krsna

Just like the mind which seems to have a life of it's own.

It is often mistaken for your 'self'. Stupid mind.

 

Beat that stupid thind. A brain-less computer. Giving me so many viruses in my hard-drive and cheap thrill soft ware.

 

The mind is wicked.

It turns on you at a moment's notice. Your 'besr' friend knowing all your faults an d ready to trip you up.So malicious and vindictive is the mind. Beat the silly mind.

 

 

<font color="blue"> "When Krsna walked on the bank of the Yamuna, He was seen nicely decorated with tilaka on His head. He was garlanded with different kinds of forest flowers, and His body was smeared by the pulp of sandalwood and tulasi leaves. The bumblebees became mad after the treasure and sweet nectar of the atmosphere. Being pleased by the humming sound of the bees, Krsna would play His flute, and together the sounds became so sweet to hear that the aquatics, the cranes, swans and ducks and other birds were charmed. Instead of swimming or flying, they became stunned. They closed their eyes and entered a trance of meditation in worship of Krsna." </font color>

 

 

 

(Krsna, The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Chapter 35)

 

 

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Organised Religion by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura

 

Sri Krsna manifest His eternal birth the pure cognitive essence of the serving soul who is located above all mundane limitations, King Kamsa is the typical aggressive empiricist, ever on the lookout for the appearance of the truth for the purpose of suppressing Him before He has time to develop. This is no exaggeration of the real connotation of the consistent empiric position. The materialist has a natural repugnance for the transcendent. He is disposed to link that faith in the incomprehensible is the parent of dogmatism and hypocrisy in the guise of religion. He is also equally under the delusion that there is no real dividing line between the material and the spiritual, he is strengthened in his delusion by the interpretation of scriptures by persons who are like-minded with himself. This includes all the lexicographic interpreters.

 

The lexicographical interpretation is upheld by Kamsa as the real scientific explanation of the scriptures, and is perfectly in keeping with his dread of and aversion for the transcendental. These lexicographical interpreters are employed by Kamsa in putting down the first suspected appearance of any genuine faith in the transcendental. King Kamsa knows very well that if the faith in the transcendental is once allowed to grow it is sure to upset all his empiric prospects.

 

There is historical ground for such misgivings. Accordingly if the empiric domination is to be preserved in tact it would be necessary not to lose a moment to put down the transcendental heresy the instant it threatens to make its appearance in earnest. King Kamsa, acting on this traditional fear is never slow to take the scientific precaution of deputing empiric teachers of the scriptures, backed by the resources of dictionary and grammar and all empiric subtleties to put down, by the show of specious arguments based on hypothetical principles, the true interpretation of the eternal religion revealed by the scriptures.

 

Kamsa is strongly persuaded that faith in the transcendental can be effectively put down by empiricism if prompt and decisive measures are adopted at the very outset. He attributes the failure of atheism in the past to the neglect of the adoption of such measures before the theistic fallacy has had time to spread among the fanatical masses. But Kamsa is found to count without his host. When Krsna is born He is found to be able to upset all sinister designs against those who are apprised by Himself of His advent. the apparently causeless faith displayed by persons irrespective of age, sex and condition may confound all rabid empiricist who are on principle adverse to the Absolute Truth Whose appearance is utterly incompatible with the domination of empiricism.

 

But no adverse efforts of the empiricists, whose rule seems till then to be perfectly well-established over the minds of the deluded souls of this world can dissuade any person from exclusively in following the Truth when He actually manifests His birth in the pure cognitive essence of the soul. Putana is the slayer of all infants. The baby, when he or she comes out of the mother's womb, falls at once into the hands of the pseudo-teachers of religion. These teachers are successful in forestalling the attempts of the good preceptor whose help is never sought by the atheists of this world at the baptisms of their babies. This is ensured by the arrangements of all established churches of the world. They have been successful only in supplying watchful Putanas for effecting the spiritual destruction of persons from the moment of their birth with the cooperation of their worldly parents. No human contrivance can prevent these Putanas from obtaining possession of the pulpits. This is due to the general prevalence of atheistic disposition in the people of this world.

 

The church that has the best chance of survival in this damned world is that of atheism under the convenient guise of theism. The churches have always proved the staunchest upholders of the grossest form of worldliness from which even the worst of non-ecclesiastical criminals are found to recoil.

 

It is not from any deliberate opposition to the ordained clergy that these observations are made. The original purpose of the established churches of the world may not always be objectionable. But no stable religious arrangement for instructing the masses has yet been successful. The Supreme Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, in pursuance of the teachings of the scriptures enjoins all absence of conventionalism for the teachers of the eternal religion. It does not follow that the mechanical adoption of the unconventional life by any person will make him a fit teacher of religion. Regulation is necessary for controlling the inherent worldliness of conditional souls.

 

But no mechanical regulation has any value, even for such a purpose. The bona-fide teacher of religion is neither any product of nor the favourer of, any mechanical system. In his hands no system has likewise, the chance of degenerating into a lifeless arrangement. The mere pursuit of fixed doctrines and fixed liturgies cannot hold a person to the true spirit of doctrine or liturgy. The idea of an organised church in an intelligible form, indeed, marks the close of the living spiritual movement. The great ecclesiastical establishments are the dikes and the dams to retain the current that cannot be held by any such contrivances. They, indeed, indicate a desire on the part of the masses to exploit a spiritual movement for their own purpose. They also unmistakably indicate the end of the absolute and unconventional guidance of the bona-fide spiritual teacher. The people of this world understand preventive systems, they have no idea at all of the unprevented positive eternal life. Neither can there be any earthy contrivance for the permanent preservation of the life eternal on this mundane plane on the popular scale.

 

Those are, therefore, greatly mistaken who are disposed to look forward to the amelioration of the worldly state in any worldly sense from the worldly success of any really spiritual movement. It is these worldly expectants who become the patrons of the mischievous race of the pseudo-teachers of religion, the Putanas, whose congenial function is to stifle the theistic disposition at the very moment of its suspected appearance. But the real theistic disposition can never be stifled by the efforts of those Putanas. The Putanas have power only over the atheist. It is a thankless but salutary task which they perform for the benefit of their unwilling victims.

 

But as soon as theistic disposition proper makes its appearance in the pure cognitive essence, of the awakened soul, the Putanas are decisively silenced at the very earliest stage of their encounter with new-born Krsna. The would-be slayer is herself slain. This is the reward of the negative services that the Putanas unwittingly render to the cause of theism by strangling all hypocritical demonstrations against their own hypocrisy. But Putana does not at all like to receive her reward in only form which involves the total destruction of her wrong personality. King Kamsa also does not like to lose the services of the most trusted of his agents. The effective silencing of the whole race of pseudo-teachers of religion is the first clear indication of the appearance of the Absolute on the mundane plane. The bona-fide teacher of the Absolute, heralds the Advent of Krsna by his uncompromising campaign against the pseudo-teachers of religion

 

A Conversation Between Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvwati Thakura and Professor Albert E. Suthers

 

 

 

East Meets West

A Conversation Between

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur

and Ohio State University's

Professor Albert E. Suthers

 

Professor Suthers was in Bombay doing research for his course in comparative religions at Ohio State University. In January of 1929 he went to Calcutta to meet Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, who was at that time in Krishnanagar. The professor heard from him for three consecutive days.

 

Prof. Suthers: Your Holiness seems to have taken a biased view in saying that the good moral precepts of Christ come nowhere near “the morality of amorous love of the devotees of Krishna”.

 

Beyond Secular Morality

 

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta: Certainly not. We claim to be greater and better Christians than Westerners. Our judgement is not restricted only to secular morality. The morality of the object of spiritual love surpasses secular morality. If Christian morality is perfected thereby, then it may be said to receive proper nourishment. To a pure soul that remains situated on that transcendentally moral plane of love, the secular moralities appear reduced to the smallness of pygmies. But there is not found any feeling of apathy, nor attachment towards these secular moralities. On the other hand, all moralities wait like maids behind the spiritual moralities to become glorified, being permitted to serve the Lord of transcendental love. The character of a culturist of spiritual love is never devoid of morality. One hostile to morality or fallen from it can never be a spiritual man. In the blaze of the teaching of Sri Chaitanya Deva’s ideal, it has been propagated that dissoluteness [licentiousness] is not devotion. Its palpable evidence is found when we reflect on the character of Sri Chaitanya Deva or the followers at His heel. The people of the realm of the secular morality concerned with the worldly enjoyments and their renunciation will not be able to grasp in their tiniest brains how the amorous sports of Krishna are fostered by the climax of morality and adored in the highest degree by all the morality of the universe. They are so much glorified by the noble clan of such high personages of strictly continent character as the devotees of Sri Chaitanya Deva like Sri Rupa, Sri Sanatana, Sri Raghunatha Dasa, Sri Raghunatha Bhatta, Sri Gopala Bhatta, etc.

