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The Mood When Chanting

Dear teacher:Please accept my most humble obeisances.On one hand we are advised to chant in a prayerful mood, which is like we are hanging on the cliff calling help by vibrating Krishna's holy names, we are begging Krishna's mercy to save us. On the other hand we should chant for Krishna's pleasure, not for our salvation or pleasure. The two seems contradictory together, what mood should we take when chanting?Your most humble servant,Yechen ZhangAnswer: The Lord is Pleased by Your CryThere is no
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By Praghosa DasaWe are now in serious danger of ruining our long practiced and much cherished reputation of our 21st century sannyasi!What are we talking about? Well a couple of weeks ago a certain member of the sannyasa order all but snuck into the emerald isle unnoticed. Usually a visiting sannyasi’s arrival is known well in advance and there is at least a modest welcoming party to greet him. However not this time, rather it was a very humble entrance at a regional port and from there, almost
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Why Are The Richest People Broke?

Why Are The Richest People Broke?1,645 Views / EMail This Post / Print This Post / Home » Why Are The Richest People Broke?

By HH Sridhar SwamiDelivered as a lecture at the Fourth European Communications Seminar at Radhadesh, Belgium, in January 1993.I think we actually enjoy being broke. We are the wealthiest people with the best product in the most profitable market, and yet we are keeping ourselves broke. I am afraid that I don’t know how to talk about this. I don’t want to be offensive to sad
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REVELATIONS FROM GOD'S PARADISE.

FOR BACK TO GODHEAD MAGAZINESTONE IMAGE OF KRISHNA WALKS ON MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES.This country has always been very mysterious and mysteries happen in various regions that cannot be explained. For instant, the incident I want to tell about that happened about five years ago. This was reported on the Philippine Channel 2 ABS CBN NEWS and I believe it to be true. The people in a Barangay of Mindanao saw it happen and they called the news crew. Boy Abunda was the leader from the channel and what ha
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The Speaking Tree

I found this article in 'The Times of India' very interesting. I am reproducing it.A ticket collector in a train found an old worn out wallet in a compartment full of people. He looked inside to find the name of its owner. There was no clue. All that there was in it was some money and a picture of Krishna.He held it up and asked, "Who does this wallet belong to?"An old man said, "That's my wallet, Sir, please give it to me." The ticket collector said, "You'll have to prove that it is yours. Only
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Devotees are strange people....

Devotees are strange people.When in DISTRESS... they smile and call it effects of past Karma.When HAPPY...they weep tears of gratitude, filled with Krsna-Prem.Devotees are strange people.---- Hemant
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what happened to hare krishnas?

IntroductionEven a person with no knowledge can immediately acquire all knowledge simply by the benediction of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Therefore I am praying to the Lord for His causeless mercy upon me.I offer my respectful obeisances unto Sri Krishna Caitanya and Lord Nityananda, who are like the sun and moon. They have arisen simultaneously on the horizon of Gauda to dissipate the darkness of ignorance and thus wonderfully bestow benediction upon all.Glory to the all-merciful Radha and Madana
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1.YOUR presence is a present to the world.2.YOU are unique and one of a kind.3.Your life can be what you want it to be.4.Take the days just one at a time.5.Count your blessings, not your troubles.6.You WILL make it through whatever comes.7.Within you are so many answers.8.Understand, have courage, be strong.9.Do not put limits on yourself.10.So many dreams are waiting to be realized.11.Decisions are too important to leave to chance.12.Reach for your peak, your goal and your prize.13.Nothing wast
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Meditation while walking: Wandering Monks

Wandering monks find complete ease when they walk down and recite the mantra which gets into their permeable sublte self with ease while they are on walks.Person who donot get to state of Samadhi in static postures must try this method while walking alone within himself and with a love towards the nature,walking at dusk while the sky glitter with its glaxies of stars is right time to be with your self in state of meditation at walkThe meditation is discipline of mind's thoughtfulness needs to st
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Largest Vaishnava Matrimonial!

