sábado, 19 de febrero de 2011

Srila Madhvacarya's Disappearance Day


Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja
Srila Madhvacarya's Disappearance Day


[This year, 2011, February 12th is the disappearance day of Sri Madhvacarya, our sampradaya-acarya. Srila Narayana Gosvami Maharaja gave a lecture on his appearance day on October 13, 2005 in Mathura, and we are sending that lecture now, in honor of this auspicious day:]

Today is the appearance day of Sri Madhvacarya, who is the sampradaya-acarya of our Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya Vaisnava Sampradaya.*[See Endnote 1] He appeared in a place called Pajaka-ksetra. His father’s name was Madhvagaya, his mother’s name was Vedavidya, and his childhood name was Vasudeva. He took sannyasa at a very young age, and his sannyasa-name was Purna-prajna. His sannyasa-guru, who followed the mayavada philosophy of impersonalism, was named Sri Acyuta-preksa.

Madhavacarya took birth in Udupi, and his life was quite astonishing. He was an incarnation of Hanuman, Bhima, and Vayu – so he was very strong.

There was once a businessman who was trading in gopi-candana (tilaka). His boat became stuck in the mud and could not go forward. At that time Srila Madhvacarya had been bathing in the ocean, and he saw the big ship full of large pieces of gopi-candana there. He was approached by that businessman, and in order to assist him, he pushed the boat – by himself. He was so strong that the boat started moving, and he was offered a very big piece of candana as a gift, in appreciation.

In the meantime, while the boatmen were unloading the candana, that piece was broken, and a very beautiful deity of Krsna manifested from inside. That Deity’s name was of Bala-gopala - Dadhi-manthana Gopala. This Gopala Deity carries Mother Yasoda’s stick for churning yogurt.

He became very happy. Although the Deity was very heavy, he took the Deity on his shoulder, and, carrying Him to Udupi, he sang a song to Him that came spontaneously from his heart. In other words, as he walked the seven miles to Udupi, he composed the song called Dvadasa-stotra (Twelve Prayers). He carried the Deity there himself, composing many stavas and stutis (hymns and prayers) to Gopala, and after reaching Udupi, he established Gopal there.

Srila Madhvacarya wrote many books, and especially important are his three commentaries on Brahma-sutra – Brhad-bhasya and two Anubhasyas. In the Brhad-bhasya, he gave evidences for the presentation of his suddha-dvaita-vada philosophy. This philosophy states: Lord Sri Krsna, God, is the supreme eternal, the supreme living entity, the Supreme Self. The purpose of the entire yoga system is to concentrate the mind on this Supreme Self. We are not the Supreme Self. That should be understood. The Supreme Self is God. This is suddha-dvaita-vada – pure dualism. God is different from me. He is supreme and I am subordinate. He is great, and I am small. He is infinite and I am infinitesimal.

In his commentary, Srila Madhvacarya wrote his own composition in the form of Sanskrit verses, defeating the impersonal conception of Sri Sankaracarya.

All the Vaisnava sampradaya-acaryas, like Sri Ramanujacarya, Visnusvami and Nimbaditya, have contributed to defeating the theories of Sri Sankaracarya, and Srila Madhvacarya did this especially with his philosophy of suddha-dvaita-vada or bheda-vada (pure dualism).

The Srutis (Vedic scriptures) have described both principles: that the individual soul is the same as God and also that the soul is different from Him. In most cases, however, prominence has been given to the aspect of difference. In his writings, Srila Madhvacarya has described five differences: There is an eternal difference between God and the jiva (the infinitesimal living entity), God and maya (the Lords deluding, material potency), maya and the jiva, one jiva and another jiva, and one feature of maya and another feature of maya.

All the four bona fide sampradayas are Vaisnava-sampradayas. This means there is similarity in their goal and object of worship. They all worship Visnu-tattva (The Supreme Lord in His plenary manifestation). The followers of Sri Ramanujacarya-sampradaya worship Sri Laksmi-Narayana, and in the sampradaya of Srila Madhvacarya there is worship of Bala-gopala Krsna.

