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About me and my Guru Maharaj and ISKCON

Posted by Sanjeev Kumar Punj on May 11, 2009 at 7:27pm

I was initiated in 1978 by a saint of the Ramakrishna Order. He is a great saint, though a lot of people might want to label the Ramakrishna order as an impersonalist sect. This is untrue, as I have received the most personal guidance from him since I met him. When I took him to ISKCON Bangalore once, he danced like a child before the deities and danced around the Tulasi plant. he is now 91 years of age, and only Krishna knows how long he has to live in the mortal frame.He has read and completel

Overveiw of the celestial village

Posted by Jagganath dasa on May 9, 2009 at 5:07pm

I have compiled these profiles on different races of beings for the general knowledge of peopleI didnt use Wiki as its writen by atheist I just read and know Mahabharata Ramayana and puranasI figure due to the ignorance on the topic of the various celstial beings I should write on itthis is about as bonified information as you will come across. I have drawn my sources from the works of Madhvacacarya and many other great teachers of our linneageBelow I have Yakshas Racksasas Ghandarvas and Nagas

Guru & Gauranga's sheer mercy : Gita Nagari Retreat 2009 - Complete Event Schedule

Posted by Hemant on May 8, 2009 at 9:34pm

On behalf of Gita Nagari organizing Team...Dear Devotees,Hare Krsna. Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.Below is the event schedule for this year's Gita Nagari Retreat:Gita Nagari Retreat 2009 - Event ScheduleFriday, May 22th 2009Evening Program: Gaura AratikaEvening Class: "Loving Relationships: Begin with Receiving" His Holiness Romapäda SwamiSaturday, May 23th 20094:30 - 5:00 a.m. Mangala Aratika + Tulasi Püjä5:00 a.m. Japa7:10 a.m. Guru Püjä, Deity Greeting,

May 22nd Retreat at Gita Nagari Dham "Cultivating Loving Relationships with Vaisnavas"

Posted by Hemant on May 5, 2009 at 11:08am

Host: H H Romapada Swami MaharajaLocation: Sri Gita Nagari DhamRoad No. 1, P.O. Box 839Port Royal, PA USWhen: Friday, May 22, 12:00PMPhone: (717) 527-4101Hare Krishna !!!Sri Sri Gita Nagari Dham ki Jai !!! The appreciation and gratitude expressed by each and every person attending Gita Nagari Retreats is an indication of how eagerly we all look forward to this event each year. Our thanks goes out to His Holiness Romapada Swami who very compassionately extends the mercy of Sri Sri Radha-Damodara

All Roads lead to Krishna..

Posted by Ankita Sharma on May 1, 2009 at 5:43pm

If you are in India and you mix around with people at large or ocassionaly even switch open the idiot box and come across religious channels like sadhana, shradha or whatever, you will not fail to notice that how people so fervently follow some Guru or some organization. These Gurus may offer either Nirvana, Salvation, Sense gratification or ocassionaly Bhakti. In such situations what dawns over my mind is what Krishna says in Bhagvad Gita -Every one is on a path to meThis means in words of my G

Krsna lunch on ABC news.com

Posted by Jagganath dasa on April 28, 2009 at 11:58pm

Full Article with pics at http://a.abcnews.com/OnCampus/story?id=7210676&page=1Vegetarian Meals, on the CheapKrishna lunches become a University of Florida traditionBy MARILIA BROCCHETTOGAINESVILLE, Fla., April 3, 2009SHARE Krishna lunch at the University of Florida means more than just grabbing a quick bite to eat; for some students, it has become a tradition.Krishna lunch at the University of Florida means more than just grabbing a quick bite to eat; for some students, it has become a traditio

A new Darsan book - partial release

Posted by Vrindavan Lila devi dasi on April 24, 2009 at 9:27pm

Hare Krishna!Today we have partialy published a new Darsan photo book, Mayapur Chandrodaya Darsan, I had uploaded a small book of 40 pages, 7x7" to my book store on Blurb.comYou can check it out (preview first 15 pages + 2 covers) here:http://www.blurb.com/books/654708and order it here:http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/654708Please note that the price on website is set by the publishers (Blurb.com), not by me, postage is a seperate cost.This is not the main book, but a small sample of what's

