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O MY FRIENDS, SONS OF ASURAS, THE SUPREME PERSONALITY OF GODHEAD IN HIS SUPERSOUL FEATURE ALWAYS EXISTS WITHIN THE CORE OF THE HEART OF ALL LIVING ENTITIES. INDEED, HE IS THE WELL-WISHER AND FRIEND OF ALL LIVING ENTITIES AND THERE IS NO DIFFICULTY IN WORSHIPING THE LORD. WHY, THEN, PEOPLE DO NOT NOT ENGAGE IN HIS DEVOTIONAL SERVICE? WHY ARE THEY SO ADDICTED TO UNNECESSARILY PRODUCING ARTIFICIAL PARAPHERNALIA FOR SENSE GRATIFICATION? (SRIMAD-BHAGAVATAM 7.7.38).
In Bhagvad-gita, 13.16, Krishna says, "The Supreme Truth exists outside and inside of all living entities, the moving and the nonmoving. Because He is subtle, He is beyond the power of the material senses to see or to know. Although far, far away, He is also near to all."
Srila Prabhupada teaches that vedic literature states that Narayana, the Supreme Person, is residing both outside and inside of every living entity. He is present in both the spiritual and material worlds. Although He is far, far away, still He is near to u
“In March 1978, when the GBC went to see Sridhara Maharaja to consult on the future of the gurus and ISKCON initiations, the GBC was told that being appointed as the ritvik representative of the guru does not automatically make one an initiating guru later on.” Jayapataka then blatantly and boldly lied to inform Sridhara Maharaja, as recorded on tape, referring to the 28 May 1977 conversations between the GBC and Srila Prabhupada: “Prabhupada has given explicit wishes.”This convinced Sridhara Maharaja that Srila Prabhupada had actually appointed 11 acharyas, and then, having been misled about this, gave her extensive advice to the "new acharyas" of ISKCON on that basis. This was a blatant act of deception by Jayapataka (and all the other silent GBCs). “There were no explicit desires or instructions from Srila Prabhupada that anyone should become a successor guru, nor that the ritviks would become complete gurus after Srila Prabbupada’s depart
Prabhupada: But here it is said, bhakti bhagavati. Bhakti, when you give your attachment to bhagavan, the Supreme Person, then it is.. Devotion, devotee of God. Bhagavan is there, and bhakta is there, and the transaction between bhagavan and bhakta, that is called bhakti. The impersonalist cannot understand what bhakti is, because he does not believe in duality. They don't believe in duality: bhagavan and bhakta. They believe that all is one. So there is no question of bhakti in the impersonal philosophy of monism. Bhakti is possible in duality. That is the Vedic version. The Supreme Being and the subordinate beings. Subordinate beings dedicate themselves to the service of the Supreme Being. That's called bhakti.
>>> Ref. VedaBase => Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.2.18 -- 19 July 1974, New Vrindavan
"So our business is to take shelter of the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa. That is our first business, not this "This is our business, where to find out my food, my bread, and get up early in the morning and running to the office or to the working place." This is not civilization. This is not civilization. Therefore he says that "I am a lame man." Mama manda-gatī: "I am very slow, so I take shelter of the lotus feet of Madana-mohana." That is our business. The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is teaching all over the world this philosophy, that your first and foremost business is to become Kṛṣṇa conscious. There is no question of so-called economic development, sense gratification. No. These are not important things. There are many missionaries, they open hospitals or similar philanthropic activities, but we never do that. So many friends advised me to open some hospitals, dispensaries. Oh, I flatly said that "We are not interested in the hospitals." There are so many hospitals. So people who are in
ELEVEN BEAUTIFUL VYASASANAS PREPARED BEFORE PRABHUPADA PASSED AWAY?-Nadia das was one of the brave members of the Nama Hatta Sankirtan group of Yasodanandana and Gurukripa who raised most of the funds to build ISKCON's Vrindaban Krishna Balarama Mandir, ISKCON temple complex on Mumbai's Juhu beach and residential neighbourhoods from "long wall" of ISKCON at Mayapur. Years later, Yasodanandana met Nadia again and remembered old times. Nadia told Yasodanandana about an unforgettable incident, what it was like being at ISKCON Mayapur in August 1977, before Srila Prabhupada left for London. He saw an unusual truck delivering to the ISKCON complex precious woods and many expensive rolls of fine brocade fabric. Nadia asked Bhavananda, the Mayapur project director, what were those high-quality materials for, and he replied: "Let's build eleven Vyasasanas for the new gurus!" ”. It wasn't until March of the next year that Nadia could understand what that meant, but by then he could no l
"Especially in India you will see. No animal is fatty, either cat, dog or cow. They have no eating. So annād bhavanti bhūtāni. They must be given sufficient food, annād. Kṛṣṇa does not say that "You fast and chant Hare Kṛṣṇa." He does not say. Kṛṣṇa is not so impractical. He says, "Eat very nicely, keep very nicely, and chant Hare Kṛṣṇa. Make your life successful." That is Hare Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is not one-sided. It is all-embracing. Sarve sukhino bhavantu. Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement wants to see everyone happy. Without being happy, how you can remain peaceful? That is not possible.
