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Question: How to Prove that "Me" in Gita Refers to Krishna?


I am having problems in convincing my friends that "Me" in the Gita refers to Krishna and Krishna alone. Please help me with strong quotations and references that it is only Krishna. Is there evidence to show how absurd it is to say that He is not referring to Himself when He says "Me?"

Servant of your servants, 
A.V.
 


Answer: How Can it Not Refer to Krishna?


How when Krishna says "Me", this cannot not refer to Krishna. Their analysis is not

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Upendra had promised young Simon Buttonshaw that he would introduce him to Srila Prabhupada, and in the afternoon he got his chance. After Prabhupada's post-luncheon nap, Upendra, accompanied by Simon, now shaven headed and dressed in saffron cloth, entered the quiet and sanctified room. Prabhupada was relaxing behind his low desk, flanked by two large vases of flowers. His left arm behind his head, he was reclining on a large white cotton bolster cushion. He appeared golden-h
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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 1 Text 11
ajata-satroh pratiyaccha dayam
titiksato durvisaham tavagah
sahanujo yatra vrkodarahih
svasan rusa yat tvam alam bibhesi


ajata-satroh -- of Yudhisthira, who has no enemy; pratiyaccha -- return; dayam -- legitimate share; titiksatah -- of he who is so forbearing; durvisaham -- unbearable; tava -- your; agah -- offense; saha -- along with; anujah -- younger brothers; yatra -- wherein; vrkodara -- Bhima; ahih -- revenging snake; svasan -- breathing heavily;
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Thought Of The Day

We are not the body; we are spiritual beings trapped in the body. Our real interest lies in understanding this simple fact.(Srimad-Bhagavatam 6.15.3, Purport)

-By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

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The Borrowed Power

Lord Sri Krsna says in the 7th Chapter of Bhagavad Gita that ‘He is the power of the prowess’. How many of us realize this and accept that whatever we are today is only by the mercy of the Lord.

A man winning a 100 meter race, a Cricket team winning a final match, a group of Scientists achieve to put a rocket in an outer orbit; all of them feel that their success is due to their own strengths and efforts, either individually or collectively, and hence they think that they deserve all the apprecia

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Krishna

The great contentment comes from the devotion alone and not from its rewards , therefore one who has this devotion seeks nothing else .. hare krishna !
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Because of the profusion of false incarnations of God in this dark materialistic age of Kali, when the Supreme Lord appears in this age He does not present Himself as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He instead presents Himself simply as a devotee of the Lord. In 1486 Lord Sri Krishna appeared in India as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Those who were highly learned in Vedic wisdom and advanced in transcendental realization could understand that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was indeed God Himself. But to
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Relief at the Lord’s Lotus Feet

Posted on May 27, 2011Filed under BVKS SangaTRANSLATION[The demigods said:]Dear Lord, You are omniscient, and therefore You know very well why we havetaken shelter at Your lotus feet, which provide shade that gives relief fromall material disturbances. Since You are the supreme spiritual master andYou know everything, we have sought shelter of Your lotus feet forinstruction. Please give us relief by counteracting our present distress.Your lotus feet are the only shelter for a fully surrendered d
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foundation of everything

Regulative principle is the groundwork foundation of everything. Academiccareer has nothing to do with it. [break] …bhaktasya kuto mahad guna.Anyone who is not factual devotee, his good qualification, academicqualification, has no value.>>> Ref. VedaBase => Morning Walk — June 23, 1975, Los Angeles
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Without the attractiveness of loving activities in the association of devotees, how will others be attracted? When coming into the association of those who are engaged in the process of devotional service, it will only be natural to examine the nature of the relationships that exist among them.The austerities that come with an institution result from persons that don't have loving exchanges with one another. Either they don't know how to, or they are reluctant to, or they have some other kind of
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Transcending the Pain

Grandfather Bhismadeva is in his position on the deathbed and it is said that he was feeling pained by the arrows piercing his body. He was a yogi, but it does not mean he did not know that he had pain. There are so many examples wherein Srila Prabhupada also transcended pain.When Srila Prabhupada would take prasadam, he would sit on a mat with a little table in front of him. On one particular occasion in Delhi, after taking prasadam, he walked to the place to wash his hands. There was some wate
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Wife as Better Half

