The holy command of Shri Guru has been that we shall serve Godhead in association with one another. By the word ‘we’ he did not mean any one individual. There are many persons who are very selfish, indeed. They say, ‘I alone shall serve. It is incumbent on me alone. No one else has any claim to join me in my service of Godhead.’
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Honoré de Balzac: They have great tranquility of heart who care neither for the praises nor the fault-finding of people.
Akrura dasa: After his 1992 survey of ISKCON devotees, Dr. E. Burke Rochford, Jr. in his ‘Summary of Major Findings’, wrote ‘There is a striking lack of trust between ISKCON members and the movement’s leadership, as well as between devotees themselves.’
The real question is why should this be done at the expense of peaceful citizens who have purchased property, made sizable investments, and who are ultimately left with no compensation?
MSNBC: The problem is, death keeps looking at us. When I’m forced to think about this, what I see most clearly are the faces of patients at the moment they recognized the incredible fact that they were going to die soon.
This an interesting discussion amongst senior Srila Prabhupada disciples about the initiation vows and about those who do not follow them after having become disciples.
This manual is written by Danavir Goswami back in the 1976. It shows interesting aspects from the recruitment activities of our movement applied in a systematic way.
This issue of Bindu is dedicated to Srila Kashishwar Pandit in honor of his upcoming disappearance festival. Also: “Radha and Krishna’s Conversation” — The Poet Ghanashyam recounts an amusing discussion between the divine couple.
If we look at the Catholic church, so many of their priests, bishops, archbishops, and cardinals, what to speak of the Pope, are all involved in explaining Catholic teaching to their faithul–publically and also on the Internet, as per the appropriateness of the issue and their status.
Swami says in the taxi, “There is no question of separation. The sound vibration fixes us up together, even though the material body may not be there. What do we care for this material body? Just go on chanting HARE KRISHNA, and we will be packed up together. You will be chanting here, and I will be chanting there, and this vibration will circulate around this planet. I may be going, but Guru Maharaj and Bhaktivinode are there. I have asked them to kindly take care of all of you, my transcendental children. The grandfather always takes care of the children much better than the father. Do not fear.
What exactly did he discover? That by interrogating atheism with the same rigor he had directed at theism, he could begin to shake the foundations of that dogmatism.
I am a little envious of the direct disciples of Srila Prabhupada, who are allowed to freely worship their Spiritual Master. What about all of us who do not have this privilege.
See online this interesting Newsletter with all the latest developments of the combined effort of hundrends of vaishnavas in the preaching mission of Iskcon in the UK.
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There was a kirtan in the temple which was basically a lot of hari bols. During this kirtan I was highly skeptical and looked often to Srila Prabhupada to see if he wanted me to stop this kirtan or not.
WARNING: inappropriate for some users! This is an autopsy lab movie. Srila Prabhupada: Actually, if we dissect our body we will find stool, urine, intestines, brains, muscle , blood, and so on. But because that stool, urine, muscle, brains, and intestines , are so nicely decorated, the body can attract you. This is maya.
HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami: Although Srila Prabhupada was a competent musician, he deliberately introduced a simple style of kirtana in ISKCON so that everybody could join in without difficulty. Even much later in his pastimes, Srila Prabhupada instructed his disciples not to introduce too many different styles of kirtana, lest it detract from the devotional essence.
These compilations will be built in a section called Vaniquotes and will be published as a “Vanibook” (in the section “Vanibooks”) once a specific subject is thoroughly researched and developed. The result will be a fantastic resource to better faciltate the devotees in the pursuance of both their individual spiritual lives and their respective services.