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Here are the latest updates for   "Planet ISKCON" - 33 new articles H.G. Sankarshan das Adhikari, USA: Wednesday 27 April 2011--Charge Your Batteries Every Day--and--What Does Lord Brahma Create? H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.9.45 Different Elements Of Ecstacy In Krishna Consciousness ISKCON Melbourne, AU: Today's Darsana H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.9.44 I Am Practically God H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.9.43 Even Lord Advaita Finds Kali Yuga Difficult For Preaching H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.9.29 Alchemical Brahmana H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.9.15-28 Descrimination From Mode Of Goodness H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.9.13-14 Ganges & Krishna Purifies In Reciprocation With Our Consciousness H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.9.9-12 Giving Energy Is A Sign Of Love Subhavilasa das ACBSP, Toronto, CA: Book Review: Showcasing the rich art forms of India Japa Group: Remain Connected To Service Rupa Madhurya das, TX, USA: Lecture - Anuttama Prabhu - SB 10.2.13-14 - Respecting other Faiths Mayapur Academy, Mayapur, IN: Mayapur Academy Library Continues to Grow Mayapur Academy, Mayapur, IN: Upcoming Video production Ananda Subramanian, Iowa, USA: The Power of Words Bharatavarsa.net: Bhakti Vikasa Swami: our aim: to destroy the position of the mundane scholars H.H. Satsvarupa das Goswami (Ret.): 292–Poem for April 26th H.H. Satsvarupa das Goswami (Ret.): OLD FRIENDS H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.9.8 Servant Vs. Suffer H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.9.7 Shiva Doesn’t Think Himself Independent H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.4.30-40 Whatever You Do, Do It To Please Krsna H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.4.29 Ekadasi- Opportunity To Increase Krishna Consciousness H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.3.23-32 Different Techniques Of Book Distribution H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.3.21 The Ultimate Goal Of Life Is Self-Realization Madhava Ghosh dasa, New Vrndavan, USA: Tips on navigating the new midlife stage Mayapur Online: Appearance of Lord Nrisimhadeva in Mayapur H.H. Sivarama Swami: Reflections on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster Ananda Subramanian, Iowa, USA: Two things that impede H.G. Sankarshan das Adhikari, USA: Tuesday 26 April 2011--Super Sweet Weekend in Russia--and--Is It Right to Dread Love? David Haslam, UK: New Page added to my Blog Japa Group: As You Associate With Krsna’s Name Gouranga TV: Bhajan – 24hr Kirtan ISKCON Melbourne, AU: Today's Darsana More Recent Articles Search Planet ISKCON Prior Mailing Archive H.G. Sankarshan das Adhikari, USA: Wednesday 27 April 2011--Charge Your Batteries Every Day--and--What Does Lord Brahma Create? A daily broadcast of the Ultimate Self Realization Course(tm) Wednesday 27 April 2011 The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krishna, and His eternal consort, Srimati Radharani are enjoying transcendental pastimes in the topmost planet of the spiritual world, Sri Goloka Vrindavan. They are beckoning us to rejoin them. (Click on photo to see a larger image.) Our Mission: To help everyone awaken their original Krishna consciousness, which is eternal, full of knowledge and full of bliss. Such a global awakening will, in one stroke, solve all the problems of the world society bringing in a new era of unprecedented peace and prosperity for all. May that day, which the world so desperately needs, come very soon. We request you to participate in this mission by reviving your dormant Krishna consciousness and assisting us in spreading this science all over the world. Dedicated with love to ISKCON Founder-Acharya: His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, our beloved spiritual master, and to you, our dear readers. Today's Thought: Charge Your Batteries Every Day Uploaded from Kaunas, Lithuania If you want to have a productive day of mobile phone use, you must make sure to fully charge your mobile phone's battery before you start your day. And if you want to also have a productive spiritually enlightening and fulfilling day, you need to make sure to charge your spiritual battery also with a deep, intense meditation session. There are many different meditation techniques, but in this hectic materialistic age there is only one technique that is sufficiently powerful to elevate your consciousness beyond the material plane. That process is mantra meditation, chanting the holy names of God. You may choose any name of God according to your religion. And if you do not have any specific name, you can take the advice of the Kali Santarana Upanisad that the most powerful names of God to meditate upon for attaining self-realization are: Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare / Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. Sankarshan Das Adhikari Teaching Mantra Yoga Meditation Kaunas, Lithuania--25 April 2011 http://www.backtohome.com/images/2011-Spring/Meditation_Lecture.JPG Answers According to the Vedic Version: Question: What Does Lord Brahma Create? Respected Gurudeva, At the beginning of the universe all of the souls are impregnated into the universe by the glancing of Mahavishnu. So what does Lord Brahma create at the beginning of the universe? Is it only the bodies of the living entities, the water and the land? S.C. Answer: Material Bodies and Material Planets Being empowered by Krishna, Brahmaji from his own body and mind creates the 8,400,000 different types of bodies for the inhabitants of the material world. He also creates the fourteen divisions of planetary systems on which they reside. Sankarshan Das Adhikari Transcendental Resources: Receive the Special Blessings of Krishna Now you too can render the greatest service to the suffering humanity and attract the all-auspicious blessings of Lord Sri Krishna upon yourself and your family by assisting our mission. Lectures and Kirtans in Audio and Video: Link to High Definition Videos Link to Over 1,000 Lecture Audios Lecture-Travel Schedule for 2011 http://www.ultimateselfrealization.com/schedule Have Questions or Need Further Guidance? 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SB 9.9.45: Los semidioses, quienes dirigen los tres mundos, estaban dispuestos a darme cualquier bendición que pudiera desear, pero yo no he querido sus bendiciones, pues quien me interesa es la Suprema Personalidad de Dios, el creador de todo cuanto existe en el mundo material. La Suprema Personalidad de Dios me atrae más que todas las bendiciones materiales. SB 09.09.45 Different Elements Of Ecstacy In Krishna Consciousness 2003-02-10 Lecture – Srimad Bhagavatam 9.9.45 Different Elements Of Ecstacy In Krishna Consciousness 2003-02-10 Perth (external pastimes) H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.9.45 Different Elements Of Ecstacy In Krishna Consciousness SB 09.09.45 Different Elements Of Ecstacy In Krishna Consciousness 2003-02-10 Lecture - Srimad Bhagavatam 9.9.45 Different Elements Of Ecstacy In Krishna Consciousness 2003-02-10 Perth (external pastimes)   • Email to a friend • •   ISKCON Melbourne, AU: Today's Darsana Since today marks the disappearance of Srila Vrndavana Dasa Thakura, here is a little excerpt of his famous artwork, Sri Caitanya Bhagavata: "There is no difference between Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityananda. Just as Lord Krsna and Lord Balarama are essentially the same and original forms of Godhead, Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityananda, who are directly Krsna and Balarama, are the same personality." And here is the darsana that the two brothers offer us today.   • Email to a friend • •   H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.9.44 I Am Practically God H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.9.44 I Am Practically God SB 09.09.44 I Am Practically God 2003-02-09 Lecture – Srimad Bhagavatam 9.9.44 I Am Practically God 2003-02-09 Perth SB 9.9.44: I was never attracted, even in my childhood, by insignificant things or irreligious principles. I did not find anything more substantial than the Supreme Personality of Godhead. SB 9.9.44: Ni siquiera en la infancia me sentí atraído por las cosas insignificantes o los principios irreligiosos. Nunca encontré nada más trascendente que la Suprema Personalidad de Dios. H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.9.44 I Am Practically God SB 09.09.44 I Am Practically God 2003-02-09 Lecture - Srimad Bhagavatam 9.9.44 I Am Practically God 2003-02-09 Perth   • Email to a friend • •   H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.9.43 Even Lord Advaita Finds Kali Yuga Difficult For Preaching H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.9.43 Even Lord Advaita Finds Kali Yuga Difficult For Preaching SB 09.09.43 Even Lord Advaita Finds Kali Yuga Difficult For Preaching 2003-02-08 Lecture – Srimad Bhagavatam 9.9.43 Even Lord Advaita Finds Kali Yuga Difficult For Preaching 2003-02-08 Perth SB 9.9.43: Mahārāja Khaṭvāńga thought: Not even my life is dearer to me than the brahminical culture and the brāhmaṇas, who are worshiped by my family. What then is to be said of my kingdom, land, wife, children and opulence? Nothing is dearer to me than the brāhmaṇas. SB 9.9.43: Mahārāja Khaṭvāńga pensó: Ni mi propia vida me es más querida que la cultura brahmínica y los brāhmaṇas, a quienes mi familia adora. ¿Qué puedo decir entonces de mi reino, mis tierras, mi esposa, mis hijos y mi opulencia? Nada hay que me sea tan querido como los brāhmaṇas. H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.9.43 Even Lord Advaita Finds Kali Yuga Difficult For Preaching SB 09.09.43 Even Lord Advaita Finds Kali Yuga Difficult For Preaching 2003-02-08 Lecture - Srimad Bhagavatam 9.9.43 Even Lord Advaita Finds Kali Yuga Difficult For Preaching 2003-02-08 Perth   • Email to a friend • •   H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.9.29 Alchemical Brahmana H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.9.29 Alchemical Brahmana SB 09.09.29 Alchemical Brahmana 2003-02-06 Lecture – Srimad Bhagavatam 9.9.29 Alchemical Brahmana 2003-02-06 Perth SB 9.9.29: Here is a learned, highly qualified brāhmaṇa, engaged in performing austerity and eagerly desiring to worship the Supreme Lord, the Supersoul who lives within the core of the heart in all living entities. SB 9.9.29: Él es un brāhmaṇa erudito, muy cualificado, que se dedica a la práctica de austeridades, con un ardiente deseo de adorar al Señor Supremo, la Superalma que vive en lo más hondo del corazón de todas las entidades vivientes. H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.9.29 Alchemical Brahmana SB 09.09.29 Alchemical Brahmana 2003-02-06 Lecture - Srimad Bhagavatam 9.9.29 Alchemical Brahmana 2003-02-06 Perth   • Email to a friend • •   H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.9.15-28 Descrimination From Mode Of Goodness SB 09.09.15-28 Descrimination From Mode Of Goodness 2003-02-05 Lecture - Srimad Bhagavatam 9.9.15-28 Descrimination From Mode Of Goodness 2003-02-05 Perth H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.9.15-28 Descrimination From Mode Of Goodness SB 09.09.15-28 Descrimination From Mode Of Goodness 2003-02-05 Lecture – Srimad Bhagavatam 9.9.15-28 Descrimination From Mode Of Goodness 2003-02-05 Perth SB 9.9.15: Great sages, completely freed from material lusty desires, devote their minds fully to the service of the Lord. Such persons are liberated from material bondage without difficulty, and they become transcendentally situated, acquiring the spiritual quality of the Lord. This is the glory of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. SB 9.9.16-17: Bhagīratha had a son named Śruta, whose son was Nābha. This son was different from the Nābha previously described. Nābha had a son named Sindhudvīpa, from Sindhudvīpa came Ayutāyu, and from Ayutāyu came Ṛtūparṇa, who became a friend of Nalarāja. Ṛtūparṇa taught Nalarāja the art of gambling, and Nalarāja gave Ṛtūparṇa lessons in controlling and maintaining horses. The son of Ṛtūparṇa was Sarvakāma. SB 9.9.18: Sarvakāma had a son named Sudāsa, whose son, known as Saudāsa, was the husband of Damayantī. Saudāsa is sometimes known as Mitrasaha or Kalmāṣapāda. Because of his own misdeed, Mitrasaha was sonless and was cursed by Vasiṣṭha to become a man-eater [Rākṣasa]. ... SB 9.9.15: Los grandes sabios, completamente liberados de los deseos de disfrute material, consagran su mente por entero al servicio del Señor. Esas personas se liberan del cautiverio material sin dificultad, y se sitúan en el plano trascendental, adquiriendo así la cualidad espiritual del Señor. Ésa es la gloria de la Suprema Personalidad de Dios. SB 9.9.16-17: Bhagīratha tuvo un hijo llamado ®ruta, cuyo hijo fue Nābha. Este hijo, que no es el mismo Nābha de quien se habló anteriormente, fue padre de Sindhudvīpa; de Sindhudvīpa nació Ayutāyu, y de Ayutāyu, Ṛtūparṇa, el amigo de Nalarāja. Ṛtūparṇa enseñó a Nalarāja el arte del juego, y Nalarāja dio lecciones a Ṛtūparṇa acerca de la doma y crianza de caballos. El hijo de Ṛtūparṇa fue Sarvakāma. SB 9.9.18: Sarvakāma tuvo un hijo llamado Sudāsa, cuyo hijo, Saudāsa, fue el esposo de Damayant…. Saudāsa recibe a veces los nombres de Mitrasaha o Kalmāṣapāda. Debido a sus malas acciones, Mitrasaha no tuvo hijos y fue maldecido por Vasiṣṭha a convertirse en caníbal [Rākṣasa]. H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.9.15-28 Descrimination From Mode Of Goodness   • Email to a friend • •   H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.9.13-14 Ganges & Krishna Purifies In Reciprocation With Our Consciousness H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.9.13-14 Ganges & Krishna Purifies In Reciprocation With Our Consciousness SB 09.09.13-14 Ganges & Krishna Purifies In Reciprocation With Our Consciousness 2003-02-04 Lecture – Srimad Bhagavatam 9.9.13-14 Ganges & Krishna Purifies In Reciprocation With Our Consciousness 2003-02-04 Perth SB 9.9.13: Simply by having water from the Ganges come in contact with the ashes of their burnt bodies, the sons of Sagara Mahārāja were elevated to the heavenly planets. Therefore, what is to be said of a devotee who worships mother Ganges faithfully with a determined vow? One can only imagine the benefit that accrues to such a devotee. SB 9.9.14: Because mother Ganges emanates from the lotus toe of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Anantadeva, she is able to liberate one from material bondage. Therefore whatever is described herewith about her is not at all wonderful. SB 9.9.13: El simple contacto del agua del Ganges con las cenizas de sus cuerpos quemados bastó para que los hijos de Sagara Mahārāja se elevasen a los planetas celestiales. ¿Qué puede decirse entonces del devoto que adora a madre Ganges fielmente, con un voto firme? Apenas podemos imaginar el beneficio que obtiene. SB 9.9.14: Madre Ganges emana del dedo del pie de loto de la Suprema Personalidad de Dios, Anantadeva, y debido a ello puede liberarnos del cautiverio material. Por esa razón, lo que ahora hemos explicado acerca de ella no tiene nada de extraordinario. H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.3.21 The Ultimate Goal Of Life Is Self-Realization SB 09.09.13-14 Ganges & Krishna Purifies In Reciprocation With Our Consciousness 2003-02-04 Lecture - Srimad Bhagavatam 9.9.13-14 Ganges & Krishna Purifies In Reciprocation With Our Consciousness 2003-02-04 Perth   • Email to a friend • •   H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.9.9-12 Giving Energy Is A Sign Of Love H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.9.9-12 Giving Energy Is A Sign Of Love SB 09.09.09-12 Giving Energy Is A Sign Of Love 2003-02-03 Lecture – Srimad Bhagavatam 9.9.9-12 Giving Energy Is A Sign Of Love 2003-02-03 Perth SB 9.9.12: Because the sons of Sagara Mahārāja had offended a great personality, the heat of their bodies had increased, and they were burnt to ashes. But simply by being sprinkled with water from the Ganges, all of them became eligible to go to the heavenly planets. What then is to be said of those who use the water of mother Ganges to worship her? SB 9.9.12: Por haber ofendido a una gran personalidad, los hijos de Sagara Mahārāja fueron reducidos a cenizas por el calor de sus propios cuerpos. Pero, por