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H.G. Sankarshan das Adhikari, USA: Wednesday 12 January 2011--Onwards to Our Next Destination--and--Eternal Relationships?A daily broadcast of the Ultimate Self Realization Course(tm) Wednesday 12 January 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. 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: Onwards to Our Next Destination Uploaded from Auckland, New Zealand 11 January 2011--After a wonderful month of Krishna conscious caring and sharing in Mauritius, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand, we are heading out today for a three nation lecture tour in South America: Argentina, Chile, and Peru. After that we will be going up to Los Angeles, for a three lecture series, and then back to our home base, Bhaktivedanta Ashram in Austin, Texas, where we will remain up until Gaura Purnima, the transcendental appearance day of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Travelling all over the world for spreading Krishna consciousness is unlimitedly rewarding because the more we give Krishna, the more we get Krishna. Sankarshan Das Adhikari South America--Our Next Stop http://www.backtohome.com/images/south-america.jpg Answers According to the Vedic Version: Question: Eternal Relationships? My Dear Gurudeva, Humble obeisances to you. I want to know whether the father-son relationship and husband-wife relationship are eternal. I mean, in the next life also will I be the son of my father, and my wife will be same in the next birth? Sanil Answer: Material Relationships Are Temporary All material relationships are temporary. We've had millions of fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, husbands, and wives in millions of lifetimes. This is just like the sticks floating in the ocean which gather together by influence of the waves and are then scattered only to again bunch together in different patterns by the actions of the waves. But, if we have any affection for our present family members, we should become pure devotees of Krishna and make our family members also pure devotees of Lord Krishna. Then we can all go to the spiritual world where we will serve Krishna eternally and will able to remember how we were devotee family members during our final lifetime in the material world. 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 2010-2011 http://www.ultimateselfrealization.com/schedule Have Questions or Need Further Guidance? Check out the resources at: http://www.ultimateselfrealization.com or write Sankarshan Das Adhikari at: sda@backtohome.com Get your copy today of the world's greatest self-realization guide book, Bhagavad-gita As It Is available at: http://www.ultimateselfrealization.com/store Know someone who could benefit from this? Forward it to them. Searchable archives of all of course material: http://www.sda-archives.com Receive Thought for the Day as an RSS feed: http://www.backtohome.com/rss.htm Unsubscribe or change your email address Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Daily_Thought Copyright 2005-2011 by Ultimate Self Realization.Com Distribution of this material is encouraged. Simply we request you to acknowledge where it is coming from with a link to our sign up page: http://www.backtohome.com Our records indicate that at requested to be enrolled to receive e-mails from the Ultimate Self Realization Course at: This request was made on: From the following IP address: o H.H. Devamrita Swami: Website under repairDevamrita Maharaja's website is currently broken. We are aware of the problem and are working to fix the issue. Estimate time of completion for the repair is sometime before the end of this month (January).
ISKCON Melbourne, AU: Daily Class - Vraja Krsna PrabhuSrimad Bhagavatam 11.29.1-3 - Only way of mind and sense control is through devotional service. Bharatavarsa.net: Book distribution seminar: MSF all time high at ISKCON of Silicon Valley!By Raxit Jariwalla Hare Krishna Dear Devotees, Please accept my humble obeisances. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada! Our annual books marathon referred to as ‘The MSF (Monthly Sankirtan Festival) of 25,000 Books, an Occasion for Selfless Service’, which began in the second week of October 2010 was concluded on January 5th, the day of offering, when the final results were offered to Srila Prabhupada and their Lordships at the Wednesday Night Gita Class held at the ISV temple in San Jose. MSF Goal The main goal of this Annual 2010 Sankirtana Festival was: * To distribute at least 25,000 books, an initial goal, which was revised in early December to 30,000 books MSF Highlights This annual 2010 books marathon turned out to be a major historic event, with ISV devotees distributing thousands of Srila Prabhupada’s books throughout the Bay area and at distant spots, including other parts of the US, Europe and India. Book distribution occurred with much enthusiasm during practically all weekends of the marathon, during several Hari Nama performances in Palo Alto, during special days marking Indian festivals such as Dussehra and Divali, on Govardhan Puja Day, Thanksgiving Day, World Enlightenment Day, the day marking Advent of the Bhagavad Gita, and during Christmas holidays and weekdays involving spontaneous and voluntary Sankirtana activity. The highlight of this MSF was massive door-to-door distribution of books at large apartment complexes and traveling Sankirtana through which ISV devotees distributed hundreds of book packs, Bhagavad Gitas & Krsna books in towns all across the Bay area. Both adults and children were active participants in door-to-door book distribution, including Sunday-School kids who organized their own Kids Sankirtana with a goal of 2500 books, succeeding in distributing totally 2894 books. In addition, numerous cases of Bhagavad Gitas and several Srimad Bhagavatam sets were distributed at temple programs, and hundreds of Gitas were shipped for placement in motels all across the US, with extensive devotee participation