Haridham

Go to the hare krsna temple in England. Bhaktivedanta Manor. Dont expect the regular crowd to be like the devotee crowd. Marry a devotee and it will be ok. Hare krsna Haridham

In the Gita Krsna says, througout all the vedas I am to be known. He also says dont be confused by the flowery words of the vedas. He also says "abandon all varieties of religion and surrender on to him. So thats all you need. Surrendering unto lord krsnas lotus feet. Hare Krsna Haridham

what was his sampradaya. lol Hare krsna Haridham

Guest I agree with you about not everyone understanding the purpose of marriage etc. I think we are in a mutual understanding. Correct me if I am wrong hare krsna

You dont need to be confused. There are many young men out there who dont smoke, drink etc etc etc. Just depend on krsna and search for someone your own nature. You are right, its better to not get married then to marry someone with qualities you dont agree with. There are many boys in the hare krsna movement who dont somke drink etc etc. They are very wonderful and krsna gives them good qualities of proper husband. Me for instance, I married someone who wasnt in iskcon but i told her from the beggining what my lifestyle was. She said until I met you i met most men who smoked, drunk etc etc etc. She said she didnt even know much about krsna consciousness but she loves me because we have krsna in the centre.

Blessed are those children whose father built a house in which the whole world can live in.

If he were god he would be mentioned as an avatar in the vedas. You havent read the vedas therefore you believe whatever some so called god says. Read the bhagavatam where it describes when and where krsna will come. Hare Krsna

Hare krsna everyone. Just a question I have. I have heard about Chanakya Pundit and heard he was a great moralist. However I dont know if this is true or not but I heard he said that Women, dogs and drums should be beaten regularly. Whats up with that anyway. Hare krsna.

I think what your saying is very admirable. Yes vedic culture is awseme, however many unscrupulas men are taking advantage of them. You are right when you say that girls born here and in india are vastly different. I frankly think that anyone born in India is very fortunate. I am not trying to say that I am more elevated then anyone. Although I think I might have a massive ego because I think I more fortunate then most people. The reason I talked about love and dating is that in many instances in the mahabarat and other scriptures it talks about people falling in love with each other etc, etc. So thats what I am talking about. ALso I think that if two people have krsna in the centre and love each other, be it may be material they should get married and keep krsna in the centre. If two devotees love each other and keep krsna and guru shastra sadhu in the centre it should be ok. Yes I know even amongst devotees there is divorce but this is Kali yuga.

where is the question of converting. You are already a spirit soul. You are niether hindu nor will you become a buddhist as long as yout hink you are this body. If you actually understand your culture(not just hindu but santan dharm) then there is no question of converting. First try to understand the real aspects of your culture. Not some unqualified brahman might have taught you. Go to a genuine guru. Just remember, you dont have a soul, you are the soul. Become serious about your spiritual path or you will leave buddhism too. Harekrsna Haridham

Well you are right, and the above mentioned points i tend to kinda agree with but...a lot of women i have noticed and a lot reasons why arranged marriages do last is because the women are full of fear of leaving their husbands because society and family will reject her. I mean i know someone who was beaten by her husband who was a drunk but didnt want to take a divorce because she was told it was her fault and such. Even in many places in India the reason arranged marriages work is because of the fear factor involved. I say that from experiance. Also I asked a question regarding the fact that in many instances there are love marriage arrangement in the vedas. What do the vedas state about love marriages. I know in the west the divorce rate is high but so are many places in india. Even the poor regions. And ofcourse even when a marriage is arranged now adays its soley because of sex factor and to get the parents off the kids backs. Again most of these pepple, weather in india or north america dont know why they are getting married or whats the purpose of their marriage is. In the Srimad Bagavatam it is stated( i am paraphrasing) that one should not become a husband, wife, teacher, guru, father, mother or worshipable demigod unless he understands and can liberate his dependants Please reply. hare krsna Haridham

Spirituality is the last thing the mind wants. Hare krsna Haridham

HEy everyone, I met someone a couple of days ago that said she met this hugging saint and it made her feel divine. She said that she migh be krsna. I was like "oh ok, interesting" SO whats up with these people anyways, does krsna give them these powers to bewilder people who want to endevour on a cheap spiritual path or am i not understanding anything. Also there are these people who say they can show you god in 6 months. To me that sounds like god is quite cheap and why 6 months. Anyways, let me know more. hare krsna haridham

Hare Krsna everyone. As you know I love book distribution. Before I got married I was planning a trip across North America to do books. As you know I am married now and in some awkward situations. I still feel so much to do it but I have other responsiblities. I know one day that i will do this. Has anyone ever done this. If I do do this then I will definaltly come to your guys's towns and visit you Hare Krsna haridham

Ahhhhh I see There are a few in iskcon too. AGTSP PAMHO

What does PBUH mean???

