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Here are the latest updates for   "Planet ISKCON" - 45 new articles H.G. Sankarshan das Adhikari, USA: Saturday 6 August--Severe Drought Ravages Texas--and--Is the Disciplic Succession Broken? ISKCON News.com: American's Last Rites Stopped At Swargadwar Srila Prabhupada's Letters Srila Prabhupada's Letters Srila Prabhupada's Letters Srila Prabhupada's Letters Srila Prabhupada's Letters Srila Prabhupada's Letters Srila Prabhupada's Letters Srila Prabhupada's Letters ISKCON Melbourne, AU: Today's Darsana Kurma dasa, AU: Garlic as Medicine Akrura das, Gita Coaching: FAULTFINDING AND HUMILITY Australian News: Janmashtami Cooking – with video Japa Group: Thoughts On Chanting Australian News: How to celebrate Janmashtami Subhavilasa das ACBSP, Toronto, CA: Prevalence of Mayavadi Philosophy and Srila Prabhupada's Gift to the world... Bharatavarsa.net: Bhakti Vikasa Swami: Relationships: via the Supersoul David Haslam, UK: Scott Prabhu’s wedding Akrura das, Gita Coaching: INTRODUCTION TO GITA COACHING VIDEO Akrura das, Gita Coaching: INSIDE-OUT CULTURE OF INNOVATION Akrura das, Gita Coaching: GITA COACHING PROGRAMS ISKCON Toronto, Canada: Lord Balarama's Appearance Day Coming Up! Dandavats.com: Lord Krsnas makara earrings! Dandavats.com: Dham Seva and Radha Gopinath Mandir Dandavats.com: Varaha Kshetra or Viraja Kshetra in Orissa ISKCON News.com: Ahimsa Slaughter-Free Milk Now On Sale Madhava Ghosh dasa, New Vrndavan, USA: On Pa. farm, cows live a luxury-oriented life ISKCON News.com: Ten Reasons Why Leafy Greens Are The Power Players On Any Plate ISKCON News.com: A Feature Length Documentary Expect To Bring Millions Of People To Alternative Cancer Treatments Kripamoya dasa, UK: Daily Puja New Vrndavan, USA: New Vrindaban Clinic Starts Up H.H. Sivarama Swami: Amrtananda dd asks seven questions about dhama-tattva like H.H. Sivarama Swami: Class on verses 2-4 of Upadesamrta (Part 2) ISKCON News.com: Einstein on God and Religion ISKCON News.com: When the Husband Is Not a Devotee Japa Group: Krsna & His Name Are Non-Different ISKCON News.com: Book Review: Food for the Soul - Vegetarianism and Yoga Traditions by Steven Rosen ISKCON News.com: Study: Education Liberalizes Religious Views H.H. Sivarama Swami: Puppets in the hands of love Bhakta Chris, New York, USA: Hey I Am Finally Published! Vraja Kishor, JP: Passion – Gita 14.12 Akrura das, Gita Coaching: MY QUICK COACH - HABITS Gouranga TV: H G Madhava Prabhu’s Kirtan Temple of the Vedic Planetarium: Update: The Evolution of a Divine Mission More Recent Articles Search Planet ISKCON Prior Mailing Archive H.G. Sankarshan das Adhikari, USA: Saturday 6 August--Severe Drought Ravages Texas--and--Is the Disciplic Succession Broken? A daily broadcast of the Ultimate Self Realization Course Saturday 6 August 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. Special Announcement: Connect With Other Members of this Course. Join this Conference: http://groups.google.com/group/sda_students Today's Thought: Severe Drought Ravages Texas Uploaded from Bhaktivedanta Ashram, Austin, Texas USA Drought and wildfires have led the US Department of Agriculture to declare the entire state of Texas a natural disaster area, Every day here in Austin the temperature has been rising beyond 105 degrees (41 degrees Celsius). We are experiencing skies that are almost completely cloudless and seeing no hope of rain any time soon. How ironic it is that just several months there was excessive rain and disastrous flooding of the Mississippi river just a few hundred miles east of here. One could wonder why there is such an imbalance in nature and if the scientists can do something about it. Can they make it rain where it is needed and not rain where it is not needed? Some scientists have promised us immortality. We wonder how they can do this when they can't even get us some rain. While material science has progressed in so many ways, it has not advanced to point of being able to cause rain to fall. But why should we worry about reinventing the wheel? There is already a science how to get the rain to fall. This is described in the Bhagavad-gita by the supreme scientist, Lord Sri Krishna: annd bhavanti bhtni parjanyd anna-sambhavah yajñd bhavati parjanyo yajñah karma-samudbhavah All living bodies subsist on food grains, which are produced from rains. Rains are produced by performance of yajña [sacrifice], and yajña is born of prescribed duties. --Bhagavad-gita 3.14 We can easily bring the