"So we have no experience below zero degrees. But in Europe, America, there is places. In Russia also, below fifty degrees. But they do not stop their business. They know that "Winter season has come. It will go away again." So devotees, even they are in distressed condition, they know, "It has come due to my bad activities in the past. It will go away. Let me suffer and finish it." Just like if you become, all of a sudden, infected with some disease. So what? You'll go mad? No. You know that "I have infected this disease. Let me suffer a few days. It will go away. That's all." This is the mentality of the devotees. They are not disturbed. And if he's not disturbed, then he's fit for becoming liberated."

(Room Conversation -- September 18, 1973, Bombay)

Sankirtan Stories, Part 2

BY: MANIDHARA DAS (ACBSP)

Oct 22, 2012 — COPENHAGEN, DENMARK (SUN) —

THE RAINY DAY

I still remember that small town in the middle of Germany where we parked our car. The town was indeed very small and on top of that we had already days and days of rain pouring down on our water soaked books and bodies.

Getting sick, I chanted in the hotel my rounds in a dizzy type of condition, trying to get my feverish mind under control. Finally arriving in the middle of the town I watched the devotees getting out of the car, with great roar and determination once again ready to push Srila Prabhupada's books into the laps of the stubborn and obstinate (German :-) conditioned souls. I decided to stay back for little while, hoping that the fever will somewhat be reduced during the day. But after a few minutes sitting in an empty cold van, I could see the first karmis passing by the condensated water covered windows of the car I was imprisoned in. The sight became untolerable.

Yudhishthira maharaj said, Oh Madhusudana, what is the name of the Ekadasi that comes during the light fortnight of the month of Ashvina (September - October)? Please be merciful and disclose this truth to me."

The Supreme Personality of Godhead Sri Krishna replied, "Oh king, please listen as I explain the glories of this Ekadasi - Papankusha Ekadasi - which removes all sins. On this day one should worship the Deity of Padmanabha, the lotus naveled Lord Vishnu, according to the rules of archana viddhi (regulations). By so doing, one achieves whatever heavenly pleasures one may want in this world, and at last attains liberation from this world thereafter. Simply by offering one's humbly obeisances unto Lord Vishnu, the rider of Garuda, one can achieve the same merit as is gained by performing great penances for a long time restr

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Hari Krishna said;

 There is interconnectivity and no coincidences; beggars the idea of free will while conditioned in material existence. This sounds orchestrated, karma is apparently well-lawed; karma is perfect almost unescapable justice. But to express pure free will, there must be freedom, at least to some degree!

As above, so below. There is orchestrated meaning and thus a symphony of  inter-connectedness observable here, though often there is discordance as everyone wants to lead the orchestra, and then there is a perfect symphony in the self-realized mode of v

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The Sacred Lotus

The lotus regularly appears as a symbol of purity, peace ...  enlightenment is symbolised by the life cycle of the sacred lotus plant, because it begins its life humbly in the mud of ponds, but soon grows and sends stems and flowers well above the surface of the water (up to 50cm), thus showing the path of spiritual enfoldment...

"...Long ago, at the end of the aeons, the whole universe had been engulfed in an ocean, and Creation was all but lost. The god Vishnu, preserver of life, whose abode is the primordial waters, was asleep in this timeless darkness, dreaming of worlds to come. As his dreams unfolded, a lotus flower emerged from his navel and revealed within its many folds the cosmic egg, in which Brahma the creator, was asleep.

As Brahma stirred, Creation began to unfold again, and new worlds, new gods, and new life appeared. In India today, the lotus is still considered to be the cradle of the universe, and many Indian deities are portrayed sitting

“There is no possibility of one’s becoming a yogi, O Arjuna, if one eats too much, or eats too little, sleeps too much or does not sleep enough.” (Bhagavad-gita 6.16)

If we want to become Krishna conscious we have to live a regulated life. We can not eat too much or too little or sleep too much or too little.  Too much eating means eating more than is required to keep the body and soul together.

There is no need for humans to eat animals because there is a good supply of grains, vegetables, fruits and milk available. Such simple foods are considered to be in the mode of goodness according to theBhagavad-gita. Animal food is for those in the mode of ignorance therefore those who eat animal food and engage in other sinful activities like drinking alcohol and smoking will suffer sinful reactions because of eating only polluted things.

Anyone who eats for his own sense pleasure, or cooks for himself, not offering his food to Krishna, eats only sin. One who eats sin and eats more than is a

Lord Vishnu (Krishna) Saligrama - Saligrama is also Known as Saligramam sila,Saligramamam,Saligram,Salagram or Saligrama. Saligrama is  Lord vishnu himself found only in stone form(murthy form in kaligandaki river in nepal),this page includes the details info ,collection of saligrams.

Introducation 

Saligrama is Supreme Avatar of Lord Vishnu in Form of Holy Stone named as Saligrama.All Sacred Saligrama Stone is Found only in Gandaki River,Nepal.While Worshipping Saligrama,Tulasi leaves is offered to Saligrama(lord vishnu),Tulasi devi is offered as Signifying Goddess Lakshmi.

In Hindu Devotee house mostly Nepal and India,Tulasi vivaha or Literally known as  'Tulasi Marriage Ceremony' is Celibrated  with Saligramam is conducted- sort of Kalyanotsavam for Saligrmam and Tulasi.

