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Thank you, this will help me for sure!!!

Wow, beautifull!!

haribol I am desperatley looking for, songs, poems etc about the glorification of lord narsingha!! Up till now I only have the narsingha pranama and the dasavtara-stottaram!!

haribol, I think it depends on the temple it self, in india for instance, Mataji's are invited to come to the temple to sing fo the lord. out here Mataji's sing, cook, do puja give lectures... the whole package!!!! The highest position of a women is to be a mother, The Mother is in fact the first guru, you do not have to were orange robes to be a guru, A guru is somebody who can help you to advance in spiritual life!!! The gopis were all female and the had the highest love for krishna!!!

I started this thread, Because this is my actual situation, I practically grew up in the movement, My mother joined the movement when I was 3 years, I loved Everything Lectures, prasadam, kirtan... and to be more specific, I was fond of srila prabhupada!!!! I would always help the pujari dressing srila prabhupada. And I asked him when I was 6 or something can I take initiation from prabhupada.. he explained to me that tough srila prabhupada was our jagat guru, and he was present in his teachings and books we still need guidence from guru!! But I was to young to understand that.. There was a devotee giving lecture about the importance of having a guru. I was just eleven when I listend to this lecture but it made me wonder: Who is my guru??? By growing up in the movement I had the fortune of meeting so many guru's. And each time I met one I would think maybe this is my guru. I was drying up, I was not energetic, and happy to do service anymore. What was wrong with, I chanted my rounds, did service the whole package. But still I felt like something was missing in my life.. So finally at the age of 18 I met a guru, who was very diffrent to other guru's. With all do respect! I never saw him, or listend to his lectures before.. When I went back home I was so energetic so alive.. I had not felt like this in ages. I told my mum I met my guru. So over the years I kind of learned to know him, well not exactley, there were always so many dicipels around him.. I tought My time will come.. Meanwhile I kept following his programs wherever he would be, skipping school to attend his programs, Altough I was introduced to him, I was accepted, chanted his pranam mantra...and Met him about 10 times, I never spoke to him for more than 5 minutes..... This botherd me....But maybe I was expecting too much!!!! only time would tell Last year I went to india for sometime, And saw my gurumaharaj, but he was so diffrent here, there was such a distance, he did not knew who I was.. There were so many diciples of him, acting like the owned him.. I tought I was overreacting, But deep inside I felt hurt!!!! Was This my guru??? How was I suppose to build up a bond with my guru.. Then I saw him again during kartik in vrindavan, he was talking with other devotees, so I waited for more than an hour, when the conversation was finished my uncle wanted to ask if I could meet him some time... He said nothing smiled and walked away!!!!!!!! I saw him severel times there after, I tried to talk to him, But I felt he was ignoring me, walking past me, My heart was thorn apart. did I do something wrong? Was I to demanding. I then tought of somethink I did not think of yet..Ofcourse that must be it. I am a young unmarried mataji, That is not more then logical.. I had some peace with it. for just one night, the next day I went to gaura arti and saw that maharaj was talking to a girl whom I knew of she was not married, and after her so many other girls who were not his diciples ofcourse there were always prabhu's close by.. But then again, I was always with my brother.. who saw how hurt I was.... I cried for days, praying to srila prabhupada so much!!!! for guidence... A few days later I calmed down, and some of my friends recently dot initiated, I was so happy for them.. Then One friend of mine told me, your time will come....And that was when I burst out, How will my time ever come. When my gurudev ignores me....... and I began to cry... They were trying to cheer me up.... but whatever they did nothing could cheer me up.. So I went to my aunts place, and talked to her and my uncle.. they knew everything... Seeking for there advice and shelter as they were senior devotees.. they told me I was not overreacting...and having a bond with guru is the most natural thing.. personal association.. cause else what is the need of other guru's we have srila prabhupada. Now I am back in my country, talking to a lot of senior devotees about this, they explaind to my that my gurumahraj is like this, he has so many dicipels and there devotees apriring for him for more than 8 years and still they never talked to him before.. They told me I have to accept this fact that he has a lot of diciples...and if I can not live with not having a close bond with him I should not take diksa from him.. I know that in prabhupada's time there were so many devotees who get diksa by letter.. and never met srila prabhupada.. But I also was taught by my father that every devotee has diffrent needs!!!!! One can have with peace with that or not... the thing then is to find another guru Siksa I take from prabhupada, and devotees always tell me do not worry you are so young, when the time is right you will find your guru... But when is the right time??? how do you find another guru, I ment so many sanyasis over the years. But i never have that feeling that I had when I met my guru.. And lately I had so many dreams of me taking diksa out of iskcon,, But I do not want that, Iskcon is my life Now I feel a bit lost... I hope somebody could help me with this!!!!

Dear devotee, Ajinomotto is not bona fide, it is made from bones, I once asked a person in a Chinese store an he told me this, after this I went to several diffrent stores to ask diffrent shopkeepers, and many senior devotees. One shopkeeper even told me that you are, a hare krishna devotee so do not eat it .. But I have noticed they use it in so many restaurants even in india.. hope this helps you Jay Radhe-Shyam

I do know what you mean prabhuji, But my question is that if the gbc approved of this chocolat eating, where is it written in a paper???? and if so why after so many years of chocolat free isckon. Anywayz, it is still made by karmis,......and chocolat feeds lust..... so either way I do not take it

ofcourse I do agree with making krishna the centre of your life, isyavasyam But I have noticed that sometimes mixing does not work out.... for example an indian-bodied man marries an american bodied women.... tough they are both devotees there are still diffrences.. two diffrent backgrounds!! But it can work out, I am only sharing this with you because I have seen many cases in which it did not work out..

When I was in vrindavan, I saw so many devotees eating chocolat.. I asked one mataji about this and she told me. After reasearching cholcolat, the concusion was that the factual coaca is bona fide and not intoxicating or addictive. I tought it was quite strange and I do not know where this mataji got this information frome, but suddenley devotees who were not eating chocolat were eating it again. To be honest, I really quiestion this!!! I haven't eaten chocolat in 15 years. And I do not miss it one bit.. There has to be some kind of sacrifice, cause else we are not the same as worldly people Now the next thing is that even when chocolat is ''bonafide'' it is proven that. Eating chocolat is increasing lust, and even cultivating it!!!!! I just wanted to ask all you, what you know about chocolat being bona fide if so where is the praman?? I highly doubt this!!! But just want to hear from you how you feel!!!!

what are you looking for exactley???

for proof, read appreiciating nabavip dham, life and pastimes of lord chaitanya

thank you so much, dear devotee.... I was wondering about this for quite some time, thanks for the quick reply

haribol, I just recently got the book pada sevanam ( book of lotus feet and hands) And I noticed that lord balarama's lotus feet and hands were not in the book! On the other hand lord nityananda's feet and hand were in the book! For me it is still a bit unclear are nityananda's lotus feet & hands the same as balarama's???? ys varsana dd