Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura gives the following commentary on this verse. In the Western countries, Christians believe that Lord Jesus Christ, their spiritual master, appeared in order to eradicate all the sins of his disciples. To this end, Lord Jesus Christ appeared and disappeared. Here, however, we find Śrī Vāsudeva Datta Ṭhākura and Śrīla Haridāsa Ṭhākura to be many millions of times more advanced even when compared with Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ relieved only his followers from all sinful reactions, but Vāsudeva Datta is here prepared to accept the sins of everyone in the universe. So the comparative position of Vāsudeva Datta is millions of times better than that of Lord Jesus Christ. A Vaiṣṇava is so liberal that he is prepared to risk everything to rescue the conditioned souls from material existence. Śrīla Vāsudeva Datta Ṭhākura is universal love itself, for he was willing to sacrifice everything and fully engage in the service of the Supreme Lord.
Śrīla Vās

Devotee: ...withdraw that independence, can we request Kṛṣṇa to force us to surrender to Him, due to our conditioning? Prabhupāda: Yes, you can request Him. And He sometimes forces. He puts you in such circumstances that you have no other way than to surrender to Kṛṣṇa. Yes. That is special favor. That is special favor. Yes. My spiritual master wanted me to preach, but I did not like it, but he forced me. Yes. That is my practical experience. I had no desire to accept the sannyāsa order and preach, but my spiritual master wanted it. I am not very much inclined, but he forced me. That is also done. That is special favor. When he forced me, at that time, I thought that "What is this? What...? I am committing some mistake or what is that?" I was puzzled. But a little after, I could understand that it is the greatest favor shown to me. You see? So when Kṛṣṇa forces somebody to surrender, that is a great favor. But generally, He does not do so. But He does so to a person who is very sincere

Prabhupāda: Where is that girl? [break]
Girl devotee: Why does Kṛṣṇa have an external energy?
Prabhupāda: Why not? First of all say why not? What is your objection?
Girl devotee: Well, if He is pure, everything about Him is pure...
Prabhupāda: He is pure. He is pure, always pure. Suppose you are very nice girl, nice, but because you pass some urine or stool, does it mean that you are bad? Does it mean? Then? The urine may be bad, the stool may be bad, but because you passed urine or stool, you are not bad. Is it clear? Kṛṣṇa has got this external energy. That does not make Kṛṣṇa bad. Try to understand it. If somebody asks, "Oh, you are so nice girl, nice... Why you are passing stool and urine?" Is that any argument? I am just speaking on the argument's sake. Is that any good argument, that "Because we are very good, we shall not pass stool or urine"? Or "Because you are very good, therefore your urine and stool also will be very good"? Is that any argument? So similarly, if Kṛṣṇa has c

At 17:42 on May 10, 2012,          Gadai dasa said…

Jaya Prabhu,

           Don't assume I even know how to write an article. Sometimes it takes more time to figure out the proper clicks than to write something.  Anyway, I have some good news.

 Krishna allowed me to acquire a large barn about ten miles away. Needs work but got it cheap.  When they start rounding up everyone to go to the FEMA camps, I will be here as an alternative.  Wish I had some help though.  Karmis need so much sense gratification to function.    Hari bol  Roofing , roofing , roofing.   Gadai

ore mudha loka, suna caitanya-mangala
caitanya-mahima yate janibe sakala

SYNONYMS
ore—O all of you; mudha—foolish; loka—people; suna—just hear; caitanya-mangala—the book of this name; caitanya—Lord Caitanya’s; mahima—glories; yate—in which; janibe—you will know; sakala—all.

TRANSLATION
O fools, just read Sri Caitanya-mangala! By reading this book you can understand all the glories of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

PURPORT
Sri Vrndavana dasa Thakura’s Caitanya-bhagavata was originally entitled Caitanya-mangala, but when Srila Locana dasa Thakura later wrote another book named Caitanya-mangala, Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura changed the name of his own book, which is now therefore known as Caitanya-bhagavata.
The life of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is very elaborately described in the Caitanya-bhagavata, and Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami has already informed us that in his Sri Caitanya-caritamrta he has described whatever Vrndavana dasa Thakura has not mentioned. This acceptance of Sri Caitanya

Apara Ekadasi,  from the Brahmanda Purana.

Sri Yudhishthira Maharaj said, "Oh Janardana, what is the name of the Ekadasii that occurs during the dark fortnight (krishna paksha) of the month of Jyeshtha (May-June)? I wish to hear from You the glories of this sacred day of Hari. Please narrate everything to me."