The Sacred Gandaki river where Saligramam stone is Fou

 From Srila Prabhupada's CC;

I am your eternal servant, having forgotten..

Fallen into material, desire pool rotten..

You alone are only shelter, not my mother, father..

Not knowing this did I enjoy, independence rather..

Who can understand your deeds, you are master ultimate..

Sweet are your pastimes always, bliss the only climate..

In my ignorance of you, sinner have I become..

Know I not my dear Lord how, you will make me overcome..

You are omnipotent and, omniscient and everything..

Do I not know that you are, capable of anything..

On that knowledge I do have, plea a humble to be made..

Give me O Govinda mercy, your eternal lotus shade..

‎"In 1932 Visvambharananda dasa Babaji, on behalf of many babajis and caste Goswamis in Vrndavana, published a book opposing Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati and his Mission, citing extensively from sastra to support his arguments. He challenged that the line of parampara traced from Jagannatha dasa Babaji through Bhaktivinoda Thakura to Gaura Kisora dasa Babaji and then to Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati was unauthorized. Visvambharananda claimed that although Sarasvati Thakura was supposed to be the disciple of Gaura Kisora dasa Babaji, he was disqualified in several ways. First, Sarasvati Thakura did not accept as bona fide the recognized lineage of Gaura Kisora dasa Babaji, whose guru was in the Advaita-parivara. Furthermore, since Gaura Kisora dasa Babaji had never used a japa-mala, and had not given one to Sarasvati Thakura at the time of initiation but had simply placed some Navadvipa dust into his hand, Visvambharananda argued that such an initiation was not bona fide. The implication was t

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This astakam was composed by Sri Kalakantha prabhu and originally appeared as his Vyasa puja offering to His Divine Grace Srila Gour Govinda Swami

Srila Gour Govinda Swamyastakam
(by Sri Kalakantha prabhu)

kancanam sutanuh gambhirya badanam mundita siram
gairika dharanam lalate gopitilaka sundaram,
kanthe puspamalaya sobhitam bhakta-jana citasparsitam,
vande srila goura govinda swamine namo namaste.

I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of Srila Goura Govinda Swami Maharaja, whose bodily colour is like gold. He is very grave, his head is shaved, and he dresses in saffron with gopi-tilaka beautifying his forehead. A beautifully fragrant flower garland surrounds his neck, attracting the hearts of all devotees.

parityaktam svadhanam yauban-jibanam sukham bibhabam,
indriyalalasam tatha gramya-barta ca barjita,
nidraharadi bijitam sada hari-kirtan priyam,
vande srila goura govinda swamine namo namaste.

I offer my respectful obe

Pamho Tamohara prabhu, Rasa Manjari d.d,and all the devotees of the spirit net agtACBSP,

 Duryodhana was the religious but demonic son of King Dhrtarastra, Grandfather of the Kurus Dynasty, pictured above hearing Gita via Sanjaya the devotee.  Duryodhana was much like our current world leaders!

Yes, i agreed.  our spiritual journey is eternal is not like the journey of this material and temporary body machine born from the refuse to serve Krsna. ,when the Kuruksetra battlefield finished, all the ksatriyas who left their bodies by fighting according to the rule and regulation of the ksatriya code met each other in the heaven, even Duryodhana was there and the Pandava ask to krsna," why a such evil person is in the heaven?",  and Krsna answer them that Duryodhana left his body by following the ksatriya rules. when the battle finished Duryodhana hide himself inside a lake. he got the mystic power from his mother Gandhari, who transferred all his penances benefit to his son.

But Sri Krsna

The Devis and Demons

Durga slaying Mahisasura
Guler School, early 18th c.

Sep 22, CANADA (SUN) — Conclusion of the series, 'Lila Pastimes with the Transcendental Demons'.

"The Mother Nature is, as She should naturally be, the most faithful mistress of Godhead and She becomes angry for the behavior of the Asura and thus assume the role of Daivamaya (generally known as the Mohakali, Durga, Bhadrakali etc.) and take at once Her grim trident and inflicts the weapon in the heart of the asura who is also Her son. The asura thus becomes subject to threefold miseries and this is done according to the plan of Godhead as the mother has to chastise the disobedient son in order to make him alright.

This process of chastisement is necessary for the benefit of both the asura and the daiva sons in order to stop disorder in the great plan of Godhead. As sons as the asura, however, surrenders unto Godhead as the obedient son and servitor of the plan of Godhead the asura is turned into a devata. The angry m

Dear NNV Prabhu;  Thank you for the expose. It had become apparent to me that Puranjana and HKS were some sort of dissembling front, and i suspected CIA etc you know what i mean. Your letter here was most helpful tying all this together. The HKS and Puranjana hacked my sites, left traceable IP addresses back to San Jose, Sunnyvale, Kansas, New York, and Germany; all HKS cities;  and caused havoc, so now i know better how that all worked.  Pamho. AGTSP  Hare Krsna.

Srimukunda das:

Your present stage of disillusionment came directly from the horror you experienced when you "pulled back the curtain" and saw for yourself the disgusting hypocrisy and corruption of Yasodanandana who you practically worshipped as your guru for ten years. Then you found his dishonorab