Srila Madhvacarya established four main Mathas (temples). In each of these Mathas there were two sannyasis, so in total there were eight sannyasis. These eight sannyasi acaryas practiced worshiping Lord Krsna in the mood of the gopis, but this worship was not given to the general population.

Sriman Mahaprabhu saw some lacking in the conception of Srila Madhvacarya, and He adjusted that. Sri Kavi Karnapura and Sri Baladeva Vidyabhusana have both declared that our Sampradaya-acarya is Srila Madhvacarya. In our disciplic succession we see that Srila Madhavendra Puri took initiation from Srila Laksmipati Tirtha in the Madhva-sampradaya. Therefore we have a connection with Sri Madhvacarya, although we are especially related with Srila Madhavendra Puri. Sri Advaita Acarya and Sri Nityananda Prabhu are related with Srila Madhavendra Puri, and Madhavendra Puri is related with Sri Madhvacarya.

Some people do not accept the position of Sri Madhvacarya – that he is our Sampradaya-acarya.*[See Endnote 2] Some sahajiyas and caste gosvamis cannot reconcile this. They say that Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusana was not in our sampradaya, because he was in the Madhva-sampradaya.*[See Endnote 3] But actually, our sampradaya is related to Srila Madhvacarya. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura has therefore said very strongly that those who do not accept Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusana or Srila Madhvacarya have no relation to pure bhakti. They are kali-chela, disciples of the personality of Kali-yuga .

We must understand all these established philosophical truths. Then we can understand who Srila Madhvacarya is, and what our relation with him is.

We are Vaisnava sannyasis. We have the sannyasa name “Bhaktivedanta”. I want that especially those who are in the renounced order, sannyasis, should learn and remember at least some of the sutras (aphorisms) of Vedanta. They should remember at least twenty-five sutras, together with their meaning and explanation. If you remember at least ten sutras of the Brahma-sutra, from the first one up to the tenth, you will find all philosophy there. In the Srimad-Bhagavatam’s four original verses, the entire Srimad-Bhagavatam is present, and this is also the case with Brahma-sutra; all the sutras are included in the first ten. You should surely remember them, otherwise you will be defeated by mayavada philosophers.

Gaura-premanande hari hari bol!

*Endnote 1:
Caitanya Mahaprabhu next arrived at Udupi, the place of Madhvacarya, where the philosophers known as Tattvavadis resided. There He saw the Deity of Lord Krsna and became mad with ecstasy.
PURPORT
Sripada Madhvacarya took his birth at Udupi, which is situated in the South Kanarada district of South India, just west of Sahyadri. This is the chief city of the South Kanarada province and is near the city of Mangalore, which is situated to the south of Udupi. In the city of Udupi is a place called Pajaka-ksetra, where Madhvacarya took his birth in a Sivalli-brahmana dynasty as the son of Madhyageha Bhatta, in the year 1040 Sakabda (A.D. 1119). According to some, he was born in the year 1160 Sakabda (A.D. 1239).

In his childhood Madhvacarya was known as Vasudeva, and there are some wonderful stories surrounding him. It is said that once when his father had piled up many debts, Madhvacarya converted tamarind seeds into actual coins to pay them off. When he was five years old, he was offered the sacred thread. A demon named Maniman lived near his abode in the form of a snake, and at the age of five Madhvacarya killed that snake with the toe of his left foot. When his mother was very much disturbed, he would appear before her in one jump. He was a great scholar even in childhood, and although his father did not agree, he accepted sannyasa at the age of twelve. Upon receiving sannyasa from Acyuta Preksa, he received the name Purnaprajna Tirtha. After traveling all over India, he finally discussed scriptures with Vidyasankara, the exalted leader of Srngeri-matha. Vidyasankara was actually diminished in the presence of Madhvacarya. Accompanied by Satya Tirtha, Madhvacarya went to Badarikasrama. It was there that he met Vyasadeva and explained his commentary on the Bhagavad-gita before him. Thus he became a great scholar by studying before Vyasadeva.
   
