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November 2009 Blog Posts (46)

the dead Guru

The Dead Guru

BY: HARINAMANANDA DAS

Oct 27, USA (SUN) — Some of those who have been reading the recent posts about Hridayananda may think that the main theme of this whole thing has been denouncing a sannyasi who is not following the principles of his asrama and doesn't represent properly the role of guru within ISKCON. We all saw the photographs of him in his materialistic garb, environment and consciousness, evident to everyone except those followers of his that never tire of… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on November 18, 2009 at 10:59pm — 3 Comments

Ramanavami 2009

Sri Rama Naumi 2009

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Today is the auspicious apperance day of Lord Ram Chandra , May Lord Rama, along with Sita, Laksmana and Hanuman and all His nitya parisads-eternal assocaites bless us

Srila Prabhupada brought this KC to the west .I was sitting last night and listening to the nice singing of Jayasacinandana Prabhu of Srila Prabhupada’s bhajan Markin Bhagavat:, and the Prayers to Krsnas lotus feet , it seems more beautiful each time I read it :

prayer unto the… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on November 17, 2009 at 9:58pm — No Comments

grhastha brahmacari advise

dear Vaisnavas

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Unfortunatly there is no such book, I have however once seen a compilation by Rabindranath Prabhu in LA from Srila Prabhupadas books.Now the Brahmacari handbook compiled by Bhakti Vikas Maharaja may be used in all asramas but there is things to be said about being a grhastha brahmacari.Brahmacari is for all

asramas , as there is no illict sex in any of the 4 asramas… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on November 17, 2009 at 12:30pm — 4 Comments

attending Mongal artik

dear Vaisnavas Please accept my humble obaisences All glories to Srila Prabhupada In our stage of Bhakti it is very essential to attend mangal artik or perform it in our own home if we live outside the temple. Sometimes devotees get engaged in collecting for Guru and Krsna and to some extent for personal use for grhastha maintanence etc. Other devotees engage in straight preaching and bookdistribution others work outside .However Srila Prabhupada never authorized us to stop chanting our rounds.… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on November 17, 2009 at 10:17am — No Comments

Srila Prabhupada "cleaning up in the Gaudiya math"

Narayana Maharaja recollections about what happened when Srila Prabhupada wrote some articles in Gaudiya-patrika :

Later Abhaya Caranaravinda Prabhu wrote another dramatic article — this time about some of the leaders in the Gaudiya Matha. The article explained how the institution was coming apart after Srila [Bhaktisiddhanta] Prabhupada's departure. Grihasthas were giving up their wives and loving others' wives, and in the name of developing the mission, some were… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on November 17, 2009 at 9:25am — No Comments

TheKalisantaranaUpanishad explains chanting Hare Krsna the highest wellfare for all in Kali yuga

There is no higher well being for Gurus and disciples to all chant Hare Krishna it is confirmed in

TheKalisantaranaUpanishad

http://www.salagram.net/harernam-paraka-brahma-nama.html#TheKalisantaranaUpanishad

The Kalisantarana Upanishad

AUM saha nAvavatu | saha nau bhunaktu | saha vIryam karavAvahai |

tejasvi nAvadhitamastu mA vidviShAvahai | AUM Santih… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on November 16, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

Satsvarupa Maharaja response to chant 64 rounds and my response

Subject: Satsvarupa Maharaja response to chant 64 rounds and my response

dear devotees

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

I send Satsvarupa Maharaja the quotes from sastra about 64 rounds ,this is his response and mine is below his:

Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami sent you a message.

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Re: for the inspiration of devotees in ISKCON part 1

Some of the Gaudiya Vaisnava acharyas are known…

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Added by Paramananda das on November 16, 2009 at 5:00am — 1 Comment

a good example of the Catholics and the ritviks

dear devotees

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Jesus Christ taught a lot about human compassion, feeding the poor, giving clothing to the poor, giving medicine to the sick is also part of the Christian compassion and sometimes making wells.We see how the Catholic church is very successfully by caring for peoples material needs also and not just say this is their "bad karma ".Some heartless persons in the disguise of devotees object to the…

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Added by Paramananda das on November 15, 2009 at 8:30pm — No Comments

Ekadasi Vrata according to HBV/Dik-darshini tika:

Ekadasi Vrata according to HBV/Dik-darshini tika:

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SUKLYE VA YADI VA KRSNE TAD VRATAM VAISNAVAM MAHAT

(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 12/5 from MATSYA PURANA and BHAVISYA PURANA)

Anybody who fasts on both Ekadasis on both the light and dark fortnights of the month and eats on the next day (Dvadasi), Lord Sri Krsna becomes very pleased with him.

