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Caution! Beware! Reading quotes from “If You Want to Please Me…” or “Distribute Books, Distribute Books, Distribute Books,” can put a person in an altered state of awareness during the holiday season. And if you read them out loud others may become similarly affected. The other day a devotee read these words aloud as we…

"Before you criticize someone, you should always walk a mile in their shoes.Then it doesn't matter what you say, you're a mile away and you've got their shoes." – Anon

Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we’re kids? If you’re less than 10 years old, you’re so excited about aging that you think in fractions. “How old are you?” “I’m four and a half!” You’re never thirty-six and a half. You’re four and…

sańkīrtyamāno bhagavān anantaḥśrutānubhāvo vyasanaḿ hi puḿsāmpraviśya cittaḿ vidhunoty aśeṣaḿyathā tamo 'rko 'bhram ivāti-vātaḥ TRANSLATION When people properly glorify the Supreme Personality of Godhead or simply hear about His power, the Lord personally enters their hearts and cleanses away every trace of misfortune, just as the sun removes the darkness or as a powerful wind drives…

The M/S Explorer is now lying on its side close to the South Shetland Islands, in the Antarctic Ocean. Gap Adventures, which owns the ship, said 91 passengers, nine guides and 54 crew members were safely evacuated to lifeboats and then to another ship. Read Whole Story

rākṣasāḥ kalim āśritya jāyante brahma-yoniṣuutpannā brāhmaṇa-kule bādhante śrotriyān kṛśān “In Kali-yuga, demons will take birth in the families of brāhmaṇas to harass those rare persons who are conversant with the Vedic way of life.” [This verse was spoken by Lord Śiva in the Varāha Purāṇa.]

Do you need more convincing that you aren’t the body? Just watch the video below. WARNING!! NOT FOR THOSE IN THE RENOUNCED ORDER OR FOR THE FAINT AT HEART!!!

śṛṇvataḥ śraddhayā nityaṁ gṛṇataś ca sva-ceṣṭitam kālena nātidīrgheṇa bhagavān viśate hṛdi “Persons who hear Śrīmad Bhāgavatam regularly and are always taking the matter very seriously will have the Personality of Godhead Śrī Kṛṣṇa manifested in their hearts within a short time.” – Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 2.8.4

From Śrī Caitanya-bhāgavata, Ādi-khaṇḍa – Chapter 16 – The Glories of Śrī Haridāsa Ṭhākura Haridāsa was particularly aggrieved to see the people’s lack of interest in the process of devotional service. In spite of this, Haridāsa continued to loudly chant the holy names of the Lord. The most sinful miscreants were even unable to hear…

A man mentioned to Srila Prabhupada that big events seem to happen to His Divine Grace every eleven years: 1922 met his Guru Maharaja 1933 was initiated 1944 started BTG 1955 left home 1966 started ISKCON The man asked what would happen in 1977. Srila Prabhupada told his servant that maybe that would be the…

“We need mercy. If we are proud, then Krishna is looking at us, and pride means-I don’t need. I don’t need. I am by my own power. So Krishna says, yes you are by your own power, you don’t need.But if you are humble, which means that you actually realize that you are dependent on…

“Common sense is 90% of our spiritual progress.” – Srila Prabhupada to Brahmananda Dasa in the 60’s (told by Mahadevi Mataji ACBSP)

“Always remember anything good anyone does for you and anything bad you’ve ever done to anyone, and always forget anything good you’ve ever done for anyone and anything bad anyone has ever done to you.” – ???

Birth Appearance at midnight of Sravana k8 (July 19/20), year 3228 BC to Devaki taken by Vasudeva from Mathura to Nanda and Yasoda in Gokula Till 3 lived in Gokula killed Putana, Sakatasura, Trinivarta demons 3 – 6 moved to Vrindavana killed Bakasura, Aghasura, Dhenuka and Balarama killed Pralamba moved to Nandagrama 7-10 Brahma steals…