Therefore bhagavān uvāca. You take lessons from Bhagavān, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, perfect, all-perfect.
>>> Ref. VedaBase => Srila Prabhupada, Bhagavad-gītā 4.1 -- Bombay, March 21, 1974
EVERY DEVOTEE SHOULD READ THIS!!!
Memory of the Day
Sri Vyasa-puja Special
I guarantee it
Dina Bandhu: Once, Prabhupada was lecturing from his big vyasasana in the new temple room in Los Angeles. At the end of his lecture Prabhupada said, "So if you will just follow these four regulative principles and chant sixteen rounds then you will go back to home, back to Godhead. I guarantee it." He paused and looked around at all of us. Then he said again, "I guarantee it."
Reference: Prabhupada Memories - DVD 18, Siddhanta Dasa
Memory of the Day
Sri Vyasa-puja Special
Coming of the messiah
Tranakarta: On a morning walk in Chicago, an ordinary man was in awe looking at Prabhupada and he said, "What do you think about the coming of Christ?"
Prabhupada said, "Your messiah has already come."
We all said, "Jaya, Prabhupada!"
Reference: Prabhupada Memories - DVD 38, Siddhanta Dasa
SANATANA GOSWAMI
vairagya-yug-bhakti-rasam prayatnair
apayayan mam anabhipsum andham
krpambudhir yah para-duhkha-duhkhi
sanatanas tam prabhum asrayami
[Raghunatha dasa Goswami has glorified Sanatana Goswami as follows in his Vilapa Kusumanjali (6)]
"I was unwilling to drink the nectar of devotional service possessed of renunciation, but Sanatana Goswami, out of his causeless mercy, made me drink it, even though I was unable to do so.
Therefore he is an ocean of mercy.
He is very much compassionate to fallen souls like me, and thus it is my duty to offer my respectful obeisances unto his lotus feet and take shelter of him."
The transcendental position of Sanatana Goswami is glorified in the Gaura- Ganodesha-Dipika of Shri Kavi Karnapura (181):
sa rupa-manjari-prestha
purasid rati-manjari
socyate nama-bhedena
lavanga-manjari budhaih
"Rupa Manjari's closest friend, who was known by the names Rati-Manjari and Lavanga Manjari, appeared in the pastimes of Shri Chaitanya mahaprabhu as
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(That same thing I said, that someone has poisoned me.)-Final statement about poisoning late on November 10, 1977. Kaviraja: dekhiye, bat hi hai, ki koi ... Rumors about a poisoning of Srila Prabhupada have been circulating around the world of devotees ever since Srila Prabhupada's departure over 20 years ago. Rupanuga Prabhu remembers the ...
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Dr. Mehta, an Ayurvedic physician who lives in Houston, was shown several photographs of Srila Prabhupada during His last days, and he also observed the video documentary of Srila Prabhupada's last months entitled: "The Final Lesson." Dr. Mehta has been a practicing Ayurvedic physician since 1948.
SUPERSOUL is your dearmost beautiful loyal intelligent Friend. Do share with Him. Be aware that He is there and is fully conscious of you at every moment. He has been with you since timeless Time.
Are you concsious of Him ?, becomes the big question. When you are NOT, that suggests you are in a "looking away" from Godhead seperatist mentality, impersonal and neglectful of your God there with you at every moment. Lord Janardana, Supersoul, Lord John, one can illiterate, has always been there for you, is your direct personal Godhead and Krsna. Lord Janardana is our best friend and Lord to the end, on our side, are we oblivious to how much He may suffer to see our lost suffering...? We lose love when we turn away from God.
Devotees may of course mediatate on the Form of their love, such as Gopal and Radha Krsna. 
The purpose of Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.12 was totally changed by Ramesvara and Tamal Krsna against Srila Prabhupada's instructions in a new printing of Srimad Bhagavatam in early 1978.