 

Prof. Suthers: How can your Holiness’s statements be reconciled with the descriptions that are found about Krishna’s amorous sports?

 

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta: Krishna’s amorous sports are not temporal like the lustful sports of dramatic heroes and heroines like Romeo and Juliet, or even ideal spouses. Lust as prevalent in this world is only a mental passion, but the lust of the transcendental region has its own form. Here lust is always goaded by the enemy passion, whereas in the transcendental region of Krishna, the loveliness of the spiritual body of Krishna ever drives the lust for Krishna, which takes form as sublimated love or the desire to gratify the immaculate senses of Krishna. The conductor of the worldly lust is the enemy (passion), and the conductor of love is Krishna. It is the amorous sports of Krishna that have appropriateness; but there is no such consistency in the lust born of the body and mind of the jiva (living entity). Krishna’s amorous sports are not to be called indecent, because it is Krishna who is the only one unrivalled enjoyer, embodiment of the real truth, and the spiritual despot.

 

Prof. Suthers: I have been truly astonished to hear from your Holiness these mysteries of the vaisnava philosophy and their scientific analysis with the most reasonable arguments. I could not even imagine before that in the vaisnava philosophy there are such excellent solutions, corroboration and elucidation of the problems of Indian philosophy.

 

The empty promises again and again by medical science that will one day soon there will be a 'cure' for old age, disease and death . It's the underlying assumption in all the 'news' of the modern world. Modernity sucks. /images/graemlins/blush.gif

S.B.Canto 5

 

Chapter 11

 

Jada Bharata Instructs King Rahûgana

 

(1) The brahmin [Jada Bharata] said: 'From lacking experience you do not speak of the most important in use of the terms of those who have the experience; these matters of mundane and social behavior one should in fact discuss with the intelligent who do have such a refined sense of truth.

 

(2) Because of this, o King, is indeed among those, who notably by the Veda's [veda-vâdi] take interest in the endlessly increasing concern with the rituals of a material household, as good as never the actual spiritual science [tattva-vâda] found that manifests itself so clearly with the advanced of purity.

 

(3) Although sufficiently known with the words, is the very exalted direct vision of the real purpose of the Veda not theirs, as the happiness of a worldly life for example is like a dream of which one naturally will come to realize that it is unreal.

 

(4) As long as the mind of someone is under the control of the mode of passion, of goodness or of darkness, do actions, auspicious or otherwise, by the senses of action and perception, expand like with an elephant that is roaming freely.

 

(5) That mind endowed with many a desire is, driven by the modes of nature, attached to material happiness; as the chief of the sixteen elements of the material existence [the physical, the active and the perceptual ones plus the mind] does it, estranged, wander around in names [in upâdhi's - suppositions] and does it manifest with bodies of a higher or lower quality in different forms [compare B.G. 3:27].

 

(6) The unhappiness, happiness and severe immoderation obtained in the course of time as a result, creates the mind embracing the material nature which tricks the entity itself into the vicious circle of material action and reaction.

 

(7) Therefore do the learned ones speak of the mind as the cause of being absorbed in the natural modes - with the qualities amiss - in higher or lower conditions of life, of which the for that time manifested outer symptoms of the living entity of being fat or skinny e.g. are the proof.

 

(8) The attraction to the modes makes up the conditioning to the material world, but when the mind of the living entity is there for the ultimate good of being above them is he as a lamp; a wick enjoying clarified butter burning improperly no doubt leads to a flame with smoke, but doing so properly in bondage to the fuel of karma is the flaming wayward mind in contrast evidence of the clear reality.

 

(9) For sure there are the eleven of the mind of the five senses of action, the five senses of knowing and the insidiousness [or the falsehood of the ego, the identification with them]; of the different activities, the different objects of the senses and the place where they occur - of those eleven functions say the learned, o hero, that they are the fields of activity [see B.G. 13: 1-4].

 

(10) Smell, form, touch, taste and hearing [the knowing senses]; evacuation, sexual intercourse, movement, speech and manual control [the senses of action] with the eleventh element of accepting the idea of 'mine', thus gives the 'I' to this body of which some have said that it is the twelfth element.

 

(11) By the elements, by nature itself, by the culture, by the karma and by time are all these eleven of the mind modified into the hundreds, thousands and millions who do not follow from one another nor from themselves, but from the knower of the field.

 

(12) The knower of the field purified sees all these different activities of the mind of the unpurified individual entity in action, that from time immemorial are created by the external energy; sometimes manifest [as in waking] and sometimes not manifested [as in dreams].

 

(13-14) The knower of the field is [then] the all pervading, omnipresent, authentic person; the original one, who is seen and heard of as existing by His own light; who is never born, who is the transcendental one, the One Nârâyana wherein all beings rest, the Supreme Lord. the One Vâsudeva harbour of consciousness; He who by His own potency in the soul exists as the controller, of just as well the air as the nonmoving and moving entities; He is the Supersoul of expansion that entered and thus controls as the One of Fortune in the beyond who is the shelter and knower of everyone in every field; the vital self that appeared in this material world [see also B.G 9: 10 & 15: 15].

 

(15) As long as the embodied one, o King, is not free from this influence of the material world, by in freedom from attachments being awakened to the order knowing the spiritual truth and conquering the six enemies [the mind and the senses of perception], will he till that time wander around in this material world.

 

(16) As long as one has this mind, that as the symptom of the soul its fixation for the living entity is the breeding ground for all the worldy miseries of lamentation, illusion, disease, attachment, greed and enmity, does one get the consequence of egotism.

 

(17) This mind, that formidable enemy, is very powerful, growing so from neglect; he, who free from illusion, applies the weapon of worshiping the lotusfeet of the spiritual teacher and the Lord, will conquer the falsified personal that has covered the soul.'

 

 

Yes,I'm seaching for this kind of mysticism in my life.

Contact with the Supreme Transcendent Lord Sri Krsna but until I reach Sri Krsna I'll be struggling in the mire of this stinkin' world of matter duality & hate.And my friggin' uncontrolled mind which drives me to hellish conciousness.

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mys·ti·cism NOUN: 1a. Immediate consciousness of the transcendent or ultimate reality or God. b. The experience of such communion as described by mystics.

2. A belief in the existence of realities beyond perceptual or intellectual apprehension that are central to being and directly accessible by subjective experience.

Talk given by Srila Gour Govinda Swami at Bhubaneswar,India on March 5, 1995 :

 

"I was selected as a member of the GBC body in 1986. At first I was not willing. I was not willing at all to become a member of that body. In that year there was a 50 man committee, there was some restructuring of the GBC body. So, some old members resigned and some new ones were recruited. So, somebody gave some names. So my name was given as one of them, although I was unwilling. So out of those names, the GBC body accepted some names and also rejected some. So I was thinking I may be rejected, so that would be good fortune for me. But it was bad fortune, I was selected. Very bad fortune for me, yes. What to do? All right, so, since that year I have been attending GBC meetings. It has now been 9 years, 86-95.

 

The Founder-Acarya of ISKCON, our revered spiritual master, AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupadaji Maharaja has set up the GBC body. The GBC body will be the topmost executive body or authority. Everything will be decided here and it will be executed. Whatever is decided, the whole society will accept it. Otherwise, there will be no discipline in this society. The main purpose of setting up this GBC is to keep discipline on the society. That is number one purpose. Number two: When so many persons are working, and all are conditioned souls. How many are liberated souls? Mostly all are conditioned souls there. All have the four defects, yes. Who are free from the four defects? Who are free from anarthas--how many? That's a question.

 

But they say, "The GBC body that Srila Prabhupada set up or formed is a society of Vaisnavas." So I was taking up (giving) a class there, generally I take up one class, but this year was such a class that fortunately that topic came up, Krsna arranged, that such a topic came up where Prabhupada is saying, "Everybody should act like this." Narada Muni was instructing Druva Maharaja. That verse was there. "Those who are very, very advanced, elevated personalities, one should pay respect to them. Should not be envious of them. Those who are equals, one should keep friendship with them. Those who are inferiors, one should be very compassionate to them, " That is the sum and substance of the verse, so I was speaking on that topic, on tri-vidha Vaisnava. So I explained and quoted form Srimad Bhagavatam, from Caitanya-Caritamrta, how they have said, and at last that one should understand, one should recognize a Vaisnava. Srila Bhaktivinoda has also said, one should recognize what kind of Vaisnava he is and behave accordingly. Then you'll get the kripa, mercy of Vaisnavas, then you'll achieve perfection--otherwise you cannot achieve perfection, rather you'll commit offense. Yes, that danger is there.