Hare Krishna

Posted by Mira on April 22, 2009 at 7:04pm

THE HOLY NAMESThere are three Holy Names that make up the Maha-Mantra, Hare, Krishna, and Rama.'Hare' is a powerful word that directly addresses the energy of the Lord'Krishna' is the Name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.Krishna is the Possessor of every quality in the universe and out of it.He also possesses these qualities in an unlimited quantity.'Rama' means the reservoir of pleasure.By chanting this Maha-Mantra and doing service to Krishna, anyone can belinked to this reservoir and ge

The Boatman and the Scholar (from Prabhupadacast)

Posted by Bhaktin Brindavana devi on April 21, 2009 at 2:00am

An interesting story has been described by our Satsvarūpa Mahārāja in the Back to Godhead: The learned scholar and the boatman. The boatman... In Bengal there are many rivers, and so people generally transport by boat service. So a learned scholar from Calcutta, say, was going home in the village on a boat, and he was very happy. So he was asking the boatman, "My dear boatman, do you know what are these stars, this astronomy, how they are working?" "No, sir, I do not know." "Oh, your life is twe

Tongue Twisters

Posted by Sravaniya Dasi on April 18, 2009 at 10:30am

HH Sivarama Maharaja in a lecture:Will you make Krishna smile today on April 16th, 2009Srila Prabhupapda in morning walk said that the Vrajabasis were not scholars, they did not study sastras, he emphaises that they just wanted to see Krishna smile. Whole lives were making Krishna smile therefore they were greater than jnanis scholars.They already achieved perfection.if you do all penances, sacrifices and cannot please Krishna: srama eva hi kevalam" waste of timeMaharaja describes as beautiful v

Those dear as life one can never forget

Posted by Sravaniya Dasi on April 18, 2009 at 9:40am

Memories Of HH Tamal Krishna MaharajaSarajevo, March 19, 2002Dear Tamal Krishna Maharaja, my dear brother, friend and helper.Feeling your separation we remember Lord Krishna’s words:When somehow made mindful of those one loves, one is given back one’s life. Forgetting those more dear than one’s own breath is more painful than dying. Those dear as life one can never forget, but when reminded of them in a special way one feels happy, like one who has lived a life of good fortune. (Brhad-bhagavatam

Srimad Bhagavatam Katha video Canto-1 Chapter -7 verse by verse in hindi By Achal Krishna Prabhu

Posted by Pradeep Goyal on April 17, 2009 at 5:30am

First (Seema mataji's house)http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=458750532488114480Second (Pramod prabhuji and Kamini mataji's house)http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2108862478343164588Third (Suhrit Krishna prabhuji and Vishnupadi mataji's house)http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3632795142178654913Fourth (Saubhagya Sundari mataji and Sundar Gopal prabhuji's house)http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5066217411229930276Fifth (Neelam mataji's house)http://video.google.com/vide

Bhagavad gita - As it is

Posted by SaiRam das on April 17, 2009 at 1:15am

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VOICE OF THE RISHIS

Posted by K S S N SARMA on April 16, 2009 at 9:56pm

http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/AFbnSaPOFhnJ1bktevts7Zu4dqvZo0CKEOnVr_yaot6JWTAex34-OfR8XW3gGJfxmMNyHooRorY4gdeBsRxabg/RishiVani.rar

Patram Pushpam Phalam Toyam- In Bhagavatam

Posted by Sravaniya Dasi on April 16, 2009 at 12:33am

Hare Krishna,The famous Sloka from Bhagvad Gita appears in the Bhagavatam as well.Before it comes a sweet verse:SB 10.81.3TRANSLATIONThe Supreme Lord said: O brähmana, what gift have you brought Me from home? I regard as great even the smallest gift offered by My devotees in pure love, but even great offerings presented by nondevotees do not please Me.Lord Krishna to Sudama10.81.4patram puspam phalam toyamyo me bhaktyä prayacchatitad aham bhakty-upahrtamasnämi prayatätmanahTRANSLATIONIf one offe

