March 2022 Blog Posts (20)

Papamocani Ekadasi

Yudhisthira Maharaja said, “O Supreme Lord, I have heard from You the explanation of Amalaki Ekadasi, which occurs during the light fortnight of the month of Phalguna [February-March], and now I wish to hear about the Ekadasi that occurs during the dark fortnight of the month of Caitra [March- April]. What is its name, O Lord, and what results can one attain by observing it?”

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krsna, replied, “O best of kings, for the…

Subject: New Yorkers and their Rude mouth (is this heavy enough for you) but it is the truth

I can tell you I have never seen any more arrogant and rude comments coming from devotees born in New York ,no all are rude, but they are just loud-mouthed and obnoxious ,we had one New York born Swami that told matajis you are whores ,and he was always nasty, one day on Harinama one man just went up to the Swami and slapped him , when you have filthy mouth someone will slap you …

Bingohall or Book distribution!

My dear devotee friends

Please accept my humble obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Srila Prabhupada writes in the 5th Canto of Srimad Bhagavatam that unless one is constantly distributing transcendental kinds of literature(his books) and engaged in book distribution it is very hard to transcend the three modes of material nature.

Srila Prabhupada also writes in Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.44 purports that it is the duty of every member…

Karnananda

Yadunandana Dasa Thakura

First Extract

I offer my obeisances to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the ocean of kindness, Nityananda Prabhu, the friend of the distressed, Advaita Acarya, who is most merciful, and to Srivasa Thakura, as well as all the devotees of Mahaprabhu. I pray for the blessings of Sri Rupa and Sanatana, who deeply love mankind, and Sri Gopala Bhatta, who is a reservoir of love and devotion. May Raghunatha Bhatta and Raghunatha Dasa, who lived on…

serving Srila Prabhupada with Srila Sridhara Swami

dear Giriraja Swami

Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

I know you loved and served a lot with HH Srila Sridhara Swami so I like to share this with you Holiness and I pray he and you always bless me.

Well I also had some "pastimes" with Srila Sridhara Swami, the first time I really met Srila Sridhara Swami was on Padayatra in 1985 I know I am a latecomer compared to…

I noticed since I came to the USA in 1989, many Jewish Matajis are stalkers of devotee men I have been approached 5 times and 2 times pressured by 4 Jewish Sannyasis for marriage to some witches in my time in ISKCON .The first time on Padayatra in 1989 in California some Jewish Mataji approached me I had no interest in her ,could not care less about her , 1990 and female disciple of Dhanudhara Swami started 3 years stalking campaign I was asked 12 times to marry her. Ramabhadra who was TP…

Navadvipa-stuti by Srila Rupa Goswami

Prayers glorifying Navadvipa (by Shrila Rupa Gosvami) 

Text 1

shriman-navadvipa-stotram

shri-gauda-deshe sura-dirghikayas

tire 'ti-ramye iha punyamayyah

lasantam ananda-bharena nityam

tam shri-navadvipam aham smarami

shri-navadvipa-stotram - prayers glorifying Navadvipa; shri-gauda-deshe - in Bengal; sura-dirghikayah - of the celestial Ganges; tire - on the shore; ati-ramye - very beautiful; iha - here;…

https://www.yogapedia.com/definition/8709/ahamgraha-upasana

I call it "AHANKARA UPASANA ",worshipping oneself as Brahman , in South India we came to Sripada Sankacaryas birthplace on Padayayatra in 1985 and there is a temple on the top floor you worship your own image in a mirror, that is what the Mayavadis teach you there the devotees were joking and took up the incense and lamps and started to do worship of Lord…

It is stated in Sri Advaita Prakash that Sri Advaita Acarya made two paintings of Radha and Krsna on the order of Srila Madhavendra Puri,if one sees these paintings one will easy develop love for the Divine couple, so next time I go to Navadvipa I will go to Santi Pure and ask if these paintings still exist , because then we should all be eager to see them ,I once spend a whole day in Santi Pure with a sannyasa disciple of Hrdayananda Maharaja ,Jambavan Maharaja , I never saw him again so…

speculations in abhiseka, we should follow Srila Prabhupada and Srila Madhavendra Puri

dear devotees

Please accept my humble obeisances

all glories to Srila Prabhupada

We have seen so many speculations in doing Abhiseka, I am not finding faults in the devotee's love, but in the process

that is not set by Srila Prabhupada and our Acaryas such as Madhavendra Puri.