By the time he came to the Ananda-matha from Badarikasrama, Madhvacarya had finished his commentary on the Bhagavad-gita. His companion Satya Tirtha wrote down the entire commentary. When Madhvacarya returned from Badarikasrama, he went to Ganjama, which is on the bank of the river Godavari. There he met with two learned scholars named Sobhana Bhatta and Svami Sastri. Later these scholars became known in the disciplic succession of Madhvacarya as Padmanabha Tirtha and Narahari Tirtha. When he returned to Udupi, he would sometimes bathe in the ocean. On such an occasion he composed a prayer in five chapters. Once, while sitting beside the sea engrossed in meditation upon Lord Sri Krsna, he saw that a large boat containing goods for Dvaraka was in danger. He gave some signs by which the boat could approach the shore, and it was saved. The owners of the boat wanted to give him a present, and at the time Madhvacarya agreed to take some gopi-candana. He received a big lump of gopi-candana , and as it was being brought to him, it broke apart and revealed a large Deity of Lord Krsna. The Deity had a stick in one hand and a lump of food in the other. As soon as Madhvacarya received the Deity of Krsna in this way, he composed a prayer. The Deity was so heavy that not even thirty people could lift it. Madhvacarya personally brought this Deity to Udupi. Madhvacarya had eight disciples, all of whom took sannyasa from him and became directors of his eight monasteries. Worship of the Lord Krsna Deity is still going on at Udupi according to the plans Madhvacarya established.
   
Madhvacarya then for the second time visited Badarikasrama. While he was passing through Maharashtra, the local king was digging a big lake for the public benefit. As Madhvacarya passed through that area with his disciples, he was also obliged to help in the excavation. After some time, when Madhvacarya visited the king, he engaged the king in that work and departed with his disciples.
   
Often in the province of Ganga-pradesa there were fights between Hindus and Muslims. The Hindus were on one bank of the river, and the Muslims on the other. Due to the community tension, no boat was available for crossing the river. The Muslim soldiers were always stopping passengers on the other side, but Madhvacarya did not care for these soldiers. He crossed the river anyway, and when he met the soldiers on the other side, he was brought before the king. The Muslim king was so pleased with him that he wanted to give him a kingdom and some money, but Madhvacarya refused. While walking on the road, he was attacked by some dacoits, but by his bodily strength he killed them all. When his companion Satya Tirtha was attacked by a tiger, Madhvacarya separated them by virtue of his great strength. When he met Vyasadeva, he received from him the salagrama-sila known as Astamurti. After this, he summarized the Mahabharata.
   
Madhvacarya's devotion to the Lord and his erudite scholarship became known throughout India. Consequently the owners of the Srngeri-matha, established by Sankaracarya, became a little perturbed. At that time the followers of Sankaracarya were afraid of Madhvacarya's rising power, and they began to tease Madhvacarya's disciples in many ways. There was even an attempt to prove that the disciplic succession of Madhvacarya was not in line with Vedic principles. A person named Pundarika Puri, a follower of the Mayavada philosophy of Sankaracarya, came before Madhvacarya to discuss the sastras. It is said that all of Madhvacarya's books were taken away, but later they were found with the help of King Jayasimha, ruler of Kumla. In discussion, Pundarika Puri was defeated by Madhvacarya. A great personality named Trivikramacarya, who was a resident of Visnumangala, became Madhvacarya's disciple, and his son later became Narayanacarya, the composer of Sri Madhva-vijaya. After the death of Tri vikramacarya, the younger brother of Narayanacarya took sannyasa and later became known as Visnu Tirtha.
   
It was reputed that there was no limit to the bodily strength of Purnaprajna, Madhvacarya. There was a person named Kadanjari who was famed for possessing the strength of thirty men. Madhvacarya placed the big toe of his foot upon the ground and asked the man to separate it from the ground, but the great strong man could not do so even after great effort. Srila Madhvacarya passed from this material world at the age of eighty while writing a commentary on the Aitareya Upanisad. For further information about Madhvacarya, one should read Madhva-vijaya, by Narayanacarya.
   
