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Tommy Gouranga

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  1. And another video of this great Frontline preacher!! ........ width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value=" "></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src=" " type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>
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  3. http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-8403785150873679966&hl=en-GB
  4. http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=5800782082310604701&hl=en-GB
  5. Regarding Rastas we hooked up with this one on Hari Nama last week and he even gave a little talk after!
  6. Although the Maha Mantra and Gaura Nityanandas Names are non different there is a major factor. Offenses! This is why Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Maharaja advises approaching The Lords in their mood of Gaura Nitai. "The Hare Krishna Mahamantra considers the offenses whereas the Names of Gauranga-Nityananda don't consider offenses. An offensive chanter will never achieve the fruit of chanting (pure love for Krishna) by chanting the Hare Krishna Mahamantra. Therefore till the time he is commiting offenses, he should chant the names of Nityananda and Gauranga. Due the repeated chanting of the names of Nityananda and Gauranga, the offenses will be destroyed and he will achieve the fruit of chanting."<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> "The name of Krishna and Gauranga-Both are non-different than the named Lord. Those who think that Krishna is any way inferior or limited than Gauranga are in gross ignorance. But in practical considerations with respect to benefit awarded to the conditioned souls, the chanting of Shri Nityananda and Gauranga's Name is more useful and helpful for everyone. The mercy of Krishna's names is generally only upon liberated or perfected souls who are surrendered to Him. But the magnanimity of the names of Lord Nityananda and Gauranga is especially for the souls who are offenders and full of anarthas and desires for material sense-gratification. The chanting of Lord Nityananda and Lord Gauranga's Names and Their worship quickly delivers the soul from all the offenses and thus the soul achieves shelter at the lotus feet of Lord Gauranga-Krishna without any delay."<o:p></o:p> <o:p> Purporrt to ADi 8.31 </o:p>
  7. A wonderful Drama performed in Liverpool UK http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-5017879795164301808 Your servant Tommy Gouranga
  8. Nice Kirtan from Scotland here... http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=4044919276761417580 Ys Tommy Gouranga
  9. Hare Krishna Prabhus pls see this film I made of an incredible festival in a remote town in the Uk. Theres no Krishna consciousness going on here and the people are not familiar to KC this is for many their first experience! http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?...79966&hl=en-GB TOMMY GOURANGA
  10. The maxim for devotees is that he/she should always try to see the bigger picture. Apply the philosophy and view situations from a Kc perspective. See results as Krsna's plan. In this way do our duty and leave the results to Krsna. Results are usually good or bad, fortune or misfortune. In any case the devotee should always reconcile that this is what Krsna wants, and in so doing don't be attached to the results because what you may perceive as good may turn out to be bad shortly. Below are some quotes from sastra: > > Some recommended ways of responding to unjust criticism: > In Navadvipa, Srivas Thakur was wrongly indicated by one envious brahamana to be a non-vaisnava --- in fact he was "framed" as a worshiper of Durga; Srivas proclaimed the untruth to all, as if it were true, only to win the support and sympathy of all truthful > ones. The following are some verses describing the Vedic teachings on this point: "Throughout his life, a brahmana should consider material prestige to > be like poison and dishonor to be like nectar. After all, if one learns to tolerate dishonor, then his agitation will subside and he will happily sleep, happily wake, and happily move about. The person who insults him will, because of his sin, become regretful, and his happiness in this and the next life will be vanquished." (Manu- samhita 2.162-163)-- Quoted by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura in "Brahmana O Vaisnava". "The ignorant seek to injure the wise by malice and back-biting; by doing so the > critic takes upon himself the load of the wise man's sins, which he, the wise man, casts off by forgiving the ignorant."-- (Vidura to Dhritarastra, Mahabharata, Udyoga parva 34.74) "A person who praises someone in his presence, but criticizes him behind his back, is no better than a dog. His chances for elevation to higher planets are completely spoiled in this world."(Bhisma to Yudhisthira, Mahabharata, Santi parva 115.11) "Whoever indulges in praising or criticizing the qualities and behavior of others will quickly become deviated from his own best interest by his entanglement in illusory dualities."( <st1:place>Krishna</st1:place> to Uddhava. Bhag. 11.28.2) <o:p> </o:p> :burn:Ys Tommy Gouranga
  11. The maxim for devotees is that he/she should always try to see the bigger picture. Apply the philosophy and view situations from a Kc perspective. See results as Krsna's plan. In this way do our duty and leave the results to Krsna. Results are usually good or bad, fortune or misfortune. In any case the devotee should always reconcile that this is what Krsna wants, and in so doing don't be attached to the results because what you may perceive as good may turn out to be bad shortly. Below are some quotes from sastra: > > Some recommended ways of responding to unjust criticism: > In Navadvipa, Srivas Thakur was wrongly indicated by one envious brahamana to be a non-vaisnava --- in fact he was "framed" as a worshiper of Durga; Srivas proclaimed the untruth to all, as if it were true, only to win the support and sympathy of all truthful > ones. The following are some verses describing the Vedic teachings on this point: "Throughout his life, a brahmana should consider material prestige to > be like poison and dishonor to be like nectar. After all, if one learns to tolerate dishonor, then his agitation will subside and he will happily sleep, happily wake, and happily move about. The person who insults him will, because of his sin, become regretful, and his happiness in this and the next life will be vanquished." (Manu- samhita 2.162-163)-- Quoted by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura in "Brahmana O Vaisnava". "The ignorant seek to injure the wise by malice and back-biting; by doing so the > critic takes upon himself the load of the wise man's sins, which he, the wise man, casts off by forgiving the ignorant."-- (Vidura to Dhritarastra, Mahabharata, Udyoga parva 34.74) "A person who praises someone in his presence, but criticizes him behind his back, is no better than a dog. His chances for elevation to higher planets are completely spoiled in this world."(Bhisma to Yudhisthira, Mahabharata, Santi parva 115.11) "Whoever indulges in praising or criticizing the qualities and behavior of others will quickly become deviated from his own best interest by his entanglement in illusory dualities."( <st1:place>Krishna</st1:place> to Uddhava. Bhag. 11.28.2) <o:p> :burn:Tommy Gouranga </o:p>
  12. Chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra is the easiest process of meditation in this age. As soon as one chants the Hare Krsna mantra, he sees the forms of Krsna, Rama and Their energies, and that is the perfect stage of trance. One should not artificially try to see the form of the Lord while chanting Hare Krsna, but when the chanting is performed offenselessly the Lord will automatically reveal Himself to the view of the chanter. The chanter, therefore, has to concentrate on hearing the vibration, and without extra endeavor on his part, the Lord will automatically appear. <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]-->
  13. Everyone begins his devotional life from the neophyte stage, but if one properly finishes chanting the prescribed number of rounds of harinama, he is elevated step by step to the highest platform, uttama-adhikari. <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]-->
  14. The mumuksus, persons desiring to be liberated, do not depend on the pleasures of the senses; instead, they concentrate fully on becoming liberated by chanting the holy name of the Lord. <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]-->
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