 

Why Prabhupada has formed this society, he himself has said. I quoted Prabhupada's words, "I founded this society for Krsna consciousness so that this will be an exemplary society where there will be no envy at all." That is the purpose of the Founder Acarya of this ISKCON society! If we see so much enviousness going on in this society, how the Founder Acarya will be happy? That is the question. We are all here to give him happiness. But is he happy when his purpose is failed, foiled? This is the most important thing.

 

I say this is a society of Vaisnavas. Vaisnavas are not envious at all. Second verse of Srimad Bhagavatam. Who can understand Bhagavata tattva? Those Vaisnavas who are not envious at all. Otherwise Bhagavatam will not be revealed to them. Yes, that's a fact. I quoted all these things. But what do we see? Then this is so painful for us. Generally it is said in material sphere, "Speak the truth which is very sweet but don't speak unpalatable truth." But in spiritual sphere the Acaryas say, "No matter how unpalatable it may be, the Truth should be spoken." Yes. Mahajana's have said so.

 

So danger is there to speak such truth, such unpalatable truth. Danger is there on my head. Like a sword is hanging there on my head because I am speaking unpalatable Truth, yes! I have already sensed, I have heard, "Gour Govinda will speak against the GBC." Yes. Have already heard it. Because I am speaking the unpalatable truth such danger I am facing, like a sword is hanging, any moment it will be thrust onto my head! Yes, that's a fact.

 

Such is the situation. Therefore I feel suffocated there. Very, very suffocated. I cannot feel happy in Sridhama Mayapur, Mahaprabhu's place who is prema-purusottama, who gives Krsna-prema, patita-pavana, Gourahari who delivers the most fallen souls and embraces them, "Come to my fold", Embraces them, but in that dhama I feel such thing!

 

And everything is decided there by measuritve (counting of hands) vote, Yes decided, you cannot speak. "Stop, we have already decided, already voted, no more talking, finished." So it is going on. Also, I said this is the purpose of setting up the GBC body. Some philosophical dispute is there, some managerial flow is there to discus. Prabhupada said to , "Discuss with a cool head. Should be discussed with a cool head not a hot head, not in a hurried mood, no. Cool head in a Vaisnava way, not in an avaisnava and materialistic way." That's not the purpose of Srila Prabhupada. But no cool head, with a hot head, in a hurried mood, "We have decided". That gives me much pain and afraid of speaking the Truth also, yes.

 

So this is the purpose. When the philosophical disputes come, what shall we do? Those who are experts, those who know the tattwa, Prabhupada quoted this thing, some apparent controversial statements will come and it's come. How will it be reconciled? It is a question of reconciliation. Why such apparent controversial, opposite, contradictory statements come? It's not an easy thing to understand, baba. Not an easy thing. What circumstances, what time, what place, why it is said?

 

Lord Buddha came at a certain time when people were killing unnecessarily the innocent animals. Lord Buddha's heart felt so much pain seeing the unnecessary killing of innocent animals. He came down to stop it. So he came and said, "Stop it." but such persons who were killing innocent animals said, "Why are you stopping? In Veda it is said." But these people cannot understand Veda. Because they were in such a very, very low level of consciousness, covered up with the mode of ignorance and passion, no satva guna at all. That is the time and circumstances. Buddhadeva is the incarnaion of Lord Visnu from whom Veda comes. He said, "Throw your Veda! I don't want it!" Why He said like this, He from whom all Veda comes? Can he say like that? Veda is Mother. Veda-mata. Vedic authority. Mother is the authority to speak about father. Mother says Mr. X is your father. Is there any argument to it? Can you argue, "Why is he my father?" No. No, mother says, you have to accept it. This is first principal, you have to accept the authority. First principal, otherwise everything will be topsy-turvy. So much indiscipline will come. As for example, if you make one mistake in mathematical calculation, you make 2 plus 2 equal 5, then the whole calculation is wrong. Don't manufacture some new path, that is a dangerous path. But why Buddha deva said like that? Therefore it is said; in time, place and circumstances. It is needed at that time therefore they do it. So Acaryas do like that. There are many instances......but they say, "We don't want to understand all these things, we know this siddhanta" All right, what can I say to them?

 

And by measuritive vote everything is granted, by measuritive vote. All right then, if measuritive says that a dog has become God, that's very good. Becomes God the measurity said. Granted. Then no more speaking, dog becomes God, finished.

 

So many quotation are there in Srila Prabhupad's books, "Jiva never falls from Vaikuntha." No exercising our own brains, just accept it. It is inconceivable, yes, Mahajanas say, "What is acintya, inconceivable, don't add any of your material logic or arguments to it." No, don't add. You cannot establish the Vedic truth through material logic and arguments. If you do like that, then it becomes different, different, different. You cannot do it.

 

Bhaktivinode Thakur says it is the will of the Lord. If you want to establish Truth then from many, many sources, from all directions, untruth will come and suppress it. It is the will of the Lord. But at last satya-veda is there. At last Truth will be victorious. That time has come now.

 

Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Goswami Prabhupada says, "vox popoli is not always vox devis" that means this taking gana vote, measuritive vote is not applicable on the spiritual sphere. For example, one king was there digging a very big pond. He thought that this pond should be filled with milk instead of water. So he ordered all the cowherd men in his kingdom, "You all should bring milk and pour it into this pond." This is the King's order. So all the cowherd men said, "We shall have to do, otherwise if we violate the order, then our heads will be cut off." So one of the cowherd men thought of, "All right, all will take milk and pour it. If I take one pot of water and pour it, it cannot be noticed and the king cannot notice it." Somehow this thought leaked out. So every cowherd man thought like that. "Yes, I'll do the same thing." So, in the long run, at last his pond was filled with water instead of milk--this is gana-vote.

 

Another story also we hear. I say that we must hear from a bonafide source. He is free from the four defects, free from anarthas . He is completely cent per cent Krsna conscious, pure devotee Vaisnava. He is not envious at all.

 

One washer man was there who had a donkey. His name was Sunanda Gandharva. That donkey served the washerman for many years. At last he became old and died. So the washerman shaved his head and had dip in the holy water. That washerman used to wash the king's clothes. When he went to the king's palace to get clothes, the king's priest saw him and asked, "Hey, why have you shaved your head?Don't you know? Sunanda Gandharva died--very, very auspicious day today.Shall I shave my head?Oh yes, you shave your head." So then the chief minister saw the priest's shaved head and asked why. Same answer, so he also shaved his head. Then the queen saw the king had shaved his head. She asked, "Why have you shaved your head?" The queen was a bit intelligent."Oh don't you know, my dear queen? Sunanda Gandharva died--very, very auspicious day."

 

"Who is he? Who told you? What is the source?" She wanted to know the source. "Oh, chief minister told me." The queen called for the chief minister, "Hey, who is Sunanda Gandharva? "Oh queen, I heard from the priest, I told the king and the king heard from me. Our priest, priest he has said."

 

The priest was called for and the queen asked, "Who is that Sunanda Gandharva? From who have you heard? You said shave head, so all are shaving their heads, the chief minister and the king."

 

"Oh, the washerman said."

 

"The washerman who cleanses the dirty clothes! So a low-caste person who has a low level of consciousness. You heard from him! And you accepted it as a very, very auspicious day. All right, call for that washerman." The washerman was called for. The queen asked, "Who is Sunanda Gandharva?"

 

"Oh, I had a donkey, he died today." (crying).

 

"So the washerman's donkey died today--oh very auspicious day, and all of you shaved your head!" This is hearing from such a person of low consciousness and accepting it."Oh very auspicious day!"

 

This such thing is going on in this material world. Therefore in the spiritual sphere one should hear from bonafied acarya, mahajana sadhu, who is bonafied authority. We have to follow the path. Mahajanas say, "That is truth", and we should accept as truth, yes. Then there will be no problems at all. No disputes at all, yes. Make advancement in this path of devotional service--otherwise how can you make advancement?

 

Bhaktivinoda Thakura says, "Don't fight. Stay always in friendship and brotherhood." There may be some different: different countries, different places, maybe something different I am. Time, place, circumstances. There may be some differences but don't fight on the issue. Accept what the mahajanas have said and remain as brothers, remain as friends and engage yourself in Hari bhajan, thereby you'll get the blessings, the mercy of the mahajanas and your life will be successful and you'll make advancement in devotional service. Otherwise bhakti will be lost to you. That's a fact. Yes.

 

I accept it. This is the will of the Lord, such time has come, Truth is suppressed. All right I accept, though it is painful, I have to tolerate it. For how long can I tolerate? I pray to Mahaprabhu, He says taro eva sunicena, be as tolerant as a tree, but at the same time one should say, the Vaisnava becomes intolerant when mahajanas-sadhus, sruti, sastra is dishonored. It is very, very offensive, yes. It is intolerable that also they have said. So, I am in a dilemma. I cannot figure out, I cannot decide what to do? I have to tolerate it. I am waiting for the direction of Mahaprabhu and Krsna, nothing to say. A very, very dangerous period has come. Very, very dangerous. Only Krsna raksate, only Krsna will protect us. Mahaprabhu will protect us from such a dangerous situation and..."