proper amount of rain everywhere by the massive performance of public sankirtana (the congregational chanting of the holy names of God) throughout the world. May everyone engage regularly in the glorification of the holy names of God according to their own scriptures in every town and village of the world. This will bring sufficient rain and solve all the problems of the modern society. Sankarshan Das Adhikari Devastating Drought in Texas http://www.backtohome.com/images/Texas_Drought.jpg Answers by Citing the Vedic Version: Question: Is the Disciplic Succession Broken? Since Srila Prabhupada did not name a successor does mean that the disciplic succession is broken? Francisco Answer: It's Going Quite Strong and Growing Profusely If you think that Srila Prabhupada did not name a successor, you are mistaken. The fact is that Srila Prabhupada said that all of his disciples who are strictly following him would be his successors, and in obedience to his divine instructions many of them are doing just that. Therefore the disciplic succession is not broken. Indeed, is going quite strong and growing profusely. 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Prabhupada Letters :: 1947-64   • Email to a friend • •   Srila Prabhupada's Letters 1970 August 6: "We are going to popularize our Sankirtana Movement by following strictly in the footsteps of Lord Krishna Caitanya Mahaprabhu and distribute Krishna consciousness literature throughout India and the rest of the world. All of our resources are used for this purpose. Our Society is intended for the intelligent class of men, so you are invited to join." Prabhupada Letters :: 1970   • Email to a friend • •   Srila Prabhupada's Letters 1970 August 6: "Now all my disciples must work combinedly and with cooperation to spread this Sankirtana Movement. If you cannot work together then my work is stopped up. We must give up the fighting spirit and use our intelligence to push ahead. If we work hard for Krishna without personal ambition, then we are assured of success." Prabhupada Letters :: 1970   • Email to a friend • •   Srila Prabhupada's Letters 1972 August 6: "We are not very much for owning buildings, our real business is to preach and propagate Krishna Consciousness widely. So concentrate on this work, sankirtana and book distribution activities. I am more interested in preachers than builders and decorators. If we spend our whole time simply to earn money to pay for big, big buildings and decorations, what is the value?" Prabhupada Letters :: 1972   • Email to a friend • •   Srila Prabhupada's Letters 1972 August 6: "Regarding your questions, just like we also change different bodies, similarly Brahma also changes his bodies. But exactly how to paint his bodies, that you have to ask Brahma, I cannot answer." Prabhupada Letters :: 1972   • Email to a friend • •   Srila Prabhupada's Letters 1972 August 6: "Now you read our books, that is sufficient of study, not that lifelong you have to study Sanskrit. Simply read our Sanskrit wherever it appears in our books and teach these slokas to the devotees. Do not waste time by studying Sanskrit independently of our books." Prabhupada Letters :: 1972   • Email to a friend • •   Srila Prabhupada's Letters 1973 August 6: "Another Book fund account had been opened in the Overseas Bank, is this correct? If so what is the amount there, that I also want to know, and who is jointly signing checks in this account? Please immediately transfer it to the Building Fund Account and let me know all these points in detail, this is absolutely necessary." Prabhupada Letters :: 1973   • Email to a friend • •   Srila Prabhupada's Letters 1974 August 6: "So our work will be done locally. The Indians there have been cheated by so many rascal swamis who have come simply to collect money and then leave. So you may arrange the meeting and I shall come." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974   • Email to a friend • •   ISKCON Melbourne, AU: Today's Darsana Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura sings in his Suddha-bhakata: "Whenever I see the transcendental sri-vigrahas of Radha-Krsna I am in bliss, for by taking Their Lordships' prasada we can conquer over the material elements." Let us therefore relish this most tasteful prasadam for the eyes... and heart: Sri Sri Radha Ballabha's soul-gratifying darsana.   • Email to a friend • •   Kurma dasa, AU: Garlic as Medicine JM Dasa wrote enquiring about the medicinal effects of garlic. I referred him to this link, which basically is a list of links to everything I have ever blogged on the subject of garlic and onions, and to some extent how garlic can be used as medicine. If you wish to circumvent all those links and get straight to the medicinal uses, then click here.   • Email to a friend • •   Akrura das, Gita Coaching: FAULTFINDING AND HUMILITY Until we look at our own faults, we will not stop looking at the faults of others. - Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati I have a friend, an executive coach, who helps executives become more humble. Successful people and leaders tend to be too proud, because they have achieved a lot. He charges an extra $20 if you say "but, no or however". He is training top CEOs of huge companies to take feedback without saying, "I agree. I disagree.", without being defensive. You have to just listen, make notes, and say thank you. Srila Prabhupada is teaching us to be like a bee, not like a fly. Flies go to sores and the bees go for honey. Apart from having some bad qualities, people have good qualities, and we should be able to appreciate and recognize those good qualities, and not focus on something that is wrong in other people. How can you not see faults? Especially people that are materially intelligent, they are very perceptive. So they can see many things. When materially intelligent people come to our movement, the immediately see, "This is bad in the management, This preacher is proud, or he is self-righteous. Etc." So how can you not see faults? You are not blind. Some years ago, when I saw defects in leadership, one day I realized that I have a choice - I can criticize or I can try to help. What would be a humble way to react to a situation when you are accused of something that you have not done? You may think that Krsna is behind it and you are being accused for a reason. And you can't control it. It may have been something you have done in the past that is causing this. There is lesson there. If I remain quiet when I am accuse of something I have not done, then people will continue to accuse me, and continue to get on my case, and torture me. You may explained what happened. If they continue to accuse you, then just accept it. When we see a real humility in action, it touches our heart. What I have seen in my life and in lives of people I know is that even if you don't want to look at your faults, you always get feedback about them. People somehow tell you. Sometimes even a child can come and tell you something. Through some channel you get what you need to hear and what you need to change. So we cannot avoid hearing what we need to change. One way that we can work on improving ourselves by being proactive, taking initiative, to change, is that we ask for feedforward. Instead of what you have done wrong in the past, you can ask people what can you do better in the future. More or less it is the same as feedback, but it is easier for the false ego. You ask for one or two suggestions on how to improve in one area. That you try your best to apply it and let them know.   • Email to a friend • •   Australian News: Janmashtami Cooking – with video We have two pages available for you on our Food Channel. Cooking Page 1 Cooking Page 2 Krishna.com Cooking Videos Recorded right in our own kitchen, these new videos— hosted by world-famous chef (and chief purchasing agent for the Krishna.com Store) Lokasaksini devi dasi—show you . . . How to make sandesh How to make burfi . . . in your own home, easily, with the most basic ingredients and cooking implements, with hardly any fuss or muss. As Lokasaksini carefully guides you through each process, explaining as she goes all her tips and tricks, she shares her love of cooking and her expertise learned in many years of cooking for Krishna. Click here to get the videos at Krishna.com Share this story your way:   • Email to a friend • •   Japa Group: Thoughts On Chanting Hare Krsna, All glories to Srila Prabhupada! My name is Advaita and I am 11 years old. I usually make a prayer to Krsna that when I chant that He can protect me and help me solve any problems I may face and this really happens....after my chanting I feel relieved. Japa helps me purify my mind from bad thoughts and helps me concentrate on the good things of my life. I think that when we chant we just don't purify ourselves but also others around us and also the one's you love. I hope I can be blessed from you all to be a good chanter and a nice devotee and I will pray to everyone that is reading this