Hare krsna everyone. As I am about to turn 25 later this month, and as there are issues I am going through I looked back and realised how fortunate I really am that I have iskcon and Srila Prabhupad in my life. I thank krsna every day for my Guru Maharaj and wondeful association. I also remembered when I first came to an iskcon temple. Well, just after my 'darshan' of Sai 'afro' baba, I came back to fiji and felt what is this all about anyways. I used to love watching this Movie called "SriKrsna lila" I knew in my heart of hearts that he was God. Something about him and such. I used to watch that move everyday. I didnt know much back then but when krsna ate dirt I used to go out and do the same, except there was no universal form in my mouth when my mother chastised me. lol. Just a few days later my life would be changed for ever. I always went to local hindu temples where the priestes thought i was possesed by a demon and every week she would find me no matter where i was sitting and pull my hair in order to get the demons out. This got preety dramatic for a nine year old. Anyways, I hated going to the temples, yet I knew there was something else for me. Now, my dad used to smoke and drink and even though I didnt know much about philosophy and krsna consciousness at the time i knew I would never do that as it disturbed my mother and there was no natural attraction to it. Across the street from me, lived an old man. Kinda scary yet different this 9 year old thought. Always intrigued me. I saw him once talk with my dad and ofcourse at that moment my life is about to change yet i didnt know it. So that sunday, we were on our way to the temple which i hated going, the crazy priestes was going to pull my hair again so why bother combing it. We took a different direction. "wait a minute" I thought to myself, "where are we going" was the thought in my mind. I didnt want to say anything because anything was better then going to a so called temple with a so called priestes who did actually pull my hair. Well we arrived near a dirt road, middle of nowhere. There was a church. I have noticed since then that most isckon temples always have a church near by or across the street. It didnt feel like going to a hindu temple, the atmosphere was different. It felt genuine, "where was I" I thought to myself. As I went further I saw the old man that I was accustmed to seeing everyday. He was sitting down and giving some sort of talk. I sat down and for the first time in my whole life I felt at home. "Che, che che che" the kartels made the sound and all of a sudden "Jai Radha Madhava Kunja Bihari was vibrating through my ears and my heart. For the first time ever I cried at hearing such a beautiful song. I didnt understand it but something told me to stay and listen. For the next 45 minutes I heard the most beautiful class about the blue boy named Krsna that I first saw in the movie "Sri Krsna lilawhat was this"I said to myself. Nothing had captured me quite like this before. Why am I so blisfull. Was this it for me. When the class ended I didnt move. I just sat there looking at this old man who was my neighbor. I didnt know what to do, what happens next, do we go home, i didnt want to go home. They all stood up and I was like "oh greattheir gonna sing Jai Jagadisha Hare" But no. "Nama Om Visnu Padaya....I thought this song was beautiful. I didnt know what to do. All of a sudden "Hare Krsna Hare krsna.....and my ears bled for more. The whole temple which is filled with 60 or 70 devotees was dancing all of a sudden. SO was I. Why was I dancing was the question when I caught myself. I stoped but not for long as a devotee just grabbed me and through me with all the dancers. It was the most amazing feeling. I had never seen or experianced anything like this. IT stoped! "whymoremore", they loved my enthusiasm. Funny I saw this black bodied gentleman who later preached to me and made me realise we arent these bodies. My first reaction to him was "he is not indianhe is black""whats he doing in my culture" He made me realise what I was doing in my culture. The old man just kept smiling. I miss that smile. Nothing has matched it since then. I am almost 25 now. Just a couple of weeks I guess but I remember those moments like it was yesterday. 16 years in this movement and I woudnt leave it for anything. Many things have happened. Innocance and love was questioned, my faith was questioned but Srila Prabhupad I never questioned. I had never heard of or met anyone since joing the movement doing what he has done. Where is that old man? Where is that black bodies gentle soul Where am I? Srila Prabhupad has built a house in which the whole can live in. How can I leave my home. Despite all that is happening I have my faith will which help me triumph. Hare Krsna. Anyone have any comments or their experiances please do tell. I love my devotees. Hare Krsna.

I didnt sign any contract. Just not gonna show up. I will definatly read the fine print though.

Like what?

Hare krsna everyone. Well, its 1:33am pacific time and I am having trouble falling asleep as usual because of the issues i am facing. Anyways, I should fall asleep soon but since i am awake i felt like writing this. Like the subject says I feel like doing more. There is so much Srila Prabhupads Hare krsna movement can do for todays world. I wish I could do more to help. I am only one person though and I dont have the intelligence or ability to do more. I mean many people, come to our temple only once in a while, dont chant and a lot of these people are youths. I feel if they only can experiance what I can. They come in dressed all flashy and "cool" but if you were to ask them something they have no clue. They are to busy being cool. I wish I could do more. I mean they rarely come to the temple and the one time they do, they dont listen to class, take any of the books, dont associate with the devotees and just eat prasadam. Ofcourse Prasadm is a great way into krsna consciousness. Some come at janmastami feeling like they are doing krsna a favor. I saw a young man who came a few times and I said hare krsna my name is Haridham, I see you here from time to time, whats your name. How come you dont come more often. The only response is something like, "ha, I dont want to be like you guys, I am not fantatic, this is all b.s" The reson I am writing this because on my way from home, I met this guy who sometimes comes to the temple. He saw me and aknowledged me and seeing my beads he said "whats that? I said "These are my medidation beads, I am a hare krsna" He was like "oh ok, I am a shiva worshiper, I even fast every monday and refrain from eating meat on mondays" He was drunk which was interesting but i wish i could do more. I have been told that even some of these girls that come to the temple acting all shy and stuff are usually bumping and grinding at clubs with guys they never met. I wish I could do more. I dont know what else I can say or where this is going but before it goes somewhere I dont know. I will end it. I guess whatever their karma and destiny is thats what will happen. I wish I could do more. Harekrsna Haridham

Hare krsna Well everyone. That was quite interesting. Yes I did look on the internet and my teacher used to be a scientologist and told me not to get a job there. They want people to join them and pay them to "work" for them to recruit more people. Oh and I am not at home looking for a job. I am going to school and checking the net for jobs on my break from school. I will check those links out soon. I am going to an army recruit office on the weekend and checking out ups and fedex. So my schedualed brainwashing video i think i will avoid. What a bunch of crazy cooks. I am not that desperate for money.

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I would love to do that....but its illigal. Damn it. Plus i got no acid. harekrsna Haridham

I dont get it. Haridham Hare krsna

Haha, are you serious. Cmon now. anyways, tell me more if you can about what you feel about this. hare krsna haridham