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SB 1.6.27, Purport: That is the sign of spiritually enriched persons. re; time of death

Posted by Tamohara dasa ADMIN. on June 6, 2021 at 7:43

Krishna Priya Peterson

Even before death, a pure devotee has no material affection, due to his body's being spiritualized like a red-hot iron in contact with fire

SB 1.6.27, Purport: That is the sign of spiritually enriched persons. And in due course of time, when a pure devotee is completely prepared, all of a sudden the change of body occurs which is commonly called death. And for the pure devotee such a change takes place exactly like lightning, and illumination follows simultaneously. That is to say a devotee simultaneously changes his material body and develops a spiritual body by the will of the Supreme. Even before death, a pure devotee has no material affection, due to his body's being spiritualized like a red-hot iron in contact with fire.

Therefore change of the body means stoppage of the reaction of three qualitative modes of material nature upon the pure devotee

SB 1.6.28, Purport: A devotee's body becomes at once

Calcutta Sept. 2, 1970 “It is a fact that the great sinister movement is within our society.”

Posted by Tamohara dasa ADMIN. on June 4, 2021 at 1:18

Srila Prabhupada’s letter to Hansadutta- Calcutta Sept. 2, 1970 “It is a fact that the great sinister movement is within our society.” What is “the great sinister movement” if not the satanic cabal? He also instructed one of his disciples Nanda Kumar, “There are those in our movement who dress like devotees, shika, tilak, neckbeads, and dhoti, but they are not devotees. They are agents of Kali. We must find them and weed them out.”

Quote from Srila Bhaktisidhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupada - “After the time of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, those faithful to Him kept apart from non devotees, to avoid contamination. Seeing this, the personality of Kali sent his representatives in disguise to pollute the Vaisnava sampradaya. Posing as Vaisnavas, they spread their wicked doctrines, and appeared so intelligent and devoted that only pure devotees could detect their real identity.” – Srila Bhaktisiddhanta, Sajana Toshani (18.2.13-14)

(Room Conversation January 21, 1977, Bhubaneswar)

Ramesvara:

A Heart Touching Pastime Of Srila Prabhupada. Sripada Hrdayananda Babaji Maharaja was born in Radha Kunda and has been a pujari for 78 years

Posted by Tamohara dasa ADMIN. on June 3, 2021 at 4:16

Gianni Sattvic Das Menegazzo

A Heart Touching Pastime Of Srila Prabhupada.

Sripada Hrdayananda Babaji Maharaja was born in Radha Kunda and has been a pujari for 78 years. He lives next to the Radha Damodara Temple. At the beginning of the interview, upon being asked if he knew Srila Prabhupada, Babaji Maharaja began to cry, "Never have I seen anyone do sadhana like he did. I have lived all my life in Vraja and I have never seen anyone like him. Prabhupada did many arduous things, he worked very hard there at the Radha Damodara Temple. At that time it was austere, undeveloped, and very muddy and dirty with no facilities.”

"Many years later, when I heard that it was actually he who had been chosen by Caitanya Mahaprabhu to spread the Hare Krishna Maha-Mantra around the world, I was not surprised.”

Prabhupada spread this Krishna consciousness by the mercy of Rupa Goswami. Prabhupada used to pray to Rupa Goswami, "You please give me your mercy." And then he got that mercy. I know t

Some say that everyone is equal. Are they right? Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Prabhupada

Posted by Tamohara dasa ADMIN. on June 2, 2021 at 3:06

Some say that everyone is equal. Are they right?

Answer: The real and the unreal, the devotee and the non-devotee, the sinful and the virtuous, the educated and the illiterate, the demigod and the Supreme Lord, the chaste and the unchaste, religion and non-religion, light and darkness, ātma-dharma and anātma-dharma, devotion and non-devotion – how can these be equal to each other?

Everything is considered acceptable by those who remain unaware of internal realities and who have yet to enter into contemplation of the subtlest of subtle subject matters. An ignorant child may claim that his illegible writing must have meaning; for if the writings of knowledgeable men have meaning, then his scribbles must as well.

A foolish man will accuse someone who sees a difference between illegible scribbles and meaningful writing of being sectarian and partial. If one tries to discuss true principles in relation to the Supreme Lord and harikathā with those who are unaware of their internal i

The holy name is our only shelter. Always carry your beads and danda.