el simple hecho de ser salpicados con agua del Ganges, todos ellos merecieron entrar en los planetas celestiales. ¿Qué puede decirse entonces de quienes utilizan el agua de madre Ganges para adorarla? H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.9.9-12 Giving Energy Is A Sign Of Love SB 09.09.09-12 Giving Energy Is A Sign Of Love 2003-02-03 Lecture - Srimad Bhagavatam 9.9.9-12 Giving Energy Is A Sign Of Love 2003-02-03 Perth   • Email to a friend • •   Subhavilasa das ACBSP, Toronto, CA: Book Review: Showcasing the rich art forms of India LIVING TRADITIONS IN INDIAN ART: Mapin Publications Pvt. Ltd., in association with Museum of Sacred Heart, Belgium, 502, Paritosh, next to Darpana Academy, Usmanpura, Ahmedabad-380013. Rs. 2500. This book celebrates the presence of the divine even amidst the mundane and the material in our country. It showcases popular, devotional art in India and also metal icons, masks, sculptures, puppets, and ritual objects of divinities from this country as well as from Thailand, Nepal, Tibet, and Indonesia, as displayed in the Museum of Sacred Art, Radhadesh, Belgium. Refreshing It is an effort to show “how contemporary artists continue to create visual representations of Hindu divinities in new and refreshing ways.” Radhadesh being “a spiritual community belonging to the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON),” it is only natural that a majority of the paintings in the book should be on Lord Krishna. A separate section is devoted to the art of the Hare Krishna movement which was also influenced by Italian art and Russian artists. The clarity of photographs, especially that of the beautiful old castle where the museum is housed, is such as to transport the reader to the museum. Also included are brief biographies of the artists. J. Bhagawati, Ambassador of India to Belgium, Luxembourg, and the EU, in his preface, mentions how the collection “reflects the rich multiple art forms of India.” In her foreword, Chistiane De Lauwer, Curator (South Asia), MAS/ Ethnographic Museum, Antwerp, says she was struck by the lack of knowledge in Belgium about one of the world's most ancient and rich cultures. So, she went on to study Indian art, language, and religion. The museum and catalogue grew out of the need to spread awareness on Indian spiritual art. Unlike in the West, the genre of spiritual art is still vibrant in India, says Martin Gurvich, Director, Museum of Sacred Art, in his introduction. The museum's focus is on living art forms rather than historical pieces, and so most of the pieces are from the 20th and 21st centuries. In her essay on the “Living Traditions in Indian Art: The Divine Image,” Tryna Lyons describes how spiritual art is found everywhere in the country and goes on to speak of the art and artists in various regions. Among the beautiful photographs featured from the museum collection are the ones of Lord Krishna with Radha, with gentle-eyed cows, with the gopis on the river bank. Gold-leaf worked paintings in the Tanjore style and Mysore style; the pichhavais (cloth hangings) from Nathadwara in Rajasthan; paintings on cotton and paper by artists such as B.G. Sharma and Indra Sharma; inlay work on wood from Karnataka; beautifully proportioned bronzes of Tamil Nadu; eye- catching Madhubani paintings from Bihar; and rod puppets from Indonesia also find a place. In all, a catalogue that compresses the essence of the museum exhibits and communicates the spirit of popular and contemporary Indian spiritual art to the West. http://www.hindu.com/br/2011/04/26/stories/2011042651331600.htm ~ Kausalya Santhanam   • Email to a friend • •   Japa Group: Remain Connected To Service Hare Krsna my dear devotees. I was thinking today about how is at the time of death, sometimes we avoid these kinds of thoughts because we are maybe afraid of how would we think. I found a beautiful prayer about that. O my Lord, will I again be able to be a servant of Your eternal servants, who find shelter only at Your lotus feet? O Lord of my life, may I again become their servant so that my mind may always think of Your transcendental attributes, my words always glorify those attributes, and my body always engage in the loving service of your Lordship? SB 6.11.24 This poem shows that at any situation we should think of the Lord, chant all the time, serve the Lord in our minds when we can't serve Him at the temple, and engage our body and senses at His service by remembering Him. We should never stop chanting, and glorifying the Lord's qualities. Wishing you a wonderful week of chanting and service. your servant, Aruna devi   • Email to a friend • •   Rupa Madhurya das, TX, USA: Lecture - Anuttama Prabhu - SB 10.2.13-14 - Respecting other Faiths http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ClassesAndBhajans/~3/Gasat1PSSZs/798-Lecture-Anuttama-Prabhu-SB-10.2.13-14-Respecting-other-Faiths.html Rupa Madhurya das, TX, USA: Lecture - Anuttama Prabhu - SB 10.2.13-14 - Respecting other Faiths Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto 10, Chapter 2, Texts 13-14 titled "Respecting other Faiths" given by Anuttama Prabhu.   This series of lectures was given during the 2011 TP/GBC Meetings held here in Dallas.  Dallas, TX 2011-01-28 13 - TRANSLATION The son of Rohiṇī will also be celebrated as Sańkarṣaṇa because of being sent from the womb of Devakī to the womb of Rohiṇī. He will be called Rāma because of His ability to please all the inhabitants of Gokula, and He will be known as Balabhadra because of His extensive physical strength. PURPORT These are some of the reasons why Balarāma is known as Sańkarṣaṇa, Balarāma or sometimes Rāma. In the mahā-mantra — Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare — people sometimes object when Rāma is accepted as Balarāma. But although devotees of Lord Rāma may object, they should know that there is no difference between Balarāma and Lord Rāma. Here Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam clearly states that Balarāma is also known as Rāma (rāmeti). Therefore, it is not artificial for us to speak of Lord Balarāma as Lord Rāma. Jayadeva Gosvāmī also speaks of three Rāmas: Paraśurāma, Raghupati Rāma and Balarāma. All of them are Rāmas. 14 TRANSLATION Thus instructed by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Yogamāyā immediately agreed. With the Vedic mantra oḿ, she confirmed that she would do what He asked. Thus having accepted the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, she circumambulated Him and started for the place on earth known as Nanda-gokula. There she did everything just as she had been told. PURPORT After receiving the orders of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Yogamāyā twice confirmed her acceptance by saying, "Yes, sir, I shall do as You order," and then saying oḿ. Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura comments that oḿ signifies Vedic confirmation. Thus Yogamāyā very faithfully received the Lord's order as a Vedic injunction. It is a fact that whatever is spoken by the Supreme Personality of Godhead is a Vedic injunction that no one should neglect. In Vedic injunctions there are no mistakes, illusions, cheating or imperfection. Unless one understands the authority of the Vedic version, there is no purpose in quoting śāstra. No one should violate the Vedic injunctions. Rather, one should strictly execute the orders given in the Vedas. As stated in Bhagavad-gītā (16.24): tasmāc chāstraḿ pramāṇaḿ te kāryākārya-vyavasthitau jñātvā śāstra-vidhānoktaḿ karma kartum ihārhasi "One should understand what is duty and what is not duty by the regulations of the scriptures. Knowing such rules and regulations, one should act so that one may gradually be elevated." Anuttama Prabhu - SB 10.2.13-14 2011-01-28 - Anuttama Prabhu - SB 10.2.13-14 - Respecting other Faiths.mp3 Download: 2011-01-28 - Anuttama Prabhu - SB 10.2.13-14 - Respecting other Faiths.mp3   • Email to a friend • •   Mayapur Academy, Mayapur, IN: Mayapur Academy Library Continues to Grow These are our new Russian language books, kindly donated by the Moscow BBT. They will be going onto the library shelves today. We are attempting to establish the library that Srila Prabhupada wanted in Mayapur and we need your help to do this. Please contact us if you have books you are willing to donate and please make use of the facility when you visit Mayapur. For an updated list of the books the library currently has please contact Gauranga Simha dasa gaurangasimha@gmail.com   • Email to a friend • •   Mayapur Academy, Mayapur, IN: Upcoming Video production We are currently in the process of producing the storyboards for a great new instructional video on turban making. Kurma Caitanya Prabhu will be explaining the elements of art that are needed to produce high quality turbans for the Lord as well as demonstrating different methods and designs of turbans. Please check on us regularly for updates.   • Email to a friend • •   Ananda Subramanian, Iowa, USA: The Power of Words http://servantoftheservant-ananda.blogspot.com/2011/04/power-of-words.html http://servantoftheservant-ananda.blogspot.com/2011/04/power-of-words.html Ananda Subramanian, Iowa, USA: The Power of Words   • Email to a friend • •   Bharatavarsa.net: Bhakti Vikasa Swami: our aim: to destroy the position of the mundane scholars Yes, that is our aim, to destroy the position of the mundane scholars. Mundane scholars are called adhyksik, which means simply sense perceivers, no realization. ... Stick to your principles and be Krsna conscious. We have to prove to the world that anyone who is not Krsna conscious is a duskrtina and mudha. >>> Ref. VedaBase => Letter to: Satsvarupa — Bombay 17 April, 1977   • Email to a friend • •   H.H. Satsvarupa das Goswami (Ret.): 292–Poem for April 26th www.sdgonline.org. A Writer of Pieces New format–I will begin with a poem written on the day of its printing. Then I will print random excerpts of books I have printed over the last 35 years. I hope this variety will be pleasing. Poem for April 26th Headache, thunderclaps rain on the roof, this is the setting of my japa yajna. How can I get the reader of these lines to pay attention? I have heard the names chanted sincerely are as good as Krishna Himself. That ought to do it. Give him Krishna from your heart. Your short-term memory can’t recall what you just read. Something about the bhakti-lata not being hampered by watering which nourishes the weeds instead of the bhakti plant. Pluck the weeds and grow your pure devotion. Guru dasa is gone, we are at peace just the two of us, he turns out the light, I sleep and dream we are tracking down evidence for book distribution and it leads us to a disciple’s house which is filled with neighbors’ children. I woke at 9:00 P.M. and had to take sleeping pills to get back to rest. I am anxious about getting more autobiog. but you should be able to enter the mood, improvising like guitars in a fast melody. Radhanatha Swami is gone, leaving everyone satisfied with his presence. He is always very busy with many things but manages to give himself to each person as if they were the only one and gives universal lectures. Narayana went to the doctor to get a shot for his back hoping to get relief from pain. He’s a wonderful presence and calms me every morning with his attention and caretaking. Yesterday we had the ladies for lunch. They all talked and I was mostly silent but enjoying their company. One is a Thai masseur, one is my typist, one is Mother Kaulini always welcome and Keli-lalita came for a quick visit, speaking of yoga and kirtana. I keep on trying to produce and keeping my head clear. An email from Kirtana-rasa says I should wear a gem for astrological security. I will probably submit to it although I know that everything is in Krishna’s hands, despite the stars.   • Email to a friend • •   H.H. Satsvarupa das Goswami (Ret.): OLD FRIENDS www.sdgonline.org. From Life with the Perfect Master “Srila Prabhupada was soon traveling again, Panditji and I with him, to Calcutta en route to Mayapura for the first international gathering of ISKCON devotees. “One day in Calcutta I received another short, but merciful chastisement. It had to do with the kitchen in the Calcutta temple, which I found chaotic, and in some details unclean. Srila Prabhupada had asked me how to learn to cook shukta from Pisima, and so I was observing her cooking in the kitchen. I had met Pisima in 1973 and found her kind to sannyasis—she liked to bring them food—and she was, of course, very devoted to her brother, Srila Prabhupada, constantly coming by to bring him a tiffin full of preparations cooked in mustard oil and heavy with spices. Devotees sometimes dreaded offering them to Prabhupada, fearing they would cause him indigestion, but Pisima had a free pass to enter Prabhupada’s room whenever she desired to offer him her devotedly prepared foodstuff. “Prabhupada particularly liked her shukta. He had taught me in Los Angeles how to make this wet vegetable preparation using kerela (bitter melon), squash, cauliflower, potatoes, pakora, eggplant and yogurt, and I had written it down in a notebook, but I had never mastered the intricate steps necessary to make it to Prabhupada’s satisfaction. Although I could not speak any Bengali and Pisima could not speak any English, I watched her very carefully and took notes. She had her own techniques and ingredients for shukta in addition to what Prabhupada had showed me, and I tried to study and memorize each step. For two successive days—the duration of our stay in Calcutta—I watched the operation and felt that on the next occasion I could do it myself. “During the course of my lessons I was sometimes bewildered by conditions in the sink. Actually there was no kitchen per say, no separate room with a sink or cooking range. Only a small space in the rear of the temple building with a bucket of flaming coals for cooking and a bucket of water for washing pots. And the methods of Indian cooking were totally strange to me. They did everything in a simple, nonmechanized fashion—like cutting vegetables while squatting on the floor. “The shortage of space created a chaotic situation. Bengali ladies came in and out on errands, and workers moved around the kitchen on business unrelated to Prabhupada’s lunch.  Understanding neither Bengali nor Hindi, I usually couldn’t tell what people were doing, and I worried that the lunch would be delayed. “Pisima seemed to be delaying also. Catching her attention and pointing to my watch made no impression on her. I had to stand by and observe without any hope of changing things, even when I saw something that wasn’t up to Prabhupada’s standard. Something about the use of water bewildered me, and on one of my entries to Prabhupada’s rooms I made a derogatory remark for which I paid dearly. My tone was not flippant but again, anxiety-filled. I had thought I should inform him of the strange things going on. “‘Srila Prabhupada,’ I began, ‘you say that the Indian culture is suci, cleaner than America, which is mleccha, but it appears to me the kitchen here is dirty– ’ “‘You mind your own business!’ Prabhupada said sharply. His words were like a slap and immediately brought me to my senses. There was no need for more discussion. I left his room and hurried back to the kitchen to get his lunch, realizing that I had fallen into mundane pro-Western faultfinding. Why had I allowed myself to get unnecessarily worked up just because of some cultural differences? Prabhupada wasn’t concerned, so why should I be. I remember running to him in confusion about how to handle guests. He had told me, ‘Everything is all right.’ Now he had said the same thing in a different way; mind your own business. Don’t get on the mental plane of rejection and acceptance about temporary things. To identify with the body and mind, thinking, ‘I am an American.’ Just mind your own business. Serve your spiritual master and don’t worry. “When I returned to his room, carrying his tray filled with little stainless steel cups containing different preparations cooked by Pisima, Prabhupada was very patient and pleasant. He knew far better than I did that the material world is a chaotic place and that a devotee has to keep a clear and sober head. He also knew, to a degree I could not imagine, the soothing shelter of Krishna’s lotus feet. “Sunshine was brightening his room and birds were singing at his open window as I left Srila Prabhupada to take his prasadam in peace. Despite a cacophony of sounds from the streets—creaking rickshaws, honking automobiles, and hawkers shouting for customers–Prabhupada sat serenely, honoring prasadam. For myself it had been a grueling session, overlooking the Indian ladies’ cooking while praying it would be ready on time. Now I stood outside Prabhupada’s door, relieved, reprimanded, and feeling myself the most fortunate devotee in the crowded temple. “The Gaura-Purnima festival in Mayapura was a mixture of difficulties and glorious successes. The main residential building was not completed or able to house the approximately 400 devotees who arrived from all over the world. Many had to keep their luggage out on the veranda and sleep there at night. Prasadam was served on the same veranda, which created considerable discomfort. Most of the devotees were visiting India for the first time, and many became sick with dysentery and other diseases. Accepting the austerities philosophically, they reasoned that this was, after all, the first attempt at holding the festival; next year would be better. “And on the bright side, the gathering of devotees in 1974 was the making of spiritual history. Adjusting to the ways and climate of India, many became deeply satisfied just to be a part of it. For the first time the prediction of the acarya Bhaktivinode Thakura—that one day the sankirtana movement of Caitanya Mahaprabhu would spread to become a world religion, bringing Europeans and Americans together in Mayapura to chant ‘Jaya sacinandana!’ and the Hare Krishna mantra–was being fulfilled. Devotees were thrilled to be in the holy dhama and out together, hundreds strong, on parikrama to visit the tirthas connected to the lila of Lord Caitanya. They bathed in the Ganges, took time to read Prabhupada’s books, shopped in the market—mrdangas, karatalas, Deities, dhotis—for the needs of their temples back home. And best of all, everyone got to see Srila Prabhupada there in the temple room and hear him speak.” From Japa Walks, Japa Talks “The man who would answer questions about chanting goes out and chants his own rounds. Using the stopwatch this morning, I notice that the first round took a little over ten minutes. Too slow, but that’s not really a big problem. One of my Godbrothers takes ten minutes a round, and he has been chanting like that for over twenty years. He just accepts it. The main thing is to pay attention and to hear. “I heard my chanting and didn’t notice other sounds—birds, small chirpy sounds, and then always behind those noises, the sound of the running creek. In the distance a dog was barking. The air was delicious, but I didn’t notice it that much. I didn’t gauge the breeze by the movement of the branches, I just chanted japa. “It’s pleasant to walk in these hills on a tarmac road. Of course, the real blessing is that I have the whole thing to myself. It’s summer, so it gets light before 5:00 A.M. Nobody’s up to bother me. “Devi dasi asked a question about faith in the holy name. She started out by quoting Bhagavatam 6.2.19: ‘If a person unaware of the potency of a certain medicine takes that medicine or is forced to take it, it will act without his knowledge because its potency does not depend on the patient’s understanding. Similarly, even though one does not know the value of chanting the holy name of the Lord, if one chants knowingly or unknowingly, the chanting will be very effective.’ “But after quoting this she asked, ‘Since it’s hard to see the effect of chanting, how can we keep faith that the medicine (chanting) is actually working?’ “The simplest answer is to say that she has given the evidence herself with this Bhagavatam verse. I can’t come up with anything better than that. Sastra is axiomatic. If the Bhagavatam says the chanting is effective, then that’s good enough for us. What is the point of asking, ‘How can we have faith?’ ”Still, it’s good to think about faith and try to feel it more. We have to learn to count on faith. If we do, we won’t be doubtful or depressed about our chanting. After all, it’s only the skeptic or the atheist who thinks there has to be an immediately perceivable cause and effect. Even he will see (if he wants to look) that there is such evidence. We didn’t give up illicit sex and intoxication by accident. Those were deep habits and difficult to break. How did they suddenly dissolve? We chanted Hare Krishna mantra as given to us by Srila Prabhupada, and that gave us the strength to immediately clean our hearts. “Therefore, we live by the sastra, not just by our feelings, which may go up and down. When I admitted in a BTG article that I didn’t feel blissful when I chanted, one reader was outraged. He said I spoke like an anti-cult deprogrammer, debunking the effects of the holy name. How dare I admit that I don’t taste the nectar of the holy name. In the article I offered Vedic evidence about the power of the holy name, and I acknowledged that despite my lack of feeling, the sastra says that the chanting is working to deliver me from the bodily conception and bringing me into appreciation of Krishna. Faith is proved by experience, but it is tested before we have experience. Our faith is to follow the sastric injunctions. We don’t look for separate conclusions. Our own research or sense perception does not disprove sastra. Therefore chanting is effective, whether we can sense it or not.” From Journal and Poems, Book I (January-June 1985) Mangala-Arati “Radha-Madhava, the sahajiya wants to faint in public at Your feet, where he hopes to see Your arms move. But I want You cemented in my heart, just like You are cemented on the altar of the mandir. Your changes of dress flow through days of silken pink, blue, yellow … and You change our lives as You change the worlds: at Your will. This morning I pray, ‘Please make me a firm one who never forgets Your early morning face, who never fails Your order.’ “We sat under the large portrait of Srila Prabhupada–twenty or so GBC men and about fifty other leading disciples of Srila Prabhupada from all over the world. “As incumbent secretary, Balavanta explained our historic work. We are planning to finalize a constitution for ISKCON by Gaura Purnima 1986, the 500th anniversary of Lord Caitanya’s appearance. By open discussion we hope to decide on the contents of the constitution and then the committee will prepare it during the coming year. “Balavanta explained that the constitution is a blueprint to the house Srila Prabhupada built—the house in which all the world can live. Today’s devotees will not be here after, say, 60 years . We’ll be gone. But we have just received direct training from ISKCON’s founder-acarya, Srila Prabhupada, and so we are meant to establish an enduring foundation. So it is a historic challenge, especially for those GBC members who will be drawing up the constitution. “Of course, we are struggling in some ways, suffering after the disappearance of Srila Prabhupada, but now our cooperation is being tested. We must discuss and resolve all the controversial issues that divide us while formulating a constitution capable of directing our society now and in the future. “The first principle we unanimously chose to include the constitution is that Srila Prabhupada should be the center of ISKCON. The devotees presented suggestions how this should be done. Trivikrama Swami said everything we do should be to please Srila Prabhupada and accomplish his will. Bhagavan Goswami said we should keep Srila Prabhupada in the center by accomplishing the goals he set for ISKCON, such as opening temples and systematically spreading Krishna consciousness. Then controversy arose when Bahudaka said that he thought Srila Prabhupada had been to some degree removed from the center of ISKCON by so much attention and worship being accorded to the current spiritual masters. From here the discussion went back and forth. The open communication seemed healthy to me. Now it remains to be seen if the persons with differing views can be reconciled and satisfied.” From A Poor Man Reads the Bhagavatam, Volume I “Comment: “This is an important proof. I’ve heard that over ninety percent of Vedic sastras don’t really focus on bhakti but describe karma-kanda or jnana-kanda.  