message to have the same blessings. your servant, Advaita Candra dasa   • Email to a friend • •   Australian News: How to celebrate Janmashtami Janmashtami commemorates the earthly appearance of Krishna, who is described in India’s sacred writings as God Himself. One of the biggest religious festivals in the world, it is celebrated by nine hundred and thirty million people around the world–and two million in the US alone. To devotees, it’s Christmas and New Year’s in one, a day of deep spiritual renewal and celebration that effectively finishes an old year and begins a fresh one. But why Janmashtami, you may ask? What’s so special about Krishna, as opposed to any other form of God? It’s His personable-ness. He reciprocates in unique, personal ways with every devotee who offers Him love—He is the most adorable, mischievous son, the most romantic lover, the most compassionate friend. And on Janmashtami, devotees celebrate Krishna in all of these aspects. For just as Krishna reciprocates individually with His relatives and confidantes, he responds to the distinct feelings and desires held most deeply in the heart of every single worshipper. So remember that whatever way you worship Krishna on Janmashtami, He will reciprocate with you accordingly. It’s a meditation that makes for an extremely rewarding devotional experience….. Click here to read the rest at Krishna.com Share this story your way:   • Email to a friend • •   Subhavilasa das ACBSP, Toronto, CA: Prevalence of Mayavadi Philosophy and Srila Prabhupada's Gift to the world... With the prevalence of yoga teachings, new hindu sects, interfaith friendly philosophy and water downed teachings, the prevalence of mayavadi philosophy or teaching of impersonal ism continue to  be prevalent. I have seen it through the visit to the "hindu" temple without the presence of Krishna, the "feel good vedic" events and new books including versions of the Bhagavad-Gita.  In an attempt to attract more followers, not only does this Mayavadi philosophy soften the message but it directly misrepresents the puranas and history and attempts to diminish Krishna as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Of course, for many of us this is old news and something we have dealt with for some time.  However about a month ago an interesting comment by a reader (Deepak Agarwal) hit home...  "actually Srila Prabhupad saved the sanatan dharma by putting it in the safe custody of his western devotees ........just in time.......Jai Srila Prabhupada......all glories to his great disciples.........' This is true. Srila Prabhupada has given a great gift to the world in preserving sastras "as-it-is" which can clearly defeat these mayavadi tendencies. However, he has trusted members of his society as custodians for the preservation and propagation of this gift....a very important responsibility.  As time marches on and there are off shoots, new publications, varying media surrounded by inter faith dialogue, new yoga influences and hindu infused congregations there may be a temptation to water down or kowtow to mayavadi influenced philosophy or groups. Some may now want  to hurt sentiments or think this is a "gentler" approach but in my opinion this is a great disservice to our spiritual master and founder Acarya, Srila Prabhupada. The reality is that Srila Prabhupada's conviction and teachings has and continues to have a global influence converting thousands upon thousands including all of "us", so let's keep it "as-it-is" and preserve and persevere.    • Email to a friend • •   Bharatavarsa.net: Bhakti Vikasa Swami: Relationships: via the Supersoul Relations of the soul, established in relation with the Supreme Soul, are factual relations... The skin relation is the cause of material bondage, but the relation of the soul is the cause of freedom. This relation of the soul to the soul can be established by the via medium of the relation with the Supersoul. >>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 1.8.42   • Email to a friend • •   David Haslam, UK: Scott Prabhu’s wedding A lovely summer day here at Bhaktivadanta Manor, just right to see two young devotees set out on married life. just a couple of photos to share: more pictures are available online: 4shared.com/scots wedding   • Email to a friend • •   Akrura das, Gita Coaching: INTRODUCTION TO GITA COACHING VIDEO Click on the title for my video from Zurich.   • Email to a friend • •   Akrura das, Gita Coaching: INSIDE-OUT CULTURE OF INNOVATION Click on the title for a brilliant article by the Idea Champions.   • Email to a friend • •   Akrura das, Gita Coaching: GITA COACHING PROGRAMS Gita Coaching programs are training ISKCON devotees to take responsibility for themselves and for ISKCON mission.   • Email to a friend • •   ISKCON Toronto, Canada: Lord Balarama's Appearance Day Coming Up! On Saturday, August 13, 2011, Toronto's Hare Krishna community will celebrate the advent (birthday) of Lord Balarama and festivities will take place in grand fashion! Lord Balarama, worshiped as Lord Krishna's older brother, symbolizes strength and compassion and we invite you to take part in the celebrations at the Hare Krishna Temple. We're very excited to announce that HH Gopal Krsna Swami will be joining us for the celebrations and will deliver what we promise will be a riveting discourse! Stay tuned for more details. We will be posting a schedule for the evening's festivities in the coming days. A warm invitation goes out to you and your family to join us for this special festival!   • Email to a friend • •   Dandavats.com: Lord Krsnas makara earrings! Payonidhi das: Krishna's eyes are tired and intoxicated, His body is covered with nail marks and smeared with black mascara, yet He smells like a fragrant lotus!   • Email to a friend • •   Dandavats.com: Dham Seva and Radha Gopinath Mandir By Jamuna dasi Nestled in a wooded hilltop overlooking the Palace of Gold, and encircled by the New Vrindaban community is a project inspired and developed by Varsana Swami. A conservancy under the care of Dham Seva, this beautiful location is home to many varieties of beautiful trees such as apple, sugar maple, walnut, chestnut, pear, persimmon and sitaphal   • Email to a friend • •   Dandavats.com: Varaha Kshetra or Viraja Kshetra in Orissa Premananda das: A long time ego when Srila Goura govinda Swami Maharaj was present, Iskcon Bhubaneswar had occupied a piece of Land at Viraja ksetra or Jajpur town. From that time nobody has taken enough interest to start something there   • Email to a friend • •   ISKCON News.com: Ahimsa Slaughter-Free Milk Now On Sale By Radha Mohan Das for ISKCON News on 5 Aug 2011 Organic milk from cows that will be retired to a sanctuary once their milking days are over is starting its first deliveries this week in north London and surrounding areas, bringing about a revolution in milk production.   • Email to a friend • •   Madhava Ghosh dasa, New Vrndavan, USA: On Pa. farm, cows live a luxury-oriented life By Jeremy Johnson, The (Oil City) Derrick Contented and healthy cows are productive cows, and you can, uh, milk productive cows for more moola and higher quality milk COOPERSTOWN, Pa. — Rolling Spring Farm owners Charlie and Denise Bean are trying to milk their cows for all they’re worth. In order to do so, they’ve taken a more pampered approach to dairy farming than the many generations before them. The Beans last year built a new, state-of-the-art barn on their more than 130-acre farm in Canal Township, in northwestern Pennsylvania, that capitalizes on the concept of cow comfort because they believe that, much like people, a happy cow is a productive cow. “[The new barn] has mostly improved cow comfort and cow health,” Denise said. “And that was really our main purpose behind building it in the first place.” But the real benefit — aside from a more humane approach to raising cows, according to Mr. Bean — can be seen in sheer production numbers and milk quality. Since the new barn was constructed, the cows have produced 10 or more extra gallons of milk a day, he said. While that may not seem like much moola, a quick calculation over 365 days (after all, cows never quit making milk) reveals a potential for tens of thousands of extra dollars in revenue. “Based on the improvements we’ve seen these cows produce up to an extra 10 gallons of good milk per day, and that alone will probably pay for the barn in the long run,” Mr. Bean said. Using local ingenuity, a lot of field research (including a study of other farms in the state), donations from state farming supply companies and resources from the Pennsylvania Center for Dairy Excellence, the couple went about constructing a 100-cow barn on the hill just above their old milking barn. “Dairy farmers have long been innovators when it comes to giving optimal animal care,” said John Frey, executive director of the Pennsylvania Center for Dairy Excellence. “And what you’re seeing here is an example of that.” The new barn includes a more-than-ample walking track for the numerous bovine guests, with open stalls that permit cows to move freely (or rest peacefully) throughout the space. Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11216/1165027-28-0.stm#ixzz1UAHVRXY3 Filed under: Cows and Environment   • Email to a friend • •   ISKCON News.com: Ten Reasons Why Leafy Greens Are The Power Players On Any Plate By Paula Rothstein for Natural News on 5 Aug 2011 The color green is associated with life, vitality and renewal. Green is not meant to be a sprig of parsley decorating the edge of a plate, but balancing, even dominating, the colors of a plate. It also creates texture to the dining experience.   • Email to a friend • •   ISKCON News.com: A Feature Length Documentary Expect To Bring Millions Of People To Alternative Cancer Treatments By Editor for Natural News on 5 Aug 2011 A new movie documentary called CANCER is Curable NOW might be the breakthrough that brings alternative cancer treatment to the mainstream audience.   • Email to a friend • •   Kripamoya dasa, UK: Daily Puja Each morning I gather up all the ingredients for my daily puja. This activity is known as upadan. Flowers are a big part of it: some for petals to offer to the feet of Krishna; some for decorating His form; and others for offering during the arati at the conclusion of the puja. Then there are the food items: fresh fruit, dried fruit, nuts and a sweet of some kind. I have been offering home-made laddus for the past two weeks, and now its honey. My daughter Jahnavi brought me some honey back from her kirtan travels in the USA. She found some good honey on Block Island, off the coast of Rhode Island. Everything takes around 45 minutes and I chant, recite, sing and speak standard mantras and songs. Good voice training – and good for the mind and the soul. Here’s today’s tray: Flowers are purple Buddleia; orange Calendula; and some other flowers I need some help identifying. Any suggestions from readers? The offering is mandarin orange, dried plums (which we call ‘prunes’ over here) sliced kiwi and Californian walnuts. Lamps are an antique cast-bronze and a hammered silver, both from Udipi in Karnataka. Brass bathing turtle from Sri Rangam in Tamil Nadu. Two small silver panchapatras and spoons, and copper and stainless steel gindhis from Vrindavan. Flowered tray from British Home Stores! Thank you for your interest.   • Email to a friend • •   New Vrndavan, USA: New Vrindaban Clinic Starts Up All glories to Srila Prabhupada: I have decided to begin two clinics a week beginning next week. Wednesday mornings, 9a.m.- 1p.m and Sundays, 2p.m.-6p.m., beginning August 10. The clinic will be in the “old clinic” site and now a part of Tapahpunja’s organic farm college. (Next to garden) All walk-ins are welcome. I encourage all devotees to enroll in my clinic program, beginning with a history, physical exam, and vital signs. I want to begin gathering detailed info on each and every devotee, as this is vital in creating an ongoing quality healthcare system for our community. having comprehensive health info on all members of the community could easily be lifesaving in cases of emergencies. A survey/questionnaire will be available to all devotees to fill out soon. We need 100 percent cooperation from all devotees in order to create a first class comprehensive medical system for our community. Thank you, dr. nick   • Email to a friend • •   Amrtananda dd asks seven questions about dhama-tattva like Amrtananda dd asks seven questions about dhama-tattva like August 2nd, 2011   “Why shouldn’t ladies offer full dandavats during parikrama? and Is there a hierarchy among the holy places and if there is, on what basis?” Amrtananda dd asks seven questions about dhama-tattva like H.H. Sivarama Swami: Amrtananda dd asks seven questions about dhama-tattva like “Why shouldn’t ladies offer full dandavats during parikrama? and Is there a hierarchy among the holy places and if there is, on what basis?”   • Email to a friend • •   H.H. Sivarama Swami: Class on verses 2-4 of Upadesamrta (Part 2) Class on verses 2-4 of Upadesamrta (Part 2) Class on verses 2-4 of Upadesamrta (Part 2) August 5th, 2011   Scotland June 8th Class on verses 2-4 of Upadesamrta (Part 2) Class on verses 2-4 of Upadesamrta (Part 1) Class on verses 2-4 of Upadesamrta (Part 2) August 4th, 2011   Scotland June 8th Class on verses 2-4 of Upadesamrta (Part 1) Scotland June 8th   • Email to a friend • •   ISKCON News.com: Einstein on God and Religion By Gauranga Kishore Das for gaurangakishore.blogspot.com on 5 Aug 2011 Einstein is an interesting figure the religion/atheism debate. Atheists want to claim them for their cause saying that he rejected the idea of God and was against religion while theists claim that he believed in God. Being the quintessential genius and possibly the most recognizable intellectual of recent history it is no surprise that people want to claim him for their side.   • Email to a friend • •   ISKCON News.com: When the Husband Is Not a Devotee By Sundari Radhika Dasi for The Eight Petal on 5 Aug 2011 What if the wife is a devotee of Lord Krishna and her husband is a non- devotee? If one partner is a devotee and the other one is not, it is not a problem if the devotee wife knows what her duty is towards Krishna in this situation.   • Email to a friend • •   Japa Group: Krsna & His Name Are Non-Different Here are some very nice words from Srila Prabhupada in Beyond Birth and Death: The simple process of chanting the names of Krsna will reveal what one is, what God is, what the material and spiritual universes are, why we are conditioned, how we can get out of that conditioning—and everything else, step by step. Such meditation on Krsna may seem very difficult, but it is not. If one practices Krsna consciousness by chanting the mahä-mantra, Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Räma, Hare Räma, Räma Räma, Hare Hare, he will be quickly helped. Krsna and His name are nondifferent, and Krsna and His transcendental abode are also nondifferent. By sound vibration we can have Krsna associate with us. Hare Krsna. ys, Chuck   • Email to a friend • •   ISKCON News.com: Book Review: Food for the Soul - Vegetarianism and Yoga Traditions by Steven Rosen By Charles S. J. White for ISKCON News on 5 Aug 2011 For those who are meat-eating Yogis, wanting an easy way out, this book is to be avoided at all costs. If, however, you are either a vegetarian or someone who is sitting on the fence -- a sincere meat eater who is ready to give up eating meat for his or her practice of Yoga -- this book will offer much direction, knowledge, and food for thought.   • Email to a friend • •   ISKCON News.com: Study: Education Liberalizes Religious Views By Cathy Lynn Grossman for USA Today on 5 Aug 2011 The old wisdom: The more educated you are, the less likely you will be religious. But a new study says education doesn't drive people away from God — it gives them a more liberal attitude about who's going to heaven.   • Email to a friend • •   H.H. Sivarama Swami: Puppets in the hands of love Varsana dd asks why chanting Krsna’s name does not pacify the Vraja-vasis’ feelings of separation.   • Email to a friend • • Bhakta Chris, New York, USA: Hey I Am Finally Published! Click here to check out Part 1 of my essay "Lifestyle of a Monk in NYC" at the online magazine Tattva. Parts 2 and 3 to follow soon!   • Email to a friend • • Vraja Kishor, JP: Passion – Gita 14.12 Bhagavad-gītā  14.12 lobhaḥ pravṛttir ārambhaḥ karmaṇām aśamaḥ spṛhā rajasy etāni jāyante vivṛddhe bharatarṣabha SYNONYMS lobhaḥ — greed; pravṛttiḥ — activity; ārambhaḥ — endeavor; karmaṇām — in activities; aśamaḥ — uncontrollable; spṛhā — desire; rajasi — of the mode of passion; etāni — all these; jāyante — develop; vivṛddhe — when there is an excess; bharata-ṛṣabha — O chief of the descendants of Bharata. TRANSLATION O chief of the Bhāratas, when there is an increase in the mode of passion the symptoms of great attachment, fruitive activity, intense endeavor, and uncontrollable desire and hankering develop. A.C. BHAKTIVEDANTA SWĀMĪ ‘S PURPORT One in the mode of passion is never satisfied with the position he has already acquired; he hankers to increase his position. If he wants to construct a residential house, he tries his best to have a palatial house, as if he would be able to reside in that house eternally. And he develops a great hankering for sense gratification. There is no end to sense gratification. He always wants to remain with his family and in his house and to continue the process of sense gratification. There is no cessation of this. All these symptoms should be understood as characteristic of the mode of passion. MY THOUGHTS This text tells us about the effect of the mode of passion. Let’s step back and get our perspective and context on this. Background In the previous chapter we learned that everything in existence is a combination of matter and spirit. Spirit is bound into matter, and this chapter is teaching us about how matter accomplishes that miraculous task. The