by MotelGita team members from different states. (The MotelGita team succeeded in placing more than 10,000 Bhagavad Gitas in motels during this marathon). During this MSF, Srila Prabhupada’s books were also placed in libraries, distributed at weddings and special events, at Indian stores and different venues and at nearby and distant temples. Book distribution continued through Smart Boxes placed in various establishments. The smart box team had made a goal of opening new smart boxes in 2010. We are pleased to announce that by their untiring efforts, they were able to open 19 new smart boxes in the Bay Area. Summary of Results The Final Results of the 2010 books marathon can be summarized as follows: * More than 150 devotees participated in book distribution * They distributed 31,099 books, surpassing the MSF goal and setting a new record for book distribution, crossing the previous high of 23,581 books distributed during the annual marathon of 2009. * ISV devotees raised 55,383 dollars, setting another new record in Laxmi points, surpassing the previous high of $33,864 set also during the annual marathon of 2009. The Laxmi score includes donations, $27,309 of which was made to ISV MotelGita in this year’s marathon. We thank all participating devotees including members of Team ISV and all donors and sponsors who contributed to the success of this MSF. Last but not least we offer our special thanks to HG Vaisesika Prabhu for inspiring us with this MSF of 30,000 books. On behalf of Team ISV, MSF of Thirty-Thousand ki Jaya! Yours in service, Raxit Jariwalla ISKCON Melbourne, AU: Bhakti Vaibhava Classes RecommenceBhakti Vaibhava classes recommence this month.
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Book Distribution News: MSF all time high at ISKCON of Silicon Valley!By Raxit Jariwalla Hare Krishna Dear Devotees, Please accept my humble obeisances. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada! Our annual books marathon referred to as ‘The MSF (Monthly Sankirtan Festival) of 25,000 Books, an Occasion for Selfless Service’, which began in the second week of October 2010 was concluded on January 5th, the day of offering, when the final results were offered to Srila Prabhupada and their Lordships at the Wednesday Night Gita Class held at the ISV temple in San Jose. MSF Goal The main goal of this Annual 2010 Sankirtana Festival was: * To distribute at least 25,000 books, an initial goal, which was revised in early December to 30,000 books MSF Highlights This annual 2010 books marathon turned out to be a major historic event, with ISV devotees distributing thousands of Srila Prabhupada’s books throughout the Bay area and at distant spots, including other parts of the US, Europe and India. Book distribution occurred with much enthusiasm during practically all weekends of the marathon, during several Hari Nama performances in Palo Alto, during special days marking Indian festivals such as Dussehra and Divali, on Govardhan Puja Day, Thanksgiving Day, World Enlightenment Day, the day marking Advent of the Bhagavad Gita, and during Christmas holidays and weekdays involving spontaneous and voluntary Sankirtana activity. The highlight of this MSF was massive door-to-door distribution of books at large apartment complexes and traveling Sankirtana through which ISV devotees distributed hundreds of book packs, Bhagavad Gitas & Krsna books in towns all across the Bay area. Both adults and children were active participants in door-to-door book distribution, including Sunday-School kids who organized their own Kids Sankirtana with a goal of 2500 books, succeeding in distributing totally 2894 books. In addition, numerous cases of Bhagavad Gitas and several Srimad Bhagavatam sets were distributed at temple programs, and hundreds of Gitas were shipped for placement in motels all across the US, with extensive devotee participation by MotelGita team members from different states. (The MotelGita team succeeded in placing more than 10,000 Bhagavad Gitas in motels during this marathon). During this MSF, Srila Prabhupada’s books were also placed in libraries, distributed at weddings and special events, at Indian stores and different venues and at nearby and distant temples. Book distribution continued through Smart Boxes placed in various establishments. The smart box team had made a goal of opening new smart boxes in 2010. We are pleased to announce that by their untiring efforts, they were able to open 19 new smart boxes in the Bay Area. Summary of Results The Final Results of the 2010 books marathon can be summarized as follows: * More than 150 devotees participated in book distribution * They distributed 31,099 books, surpassing the MSF goal and setting a new record for book distribution, crossing the previous high of 23,581 books distributed during the annual marathon of 2009. * ISV devotees raised 55,383 dollars, setting another new record in Laxmi points, surpassing the previous high of $33,864 set also during the annual marathon of 2009. The Laxmi score includes donations, $27,309 of which was made to ISV MotelGita in this year’s marathon. We thank all participating devotees including members of Team ISV and all donors and sponsors who contributed to the success of this MSF. Last but not least we offer our special thanks to HG Vaisesika Prabhu for inspiring us with this MSF of 30,000 books. On behalf of Team ISV, MSF of Thirty-Thousand ki Jaya! Yours in service, Raxit Jariwalla H.H. Satsvarupa das Goswami: 1882:11 P.M.Saci came for breakfast this morning. He said he’s feeling much better. He will go to work today and go to manage his basketball team in the early evening. I was glad to see him better. No one in the neighboring houses is very sick any-more. Tomorrow more snow is supposed to come. I have different books lying on the floor. None of which I am reading except the Krishna Book (which I keep on a shelf). I have here Charles Olson’s Maximus poems and the complete poems of e.e. cummings. They don’t make sense. I have two