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Paramananda das's Blog – January 2011 Archive (13)

Dirty politics and fallen standards

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AGTSP

When becoming a devotee, I had no idea there is sometimes dirty politics in ISKCON.But sadly that it is so.The complexities of it is so nasty.

One time one (socalled) sannyasi wanted me to marry a disciple of his and I refused.,flatly and simply, he put pressure on me and asked another

sannyasi to help him.I simply left that temple.There was so much grhamedhi mentality in this temple(one…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 31, 2011 at 11:03am — 1 Comment

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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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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Added by Paramananda das on January 10, 2011 at 8:30am — No Comments

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

PAMHO

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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AGTSP

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