EKA DASYAM NA BHUNJITA VRATAM ETAD… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on November 12, 2009 at 6:43pm — No Comments

YES certainly we can go to Dvaraka!

dear respected vaisnavas

Please accept my humble obaisences

all glories to Srila Prabhupada

There is a very sweet discussion between HH Narayana Maharaja and Giriraja Maharaja from around 1991, in Mathura.Giriraja Maharaja

asked Narayana Maharaja if it ok for those aspiring for raga marg to go to Dvaraka.NM answered that we are not on the level of the Nitya

purusha that once went there and was chastised by Radharani Herself ( mentioned in OBL Kapoors books…

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Added by Paramananda das on November 10, 2009 at 6:00pm — 6 Comments

SB 3.27.4

SB 3.27.4

SB 3.27.4

TEXT 4

TEXT

arthe hy avidyamāne ’pi

saṁsṛtir na nivartate

dhyāyato viṣayān asya

svapne ’narthāgamo yathā

SYNONYMS

arthe—real cause; hi—certainly; avidyamāne—not existing; api—although; saṁsṛtiḥ—the material existential condition; na—not; nivartate—does cease; dhyāyataḥ—contemplating; viṣayān—objects of the senses; asya—of the living entity; svapne—in a dream; anartha—of disadvantages; āgamaḥ—arrival;… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on November 9, 2009 at 8:14am — No Comments

Americans likes to be corrupt?

dear Antardvipa Prabhu

You have no idea about the level of deviations and corruptions that goes on in USA, the karmi society is full of it, but sadly in ISKCON also sometimes so, you could say like another Watergate...this is part of the part of "American life" :.I have also been in the UK and served there in the past, it is a different story things are mostly more bright and KC..it is simply a fact that can not be denied.At least this is my expereince having served in both places.I will… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on November 9, 2009 at 5:00am — No Comments

"embracing double standard"..lesser standards for sannyasis?

My dear Trivikrama Maharaja

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

I just remembered your commenting on devotee males and females embracing, it was on dandavats.com

http://www.dandavats.com/?p=1060 by Braja Sevika,However you failed to use any discipline when it comes to Hrdayananda Maharaja

putting his arm around a lady ,what kind of double standard is this?

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I have read with… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on November 7, 2009 at 9:10am — 2 Comments

Eternally under the Gurus Discipline..a lecture by HH Gaura Govinda Maharaja

Dear Vaisnavas

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

I pray Srila Prabhupada may discipline me in any way he sees fit, our material father may have sometimes unfairly chastised or even slapped us as a child ,when I was 17 I said dad, if you ever slap me again for no reason,I will slap you back hard,and you will forget about ever slapping me again.(that was due to western upbringing)

After that he never touched me again.I have seen in Vrindavan my… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on November 6, 2009 at 8:22pm — No Comments

ignoring GBC resolutions regarding not doing Satya Narayana pujas etc

dear honored vaisnavas

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

In 1996 the GBC passed some rules regarding Satya Narayana pujas and other similar issues, I like to bring

them to attention again as at least one temple in USA is on occasion doing these.Satya Narayan Katha and Puja is a

concocted kind of worship,so our GBC has rightly forbidden these to be performed by ISKCON devotees.As per Srila… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on November 6, 2009 at 5:00pm — 7 Comments

Summary of Varaha Purana

Varaha Purana about Govardhaan:

GOVARDHAN TEERTH

Lord Varah,continuing with the description of various holy places told Prithvi about the magnificence of Govardhan parvat- "Govardhan parvat is situated near Mathura.It will have great religious importance because it will witness a great feat of mine in dwapar yuga.I shall lift this mountain to protect people from the incessant rain caused by Indra.There are numerous holy places of great religious significance in the vicinity of… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on November 5, 2009 at 9:52pm — 3 Comments

proud sannyasis

dear devotee

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

First of all a sannyasi should be kind, because others will respect them, if he does not follow the guidelines of Bhagavad Gita last 5 slokas of 12 chapter what has he understood ?

As stated in Chaitanya-charitamrita (Antya 3.238):

dine daya kare, -- ei sadhu-svabhava haya

"It is a characteristic of all saintly persons to be kind toward the poor and… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on November 5, 2009 at 9:57am — No Comments

Gayatri mantra of Sri Radha

To Radha, for increasing our devotion and divine love:
Aum Vrashbhanujaye Vidmahe
Krishnapriyaye Dhi-Mahi
Tanno Radha Prachodayat.
Translation: “Om. Let us meditate on Sri Radha, the beloved of Sri Krishna, the daughter of Vrishabhanu. May that Radha Devi inspire and illumine our mind and understanding.”

Added by Paramananda das on November 5, 2009 at 7:25am — 1 Comment

what comes before and after the Sri Guru Carana Padma in Prema Bhakti Chandrika

for those devotees that may never have read Prema Bhakti Chandrika by Srila Narottama Das thakura there is an online version at http://nitaaiveda.com/ the Guru puja song contains much more than the pranams to Lokanath das Goswami

Shri Prema-bhakti-candrika

Introduction

Text 1

om ajnana-timirandhasya

jnananjana-shalakaya

cakshur unmilitam yena

tasmai shri-gurave… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on November 4, 2009 at 11:45pm — 3 Comments

GAURANGA MORA DHARAMA

GAURANGA MORA DHARAMA

Composed by Shrila Narahari Sarkara Thakura

( Gaura Ganodessa Dipika

[177. Shrimati Radharani's dear friend,the vraja-gopi named Madhumati-devi, appeared as Narahari Sarakara, who was very dear to Lord Gauranga.]

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