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Govinda-dharma is a religion practiced by the devotees of Lord Krishna since time immemorial. The ancient people of India in fact placed their own impress on what they received and developed linga-worship (bhakti) devotion to Vishnu, a god incar- nate of Krishna, known as Govinda, a popu- lar legend at Mathura, whom they described as the romantic lover of 1000 herd girls and warrior in the west coast. Second only to Krishna is Rama, an Avatar who is consi- dered as the symbol of conjugal devotion. When both (Krishna and Rama) are linked, they are known as Hari-Hara, which formed the basis of chanting the Hare Krishna maha mantra. Equate them with an element, a per- son in Lord Brahma, and what you get is a Trimurti, or the so-called Holy Trinity. Brahmanism therefore followed Hinduism at various periods of time, imported from the Ganges Valley and patronized by the local rulers, but met opposition from the Jain follower named Vardhamana Mahavira(c.540- 468 B.C.) who elaborated the doctrines of an earlier prophet, Parsya, who vowed not to injure any life, to be truthful, not to steal and to possess no property, adding in turn chastity and asceticism as a means ro free man`s soul from the bondage of the ma- terial world. Every religion of the world speak some truth but nothing can compare if one speaks about the Supreme Personality of God, Govinda, who is known as Krishna. All other talks about this and that person means nothing to pure devotees like Srila Narada and Parvata Muni.

Govinda-dharma according to the scriptures is man`s eternal occupational duty which is to serve God with love and devotion re- gardless of the nature and status of his present life. Ambarisa Maharaja for example. Although he was a king still he made a vow to come to the Ashram on weekends just to clean Govinda`s temple. It was his religion and that`s why it`s called Govinda-dharma. Note: The temple I`m referring to is your name@indiadivine.com. Similarly, the Dravidians(ancient people of India) in fact worshiped Brahma as the uni- fying element that make up the Trimurti or Trinity with Siva( god of destruction) and Vishnu(god of sacrifice) as the other two. That is not Govinda-dharma. Note: Please visit a Christian Church. In Hinduism, Rudra a minor Vedic divinity was exalted as Siva from whom the cult of Vairochana(6th cent. A.D.) was established in northwestern India, a ritual called Tan- trism that uses magic spells and charms to captivate a victim or benefactor or lover. That is not Govinda-dharma. Note: Please visit your nearest bank(www. citibank.com ) and get your VISA or MASTER- Card. Haribol!

Maitreya was a disciple of the Saravastivadin Buddhist Sect in Kashmir(100 A.D.) I fell he is the boddhisattv of Jesus Christ. It is just a hunch. There is a link somewhere between Christ and Krishna(Vishnu). The Hari- Hara. Add one element, Brahma and you have the Trimurti or Trinity. Siva, Vishnu and Brahma. Or Rama/Govinda/Brahma. So, where does Radha fit in the scheme of things? Just asking. Melvin

I have been on a roller coaster ride about 3 months ago when I filed on March 12, 2001 a case against my boss for graft and corrup- tion before the Visayas-Ombudsman. I`m not anymore reporting for work when this issue took place and have surrendered my life from then on to my Lord Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. He can do whatever He wants from me for I believe He caused it to happen.There is no doubt about It. That`s why, for better or for worse, I will always remember Lord Visnu and try to glo- rify Lord Krishna`s holy names whenever I could by chanting Hare Krishna. --- end----

my dear friends, a belated happy new year. i`m sorry if i`ve been away but i`m always happy to see you both in good spirits inspite of the everything. take care and how i wish i were with you regularly to discuss between ourselves about God and i love you for that very service sages always speak of. dr. melvin ----------

my dear devotees, you can check on it on www.vnn.org/or directly @krsna.com. i really do love these postcards because you can send them to your friends in a jiffy. hare krishna! -------------

