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Austerities appreciated by Krishna

Encouraging letters from Srila Prabhupada, such as one sent to Amogha, who planned to preach in Indonesia, enlivened the devotees more and more, convincing them that their austerities in the matter of preaching were appreciated by Krsna:

When the soldiers risk their lives on the battlefield, the government is very much inclined to give them all facilities in their work. Even the citizens may be deprived of their comforts. So Krishna takes special appreciation for
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Dear Devotees, please read below information regarding when to eat fruits. Courtesy: Krsna Gyan.


We all think eating fruit means just buying fruit, cutting it up and popping it into our mouths. It's not that easy. It's important to know how and when to eat fruit. What's the correct way to eat fruit?

 

IT MEANS NOT EATING FRUIT AFTER A MEAL!  FRUIT SHOULD BE EATEN ON AN EMPTY STOMACH.

Eating fruit like that plays a major role in detoxifying your system, supplying you with a great deal of energy for w

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CHANT FOR CHANGE --SESSION II

VENUE: ISKCON PANDARPUR, SESSION II: THE VISION, OBSTACLES AND PLANNING FOR THE HOLY NAME

FIVE POINT PROJECT MANAGEMENT:

This is like some project management. There is a five point program to organize a project, plan the project on local, regional, global level. It has five steps of planning. We had applied this to our Srila Prabhupada’s centennial 1996 project.  Of course, we started planning in 1992 and the celebration was in 1996.

CHANTING PROJECTFOR CHANGE:

So wha

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Strategies to overhaul the “Slaugtherhouse Civilization”

 

By Bharat Chandra das

The present civilization is clearly a “Slaughterhouse Civilization”! There is an act of murder in every fibre of it’s construction. Ever increasing greed for economic gains is the goal. We all know, this experiment has been disastrous. The rebelliousness on the values and culture of a sustainable past propagated by scientists and leaders combined has entered the blood of every citizen of the modern world. It has taken

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You will not be the loser

When Krishna played the flute, the gopis, they left their parents, they left everything to join Krishna. Well I tell you my friends whenever the kirtan of the holy name is going on with association of saintly persons; the flute of Krishna is playing. How many of us are in the mood of gopis. They were ready to risk everything, to lose everything, to join the kirtan that is the qualification and the value. On Sunday, Krishna is playing His flute all day long in Radha Gopinath Mandir. But His flute
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The Proud Prideless Devotee

While a devotee is never proud of himself, choosing to always remain meek and humble, he is nevertheless very proud of so many things. He is proud of His wonderful Lord Sri Krishna, who is constantly showering unlimited mercy upon all living beings. He is the proud of his spiritual master, who is delivering him from the cycle of birth death. He is proud of the devotees who are sacrificing their lives to push forward the Krishna consciousness movement for the benefit of all living beings. He grea

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See God by Becoming His Friend?

Question: See God by Becoming His Friend?


Please accept my humble obeisances

I would like to ask you following question:

Is it true that the biggest qualification to see God is the eagerness and determination to become His friend?

Regards,
Sunil

 


Answer: No. By Becoming His Servant We See God.


No. Friend means on an equal level. If we want to see God we must subordinate ourselves to Him as His humble servants. It is only when Arjuna gave up the mood of being Krishna's friend and accepted Him as His spi

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 2 Text 8
durbhago bata loko 'yam
yadavo nitaram api
ye samvasanto na vidur
harim mina ivodupam


durbhagah -- unfortunate; bata -- certainly; lokah -- universe; ayam -- this; yadavah -- the Yadu dynasty; nitaram -- more specifically; api -- also; ye -- those; samvasantah -- living together; na -- did not; viduh -- understand; harim -- the Personality of Godhead; minah -- the fishes; iva udupam -- like the moon.


TRANSLATION
This universe with all its planets is most unf
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Sankirtan bus

After Ratha-yatra, the double-decker bus, headed by Madhudvisa Swami, set off for a grand sankirtana tour of New South Wales and tropical Queensland, reaching towns along the way that had never seen a devotee, let alone a busload of them.

Madhudvisa: Apart from the unusual colour scheme, the travelling bus looked much like a regular bus -- so much so that occasionally people would get on board. If they could handle the association, and were going in our direction, then they'd get a f
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Balarama Jayanti Initiation Lecture by HH Radhanath Swami ,

Villa Vrindavan, Italy


HH Radhanath Swami:


On behalf of His Divine Grace  AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and the great acaryas of our Brahma Gaudiya Vaisnava sampradaya, on this holy occasion of Sri Balarama Jayanti, in Sri Villa Vrindavan, we commence the ceremony of initiation. We began this holy ceremony with the invocation of a verse from the holy scriptures:


Om apavitrahi.