Posted by Tamohara dasa ADMIN. on May 31, 2021 at 14:46

Barnabás Márk

Satsvarupa: I asked Srila Prabhupada whether a sannyasi should worship a Deity while traveling. He said a sannyasi is not required to worship the Deity. He said, Lord Chaitanya never carried a Deity. I asked about the danda. Is it a Deity? No, he said. I asked if you could offer food to the danda (as with a Deity)? He laughed and said, "No." He said that the danda means body, mind, and words dedicated to Krishna's service. He said Harinama is the thing for a sannyasi. The holy name is our only shelter. Always carry your beads and danda.

"The first thing is enthusiasm. Don't be dead." He said, "You have to work more than me. Anyone who has life, he can preach. I say to my Godbrothers, 'You are all dead. You have no strength, no life. What have you done?' Because I am trying my best, blessing is coming from my Guru Maharaja. It is not to be advertised, but seen."

We have to take great responsibility. Simply touring is not required. By traveling we have to do somet

Yamunā: Swāmījī, Jānakī-devī wrote me this very nice letter where she had a dream

Posted by Tamohara dasa ADMIN. on May 30, 2021 at 15:57

Tamohara Garden

Kirru KumarPRABHUPAD ROOM CONVERSATION

21 hrs ·

Yamunā: Swāmījī, Jānakī-devī wrote me this very nice letter where she had a dream that there was a gigantic platform above the surface of the earth, and all of our devotees, our Godbrothers and -sisters and you, were assembled on this gigantic platform for saṅkīrtana.

And we had such a thunderous joy, magnificent kīrtana, that the whole earth... When you said, "Jaya oṁ paraṁ paramahaṁsa," the whole earth bowed down to you like this. And we were all crying, so happy. And you said, "Now my Guru Mahārāja is satisfied." That was her dream.

Prabhupāda: Thank you very much. Yes. Thank you for your dreaming like that. It is very pleasing to me. Yes, I want to see like that. That dreaming is also nice.

Type: Conversation

Date: March 25, 1968

Location: San Francisco

Prabhupāda: Kṛṣṇa does not say that you have to become like this, like that, like that, then you can serve Him. Does not say.

Posted by Tamohara dasa ADMIN. on May 29, 2021 at 17:30

Kirru Kumar

Prabhupāda: Kṛṣṇa does not say that you have to become like this, like that, like that, then you can serve Him. Does not say. Just like this cow. Just see. What does it know? Is an animal. You see? But the calf knows to brush his head and tongue like this, in love. Just see. It is doing, and Kṛṣṇa accepting, "Yes." That is expert.

First of all find out what is easily done by you. Don't take anything which is not easily done by you. You find out what is your occupation, what you can very nicely and easily perform, and do it for Kṛṣṇa. That's all. Is that clear? Expert? This is expert. Expert does not mean that I do not know how to drive motorcar, and I will have to imitate somebody, "Oh, I shall become driver." Why?

If you do not know driving, why should you attempt driving? Whatever you know, you just try it, that business, and try to satisfy Kṛṣṇa. If you know driving, that's all right. But don't take... My Guru Mahārāja explained that you haven't got to learn anyt

I am sure that You will kill all the armies that are moving all over the world under the leadership of politicians who are dressed as kṣatriya rulers but who are factually demons.

Posted by Tamohara dasa ADMIN. on May 28, 2021 at 2:25

TRANSLATION

O my Lord, proprietor of all creation, You have now appeared in my house, desiring to protect this world. I am sure that You will kill all the armies that are moving all over the world under the leadership of politicians who are dressed as kṣatriya rulers but who are factually demons. They must be killed by You for the protection of the innocent public.

PURPORT

Kṛṣṇa appears in this world for two purposes, paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṁ vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām: to protect the innocent, religious devotees of the Lord and to annihilate all the uneducated, uncultured asuras, who unnecessarily bark like dogs and fight among themselves for political power. It is said, kali-kāle nāma-rūpe kṛṣṇa avatāra. The Hare Kṛṣṇa movement is also an incarnation of Kṛṣṇa in the form of the holy name (nāma-rūpe). Every one of us who is actually afraid of the asuric rulers and politicians must welcome this incarnation of Kṛṣṇa: Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma R

Ahobilam - Nava Narasimha temples darshan

Posted by Tamohara dasa ADMIN. on May 25, 2021 at 5:42

All glories to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.