I cannot comprehend your language. Perhaps it would be better if you wrote in Russian and then let us translate for you,

otherwise your posts are mostly unintelligle . Yes ???

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However its true that the mind can not be controled only be mere will power. It requires 'immersing' the self in the Maha Mantra, coupled with surrender to the guru, devotional service, and reading shastra attentively (in other words, here too we do not allow the mind to 'wander.') We must be willing to change our lifestyle and make ALL aspects of it within Krishna consciousness, or at least as many as practically possible.

 

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This is such a wonderful verse and purport about how to control the mind:

 

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 5 Ch.11

TEXT 17

bhratrvyam enam tad adabhra-viryam

upeksayadhyedhitam apramattah

guror hares caranopasanastro

jahi vyalikam svayam atma-mosam

SYNONYMS

bhratrvyam--the formidable enemy; enam--this mind; tat--that; adabhra-viryam--very, very powerful; upeksaya--by neglecting; adhyedhitam--unnecessarily increased in power; apramattah--one who is without illusion; guroh--of the spiritual master; hareh--of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; carana--of the lotus feet; upasana-astrah--applying the weapon of worshiping; jahi--conquer; vyalikam--false; svayam--personally; atma-mosam--which covers the constitutional position of the living entity.

 

TRANSLATION

This uncontrolled mind is the greatest enemy of the living entity. If one neglects it or gives it a chance, it will grow more and more powerful and will become victorious. Although it is not factual, it is very strong. It covers the constitutional position of the soul. O King, please try to conquer this mind by the weapon of service to the lotus feet of the spiritual master and of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Do this with great care.

 

PURPORT

There is one easy weapon with which the mind can be conquered--neglect. The mind is always telling us to do this or that; therefore we should be very expert in disobeying the mind's orders. Gradually the mind should be trained to obey the orders of the soul. It is not that one should obey the orders of the mind. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura used to say that to control the mind one should beat it with shoes many times just after awakening and again before going to sleep. In this way one can control the mind. This is the instruction of all the sastras. If one does not do so, one is doomed to follow the dictations of the mind. Another bona fide process is to abide strictly by the orders of the spiritual master and engage in the Lord's service. Then the mind will be automatically controlled. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has instructed Srila Rupa Gosvami:

 

brahmanda bhramite kona bhagyavan jiva

guru-krsna-prasade paya bhakti-lata-bija

When one receives the seed of devotional service by the mercy of the guru and Krsna. the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one's real life begins. <font color="red"> If one abides by the orders of the spiritual master, by the grace of Krsna he is freed from service to the mind. </font color>

 

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Fifth Canto, Eleventh Chapter of the Srimad-Bhagavatam, entitled "Jada Bharata Instructs King Rahugana."

 

 

 

Unlimited New Energy from Sun and Water

 

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A revolutionary new way of harnessing the power of the sun to extract almost unlimited energy from water will be a reality within seven years.

 

 

 

“It would be the cheapest, cleanest and most abundant energy source ever developed,” say scientists from Australia’s University of New South Wales. “The main by-products would be oxygen and water.”

 

 

 

Special titanium oxide ceramics will harvest sunlight and split water to produce hydrogen fuel. The researchers say it will then be a simple engineering exercise to make a device with no moving parts to harvest the energy; and it will give off no greenhouse gases or pollutants.

 

“This is potentially huge, with a market the size of all the existing markets for coal, oil and gas combined,” says Professor Janusz Nowotny who, with Professor Chris Sorrell, is leading a solar hydrogen research project at the University’s Centre for Materials and Energy Conversion. The team is thought to be the most advanced in developing the cheap, light-sensitive materials that will be the basis of the new technology.

 

Chris Sorrell says Australia is ideally placed to take advantage of the enormous potential of this new technology: “We’ve abundant sunlight, huge re-serves of titanium. But this technology could be used anywhere in the world. It’s been the dream of many people for a long time to develop it and it’s exciting to know that it is now within such close reach.”

 

Although existing hydrogen fuel cell technology is more efficient than the internal combustion engine and dramatically cuts down vehicle emissions, currently hydrogen is produced from fossil fuel, so that it still gives off greenhouse gases. This new process would cut out these emissions.

 

In Britain, a team of scientists at Leeds University have developed an-other process that enables hydrogen to be produced from vegetable oils, so cars could in future have a tank of sun-flower oil that would be converted into hydrogen to power the fuel cell motor.

 

Meanwhile, in Scotland, the world’s first commercial-scale floating Wave Energy Converter, The Pelamis, has successfully generated its first electricity for the UK grid.

 

In the US over 350 bankers and investors met to explore the state of financing for renewable energy in America. The American Council on Renewable Energy and Euromoney was completely overd. “It’s great to see renewable energy entering the mainstream,” said the organizers.

 

 

 

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Jiva Jago !

Is the soul in a comfy position?

What awaits him or her upon being ejected from the womb?

"Cutchy cutchy coo ,we love you !"

10 June, 2004 -

 

By Dr Vandana Shiva

Dr Shiva is an Indian physicist, ecological campaigner, women’s rights activist and writer.

 

Dr Vandana Shiva: Empowering women

Written on the train from Punjab, India

 

I have spent all day with 300 women from rural Punjab who had gathered for a Public Hearing organised for the National Commission for Women to assess the impact of globalisation on women in agriculture.

 

Punjab: home of the green revolution

 

Punjab is the breadbasket of India. It is the home of the green revolution. But farmers of Punjab are committing suicide because behind the “growth” and “development” of commercial industrial farming is a huge financial debt burden that farmers can no longer carry, and is growing ecological burden that the earth can no longer carry.

 

The biodiversity of Punjab has disappeared, and been replaced by monocultures of wheat and rice. Diseases and pests have exploded, and with them the use of pesticides. Chemicals also need massive inputs of water. Over use of water for chemical farming has lead to desertification.

 

In terms of health, or farmers incomes, the green revolution has not created “growth”, it has created poverty and under development.

 

Devaluation of women

 

Women have paid the highest price. As chemicals from farming, women were devalued. Combined with patriarchal values this “development” induced devaluation of women in agriculture has led to a new violence in the form of female feticide. Gender discrimination mutates into women’s dispensability under a “development” which excludes and devalues women.

 

In the 1961 census, there were 976 girls for 1000 boys in India, in 1991, the figure was 945 and by 2001 it had dropped to 927. The economically “developed” regions of Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat have the highest number of missing girls due to female feticide.

 

Agriculture systems, which are women centered and earth centered, are also more productive. 300 units of inputs produce 100 units of output in industrial agriculture, while ecological systems in which women participate use only 5 units of input to produce 100 units of output.

 

The displacement of women from agriculture disempowers women and reduces food security. Food systems evolved by women based on biodiversity based production rather than chemical based production produce hundreds of times more food, with better nutrition, quality, and taste.

 

Women friendly alternatives

 

The Millennium Development Goals ignore these women friendly alternatives which would not just halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people who suffer from hunger.

 

Women can remove hunger not just by 50% - they would remove it by 100% both because their knowledge system and technologies produce more while using less, but also because in our value system it is unacceptable that in 2015, 500 million should continue to go hungry.

 

This patriarchal logic of exclusion is not acceptable to us. Nor is the defining of poverty and wealth on the basis of $1 a day indicator. Even when our wealth production is not counted in dollars, we are providing food and water. And an income of $1 a day is meaningless indicator of development if the cost of living is being pushed up to $10 a day with corporate monopolies on seeds and water because of patents and privatisation.

 

Meeting people's needs

 

People can meet their needs for food and water in self-provisioning, sustenance economies at less than a $1 a day, and farmers can be pushed to suicides, and women and children to hunger at more than a $1 a day because the cost of living outstrips earnings.

 

High cost, low output, low return agriculture is at the root of growing hunger, because (a) farmers do not grow diverse crops for their needs (b) they sell what they grow to pay back debts. Higher “growth” does not translate into higher food entitlements and less hunger.

 

In India, starvation deaths have re-emerged for the first time since the Great Bengal Famine of 1942, which killed two million people because food security systems have been dismantled. People starved when 65 million tonnes of food grain were rotting as “surplus”.

 

Women's contribution

 

The MDG indicators are misplaced because they ignore women’s contribution to food security.

 

Goal No. 3 aimed at gender equality and empowering women actually sees the reduced role of women in agriculture as an indicator of women’s empowerment. However as the India’s experience shows, displacement of women from productive roles in agriculture goes hand in hand with women’s devaluation and eventually their dispensability.