You know, my friends, here beside me is my elder brother, Manav( sanskrit name). It`s the first time that we came over to see our forum. You see, he`s also in to devotonal service, being a devotee of Lord Krishna. In fact, he inspired me to take up devotio- nal service to help me improve my life. My brother, Manav, is a fine artist. And we as a token of friendship greet you a pleasant happy holidays to all the universal friends out there. Good cheers! Hare Krishna ------------

The Bible attest to Jesus as the Great Physician. For how can he cure the blind, the leper, bringing the dead back to life, turning water to soma rasa, fee- ding thousands of people with just a few pieces of fish and bread, etc? Jesus death on the cross and his resurrection was in fact a drama just to make his dis- ciples believe in the existence of the eternal soul and the Supreme Soul, Hari. Like Sancarakarya(Siva), he made his dis- ciples believe in mukti until such time his immortal followers will be able to understand bhakti through the mercy of His Divine Grace Sri Krishna, the worshipable God of Jesus Christ or Sambhudeva.

Yes, my friend. I agree w/you 100 percent that Lord Shiva is the Master Reiki. He is no other than Dr. Jesus Christ, the greatest Vaisnava devotee of Hari Krishna.

Sri Tulasi Kirtan --------------------- namo namaha tulasi krishna preyasi radha-krishna-seva pabo el abhilasi je tomara sharana loy, tara vancha purna hoy kripa kori koro tare Brndavana-basi mor el abilas, bhilas kunje dio vas nayane beribo sada jugala-rupa-rashi el nivedana dharo, sakhir anugata koro seva adhikara diye koro nija dasi dina krishna-dase koy, el jena mora hoy sri-radha-govinda-prema sada jena bhasi yani kani cha papani bhrama-hatyadikani cha tani tani pranashyanti pradaksinah pade pade By circumambulation of Srimati Tulasi Devi all the sins that one may have committed are des- troyed at every step, even the sin of killing a brahmana. Hari Krishna!

Sri Nrisimha Pranama ------------------------ namas te narasimhaya prahladahlada-dayine hiranyakasihpor vaksaha shita-tanka-nakhalaye ito narisimha parato narisimho yato yato yami tato nrisimha bahir nrisimha hridaye nrisimho nrisimhan adim sharanam prapadye tava kara-kamala-vare nakham adbhuta-shringam dalita-hiranyakashipo-tanu- bringam keshava dhrita-narahati- rupa jaya jagad-disha hare O Lord Keshava! May the Half-Man Half-Lion incarnation of Hari Krishna be merciful to me.

Hare Krishna-Maha Mantra ---------------------------- Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare According to the ancient Vedic literatu- res of India, the Hare Krishna Maha-Mantra is the most powerful prayer that one can offer to God(Krishna). Hare refers to the spiritual energy of the Lord. Krishna means, " one who is all attractive ", and Rama means " the source of all pleasure ". By chanting this man- tra, we are praying to the Supreme Lord Sri Vasudeva Chaitanya to please engage us in His devotional service. Thus, chanting God`s names in the form of the Maha-Mantra is the best means of uniting ourselves with Him. Hare Krishna! ------------

Srila Prabhupada Pranati ---------------------------- nama-om vishnu padaya krishna-presthaya bhutate srimati bhaktividanta-svamin iti namini I offer my respectful obeisances unto His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, who is very dear to Lord Krishna, having taken shelter at His lotus feet. namaste saravaste deve gaura-vani-pracharine nirvishesha-shunyavadi paschcatya-desha tarine Our respectful obeisances are unto you, O spiritual master, servant of Saravas- ti Goswami. You are kindly preaching the mssage of Lord Chaitanyadeva and de- livering the West from its materialistic engagements, which are filled with im- personalism and voidism. {jaya} Sri Krishna Chaitanya, Prabhu Nityananda, Sri Advaita, Gadhadara, Srivasa and all others in the line of devotion. Hare Krishna-Maha Mantra Om Namo Bhaga- vate Vasudevaya ! ------