We see how Srila Prabhupada used Pancamrta as is the example also shown by Madhavendra Puri when he…

They are all envious demons!

Recently a book distributor told me how one temple was envious of their success, this is not a new thing whenever you distribute Srila Prabhupada's books, and especially if you distribute many others become envious. Why because they know I should also be out there distributing books, but they can not will not and most of all they are too lazy to do so, otherwise they could and their envy of book distribution is there though they call themselves devotees.…

Hari-nāma Cintāmaṇi

Chapter Four – Nāmāparādha – Sādhu-nindā

(Offences to the Holy Name – Criticising Sādhus)

satāṁ nindā nāmnaḥ paramam aparādhaṁ vitanute

yataḥ khyātiṁ yātaṁ katham u sahate tad‑vigarhām

Criticizing devotees is the greatest offense that one can make to the Holy Name. The Name can never tolerate condemnation of those who spread His glories?

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gadādhara-prāṇa jaya jāhnavā-jīvana

jaya sītānātha śrīvāsādi bhakta-jana

Glories to…

Changes to Srila Prabhupada's books due to the lower self !

Srila Prabhupada has beautifully written Bhagavad Gita , but Jayadvaita Swami and the BBT decided to ruin Srila Prabhupadas Bhagavad Gita due to false ego

Chapter 3: Karma-yoga

TEXT 43

evam buddheh param buddhva

samstabhyatmanam atmana

jahi satrum maha-baho

kama-rupam durasadam

SYNONYMS

evam—thus; buddheh—of intelligence; param—superior; buddhva—so knowing; samstabhya—by steadying; atmanam—the…

Srila Prabhupada did not like changes to his Sri Isopanisad

It is one of the first books I read in 1977 and 78 and it for sure helped me become a devotee or aspiring devotee, in 1977 there was a conversation Rascals editors (most of you are familiar with)

Yasoda-nandana:

In the Gurukula we were teaching Isopanisad class to the children. So we took… (break) …Prabhupada and the words which the recent edition of the press is wrong. Many changes were brought. They were trying to…

the Amazing glories of chapter 14 of Bhagavad Gita

The Glories of the Fourteenth Chapter of

the Bhagavad Gita from the Padma Purana

Lord Shiva said “Oh, Parvati kindly hear from Me the glories of the Fourteenth Chapter of the Srimad Bhagavad-gita, with the greatest attention.

In Simhaldvip was a king of the name Vikram-Vetala. One day, when he was going to the forest for hunting, he took his son and two hunting dogs along with him. When he reached the forest he released one…

Frustrated Temple President!

Some years ago a TP from India, asked me what to do. He said the GBC here is taking a Temple Vehicle and goes every day with his friends to lift weights, I can not stop him.I said can you not report him to the ISKCON India office of Management, he said they won't listen nor the GBC, you are the only devotee in ISKCON,if you speak up someone may take it seriously.SO I took it to ISKCON Ombudsman, who could not care less ISKCON Resolve(Desolve ISKCON?) Well, I…

Ahalya

Ahalya the wife of Gautama Rsi was attractive to Indra so one day he took the form of Gautama Rsi and had sex with Ahalya,when Gautama Rsi came back from his morning bath and prayers he understood what Indra had done and cursed him to have vaginas all over his body, however, he was able to appease the sage so it became eyes instead.. then Gautama rsi cursed his wife for infidelity (though she was innocent really as she had no idea ,it was Indra who had come disguised as her…

how we lost Ananta Prabhu in ISKCON Boston

once in ISKCON Boston in 1991 when I was reading some section in the 4th Canto of Srimad Bhagavatam that talks about women being less intelligent and under Raja Guna and Tamaguna and should be protected by their husbands, one socalled Mataji wrote a nasty letter of complaint about me and the Brahmacaries in the temple, it was plain envy nothing else the TP at the time Ananta Prabhu disciple of Satsvarupa showed me the letter, packed his bags…

Frustrated Temple President!

Some years ago a TP from India, asked me what to do. He said the GBC here is taking a Temple Vehicle and goes every day with his friends to lift weights, I can not stop him.I said can you not report him to the ISKCON India office of Management, he said they won't listen nor the GBC, you are the only devotee in ISKCON,if you speak up someone may take it seriously.SO I took it to ISKCON Ombudsman, who could not care less ISKCON Resolve(Desolve ISKCON?) Well, I…