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They made this change without informing the devotee community so that everyone would believe that these were Srila Prabhupada's original words, which is not true, it is a big deception, a big lie.
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The purport of SB 1.16.12 was totally changed in the 1978 edition of Srimad Bhagavatam.
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Ramesvara answered my question about this change two or three years ago and told me that Srila Prabhupada authorized this change so that this purport would coincide with the Fifth Canto.
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This is a big lie because the changes introduced are totally contrary to Srila Prabhupada's teachings, even the most recent ones on July 2-3 and 5, 1977, four months before his departure.
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Naturally, Ramesvara has no documentary evidence, recording or writing, to prove such so-called authorization.
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On the other hand, in the Bhuman
JUST SEE AND DO ACCORDING TO SRILA PRABHUPADA'S ACTIONS;
They say Srila Prabhupada said formal initiation is not needed.
What he did; Initiated disciples all over the planet.
They say Srila Prabhupada appointed gooroos to replace him.
What he did ; Used ritviks since the early seventies on his behalf. He told us to change nothing.
They say women should be Gooroos, and same-sex marriage is TOO cool with them.
What he did ; Disallowed all homosexual activity, and never appointed a female as a temple president or leader or kirtan leader, almost ever.
Just do what Srila Prabhupada did.
One can renounce the world and go to Mathura or Vrndavana, worship the land, the residents, chant Hare Krsna, purty much give up eating and sleeping, and of course never indulge any illicit activities. Sri Vrndavana dhama is the most exalted of Vaisnava dhamas. Sri Krsna is there, with us at every second.
Vrndavana magnifies 100x the good service, as well as reactions for sins. Neophytes are advised by Srila Prabhupada, therefore, to only visit for three days. One may reside there, if they are fully self-controlled, and can live a life of full concentration and determination in service. One is in a bad status if they engage in illicit activity there, or become familiar and offensive to others..
Absorbtion in bhajana, giving up eating and sleeping, is no business of imperfect devotees. Srila Prabhupada recommends instead a total concentration on sankirtan and such preaching activities. He, Srila Prabhupada, says that this is the benchmark, the specialty of our sampradya.
For myself who
Vrndavana magnifies 100x the good service, as well as reactions for sins. Neophytes are advised by Srila Prabhupada, therefore, to only visit for three days. One may reside there, if they are fully self-controlled, and can live a life of full concentration and determination in service. One is in a bad status if they engage in illicit activity there, or become familiar and offensive to others..
Absorbtion in bhajana, giving up eating and sleeping, is no business of imperfect devotees. Srila Prabhupada recommends instead a total concentration on sankirtan and such preaching activities. He, Srila Prabhupada, says that this is the benchmark, the specialty of our sampradya.
For myself who
BREAKING NEWS! His Grace Aprakrita Prabhu of Montreal just left his body.
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BREAKING NEWS! His Grace Aprakrita Prabhu of Montreal just left his body.
Message from Ratha yatra Prabhu:
HG Aprakrita Prabhu from Montreal left his body
In memory of a great Prabhupada man/Prabhupada original book distributor
and my best friend.
He would visit south India every year before the scam-demmic,
staying at Hare Krsna Hill ISKCON Bangalore guest house
where he and I would travel to many holy places in Karnataka.
These pictures were taken when we visited Shri Yoganarasimha Swamy Temple in Melukote .
We would communicate every month,
my wife Vaidhi Bhakti devi dasi speaks french,
he would send us french language videos that he posted regularly on his web site,
(which is the largest Prabhupada website in the EU).
On Srila Prabhupada's appearan
“CHAPTER 84: MAY 28 DISCUSSIONS CONCEALED (Cont.), SATSVARUPA ADULTERATES THE MAY 28 TRANSCRIPT (See Book Two) In 1983 Satsvarupa published the final of 6 volumes of Srila Prabhupada Lilamrita, Srila Prabhupada’s biography. It included a heavily adulterated version of the May 28 transcript (p. 324-5) supportive of ISKCON’s unauthorized gurus. The deceptive fudging of the transcript and his “politically-convenient” interpretation of the May 28 talks in his biography reveals Satsvarupa to be a primary participant in the gurujacking of ISKCON by falsifying the instructions Srila Prabhupada. His transcript is so far off from what was spoken, he must have thought the actual tape would never be released. The tape and a true transcript remained unavailable for another two years; the GBC succeeded in hiding the May 28 talks for eight years. Thereafter Satsvarupa simply pleaded “literary or artistic license” to explain his biography deceit to those wit
