadhunam -- of the saints; vartma -- the path; darsayan -- by indicating.

TRANSLATION
Lord Sri Krsna, thus thinking to Himself, e

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Why Did God Create Us?

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on October 5, 2011 at 9:14am

Question: Why Did God Create Us?

Why did the Lord create us? Why did He make karma? Life seems to be too cruel to be created by an all-merciful God. In need of help: Stephen from Austin

Answer: For Enjoying Loving Relationships

God is manifesting us from Himself for the purpose of enjoying unique, personal, eternal, loving relationships with each and every one of us. Just as a child who foolishly runs away from the home of his loving parents creates all kinds of difficulties for himself, we become e

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How to Atone for Offending a Devotee?

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on October 5, 2011 at 9:13am

Question: How to Atone for Offending a Devotee?

I would like to know what is the atonement or prayascitta that is to be done for criticizing, making fun of, or any sin committed in any form to a devotee. Arvind

Answer: Bow Down and Beg for Forgiveness

When one commits an offense at the feet of a Vaisnava, one must immediately offer obeisances falling down flat on the ground at his feet and apologize begging to be forgiven for your offense. Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Teaching vacancies at Sri Mayapur International School

Posted by shanti yadav on October 4, 2011 at 11:51am

SMIS requires an additional full time ESL teacher to meet the needs of the growing number of ESL students being admitted this academic year for girls from grades 7-10 (ages 11-16). Candidates with appropriate qualification and experience please apply along with CV to raseswari.jps@pamho.net

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Offering to Srila Prabhupada by HH Bhakti Charu Swami {1986}

Radha Krishna Daily Quotes!!!

lectures of H.H LOKANATH MAHARAJ

CURBING THE GREATEST SYMBOL OF SIN – LUST

H.G.Govind prabhu Lecture on Leadership Qualities !!!

Srila Madhvacarya - Appearance

Ramacandra Vijayotsava

Thought Of The Day

Let's See Whose Brain Is Washed!

The Biggest Festival: The Inside Story

How to Recover Enthusiasm for Bhakti?

Why Say 'No' to 'Onion & Garlic'? - Part 5 (Final)

Ocean of Unlimited Nectar

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Preaching at Paddington Town Hall

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 3 Text 17

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Gossip

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 3 Text 16

Why Did God Create Us?

How to Atone for Offending a Devotee?

Teaching vacancies at Sri Mayapur International School

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