Hare Krsna!Dandavat Pranam! jaya Srila prabhupada!I wish to bring to the notice of devotees all over the world about http://www.grihasta.com. This is a matrimonial exclusively for devotees and waslaunched on Gaura Purnima'07. It has grown to more than 885 members and has so far got 13 success stories.Check it out and please forward to devotees you know who wish to get married.www.grihasta.com is a humble attempt to develop a medium to find a compatable devotee life partner so that Krishna consci
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The Simple Temple

by Rasikananda Das

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Posted February 2, 2007Avatar Studios are glad to make available our documentary "The Simple Temple: Chowpatty" now viewable online at:Watch The Simple Temple on www.iskconrefresh.infoThe Simple Temple - Chowpatty paints an intimate portrait of daily life in a community founded on the sacred principles of love and devotional service taught by Srila Prabhupada. This hour-long documentary masterfully crafts rich color and exotic imagery into a story of two seekers who find their
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What is consciousness ?

religion, consciousnessNaresh kumar sagarThe consciousness is the feature of mind, when our mind sees that object then its consciousness is reflected in its objects and the saying goes on SENSES is higher than the OBJECTS.similarly when sensuous subjects are in action we say senses are superior to the dull matters,when we explore beyond sense we look up to mind and there we call mind is higher than the senses. The higher mind which is inclusive of intellect,intuitive and premonition quality is h
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VOICE OF THE RISHIS:1

PRIYA BHAGAVAT BADNDUVAULLARA!VOICE OF THE RISHIS: 1COURTESY SHRI RAPARLA JANARADHANA RAO"HITAM BHUNJAA NMITHAM BHMJYAT"This ancient saying ordains that we should eat pleasant things andeat moderately too. Two aspects of our dietary system have beenthus defined. The food that we partake should be palatable (hitam)and the quantity should be neither too high nor too small (mitam)The type of food which is most suitable to a mental worker or thethinking class of people is the `Satvic' or the first t
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Sense slaves

The senses are things which must be dealt with and like all things there is a proper way to do itThere are 3 ways to deal with themThe first one is to be controlled by them and let them lead us in a directionwe need to understand that they are like servants to our Jiva and when we let them be our master then they will get confused and lead us too bad ends.when people who are in the nature to serve get placed in the position of power they dont know what to do and they therefore get into troublewh
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Incense

In the modern world it has become custom for incense manufacturers to change their approach in the of making incense, they wanted more variety, stronger potency and also to lower the cost of incense, expecting this will make their product more popular, without caring for the decline in the standard of the incense. Many of you will be very much shocked to hear that the incense you are using is basically made of Coal Powder, Groundnut Cells, washing soda ash, Foam paste, Grease, Rubber solution fo

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Let us look at the tree. As the tree grows, it develops its crown: more branches develop, more leaves, and even some birds arrive and nest in the branches. At this point (or even earlier), the roots of the tree should grow deeper and deeper to provide more stability for the growing tree.If that does not happen, there is danger. Due to the weight of the tree and the absence of deep anchoring into the ground, there is the danger of it falling down. A little wind, too much rain, or a
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Let us look at the tree. As the tree grows, it develops its crown: more branches develop, more leaves, and even some birds arrive and nest in the branches. At this point (or even earlier), the roots of the tree should grow deeper and deeper to provide more stability for the growing tree.If that does not happen, there is danger. Due to the weight of the tree and the absence of deep anchoring into the ground, there is the danger of it falling down. A little wind, too much rain, or a
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Let us look at the tree. As the tree grows, it develops its crown: more branches develop, more leaves, and even some birds arrive and nest in the branches. At this point (or even earlier), the roots of the tree should grow deeper and deeper to provide more stability for the growing tree.If that does not happen, there is danger. Due to the weight of the tree and the absence of deep anchoring into the ground, there is the danger of it falling down. A little wind, too much rain, or a
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Prayers…by Sutapa das

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Sutapa das: One of my fellow monks is an extremely prayerful person. He has regular stories of the reciprocation and interaction that comes from conversing with God. Though inspired, I personally find it difficult to pray. It usually feels unnatural and artificial; probably a combination of my impersonal character, hard-heartedness, lack of faith, and general life philosophy of “work hard and be practical.” Someone, however, recently offered me an interesting antidote – “pray for other people”

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