 

We need to strengthen women’s role in agriculture both to remove hunger and empower women. We need to redefine development from women’s perspective to ensure no one goes hungry or thirsty on this planet.

 

As Gandhi said, "the earth has enough for everyone’s needs, but not for some people’s greed."

 

So far my chastising you at Mayapur for your questions it is simply out of love that I chastise any of my students. It is a father's duty to raise his son to be a strong, useful citizen, and sometimes he must reprimand him for some mistake in order to teach him. But this harshness is only for his son's benefit. Similarly, you are all my spiritual children, and my only concern is to see that you all become strong in your devotion to Lord Krishna, so sometimes scolding may be there, but you should always remember that it is done with love and it is only for your benefit. You are an intelligent boy, and I want to train you very nicely so that you will be able to preach this great Krishna Conscious philosophy with conviction, and help to deliver all the spiritually-starving souls in this age. Therefore, you should take this chastisement as an opportunity to advance in Krishna Consciousness and not in any other way.

 

 

 

Srila Prabhupada letter

 

Sydney, April 12, 1972

"The spiritual master accepts the sinful activities of his disciples from the first initiation. I may give initiation very easily, but what can I do? I am prepared to go to hell for service of Lord Caitanya."

 

 

Srila Prabhupada letter

 

New Vrindaban, September 4, 1972

 

9. Srila Prabhupada is my advocate. Among countless condemned souls, he agreed to represent me. At the time of judgement he will plead my case.

 

 

 

Just like Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He delivered Jagai-Madhai. They were all this: addicted to illicit sex, meat-eating, drinking and intoxication, gambling. That was their business. So Nityananda Prabhu went to deliver them, that "First of all, these rascals should be delivered." Therefore He went there. They were very angry. They hurt Him by throwing one stone on His forehead, and blood came out. Still, Nityananda Prabhu said, "All right, I don't mind. Please chant Hare Krsna." This is preaching, Nityananda. But when Lord Caitanya heard it, He became very angry. He wanted to kill them immediately. So Nityananda Prabhu requested that "In this incarnation You have promised not to accept any weapons. Please become, I mean to say, "kind upon them." This is the person... This is the business of guru. Guru introduces with God and prays to God, "Please excuse him." This is guru's business. And by the request of guru, God agrees to excuse him. This is the process.

 

 

 

Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.2.15

 

Vrndavana, October 26, 1972

 

 

 

10. Srila Prabhupada is my benefactor. He always tries to bring me back to the land of song and dance. He wants me to be happy.

 

 

 

Similarly, we are all part and parcel of God, Krsna. Naturally, we must be happy. Anandamayo 'bhyasat. This is our position, that we must be always anandamaya, jubilant. This is our position. Just like Krsna is dancing -- you have seen -- similarly, our position is simply dancing with Krsna and be happy.

 

 

 

Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.2.9

 

Hyderabad, April 23, 1974

 

 

 

11. Srila Prabhupada is my guarantor. He accepts my debt as his own. He is the definition of nobility.

 

 

 

The spiritual master accepts the sinful activities of his disciples from the first initiation. I may give initiation very easily, but what can I do? I am prepared to go to hell for service of Lord Caitanya.

 

 

 

Srila Prabhupada letter

 

New Vrindaban, September 4, 1972

 

 

 

12. Srila Prabhupada is my stern disciplinarian. He scolds without malice to keep me on course. He is a beneficent chastiser.

 

 

 

So far my chastising you at Mayapur for your questions it is simply out of love that I chastise any of my students. It is a father's duty to raise his son to be a strong, useful citizen, and sometimes he must reprimand him for some mistake in order to teach him. But this harshness is only for his son's benefit. Similarly, you are all my spiritual children, and my only concern is to see that you all become strong in your devotion to Lord Krishna, so sometimes scolding may be there, but you should always remember that it is done with love and it is only for your benefit. You are an intelligent boy, and I want to train you very nicely so that you will be able to preach this great Krishna Conscious philosophy with conviction, and help to deliver all the spiritually-starving souls in this age. Therefore, you should take this chastisement as an opportunity to advance in Krishna Consciousness and not in any other way.

 

 

 

Srila Prabhupada letter

 

Sydney, April 12, 1972

 

 

 

13. Srila Prabhupada is my destination. He awaits my arrival in the kingdom of God. If I fail, he will come for me.

 

 

 

So far as I am concerned, in relationship with my disciples who are so kindly cooperating with me in the matter of my rendering service to my Spiritual Master, for them I am always ready to come back from Goloka Vrindaban, if they are not delivered along with me. So don't be worried about the clutches of Maya. Be fixed up in your determination and go on serving the Supreme Lord, Krishna, with determination as you are already doing.

 

 

 

Srila Prabhupada letter

 

London, November 15, 1969

 

 

 

Devotee: Prabhupada, I heard it said that the spiritual master will always come back until his devotees, his disciples, have achieved God realization. Can you explain that?

 

 

 

Prabhupada: Yes. But don't try to take advantage of it. (laughter) Don't try to give trouble to your spiritual master like that. Finish your business in this life. That is especially meant for those who are slack. His devotee, his disciple should be serious in serving spiritual master. If he is intelligent he should know that "Why should I act in such a way that my spiritual master has to take the trouble to reclaim me again? Let my business be finished in this life." That should be the right way of thinking. Not that, "Oh I am sure my spiritual master will come, let me do all nonsense." No. So if you have got any, I mean to say, affection for the spiritual master, then you should finish your business in this life so that he may not come again to reclaim you. Is that all right? Don't take advantage of this business. Rather, be serious to finish your business. That is a fact.

 

 

 

Bhagavad-gita 6.46-47

 

Los Angeles, February 21, 1969

 

 

 

14. Srila Prabhupada is my standard of aristocratic perfection. He is the embodiment of grace and refinement. He implores me to become a gentle man.

 

 

 

15. Srila Prabhupada is my saving grace. Without his kindness I would remain a damned creature. He cares enough to help me.

 

 

 

Now, some of these Mayavadi sannyasis accuse me that "Bhaktivedanta Swami is spoiling our Hindu religion." Means dvesta. They do not like Christians. They do not like Mohammedans. But I am accepting Mohammedans, Christian, any damn rascal: "Come on. Chant Hare Krsna."

 

 

 

Morning Walk

 

Bombay, February 19, 1974

 

 

 

16. Srila Prabhupada is my captain. He gives me courage when I fall in battle. He asks nothing from me that he would not do himself.

 

 

 

In the beginning of your letter your comparison of the soldier and commander is very appropriate. We are on the battlefield of Kuruksetra -- one side Maya, the other side Krsna. So the regulative principles of a battlefield, namely to abide by the order of the commander, must be followed. Otherwise it is impossible to direct the fighting capacity of the soldiers and thus defeat the opposing elements. Kindly therefore take courage. You are capable in so many ways. Let things be rightly done so that our mission may be correctly pushed forward to come out victorious.

 

 

 

Srila Prabhupada letter

 

Los Angeles, July 31, 1970

 

 

 

(To be cont'd.)

 

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur describes himself before his meeting Srila Gaurakisora dasa Babaji:

 

"I have been busy within this material world trying to bring sense gratification within the grasp of my hand. I have often thought that by obtaining the object of sense gratification, all my shortcomings will be fulfilled. I often attained different assets that were indeed very rare, but my own personal shortcomings were never mitigated. In this material world I have had the association of very high-class, aristocratic persons. However, seeing their various deficiencies, I could not offer them praise. The most merciful Supreme Lord, Sri Gourasundara, seeing me in such a lamentable condition at such a time of diversity, gave permission to His two dearmost devotees to grant their blessings to me. Because I was always intoxicated with a worldly false ego, wanting again and again self-aggrandizement, I deprived myself of my own real benefit. But because of the influence of my previous births' activities in devotional service, I came into the association of Srila Bhativinode Thakura, who was the form of my spiritual well wisher.

 

"My spiritual master would go and visit Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura and many times would reside with him. Srila Bhaktivinode, out of his compassion for other living entities, pointed out my spiritual master, Srila Gaurakisora dasa Babaji. Upon seeing my spiritual master, the extent of by worldly false ego diminished. I know that all the other living entities who have taken the human form of life were also fallen and low like myself. But by gradually observing the spiritual character of my master, I realized that only a Vaisnava could reside in this material world and be of exemplary character."

 

HANUMAN CHALISA WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION

 

 

 

Shri Guru Charan Saroj Raj

 

After cleansing the mirror of my mind with the pollen

Nij mane mukure sudhar dust of holy Guru's Lotus feet. I Profess the pure,

 

Varnao Raghuvar Vimal Jasu

 

untainted glory of Shri Raghuvar which bestows the four-

 

Jo dayaku phal char

 

-- fold fruits of life.(Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha).

