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Of demons I am Prahlada Maharaja !

Sri Vibhisana surrendered to Lord Ramachandra at Rameswaram in South India, he was born in a so-called demon family but his grandfather was the great sage Pulastya Muni so though the rest of the family became demons like Ravana and Kumbarkarna, Vibhisana did not follow the demoniac nature but surrendered to Lord Ramachandra. Similarly in Bhagavad Gita Krsna says of demons I am Prahlada, it does not mean, Prahlada Maharaja was a demon but a devotee of…

What did Srila Narayana Maharaja talk about in his lectures in June/ July 1986?

As I am the only western disciple that was there and this was way before anyone in ISKCON even knew much about Srila Narayana Maharaja,I will explain something but there are so many details.

Srila Narayana Maharaja my beloved Gurudeva spoke about why Laxmi could not enter the Rasa Lila because this particular Laxmidevi did not want to give up her opulence in Vaikuntha and She would never abandon Her…

DO NOT LEAD US INTO TEMPTATION!

It is from our Lord's prayer that Jesus Christ taught his disciples, it was the first prayer I learned as a child, and later I learned to pray on my own because I really always needed God to help me and protect me. I had an envious stepmother since I was 9 and she made me pray to Krishna, and thanks to her I took God more seriously, without her constant hatred I properly would never have become a devotee. Dhruva Maharaja also had…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS_4bMYjtOk him being married to Suvarcala devi that was the daughter of the Sungod, it was a "fake marriage" for him

him to learn certain part of the vedas

This is from Parasara Samhita: Parasara Muni describes that Hanuman in order to learn Nava Vyakarnas ( nine parts about grammer)from Surya, the sungod, He had to become a grhastha though in name only.Lord Visnu…

Visiting the court of Lord Ramachandra

In 1987 during the book distribution Marathon, I was sankirtana leader for one of the Sankritana buses in Vrindavana, back then we had the Sri Gaura Nitais that later went into Aindra Prabhus room. The first stop was Naimisaranya and next stop we distributed Srila Prabhupada's books In Ayodhya.So one the first day we also visited many places in Ayodhya and one of the places was the court of Lord Ramachandra where Lord Ramachandra would come every…

Until one start entering Krsnas Astakaliya lilas in spiritual identity ones chanting of Hare Krsna is not perfected

1. pratham-yama-kirttanam: Chanting during the first period: (3:22 a.m. to 5:46 a.m.)

ratryante trastavrnderita bahuviravaibedhitau kirasari-

paghairrhrdhyairapi sukhasayana dunthitau tau sakhibhih/

drstau hrstau tadatvoditarati-lalitau kakkhatigih sasamkau

radhakrsnau satrsnavapi nija-nijadhamnyapta talpau smarami//

ratryante --at the…

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…