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Why ISKCON needs the DOM !

http://www.harekrsna.org/pada/documents/dom.htm

It limits the power of individual Gurus and sannyasis etc so Srila Prabhupada remains the center of ISKCON...and TP's so there can be no salary system, no…

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Added by Paramananda das on March 9, 2012 at 7:25am — No Comments

Gaura Purnima, nectar from Caitanya Mangala and Kalyana Kalpa Taru

dear Devotees

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to Srila Prabhupada and Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu

I thought I would share this sacred chapter 2 of Caitanya Mangala, by Srila Locana Das Thakura as it properly describes the descent of Lord Caitanya in detail. Srila Locana das Thakura has sung a beautiful…

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Added by Paramananda das on March 8, 2012 at 10:00pm — No Comments

The headache excuse

the headache excuse

One older devotees was showing much hatred towards me when he heard about my article about fasting

on Janmastami and Gaura Purnima.The reason is because he later claims he gets migraines from fasting.

Srila Prabhupada allowed Garga Muni to take ekadasi prasadam on some Janmastamis because he was…

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Added by Paramananda das on March 7, 2012 at 5:30am — No Comments

Pure nectar from Caitanya Mangala

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Here is the description of Narahari Sakhara the Guru of Locana Das Thakura:

http://www.bvml.org/SBBTM/p_snst.html…

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Added by Paramananda das on March 4, 2012 at 11:30pm — No Comments

offending a pure vaisnava and supporting a childmolester!

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The biggest problem in ISKCON is dishonesty. Many …

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Added by Paramananda das on March 4, 2012 at 10:30am — No Comments

Arya-siddhanta Dasa the foolish speaker

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Danavir Swami has a very foolish disciple called Arya Siddhanta, he thinks that chanting 16 rounds is superior to 64 rounds.

This philosophy is shared by many lazy persons. The GBC in the past had chastised the biggest Guru in ISKCON that you are not chanting your 16 rounds, we want to see you chant.

16 rounds is a bare minimum, but…

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Added by Paramananda das on March 4, 2012 at 8:00am — No Comments

Yes I also have enemies many actually..

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But to hell with those enemies, Sudarshan Chakra can cut their heads in a minut if Krsna wants.But the real enemies are the ones within.

Lust, anger ,greed etc.

Vaisnavas pray like Srila Raghunath das Goswami in his Vraja Vilasa:

The highwaymen lust, greed and anger have captured me and bound me with the ropes of the desire for fame. I pray that the heroic devotees of Lord Krishna, the enemy of…

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Added by Paramananda das on March 2, 2012 at 1:50pm — 1 Comment

The day I got a deserved beating....

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As a child sometimes my dad used to slap me.

And on sankirtana , bookdistribution, 2 times ,somone just came out of envy and punched me.I never retaliated.

But took it as Krsnas mercy, that what have I said wrong that would make someone that angry with my preaching.That was long ago in 1981 -82.

But once in Vrindavana , around holi I had visited Srila Prabhupadas quaters at Radha Damodara temple maybe…

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Added by Paramananda das on March 2, 2012 at 12:13pm — No Comments

Questions about Radha and Krsna !

HAre Krishna…

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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