The acaryas of the Madhva-sampradaya established Udupi as the chief center, and the monastery there was known as Uttararadhi-matha. A list of the different centers of the Madhvacarya-sampradaya can be found at Udupi, and their matha commanders are (1) Visnu Tirtha (Soda-matha), (2) Janardana Tirtha (Krsnapura-matha), (3) Vamana Tirtha (Kanura-matha), (4) Narasimha Tirtha (Adamara-matha), (5) Upendra Tirtha (Puttugi-matha), (6) Rama Tirtha (Sirura-matha), (7) Hrsikesa Tirtha (Palimara-matha), and (8) Aksobhya Tirtha (Pejavara-matha). (Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya-lila, 9.246 purport by Srila Prabhupada Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaja)]

[Endnote 2:
"Objection 4: While touring in South India, Sriman Mahaprabhu went to Udupi. There he had a discussion with a tattva-vadi acarya, who was in Sri Madhva Acarya's sampradaya. Mahaprabhu refuted the views of the tattva-vadis, so He can never be included in that sampradaya.

"Refutation: Sriman Mahaprabhuji did not directly refute Madhva Acarya's ideas about suddha-bhakti. Rather, He refuted the distorted opinions of the tattva-vadis which had entered into the Madhva Sampradaya in the course of time. Readers can understand this simply by looking in this section of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta (Madhya 9. 276-277)

prabhu kahe,--karmi, jnani,--dui bhakti-hina
tomara sampradaye dekhi sei dui cihna
sabe, eka guna dekhi tomara sampradaya
satya-vigraha kari' isvare karaha niscaye

"Karmis and jnanis are devoid of devotion, and it is seen that both of these are respected in your sampradaya. Still, in your sampradaya there is one very great quality – the form of Bhagavan or sri vigraha has been accepted. Not only this, but sri vigraha has also been accepted as Vrajendra-nandana Sri Krsna Himself. He is worshipped in your sampradaya in the form of Nrtya-Gopala."

"This proves that Sriman Mahaprabhu refuted distortions which later entered the Madhva Sampradaya in the course of time. He did not refute Madhva Acarya's opinions on suddha-bhakti or the fundamental conclusions that he expressed in his commentaries. On the contrary, we have already shown that literatures such as Tattva-sandarbha and Sarva-samvadini have been based on the conclusions of Sri Madhva and his disciples and grand-disciples. In this connection we should point out that a difference of sampradaya does not generally arise from some minor difference of opinion. Rather, the difference between sampradaya comes from the differences of theory about the principal object of worship." ((Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami, His Life and Teachings, pages 423-424)

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu accepted the chain of disciplic succession from Madhva Acarya, but the Vaisnavas in His line do not accept the tattva-vadis, who also claim to belong to the Madhva-sampradaya. To distinguish themselves clearly from the tattva-vadi branch of Madhva's descendants, the Vaisnavas of Bengal prefer to call themselves Gaudiya Vaisnavas. Sri Madhva Acarya is also known as Sri Gauda-purnananda, and therefore the name Madhva-Gaudiya-sampradaya is quite suitable for the disciplic succession of the Gaudiya Vaisnavas. Our spiritual master, Om Visnupada Srimad Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Maharaja, accepted initiation in the Madhva-Gaudiya-sampradaya. (Caitanya-caritamrta – Adi-lila 1.19, purport by Srila Prabhupada Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaja)]

[*Endnote 3:
"Of the four Vaisnava sampradaya-acaryas, only Madhva Acarya is celebrated by the name of tattva-vadi. Since Sri Jiva Gosvami has personally established tattva-vada, the Vaisnavas of the Madhva-Gaudiya Sampradaya are therefore tattva-vadis. In the third sloka of the mangalacarana (auspicious invocation) of Tattva-sandarbha, Sri Jiva Gosvami glorifies his guru Sri Rupa Gosvami and his paramguru Sri Sanatana Gosvami as 'tattvajnapakau' (the acaryas who proclaim tattva). Similarly, the crown of the dynasty of vaisnava acaryas, Sri Baladeva Vidyabhusana Prabhu, has also designated Sri Rupa and Sri Sanatana as 'tattvavid-uttamau' (the highest of all knowers of tattva) in his commentary on this same sloka.|

