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Paramananda das's Blog – February 2012 Archive (37)

Questions about Radha and Krsna !

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Added by Paramananda das on February 29, 2012 at 10:30am — 3 Comments

Bhagavad Gita 2.19

ya enam vetti hantaram yas cainam manyate hatam ubhau tau na vijanito nayam hanti na hanyate

Translation

Neither he who thinks the living entity the slayer nor he who thinks it slain is in knowledge, for the self slays not nor is slain.

Commentary by Srila Prabhupada

When an embodied living entity is hurt by fatal weapons, it is to be known that the living…

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Added by Paramananda das on February 28, 2012 at 11:20pm — 1 Comment

The holy name of Krsna is the shelter not any instituion

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Lord Caitanya set a very strict standard of 64 rounds, he is God.Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada made no compromise.

Srila Prabhupada introduced 16 rounds as minimum. With the hope devotees will increase their chanting and hopefully reach 64 rounds.That some think that 16 rounds is enough for going back to Godhead is fine they can think this way,…

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Added by Paramananda das on February 28, 2012 at 8:30am — No Comments

Bow down mister Hare Rama Hare Krishna !

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Added by Paramananda das on February 27, 2012 at 5:30am — No Comments

Can Danavir Swami train his neophyte disciples better?

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I got attacked by an envious disciple of Danavir Swami:

Arya-siddhanta Dasa you're a devotee who has a cowardice side. Krsna will rectify you Prabhu. You're a good devotee. You can expect me to be letting all of the vaisnava's know the real truth about you. You cannot hide behind your facebook wall anymore.

He is angry I encourage…

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Added by Paramananda das on February 26, 2012 at 12:51am — 1 Comment

prayer to Srila Prabhupada by HH Bhakti Sundara Govinda Maharaja.

This is a prayer to Srila Prabhupada by Bhakti Sundara Govinda Swami that was a disciple of Srila Sridhara Swami (Prabhupadas godbrother),he recently left this world and entered Bhauma Vrindavana lilas of Radha Krishna.

namah om visnu-padaya krsna-presthaya bhutale svami sri bhakti-vedanta prabhupadaya te namah…

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Added by Paramananda das on February 25, 2012 at 10:08pm — No Comments

Purusottma Thakura is he the Sakha Damana or Stoka Krsna?

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Today is the holy disapperance of Purusottma das Thakura:

The Disappearance day of Purusottama Das Thakura is observed on February 27th.…

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Added by Paramananda das on February 25, 2012 at 12:00pm — 3 Comments

Appearance day of Purusottama Das Thakura

sadasivasuto namna nagarah purusottamah vaidya-vamsodbhavo namna dama yo vallavo vraje Nagar Purushottam was previously the cowherd named Daman in Vraja. He is now born in a Vaidya family as the son of Sadashiva. (Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika 131)

The Appearance day of Purusottama Das Thakura is observed on February 25th.…

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Added by Paramananda das on February 25, 2012 at 11:24am — 1 Comment

the misbehavior of Visuddha Sattva das

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I quoted part of Bhakti Sundara maharajas class recently from Mayapure on my facebook:…

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Added by Paramananda das on February 25, 2012 at 10:48am — No Comments

Vraja Vilasa Stava one of the many gifts of Srila Raghunath das Goswami.

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Srila Raghunath das Goswami has given so many gifts, my Gurudeva, Om Visnupada Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja advised me to daily study Manah Siksa and chant 64 rounds.

Srila Raghunath das Goswami has given us so many wonderful instructions and books, mostly they are not understood by general devotees.