  Lord Sri Krishna said, "Oh king, your inquiry is wonderful because the answer will benefit the whole human society. This Ekadasii is so sublime and meritorious that even the greatest sins can be erased by its purity.

 "Oh great saintly king, the name of this unlimitedly meritorious Ekadasii is Apara Ekadasii. Whoever fasts on this holy day becomes famous all over the universe. Even such sins as killing a brahmana, a cow, or an embryo; blasphemy; or having sex with another man's wife are completely eradicated by observing Apara Ekadasii.

"Oh king people who bear false witness are most sinful. A person who falsely or sarcastically glorifies another; one who cheats while weighin

over time i've been making a list....feel free to add more!

Intuition,
Instinct,
Higher-self,
Gut feeling,
Heart,
Conscience,
Supersoul,
Paramatma,
Inner awareness,
Hunch,

these are from a friend Raghunanda das....

Self Belief,
Self confidence,
Love yourself,

and another friend...........

self awareness,

power of expression,

telepathy or natural ability to be in touch with others thinking!,

Satisfaction enjoyment in Nature natural elements,

individuality to think alone,

another friend came up with these....i really should have got them myself.......

The Divine
Sixth sense
The force
The universal flow

The science of audiology was born a mix of Helen Keller's multi-handicapped experiences along with the electronic technologies of Bell and Tesla and the methodologies of military communications specialists and radio operators.

Of what relevance is this science to devotional service?  Not necessarily much ? Maybe more than you at first think?

- Do you find an associate or a loved one frequently asking you to repeat what you said, when others seem able to hear you?

- Do you find that you yourself cannot hear what others say when there is a little bit of interfering background noise, yet others seem to be able to hear well enough in that same situation?

- Do you simply usually require people to speak louder than normal, or play TV or other recordings too loud for others' comfort much of the time?

- Are your children slow to learn langauge and interact at an age-appropriate level with others, or possibly not talking at all* ?? 

These above are symptoms of hearing loss.

*( A child between

TEXT 241
TEXT
bhakti-sādhana-śreṣṭha śunite haila mana
prabhu upadeśa kaila nāma-saṅkīrtana
SYNONYMS
bhakti-sādhana—in the execution of devotional service; śreṣṭha—the most important item; śunite—to hear; haila—it was; mana—the mind; prabhu—Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; upadeśa—advice; kaila—gave; nāma-saṅkīrtana—chanting of the holy name of the Lord.
TRANSLATION
Then the Bhaṭṭācārya asked Caitanya Mahāprabhu, “Which item is most important in the execution of devotional service?” The Lord replied that the most important item was the chanting of the holy name of the Lord.
PURPORT
There are nine items to be executed in devotional service. These are enumerated in the following verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (7.5.23):
śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ smaraṇaṁ pāda-sevanam
arcanaṁ vandanaṁ dāsyaṁ sakhyam ātma-nivedanam
Hearing the glories of the Lord, chanting, remembering, serving the lotus feet of the Lord, offering worship in the temple, offering prayers, becoming a servant of the Lord, becoming

"It is sometimes said that Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu disapproved of the acceptance of the sannyāsa order in this Kali-yuga because in the śāstra it is said:

aśvamedhaṁ gavālambhaṁ sannyāsaṁ pala-paitṛkam
devareṇa sutotpattiṁ kalau pañca vivarjayet
[Cc. Ādi 17.164]
“In this Age of Kali, five acts are forbidden: the offering of a horse in sacrifice, the offering of a cow in sacrifice, the acceptance of the order of sannyāsa, the offering of oblations of flesh to the forefathers, and a man’s begetting children in his brother’s wife.” (Brahma-vaivarta Purāṇa, Kṛṣṇa-janma-khaṇḍa 185.180)
Nevertheless, we see that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Himself accepted sannyāsa and approved of the sannyāsa of His elder brother, Viśvarūpa. It is clearly said here, bhāla haila,—viśvarūpa sannyāsa karila pitṛ-kula, mātṛ-kula,—dui uddhārila. Therefore, should it be thought that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu made statements that are contradictory? No, actually He did not. It is recommended that one accept sannyāsa to dedi

The Fountainhead of All Things Can Set You Free

by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda

We can have no better instruction from elsewhere that can give a more dependable and complete idea of the real goal. The whole thing, the exact entity, could not be realized if we took a course different from what Śrī Kṛṣṇa has dictated. Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the fountainhead of all energies. All sorts of energies – even all those energies that are opposite and conflicting – are stored in Him. He is akhila-rasāmṛta-mūrti.

