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The Glories of Chapter One of the Bhagavad Gita

The Glories of Chapter One of the Bhagavad Gita from the Padma Purana Parvati said "My dear husband, You know all the transcendental truths, and by your mercy I have heard the glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Krishna. Oh Lord, now I long to hear from You the glories of the Srimad Bhagavad-gita, which was spoken by Lord Krishna, and by hearing which, one's devotion to Lord Krishna increases" Lord Shiva replied "That person, Whose body is the color of a dark rain cloud, whose… Continue

Added by Harish Rajpal on November 30, 2009 at 3:31pm — No Comments

Why Choose Krishna Consciousness if Everything is Predestined?

Why Choose Krishna Consciousness if Everything is Predestined? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Gurudeva, Please accept my dandavats. We often hear from elders and seniors that everything in our lives is destined. If it is true, then is our liberation also destined? And if that is so, why do we have make the conscious choice to take up the practice of Krishna consciousness? Your servant, Ankit -------------------------------------------… Continue

Added by Harish Rajpal on November 29, 2009 at 12:06pm — No Comments

THE GIFT

By Sri Gopala Dasa Adhikari In his Viveka-cudamani, Sri Sankaracarya says, durlabham trayamevaitat devanugraha-hetukam manusyatvam mumuksutvam mahapurusa-samsrayahah "These three are difficult to obtain in this world, and depend on the mercy of God – the human birth, the desire for salvation, and the company of great-souls." (Viveka-cudamani 3) The jivatma, having come to this material world accepts many different bodies in its journey – tree, bug, bird, animal, human, demigod, etc. Being b… Continue

Added by Harish Rajpal on November 28, 2009 at 11:51am — No Comments

How I Can Know the Krishna is the Supreme God?

Question: How I Can Know the Krishna is the Supreme God? Gurudeva, I read in a world's religion book about Hinduism that there are many gods and that Krishna was Vishnu's expansion after Lion-Nrisimgadeva. But the Vaisnavas say that Krishna is the Absolute God, and everything has been born from Him. Also, the book says that in the Vedas there is no word about Krishna, that Krishna is only mentioned in the Bhagavat gita, which the books say is only a legend. So how can I know what's the truth?… Continue

Added by Harish Rajpal on November 27, 2009 at 3:21pm — No Comments

Mother of the World

Mother of the World Sita Devi “Shrimati Sitadevi is the mother of the three worlds and the wife of Lord Ramachandra. Among chaste women she is supreme, and she is the daughter of King Janaka.” (Chaitanya Charitamrita, Madhya 9.201) Maharaja Dashratha, the king of Ayodhya many thousands of years ago, was on the precipice of installing his eldest son, Lord Rama, as the new king, when at the last moment he changed his mind. Dashratha instead decided to hand over the crown to Rama’s younger brothe… Continue

Added by Harish Rajpal on November 27, 2009 at 3:15pm — No Comments

THE ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE

The supreme perfection of existence is to offer everything back to where it came from. In other words, we become perfectly fulfilled when we fully reconnect with our origin. Since through an objective study of reality we can definitively conclude that Krishna is the origin of all existence, offering everything to Him is the ultimate experience. In this world everyone wants to try to enjoy in as many varieties of ways as possible. They try this, they try that. But nothing fully satisfies them, no… Continue

Added by Harish Rajpal on November 26, 2009 at 6:08pm — No Comments

Lord Dattatreya

As a Yoga-Avatar, Lord Dattatreya teaches us to perform all our duties skillfully and diligently. Yoga does not require outside aids, nor does it demand great physical effort. All we have to do is change our outlook and transform our attitude to life. This "change" consist of giving up the idea or feeling of "doership", "enjoyership" and the resultant anxiety (and attachment ) for the fruits of our actions. By performing all our duties with this changed outlook, our mind will be freed from agita… Continue

Added by Harish Rajpal on November 24, 2009 at 12:08pm — No Comments

What is our relationship with Krishna ?