 

Budhi Hin Tanu Janike

 

Fully aware of the deficiency of my intelligence, I

 

Sumirau Pavan Kumar concentrate my attention on Pavan Kumar and humbly

Bal budhi Vidya dehu mohe ask for strength, intelligence and true knowledge to

Harahu Kalesa Vikar -- relieve me of all blemishes, causing pain.

 

Jai Hanuman gyan gun sagar Victory to thee, O'Hanuman! Ocean of Wisdom-All

Jai Kapis tihun lok ujagar-- hail to you O'Kapisa! (fountain-head of power,wisdom

and Shiva-Shakti) You illuminate all the three worlds

(Entire cosmos) with your glory.

 

Ram doot atulit bal dhama You are the divine messenger of Shri Ram. The

Anjani-putra Pavan sut nama-- repository of immeasurable strength, though known

only as Son of Pavan (Wind), born of Anjani.

 

Mahavir Vikram Bajrangi With Limbs as sturdy as Vajra (The mace of God Indra)

Kumati nivar sumati Ke sangi-- you are valiant and brave. On you attends good Sense

and Wisdom. You dispel the darkness of evil thoughts.

 

Kanchan varan viraj subesa Your physique is beautiful golden coloured and your dress

Kanan Kundal Kunchit Kesa-- is pretty. You wear ear rings and have long curly hair.

 

Hath Vajra Aur Dhuvaje Viraje You carry in your hand a lightening bolt along with a victory

Kandhe moonj janehu sajai-- (kesari) flag and wear the sacred thread on your shoulder.

 

Sankar suvan kesri Nandan As a descendant of Lord Sankar, you are a comfort and pride

Tej pratap maha jag vandan-- of Shri Kesari. With the lustre of your Vast Sway, you are

propitiated all over the universe.

 

Vidyavan guni ati chatur You are the repository of learning, virtuous and fully accom-

Ram kaj karibe ko aatur-- plished, always keen to carry out the behest's of Shri Ram.

 

Prabu charitra sunibe ko rasiya You are an ardent listener, always so keen to listen to the

Ram Lakhan Sita man Basiya-- narration of Shri Ram's Life Stories. Your heart is filled with

what Shri Ram stood for. You therefore always dwell in the

hearts of Shri Ram, Lakshman and Sita.

 

Sukshma roop dhari Siyahi dikhava You appeared before Sita in a Diminutive form and spoke to

Vikat roop dhari lanka jarava-- her in humility. You assumed an awesome form and struck

terror by setting Lanka on fire.

 

Bhima roop dhari asur sanghare With over-whelming might you destroyed the Asuras

Ramachandra ke kaj sanvare-- (demons) and performed all tasks assigned to you by Shri Ram

with great skill.

 

Laye Sanjivan Lakhan Jiyaye You brought Sanjivan (A herb that revives life) and restored

Shri Raghuvir Harashi ur laye-- Lakshman back to life, Shri Raghuvir (Shri Ram) cheerfully

embraced you with his heart full of joy.

 

Raghupati Kinhi bahut badai Shri Raghupati (Shri Ram) lustily extolled your excellence and

Tum mam priye Bharat-hi sam bhai-- said: "You are as dear to me as my own brother Bharat."

 

Sahas badan tumharo yash gaave Thousands of living beings are chanting hymns of your glories;

Us kahi Shripati kanth lagaave saying thus, Shri Ram warmly hugged him (Shri Hanuman).

 

Sankadik Brahmadi Muneesa When prophets like Sanka, even the Sage like Lord Brahma,

Narad Sarad sahit Aheesa-- the great hermit Narad himself, Goddess Saraswati and Ahisha

(one of immeasurable dimensions).

 

Yam Kuber Digpal Jahan te Even Yamraj (God of Death) Kuber (God of Wealth) and the

Kavi kovid kahi sake kahan te-- Digpals (deputies guarding the four corners of the Universe)

have been vying with one another in offering homage to your

glories. How then, can a mere poet give adequate expression

of your super excellence.

 

Tum upkar Sugreevahin keenha You rendered a great service to Sugriv. You united him with

Ram milaye rajpad deenha Shri Ram and he installed him on the Royal Throne. By heeding

Tumharo mantra Vibheeshan mana your advice, Vibhishan became Lord of Lanka. This is known

Lankeshwar Bhaye Sub jag jana-- all over the Universe.

 

Yug sahastra jojan par Bhanu On your own you dashed upon the Sun, which is at a fabulous

Leelyo tahi madhur phal janu-- distance of thousands of miles, thinking it to be a sweet

luscious fruit.

 

Prabhu mudrika meli mukh mahee Carrying the Lord's Signet Ring in your mouth, there is

Jaladhi langhi gaye achraj nahee-- hardly any wonder that you easily leapt across the ocean.

 

Durgaam kaj jagat ke jete The burden of all difficult tasks of the world become light

Sugam anugraha tumhre tete with your kind grace.

 

Ram dware tum rakhvare, You are the sentry at the door of Shri Ram's Divine Abode.

Hoat na agya binu paisare-- No one can enter it without your permission,

 

Sub sukh lahai tumhari sarna All comforts of the world lie at your feet. The devotees enjoy all

Tum rakshak kahu ko dar na divine pleasures and feel fearless under your benign Protection.

 

Aapan tej samharo aapai You alone are befitted to carry your own splendid valour. All the

Teenhon lok hank te kanpai-- three worlds (entire universe) tremor at your thunderous call.

 

Bhoot pisach Nikat nahin aavai All the ghosts, demons and evil forces keep away, with the

Mahavir jab naam sunavai sheer mention of your great name, O'Mahaveer!!

 

Nase rog harai sab peera All diseases, pain and suffering disappear on reciting regularly

Japat nirantar Hanumant beera-- Shri Hanuman's holy name.

 

Sankat se Hanuman chudavai Those who remember Shri Hanuman in thought, words and deeds

Man Karam Vachan dyan jo lavai with Sincerity and Faith, are rescued from all crises in life.

 

Sub par Ram tapasvee raja All who hail, worship and have faith in Shri Ram as the Supreme

Tin ke kaj sakal Tum saja-- Lord and the king of penance. You make all their difficult tasks

very easy.

 

Aur manorath jo koi lavai Whosoever comes to you for fulfillment of any desire with faith

Sohi amit jeevan phal pavai and sincerity, Will he alone secure the imperishable fruit of

human life.

 

Charon Yug partap tumhara All through the four ages your magnificent glory is acclaimed far

Hai persidh jagat ujiyara-- and wide. Your fame is Radiantly acclaimed all over the Cosmos.

 

Sadhu Sant ke tum Rakhware You are Saviour and the guardian angel of Saints and Sages and

Asur nikandan Ram dulhare destroy all Demons. You are the angelic darling of Shri Ram.

 

Ashta sidhi nav nidhi ke dhata You can grant to any one, any yogic power of Eight Siddhis

Us var deen Janki mata -- (power to become light and heavy at will) and Nine Nidhis

(Riches,comfort,power,prestige,fame,sweet relationship etc.)

This boon has been conferred upon you by Mother Janki.

 

Ram rasayan tumhare pasa You possess the power of devotion to Shri Ram. In all rebirths

Sada raho Raghupati ke dasa you will always remain Shri Raghupati's most dedicated disciple.

 

Tumhare bhajan Ram ko pavai Through hymns sung in devotion to you, one can find Shri Ram

Janam janam ke dukh bisravai-- and become free from sufferings of several births.

 

Anth kaal Raghuvir pur jayee If at the time of death one enters the Divine Abode of Shri Ram,

Jahan janam Hari-Bakht Kahayee thereafter in all future births he is born as the Lord's devotee.

 

Aur Devta Chit na dharehi One need not entertain any other deity for Propitiation, as

Hanumanth se hi sarve sukh karehi-- devotion of Shri Hanuman alone can give all happiness.

 

Sankat kate mite sab peera One is freed from all the sufferings and ill fated contingencies of

Jo sumirai Hanumat Balbeera rebirths in the world. One who adores and remembers Shri Hanuman.

 

Jai Jai Jai Hanuman Gosahin Hail, Hail, Hail, Shri Hanuman, Lord of senses. Let your victory

Kripa Karahu Gurudev ki nyahin-- over the evil be firm and final. Bless me in the capacity as my

supreme guru (teacher).

 

Jo sat bar path kare kohi One who recites Chalisa one hundred times, becomes free from the

Chutehi bandhi maha sukh hohi bondage of life and death and enjoys the highest bliss at last.

 

Jo yah padhe Hanuman Chalisa All those who recite Hanuman Chalisa (The forty Chaupais)

Hoye siddhi sakhi Gaureesa-- regularly are sure to be benedicted. Such is the evidence of no less a

witness as Bhagwan Sankar.