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Ahobilam - Nava Narasimha temples darshan

ahobilamutt.org

Details

Perumal (Lord)	:	Ahobila Nrisimha - Sitting posture in Chakrasana facing East (Main temple)
Thayar (Consort)	:	Lakhmi, Senjulakshmi
Other shrines	:	Jwala Nrisimha, Malola Nrisimha, Kroda Nrisimha, Karanja Nrisimha, Bhargava Nrisimha, Yaogananda Nrisimha, Kshatravata Nrisimha, Pavana Nrisimha
Pushkarani	:	Pavanasini, Bhargava, Indra, Nrisimha,Gaja Theerthams
Vimanam	:	Guhai (Cave)
Pratyaksham	:	Prahalada, Adivan Satakopan

Ahobilam is located in Karnool district of Andhra Pradesh in the hills of the eastern ghats, about 400 KM northwest of Chennai.

The temple consists of nine shrines to Lord Nrisimha located around a 5 KM circle. In addition to the nine shrines, there is a temple for Prahaladavarada Varadhan in the foothills of the mountain. Due to security reasons and the difficulty in performing daily worship, many of the utsava vigra

Mahaprabhu, Radha, Krsna, Puri ,Srila Gour Govinda Swami.

Posted by Tamohara dasa ADMIN. on May 24, 2021 at 15:08

Mahesh Pandit Dasa is with Gagan Bihari Bal and

5 others

in Puri, Orissa.

February 5 ·

"Floating in the Ocean

of Radha-Prema"

From the

*Embankment of Separation*

"Gopaljiu Publications"

by

Mahā-bhāgavata Siromani Gour Govinda Swami Mahārāja

"...In a very sweet voice, Krishna says, “Radhe, where is viraha? Where is separation? There is no separation, Radhe. In tattva there is no separation at all. I am always with You in Vrajabhumi. This viraha is the topmost platform in prema, loving affairs. If there had not been viraha then this prema would have met an untimely death, akala mrtyu. Therefore viraha keeps the prema alive.

“Radhe, Your love for Me is like a very deep ocean. In order to reach such an ocean and to drown in that deep ocean I have assumed this form, Jagannath. In this form I will stay eternally in Sri Kshetra.”

This is Jagannath-vigraha, radha-viraha-vidhura, Krishna feeling intense separation from Radha. In the form of a log of wood, He is floa

Krsna has got accountant.

Posted by Tamohara dasa ADMIN. on May 20, 2021 at 11:47

Srila Prabhupada says, ''But suppose we fall down. There is nothing inauspicity, because whatever you have done sincerely, that is recorded in Krsna's book. Krsna has got accountant. [laughter]''.....

Prabhupada: So one thing is guaranteed. If you engage in Krsna consciousness, and suppose you do not become perfectly mature, some way or other you fall down... We should not fall down. Because if we have got enthusiasm and patience, we shall not fall down. But suppose we fall down. There is nothing inauspicity, because whatever you have done sincerely, that is recorded in the book, in the Krsna's book. Krsna has got accountant. [laughter] He keeps nice account of the activities of His devotees. That's a fact. Just like the nondevotees' accounts are kept by Yamaraja for punishment, similarly, devotees' accounts are kept by Krsna, personally. Unless He keeps account, how He says, "I respond to the devotee to the proportionate surrender"? The real business is surrender to Krsna. If we surr

THE VEDAS WARN US TO GO NOT TO THE DARKNESS OF IGNORANCE BUT TO THE PROGRESSIVE PATH OF LIGHT. Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1, Chapter 17, Text 24 Purport

Posted by Tamohara dasa ADMIN. on May 19, 2021 at 16:51

Govinda Dasadasa

THE VEDAS WARN US TO GO NOT TO THE DARKNESS OF IGNORANCE BUT TO THE PROGRESSIVE PATH OF LIGHT.