What is our relationship with Krishna ? We have father, mother, brothers, sisters, spouse and children. We have a relationship with each one of them. But, what is our relationship with Krishna ? Krishna who is ever looking out with deep yearning, 'would not this 'jiva' turn his attention towards me' says, "All these - your father, mother, brother, sister, wife, children - are outside. But, I am within you." Since man does not pay heed to this, Krishna decides to come out and stay in Temples (… Continue

Added by Harish Rajpal on November 19, 2009 at 3:08pm — No Comments

THE ART OF CHANTING

Each-mantra-of-each-round: * You have to chant and hear each mantra. Right here and now. * Focus on this bead you are now holding between your fingers, this mantra that is now being uttered from your lips and now entering into the ear. * And then move onto the next mantra, which you must focus on in the same way… and the next… and the next. * This may work for 10 or 15 mantras, maybe even 30, and the mind will become diverted again. Then you have to pull the mind back and set to it again. * Con… Continue

Added by Harish Rajpal on November 17, 2009 at 4:15pm — No Comments

COME TO ME

Beyond the heaven is my abode come to me. come to me. Don't stop, come to me. If you get stuck in the heaven, you will return back from there to hell. Don't stop in the heaven, come to me, come to me. My abode is beyond heaven, far away from here. Come to me, come to me All the charming faces, boys and girls, eyes and noses, hairs and dresses, cookies and sweets and chocolates, pass them on. Smiling and dancing, come to me, come to me. My abode is beyond the heaven. come to me. Joyfully move i… Continue

Added by Harish Rajpal on November 16, 2009 at 2:55pm — No Comments

KRISHNA'S SERVICE

Everything is meant for Krsna’s service ……………………..Nectarean Mellows Whatever facilities Krsna may give you, you have a home, Parikshit Maharaj had a palace, you may have your automobile, a car and a driver, Parikshit Maharaj has his horses and elephants and chariots and chariot drivers, it is the same principle, in Kali Yuga horses become automobiles out means of conveyance but we should understand what this is for. Parikshit Maharaj understood that every one of his horses is Krsna’s servant… Continue

Added by Harish Rajpal on November 11, 2009 at 6:24pm — No Comments

Servants of the Lord

“There are principles to regulate attachment and aversion pertaining to the senses and their objects. One should not come under the control of such attachment and aversion, because they are stumbling blocks on the path of self-realization.” B. G. Chapter 3, Verse 34. “The servants of the Lord are actually the servants of society. ... They are interested in imparting knowledge of the relationship of the living being with the Supreme Lord, the activities in that transcendental relationship, and… Continue

Added by Harish Rajpal on November 10, 2009 at 11:55am — No Comments

It's Time to Upgrade Your TV Set

Why waste time sitting at the feet of the "one-eyed guru" TV set, when you can instead upgrade to the mystic television within your heart and see a 24 hours daily live broadcast of the pastimes of the Supreme Lord that are happening right now in the spiritual world? This is a simple matter of common sense. Who would want to waste their time with programming which shackles its viewers to the cycle of birth and death, when instead one can watch programming which bestows eternal unlimited knowledge… Continue

Added by Harish Rajpal on November 9, 2009 at 11:31am — No Comments

Getting the Eyes to See God

Getting the Eyes to See God Student. For the last one hundred fifty years, one of the major problems of Western theologians has been the relationship between reason and faith. They have been seeking to understand faith through reason, but they have been unable to find the relationship between the reasoning abilities and faith. Some of them have faith in God, but their reason tells them there is no God. For instance, they would say that when we offer prasada to the Lord, it is only faith to thin… Continue

Added by Harish Rajpal on November 8, 2009 at 11:07am — No Comments

The Hare Krishna Mantra is Everywhere in the Vedas

The Hare Krishna Mantra is Everywhere in the Vedas God Himself in His most munificent incarnation as Lord Caitanya chanted the Hare Krishna Mantra. The great Vaisnava acharyas such as Rupa Goswami chanted Hare Krishna. And the Hare Krishna mantra is declared in the Kali Santarana Upanisad to be the best of all mantras for delivering us from this material world. I do not understand why you need more evidence than this? Actually since the Hare Krishna mahamantra is an incarnation of Krishna in th… Continue

Added by Harish Rajpal on November 8, 2009 at 9:06am — No Comments

108 Quotes from H.H. Radhanath Swami

108 Quotes from H.H. Radhanath Swami Maharaja Always remember Krsna, Never forget Krsna. Time I am, the destroyer of the world, and I have come here to destroy all people. A devotee means a devotee of substance. Humility means that one should not be anxious to have the satisfaction of being honoured by others. Struggle is the name of the game as long as we are in the material world. Science heals in retail & kills in wholesale. Determination means to serve Krsna inspite of bodily inco… Continue

Added by Harish Rajpal on November 7, 2009 at 1:08pm — No Comments

HARE KRISHNA

The most beneficial way to practice Krishna consciousness is to strictly follow the Vedic injunctions, the spiritual master, and the previous acharyas. Because they have given us: Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare this is millions of times more powerful than: Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare In other words, we should not try to concoct anything new accor… Continue