HH Romapada Swami in Boston April 2009According to Kasyapa Muni, a chaste wife is like the commander of the fort, who will protect the individual in the fort from the onslaughts of uncontrolled senses. A pious wife is a great asset for a husband. Kasyapa Muni refers to the pious wife who assists her husband in his religious duties as the ‘better half’ of the body of the husband. We still have that expression in America today, but it is used as a passing remark or in a joking manner. There is abs
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The Pilgrim's Journey

December 6, 2010How does one take up pilgrimages? We sometimes go to holy places. They are not like Niagara Falls or Disney Land. They are places where saintly people reside, or where the Personality of Godhead made appearances, or where the Lord exhibited some pastimes with His great devotees. Thus, such places become sanctified. In the 1930s, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura took a tour of South India, following the path which Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu travelled. He established a little s
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Mood of Humble Service

One's heart has to be genuinely humble. A sutra (or message-packed phrase) that I commonly use is “mood of humble service”. That mood of humble service is not circumstantially dictated, but is genuinely felt at the heart level. It means thinking, "I am a humble servant, the order-carrier of my spiritual master". Without that humility, what good is instruction? It will be misunderstood, misused, or will just bounce off like a ball hitting a wall. It will go somewhere else, and it won't be effecti
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Question: Did Prabhupada Name Next Acharya?


Is Srila Prabhupada still the diksha (initiating) guru of ISKCON?

During his presence on this planet did Srila Prabhupada announce anyone to be the next acharya (diksha guru)?

What are the qualities a disciple should possess in order to be the sishya(follower or student) of Srila Prabhupada?

G.R.
 


Answer: All of His Disciples who Strictly Follow Him


In Vrindavan, India on 18 October 1977 shortly before his departure from this world Srila Prabhupada informed

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You catch more flies with honey

When I see someone acting aggressively or intimidating someone, pushing their weight around, or being manipulative, I feel like reminding them that, in the long run, you really do catch more flies with honey. Simply put, it pays to be nice! Sure, there are times when being pushy or aggressive will assist you in getting your way – you can scare away, intimidate certain people some of the time. But I believe that this type of aggressive attitude and behavior almost comes back to haunt you.


When you

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Never ever backstab

There are many good reasons why we should never backstab. First of all, it sounds terrible and makes us look really bad. When I hear someone slamming someone behind his back, it says nothing about the person they are referring to, but it does say a great deal about the person who is backstabbing. To me, someone who slams a person behind his back is hypocritical or two-faced. 
   
A person in a habit of backstabbing will put on a smile and say nice things to people but, behind their backs, he would
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It is an offense to consider the holy name to be an ordinary pious
activity:

One who says that ten million asvamedha sacrifices are equal to the
chanting of the holy name of Lord Krsna is undoubtedly an atheist. He
is sure to be punished by Yamaraja.
In the list of the ten kinds of offenses in chanting the holy name of
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hare Krsna, the eighth offense is
dharma-vrata-tyaga-hutadi-sarva-subha-kriya-samyam api pramadah. One
should never consider the chanting of the holy n
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Srila Prabhupada's quotes.

 

 

quote.jpgLetter to: George
Bombay 
4 January, 1973

"So to become the friend and the devotee of Krishna, that is required. Just become the pet dog, that is surrender. What is that friendship? At the end of 12th Chapter of Gita Krishna describes that the person "who is very dear to Him, or His best friend, is one who is not envious but is a kind friend to all living entities, who does not think himself a proprietor, who is free from false ego and equal both in happiness and distress, who is always satisfied

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Melbourne water : the best

During his stay in Melbourne in 1972, Prabhupada often commented on the sweetness of the drinking water. Coming from protected catchments to the north and east of the city, it was of particularly high quality and fresh-tasting. Being a connoisseur of water, Srila Prabhupada could discern its different tastes and qualities. He made his judgment: since it gave him an appetite, he said, it was good for his digestion. Melbourne water, he concluded, was amongst the best that
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