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dear devotees

please accept my humble obaisences all glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga all glories to Srila prahbupada

Srila Prabhupada pointed out to his godbrother if you take sannyasa and stop preaching that is phalgu Vairagya lets see what Srila Prabhupada said about phalgu Vairagya :

SB 3.31.47, Purport: When one renounces this false attitude and renounces the puffed-up position that he is also God, that is real renunciation. Otherwise, there is no meaning of renunciation.…

Kartayani Vrata

As I have mentioned before, Aindra Prabhu at least sometimes observed Katyani Vrata taking only Havisana, unspiced Kirti ...imagine not even a little salt and pepper no ginger not vegtables now he lived on that for 4 month in Catrumasya and then 1 month doing Katayani Vrata, 5 month of the year he did like this, that is extreme self control I have not met any other Vaisnava like that , on top of this Aindra chanted 64 rounds daily and later 120 rounds daily ...in the late…

dear Dhira Prabhu

Please accept my humble obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

I recall on instance the other day I never confronted you about .

In 1992 at Toronto Ratha Yatra you made some nasty comments, I was preaching to this young Indian Mataji, and you chastised both her and me for talking. The fact you do not know is I had helped her get to 16 rounds daily and she was becoming a good devotee. I was her mentor and older than her. Nothing was going on between…

Mokshada Ekadasi from Brahmanda Purana, observed on December 14th Maryland 

Yudhishthira Maharaj said, "O Vishnu, master of all, O delight of the three worlds, O Lord of the entire Universe, O creator of the world, O oldest personality, O best of all beings, I offer my most respectful obeisances unto You.

"O Lord of lords, for the benefit of all living entities, kindly answer some questions that I have. What is the name of the Ekadasi that occurs during the light fortnight of…

in honor of Gita Jayanti

Bhagavad-gita (4th edition) (purebhakti.com)

for any sincere student of Bhagavad Gita I will humbly advise you not only to read Srila Prabhupadas Bhagavad Gita as it is Macmillan version but please also read the translation done by my beloved Gurudeva Om Visnupada Paramahamsa Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Goswami

One time one sannyasa disciple of Bhakti Vaibhava Puri Maharaja Visnu Swami asked me why your Gurudeva is ommitting Lord Vasudeva Krsna and…

today is the Apperanceday of HH Bhakti Svarupa Damodara Maharaja, I think he is most well-known for his conversation with Srila Prabhupada in the book Life comes from life. He also pointed out to Srila Prabhupada some of the many changes done to his books and Srila Prabhupada did not like these book changes. HH Bhakti Svarupa Damodara headed up BI, Bhaktivedanta Institute that has its main branch I believe still at ISKCON Juhu, my main association with HH Bhakti Svarupa Damodara Maharaja was…

The way I have lived in ISKCON for me not to be out every day during the Prabhupada Marathon in December is very painful to me because I spend most of my life distributing Srila Prabhupada's books every single day .I realized already in 1978 when reading Srila Prabhupadas books ,I like this to be my full time job if you want call it that to distribute Srila Prabhupadas books.I was trying to do something meaningful with my life especially from when I was 16 to 18 , being a psychologist was…

Bhagavad 14.22 and my reflections on this sloka

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: O son of Pandu, he who does not hate illumination, attachment and delusion when they are present or long for them when they disappear; who is unwavering and undisturbed through all these reactions of the material qualities, remaining neutral and transcendental, knowing that the modes alone are active; who is situated in the self and regards alike happiness and distress; who looks upon a lump of…

Some devotees argue whether we should do Katayani Vrata or not ?

Well if you are desiring to become a Manjari eternally you can.I will tell you what Aindra Prabhu used to do.He would chant 128 rounds daily or at least 64 rounds, then he would take Havisana , unspiced Kitri , not even with salt and peper or ginger nothing. then he would go to the Yamuna daily and take bath ,,if he could not go then in his mind he would take Yamuna Snana .In Vraja many chant Yamuna Kavacha daily and…

SRI KALIYA KRISHNA DAS (KALA KRISHNA DAS)

KALA KRISHNA DAS TOOK BIRTH IN RADHADESA. HE WAS A GREAT SERVANT OF LORD NITYANANDA AND WAS THE BEST OF THE VAIṢṆAVAS. HE KNEW NOTHING OTHER THAN NITYANANDA PRABHU’S LOTUS FEET.

kālaḥ śrī-kṛṣṇadāsaḥ sa yo lavaṅgaḥ sakhā vrajeIn Vraja, Kālā Krishna Das was Krishna’s cowherd friend named Lavanga.

(Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā 132)

Kāliyā Krishna Das was known throughout the three worlds. One can attain Gauracandra through…

Nandimukhi-devi has a fair complexion and wears exquisite garments. Her father is Sandipani Muni, her mother is the chaste Sumukhi-devi, her brother is Madhumangala, and her paternal grandmother is Paurnamasi-devi. She wears various jeweled ornaments and she glows with youthful luster. Nandimukhi-devi is expert at various arts and crafts. Full of love for Radha and Krsna, she is expert at making various arrangements for their meetings.

this is from Srila Rupa Goswamis Radha Krsna…

Chapter 11: The Universal Form

TEXT 1

arjuna uvaca

mad-anugrahaya paramam

guhyam adhyatma-samjnitam

yat tvayoktam cows tena

moho 'yam vigato mama

SYNONYMS

arjunah uvaca—Arjuna said; mat-anugrahaya—just to show me favor; paramam—supreme; guhyam—confidential; adhyatma—spiritual; samjnitam—in the matter of; yat—what; tvaya—by You; uktam—said; vacah—words; tena—by that; mohah—illusion; ayam—this; vigatah—is educated; mama—my.

TRANSLATION

Arjuna…

This is not how ISKCON should be run

When things get strange in ISKCON

I saw some lectures of Bhagad Asraya das a so-called disciple of Srila Prabhupada. I recall when I was sankirtana leader in Ireland in 1993 and he came one day to Inish rath and said from now on you do not take instructions from Tribuvanath das I am the new leader of ISKCON Ireland.I did not even care to take it very seriously. Bhagavad Asraya had been TP in ISKCON Soho street and had a fall down and was replaced,…

One devotee send me a picture of Dhirasanta Maharaja ,he was my kind of Bhakta leader when I joined ISKCON in 1979 for one month I was in Govindas restaurant in Stockholm and there was daily preaching program so I would assist him and preach to all the many guests that came and learning to cook Halavah .I wanted to go on book distribution right away so my Bhakta program was short because I was eager to go out and distribute Srila Prabhupadas books ,so after one month in the temple I was…

Srila Prabhupada explains the exalted position of Sri Bhugarbha Goswami and Sri kasisvara Goswami ` ` paṇḍita-gosāñira śiṣya--bhugarbha gosāñi gaura-kathā vinā āra mukhe anya nāi SYNONYMS paṇḍita-gosāñira—of Paṇḍita Gosāñi (Gadādhara Paṇḍita); śiṣya—disciple; bhugarbha gosāñi—of the name Bhugarbha Gosāñi; gaura-kathā—topics of Lord Caitanya; vinā—without; āra—else; mukhe—in his mouth; anya nāi—nothing else. TRANSLATION Bhugarbha Gosāñi, a disciple of Gadādhara Paṇḍita, was always engaged in…

o chant 64 rounds daily , let me ask you how does it feel to chant 16 good rounds ? NOW ADD THAT BY 4 ..4 times as blissful here is my prayer for when chanting Hare Krsna

prayers to the sweet flute player Krsna along with Sri Radha !

oh Sweet flute player ,when will you dance in my heart when I chant Japa of yours and Sri Radhas holy names Hare Krsna ?

Oh Sweet flute player I waited for you for so many births , I did not even know about you ,how have I wasted so much time being…

chanting is to be done in the mood of Siksastakam it is explained by Srila Bhaktivinoda in his Bhajan Rahasya and if you really chant Hare Krsna you will meditate on the Astakaliya lilas of Radha Krsna and Lord Caitanya daily if you are not doing this you have not learned from a bonafide Guru ,or you are likely to neophyte to yet understand much in Bhakti

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There is a statement you can not advance on Raganuga unless you also read Rasika books?

One devotee wrote me like this .Sorry this is a complete misunderstanding .For of all we we should read all Srila Prabhupadas books, and understand this for a person situated in Raganuga Sadhana he /she has great taste for hearing all sastra, is Bhagavad Gita not Rasika enough ?

Chapter 18: Conclusion-The Perfection of Renunciation

TEXT 74

sanjaya uvaca

ity aham vasudevasya…

With Aindra Prabhus inspiration !

In 1987 I spend alot of time with Aindra Prabhu when I went to Vrindavana ,he suggested to do daily Harinama in Copenhagen the Capital of Denmark I had explained to him about the large pedestrian street called "Stroeget " ,He said you should lead it and make everyone go on Harinama daily and chant 8 hours daily .I said there is no way anyone will walk around for 8 hours and chant ,that was in the 70th that is long gone .He said how about you sit down…

Kalki Purana chapter 3 Lord Kalki Receives Benedictions From Lord Siva and Parvati

So this is a prediction of Lord Kalki how he will go to the Asrama of Lord Parasurama and get trained in Sastra and Martial arts so He later can kill all the demonic persons at the end of Kali yuga, Mount Mahendra is still there in Orissa and it is Lord Parasurama is still there invisible to all until the end of Kali Yuga Mahendragiri (Odisha) - Wikipedia

this comes out a bit rough when I copy from…