Added by Harish Rajpal on November 6, 2009 at 1:40pm — No Comments

Krishna - Nitya Brahmachari

Krishna - Nitya Brahmachari One day Lord Krishna was playing with his queen Rukmani in the banks of Yamuna. Suddenly the Lord told her, "Rukmani, on the other shore of Yamauna, sage Durwasa has come and he is very hungry. Please prepare good food and take it to the sage". Rukmani immediately prepared a sumptuous food and packed it and came back to the shores of Yamuna. Then she told her lord, "Lord, The Yamuna is in floods and there is no boat or boatman in sight. How can poor me, cross this m… Continue

Added by Harish Rajpal on November 4, 2009 at 2:53pm — No Comments

Word of authority

Word of authority In Sanathana Dharma if there is any difference of opinion between a Stotra(hymn of praise) and a Kavya(literary treatise), Kavya takes precedence; if there is a difference between Kavya and Purana, Purana(Srimad Bhagavatam and the like) takes precedence, likewise the following are progressively superior source of authority for decision making if there is a conflict of opinions: Stotras, Kavyas, Puranas, Ithihasas(epics), Smrithis and Sruthi (the Vedas). In the Kritha Yuga(the… Continue

Added by Harish Rajpal on November 3, 2009 at 8:39pm — No Comments

SPIRITUAL CONSCIOUSNESS

Practically there are three processes for elevating one to the platform of spiritual consciousness. These processes are called karma, jnana and bhakti. Ritualistic performances are in the field of karma. Speculative processes are in the field of jnana. One who has taken to bhakti, the devotional service of the Lord, need have nothing to do with karma or jnana. It has been already explained that pure devotional service is without any tinge of philosophical speculative or ritualistic performances… Continue

Added by Harish Rajpal on November 2, 2009 at 1:31pm — No Comments

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THE SPIRITUAL SKY

There is another reality that is more compatible to us than what we experience now, and that reality is the unlimited Spiritual Sky.

The material world is a pale reflection of the Spiritual world, it is NOT heaven which some religions say is the ultimate destination.

Heaven is still in the material world and when you go there after using up all of your good karma you must come back to the earthly planets.

Even though you can stay there for millions of years and all your senses work better and you can have better sex life you cannot get to the Spiritual world easily because there you are more into sense gratification than here on earth.

The Spiritual Sky is 75% of Krishna's creation and the material world is 25%, the Spiritual world is eternal and time does not exist there, The material world is temporary and time destroys everything here.

In the Spiritual Sky there are no stars because everything is self illuminating, in the material world if turn off the lights at night you can't see a thing and most people are afraid of the dark.

In the Spiritual world there is no birth, old age, disease, war, or death, In the material world there is birth, old age, diseases, wars, and death all around us.

The Spiritual Sky is known as Vaikuntha or without anxieties, while the material world is called Kuntha or with anxieties. The living entities are like fish out of water here in material consciousness and some of them don't even realize that this place is a horror show for them.

So the choice is clear you can stay here and be a hero, fighting against material hardships or you can become a surrendered Krishna devotee and go back home, Back to Godhead.

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Japa is the quiet prayer. You say it loud enough so you can hear it, but it’s mostly for yourself. Radha and Krishna can hear you. They’re close by, so you don’t have to shout. But They’re listening carefully, so you pronounce with great care. Put your heart into it. Hear me, Lord. Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare/ Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare. Over and over, the thirty-two syllables are repeated.

From Bhajana Kutir #78

Empty and calm and devoid of self
Is the nature of all things.
No individual being
In reality exists.

There is no end or beginning,
Nor any middle course.
All is an illusion,
As in a vision or a dream.

All beings in the world
Are beyond the realm of words.
Their ultimate nature, pure and true,
Is like the infinity of space.

-Prajnaparamita

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It is only when the mind is completely under control that man can grasp his real identity. Then all troubles and travails, doubts and dilemmas, come to an end. Man then overcomes sorrow, delusion and anxiety. He is established in the holy calmness of Shanti (peace). Spiritual life is not a matter of meaningless talk. It is an experience of pure Ananda (bliss).

- Baba

All cravings and impulses rise up with overpowering strength like waves from the sea, roar in fury, and then subside in to calm waters. They do not confer peace. Wisdom lies in forgetting these waves and directing one's attention to the calm depths within. You can attain Shanti (peace) only if you dive in to the deep and undisturbed depths of the sea within, not by swimming around on the surface.

- Baba

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