Mar 29, 2011 — BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA, USA (SUN) — Glorification of the Guru Who Lives in His Books: His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.

Guru das watched Prabhupada laughing while reading his Krsna book.

Guru Das: "Prabhupada, you're laughing at your own books."

Prabhupada: "I did not write these books, Krsna wrote them!"

Srila Prabhupada, Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet Your Divine Grace. My words cannot begin to show my gratitude for all the things you gave this world. Anyone is fortunate enough to be able to have the association of Krishna's pure devotee, THE guru who lives in His books. Inspired by your association, your global movement continues to give birth daily to billions of sound incarnations of Radha-Krishna, 24/7/365. They are dancing round the universe and purifying it. You said when we chant Hare Krsna, the Divine Couple personally appear. It does not get any better than that, to be in the presence of Krsna, being purifie

Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.15.31
by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Los Angeles, December 9, 1973

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Pradyumna: Translation: “Because of his possessing spiritual assets, the doubts of duality were completely cut off. Thus he was freed from the three modes of material nature and placed in transcendence. There was no longer any chance of his becoming entangled in birth and death, for he was freed from material form.”

Prabhupada: Visokah, without any bereavement. Brahma-sampattya, by achieving spiritual assets. This is the sign how one is advanced in spiritual life. That will be tested by this word visokah, without any bereavement. That is explained in Bhagavad-gita the same thing: brahma-bhutah prasannatma na socati na kanksati [Bg. 18.54]. Prasannatma means there is no more lamentation and no more hankering. That is prasannatma. We are subjected to two things. Ah… If our possessed… If our possession is lost, then we lament, and if we don’t possess, then

Sri Caitanya Upanisad, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura

From the Atharva Veda, with commentary by HDG Srila Sacidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakura.

This Upanisad was published by the great pioneer of the Krsna Consciousness movement, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura. The Thakura searched the length and breadth of Bengal to procure an original copy of the manuscript of this rare Upanisad, which describes the unique position and advent of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. It also describes the glorious position and importance of the Maha mantra, or the chanting of the divine name of Sri Krsna. He was finally provided a copy of the original handwritten manuscript from one pandita, Madhusudana Maharaja, of Sambala-Pura.

Upon the request of many Gaudiya Vaishnavas of the time, He wrote a lucid sanskrit commentary called Sri Caitanya-Caranamrta, or the the nectar of the lotus feet of Lord Caitanya. The first edition of this book was originally printed in Calcutta, Bengal by the Sri Caitanya Press in 1887.

The birth of Lord Caitanya, as predicted in Sruti, Smriti, and the Vaya Purana.

Uma outra realidade

Por Bhagavatamrta Dasa

Algum dia você já se perguntou se o mundo que vemos à nossa volta é mesmo real, ou se ele é apenas algum tipo de sonho ou ilusão? Com certeza, a maioria de nós nos fazemos essa pergunta em algum ponto de nossas vidas.

Embora o avanço da ciência tenha nos trazido muitos benefícios, ela tem falhado em responder à pergunta mais importante: quem realmente somos. Você pode dizer que é brasileiro, filho de fulano e pai de ciclano, mas estas são apenas designações temporárias, que estão relacionadas com o seu corpo e não com o seu verdadeiro eu.

Todas as religiões concordam com a ideia de que somos almas espirituais eternas. Isso nos leva a uma pergunta obvia: se somos eternos, por que habitamos um corpo temporário, que seremos obrigados a abandonar no devido curso do tempo?

No segundo capítulo do Bhagavad-Gita, Krishna oferece uma resposta simples para a questão:

"Nunca houve um tempo em que Eu não existisse, nem você e nem todos estes reis;

THE GLORIES OF THE LORD'S DAILY PASTIMES

 

1. sri-gauranga-mahaprabhos-caranayor ya kesa-sesadibhih

sevagamyataya sva-bhakta-vihita sanyair-yaya labhyate

tam tan-manasikim smrtim prathayitum bhavyam sada sattamair

naumi pratyahikam tadiya-caritam sriman-navadvipa-jam

 

Devotional service to the lotus feet of Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu is far beyond the perception of Lord Brahma, Lord Siva, Lord Sesa-naga and the rest; but it is continually indulged in by the Lord's own devotees, and it is always available to other souls as well. Now I will begin my description of the process of manasi-seva (service to the Lord executed within the mind). This process is fit for continuous remembrance by the most virtuous sages. Therefore I offer my most respectful obeisances to the eternal daily life and pastimes of the Lord born in Navadvipa.