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1, Chapter 17, Text 24 Purport:

The deluding energy, or material nature, can act upon the living beings proportionately in terms of the living beings’ falling prey to the deluding attraction of māyā. Moths are captivated by the glaring brightness of light, and thus they become prey to the fire. Similarly, the deluding energy is always captivating the conditioned souls to become prey to the fire of delusion, and the Vedic scriptures warn the conditioned souls not to become prey to delusion but to get rid of it. The Vedas warn us to go not to the darkness of ignorance but to the progressive path of light. The Lord Himself also warns that the deluding power of material energy is too powerful to overcome, but one who completely surrenders unto the Lord can easily do so. But to surrender unto the lotus feet of the Lord is also not very easy. Su

Kṛṣṇa consciousness is dormant in everyone’s heart

Posted by Tamohara dasa ADMIN. on May 18, 2021 at 10:39

Spiritual LocationSolely Prabhupad

Kṛṣṇa consciousness is dormant in everyone’s heart

(The following is a part of the interview with freelance reporter Sandy Nixon took place in July 1975, in Śrīla Prabhupāda’s quarters at the Kṛṣṇa center in Philadelphia.)

Ms. Nixon: My first question is very basic. What is Kṛṣṇa consciousness?

Śrīla Prabhupāda: Kṛṣṇa means God. We are all intimately connected with Him because He is our original father. But we have forgotten this connection. When we become interested in knowing, “What is my connection with God? What is the aim of life?” then we are called Kṛṣṇa conscious.

Ms. Nixon: How does Kṛṣṇa consciousness develop in the practitioner?

Śrīla Prabhupāda: Kṛṣṇa consciousness is already there in the core of everyone’s heart. But because of our materially conditioned life, we have forgotten it. The process of chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra—Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare—revives

Srila Prabhupada writes - "Anyone who gives some service to this Krishna Consciousness movement is fortunate proportionately.

Posted by Tamohara dasa ADMIN. on May 16, 2021 at 3:10

Srila Prabhupada writes - "Anyone who gives some service to this Krishna Consciousness movement is fortunate proportionately. At least the seed of his fortunate life is sown there. Whether he gives service of some sort, willingly or even unwillingly, the seed is sown, and the fortune will come proportionately."

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Letter to: Tosana Krsna

Los Angeles

13 November, 1968

68-11-13

My Dear Tosana Krishna,

Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter (undated) and thank you very much for it. Your sentiments are very kind, and I very much appreciate them. Regarding your question about what determines our fortune, generally when we are in the material world, we try to be prosperous by material opulence. Just like a common man tries to have a good house, a good wife, a good property, good social prestige, and this way, go on increasing the bodily concept of life, and possess more and more in relationship to the body. This is unfortunate. All living entities beginning

SRILA GOUR GOVINDA MAHARAJA DISAPPEARANCE DAY March 3, 2021. HOW TO FIND A SADHU?

Posted by Tamohara dasa ADMIN. on May 16, 2021 at 1:37

SRILA GOUR GOVINDA MAHARAJA DISAPPEARANCE DAY March 3, 2021.

HOW TO FIND A SADHU?

Q & A with Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja

Devotee: How does one recognize a sadhu?

Gour Govinda Swami: Cry before Krishna. Only He can help you to find a sadhu. You can’t recognize a sadhu. You have no vision to see the sadhu. If you try by yourself to recognize sadhu, then you will be cheated. If you are serious, then cry before Him. “O Krishna! I am your servant!”

ay nanda-tanuja kinkaram

patitam mam visame bhavambudhau

krpaya tava pada-pankaja-

stita-dhuli-sadrsam vicintaya

Mahaprabhu has taught us this. This is crying before Krishna. “O nanda-tanuja, son of Nanda Maharaja, I am your kinkara, your sevant. Somehow or other I am fallen here in this dreadful ocen of material existence and I have been drowning from time immemorial. But I want to serve you. How can I serve you? How can I become a speck of dust at Your lotus feet? Please help me.” Just cry. Without the help of sadhu you cannot a

Dave Poirier Montreal? 1967? Who knew? Well Hare Krishna!

Posted by Tamohara dasa ADMIN. on May 15, 2021 at 13:32

Dave Poirier

Montreal? 1967? Who knew? Well Hare Krishna!

