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If there was no Prabhupada then what would become of us ?

Started this Krishna conscious discussion. Last reply by Zola preetam on Thursday. 23 Replies 3 Likes

How could we know of Krishna as swayam Bhagawan?How could we not became the puppet in the hands of Apsampradaya ?How we come to know the process of the love for Godhead ?How could we find devotee…Continue

Applying tilak

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Hare Krishna. what is the actual reason of applying tilak on 12 parts of body.there should be something more than just protection of body.

A thought.

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A claver person solves a problem but a wise person avoids it ..........Albert Einstein.please share your view how this is correct or wrong .it appears very confusing.your servantContinue

Mind and Heart

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"Hare Krishna dandvats, Prabhuji. Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. I do hereby wish you all the best in Krishna consciousness, Gauranga, Radhe Radhe, Hari Bol! Hare Krishna."

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Searching Within--------Who am I ?

Hare Krishna,All Glories to Srila PrabhupadaSearching WithinThe Vedic texts state that the essential characteristics of the soul are threefold: sat-cit-anand. It is eternal, knowledgeable and blissful.Some of us may wonder, “If I am actually immortal, then why don’t I feel indestructible? Why do I feel so susceptible to destruction?”The answer, the Vedic wisdom-tradition says, lies in the depth at which the soul is buried beneath a nearly impenetrable mass of misconceived notions and…See More

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Applying tilak

Hare Krishna. what is the actual reason of applying tilak on 12 parts of body.there should be something more than just protection of body.

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"HARIBOL. A VERY VERY HAPPY AND KRISHNA CONSIOUS GOURA PURNIMA. "

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"haribol.kamon a6en?"

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spiritual suicide

Hare krishna.what is meant by spiritual suicide.See More

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What is wrong in eating Onions and Garlic ?

Hare Krishna,All Glories to Srila Prabhupada.From a Vaishnava article .According to the Bhagavad Gita and the Ayurveda, India’s classic medical science, foods are grouped into three categories – sattvic, rajasic and tamasic – foods in the modes of goodness, passion and ignorance. Onions and garlic, and the other alliaceous plants are classified as rajasic and tamasic, which means that they increase passion and ignorance.As per the story below onion and garlic came from the dead body of a cow…See More

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Why meat eating is mentioned in the sastras ?

Hare KrishnaBy Srila Prabhupada -- path of perfectionThere are men in the modes of goodness, passion, and ignorance, andto reclaim all these conditioned souls, there are eighteen Puranas. SixPuranas are meant for those in the mode of goodness, six for those inthe mode of passion, and six for those in the mode of ignorance. ThePadma Purana is written for those in the mode of goodness. Because thereare many different types of men, there are many different Vedic rituals.In the Vedic literatures…See More

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Chanting in mind

Hare Krishna,Does chanting in mind gives any benefit in comparision to loud chanting considering there is no sound vibration ?Sometimes situation comes when one is too weak physically(due to illness) that one is unable to chant aloud.is it Ok to complete the rounds mentally or in that situation one should only think of Krishna's pastimes ?Please suggest.See More

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Implementing Bhagwat Gita in Life

Hare Krishna,Is it really difficult to implement the teachings of Bhagwat Gita in our life?I came across many people telling it is impossible to do it fully . Only thing common among them was all were followers of practice which tells impersonal brahman is the absolute truth.The main thing is one cannot implement Bhagwat gita in his life unless one is surrendered to lord.Please share the teachings of Prabhupada on this topic. See More

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Victory over Maya

Hare Krishna,Is it actually ever possible to completely win over Maya for a common people like us(Non temple residents) ?The more we try to Practice KC the more maya attacks.Sometimes the attack is so severe that all intelligence is lost,Will the war ever end ? Are the advanced devotees who are sincerely practicing KC for many years, dont have to fight with maya anymore or the battle continues till death?See More

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Initiated / Legal name: Rahul

Daily number of rounds of Hare Krishna mahamantra.: 16

When, where and how did you come into contact with the Hare Krishna Movement?: Through a devotee near my house.

Name the nearest and most frequently Visited ISKCON temple/ centre and name few of the devotees whom you know.: Iskcon kolkata.
Sujitendra Prabhu
Kripanidhi Prabhu.

Please describe yourself so that other like minded devotees can find you.: I am a fallen soul trying to become krishna Conscious.

How did you know about ISKCON desire tree website?: surfing

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At 10:58am on May 9, 2013, Volunteerpadmavati mataji said…

At 10:57am on May 9, 2013, Volunteerpadmavati mataji said…: Pranam My Dearest Rahul Prabhu. Hare Krishna.

May you receive transcendental blessings and grace

and mercy; health and strength and understanding;

peace and love; harmony and wisdom; insight and

intuition and inspiration from the God of Gods; the

Lord of Lords; the King of Kings; the God of love; the

Original Bhagavan; the Supreme Personality of Godhead,

Lord Krishna. I offer my respectful obeisances unto Him.