"It is clear from this that Sri Jiva Gosvami has offered respect to Sri Madhva Acarya, and that Sri Baladeva Vidyabhusana has followed Jiva Gosvami in honoring Madhva Acarya. Baladeva Vidyabhusana Prabhu has not shown any prejudice towards Madhva Acarya. On the contrary, if we compare Jiva Gosvami with Baladeva Vidyabhusana, we find that Baladeva Vidyabhusana has glorified the two Gosvamis Sri Rupa and Sanatana more than Jiva Gosvami has. There is no doubt whatsoever that Sri Baladeva Vidyabhusana is situated in the amnaya-dhara (the transcendental current of conclusive evidence) or the parampara of Sri Gaura-Nityananda Prabhus and of Srila Jiva Gosvamipada who immediately follows them. Sri Baladeva Vidyabhusana is in the ninth generation from Sri Nityananda Prabhu according to bhagavat-parampara, and in the eighth generation according to pancaratrika-parampara. Historians have accepted his pancaratrika-parampara as follows; Sri Nityananda, Sri Gauridasa Pandita, Hrdaya Caitanya , Syamananda Prabhu, Rasikananda Prabhu, Nayanananda Prabhu and Sri Radha-Damodara. Sri Baladeva Prabhu is the initiated disciples of this Sri Radha-Damodara and is also the most prominent siksa disciple of Sri Visvanatha Cakravarti.

"Historians have declared that in no branch of the Madhva guru-parampara were there any brilliant scholars of such widespread fame as Baladeva. In fact, at that time no one in any sampradaya anywhere in India could equal Sri Baladeva's knowledge in logic, in Vedanta and in sastra such as the Puranas and itihasas. It is true that he stayed for some days in the most prominent matha established by Sri Madhva Acarya in Udupi, and that he studied the Sri Madhva commentary on Vedanta; however, the Sri Gaudiya Sampradaya was more of an influence upon him than was the Sri Madhva Sampradaya.
"It is natural for scholarly personalities, who are worshipable throughout the worlds and who are the preceptors of great precepts, to follow in the lotus footsteps of the Vaisnava acaryas of the very influential Madhva-Gaudiya Sampradaya. Sri Baladeva thoroughly studied the commentary of Madhva, and also made a meticulous study of the commentaries of Sankara, Ramanuja, Bhaskara Acarya, Nimbarka, Vallabha and others. It is illogical to say that he is included in each one of those sampradayas because he had studied those groups of philosophers.

"Sri Baladeva Prabhu has described historical events and quoted the conclusions of the previous Gaudiya Vaisnava acaryas in many literatures, such as his Govinda-bhasya, Siddhanta-ratnam, Prameya-ratnavali and his commentary on Tattva-sandharba. He has enabled all the philosophers of the world to understand that the Sri Gaudiya Vaisnava Sampradaya is included within the Madhva Sampradaya. In this regard all the scholars of the world, eastern and western, ancient and modern, have bowed their heads in reverence, and have unanimously accepted the siddhanta and opinions of Sri Baladeva Vidyabhusana Prabhu.

"Sri Baladeva Vidyabhusana was sent by Sri Visvanatha Cakravarti to protect the honor of the Gaudiya Vaisnava sampradaya in the Galata Gaddi in Jaipura. There he defeated the objecting panditas of the Sri sampradaya in scriptural debate. There are no second opinions about this. Does this not show that Sri Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura personally inspired his siksa disciple Baladeva Vidyabhusana to prove that the Gaudiya Vaisnavas are in the line of Madhva Acarya? Srila Cakravarti Thakura sent his diksa disciple Sri Krsnadeva Sarvabhauma with Sri Baladeva to help him. If Sri Cakravarti Thakura had not been so aged and weak at that time, he certainly would have gone to Jaipur in person to take part in this debate about the sampradaya. He would also have established the very same conclusion as Sri Baladeva Vidyabhusana. There is no sound evidence to prove that Sri Baladeva Vidyabhusana was first an acarya or disciple in the Madhva Sampradaya. There may be hearsay and imaginative ru mors, but no one has given any substantial proof." (Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami, His Life and Teachings, pages 416-419)]

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Nanjangud or Dakshina Kashi is a town in Mysore district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is a temple town and is on the banks of the river Kapila (Kabini). 


