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“So far as your working engagement is concerned, certainly you are not a karmi. Any person whose constant occupation is Krishna Consciousness, he is not a karmi; he is a devotee in all circumstances. So you should accept the best source of monetary income and use it for Krishna. And that is better than sannyasa.…

“One may not give up work and prescribed duties all of a sudden; but by gradually developing Krishna consciousness, one can be situated in a transcendental position without being influenced by the material senses and the mind — by steady intelligence directed toward one’s pure identity. This is the sum total of this chapter. In…

Here are some ideas for things that should be done ….. Make an online community solely for the glorification of Srila Prabhupada. This would be a non-sectarian effort where anyone can write and publicly glorify Srila Prabhupada to their hearts content. The site would also have information about Srila Prabhupada. Lots and lots of photos…

Here’s a short story revealing how our sweet little Gopala deals with those who try to imitate Him. from CHAPTER SIXTY-SIX of Krishna Book by His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (you can download the whole book by clicking the link above. You might need to install this font though.) The story of King…

“In the spiritual world there is also competition, but the center is always Krishna. In the material world there is competition, but the center is sense gratification. That is the difference. So competition, disagreement, or even dissension, if they are there, and the center is Krishna, such disagreement is not material. Even in Krishna Loka,…

Here’s part two in the saga: http://www.themeatrix2.com/ also part one if you’ve never heard of this: http://www.themeatrix.com/index.html

kṛṣṇa-caitanya-nāmnā ye kīrtayanti sakṛn narāḥ nānāparādha-muktās te punanti sakalaṁ jagat “Those who chant the name of Krishna Chaitanya or Gauranga even once become free from all offenses and purify all the worlds by their very presence.” – from the Viṣṇu Yāmala

gaura ye viśāla nāma sei nāma gāu anya saba nāma-māhatmya sei nāme pāu “The most powerful name of God is the name of the most merciful incarnation of God known as Gauranga. The glories and power of all the other names of Vishnu Tattvas, gods, demigods, goddesses are completely present in the Name of Lord…

… nice quote from www.iskcon.net.au … yadi bhajibe gorā sarala kara nija mana kuṭināṭi chāḍi’ bhaja gorāra caraṇa gorāra āmi, gorāra āmi, mukhe balile nāhe cale gorāra ācāra, gorāra vicāra, la-ile phala phale If you desire to worship Lord Gaurāṅga, make your mind simple and straightforward. Giving up duplicity, worship the lotus feet of Lord…

With great sadness we’d like to inform our readers that Gulab Kali, the Mayapur elephant, went Back To Krishna at around six pm last night (April 1st). Gulab Kali was/is a wonderful devotee of Sri Sri Radha Madhava. One of her services was to take the deities on procession on a regular basis. She would…

Here’s the pic with explanation. Sadly they denote Ananda Tirtha Prabhu as a distraction to the real business of gazing unabashedly at his wife Radha Sundari Mataji. Australian Photography : March 2006 issue : p.10

When written in Chinese, the word “crisis” (wēijī) is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity.

“That is preaching. Our process is anusrnuyat. We hear from the superiors and reproduce it. That is sravanam-kirtanam. Then perfect. If I add something, my own imagination, then it will spoil. No addition, alteration. As It Is. As it is you hear from your spiritual master, reproduce. That’s all. Yare dekha tare kaha krsna upadesa.…

“I am practically seeing that as soon as they begin to learn a little Sanskrit, they immediately feel they have become more than their guru. Then the policy is to kill their guru and be killed themselves.” – (SPL September 18, 1976)

“I have considered the matter of [trinkets such as] record distribution and have decided that it should be immediately stopped. It has simply caused havoc. It should be stopped everywhere. The stress must be on books, nothing else needs to be sold.” – (SPL January 6, 1975)