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It is all about money and power and more money and power and so on.....

It is all about money and power and more money and power and so on.....

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Narayana Maharaja chastised that leaders in ISKCON can not give bhakti because they just want money, though this is an over generalization certainly there is much truth to it.

The gas drilling in New Vrindavan is all about money power and more money and more power.

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Added by Paramananda das on July 8, 2011 at 4:45am — No Comments

Prema vilasa chapter 2 and 3 and corrections to Ye anilo prema Dhana translation

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Nityananda das was the dear disciple of Jahnava Mata the consort of Lord Nityananda Prabhu and she ordered him to speak (write this Prema vilasa) these 2 chapter glorifie

Srinivasa Acarya .Some misunderstanding is there about Srinivasa acarya in the song: ye anilo prema dhana

http://kksongs.org/songs/j/jeanilopremadhana.html in the old vaisanva song book…

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Added by Paramananda das on July 7, 2011 at 10:30pm — No Comments

16 rounds of suddha nama?

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All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Day before yesterday I had a talk with Jayadvaita Swami and 2 other sannyasis about chanting.We all agreed on that the most important thing is to first avoid Nama aparadha.

Srila Prabhupada writes in Nectar of Instruction vers one purport:

dṛṣṭa-śrutābhyāḿ…

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Added by Paramananda das on July 5, 2011 at 2:26pm — No Comments

"I am not your waterboy Anuttama das"

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Yesterday Anuttama das comes up to me ,while me and my son was enjoying Ratha Yatra ordering me:" Go bring some water for the vaisnavas" .

The sad part is the management

spaced out and did not get the permit in time to have Ratha Yatra on July 4th ,this has never…

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Added by Paramananda das on July 4, 2011 at 8:00am — No Comments

It is time to worship Nitai Gaura and chant Hare Krsna!

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All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Song Name: Nitai Gaura Nama

Official Name: None

Author: Locana Dasa Thakura

Book Name: None

Language: Bengali

LYRICS:

(1)

nitāi-gaura-nāma, ānandera dhāma, jei jana nāhi laya

tāre yama-rāya, dhare la’ye jāya, narake ḍubāya tāya

(2)

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Added by Paramananda das on July 3, 2011 at 6:00am — No Comments

chapter 1 of Prema Vilasa

Prema Vilasa is an important vaisnava litterature, it has been mentioned and accepted by Srila Prabhupada and Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada and quoted by them

Cc Adi 13.60 purp:

Nilambara Cakravarti lived at Navadvipa, in the neighborhood of

Belapukuriya. This fact is mentioned in the book Prema-vilasa. Because he

lived near the house of the Kazi, the Kazi was also considered one of the

maternal uncles of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.…

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Added by Paramananda das on July 2, 2011 at 5:30am — No Comments

2 prayers in seperation of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura

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All glories to Srila Prabhupada,his GuruMaharaja and Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura

I found these gem like prayers to Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura:

Shrimad-Bhaktivinoda-viraha-dashakam

(Ten verses describing the feelings of separation from Shrila Bhaktivinoda Thakur written for the occasion of his disappearance day by His Grace Bhakti-rakshaka Shridhara Deva Goswami in 1936)

ha ha bhaktivinoda öhakkura guro…

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Added by Paramananda das on July 2, 2011 at 4:30am — No Comments

prayer to Jagannatha das Babaji

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I found this beautiful prayer offered to Jagannatha das Babaji ,I am not sure of the author but it appears to have been composed during the presence of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada

Shri-Shrila-Jagannathashöakam

rupanuganam pravaram sudantam

shri-gauracandra-priya-bhakta-rajam |

shri-radhika-madhava-citta-ramam

vande jagannatha-vibhum varenyam…

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Added by Paramananda das on July 2, 2011 at 4:00am — No Comments

Disappeance day of Srila Gadadhara Pandita

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All glories to Srila Prabhupada

As I pointed out in my article yesterday ,we should not seperate the disapperance days of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura and Srila Gadadhara Pandita because Srila

Bhaktivinoda Thakura was fully dedicadet to the lotusfeet of Gadadhara Pandita.Actually some Gaudiya maths fast on this day ,which is most proper to honor Gadadhara Pandita.

