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Haribol! I see many devotees have lovely little pics of Radha or Lotus Feet, etc., but I could not find the place to add those. How do I add one to my name at the sidebar that is next to my post? Thanks. YS, Prtha dd

Jndas, This is a wonderful article you posted! Is there a link to it somewhere? YS, Prtha >>>Here is something nice on Japa: Srila Prabhupada On Chanting Japa By Srutakirti Dasa It is easy to understand that Srila Prabhupada enjoyed chanting japa. He always stressed to us the importance of chanting our 16 rounds. He told me that as a householder he used a simple process for completing 16 rounds that we could apply. He said, "When I was a householder I would chant 4 rounds before each meal and 4 rounds before retiring in the evening. In this way 16 rounds could be chanted without difficulty." He laughed and said, "If you don't take prasadam before chanting your 4 rounds then you will be sure to get them chanted." <<<

Streetstraw, I dont mean to be a royal pain in the neck, posting twice in a row and to you, but I have a question about something you said. >>>Like JayAnanda Prabhu whom I personally knew. "Maybe Heavenly Planets" as SP said & wrote.<< Prabhupada wrote a letter specifically stating that Jayananda went to the Vaikuntha planets of the Spiritual World, so maybe I am not understanding what you meant? Could you explain? Thanks. YS, Prtha dd

>>Leyh Lady Leyh, so u really think George is now with cowherd boys up in Golok? Have u read what it takes to get there? This Sukadev 10th Canto cowherd boy verse PrabhupAd quotes in his Srisopanisad purports. Take a look at it. George was certainly very pious and special from our tiny perspective. Suddha-bhakti is no cheap thing. Even in My Sweet Lord, it is not he who is chanting Hallelujah and Hare Krishna in the background. Is there any tape wherein George is actually chanting Maha-mantra? I have heard him sing Jaya Radhe Jaya Radhe Radhe, Jaya Radhe Jaya Sri Radhe etc. << ------- Haribol Streetstraw! /images/graemlins/smile.gif I have written many of my newsletters on this very topic! I agree it can be hard to understand how George, with a sometimes wild lifestyle, could have gone back to Godhead. And as some have suggested, a heavenly planet may be more like it. However, George received benedictions from Prabhupada! Unusual, I know, but he was benedicted that he would return to Krishna. Unless someone has information I dont have, but that is what I've discovered. A few years ago I didn't pay much attention to George and knew very little about him (admittedly, by choice). Just as I was starting to think about how wonderful it is we have this person as a devotee of Krishna, he left his body. So I felt I had to find out more. To make a long story short - I ended up including a lot of information I unearthed about him in a many of my Inspiraiton Newsletters. Matter of fact, people started sending things in! I will put a link here for you and others to check out, tho not sure which one to put as I discovered so much! /images/graemlins/smile.gif The bottom line of what I found out is that he was hearing and chanting (both) at the time of death, plus the benedication I mentioned. Let me add what had been related to me was that Prabhupada said no matter what George did, he would go back. Hmmmm I had to think about that and don't feel Prabhupada was giving a blanket allowance for bad karmic activities, but compassion over falldowns, etc. IMHO. Like any other devotee, he was expected to try. And I think he did. Anyway, here is a newsletter which may give some idea of where George was at spiriutally, according to what I have been told so far. http://www.geocities.com/priitaa/InspNewsL/fiftyone.htm Here is one with info in the letters section that Prabhupada gave this benediction to him, no matter what, that he would go back to Home, back to Godhead. Tho please understand, there are different types of "going back to Godhead." Well, thats explained here, and his destination is just my opinion and I am the fisrt to say I can never know for sure. But based on shastra it appears this way. Anyhow, check out: http://www.geocities.com/priitaa/InspNewsL/sixtyone.htm And as if I haven't given you enough links hehe (sorry), well, this is the big one, the one with EVERYTHING in it. It is a site about Srila Prabhupada and George Harrision. http://www.geocities.com/priitaa/gh_and_sp.htm I do not know that everything I have said is correct, tho of course I think I got it right and am trying my best. Hope folks like it. By the way, someone mentioned they heard George was listening to a tape of Prabhuapda as he left his body. I heard this too, but never read it. Does anyone know where it can be found? I am sure Mukunda M. knows what went on, but he aint talking. ha At least not yet. /images/graemlins/smile.gif >>Save a tree; chop down a politician < I love that! Thanks. YS, Prtha (Priitaa) dd

Suryaz, Thank you for posting this about Jaya Radhe. Last night I saw this information was not here and was telling myself I had to post it, but I was not registered. So I went to sleep, figured I would do it the next day, and am glad to see someone else did it - you! Jaya Radhe is the one who told me about these message boards. We had a few email correspondences and so on, but I did not know her as well as many of those on various forms did. I am honored to have had her association. When I heard she left her body I felt such sadness. Puranjana said he is going to post the details of her passing, on VC. I am a member there so I am anxiously awaiting to hear them. She had such unflinching faith in Prabhupada and Krishna that I feel very positive about her outcome. I will miss her emails. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif YS, Prtha dd