Sri Sri Gurvastaka ----------------------- By Vaisvanatha Cakravarti Thakura The spiritual master ie receiving benedic- tion from the ocean of mercy. Just as a cloud pours water on a forest fire to extin- guish it, so the spiritual master delivers the materially afflicted world by putting out the blazing fire of material existence. I of- fer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of such a spiritual master, who is an ocean of auspicious qualities. Chanting the holy name, dancing in ecstasy, singing, and playing musical instruments, the spiritual master is always gladdened by by the sankirtana movement of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Because he is relishing the mel- lows of pure devotion within his mind, some- times his hair stands on end, he feels qui- vering in his body, and tears flow from his eyes like waves. I offer my respectful obei- sances unto the lotus feet of such a spirit- ual master. The spiritual master is always engaged in the temple worship of Sri Sri Radha&Krishna. He also engages his disciples in such wors- hip. They dress the Deities in beautiful clothes and ornaments, clean Their temple, and perform other similar worship of the Lord. I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of such a spiritual master. The spiritual master is always offering Krishna four kinds of delicious food. When the spiritual master sees that the devotees are satisfied by eating bhagavt-prasada, he is satisfied. I offer my respectful obeisan- ces unto the lotus feet of such a spiritual master. The spiritual master is always eager to hear and chant about the unlimited conjugal past- imes of Radhika and Madhava, and Their quali- ties, names, and forms. The spiritual master aspires to relish these at every moment. I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of such a spiritual master. The spiritual master is very dear, because he is expert in assessing the gopis, who at different times make different tasteful ar- rangements forr the perfection of Radha and Krishna`s conjugal loving affairs within the groves of Vrindavana. I offer my most humble obeisances unto the lotus feet of such a spi- ritual master. The spiritual master is to be honored as much as the Supreme Lord, because he is the most confidential servitor of the Lord. This is acknowledged is all revealed scriptures and followed by all authorities. Therefore I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lo- tus feet of such a spiritual master, who is a bonafide representative of the Supreme Per- sonality of Godhead, Shri Hari Krishna. By the mercy of the spiritual master one re- ceives the benediction of Krishna. Without the grace of the spiritual master, one can not make any advancement. Therefore, I should always remember and praise the spiritual mas- ter. At least three times a day. Hare Krishna! ------------

Once upon a time, the people in a faraway land, when the King died, opted to select a successor to the throne. Since there were two Princes qualified, both of whom born from different mothers, the people therefore decided to have an election to find out which Prince deserved to be their next King. Unfortunately, however, after all the votes were counted, the margin was too close to call that the people decided on a recount with the consent of the peo- ple`s tribunal or court to include those votes which were considered null and void. Because the recount took so long to end, the people of the land, the People`s Uni- ted States, are lamenting because, until now, they still don`t have a new King. In our country, the Banana Republic of King Philip, however, the people are protesting and shouting because we still have a King. Note: This joke is real. It`s happening in the USA and in the Philippines. Hare Krishna! -------------

Dear Gauracandra, Thank you very much for the complement. Hope you could also share to me some of your jokes. I`m also inviting the others to contribute theirs. It`s something to break the ice, and once in a while be human after all. Hare Krishna! -------------

Correction, please: An error is spotted, " the more he should (see) me. " No, I`m not making this up. It actually happened when I visited the Hare Krishna Paradise in Pag- sabungan Rd. Basak, Mandaue City, Cebu, Phi- lippines, yesterday, between 8-11 am, 11-12- 2000.