Therefore, these conclusive statements about the superiority of Visnu worship over material life are valuable. Demigod worshipers and others can find their own supportive statements in literature catering to the lower modes. This verse, however, draws a clear analogy in describing progressive realization. “Some say that all gods are the same, just as wood, earth and smoke are all ultimately the same because they have their genesis in the earth. Still, there’s a hierarchy of one over the other based on their respective purposes. In the analogy given in this verse, if the purpose is to cook, then we want a flame. Everything is generated from the earth, but you can’t cook with dirt. Neither can you stack wood on top of the earth and place a pot on top of it, expecting it to cook. All you’ll have is rice and dal floating in water. You need fire. Therefore, the wood has to be ignited, brought from the smoking condition into flame. “Similarly, although the demigods of the modes of tamas and rajas are devas and do accept worship and reward their devotees, that transaction cannot give the desired result. What we really want is eternal happiness—a life full of knowledge and bliss. We may in such ignorance that we think wee can achieve bliss from the material energy or by worshiping the demigods, but that’s illusion. Visnu worship alone can give us the ‘fire,’ deliverance from material life. “In his purport to this verse, Prabhupada writes: ‘But if there are impediments on the progressive path, everyone, even from the platform of tamas, can gradually rise to the sattva platform by expert direction of the spiritual master. Sincere candidates must, therefore, approach an expert spiritual master for such a progressive march, and the bona-fide expert spiritual master is competent to direct the disciple from any stage of life: tamas, rajas or sattva. “We may wonder how a disciple who is actually influenced by the lower modes is capable of proper inquiry. If the disciple is so handicapped by rajas and tamas, how can the spiritual master engage him in transcendental work? One answer is that the spiritual master’s order is transcendental. Even someone who is hampered by the material modes can work for the guru. Then the disciple becomes engaged in the gradual process of purification. He may not be immediately transcendental, yet he is transcendental because he is working under a person who is never tainted by material life. “Prabhupada gives the example of the ignorant apprentice who can do good work as long as he follows closely the order of the expert technician. The technician uses a screwdriver just so, and he indicates to the apprentice to do the same. If the apprentice follows that order, his work will also be expert. In terms of practicing bhakti, that may mean picking flowers for the Deity, reciting prayers from Brahma-samhita, or simply tending to the pure devotee’s physical needs–making his bed, cooking for him, and so on. The disciple also prays to be delivered from those modes which still haunt him.”   • Email to a friend • •   H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.9.8 Servant Vs. Suffer H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.9.8 Servant Vs. Suffer SB 09.09.08 Servant Vs. Suffer 2003-02-02 Lecture – Srimad Bhagavatam 9.9.8 Servant Vs. Suffer 2003-02-02 Perth SB 9.9.8: After saying this, Bhagīratha satisfied Lord Śiva by performing austerities. O King Parīkṣit, Lord Śiva was very quickly satisfied with Bhagīratha. SB 9.9.8: Tras decir esto, Bhagīratha realizó austeridades para satisfacer al Señor Śiva. ¡Oh, rey Parīkṣit!, el Señor Śiva pronto se sintió satisfecho con Bhagīratha. H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.9.8 Servant Vs. Suffer SB 09.09.08 Servant Vs. Suffer 2003-02-02 Lecture - Srimad Bhagavatam 9.9.8 Servant Vs. Suffer 2003-02-02 Perth   • Email to a friend • •   H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.9.7 Shiva Doesn’t Think Himself Independent SB 09.09.07 Shiva Doesn't Think Himself Independent 2003-02-01 Lecture - Srimad Bhagavatam 9.9.7 Shiva Doesn't Think Himself Independent 2003-02-01 Perth H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.9.7 Shiva Doesn’t Think Himself Independent SB 09.09.07 Shiva Doesn’t Think Himself Independent 2003-02-01 Lecture – Srimad Bhagavatam 9.9.7 Shiva Doesn’t Think Himself Independent 2003-02-01 Perth SB 9.9.7: Like a cloth woven of threads extending for its length and breadth, this entire universe, in all its latitude and longitude, is situated under different potencies of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Lord Śiva is the incarnation of the Lord, and thus he represents the Supersoul in the embodied soul. He can sustain your forceful waves on his head. SB 9.9.7: Como una tela formada con hilos que se entrecruzan a lo largo y a lo ancho, este universo, en toda su latitud y longitud, está bajo el control de las diversas potencias de la Suprema Personalidad de Dios. El Señor Śiva es la encarnación del Señor, de modo que representa a la Superalma en el alma corporificada. Él puede sostener sobre su cabeza tus poderosas olas. H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.9.7 Shiva Doesn’t Think Himself Independent   • Email to a friend • •   H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.4.30-40 Whatever You Do, Do It To Please Krsna H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.4.30-40 Whatever You Do, Do It To Please Krsna SB 09.04.30-40 Whatever You Do, Do It To Please Krsna 1996-01-22 Lecture – Srimad Bhagavatam 9.4.30-40 Whatever You Do, Do It To Please Krsna 1996-01-22 Radhadesh SB 9.4.30: In the month of Kārtika, after observing that vow for one year, after observing a fast for three nights and after bathing in the Yamunā, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa worshiped the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, in Madhuvana. SB 9.4.31-32: Following the regulative principles of mahābhiṣeka, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa performed the bathing ceremony for the Deity of Lord Kṛṣṇa with all paraphernalia, and then he dressed the Deity with fine clothing, ornaments, fragrant flower garlands and other paraphernalia for worship of the Lord. With attention and devotion, he worshiped Kṛṣṇa and all the greatly fortunate brāhmaṇas who were free from material desires. .... SB 9.4.30: En el mes de Kārtika, después de seguir ese voto durante un año, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa observó ayuno durante tres noches y, después de bañarse en el Yamunā, adoró a la Suprema Personalidad de Dios, Hari, en Madhuvana. SB 9.4.31-32: Siguiendo los principios regulativos de mahābhiṣeka, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa celebró la ceremonia de baño de la Deidad del Señor Kṛṣṇa con todos los útiles necesarios; después, vistió a la Deidad con hermosos vestidos, adornos, collares de flores fragantes y otros artículos con que se adora al Señor. Con atención y devoción, adoró a Kṛṣṇa y a todos los brāhmaṇas, que eran muy afortunados y estaban libres de deseos materiales. H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.4.30-40 Whatever You Do, Do It To Please Krsna SB 09.04.30-40 Whatever You Do, Do It To Please Krsna 1996-01-22 Lecture - Srimad Bhagavatam 9.4.30-40 Whatever You Do, Do It To Please Krsna 1996-01-22 Radhadesh   • Email to a friend • •   H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.4.29 Ekadasi- Opportunity To Increase Krishna Consciousness H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.4.29 Ekadasi- Opportunity To Increase Krishna Consciousness SB 09.04.29 Ekadasi- Opportunity To Increase Krishna Consciousness 1996-01-20 Lecture – Srimad Bhagavatam 9.4.29 Ekadasi- Opportunity To Increase Krishna Consciousness 1996-01-20 Radhadesh SB 9.4.29: To worship Lord Kṛṣṇa, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, along with his queen, who was equally qualified, observed the vow of Ekādaśī and Dvādaśī for one year. SB 9.4.29: Para adorar al Señor Kṛṣṇa, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa y su reina, que era tan cualificada como él, observaron el voto de Ekādaśī y Dvādaśī durante un año. H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.4.29 Ekadasi- Opportunity To Increase Krishna Consciousness SB 09.04.29 Ekadasi- Opportunity To Increase