Vaisesika dasa: How to trick one to say the name of Krishna
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Vaisesika dasa: How to trick one to say the name of Krishna?
Just tell them to repeat the word “sneakers”! :-) Try it!
Lecture by HG Vaisesika Dasa Prabhu Recorded on July 9th 2017 at ISKCON Silicon Valley (video)
Narada said, “I will give you a mantra that will make you the richest man in the world, if only you will repeat it constantly, day in and day out.” Narada told Valmiki to repeat the word mara over and over again, and Valmiki agreed. Holy men like Narada could not lie, and Valmiki knew that mara was an evil word, which agreed all too well with his greedy personality. Valmiki sat beneath a tree and began to chant, “Mara mara mara mara…” However, Valmiki did not realize that he had been tricked - as the syllables of “Mara mara mara” began to run together, Valmiki instead found himself chanting “Rama, rama, rama”!
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Grand Inauguration of the Mayapur Institute Campus
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Since the time of Lord Chaitanya, Navadvip has been a place of scriptural learning. It is evident from Chaitanya-bhagavata (Adi 2.60-61), nana-desa haite loka navadvipe yaya navadvipe padile se ‘vidya-rasa’ paya “Many people came from various provinces to study in Navadvipa because by studying there one achieved a taste for education.” ataeva paduyara nahi samuccaya […]

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Most past-life memories involve people who lived sinfully in their previous lives – shouldn’t such people have gone to animal bodies, not human bodies?
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A Sweet recollection of Mayapur Ratha Yatra Celebrations
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Ever since his childhood, Srila Prabhupada was always very fond of Lord Jagannatha. At the young age of five, Srila Prabhupada, who at that time was known as Abhay Caran, wanted to hold his own Ratha-yatra festival in his birth home in Kolkata. Despite having some financial difficulties, Krsna arranged everything, and little Abhay held […]

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If the natures of a husband and a wife are not complementary, but contradictory, how can they function?
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Spiritualizing our relationships 3 – Learning to separate people from their behavior
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Sunday, July 9th, 2017
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Montreal, Quebec

Peaceful Situation

A very pleasant 23° Celsius / 76° Fahrenheit blessed the city of Montreal, and Day 2 of the Festival went on with packed attendance, once again.  Summer in Canada is all about outdoor events.  From late May to the end of September, expect a lot more events than just little picnics.

On top of the staging of a world-class jazz festival, last night as I walked from Centre Ville in Montreal, to our ashram on Pie IX Boulevard, I witnessed a migration of multitudes of people moving toward the St. Lawrence River for an international fireworks competition.  The volume of people moving made me think of some kind of exodus, like the Jews from Egypt during Biblical times, or the partisan era in India when thousands of Hindus and Muslims had to leave their homes.

Well, by 10:00 p.m. the marvelous ‘explosion-of-light show’ went off with a bang, a louder sound than snap, crackle, and pop, and these folks—the spectators—were a happy lot.

And so, with another festival—ours—that lit up Jeanne Mance Park, we all served to bring together thousands of eager seekers.  As I mentioned to a couple from Sherbrooke, Fabian and Genevieve, who brought their kirtan to the stage, “We may have different Vedic beliefs, and our mantras may vary, but most importantly, we join together and sing songs and break into dance, and create a peaceful situation.”

I’ll be travelling with a group of thirty young men, in their early teens, throughout Canada to share a higher consciousness through song and dance.  Of course, I’ll walk a bit every day.

May the Source be with you!

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Indonesia AGM
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Leaders from all of over Indonesia, including, Java, Sulawesi, Lombok, Sumatra and Bali, came together for the annual general meeting of the National Council. Kavicandra Maharaja and I also attended in our role as GBCs for the area.

Each leader represented a temple or preaching centre and gave a report of their preaching activities over the last year. One notable report was that of the Rathayatra committee, which stated that there were 29 Rathayatras celebrated in Indonesia over the last year.

leadership style
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How to be a diplomat and at the same time not duplicitous? I think this is the art of ambassadorship. It is also the art of negotiating and leadership. A leader especially a Kshatriya type leader is trained to cultivate this art of diplomacy without duplicity. I believe today we have more duplicity than diplomacy. Unfortunately, it is very hard to tell the difference. Henceforth, people in general do not trust their leaders anymore or at the least have a dubious outlook. If we want a leader to be respected and trustworthy, then the leader should establish his or her agenda clearly, follow up on it periodically in a transparent manner with verifiable statements. To me, this type of leadership invokes trust. So when such a leader is behaving diplomatically and may seem duplicitous, still it will not create doubt as we are aware of their leadership style.