MAYA is strong but KC is more strong

Posted by abhishek gautam on April 11, 2009 at 2:52pm

A young hippy asked Srila Prabhupada, "If our purpose is to go back toGodhead, why is Maya so strong?" Without the slightest hesitation SrilaPrabhupada profoundly and poetically answered, "Because your purpose is notstrong."In other words Maya, the Lord's illusory energy, only has power over us tothe extent that we are not determined to go back to home, back to Godhead.If we are determined to become fully Krishna conscious and not take birthhere again in this material world, the material energy

THE TIGER AND THE MONKEY........

Posted by suja on April 6, 2009 at 8:57am

i received this thru email......a good reading ........THE TIGER AND THE MONKEY A STORY TOLD BY LORD RAMACHANDRASri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami MaharajaThe Ramayana describes how Lord Rama built a bridge and crossed the ocean to Lanka. Before the battle with Ravana began, Ravana’s youngest brother Vibhishan came to take shelter of Rama. Rama immediately gave him shelter. That is the duty of a king, a ksatriya. If someone seeks shelter, you must give him protection. But the advisors of Lord Rama sa

innocent killing materialistic people

Posted by abhishek gautam on April 5, 2009 at 4:43am

Americans consume almost a quarter of all the beef produced in the world. Every 24 hours 100,000 cattle are slaughtered in the United States; the average American consumes the meat of seven 1,100- pound animals in his or her lifetime.According to a report by the U.S. Surgeon General, more than 70 percent of deaths in this country -- more than 1.5 million annually -- are related to diet, particularly the over- consumption of beef and other foods high in cholesterol and saturated fat. Study after

More You Enjoy, More You Want to Enjoy

Posted by DEEPAK MAHAJAN on April 3, 2009 at 12:36pm

Srila Prabhupada says example of a person who eats a lot at home, and goes to restaurant and drinks tea, biscuits, even after being full. It is not that senses are demanding; they are satisfied but the mind is demanding. Senses are just following the commands of uncontrolled mind. What is wrong in this uncontrolled enjoyment? Even Charavaka says the same thing, "Just eat, drink and be merry in life. Live life king size, allowing senses in the direction they want..." that is his philosophy. But t

Chant Unpretentiously, Honestly and Humbly

Posted by DEEPAK MAHAJAN on April 3, 2009 at 12:26pm

BhaktiVinod Thakur condemns five things in Sarnagati prayers: He says “Hell with my high birth! Hell with my so called education! Hell with the fame of my family which I am very often proud of!” Because people are generally proud of their high birth and fame of their family and high erudite learning. This way he condemns different aspects of his life. He says "What is the use of all these things because I am not engaged in the devotional service of the Lord”.Just like in the song which Narottam

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About me and my Guru Maharaj and ISKCON

Overveiw of the celestial village

Guru & Gauranga's sheer mercy : Gita Nagari Retreat 2009 - Complete Event Schedule

May 22nd Retreat at Gita Nagari Dham "Cultivating Loving Relationships with Vaisnavas"

All Roads lead to Krishna..

Krsna lunch on ABC news.com

A new Darsan book - partial release

Hare Krishna

The Boatman and the Scholar (from Prabhupadacast)

Tongue Twisters

Those dear as life one can never forget

Srimad Bhagavatam Katha video Canto-1 Chapter -7 verse by verse in hindi By Achal Krishna Prabhu

Bhagavad gita - As it is

VOICE OF THE RISHIS

Patram Pushpam Phalam Toyam- In Bhagavatam

MAYA is strong but KC is more strong

THE TIGER AND THE MONKEY........

innocent killing materialistic people

More You Enjoy, More You Want to Enjoy

Chant Unpretentiously, Honestly and Humbly

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