books of collected letters by Charles Olsen which Bhakti-rasa brought me unsolicited. They’re not interesting. I have three different books on journalkeeping and free writing which I don’t find interesting. The books are piled around. A devotee reads the Krishna Book at meal times to me and I paraphrase on it here. I sometimes ask Bhakti-rasa to read to me from John Steinbeck’s Once There Was a War, which we find interesting, war correspondence. I take extra naps because I’m still recovering. I’m forcing myself to drink more water so that I’ll reach 1½ liters a day, which my doctor prescribes. It’s hard for me to do. Baladeva almost slipped off the roof yesterday because he was breaking icicles and then stepping on them. He’s not going to do it anymore. Baladeva had all the electricity turned on at lunchtime, the grill for pancakes, the micro-oven was on, the washing machine, the big oven for raviolis, a basement heater—and the electric fuse blew. All the preparations were ruined. I had ice cream and a stale pancake. I have been walking a little bit longer on my daily walk with Bhakti-rasa at 4 P.M. It’s a little dangerous because it’s a two-way road and it’s narrow and the cars go fast. The sign says 35 MPH but the cars go 50 MPH. Since the heavy snowfall the birds have kept away from our birdfeeder. There is a cat that sits under the house, but he was there before when the birds were coming more. Baladeva said that maybe the birds have found another birdfeeder. He had cleared the ground under the feeder and filled it with first-class birdfeed but they are not to be seen. No squirrels either. Krishna is providing for them in His own way. Some doves do come in the morning and some starlings come later for brad and later the small birds come into the cage for seeds—but not so many. Satrajit offered to give the jewel to Krishna ,but Krishna said He didn’t have any need of it. He said it was better to let it remain in the temple and everyone could derive the benefit from the jewel. Because of the jewel’s presence in the city of Dvaraka there would be no more famine or disturbances created. But after Akrura visited Hastinapura and reported the condition of the Pandavas to Krishna there were further developments. The Pandavas were transferred to a house that was made of shellack and was later set ablaze, and everyone understood that the Pandavas, along with their mother Kunti, had been killed. This information was also sent to Lord Balarama and Krishna. After consulting together They decided to go to Hastinapura to show sympathy to Their relatives. Krishna and Balarama knew that the Pandavas could not have been killed in the devastating fire, but They wanted to go to take part in the bereavement. At Hastinapura some of the people were just faking that they were bereaving, but others were actually very sorry. When Krishna and Balarama were away from the city of Dvaraka their was a conspiracy to take away the Syamantaka jewel from Satrajit. The chief conspirator was Satadhanva. Along with others, Satadhanva wanted to marry Satyabhauma, the beautiful daughter of Satrajit. Satrajit had promised that he would give her to Krishna, but this conspiracy was started and even Akrura and a person named Krtavarma joined the conspiracy because they wanted the jewel for Krishna. They knew that Krishna wanted the jewel and that Satrajit had not delivered it properly. Others joined the conspiracy because they were disappointed in not having the hand of Satyabhauma. Some of them incited Satadhanva to kill Satrajit and take away the jewel. The question is generally raised why a great devotee like Akrura joined this conspiracy. And why did Krtavarma, although a devotee of the Lord, join the conspiracy. The answer is given by authorities like Jiva Gosvami and others that although Akrura was a great devotee he was cursed by the inhabitants of Vrndavana because of his taking Krishna away from their midst. Because of wounding their feelings Akrura was forced to join the conspiracy declared by similar men. Similarly, Krtavarma was a devotee but because of his intimate association with Kamsa he was also contaminated by sinful reaction and he also joined the conspiracy. I will tell more about this later. Bharatavarsa.net: Bhakti Vikasa Swami: Lamenting that mosquitoes do not enjoy sexBrahmatirtha: One scientist recently did a study on mosquitoes. They found out that all mosquitoes do is have sex and eat. And he was lamenting, he said, "Oh, these mosquitoes..." Prabhupada: Sex and eat. Brahmatirtha: That's all they do. He was amazed that they have so much sex life, mosquitoes. So then the scientist he was lamenting. He was thinking, "Oh, these mosquitoes, they probably do not enjoy the sex life." And he sounded as if he wished he was a mosquito to find out. Prabhupada: Yes, mosquito, flies, I have seen. Even the sparrows. Sex life is the center of happiness in this material world. In all forms of life. That is the only. Brahmananda: They think that sex life for humans is the best, is the better sex life, that the animals, they really don't know how to enjoy. Prabhupada: That is another foolishness. If you take some palatable thing in different pot, does it mean the taste changes? You take some juice in the golden pot or iron pot. Does it mean the taste of the juice is changed on account of golden pot? That is another foolishness. Taste is the same, either you drink it in golden pot or iron pot. Kurusrestha: Bhagavatam says, "Unless a person is influenced by maya, how could he do such a thing?" Prabhupada: Therefore we say that whatever you are doing under the influence of maya, it is suffering. It is not enjoyment. >>> Ref. VedaBase => Morning Walk -- June 29, 1975, Denver Akrura das, Gita Coaching: INCREASES THE ENTHUSIASMThe sound of this material world and that of the spiritual world are completely different.  Hari Sauri das, Mayapura, IN: TVOP update: views from the TOPAfter our inspection of the construction, it was time to head over to the real attraction.