Krishna Consciousness 1996-01-20 Lecture - Srimad Bhagavatam 9.4.29 Ekadasi- Opportunity To Increase Krishna Consciousness 1996-01-20 Radhadesh   • Email to a friend • •   H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.3.23-32 Different Techniques Of Book Distribution H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.3.23-32 Different Techniques Of Book Distribution SB 09.03.23-32 Different Techniques Of Book Distribution 1996-01-02 Lecture – Srimad Bhagavatam 9.3.23-32 Different Techniques Of Book Distribution 1996-01-02 Radhadesh (book distribution) SB 9.3.23: Thus Sukanyā explained how her husband had received the beautiful body of a young man. When the King heard this he was very surprised, and in great pleasure he embraced his beloved daughter. SB 9.3.24: Cyavana Muni, by his own prowess, enabled King Śaryāti to perform the soma-yajña. The muni offered a full pot of soma-rasa to the Aśvinī-kumāras, although they were unfit to drink it. SB 9.3.25: King Indra, being perturbed and angry, wanted to kill Cyavana Muni, and therefore he impetuously took up his thunderbolt. But Cyavana Muni, by his powers, paralyzed Indra's arm that held the thunderbolt. ... SB 9.3.23: Sukanyā explicó entonces cómo había obtenido su esposo el hermoso cuerpo de un joven. El rey se sorprendió mucho, y, muy complacido, abrazó a su querida hija. SB 9.3.24: Con su propio poder, Cyavana Muni invistió al rey Śaryāti de la capacidad de celebrar el soma-yajña. El muni ofreció una vasija llena de soma-rasa a los Aśvinī-kumāras, pese a que no tenían derecho a beberlo. SB 9.3.25: El rey Indra, muy alterado y ciego de ira, empuñó impetuosamente su rayo dispuesto a matar a Cyavana Muni. Pero éste, con sus poderes, paralizó el brazo con que Indra sostenía el rayo. H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.3.23-32 Different Techniques Of Book Distribution SB 09.03.23-32 Different Techniques Of Book Distribution 1996-01-02 Lecture - Srimad Bhagavatam 9.3.23-32 Different Techniques Of Book Distribution 1996-01-02 Radhadesh (book distribution)   • Email to a friend • •   H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.3.21 The Ultimate Goal Of Life Is Self-Realization H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.3.21 The Ultimate Goal Of Life Is Self-Realization SB 09.03.21 The Ultimate Goal Of Life Is Self-Realization 1995-12-30 Lecture – Srimad Bhagavatam 9.3.21 The Ultimate Goal Of Life Is Self-Realization 1995-12-30 Radhadesh SB 9.3.21: O my daughter, who were born in a respectable family, how have you degraded your consciousness in this way? How is it that you are shamelessly maintaining a paramour? You will thus degrade the dynasties of both your father and your husband to hellish life. SB 9.3.21: ¡Oh, hija mía!, tú, que has nacido en una familia respetable, ¿cómo has dejado que tu conciencia se degradara de este modo?; ¿cómo has tenido la desvergüenza de buscar un amante? De ese modo estás degradando las dinastías de tu padre y de tu esposo, y las llevas hacia la vida infernal. H.H. Prahladananda Swami: Lecture – SB 9.3.21 The Ultimate Goal Of Life Is Self-Realization SB 09.03.21 The Ultimate Goal Of Life Is Self-Realization 1995-12-30 Lecture - Srimad Bhagavatam 9.3.21 The Ultimate Goal Of Life Is Self-Realization 1995-12-30 Radhadesh   • Email to a friend • •   Madhava Ghosh dasa, New Vrndavan, USA: Tips on navigating the new midlife stage I have previously predicted that there will be a Resurgency in ISKCON when Prabhupada’s disciples start to retire and start coming back into active preaching. The following is an article that enunciates the demographic dynamics that will drive this. Tips on navigating the new midlife stage By Kerry Hannon, Special for USA TODAY Marc Freedman kicks off The Big Shift: Navigating The New Stage Beyond Midlife, with a tale of pulling out his newly minted AARP card to score the “senior discount” at the Homewood Suites in Medford, Ore., while requesting two cribs for a room where his 1-year-old son would soon take his first steps. Freedman, CEO and founder of Civic Ventures, a think tank on Boomers, work and social purpose, had just turned 50, and like many fellow Boomers was facing an identity crisis. He’d been working hard for 25 years, had been through a health crisis, and was tired. At the same time, he surmised he would probably work another 25 years or so in the second half of his adult life. He was rattled by uneasy questions. “What’s the category for people like me? There are a growing number of us who can be classified as neither-nors. Neither young nor old. Neither retirees nor of traditional parenting age. Tired, perhaps, but neither ready to be retired nor able to afford it.” In the past, “the fifties and sixties meant retirement, grandparenthood, senior discounts and early bird specials,” he recalls. But with longer, healthier life spans, that’s all changing. “We need a new map of life,” he writes. Freedman calls this new life stage “the Encore Stage.” “The surge of people into this new stage of life is one of the most important social phenomena of the new century,” Freedman writes. “Never before have so many people had so much experience and the time and the capacity to do something significant with it.” Freedman is a natural storyteller, a deep researcher and a forward thinker. His previous book, Encore: Finding Work That Matters in the Second Half of Life, struck a chord with Baby Boomers when it came out a few years ago and started the conversation. This time, he’s banging the drum for deep-seated social and cultural change, and this time it has a personal tinge. At fiftysomething, he is one with his audience. “We’re not talking about a small segment of the population spending a few years off balance, muddling though. This group constitutes what may be the largest group in society, entering a period that could approximate half their adult lives.” His vision: “As we confront significant challenges in areas like education, the environment and health care, this windfall of talent could help carry us toward a new generation of solutions.” Freedman’s passion for this emerging stage of aging is palpable. He delves into the work of those who have gone before him, casting a wide net to quote economists, journalists, professors, historians, authors and anthropologists. If there’s any complaint, it’s that he throws too many voices into the mix. But go with it. Chances are, you’ll find yourself jotting down notes to read more from these experts at a later date. He discusses efforts underway at community colleges, fellowships and other programs aimed at handling the needs of this growing segment of the population. He tells the stories of what he calls “a new group of pioneers who aren’t waiting for permission from anyone to begin fashioning this new phase.” John Kerr, 65, for example, moved from a 40-year career of fundraising at public radio station WGBH in Boston to working as a summertime park ranger in Yellowstone working on environmental issues. Betsy Werley left a 26-year career as a lawyer and manager of corporate projects for an executive director position at The Transition Network, a volunteer-based group for women over 50 “who want to support, help and advise one another as they move together into a new stage of life,” Freedman writes. His call to action includes: •Highest Education. “A key part of preparing for the encore phase is supporting continued development and retraining. Now is the time to develop a new kind of education suited to this new stage of life, blending vocational preparation, personal transformation and intellectual stimulation. We invest all our higher-education time and the vast majority of our higher-education dollars in the 18 to 25 period. We need to make higher education “far more adaptable to people at all stages of life,” he urges. •National Service, Redux. National service programs — most notably the Peace Corps — were designed for young people, but why not create more of these programs for those over 55? He gives the example of the 2010 Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act. The law sets a target of 10% for the proportion of AmeriCorps members over 55. Freedman asks: “Why stop at 10%?” •Individual Purpose Accounts. Boomers have been tapping