SP explains 2 ways of living-the easy way and the hard way
September 25, 2017 in Article, Damaghosa Dasa by Laksman dasa
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September 25, 2017 in Article, Damaghosa Dasa by Laksman dasa
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Hare Krishna!
Today we have two offerings for your transcendental inspiration — our regular “Prabhupada Meditation” and this week’s “Sunday lecture.” Please enjoy!
1) Instruction Alone is not Enough:
http://www.prabhupadaconnect.com/Instruction-Alone-is-not-Enough.html
2) Freedom from all Calamities (Sunday lecture):
http://www.prabhupadaconnect.com/Freedom-from-all-Calamities.html
Best wishes.
Pd
September 15, 2015 in Article, Articles, Jitarati Dasa by Nityananda Rama dasa
SP re praise and insult
August 19, 2015 in Article, Nityananda Dasa by Laksman dasa
Submitted by: Navadvipa dasa
VEDIC VILLAGE REVIEW #45
August 16, 2015. Adventures in New Jaipur, Prabhupadanuga Farm in Fiji
On the way to the New Jaipur farm in Fiji, Govindapriya, SriGovinda, Radharani stop to pet a horse…
NEW ARRIVALS
After ten months of preparation, and a long time waiting on the not-so-fast wheels of the Fiji
bureaucracy, Braja Prabhu, with wife Govindapriya and daughter Radharani, finally landed in Fiji. They
had flown out of Budapest, Hungary, transiting Europe and Asia, coming non-stop from Hong Kong on
their last leg of the trip. Catching a domestic flight in Nadi on the main island of Viti Levu, they flew 45
minutes to Labasa on our island of Vanua Levu. Sridevi and I greeted them at the airport and
immediately we went… shopping! Of course, only for basic necessities suitable for simple country living.
We showed them a bit of the dusty main street of Labasa, a sugar town of Indians and local
natives which reminds one of a small Indian city. Then we drove two hours across the mountains and
backbone of the island to the wet, green side which receives the prevailing southeast tradewinds.
Stopping twice for stretching our legs, at the spring on the mountain top and at a waterfall called
Nasavu, we drove into the New Jaipur entrance. Passing the water cress, the dalo and kava fields,
crossing the river, through the orchards, along the cliffs and up to the cottages. The bright Jaipur
saffron-orange cottage was for Braja and family- an emotional entrance to their new residence, and
soon the ideas for decorations, modifications, and enhancements began to appear. The views over the
pastures and ocean were partly dimmed by a cloudy, dull first dayin Fiji. After all, it is not always
beautifully sunny here…
August 16, 2015 in Article, Hasti Gopala Dasa, Srila Prabhupada's quotes & purports by Laksman dasa
Submitted by: Yasoda nandana dasa
Please accept my humble obeisances all glories to Srila Prabhupada.
The Bhagavad Gita As It Is ( original ) is surely the only real Book Of Hope for the world.
Re read this last verse of Chapter Seven Knowledge of The Absolute. Glorious!
Ys Hasti
“Well heh, maybe there’s a chance for me!” 🙂
Chapter 7: Knowledge of the Absolute
TEXT 30
sadhibhutadhidaivam mam
sadhiyajnam ca ye viduh
prayana-kale ‘pi ca mam
te vidur yukta-cetasah
SYNONYMS
sa-adhibhūta—the governing principle of the material manifestation; adhidaivam—underlying all the demigods; mām—Me; sa-adhiyajñam—sustaining all sacrifices; ca—and; ye—those; viduḥ—know; prayāṇa—of death; kāle—at the time; api—even; ca—and; mām—Me; te—they; viduḥ—know; yukta-cetasaḥ—with steadfast mind.
TRANSLATION
Those who know Me as the Supreme Lord, as the governing principle of the material manifestation, who know Me as the one underlying all the demigods and as the one sustaining all sacrifices, can, with steadfast mind, understand and know Me even at the time of death.
PURPORT
Persons acting in Kṛṣṇa consciousness are never entirely deviated from the path of understanding the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In the transcendental association of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, one can understand how the Supreme Lord is the governing principle of the material manifestation and even of the demigods. Gradually, by such transcendental association, one becomes convinced of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself, and at the time of death such a Kṛṣṇa conscious person can never forget Kṛṣṇa. Naturally he is thus promoted to the planet of the Supreme Lord, Goloka Vṛndāvana.
This Seventh Chapter particularly explains how one can become a fully Kṛṣṇa conscious person. The beginning of Kṛṣṇa consciousness is association of persons who are Kṛṣṇa conscious. Such association is spiritual and puts one directly in touch with the Supreme Lord, and, by His grace, one can understand Kṛṣṇa to be the Supreme God. At the same time one can really understand the constitutional position of the living entity and how the living entity forgets Kṛṣṇa and becomes entangled in material activities. By gradual development of Kṛṣṇa consciousness in good association, the living entity can understand that due to forgetfulness of Kṛṣṇa he has become conditioned by the laws of material nature. He can also understand that this human form of life is an opportunity to regain Kṛṣṇa consciousness and that it should be fully utilized to attain the causeless mercy of the Supreme Lord.
