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Srila Prabhupadas letter to the president of USA

28th June, 1972

The President

The White House

Washington, D.C. 20025

My dear Mr. President:

Several thousand years ago a great pious emperor ruled over this planet. He was a descendant of the great Kuru dynasty and the grandson of Arjuna, the hero of the Bhagavad-gita and the personal associate of the Lord, Sri Krishna. The people lived under his domain in peace. He provided protection for the people and the cows, as well as all other living… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on January 20, 2011 at 4:46am — No Comments

Srila Prabhupada about Ahovalam

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AGTSP Actually Srila Prabhupada told Yasodanandana twice Ahovalam is the place where Lord Narasimha appeared (and we see in the conversation below Srila Prabhupada does not… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on January 18, 2011 at 6:00am — 1 Comment

comments about Aindra Prabhus book

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AGTSP

Aindra Prabhu in his book sometimes equate grhasthas and grhamedhis to be the same.This is not our philosophy

, grhamedhis have sex (illicit sex) even for not producing KC offspring, or having children.Yes the real test is if

the children becomes proper devotees,He is making this…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 13, 2011 at 10:30am — No Comments

calling the bluff of Ramabhadra

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

I did not talk to Ramabhadra in a long time because he single handedly destroyed the sankirtana movement in New York.This

last year in Vrindavan he comes up to me and tries to lord if over me…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 13, 2011 at 10:14am — 3 Comments

no there is no confusion on how to fast on Ramanavami

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Added by Paramananda das on January 10, 2011 at 1:30pm — 2 Comments

On becoming a diksa Guru

Dear Devotees

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

So many persons that was much less qualified than I am ,was authorized to be Gurus.I have made several devotees over many years and they suffer

due to lack of having a bonafide Guru, I handed them over to Gurus that have later fallen down.I have a few siksa disciples and they will not

take initiation from anyone else.I never thought I would ever consider…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 10, 2011 at 8:47am — 1 Comment

Simhacalam ,the hill of the lion

dear devotees

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

In Simhacalam in South India,Lord Varaha Narasimha is getting a new covering of Chandan in May, as instructed by Lord Varaha Narasimha Himself in Treta yuga

to Urvasi and

King Pururava (they are…

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I am so far from Vrindavan yet so close

dear devotees

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Far Beyond this material universe, and universes that are like tiny balls floating in a huge ocean ,is Vaikuntha and

beyond is Goloka Vrindavan.Here I am a tiny soul, in one of these many universes .In one of the most tiny universes.On a

tiny planet called earth, this is the age of Kali on this planet..so many troubles lie ahead, or are here, or was…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 9, 2011 at 7:37pm — No Comments

comments on Aindra Prabhus book

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AGTSP

Aindra Prabhu in his book sometimes equate grhasthas and grhamedhis to be the same.This is not our philosophy

, grhamedhis have sex (illicit sex) even for not producing KC offspring, or having children.Yes the real test is if

the children becomes proper devotees,He is making this…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 9, 2011 at 6:43pm — No Comments

Women lib and sly fox women

Many devotee women have not learned about Vedic women's behavior.They want to be equal or superior to men.Thus they

have become a danger to them self and others.They want to compete with men, and will do everything to drag even sannyasis and all men

down to their…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 9, 2011 at 6:30pm — 8 Comments

The Judas disciple

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SRILA BHAKTIVNODA THAKURA IN HIS CAITANYA SIKSAMRTA HAS COMPARED THE VARIOUS ASURAS TO ANARTHAS.

However one anartha remains unexposed in his list, properly because at the time of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura this

anartha was still very small.It is the anartha of being like…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 7, 2011 at 12:00pm — No Comments

question about HH Narayana Maharaja and my answer

this is from Dandavats.com

Condolences on the Departure of Sripada BV Narayana Maharaja

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By The GBC Executive Committee

Dear Disciples and Followers of Sripada BV Narayana Maharaja,

Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga.

We, the Executive Committee of ISKCON’s Governing Body Commission, wish… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on January 6, 2011 at 9:51am — 3 Comments

What is the story of the Bingo Hall at the ISKCON Brooklyn temple?

What is the story with the Bingo hall at the Brooklyn temple?…

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Added by Paramananda das on December 30, 2010 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment

HH Narayana Maharaja goes back to Godhead

: HH Narayana Maharaja goes back to Godhead

dear Devotees…

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Added by Paramananda das on December 30, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupadas last instructions

dear devotees

please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Ramabhadra…

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Added by Paramananda das on December 23, 2010 at 2:52pm — No Comments

empowerment in KC

dear Ramabhadra Prabhu

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to Srila Prabhupad

When we met in Vrindavan, you was regretting to me that some devotees do not get empowered in ISKCON that are qualified, and ISKCON gets run by

unqualified indian devotees.Well the can of worm has just started because as time goes on the Indian Gurus wants to replace all the western devotees

with indian leaders

My response is…

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Added by Paramananda das on December 21, 2010 at 2:23pm — 1 Comment

Spying for Radha Krsna or spying for maya

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Everyone in the material world is interested in a good spy story, this is because in Radha Krisnas pastimes these things are there, and they are pervertedly reflected in the material world.Lets cover the example of some famous material spies before we get into the transcendental realm.Spies are mostlyor always immoral people often with double spy tendencies, they spy for 2 Goverments at once risking their life,ifany party finds out.Everyone in material society are facinated…

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Added by Paramananda das on December 21, 2010 at 1:00pm — 2 Comments

Lord Narasimha avatar

Lord Narasimha is the 4th incarnation of Krsna amonng the Dasavatars as described by Jayadeva Goswami, Krsnas 10 incarnations. .Srimad Bhagavatam states He is the 14th (which is a more detailed list:) Canto 1: Creation Chapter 3: Kṛṣṇa Is the Source of All Incarnations Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.3.18 caturdaśaḿ nārasiḿhaḿ bibhrad daityendram ūrjitam dadāra karajair ūrāv erakāḿ kaṭa-kṛd yathā SYNONYMS caturdaśam — the fourteenth in the line; nāra-siḿham — the incarnation of…

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Added by Paramananda das on December 16, 2010 at 7:42pm — No Comments

Duration of battle between Lord Narasimha and Hiranyakasipu

http://www.harekrsna.com/sun/editorials/05-07/editorials1557.htm

Duration of Battle between Lord Narasimha and Hiranyakasipu

BY: PAYONIDHI DASA May 18, MARYLAND, USA (SUN) —

We have heard one lecture CD that HH Narayana Maharaja gave in Mexico City some years ago on Lord Narasimhadeva, when he made the statement that the fight between Hiranyakasipu and Lord Narasimhadeva could not be any less…

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Added by Paramananda das on December 16, 2010 at 7:39pm — No Comments

chapter 1 of the Narasimha book,How Srila Prabhupada introduced Narasimha worship in ISKCON

Chapter 1

How Srila Prabhupada Introduced Lord Narasimhadeva in ISKCON

Following is Srila Prabhupada's purport to the Nrsimha Prayers, which he presented to the devotees on August 2, 1970 in Los Angeles.

Prabhupada: Hare Krsna. Devotees: Hare Krsna. Prabhupada: Everything all right? Devotees: Jaya. Prabhupada: Chant Nrsimha mantra. (they chant together) namas te narasimhaya prahladahlada-dayine hiranyakasipor vaksah-…

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