To spot an opportunity in life, one needs to cultivate

mindfulness, which simply means paying attention to

what is happening right now. Mindfulness means that

one does not get lost in thoughts about what might

happen tomorrow or what did happen yesterday. Instead,

one gives undivided attention to whatever one is doing

right now. May Lord Krishna grant you success in Krishna

Consciousness and protect you and fill your life with simplicity

and humility; appreciation and gratitude; patience and

perseverance; kindness and generosity; compassion and

forgiveness; courage and enthusiasm; devotion, dedication

and determination. With love and best wishes, take care, bye.

Radhe Radhe.

At 11:42pm on May 2, 2013, VolunteerRajesh Sharma said…: Hare Krishna dandvats, Prabhuji. Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. I do hereby wish you all the best in Krishna consciousness, Gauranga, Radhe Radhe, Hari Bol! Hare Krishna.

At 3:38pm on March 29, 2013, soumita das chakraborty said…: HARIBOL. A VERY VERY HAPPY AND KRISHNA CONSIOUS GOURA PURNIMA.

At 10:49pm on March 25, 2013, soumita das chakraborty said…: haribol.kamon a6en?

At 1:51pm on March 2, 2013, Volunteerpadmavati mataji said…: PRAYER FROM THE SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM.

bhave bhave yathā bhaktiḥ
pādayos tava jāyate
tathā kuruṣva deveśa
nāthas tvaḿ no yataḥ prabho

O Lord of lords, O master, please grant us pure

devotional service at Your lotus feet, life after life.

correction from previous post

At 1:45pm on March 2, 2013, Volunteerpadmavati mataji said…: Pranam My Dearest Rahul Prabhu. Hare Krishna.

May you receive transcendental blessings,

grace and mercy from the God of Gods,

the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord

Krishna, Who is the wise Creator. I offer

my respectful obeisances unto Him. I pray

that your conscience be made crystal clear by

your awareness. May your imagination be

purified by the beauty of Lord Krishna. May

your mind be enlightened by knowledge of

the Absolute Truth, Lord Krishna. May you

be blessed with submitting yourself to all in

humility and service. May your heart be

opened to receive love of Godhead. And may

you be blessed with lifting your heart towards

Lord Krishna in loving devotional service.

With love and best wishes, take care, bye.

At 1:07pm on February 14, 2013, Volunteerpadmavati mataji said…: Pranam My Dearest Rahul Prabhu. Hare Krishna.

May you receive transcendental blessings, grace and mercy

from the God of Gods, the Supreme Personality of Godhead,

Lord Krishna, Who is Omniscient, Insurmountable and

Self-manifest. Lord Krishna personally bestows upon all

eternal entities their particular natures through the agency

of His Inconceivable potency. He is the Fire of digestion

in the bodies of all living entities. He is the Source of

light to all luminous objects. He is the Compiler of the

Vedas and the Knower of the Vedas. I offer my respectful

obeisances unto Him. Maya has two powers. The first

covers us and the second throws us down into material

life. When we are covered by maya, we lose all power

of discrimination, and then maya throws us into the

darkness of ignorance, devoid of spiritual knowledge.

When we wrongly consider ourselves to be independent

of Lord krishna, we become obsessed with enjoying

material life, and as we grow old, we become filled with

fear, worries and lamentation. We are not meant to enjoy

material life, but to engage in devotional service to Lord

Krishna in Krishna consciousness. This will bring us

transcendental happiness which is on a higher platform

than material happiness. With love and best wishes,

take care, bye.

At 1:19pm on February 11, 2013, Volunteerpadmavati mataji said…: PRAYERS FOR PROTECTION FROM THE SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM.

Read these prayers daily.

mām ugra-dharmād akhilāt pramādān
nārāyaṇaḥ pātu naraś ca hāsāt
dattas tv ayogād atha yoga-nāthaḥ
pāyād guṇeśaḥ kapilaḥ karma-bandhāt

May Lord Nārāyaṇa protect me from unnecessarily

following false religious systems and falling from

my duties due to madness. May the Lord in His

appearance as Nara protect me from unnecessary

pride. May Lord Dattātreya, the Master of all mystic

power, protect me from falling while performing

bhakti-yoga, and may Lord Kapila, the Master of

all good qualities, protect me from the material

bondage of fruitive activities.

māḿ keśavo gadayā prātar avyād
govinda āsańgavam ātta-veṇuḥ
nārāyaṇaḥ prāhṇa udātta-śaktir
madhyan-dine viṣṇur arīndra-pāṇiḥ

May Lord Keśava protect me with His club in the

first portion of the day, and may Govinda, who

is always engaged in playing His flute, protect

me in the second portion of the day. May Lord

Nārāyaṇa, who is equipped with all potencies,

protect me in the third part of the day, and

may Lord Viṣṇu, who carries a disc to kill His

enemies, protect me in the fourth part of the day.