Radha-Krishna PaquetteISKCON Legacy Canada

April 12, 2020 ·

Oriental Cult Attracts Young

53 years ago, this article, "Oriental Cult Attracts Young," was published in The Gazette, April 12, 1967, in Montreal, Canada.

By CLAUDE ARPIN

There's an old second-storey warehouse on Park Ave., below Pine, where a handful of young Montrealers meet daily to repeat a 16-word Oriental chant to the accompaniment of drums, cymbals and tambourines.

The chant, or Mantra - "Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare, Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Rama Rama, Hare Hare" - is, according to sect Swami A. C. Bhaktivedanta, the best way to achieve self-realization in an age of destruction.

Called Krishna Consciousness, the movement promotes the chanting of its 16-word litany because it feels yoga, worship, sacrifices and meditation are extremely difficult in an age "characterized by dissention, chaos and disagre

Procol Harum - Broken Barricades - 02 - Broken Barricades

Posted by Tamohara dasa ADMIN. on May 10, 2021 at 16:26

Karma and caution; HDG.

Posted by Tamohara dasa ADMIN. on May 9, 2021 at 3:13

Prabhupada 0419 - Initiation

Posted by Tamohara dasa ADMIN. on May 8, 2021 at 17:02

The spirit soul has free will, being made in the image of Govinda in a percentage of qualities

Posted by Tamohara dasa ADMIN. on May 8, 2021 at 5:19

The spirit soul has free will, being made in the image of Govinda in a percentage of qualities. At some point, expressing our unlimited potentials, some of us wish to play games, to exercise our free will, like teenagers moving out of the house, or like skaters emboldened to skate even on what appears thin ice, or hearty souls adventuring into the forest in a new territory...

and so may temporarily venture away from the realm of Vaikuntha or Goloka.

It is not all negative! It is not necessarily "envious". It is a positive expression of Krsna's love, such that He allows us our freedom to choose, even if sometimes we choose something bold or temporary. It's a POSITIVE CHOICE, not a "fall down", nor some envious horror story, that leads to the jiva's adventures in independence and material temporary existence. The consequences may be horrid, however, when we misuse this independence. Actually, we are not independent, it is an illusion for our own sake.

So we may

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SB 1.6.27, Purport: That is the sign of spiritually enriched persons. re; time of death

Krishna Priya Peterson

Calcutta Sept. 2, 1970 “It is a fact that the great sinister movement is within our society.”

A Heart Touching Pastime Of Srila Prabhupada. Sripada Hrdayananda Babaji Maharaja was born in Radha Kunda and has been a pujari for 78 years

Gianni Sattvic Das Menegazzo

Some say that everyone is equal. Are they right? Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Prabhupada

The holy name is our only shelter. Always carry your beads and danda.

Barnabás Márk

Yamunā: Swāmījī, Jānakī-devī wrote me this very nice letter where she had a dream

Tamohara Garden

Prabhupāda: Kṛṣṇa does not say that you have to become like this, like that, like that, then you can serve Him. Does not say.

Kirru Kumar

I am sure that You will kill all the armies that are moving all over the world under the leadership of politicians who are dressed as kṣatriya rulers but who are factually demons.

Ahobilam - Nava Narasimha temples darshan

Details

Mahaprabhu, Radha, Krsna, Puri ,Srila Gour Govinda Swami.

Mahesh Pandit Dasa is with Gagan Bihari Bal and

in Puri, Orissa.

Krsna has got accountant.

THE VEDAS WARN US TO GO NOT TO THE DARKNESS OF IGNORANCE BUT TO THE PROGRESSIVE PATH OF LIGHT. Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1, Chapter 17, Text 24 Purport

Govinda Dasadasa

Kṛṣṇa consciousness is dormant in everyone’s heart

Srila Prabhupada writes - "Anyone who gives some service to this Krishna Consciousness movement is fortunate proportionately.

SRILA GOUR GOVINDA MAHARAJA DISAPPEARANCE DAY March 3, 2021. HOW TO FIND A SADHU?

Dave Poirier Montreal? 1967? Who knew? Well Hare Krishna!

Dave Poirier

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Karma and caution; HDG.

Prabhupada 0419 - Initiation

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