force which binds soul into matter is “guna” - a power that operates in three manners, three “modes:” (1) Clarifying, (2) Coloring, (3) Darkening. The “mode of goodness” (sattva-guna) creates a clear path for the soul to interact with matter. The “mode of passion” (rajo-guna) colors the soul with excessive desire. The “mode of ignorance” (tamo-guna) darkens the soul almost entirely. We learned that each mode exerts a different type of “charm” which entices the soul to allow herself to be subsumed into matter. The mode of goodness seduces with the feeling of happiness, the mode of passion with the feeling of ambition, and ignorance with the relief of oblivion. Then we learned that these modes are in constant fluctuation. There is never only one mode affecting us. It is always a combination of all three – but there is usually one mode that is prominent over the others. Current Section If different modes affect us all the time, how can we tell one from the other? What are the primary symptoms of each mode, by which we can understand which of the modes is prominent over the other two? The current group of verses, 11-13, answers this question. When goodness is dominant all of our senses feel clear, and we have clear knowledge and perception. When passion dominates (the current verse) we feel very attached to starting new efforts. When ignorance dominates (the next verse) we our senses become dark, we dream and fall asleep. Symptoms of the Mode of Passion Now let’s look at the current verse in more detail…  lobhaḥ pravṛttir ārambhaḥ karmaṇām aśamaḥ spṛhā rajasy etāni jāyante vivṛddhe bharatarṣabha The main thing that develops from the mode of passion is desire. Desire is called spṛhā in this text. The other words before it are clarifying the nature of the desire that arises from the mode of passion. Lobhaḥ is the main word describing the type of desire that the mode of passion creates. Lobha means greedy, excessive and strong. Strong, excessive greed results from the mode of passion. Pravṛttir describes the main focus of the greed: to accumulate more than we need. Everyone needs a place to live, but the mode of passion makes us want to have a better place to live. Ārambhaḥ describes what happens next – we have to start new efforts. When we want something better than what we already have, we need to make new plans to get the money, resources, etc. Karmaṇām describes the next event in the chain – once we start the new enterprises we have to work really hard to carry them out. Aśamaḥ is the final descriptive word. It means unable to rest. We are now working so hard to carry out the plans we laid for improving the satisfaction of our desires – we cannot take a moment out to rest, to joke with our children, to have a light conversation, to just do anything spontaneous. We cannot rest. This is the nature of the mode of passion. It inflames desire into greed for acquiring more and more, thus we embark on ambitious projects, work our asses off in that regard, and never get a moment’s rest. You will see later that the “happiness” produced of this mode looks like “nectar at first, but is poison at the end.” This is already clear. It starts out with the grandiose hope of improving what we have, and it ends up in the inability to get a moment of peace. May Śrī Kṛṣṇa release me somehow from the sharp, cold iron shakles of the mode of passion – causing me constant worry and ache.   • Email to a friend • • Akrura das, Gita Coaching: MY QUICK COACH - HABITS HOW TO CHANGE YOUR BAD HABITS? Find out what is the need you are trying to meet with the bad habit. Replace it with something that meets the need but does not harm you. To inspire yourself to work on it, make a list of 20 benefits that you will have by changing your bad habit.   • Email to a friend • •   Gouranga TV: H G Madhava Prabhu’s Kirtan H G Madhava Prabhu’s Kirtan   • Email to a friend • •   Temple of the Vedic Planetarium: Update: The Evolution of a Divine Mission The TOVP construction has come a long way from its primary and basic stages. We have been efficiently moving fast, and therefore can currently see the museum floors coming into vision already!   • Email to a friend • • More Recent Articles Australian News: Hare Krishna Indonesia forum – Ki Jay H.G. Sankarshan das Adhikari, USA: Friday 5 August--When All Hell Breaks Loose--and--Is ISKCON Membership Required? ISKCON Melbourne, AU: Today's Darsana Srila Prabhupada's Letters Srila Prabhupada's Letters

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