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March 2011 Blog Posts (5)

Sannyasi stockholder

"Sannyasi stockholders"

dear devotees

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

It has come to our attention that a certain sannyasi in ISKCON invest in the stockmarket in the name of Yukta vairagya. Take some money from

"disciples" and invest it.There is only one word for it:"MAYA".This reflects badly on those sannyasis that are strict.And in my opinion this is most sannyasis

in ISKCON.Most of…

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Added by Paramananda das on March 24, 2011 at 10:01am — No Comments

dear devotees

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

All glories to Caitanya Mahaprabhu

Today is such a holy and auspicious day the appearance of Lord Caitanya during this month of Phalguna. Even the moon is celebrating with his fullness

dekho ore bhāi, tri-bhuvane nāi,

emona doyāla dātā

paśu pākhī jhure, pāṣāṇa vidare,

śuni' jāńra guṇa-gātha

...My dear brother, just try and examine this. Within the three… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on March 19, 2011 at 6:23am — No Comments

bhajanandi or preacher?

dear devotees

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Prabhodananda Sarasvati Maharaja gave a nice lecture in Mayapure

http://www.dandavats.com/?p=9384#comment-13888

on the issue if 16 rounds is enough.Srila Prabhupada said very minimum 16.He actually tried to introduce 64 rounds in ISKCON

just as the line of his Guru Maharaja and all…

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Added by Paramananda das on March 15, 2011 at 12:52pm — No Comments

What is the update and status of ISKCON lifemembership?

What is the update and status of ISKCON lifemembership?

dear devotees

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

I like to know what is the status of ISKCON lifemembership and ISKCON GBC policy? I looked up Srila Prabhupadas instructions on lifemembership .In a letter to Brahmananda from july 8th 1969, Srila Prabhupada has stated that bookdistribution is more important than lifemembership.Then again on October 28th 1970 Srila Prabhupada…

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Added by Paramananda das on March 14, 2011 at 8:43am — No Comments