One of the sweet meditations of Srila Raghunath das Goswami is his Vraja Vilasa…

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Added by Paramananda das on February 25, 2012 at 8:53am — No Comments

Prayer to Srila Prabhupada by Ananta das Sastri

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Today is the first time anyone wrote me an offering like their Guru and cooked a feast in honor of me (I asked it be cooked in Srila Prabhupadas honor), as it is my birthday.My spiritual master Om Visnupada Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja, used his Vyasa puja to worship his Guru Maharaja and all previous acaryas, and Srila Prabhupada.Also he did the same

on Guru purnima.Vyasa puja is not a day to recieve financial (gifts) contributions, but to worship ones…

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Added by Paramananda das on February 25, 2012 at 3:25am — No Comments

Envy by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura

I recived this from Tripurari Swami an important article:

Krishna Talk 137 - Envy by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura View online: http://www.gosai.com/writings/envy The word ‘envy’ is applied in many places and is used in connection to various things – envy of another’s good fortune, being disturbed at seeing the wealth of others, displeasure and jealousy etc. are some of the various examples.…

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Added by Paramananda das on February 24, 2012 at 7:11am — 3 Comments

gray hairs...

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Anuttama das (GBC not the car walla ) told me I see you got a few gray hairs you better chant Hare Krishna. Coming from someone that is much older than me.Considering doing gas fracking in New Vrindavana also causes me to get gray hairs as it is against Srila Prabhupadas will.

and with a head full of gray hairs.I have a few strands of gray hairs, he is only gray hair .I chant 64 rounds daily ,with that much…

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Added by Paramananda das on February 24, 2012 at 5:58am — No Comments

Bhagavad Gita 2.18

please note the purport of Srila Madhavacarya

Text 18

antavanta ime deha nityasyoktah saririnah anasino ’prameyasya tasmad yudhyasva bharata

Translation

The material body of the indestructible, immeasurable and eternal living entity…

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Added by Paramananda das on February 24, 2012 at 5:16am — No Comments

What happens when a devotees gets banned or rejcted by ISKCON!

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This subject will never be discussed by any devotee,so I will .Many have left ISKCON because they where in maya or because there might have been some maya in the temple, or combination of the 2.I once left the temple because I was forced to sell illegal paintings, and I only wanted to…

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Added by Paramananda das on February 23, 2012 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Bhagavad Gita 2.17

Text 17

avinasi tu tad viddhi yena sarvam idam tatam vinasam avyayasyasya na kascit kartum arhati

Translation

That which pervades the entire body you should know to be indestructible. No one is able to destroy that imperishable soul.

Commentary by Srila Prabhupada

This verse more clearly explains the real nature of the soul, which is…

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Added by Paramananda das on February 22, 2012 at 10:57pm — 2 Comments

Srila Jagannatha Dasa Babaji ~ Disappearance

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gauravirbhava bhumes twam nirdesta sajjana priyah vaisnava sarvabhauma sri jagannathaya te namah

“I offer my respectful obeisances unto Sri Jagannatha dasa Babaji Maharaja, who is respected by the entire Vaisnava community and who discovered the place where Lord Caitanya appeared.”

Bhaktivinoda Thakura had a vision of Lord Caitanyas birthplace, and brought…

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Added by Paramananda das on February 22, 2012 at 8:51am — No Comments

some of the glories of Siva ratri and Lord Siva!

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Yesterday was Sivaratri the proper way is to fast like ekadasi.

20 Feb 2012 Monday

Caturdasi, K, 06:54 , Sravana

+Siva Ratri (fast - Ekadasi preparations only)…

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Added by Paramananda das on February 21, 2012 at 6:36am — 2 Comments

Krishna ,the supreme Nixon!

dear Devotees

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Today is presidents day where all the presidents of USA are honored. Srila Prabhupada in one lecture talks about when you chant Hare Krishna ,Krsna is there personally , and he goes on stating you can keep company with Krishna personally by chanting His holy…

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Added by Paramananda das on February 20, 2012 at 9:41am — No Comments

Brhad Mrdanga Mahimamrta

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Aindra Prabhu ,wrote his book "The art of transcendental bookdistribution" that really does not encourage bookdistribution much , but more Harinama.I had some disagreement with him about this.But whatever Aindra Prabhu has written is pure like the Ganges, surely I miss him so much.Krsna was kind and gave me his association .

Lord Caitanya has…

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Added by Paramananda das on February 19, 2012 at 1:30am — No Comments