I’ve been dying to get up on the top. In 1989 I went up the scaffolding on the dome of the Puspa Samadhi but this is a whole different beastie. Looking up from the base, it was slightly intimidating
and there’s no other way up than to climb the many flights of rungs ascending its steely innards.
I confess I had to stop half way up to catch my breath
and there was a tricky bit when we had to pass through the swivel gear just below the top
but in just a few minutes we were finally there, on the TOP of the TOVP
Fabuloso! Here we are on top of the counter weights at the back of the crane
Wonderful vistas of Mayapur from 190 feet up (57 meters) (except for the perpetual haze that seems to hang over most of India nowadays). North
South
East
Straight down
The Samadhi looks spectacular from above. A whole new perspective made me appreciate the design of Saurabha prabhu all the more
And you can really see a whole new township developing on what was just just open paddy fields just a few years ago
The Yoga-pitha could be seen in the distance
The jib of the crane is nearly as long as the crane is high
It can extend over the front gate and pick up a load from truck parked out on Bhaktisiddhanta Road
The site is fast developing and it won’t be long, about one year, before we see the superstructure of the whole building appear.
In a couple of months another tower crane will be erected diagonally opposite to this one and the pair of them will eventually extend to 400+ feet high. The blue middle section of the crane is actually a giant hydraulic jack
It splits the mid-section, raising the top half of the crane, then a new piece of the stem is picked up and is added into the gap and the top lowered back down onto it. Piece by piece it can be extended upwards to about 450 feet high (can’t wait to get up that one!). To save the workers a long climb when the structure grows,
a special cage has been made to transport them to the top of the building via the crane
It will certainly make it easier to take photos from the top when the crane gets bigger
That’s it for now folks – watch this space for more updates in the coming weeks. Sri Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir Temple of the Vedic Planetarium ki jaya! H.H. Bhakticharu Swami: PURI PARIKRAMA PART FOURSent by Her Grace Chitrangada Devi Dasi Dear Devotees, My apologies for the break in between and the delay in offering you “Puri Parikrama Part 4″. We celebrated Jagannath Ratha Yatra in Kuala Lumpur last weekend at a grand scale. Incidentally, we have 28 Ratha Yatras in Malaysia!…Yes! 28. The festival has indeed put me [...] Japa Group: Saved From All Kinds Of Danger
Everyone is thus advised to seek shelter in the chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra and remain engaged in his own occupational duty. There is no loss in this, and the gain is tremendous. Even from a material point of view, everyone should take to chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra to be saved from all kinds of danger. Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.6.3  Akrura das, Gita Coaching: SIX SUCCESS PRINCIPLESOne can execute the process of bhakti-yoga successfully with:  H.H. Bhakticharu Swami: Sunshine Coast Retreat With His Holiness Bhakti Caru SwamiAUSTRALIA 14–19 APRIL 2011 WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR VAISHNAVA ATTENDANCE…. (Click on the picture for enlarged view) Sent By His Grace Janaka Raja Dasa Rupa Madhurya das, TX, USA: Janmastami Dance - Wo Kisna He - 7/7 The Gana Dance Troupe performing a dance on Janmastami to the Bollywood hit "Wo Kisna He". Dallas, TX
Dandavats.com: An Auspicious Start To The New Year With Invigorating Book Distribution
We were fortunate to be able to start 2011 off on the right foot by distributing Srila Prabhupada's books during the morning of January 1st |
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H.G. Sankarshan das Adhikari, USA: Correctied Version--Tuesday 11 Jan 2011--How to Shrink this Material Existence--and--How We Accept Krishna as Supreme?
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