 
This verse encapsulates the very purpose of initiat

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Hare Krishna dear Devotees! PAMHO! AGTSP! here i found a story from Facebook. Sister Champakalata had sent. It might be repeated but it is worthy for that. 

September 12 – 24, 2004, Russian Federation.

"My Chest Swells Up With Pride"

 On the way out, one of my disciples, Ragalekha dasi, approached me. She is a woman in her late 40s, and I remembered her as a faithful disciple who always made it a point to come to my programs when I visited Russia. So when she asked me to visit her apartment to s

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[Karabhajana Risi to Maharaj Nimi]: "Accompanied by His personal devotees, Lord KRSNA, assuming a golden color, introduces the hari-nama-sankirtan, the chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra, in the age of Kali. By this process, He delivers love for Krsna to the general populace. Lord Krsna, the son of Nanda Maharaj, personally introduces the occupational duty of the age of Kali. He personally chants and dances in ecstatic love, and thus the entire world chants congregationally.

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Details of Bhagvad Gita crash course

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"Self Discovery"-  7 Days Course based on Bhagavad-Gita

Speaker:  H.G Kamal Lochan Das

Venue: Kamala Vihar Sports Club, Kandivali-west 

Date: 1st Augt 2011 to 7th Augst 2011

Time: 7.45pm to 9.45pm

Registration Fees: 200 Rs.

Contact No: 9223183037
                        9619406484
 

Email: bhadragkg@gmail.com

 

Prasadam For All!!!


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Question: Is Krishna the Lord of Jesus Christ?


If Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, does that mean that He is the lord of all, including, for example, Jesus Christ?

R.P.


Answer: Jesus Worships Krishna as God, the Father


Regarding Krishna's being the Supreme Personality of Godhead, there is no question of "if." Krishna absolutely is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Thus He is the origin and lord of everything and everyone including Jesus Christ, who worships Him as God, the Father whe

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Stay away from the blame game


One of the most insidious tempting habits is the habit of blaming others or external conditions for our failures, mistakes, problems, and lack of success. You might call it “the blame game.”

Blaming others is a very easy thing to do. It creeps into our lives in subtle, as well as not so subtle ways. It shows up in our thoughts and in our conversations. We might, for example, think to ourselves, “I’d be more successful if the products I were selling were of better quality,” or “I’d make more money
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Question: Why Isn't Just One Japa Round Sufficient?


Please accept my humble obeisances.

Since the Hare Krishna mantra is so powerful, why isn't one round of japa chanting equal to sixteen rounds? Why are we told to chant more and more, if it is so powerful?  Why isn't merely one round sufficient, if it is so powerful? I understand that because we are not pure repeated chanting is required to purify us. But still I have a doubt: Why just one round is not sufficient, if all powers are there in Krish

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Love one another as I love you

Love one another as I love you.…………....Droplets from Nectarean Ocean

 

Do you know what Lord Jesus Christ said when he left this world. The last example he gave to these devotees, in to the world. They were all sitting for dinner; it is called the last supper. And Lord Jesus Christhe rolled up his robes, he put a            around himself. He got a bowl with scented water and went to each of his devotees to wash their feet. And the first devotee Peter said, my Lord Jesus I cannot allow you to do t

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Delight in the success of others

Delight in the success of othersLet’s be honest here. Have you ever found yourself secretly wishing someone else would fail? I don’t mean you wish them any serious bad luck, only that they don’t become more successful than you? Sometimes it’s hard to wish others well, particularly those you know well – friends, colleagues, neighbors, family members. It’s hard to see a colleague get the promotion you worked so hard for. It’s difficult to see your friend on television, or your neighbor able to pur
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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 2 Text 7
uddhava uvaca
krsna-dyumani nimloce
girnesv ajagarena ha
kim nu nah kusalam bruyam
gata-srisu grhesv aham


uddhavah uvaca -- Sri Uddhava said; krsna-dyumani -- the Krsna sun; nimloce -- having set; girnesu -- being swallowed; ajagarena -- by the great snake; ha -- in the past; kim -- what; nu -- else; nah -- our; kusalam -- welfare; bruyam -- may I say; gata -- gone away; srisu grhesu -- in the house; aham -- I.


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Sri Uddhava said: My dear Vidura, th
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