devo 'parāhṇe madhu-hogradhanvā
sāyaḿ tri-dhāmāvatu mādhavo mām
doṣe hṛṣīkeśa utārdha-rātre
niśītha eko 'vatu padmanābhaḥ

May Lord Madhusūdana, who carries a bow very

fearful for the demons, protect me during the

fifth part of the day. In the evening, may Lord

Mādhava, appearing as Brahmā, Viṣṇu and

Maheśvara, protect me, and in the beginning

of night may Lord Hṛṣīkeśa protect me. At the

dead of night (in the second and third parts

of night) may Lord Padmanābha alone protect me.

śrīvatsa-dhāmāpara-rātra īśaḥ
pratyūṣa īśo 'si-dharo janārdanaḥ
dāmodaro 'vyād anusandhyaḿ prabhāte
viśveśvaro bhagavān kāla-mūrtiḥ

May the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who bears

the Śrīvatsa on His chest, protect me after midnight

until the sky becomes pinkish. May Lord Janārdana,

who carries a sword in His hand, protect me at the

end of night (during the last four ghaṭikās of night).

May Lord Dāmodara protect me in the early morning,

and may Lord Viśveśvara protect me during the

junctions of day and night.

At 12:23pm on February 4, 2013, Volunteerpadmavati mataji said…: Pranam My Dearest Rahul Prabhu. Hare Krishna.

May you be blessed with full surrender at the Lotus Feet

of the God of Gods, the Supreme Controller, the Original

Bhagavan, the Source of innumerable Vaikuntha planets

as well as innumerable Incarnations, Lord Krishna, Whose

Holy Name is capable of dissolving sins and removing

impediments. One has to guard oneself from committing

the ten offences in regard to chanting His Holy Name.

The offences are:- (1) To blaspheme the devotees who have

dedicated their lives for propagating the Holy Name of

Lord Krishna. (2) To consider the names of demigods like

Lord Shiva or Lord Brahma to be equal to or independent

of the Name of Lord Vishnu. (3) To disobey the orders of

the spiritual master. (4) To blaspheme the Vedic scriptures

or scriptures in pursuance to the Vedic version. (5) To

consider the glories of chanting the Holy Name of Lord

Krishna to be imagination. (6) To give some interpretations

to the Holy Name of Lord Krishna. (7) To commit sinful

activities on the strength of the Holy Name of Lord Krishna.

(8) To consider the chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra as

one of the auspicious ritualistic activities which are offered

in the Vedas as fruitive activities. (9) To instruct a faithless

person about the glories of the Holy Name of Lord Krishna.

(10) To not have complete faith in the chanting of the Hare

Krishna mantra, and to maintain material attachments even

after understanding so many instructions on this matter.

With love and best wishes, take care, bye.

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Smiling Faces, Crying Hearts

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Hare Krishna,

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Meet Mr. Befooled. He has a broad smile on his face. He is thinking, “Just see how clever I am! I have outwitted my doctor.” Sometime ago, he was afflicted by a severe pain. His doctor prescribed an expensive medicine and a cheap painkiller. After he started the treatment, his pain subsided. A few days ago, he accidentally discovered that taking just the painkiller was enough to keep the pain away. The discovery delighted him,…

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Searching Within--------Who am I ?

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Hare Krishna,

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada

Searching Within

The Vedic texts state that the essential characteristics of the soul are threefold: sat-cit-anand. It is eternal, knowledgeable and blissful.

Some of us may wonder, “If I am actually immortal, then why don’t I feel indestructible? Why do I feel so susceptible to destruction?”

The answer, the Vedic wisdom-tradition says, lies in the depth at which the soul is buried…

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What is wrong in eating Onions and Garlic ?

Posted on February 17, 2013 at 10:04pm 0 Comments 3 Likes

Hare Krishna,

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada.

From a Vaishnava article .

According to the Bhagavad Gita and the Ayurveda, India’s classic medical science, foods are grouped into three categories – sattvic, rajasic and tamasic – foods in the modes of goodness, passion and ignorance. Onions and garlic, and the other alliaceous plants are classified as rajasic and tamasic, which means that they increase passion and ignorance.

As per the story below onion and garlic…

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Why meat eating is mentioned in the sastras ?

Posted on February 15, 2013 at 11:13am 0 Comments 2 Likes

Hare Krishna

By Srila Prabhupada -- path of perfection

There are men in the modes of goodness, passion, and ignorance, and

to reclaim all these conditioned souls, there are eighteen Puranas. Six

Puranas are meant for those in the mode of goodness, six for those in

the mode of passion, and six for those in the mode of ignorance. The

Padma Purana is written for those in the mode of goodness. Because there

are many different types of men, there are many…

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