Many subjects have been discussed in this chapter: the man in distress, the inquisitive man, the man in want of material necessities, knowledge of Brahman, knowledge of Paramātmā, liberation from birth, death and diseases, and worship of the Supreme Lord. However, he who is actually elevated in Kṛṣṇa consciousness does not care for the different processes. He simply directly engages himself in activities of Kṛṣṇa consciousness and thereby factually attains his constitutional position as eternal servitor of Lord Kṛṣṇa. In such a situation he takes pleasure in hearing and glorifying the Supreme Lord in pure devotional service. He is convinced that by doing so, all his objectives will be fulfilled. This determined faith is called dṛḍha-vrata, and it is the beginning of bhakti-yoga or transcendental loving service. That is the verdict of all scriptures. This Seventh Chapter of the Gītā is the substance of that conviction.
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta Purports to the Seventh Chapter of the Śrīmad-Bhagavad-gītā in the matter of Knowledge of the Absolute.
August 13, 2015 in Article, Narasimha Dasa by Laksman dasa
August 13, 2015 in Article, Yasoda nandana Dasa by Laksman dasa
August 19, 1968 Montreal, Quebec Letter to Tamala Krishna
About my coming to San Francisco, I have already written to Jayananda. I am always hankering after going there, but because there are some other program, immediately, so please ask all the devotees on my behalf to wait and in the meantime, enjoy chanting Hare Krishna. The chanting Hare Krishna is our main business, that is real initiation. And as you are all following my instruction, in that matter, the initiator is already there. Now the next initiation will be performed as a ceremony officially, of course that ceremony has value because the name, Holy Name, will be delivered to the student from the disciplic succession, it has got value, but in spite of that, as you are going on chanting, please go on with this business sincerely and Krishna willing, I may be coming to you very soon. I have already written to Jayananda about this, so don’t be impatient. Pray to Krishna that I may meet you very soon
April 15, 2015 in Article, Damaghosa Dasa by Riya
June 2, 2014 in Article, Damaghosa Dasa by Nityananda Rama dasa
1.) 751112mw.bom Conversations 402550/530501
Prabhupada: So anyone who is under the bodily conception of life, either
human beings or dogs, they are the same. But that upadhi (material designations)
amongst human being is stronger than the cats and dogs. The human being, being
advanced in consciousness, they are making this nationalism. But it is
nothing but dogism. Is it not? That’s all. The so-called national
people are sacrificing so many lives, so many politicians, Napoleon
and these big, big leaders. But what is their business? Business is
that doggish mentality: “I am this body.” So it is very difficult to
give up this doggish mentality that “I am this body.” Very, very
difficult.
Dr. Patel: That is ahankara.
Prabhupada: False ahankara. Because he is not body, it is false
ahankara. So sastra therefore says, bhagavad-bhakti vihinasya jati
japas tapah kriya. A person who has not developed Krsna consciousness,
for him this advancement of nationality, big work, industry, so on, so
on, so on, jati japas tapah kriya… Kriya, these act…
Dr. Patel: Activities.
Prabhupada: :What are these? Apranasya hi dehasya mandanam loka-
ranjanam. It has no value. But people are enamored by these things, “I
belong to great nation. I am American. We have got so many industries.
We have got so many cars.” Attachment. So it is very difficult.
Sarvo-padhi-vinirmuktam. One, after becoming completely freed from all
these false designations, to become a devotee is very, very difficult.
There is no education.
Dr. Patel: Sarva-bhavena, from all sides and from all degrees.
Prabhupada: It is very difficult. So we are dealing with very, very
difficult task. It is not very easy, the Krsna consciousness movement.
Naturally we have got attraction for God. That is spiritual kingdom.
Just like Vrndavana. Vrndavana means center is Krsna. The elderly
person like Nanda Maharaja, Yasoda, their friends, their…, they are
also attracted to Krsna. The gopis are attracted to Krsna, the
cowherds boys, they are attracted to Krsna. The cows, calves, animals
and peacock–everyone is attracted to Krsna. The water is attracted to
Krsna. That is Vrndavana. And here in the material world nobody is
attracted by Krsna.
Dr. Patel: Who prevents them, sir? maya.
Prabhupada: :No. He wanted this; therefore maya is there.
Dr. Patel: :So that their position may go on.
Prabhupada: Police is not first. First you become a thief; then police
is there, not that police comes and arrest you unnecessary. No. As
soon as you become criminal, then police comes and arrest you. maya
comes next. If you give up your natural attraction for Krsna, if you
are attracted by this material enjoyment, then maya is there. Again if
you try to…
Dr. Patel: But material, all material, is made up of maya.
Prabhupada: No, no. Nothing is made by maya. maya is made by God.
Dr. Patel: And material is, nothing but the transformation of maya, is
it not?
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