 

Tulsidas sada hari chera Tulsidas as a bonded slave of the Divine Master, stays perpetually at

Keejai Das Hrdaye mein dera-- his feet, he prays "Oh Lord! You enshrine within my heart & soul."

 

Pavantnai sankat haran, Oh! conqueror of the Wind, Destroyer of all miseries, you are a

Mangal murti roop. symbol of Auspiciousness.

Ram Lakhan Sita sahit, Along with Shri Ram, Lakshman and Sita, reside in my heart.

Hrdaye basahu sur bhoop.-- Oh! King of Gods.

 

 

 

 

What does Volcanic Lava,ash,debris,etc... represent?

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Srimad Bhagavatam 1.1.1 purport:

 

<font color="red"> "Within the past five hundred years, many erudite scholars and acaryas like Jiva GosvamiSanatana Gosvami,Visvanatha Cakravarti, Vallabhacarya, and many other distinguished scholars even after the time of Lord Caitanya made elaborate commentaries on the Bhagavatam. And the serious student would do well to attempt to go through them to better relish the transcendental messages." </font color>

 

 

 

We desire to relish the transcendental messages. Therefore,could a scholarly devotee please post the corresponding English translation to the following commentaries on this most quintessential verse of Srimad Bhagavad Gita

Thanks :

 

Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 18

verse 66:

 

SavRDaMaaRNa( PairTYaJYa MaaMaek&- Xar<a& v]Ja )

Ah& Tva SavRPaaPae>Yaae Maae+aiYaZYaaiMa Maa Xauc" ))66))

 

Sridhara Swami: tato’pi guhyatamam äha sarveti | mad-bhaktyaiva sarvaà bhaviñyatéti dåòha-viçväsena vidhi-kaiìkaryaà tyaktvä mad-eka-çaraëaà bhava | evaà vartamänaù karma-tyäga-nimittaà päpaà syäd iti mä çucaù mokñaà mä kärñéù | yatas tvaà mad-eka-çaraëaà sarva-päpebhyo’haà mokñayiñyämi ||66||

 

Visvanätha Chakravarti Thakura: nanu tad-dhyänädikaà yat karomi tat kià sväçrama-dharmänuñöhäna-pürvakaà vä, kevalaà vä ? taträha sarva-dharmän varëäçrama-dharmän sarvän eva parityajya ekaà mäm eva çaraëaà vraja | parityajya sannyasyeti na vyäkhyeyam arjunasya kñatriyatvena sannyäsädhikärät na cärjunaà lakñékåtyänya-jana-samudäyam evopadideça bhagavän iti väcyam | lakñyabhütam arjunaà prati upadeçaà yojayitum aucitye saty evänyasyäpi upadeñöavyatvaà sambhaven na, tv anyathä na ca parityjyety asya phala-tyäga eva tätparyam iti vyäkhyeyam asya väkyasya –

 

devarñi-bhütäpta-nèëäà pitèëäà

näyaà kiìkaro näyam åëé ca räjan |

sarvätmanä yaù çaraëaà çaraëyaà

gato mukundaà parihåtya kartam || (BhP 11.5.41)

 

Optimartyo yadä tyakta?samasta?karmä

niveditätmä vicikérñito me |

tadämåtatvaà pratipadyamäno

onsmayätma?bhüyäya ca kalpate vai || (BhP 11.29.32)

 

tävat karmäëi kurvéta

na nirvidyeta yävatä |

mat-kathä-çravaëädau vä

çraddhä yävan na jäyate || (BhP 11.20.9)

 

äjïäyaiva guëän doñän

mayädiñöän api svakän |

dharmän santyajya yaù sarvän

mäà bhajet sa ca sattamaù || (BhP 11.11.37)

 

ity ädibhir bhagavad-väkyaiùsahaikärthasyävaçya-vyäkhyeyatvät | atra ca pari-çabda-prayogäc ca | ata ekaà mäà çaraëaà vraja, na tu dharma-jïäna-yoga-devatäntarädikam ity arthaù | pürvaà hi mad-anya-bhaktau sarva-çreñöhäyäà tavädhikäro nästéty atas tvaà yat karoñi yad açnäsétyädi-bruväëena mayä karma-miçräyäà bhaktau tavädhikära uktaù | samprati tv atikåpayä tubhyam ananya-bhaktau evädhikäras tasyä ananya-bhakter yädåcchika-mad-aikäntika-bhakta-kåpaika-labhyatva-lakñaëaà niyamaà sva-kåtam api bhéñma-yuddhe sva-pratijïäm iväpanéya datta iti bhävaù | na ca mad-äjïayä nitya-naimittika-karma-tyäge tava prayaväya-çaìkä sambhavet | veda-rüpeëa mayaiva nitya-karmänuñöhänam ädiñöam adhunä tu svarüpeëaiva tat-tyäga ädiçyate ity ataù kathaà te nitya-karmäkaraëe päpäni sambhavanti ? pratyuta ataù paraà nitya-karmaëi kåta eva päpäni bhaviñyanti säkñän mad-äjïä-laìghanäd ity avadheyam |

 

nanu yo hi yac-charaëo bhavati, sa hi mülya-krétaù paçur iva tad-adhénaù | sa taà yat kärayati, tad eva karoti | yatra sthäpayati tatraiva tiñöhati | yad bhojayati, tad eva bhuìkte iti çaraëäpatti-lakñaëasya dharmasya tattvam | yad uktaà väyu-puräëe –

 

änukülyasya saìkalpaù prätikülyasya varjanaà |

rakñiñyatéti viçväso goptåtve varaëaà tathä |

niùkñepanam akärpaëyaà ñaò-vidhä çaraëägatiù || iti |

 

bhakti-çästra-vihitä sväbhéñöa-deväya rocamänä pravåttir änukülyaà tad-viparétaà prätikülyam | goptåtve iti sa eva mama rakñako nänya iti yat | rakñiñyatéti sva-rakñaëa-prätikülya-vastuñüpasthiteñv api sa mäà rakñiñyaty eveti draupadé-gajendrädénäm iva viçväsaù | niùkñepanaà svéya-sthüla-sükñma-deha-sahitasya eva svasya çré-kåñëärtha eva viniyogaù | akärpaëyaà nänyatra kväpi sva-dainya-jïäpanam iti ñaëëäà vastünäà vidhätr-anuñöhänaà yasyäà sä çaraëägatir iti |

 

tad adyärabhya yady ahaà tväà çaraëaà gata eva varte tarhi tva-uktaà bhadram abhadraà vä yad bhavet tad eva mama kartavyam | tatra yadi tvaà mäà dharmam eva kärayasi tadä na käcic cintä | yadi tv éçvaratvät svairäcäras tvaà mäm adharmam eva kärayasi, tadä kä gatis taträha aham iti | präcénärväcénäni yävanti vartante yävanti vä ahaà kärayiñyämi tebhyaù sarvebhya eva päpebhyo mokñayiñyämi | näham anya-çaraëya iva taträsamartha iti bhävaù |

 

tväm alambyaiva çästram idaà loka-mätram evopadiñöavän asmi | mä çucaù svärthaà parärthaà vä çokaà mä kärñéù | yuñmad-ädikaà sarva eva lokaù sva-para-dharmän sarvän eva parityajya mac-cintanädi-paro mäà çaraëam äpadya sukhenaiva vartatäm | tasya päpa-mocana-bhäraù saàsära-mocana-bhäro’pi mayäìgékåta eva |

 

ananyäç cintayanto mäà

ye janäù paryupäsate |

teñäà nityäbhiyuktänäà

yoga-kñemaà vahämy aham || (Gétä 9.22) iti |

 

hanta etävän bhäro mayä sva-prabhau nikñipta ity api çokaà mäkärñér bhakta-vatsalasya mama na taträyäsa-leço’péti nätaù param adhikam upadeñöavyam astéti çästraà samäptékåtam ||66||

 

Baladeva Vidhysbusana : nanu yajana-praëaty-ädis tava çuddhä bhaktiù präktana-karma-rüpänanta-päpa-malina-hådä puàsä kathaù çakyä kartuà yävat tvad-bhakti-virodhéni täny anantäni päpäni kåcchrädi-präyaçcittaiù savihitaiç ca dharmair na vinaçyeyur iti cet taträha – sarveti | präktana-päpa-präyaçcitta-bhütän kåcchrädén sa-vihitäàç ca sarvän dharmän parityajya svarüpatas tyaktvä mäà sarveçvaraà kåñëaà nåsiàha-däçarathy-ädi-rüpeëa bahudhävirbhütaà viçuddha-bhakti-gocaraà santam avidyä-paryanta-sarva-käma-vinäçam ekaà, na tu matto’nyaà çiti-kaëöhädià çaraëaà vraja prapadyasva | çaraëyaù sarveçvaro’haà sarva-päpebhyo präktana-karmabhyas tväà çaraëägataà mokñayiñyäméti mithaù-kartavyatä darçitä | tvaà mä çucaù | aciräyuñä mayä håd-viçuddham icchatäticira-sädhyä duñkaräç ca te kåcchrädayaù katham anuñöheyä iti çokaà mä kärñér ity arthaù |

