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World Holy Name Festival!

Posted by Janananda Swami on August 5, 2011 at 2:52pm

Janananda Gosvami on behalf of the World Holy Name festival committee

WORLD HOLY NAME FESTIVAL 2011

SEPTEMBER 10^th -20^th

The annual World Holy Name festival is fast approaching.

Please put these dates on the calendar and as much as possible organize or participate in increased performance of sankirtan and japa during these 11 days. More devotees going to more places, to hold more sankirtan festivals on the streets, in halls, in homes, in temples – any way you can. Increased Japa, It is a gol

Program Schedule of August 2011 (ISKCON, Mira Road)

Posted by Mayapur Vasi Das on August 5, 2011 at 1:30pm

Hare Krishna Devotees,

Please accept the blessings of Lord Sri Krishna!!!

Dear Devotees,
We are going to Celebrate Jhulan Yatra, Balaram Jayanti, Janmastami, Srila Prabhupad Vyass Puja & His Holiness Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharajs Vyass Puja As Per The Schedule.

So you all are invited for this auspicious occasion.

From
ISKCON, Mira Road

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Three most important items

Posted by selvapandian on August 5, 2011 at 11:30am

" In the Hare krishna movement, the chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, the dancing in ecstasy and the eating of the remnants of food offered to the lord are very, very important. One may be illiterate or incapable of understanding the philosophy, but if he partakes of these three items, he will certainly be liberated without delay."- Srila Prabhupada

“Festival of Chariots”

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

SANTA MONICA , CA – It was an overcast sky with even a hint of a drizzle on the morning of July 31, at the grounds of the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium at the start of ISKCON’s “Festival of Chariots” but it did not in any way dampen the spirit of hundreds who had collected to participate in the Chariot Parade from there to Venice Beach . This was the 34th time the temple of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness at Watseka Avenue in Los Angeles was conducting the hugely popu

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Is ISKCON Membership Required?

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 5, 2011 at 10:13am

Question: Is ISKCON Membership Required?

Dear Maharaja, Does one have to be initiated in order to preach Krishna Consciousness? If an aspirant is sincere in their orientation in Krishna Consciousness, does it make a difference to be initiated? And finally does one have to be affiliated with ISKCON to be Krishna Conscious and preach? Prem

Answer: It Best Facilitates Krishna Consciousness

Whether they are initiated or not, all devotees should dedicate their entire lives for telling everyone about Kris

Harinam sankirtan today in INDIA'S GOT TALENT on Colors Channel

Posted by Braj Kishore Das on August 5, 2011 at 10:00am

Hare krishna Madhavas perform harinam sankirtan in "INDIA'S GOT TALENT" on COLORS CHANNEL at 9PM on 5 th August 2011

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The Lord's causeless mercy - Saksi Gopala

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 5, 2011 at 8:55am

Question: Why God should be worshiped in images, not in His originalform, spiritual form?Answer: I cannot see spiritual form. That is my difficulty. My sensesare so imperfect that I cannot see God immediately in His spiritualform. Therefore, out of His causeless mercy, He appears before you asyou can see you, Him. We cannot see just now with our material eyesexcept stone, earth, wood, something tangible. Therefore He becomes...These forms are called arcavatara, incarnation of arca, convenientlyp

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We've Got to Get Out of Here

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 5, 2011 at 8:54am

We do not belong here in this material existence. Just as a fish does not belong out of the water, we do not belong in this material world. We are not meant to suffer the pangs of birth, death, old age, and disease. We are meant to instead experience an eternal life, full of bliss and knowledge.

What are we doing here? How did we end up in this miserable place? It was simply a stupid mistake and there is not much more to be stated in this connection. We thought that we would like to try being th

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The Nature of Karma

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 5, 2011 at 8:53am

In the past man was naturally religious, but in modern time we are soimpressed by our own strength: "Oh, the things we can do! Oh it isamazing! We have nuclear power plants and three hundred and fifty inthe world! And each of these monsters can blow up a whole Country ifit explodes! But of course, we can control it and there is a controlmeltdown. But then all the toxic etc are entering into the air, andinto the water and so on….and just wait upon us".Like this, man is also playing with great pow

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Trust God and Distrust the Mind

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 5, 2011 at 8:51am

One of the major stumbling blocks for a Bhakti Yogi has been to contend with the restless mind. Few teachers openly discuss this subject matter. Many spiritualists implore us to not worry too much about the mind. Popular meditation classes and yoga sessions avoid touching this sensitive topic lest the prospective candidates get discouraged from pursuing spirituality. But ignoring the mind while discussing spirituality is as incongruent as a businessman refusing to think of money. A spiritual pat

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The Nectar of the Holy Name

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 5, 2011 at 8:49am

Even though he was sinful, Ajamila's casual chanting was inoffensivebecause it was not performed to counteract his sinful activities:Srila Visvanatha CakravartiThakura's commentary to texts nine and tenof this chapter form a dialogue concerning how one can become freefrom all sinful reactions simply by chanting the holy name of theLord....Ajamila had named his son Narayana, and because he loved the boy verymuch, he would call him again and again. Although he was calling forhis son, the name itse

