Of worship and devotion, Radha-Krishna is
the best. Why?
I`ve came to realized this when I became
a frequent visitor of Sri Sri Radha Mandir
Temple in Washington DC. USA. From Dec.1999
to the present, I had been contributing
my points of view on the Temple`s message
board.
On June 2000, when I started contributing
to Indiadivine.com`s discussion forum, I
realized that this web site is in fact Sri
Krishna`s Temple.
Hence, there`s no difference between con-
tributing your points of view to the Sri
Radha Mandir and Indiadivine.com for if
a devotee visits Both, it as as good as
devoting your time to the service of
Radha-Krishna. Isn`t it? That is the
realization Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu has
been trying to tell His devotees to
achieve in one`s lifetime, that we are
able to visit Sri Radha-Krishna simul-
taneously in this age of virtual reali-
ties.

All glories to His Divine Grace A.C.
Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada!

Hare Krishna
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Indiadivine allows a sort of cyber-association among people interested in spiritual matters. While philosophically we may not always agree, I have found the discussions on these forums very cordial and informative. I have found that the Internet in general is very quarrelsome (typical of Kali Yuga). Technology is neither good nor bad. Its the people who use it that are. I like the fact that Indiadivine brings together people with relatively common interests from all over the world together. Thats whats fascinating to me. Even a few years ago this could never have been done. Now Melvin, Viji, Shvu etc.... can all connect from all of the different points of the world. Haribol.

Gauracandra

Dear Gaurachandra,
At first, I thought negative of you. I`m
sorry. I should have answered your views
but because of pride, I did not join you.
But you are never lost to me because I
think I know you. Not because we have
met in person but because of the books.
You see, when I got interested in the
Krishna consciousness movement 12 years
ago, it was made complete when a child
hood friend, Mr. George Martinez, talked
me into joining ISKCON. But I refused
because of my Catholic upbringing. Cecil,
my wife would have none of it either
since she is a devout Catholic. Thus, I
just kept this to myself, not involving
my family, resulting to living a double
life.
Mr. Martinez, in short, lent me his books,
Srimad Bhagavatam. His spiritual name is
Gaurasundara das. Thus, those books I have
with me( Mr. Martinez is in New York) carry
the names Gaurasundara das, books which I
always treasure until my next life. Your
name I`ll never forget because of the books.
May you be my best friend.

Hare Krishna
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We are all infected with the virus of God. Let the God be Vishnu, or Rama or Krishna or Hari. All of us are benefited from Him. All of us are learning & sharing our ideas with others from different part of the world. It is also His grace! My only doubt is why there are two groups or cult under same Chaitanya Maha Prabu , one group worshiping Lord Krishna & other group worshipping Radharani. In my opinion Krishna & Radha are inseparable.
Hari Bhol!

There`s no one more dear to Krishna than
Srimati Radharani. When They become sepa-
rated, a gloomy atmosphere follows, of
sadness and grief. It`s called Mohana. And
when They again are re-united, the world
rejoices, the gopis of Vrajabhumi sings
and dances, bountiful prasada are offered,
brahmanas and their students go back to
the classrooms to study Srimad Bhagavatam
and the Bhagavad-gita. Hence, everything
is auspicious. Thus, it is called Madana.
In Radha-Krishna there`s joy and bliss.
But in Their separation there`s sadness.
Whichever we may want Them to be is a
choice we alone is responsible. Either you
love Radha-Krishna to dominate your life,
or Krishna-Balarama your guide. It`s a mat-
ter of choice. In other words,we can`t have
the cake and eat it, too.
That`s why chanting the Hare Krishna mantra
is the most logical choice in this age of
duality and quarrel.
Hare Krishna is transcendental and the wor-
ship of Radha-Krishna, or Krishna-Balarama,
is made perfect when Hare Krishna is sung
with pure devotion and love.
There`s no other way, really, to please Sri
Govinda but chant with devotion the Hare
Krishna maha-mantra.

Hare Krishna
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Radha-Damodara
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Why Radha-Damodara is called as such can be
traced to the Lord`s playing the part of a
subordinate in His transcendental sporting
where he puts Himself under the care of
Yasodamata for His protection. But sometimes
for being naughty, His mother ties Him with
a rope. This transcendental lila therefore
is called Damodara, the rope tying punish-
ment Lord Krishna received from His Mother,
Yasoda, for stealing together, with His bro-
ther, Balarama, and His monkey friends,
Their neighbors clarified butter hidden in-
side the jar placed on the shelf where the
two naughty cowherd Boys of Vrndavana could
not reach.
Damodara, in other words, is that basic
principle of transcendental exchange between
the Lord and Radharani, or with His Mother,
Yasodamata, so Both can enjoy the transcen-
dental bliss derived from this pastime, to
which there`s no comparison, even up to, say
the level of brahmananda.
Imagine, Lord Krishna, the wonderful actor
crying and trembling in front of you, as a
mother, while tying Him with a rope for be-
ing a naughty Boy. This transcendental feel-
ing therefore is called Damodara.
It is our joy that the month of October, in
Vaisnava Almanac, is dedicated to Sri Damo-
dara who is no other than Lord Krishna Him-
self.


Hare Krishna!
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Dear Melvin,
The Damodara lila was played by Krishna to show that He can be tied by devotion. And also He shows that He can not be tied as long as the person is having the feeling of I & mine.If you leave the feeling of I & mine He will be tied by your devotion.
HariBhol!
viji

Dear Mevin, Hari Bol, I do not think you can equate suffering with the various moods of our Srimati Radharani. This just does not sit well with me. Neither does equating suffering and devotee. Such mixing of terms is like rasa bhasa. It is better if you don't understand a particular mood or feeling to ask your Guru about it. I can tell you that what we see as suffering of advanced devotee is in fact Lila. Any Lila serves only to increase ones love for Krishna. If you are materialy suffering then you are not yet a devotee, its just that plain simple. If you have not envisioned what is the true nature of the soul then you have not really begun to be a devotee. How can you devote yourself to God if you do not know what self is? Suffering is simply ignorance and only breeds more suffering.If somebody is suffering then CHANT HARE KRISHNA! and your suffering will fall away!