"T'was then when the Hurdy Gurdy man came singing songs of love
T'was then when the Hurdy Gurdy Man came singing songs..."
T'was then when Srila Prabhupada was
The True Meaning of
Being Humbler than a Blade of Grass
by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda
Question 1: Is the material nature, or māyā, the root cause of the cosmic creation?
Answer: The material energy consisting of the three
Read more…As described in the previous sections in this chapter, the äcäryas have all agreed on the exact step by step path that every sadhaka must traverse if they want to attain prema for Krsna in Vraja, which is the highest goal of rägänugä-bhakti. At which
Read more…We don’t usually think of instruction as something nectarean or pleasant. While we were in school, generally we spent our time wishing the whole process, or at least the day, would
Radha Kund is the bathing place of Radharani and Her most elevated assistants, the gopis or cowherd girls. Radha Kund is located on the northern end of Govardhan Hill in the area of Greater Vraj
BE SURE TO READ ALL THE QESTIONS BEFORE STARTING THE TEST Good Lucks!
Please go to page 76, verse eight, last two pages
Question 1; fill in the blank; "When remembarnce is uninterrupted it becomes concentrated and is called .... "
Question two;
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The Examination Committee will be interviewing all those students who fail to pass with flying colors.
1. Ma
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TEXT 3
utsahan-niccayad dhairyat
tat-tat-karma-pravartanat
sa∫ga-tyagat sato-vRtte˙sa∂bhir bhakti˙prasidhyati
TRANSLATION
Eagerness, confidence, forbearance, following the spiritual
practices ordained by the scriptures, giving up the company
of
Read more…pages 47-77 of book, chs 5-8
1. One should offer obeisances to a devotee who has accepted diksa and is worshipping the Deities, and mentally respect a person, even if not initiatied formally, who is chanting the Holy Names. True or False?
2. The t
Read more…Our Highest Duty
by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda
Question 1: What is our highest duty?
Answer: This human form of life lasts only a moment and it is extremely rare. Instead of wasting our time by engaging in wicked, offensi
Process of Devotional Service
Sri Caitanya-caritamrta
Madhya-lila Ch. 6, Text 241-242
TEXT 241
bhakti-sādhana-śreṣṭha śunite haila mana
prabhu upadeśa kaila nāma-saṅkīrtana
TRANSLATION
Then the Bhaṭṭācārya asked Caitanya Mahāprabhu, "Which item is most imp
The following is the first installment of our latest classroom series: Sri Upadesamrta, with Illuminations by Srila B. R. Sridhara Deva Goswami
TEXT 1
jihva-vegam udaropastha-vegam
etan vegan yo visaheta dhira˙sarvam apimaμ pRthiviμ sa cisya†
TRANSLATION
A self-controlled person who can overcome the impulses
of speech, the mind, anger, the tongue, belly and genitals is
qualified to instru
Read more…Preface
The Krsna consciousness movement is conducted under the supervision of Srila Rupa Gosvami. The Gaudiya Vaisnavas, or Bengali Vaisnavas, are mostly followers of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, of whom the six Gosvamis of Vrndavana are direct disciple
Read more…Furthermore, one who is engaged in the ultimate occupational service
[dharma] should never use material gain to cultivate sense
gratification."
The first step in human civilization consists of occupational
engagements performed according to the scrip
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Radha Kund is the bathing place of Radharani and Her most elevated assistants, the gopis or cowherd girls. Radha Kund is located on the northern end of Govardhan Hill in the area of Greater Vrajamandala, not far from Vrindavana or Mathura. Sri Rup
Read more…Class 1, Fall 2011 Add your essay below, as comment, please. Once corrected, etc, it is to be placed as an added page here, and also as an article for the front page. Standard English format is required, with correct spellings. First present a topic
Read more…Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: The Nectar of Instruction
NoI 1: A sober person who can tolerate the urge to speak, the mind's demands, the actions of anger and the urges of the tongue, belly and genitals is qualified to make disciples all over the
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