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Scriptural Validation

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 5, 2011 at 8:47am

Hare Krishna,Please accept my humble obeisances.All glories to Srila Prabhupada.Most yajnas are done to demigods, yes, some are done to Yajna Purusha, or Vishnu, but it is an indirect process in many cases... there is no general answer because Karma Kanda is complex and there are many many many instructions there. It is easy to slip up.Basically, the effects of Karma Kanda are described by Krishna in Bhagavad Gita...te taḿ bhuktvā svarga-lokaḿ viśālaḿkṣīṇe puṇye martya-lokaḿ viśantievaḿ trayī-dh

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Striking Quote Of Srila Bakhtisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 5, 2011 at 8:46am

From Sri Bhaktisiddhanta Vaibhava, an inspiring account of the extraordinary
life and teachings of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur, compiled and
written by His Holiness Bhakti Vikasa Swami. In Chapter Ten of Part Two of
Volume One, Bhakti Vikasa Maharaj writes:

"From there they journeyed more than a day to Ujjain, where they visited an
ancient and important temple of Lord Shiva, and also the place where Krsna
and Balarama were schooled by Sandipani Muni. Srila Sarasvati Thakura spoke
to his com

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The Understanding we get from Srila Prabhupada

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 5, 2011 at 8:46am

Hare Krishna,From Srila Prabhupada's books, lectures, it is understood that Bhakti is not dependent on any other activities - Bhakti is "Ahaituki" (without expectation of any return)and "Apratihata" (that which cannot be checked). Specifically, hearing and chanting are not dependent on Samskaras. Otherwise, how is it that persons born in so-called uncultured families became such great devotees without any samskaras being performed at the appropriate age? We can see this in Srila Prabhupada's gre

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Lecture Siksastakam 2&3

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 5, 2011 at 8:45am

Sri Siksastakam Verses 2 & 33rd August 2011Venue: ISKCON Radhadesh BelgiumImportant pointsVerse 2- nija sarva saktisIn this partial verse Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is pointing out that Krishna ismanifested in many names. In these names He has reposed His entire energy.So the name is Krishna Himself. His potency is what makes Krishna Krishna.The difference between an ordinary human being and Krishna is in thepotency. The Lord has three principal categories of potencies:1. Sandhini : existence aspect2.

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Most Unfortunate Thing

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 5, 2011 at 8:44am

Most unfortunate thingMohanananda was becoming increasingly morose and alienated from the devotees. He was not chanting his prescribed number of rounds nor attending the daily spiritual program, and it was obvious to many devotees that he was not strictly following the regulative principles. In early August, 1972, Mohanananda voluntarily relinquished his position as the president of the Sydney temple and GBC assistant, agreeing to spend more time on the printing press.An election was held and de

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Seek Opportunity, Not Security

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 5, 2011 at 8:43am

"Seek Opportunity, Not Security"Prabhupada advised one gentleman who was coming to him for advice, and he said: "Do not seek security, seek opportunity!"So our tendency in this world is we want to make a nice comfortable nest for ourselves in this material existence, some secure position here, but there is no such thing as security. You may think you have security here but there is absolutely NO security in this material existence!So therefore instead of seeking security, we should seek the oppo

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 2 Text 11

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 5, 2011 at 8:42am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 2 Text 11
pradarsyatapta-tapasam
avitrpta-drsam nrnam
adayantar adhad yas tu
sva-bimbam loka-locanam

pradarsya -- by exhibiting; atapta -- without undergoing; tapasam -- penances; avitrpta-drsam -- without fulfillment of vision; nrnam -- of persons; adaya -- taking; antah -- disappearance; adhat -- performed; yah -- He who; tu -- but; sva-bimbam -- His own form; loka-locanam -- public vision.

TRANSLATION
Lord Sri Krsna, who manifested His eternal form before the visi

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Expansion in Australia

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 5, 2011 at 8:41am

Expansion in Australia

In Melbourne, conflict with city authorities did nothing to hinder the expanding preaching opportunities. Seven new devotees had joined in a matter of weeks. "That new devotees are coming is a sign of our success," Srila Prabhupada had written. Madhudvisa's monthly report, sent on 27 October 1972 was a glowing one:

Here in Australia, your children have been spreading your glories very enthusiastically. This can be seen through the increase of books distributed in Sydney and

Preaching in villages - a novel idea

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on August 5, 2011 at 6:22am

Dear Devotees,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

My name is Samik Rsi Dasa (ACBSP) and I have been an ISKCON devotee since 1972 when I came to the USA to practice Medicine. Since then I have tried to serve the movement in various capacities such as Temple President (1996-2010) in Towaco, New Jersey as well as other services by the mercy of Srila Prabhupada and the Vaisnavas.

I am approaching you simply for your blessings, input, advice and direction on sp

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World Holy Name Festival!

Program Schedule of August 2011 (ISKCON, Mira Road)

Three most important items

“Festival of Chariots”

Is ISKCON Membership Required?

Harinam sankirtan today in INDIA'S GOT TALENT on Colors Channel

The Lord's causeless mercy - Saksi Gopala

We've Got to Get Out of Here

The Nature of Karma

Trust God and Distrust the Mind

The Nectar of the Holy Name

Scriptural Validation

Striking Quote Of Srila Bakhtisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur

The Understanding we get from Srila Prabhupada

Lecture Siksastakam 2&3

Most Unfortunate Thing

Seek Opportunity, Not Security

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 2 Text 11

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Expansion in Australia

Preaching in villages - a novel idea

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