We have heard His song, “ye yathā māṁ prapadyante” [C.f. Bhāgavad-gītā 4.11]. We are actuated by the influence of rasa; we require pleasant sensation. But we should see that our particular predilection is directed to a definite purpose. Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the emporium of everything. In the Gītā we are given a clearly marked and exact situation of the human soul and its relation to the phenomenal existence of His prakṛti (nature, or energy).

We have seen that there are two prakṛtis:

Put 2/3 cup warm pure water, chant Rama, add 1 3/4 teaspoons of  yeast, active dry, and 2 1/2 level Tablespoons brown sugar in container of machine. Stir briefly.  Allow five minutes, then add 3 Tbspns. of oil, perhaps one olive, two ghee or etc.

Mix together 1 3/4 cups white flour, and 1/2 cup of whole wheat or rye flour with 2/3 tspn. salt. Pour into yeast water mixture already in the machine.

Set the bread making machine to pizza dough cycle. Takes about one hour.

Roll into two medium sized for thin crust,  or one large for a thick crust pizza shell. Use oiled pans. Prick with a fork all over the crust. Rama Rama.

Let rise for one hour.

Preheat oven to 365 degrees, cook for eight minutes mid-oven on thick pizza pan or sheet.

Take from oven, cool  a little, then brush top with olive oil, and place toppings, such as tomato sauce, pepper, salt, oregano, tiny sprinkle of brown sugar, parmigiano cheese grated, small chopped amount of red onion, small chopped bit of green pepper, good moz

Srila Paramesvari das Thakur

Srila Paramesvari Thakur appeared in a Vaidya family. He made his home in Antpur, a village which was previously known by the name of Bishakhali. The Antpur station is on the on the Champadanga branch of the Howrah-Amta rail line. Paramesvari Thakur’s Sripat is not far from the train station and near the old Radha Govinda temple established of the diwan or chief minister of Burdwan’s king, Tej Bahadur.

Srila Paramesvari Thakur appeared in a Vaidya family. He made his home in Antpur, a village which was previously known by the name of Bishakhali. The Antpur station is on the on the Champadanga branch of the Howrah-Amta rail line. Paramesvari Thakur’s Sripat is not far from the train station and near the old Radha Govinda temple established of the diwan or chief minister of Burdwan’s king, Tej

"So we should associate by vibration, and not by the physical presence. That is real association.".  Srila Prabhupada lecture, Srimad Bhagavatam, August 18, 1968

.

Sri Yudhisthira Maharaja said, "Oh Janardana, what is the name of the Ekadasa that occurs during the light fortnight (sukla paksha) of the month of Vaisakha (April-May)? What is the process for observing it properly? Kindly narrate all of these details to me."

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krishna replied, "Oh blessed son of Dharma, what Vasishtha Muni once told to Lord Ramachandra I shall now describe to you. Please hear Me attentively.

"Lord Ramachandra asked Vasishtha Muni, 'Oh great sage, I would like to hear about the best of all fasting days - that day which destroys all kinds of sins and sorrows. I have suffered long enough in separation from My dear Sita, and so I wish to hear from you about how My suffering can be ended.'

"The sage Vasishtha replied, 'Oh Lord Rama, Oh You whose intelligence is so keen, simply by remembering Your name one can cross the ocean of the material world. You have questioned me in order to benefit all of humanity and fulfill ev

hows the day off? baking donuts today ?
[3:40:19 PM] T-dasa: i learned how to make real good donuts at home!
[3:41:08 PM] T-dasa: 3 cups flour, white mostly , or add 1/2 cup instead of whole wheat or rye even
[3:41:16 PM] T-dasa: 4 tblspn.s ghee
[3:41:20 PM] T-dasa: some salt, 1/2 tspn
[3:41:32 PM] T-dasa: cardamon powder, about one big  tblspn.
[3:42:03 PM] T-dasa: roughly one cup non fluoridated water. start with 3/4, add a bit as it mixes to right consistency, not too wet! dough should be on the firmer side if possible at the end.
[3:42:32 PM] T-dasa: two tspns fast-rising or regular yeast. four tbspns brown sugar
[3:44:02 PM] T-dasa: put warm water, sugar and yeast together, after five minutes, add oil and salt, all in the breadmaker container of course. then add mixed  flours.  put in bread maker for one half hour or more of dough mix cycle. the dough should be stiff, not soft.
[3:44:31 PM] T-dasa: roll out to 1 i2 inch thick, cut t doughnut shapes. let rise one hour under light c