Along with constant chanting the Mahamantra.

Sri Kavi Karnapura…

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Added by Paramananda das on June 30, 2011 at 5:00am — No Comments

Disapperance day of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura

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Caitanyera-simhera

nava-dvipe avatara

simha-griva, simha virya

simhera-hunkara

Sei simha vasuk jivera

hrdaya-kandare

kalmasa-dvirada nase

yanhara hunkare

Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Adi-Lila, 3.30-31 (1)

"Thus the lionlike Lord Caitanya has appeared in Navadvipa. He has the shoulders of a lion, the powers of a lion, and the loud voice…

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Added by Paramananda das on June 29, 2011 at 5:00am — 1 Comment

Bhagavad Gita 2.58..Lord Kurma has "incarnated "in this sloka

Pranams to my Gurudeva and Srila Prabhupada and our Guruvarga

Text 58

yada samharate cayam

kurmo ’nganiva sarvasah

indriyanindriyarthebhyas

tasya prajna pratisthita

Translation

One who is able to withdraw his senses from sense objects, as the tortoise draws its limbs within the shell, is firmly fixed in perfect consciousness.

Commentary by Srila Prabhupada

The test of a yogi, devotee, or…

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Added by Paramananda das on June 22, 2011 at 5:30am — No Comments

more considerations about gas drilling in New Vrindavan

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All glories to Srila Prabhupada

One devotee wrote about the gas drilling in New Vrindavan:

Yes, oil-drilling is actually blood-letting of Mother Earth, and gas-drilling is suffocating Her...so demoniac!

My comment:

vaisnavas pray to mother Earth for forgiveness to step on her,

samudra-mekhale devi

parvata-stana-mandale

visnu-patni namas tubhyam

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Added by Paramananda das on June 22, 2011 at 4:23am — No Comments

Bhagavad Gita 3.2 and meditation on Krsna

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There is one lecture on Bhagavad Gita by Srila Prabhupada that includes BG 3.2

http://www.prabhupadavani.org/main/Bhagavad-gita/GT110.html

"Philosophy And Religion Combined"

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Added by Paramananda das on June 21, 2011 at 12:41pm — No Comments

"demoniac gas drilling in New Vrindavan"

dear respected devotees

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All glories to Srila Prabhupada

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Added by Paramananda das on June 19, 2011 at 6:00am — No Comments

Sakala Vaisnava Gosai

Sakala vaisnava Gosai

Shri Radha-Mohana dasa

sakala vaishnava gosai daya kara more

dante trina dhari’ kahe e dina pamare (1)

With a straw between my teeth, this very wretched and fallen person is petitioning all

the Vaishnavas and Gosvamis, “Please give me your…

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Added by Paramananda das on June 17, 2011 at 9:18pm — No Comments

Not all temples and zones are up to standard

"Not all temples and zones are up to standard "

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I am about to explain something that most already know but never dare say.There is temples and zones that are avoided by preachers, sometimes Gurus

and sannyasis and GBC's etc also and strict TP's.For example I know one temple where the TP thinks he is Krsna and his wife is Radha, and they

mistreat all devotees

without

discrimination from bhaktas and…

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Added by Paramananda das on June 15, 2011 at 7:06am — 1 Comment

Gita 2.66

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For the pleasure of the vaisnavas here is the commentaries of the acaryas to Bhagavad Gita .2.66 and some comments :

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Text 66

nasti buddhir ayuktasya

na cayuktasya bhavana

na cabhavayatah shantir

asantasya kutah sukham

Translation

One who is not connected with the Supreme [in Krishna consciousness] can have neither transcendental intelligence nor a steady mind, without which there…