A visitor-devotee of Hare Krishna is in the Temple`s receiving room waiting for its caretaker to come. A few hours later... An old maidservant came to inform the visitor, " I`m sorry, the Mas- ter can not see you because he has a terrible headache. Well, " the Temple visitor re- plied, " ... the more he should me. " The old maidservant was curious, and she faced him to ask why. The visitor`s answer was, " Because I`m a doctor!" All glories to Lord Kapila! ---------------------------

King Pracinabharisat was advised by Narada Muni to stop using his body for sense gra- tification but instead engage it for Krsna`s satisfaction. Narada knew the King`s disease and how it could be eased. Narada Muni had the prescription and it was only up to the King to administer it on himself. Devotees of Krsna, like Narada, have no other busi- ness why he visits a householder or a King because his only concern is to remind them to go home, back to God, Krsna. Sri Narada is not visiting us for the money. Hare Krishna! -------------

" Stop playing God!", was the Voice that I heard, unexpectedly when I took my regu- lar afternoon bath yesterday, Nov. 7, 2000, around 3:15 pm, Asia-Pacific time. It was a command which made me realize the futility of playing the role of God, as if having the illusion that one is empowered to do only God, in His transcendence, can accomplish without much ado. Thus, in the final analysis, in accepting that I am not God is a step towards realizing the Divine. Hiranyakasipu, a demon, thought he was God and therefore more powerful than Krishna, but at the last moment of his life, when he attempted to kill his son, Prahlada, for be- ing a devotee of God, demon Hiranyakasipu was killed by Lord Nrsimha, the half-man, half-lion incarnation of God with His sharp nails. To consider therefore himself as God is demon-Hiranyakasipu`s nature. Srila Prabhupada, the founder of the Hare Krishna movement, didn`t consider himself as God. So was Srila`s spiritual master, Bhak- tisiddhanta Saravasti Guru Maharaja, and the great spiritual masters like Bhaktivinoda Thakur and Hari Dasa Thakur, who are Hare Krishna devotees of Lord Chaitanya, the gol- den Avatar-incarnation of God in the Age of Kaliyuga. Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, although, He was God didn`t even consider Himself that way, claiming to His pure-devotees that He is the most insignificant, like a straw, eternal servitor of Sri Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In other words, there is only one God, and He is Krishna, the primeval Lord whose name is Govinda, the greatest Lover and Cowherder of the Surabhi cows in Goloka Vrndavan. He is present in this web site`s E-mail. That is what I meant of the www.harekrishna. com article I wrote which if handled with care and devotion can accomplish the mission of the Hare Krishna movement. May the Lord in His Vasudeva form give His full support on this wonderful Science of attracting everyone in Transcendence, making everyone want to go back home, back to God. Hare Krishna! ------------

I would like to register this web site on the internet, It`s patent, I know, would benefit all who are in Krishna conscious- ness, meaning, those who are interested in this science of God awareness. All, there- fore,are invited to visit this sublime site interested in knowing the art of rendering devotional service to Sri Krishna, the Sup- reme Personality of Godhead. It`s(www.harekrishna.com) a web page in cy- berspace whose members can interact and ex- changes their views about the Hare Krishna movement, organized in 1966 in the USA by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. All the discussions that took place, shall be properly documented and archived for pos- terity, which I believe will be the founda- tion by which all arguments about the Hare Krishna movement and its judgements are made, precedents of which shall be made the basis for which a solution to a difficult problem regarding such a sensitive issue is made. All these discussions, in other words, shall be carried out with diplomacy so as not to commit vaisnava aparadha to a devotee, pure or mixed, of Hare Krishna. Finally, this beautiful web page( http:// www.harekrishna.com ) shall be incoordina- tion with the other Krishna cybersites, which is, by the way, simultaneously one but different from. And true to Its ultimate goal in the devotee`s spiritual life; TO CARRY OUT SRI CHAITANYA`S MISSION OF INUNDA- TING THE WHOLE EARTH WITH KRISHNA CONCIOUS- NESS IN THIS AGE OF QUARREL AND HYPOCRISY. So, Let It BE. Dr. Melvin Garces Mabalay -A devotee who loves God. P.S. Oopps, I forgot this is only a dream. Now, if only I have Laksmi with me. Hare Krishna! -------------

Radha-Damodara -------------- 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! ------------

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 ------------

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 ------------

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 ------------