I think Srila Prabhupada was like this. He always was clear in his speeches, letters, projects, and his day-to-day dealings with people (big, small, disciples, non-disciples). Such straightforward and consistent dealings puts people at ease and any doubt that may exist will soon dissipate. People may not agree or even understand fully our philosophy but if they see our dealings as simple and straight, then they will certainly value our words. Everyone is a leader, i think, and should take it upon themselves to practice simplicity and straightforwardness (not rude) with everyone.

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Overcoming the influences of previous lives
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 09 February 2012, Leicester, England, Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.19)

We cannot trace how long we have been in the material world. Life after life, we are changing bodies – the gross body – but the subtle body; which is made up of the mind, intelligence and false ego; is travelling with us. Therefore, the impressions of so many lifetimes are stored in our consciousness. By the arrangement of the Supreme Lord, we have forgotten these previous lives but memories of so many previous lives are stored within the sub-consciousness and are influencing us.

Therefore a cute little child is not totally innocent because there is a whole history that may not be manifest yet but it will come out later and then you think, “How is it possible that my little darling is doing such a thing?” but your little darling has already done these things in unlimited previous lives.

So in this way we are very much influenced by the three modes of material nature which spread out over many lifetimes.

Srila Prabhupada mentioned that we should associate with the mode of goodness. He does not say that we should be in the mode of goodness, he says that we should associate in the mode of goodness, which I think is an interesting point.

To be in the mode of goodness is so not easy. Just by determination and endeavour we cannot really change our heart but by associating with the mode of goodness then one gradually develops the qualities of goodness. In the Srimad Bhagavatam, the transcendental process of devotional service is described. It is said, “By devotional service, automatically the influence of ignorance and passion disappears. Then eventually one becomes fixed in goodness and even in pure goodness!”

Unalloyed goodness is known as viśuddha-sattva, transcendental goodness. Meanwhile we are in the process of purification and the influences of the lower nature are still within and some bad habits may still be there because we were already afflicted with sinful behaviour from previous lives that the tendency is there but by associating with the mode of goodness then gradually one develops good qualities and rises above.

Ecstatic July 1st Harinam at Jacksonville Beach, Florida, United…
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Ecstatic July 1st Harinam at Jacksonville Beach, Florida, United States (Album with photos)
Every month many Harinams are held at various football games, parades, events and beaches. Jacksonville Beach is one such location. Devotees blissfully sing and dance with the sincere drunks and distribute books in the scorching summer sun - often coming back ten shades darker.
Afterwards, everyone takes prasadam at Mother Vishnupriya and Godruma’s home. Sankirtan yajna ki jaya!
(photos by Narottama)
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In the Bhagavatam, devotees renounce the world to serve the Lord, but in the Vitthal tradition, devotees serve their parents while the Lord waits – how to reconcile?
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When our consciousness goes up and down regularly, how is consciousness irreducible?
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Different brain areas are activated when we have different emotions – doesn’t that show consciousness comes from the brain?
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When facing problems, how can we go beyond blaming others and blaming our own past karma – Hindi?
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How can we decide when to give up one service and take up some other service?
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ISKCON Sannyasa Ministry Newsletter
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Hare KrishnaBy ISKCON Sannyasa Ministry

Srila Prabhupada on “What is a Sannyasi?” As there are hairs and nails on the body and sometimes we separate these parts from the body similarly when the material energy is separated from the service of the Lord it is inferior energy. Inferior energy is not false but temporary. The same temporary energy when surcharged with Krsna consciousness it transforms into supreme energy by the supreme will. By this will any energy can be transformed into another just like electronic energy in a refrigerator or in a heater, to an ordinary layman, he sees cold and hot but to an electrician he sees electricity. So when one is engaged in the service of the Lord that person is already in the spiritual energy, and a sannyasi is to transform himself from the inferior to the superior, spiritual energy. If your consciousness is absorbed in Krsna you are always a sannyasi." (SPL to Jayananda, 29th September, 1967) Continue reading "ISKCON Sannyasa Ministry Newsletter
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In past-life memories cases, how do wounds on the previous body manifest as birth marks on the next body?
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When presenting philosophy from one perspective, how can we avoid getting carried away and rejecting other perspectives?
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