their kids’ 529 accounts to go back to school themselves, Freedman writes. We need a savings vehicle to help fund post-midlife transitions. He suggests an IPA — an Individual Purpose Account. Financial-services companies could offer them, and there could be employer matches. “We better get going,” Freedman implores. Filed under: News, Ramblings or Whatever   • Email to a friend • •   Mayapur Online: Appearance of Lord Nrisimhadeva in Mayapur Based on a talk with H.G. Atmatattva Dasadhikari On the 24th of March, 1984, at 12:20 a.m., thirty-five dacoits armed with weapons and bombs attacked Sri Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir. They harassed the devotees and treated them with derision. But the greatest shock came when the dacoits decided to steal the Deities of Srila Prabhupada and Srimati Radharani. Fearlessly, the devotees challenged the attackers. read more   • Email to a friend • •   H.H. Sivarama Swami: Reflections on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster H.H. Sivarama Swami: Reflections on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster Do we need nuclear power? April 26th, 2011 Reflections on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster Do we need nuclear power? [ 8:58 ] H.H. Sivarama Swami: Reflections on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster   • Email to a friend • •   Ananda Subramanian, Iowa, USA: Two things that impede Two things impede our progress in spiritual life and our progress towards understanding God in truth and our relationship with Him. They are; 1. Pride 2. Spiritual Laziness Hare Krishna   • Email to a friend • •   H.G. Sankarshan das Adhikari, USA: Tuesday 26 April 2011--Super Sweet Weekend in Russia--and--Is It Right to Dread Love? A daily broadcast of the Ultimate Self Realization Course(tm) Tuesday 26 April 2011 The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krishna, and His eternal consort, Srimati Radharani are enjoying transcendental pastimes in the topmost planet of the spiritual world, Sri Goloka Vrindavan. They are beckoning us to rejoin them. (Click on photo to see a larger image.) Our Mission: To help everyone awaken their original Krishna consciousness, which is eternal, full of knowledge and full of bliss. Such a global awakening will, in one stroke, solve all the problems of the world society bringing in a new era of unprecedented peace and prosperity for all. May that day, which the world so desperately needs, come very soon. We request you to participate in this mission by reviving your dormant Krishna consciousness and assisting us in spreading this science all over the world. Dedicated with love to ISKCON Founder-Acharya: His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, our beloved spiritual master, and to you, our dear readers. Today's Thought: Super Sweet Weekend in Russia Uploaded from Kaliningrad, Russia 25 April 2011--Our visits to Russia are always super sweet because the devotees in Russia so much open their hearts to us. Every program during our short weekend stay here has been unforgettably blissful as we dive deeper and deeper into the sweet nectarean ocean of Krishna consciousness. Even though the vast difference between Russian and English sometimes creates a barrier for communication, the ecstatic kirtans always bridge the gaps. Spring is just beginning now during our short weekend visit. Flower buds are coming out marking the end of the bleak, austere winter. In the same way the splendorous spring of Krishna consciousness is heralding a break from the bleak, desolate Kali yuga as it gradually transforms into the Caitanya Era, an amazing 10,000 year period during which this planet will again become like Satya Yuga. Sankarshan Das Adhikari Memories of Russia: Public Hall Program--24 April 2011 http://www.backtohome.com/images/2011-Spring/Public_Hall_Lecture.JPG Overflow Audience at Bhakti Club--22 April 2011 http://www.backtohome.com/images/2011-Spring/overflow.JPG Affectionate Farewell from Russia--25 April 2011 http://www.backtohome.com/images/2011-Spring/Departing_Russia.JPG Answers According to the Vedic Version: Question: Is It Right to Dread Love? Respected Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. I fall at your feet to kindly clear some doubts which have arisen in my mind. 1. For quite sometime now, I have had a strong feeling that material love only serves the purpose of continuing the human race and nothing more than that. Consequently, I have concluded that it is not at all love but only some sort of illusion that we are put into. Ever since I got this feeling, I tend to dread this love. Are my thoughts regarding this matter right? 2. I have heard of incidents that occurred in the past when brahmanas asked the sudras to stay away from their vicinity lest the latter's shadow fall on them. The reason being they might get contaminated because of the shadows. However, even if it was written in the scriptures exactly in the same way, I guess the meaning was, 'do not allow even a tinge of ignorance to contaminate your consciousness.' Is this interpretation right? If not, I humbly request you to tell me the correct meaning. Your humble student, N.V. Answer: Don't Deny Love. Perfect It. Yes, the sexual attraction urge, which we call love, is nature's way of inducing us to produce children for the continuation of the species. Such love is not actually love. It is lust, the desire to experience intense sensual pleasure. Such pleasure is detrimental for our spiritual progress because it strongly pulls us back into the false bodily conception of the self and thus binds us to remain in the miserable cycle of birth and death. Real love is selfless service without any desire to receive anything in return. The perfection of real love is when we give our love to the Supreme Lord, the source of all existence, because by loving Him, who is the root of all existence, we factually give perfect love to all living beings. Such brahmanas who ordered the sudras to stay away so that they would not be contaminated by the shadow of the sudras are not real brahmanas. Brahmana refers to a liberal, broad-minded person. Such so-called brahmanas who are cruel to others are designated as kripanas or misers. I have never heard that such injunctions are taught in the scriptures. If they are, such scriptures are not for those who want to be liberated from this material existence. Such caste consciousness is the invention of materialistically minded men who desired to exploit others. The actual varnashram system of four social and four spiritual orders is meant for elevating every member of the human society, not for repressing them and keeping them in ignorance. Sankarshan Das Adhikari Transcendental Resources: Receive the Special Blessings of Krishna Now you too can render the greatest service to the suffering humanity and attract the all-auspicious blessings of Lord Sri Krishna upon yourself and your family by assisting our mission. Lectures and Kirtans in Audio and Video: Link to High Definition Videos Link to Over 1,000 Lecture Audios Lecture-Travel Schedule for 2011 http://www.ultimateselfrealization.com/schedule Have Questions or Need Further Guidance? 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From Japa Reform Notebook by Satsvarupa dasa Goswami   • Email to a friend • •   Gouranga TV: Bhajan – 24hr Kirtan Gouranga TV: Bhajan – 24hr Kirtan Bhajan – 24hr Kirtan   • Email to a friend • •   ISKCON Melbourne, AU: Today's Darsana "Lord Nityananda tells Sriman Gauranga Mahaprabhu: 'O brother, what will happen to those most distressed and fallen jivas of Kaliyuga? What will happen to them unless You shower Your mercy upon them? Please show them a way for their deliverance by which they can approach and obtain Your lotus feet.' He always talks to Sriman Mahaprabhu like this." (Sri-Nityanandastaka by Srila Vrndavana Dasa Thakura). Here is the darsana of these most illustrious brothers.   • Email to a friend • • More Recent Articles Toronto Sankirtan Team, CA: This movement will only grow ISKCON Melbourne, AU: Daily Class - Aniruddha Prabhu Dandavats.com: Knowledge Vs Nescience Dandavats.com: “Simplicity Diet” Dandavats.com: Apartments In Vrindavan

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