Springtime–a time for hope
March 30, 2012 in Articles, Damaghosa Dasa by Nityananda Rama dasa
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March 30, 2012 in Articles, Damaghosa Dasa by Nityananda Rama dasa
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March 28, 2012 in Articles, Damaghosa Dasa by Nityananda Rama dasa
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March 26, 2012 in Articles, Damaghosa Dasa by Nityananda Rama dasa
Hare Krsna to All
Pranams
All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Below you will find the final part of Vol 5, SB class nectar summary.
Some points summarized-
*If you love Krsna you can love all humanity
*A naughty child now means very intelligent later
*A photo of Krsna is same as Krsna Himself
*Too lusty to serve Krsna? then serve Indra
*Dont put salt in the caranamrta
*Money given in charity comes back in this way..
*How to defeat the Sun
*Real education means Independence
*General mass of people are animals-why? dog is best friend
*Ravana built a subway from S America to Lanka
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March 24, 2012 in Articles, Narasimha Dasa by Nityananda Rama dasa
This story from Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, which Srila Prabhupada presents in two chapters in Krsna Book, is very interesting and instructive. (Krsna Book, Chapters 55 and 56.) What follows is a brief summary and explanation from these chapters of Krsna Book, including some of my own comments. (Direct quotes from Srila Prabhupada are in bold.)
The Sun God gave the Syamantaka jewel to King Satrajit, the father of Princess Satyabhama, who later became Lord Krishna’s third wife due to the influence of this jewel. This jewel was so powerful that it produced 170 pounds of gold daily. Although Krishna advised Satrajit to deliver the jewel to Him so He could give the jewel to King Urgasena, the emperor of the Yadu Dynasty, Satrajit did not comply with this request. Instead he installed the jewel in a private temple to be worshipped by brahmins he employed. Although Satrajit was a devotee and later came to his senses, he was bewildered by the material opulence and prestige this jewel provided him and his family.
One day Satrajit’s brother, Prasena, took the jewel and wore it around his neck to show off the wealth of his family. At one point, while riding his horse through a forest, he was attacked by a huge lion that killed him and his horse. When Jambuvan, the gorilla king, heard about this event he immediately went to the scene, killed the lion with his bare hands and took the jewel, which he gave to his son for a toy. Because Jambavan was a liberated pure devotee, he was not much attracted to the material opulence of this jewel.
Later on, when Prasena did not return with the jewel, Satrajit was very upset. He guessed that Krishna had killed Prasena and taken the jewel because Satrajit had previously denied Lord Krishna’s request to deliver the jewel to Him. What started out as a mere speculation on the part of one mentally-disturbed man, Srila Prabhupada explains, turned into a rumor that “was spread like wildfire.”
This story illustrates that even Krishna is sometimes defamed by false rumors originating from mentally disturbed or materially attached devotees. All this happened in Dvaraka Dhama, even before the advent of the internet. In this day and age, any foolish person can spread malicious rumors about devotees via the internet, and by repeating such rumors over and over again, foolish offenders try to establish facts without solid proof, and thus become candidates for severe misfortune.
“Krishna did not like be defamed in this way, therefore He decided that He would go to the forest and find the Syamantaka jewel, taking with Him some of the inhabitants of Dvaraka. Along with important men of Dvaraka, Krishna, went to search out Prasena, the brother of Satrajit, and He found him dead, killed by the lion.”
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March 21, 2012 in Articles, Damaghosa Dasa by Nityananda Rama dasa
Tags: chant, Damaghosa, duties, Kirtan, Maya, philosophy, sat-sang, Srila Prabhupada, Surrender
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March 20, 2012 in Articles, Mahesh Raja by Nityananda Rama dasa
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March 18, 2012 in Articles, Damaghosa Dasa by Nityananda Rama dasa
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You can get the same benefit from the
photograph picture of Krsna as you get benefit by directly meeting
Him. Therefore, meeting this photograph Deity of Krsna is as good as
Krsna. Advaya-jnana, nonduality.
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March 14, 2012 in Articles, Damaghosa Dasa by Nityananda Rama dasa
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March 13, 2012 in Articles, Damaghosa Dasa by Nityananda Rama dasa
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March 12, 2012 in Articles, Damaghosa Dasa by Nityananda Rama dasa
Devotee (1): Srila Prabhupada, if Krsna is everywhere, why do we
stress the importance of living a very strict life in the temple
atmosphere?
Prabhupada: But have you got the eyes to see Krsna everywhere?
Devotee (1): No, Srila Prabhupada.
Prabhupada: Then you must attention give to temple. When you have got
the eyes to see Krsna everywhere, you may not require temple worship.
But why do you try to imitate that? You have no eyes to see that. Yes.
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March 11, 2012 in Articles, Damaghosa Dasa by Nityananda Rama dasa
Hare Krsna to All
Pranams
All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Below we have part 3/4 from Vol 5 of the Srimad Bhagavatam lectures series by Srila
Prabhupada. I just love reading these lectures every day and want to share the nectar
I get from him to all who also want to listen to the illuminating words of a pure devotee
of Lord Krsna. These are only short snipets of lectures where I have taken out only part
of a part of what is contained within them. I do hope all who receive this series enjoys them
as much as I do.
If you want off this list, please let me know.
thanks
Hare Krsna
Damaghosa das
Some topics covered below:
* Process of going back to Home means the 26 pure qualities manifest
* Go to mangal arotik- or sell one Krsna book that day if you miss..
* Guru means simply repeating
* understanding SB-1 verse takes 7 months or 1,500 years for whole thing
* Street kirtan is all auspicious for all
* How he began in NY with a tom tom drum-no prasadam at all
* Benefit of selling one book
* How to see God everywhere
* When we see God everywhere then we dont need a temple
* Having this body is like piling up garbage
Go ahead and dive in…..
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March 10, 2012 in Articles, Damaghosa Dasa by Nityananda Rama dasa
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March 6, 2012 in Articles, Damaghosa Dasa by Nityananda Rama dasa
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March 5, 2012 in Articles, Damaghosa Dasa by Nityananda Rama dasa
gauraù sac-caritämåtämåta-nidhir gauraà sadaiva stuve gaureëa prathitaà rahasya-bhajanaà gauräya sarvaà dade gauräd asti kåpälur atra na paro gaurasya bhåtyo ’bhavam gaure gauravam äcarämi bhagavan gaura prabho rakña mäm
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