 

atra mat-prapattur na bhaved ity uktam | çrutiç caivam äha – na karmaëä na prajayä dhanena tyägenaivke’måtatvam änaçuù iti | çraddhä-bhakti-dhyäna-yogäd avaitéti caivam ädyä | saniñöhänäà håd-viçuddhaye pariniñöhitänäà ca loka-saìgrahäya yathäyathaà käryäs te dharmaù | tam etam ity ädibhyaù satyena labhyas tapasä hy eña ätmä ity ädibhyaç ca çrutibhyaù |

 

na ca vihita-tyäge pratyaväya-lakñaëaà päpaà syäd iti çokaà mä kurv iti vyäkhyeyam | veda-nideçenägni-hoträdi-tyäge yater iva pareçänideçena tat-tyäge tat-prapattus tad-ayogät | pratyuta tan-nideçätikrame doñäpattiù syät | na ca svarüpato vihita-tyäge pratyaväyäpatteù | sarväëi dharma-phalänéti vyäkhyeyam | phala-tyäge tad-anäpatteù | tasmät prapannasya svarüpato dharma-tyägaù | na ca na hi kvacit ity ädi nyäyena svadharmänuñöhänäpattis tad-yajanädi-niratasya tena nyäyena tad-anäpatteù | tathä ca sanniñöhasyätmänubhaväntaùpariniñöhitasya ca parätmänubhavänto yathä dharmäcäras tathä prapattuù çuddhäntaù sa iti evam evoktam ekädaçe –

 

tävat karmäëi kurvéta

na nirvidyeta yävatä |

mat-kathä-çravaëädau vä

çraddhä yävan na jäyate || (BhP 11.20.9) iti |

 

eñä çaraëägatiù çabditä prapattiù ñaò-aìgikä --

 

änukülyasya saìkalpaù prätikülyasya varjanaà |

rakñiñyatéti viçväso goptåtve varaëaà tathä |

ätma-nikñepa-kärpaëye ñaò-vidhä çaraëägatiù || iti väyu-puräëät |

 

bhakti-çästra-vihitä haraye rocamänä pravåttir änukülyam | tad-viparétaà tu prätikülyam | ätma-nikñepaù çaraëye tasmin sva-bhara-nyäsaù | kärpaëyam anugharñaù | nikñepaëam akärpaëyam iti kvacit päöhaù | tatra kärpaëyaà tato’nyasmin svadainya-prakäçaù | sphuöam anyat ||66||

Radhika Carana-Renu

 

by

 

Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura

 

 

The Dust of the Lotus Feet of Sri Radhika

 

(Sri Prema-bhakti-candrika 9)

 

 

radhika carana-renu, bhusana kariya tanu,

anayase pabe giridhari

radhika-caranasraya ye kare se mahasaya,

tan 're mui yaon balihari

 

One who adorns his body with the dust of the lotus feet of Srimati Radhika will easily get Lord Giridari. By taking the lotus feet of Srimati Radhika as his asraya or sole refuge, he becomes an exalted devotee - to him I say, "Excellent! Bravo!"

 

 

Jaya jaya 'radha' nama, vrndavana yan'ra dhama,

krsna-sukha-vilasera nidhi

hena radha-guna-gana, na sunila mora kana,

vanchita karila more vidhi

 

All glories to Sri Radha whose divine abode is Vrndavana! She is the wealth of Krsna's blissful pastimes. If my ears never hear such glories as Radha's, then I have been cheated by the hands of fate.

 

 

tan'ra bhakta-sange sada, rasa-lila prema-katha,

yena kare se paya ghanasyama

ihate vimukha yei, ta'ra kabhu siddhi nai,

nahi yena suni ta'ra nama

 

One who is always in the association of devotees who hear about and discuss prema-katha, topics on divine love, such as the rasa-lila pastimes in Vrndavana, he will get the lotus feet of that Krsna whose bodily hue is like a dark-blue monsoon cloud. He who is adverse to hearing and discussing these topics, will never achieve the goal of life, nor do I ever want to hear his name.

 

 

krsna-nama-gane bhai, radhika-carana pai,

radha-nama-gane krsna-candra

samksepe kahinu katha, ghucao manera vyatha,

duhkhamaya anya katha-dvandva

 

O brothers! By chanting Krsna's names, one can get Radhika's lotus feet; and by chanting Radha's names one can get the moonlike Lord Krsna. In a few brief words I have told what gives relief to this aching heart - other talks are simply full of misery with conflicting words and thoughts.

 

St. Francis of Assisi's vocation prayer:

 

Most High, Glorious God,

enlighten the darkness of our minds.

Give us a right faith, a firm hope and a perfect charity,

so that we may always and in all things act according to Your Holy Will. Amen.

The Meditation Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi:

 

My God and My All!

 

 

Canticle of Brother Sun and Sister Moon of St. Francis of Assisi:

 

Most High, all-powerful, all-good Lord,

All praise is Yours, all glory, all honour and all blessings.

To you alone, Most High, do they belong,

and no mortal lips are worthy to pronounce Your Name.

 

Praised be You my Lord with all Your creatures,

especially Sir Brother Sun,

Who is the day through whom You give us light.

And he is beautiful and radiant with great splendour,

Of You Most High, he bears the likeness.

 

Praised be You, my Lord, through Sister Moon and the stars,

In the heavens you have made them bright, precious and fair.

 

Praised be You, my Lord, through Brothers Wind and Air,

And fair and stormy, all weather's moods,

by which You cherish all that You have made.

 

Praised be You my Lord through Sister Water,

So useful, humble, precious and pure.

 

Praised be You my Lord through Brother Fire,

through whom You light the night

and he is beautiful and playful and robust and strong.

 

Praised be You my Lord through our Sister,

Mother Earth

who sustains and governs us,

producing varied fruits with coloured flowers and herbs.

Praise be You my Lord through those who grant pardon

for love of You and bear sickness and trial.

Blessed are those who endure in peace,

By You Most High, they will be crowned.

 

Praised be You, my Lord through Sister Death,

from whom no-one living can escape.

Woe to those who die in mortal sin!

Blessed are they She finds doing Your Will.

No second death can do them harm.

Praise and bless my Lord and give Him thanks,

And serve Him with great humility.

 

Two greetings of St. Francis of Assisi:

 

Good Morning, Good People!

 

Peace and all Good!

 

 

 

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Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.

Where there is hatred let me sow peace;

where there is injury let me sow forgiveness;

where there is doubt let me sow faith;

where there is despair let me give hope;

where there is darkness let me give light;

where there is sadness let me give joy.

0 Lord, grant that I may not try to be comforted,

but to comfort,

not try to be understood but to understand,

not try to be loved but to love.

 

Because it is in giving that we receive,

it is in forgiving that we are forgiven,

and it is in dying that we are born

to eternal life.

 

http://srimadbhagavatam.com/11/21/36/en

If your prayers are sincere

then Krishna will accept them

and if Krishna accepts them

then automatically I accept them,

and if I accept them

then automatically Krishna accepts them.

 

So like this Krishna is everywhere.

He is even between the atoms.

So therefore wherever you are

He will accept your prayers,

and therefore I automatically accept.

 

But the most important part again,

the prayer must be sincere.

 

Srila Prabhupada letter

Sydney, February 19, 1973

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur has sung in one of his kirtans (Kalyana-kalpa-taru) as follows:

 

mukhe bolo prem prem bastuta tyajiya hem

shunya granthi anchale bandhan

 

"We are repeatedly speaking and preaching about Divine Love to others, but actually we are far from it. We have lost this diamond by our present activity. Now we have nothing, an absolutely empty pot in the name of full divine pot."

 

At another place in same kirtan, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur wrote as follows:

 

akaitaba krishna prem jena suvimala hem

ei phal nriloke durlabh

kaitabe vanchana matra hou age jogya patra

tabe prem haibe sulabh

 

"Divine Love is like a rare piece of bright gold or diamond. When we are absolutely free from hypocritical activities and surrender absolutely to His service, then we will be qualified to get this Divine Love. Actually the diamond of Krishna Prema is very rare on this planet. Rather than taking shelter of hypocrisy to deceive others, we should try to become worthy to receive Divine Love, for though Prema is very rare, it comes very easily to those who have attained eligibility by ridding their hearts of hypocrisy and the desire to deceive others."