 

BRIEF CODES DES

Prasadam at Iskcon Bhubaneswara was healthy but austere. Our one noon hour meal consisted of dahlma , rice, capatis, with maybe total of two tablespoons of oil or gheel for the whiole offering. There was neither milk nor sweets until i arrived and insisted on making the arrangements. At first, theis sort of diet is so minimal, that a wetsern person becomes weak, but soon, if yhou are young enough, the body adapts and you start to be clear-headed and strong once again.

The milk supplier gradually waterede down the milk. It was cyclical. At first, it is pure and rich, then after a day or three, not quite so rich, until after two three weeks it is half water! Then we would complain, and the cycle would start again all over.

Bhagavata prabhu and Gour Govinda Swami did a fair amount of preaching in our little three man room. For example, the local army, encamped up the road, would regularly march by, rifles, bag pipes, drums and all. It was quite martial and fun to see. One of the offic

Please accept my humble obeisances all glories to Srila Prabhupada.
 
I am working slowly on a long term project to compile some of the notes I have made over the years from reading of the original Srimad Bhagavatam books presented by Srila Prabhupada. That presentation is called Continuous Revelations.
 
This mailing is from part two of the first canto of the Srimad Bhagavatam and is being presented simply due to some old inspiration. It may not be repeated or may be repeated from time to time so bare with me.
 
If you take the time to reference what I have quoted then you can read the full context from which these bits of transcendental literature are from. It is very relaxing and wonderful to be going through these gems. I feel that volumes can be written from some of these simple quotes even in their place in relation to the original text. They can be discussed amongst devotees on line, around a bowl of hot milk or beside a camp fire in some future evening.
 
Srila Prabhupadas books will c

Sri Aisvarya-kadambini
The Monsoon of Lord Krsna's Opulence

 

Prathama vrsti - Bhagavat-tripada-vibhuti
(First Shower - The Spiritual World)

 

Text 1

 

I offer my respectful obeisances to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose form is like blue lotus flower, who wears golden ornaments, who possesses a multitude of eternal transcendental qualities and opulences, and who bears the name Sri Krsna.

Text 2

 

Appearing in this world with Srila Santana Goswami and Srila Rupa Goswami, and bringing great tidal waves to the ocean of transcendental bliss, may the wonderful and splendid rising moon of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu dispel the darkness within our hearts.

Note: If the word sanatana is interpreted to mean "eternal" and if the word rupam is interpreted to mean "form," then this verse may be understood in the following way: "Revealing its eternal transcendental form in this world, and bringing great tidal waves to the ocean of transcendental bliss, may the wonderful and splendid rising moon of

The entire ritvik truth does not rely on one word only (Henceforward) but on actual documented historical chronology given by the GBC itself. All in context from the May 28^th 1977 conversation. Most importantly that the July 9^th letter was approved by Srila Prabhupada.

Ritvikism as coined by the GBC does not "directly contradict the principle of parampara itself (of successive diksa and siksa-gurus), " It follows the principle of paramapara itself. By obeying the direct orders of the founding acharya, does not reject the understanding that a pure devotee may appear in the future and does not reject the understanding of siksa gurus. That is a fabrication by the GBC to again further separate Srila Prabhupada his disciples, present and future followers from his ISKCON.

The GBC did not inform the ISKCON members of their rejection of the July 9th 1977 directive until well after Srila Prabhupada's leaving of his body.

By directly and totally rejecting his final directive, they have so fa

From His Divine Grace

A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.

The Right Of Discipline

I was born in the darkest ignorance, and my spiritual master opened my eyes with the torch of knowledge. I offer my respectful obeisance’s unto him. When will Srila Rupa Gosvami Prabhupada, who has established within this material world the mission to fulfill the desire of Lord Caitanya, give me shelter under his lotus feet?

From the Introduction to the 1972 edition of The Bhagavad Gita As It Is by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.

The word discipline comes from disciple, or disciple comes from discipline. So unless there is discipline, there is no question of disciple.

The definition of truth by Srila Prabhupada.

“Satyam, truthfulness, means that the facts should be presented as they are for the benefit of others. Facts should not be misrepresented. According to social conventions, it is said that one can speak the truth only when i