The main temple at Nanjangud is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, whose other name is Nanjundeshwara. Nanjundeshwara means the God who drank poison. Hindu mythology quotes an interesting legend in which the Gods and demons churned the ocean in search of the nectar of immortality. During this churning, there were lots of artifacts that emanated out of the ocean, including poison. To prevent the poison from spreading across the universe and destroying it, Shiva came to the rescue and drank the poison. His wife Parvati then held his throat tightly to prevent the poison from spreading to the rest of his body. Nanjanagud literally means the place where Nanjundeshwara resides.


Nanjangud has been a major Shaiva centre since times immemorial. The original Nanjundeshwara temple is said to be of Ganga period (325 - 1000 CE). This temple has then been renovated by the Hoysala kings. Both Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan had close associations with this temple. Wodeyar kings have provided various grants to renovate the temple.


The town is famous because of the huge temple dedicated to Lord Nanjundeswara also referred to as Srikanteswara. It is believed that sage Gauthama stayed here for some time and installed a Lingam, the idol form of Shiva. 


The temple was originally built by the Ganga rulers in the 9th century during their occupation of this region. The residing deity of the temple was later called Hakim Nanjundeswara; a title given by the Great Tippu Sultan who had faith in the God. It is said and inscribed in the temple history that his favorite and beloved elephant was bestowed with eyesight by the Lord, after Tippu Sultan's vow with the local deity. The Sultan then had a Lingam made of jade along with an emerald necklace and donated it to the temple. The Vaidya Nanjundeswara, even today is said to be a healer for his believers, and one can see even today worshippers doing Urulu seve, a ritualistic practice after bathing in the Kapila river.

Twice a year thousands of worshippers gather for the famous Chariot Festival locally known as the Dodda Jathre and the Chikka Jathre. Idols of Lord Srikanteshwara, Goddess Parvathi, Lord Ganapathi, Lord Subramanya and Lord Chandikeshwara are kept in five separate chariots and a traditional puja is performed to the idols early in the morning on the Jathre day. After the puja chariots are flagged off. Thousands of devotees pull the Chariots carved out of wood, across the streets of the old town. The town remains immersed in festivities on the Jathre days.

Near Nanjangud is the sangam, where the Kapila and Kaundinya rivers meet. This place is termed as Parashurama Kshetra which is where the sage Parashurama is said to have cleansed himself from the sin of beheading his mother. A small rivulet called Suvarnavathy also joins the rivers here. There is a temple dedicated to Lord Parashurama here.

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Bhakta Chuck, CT, USA: Friday Night Oxen #44

Hello Everyone,

 

 

Have a nice weekend, in service to the Oxen,

ys, Chuck

Chant

Hare Kṛṣṇa Hare Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Hare Hare
Hare Rāma Hare Rāma Rāma Rāma Hare Hare


 
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H.G. Sankarshan das Adhikari, USA: Saturday 19 February 2011--Don't Be A Crazy Fool--and--Who Should I Accept as Guru?

A daily broadcast of the Ultimate Self Realization Course(tm) Saturday 19 February 2011 The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krishna, and His eternal consort, Srimati Radharani are enjoying transcendental pastimes in the topmost planet of the spiritual world, Sri Goloka Vrindavan. They are beckoning us to rejoin them. Our Mission: To help everyone awaken their original Krishna consciousness, which is eternal, full of knowledge and full of bliss. Such a global awakening will, in one stroke, solve all the problems of the world society bringing in a new era of unprecedented peace and prosperity for all. May that day, which the world so desperately needs, come very soon. We request you to participate in this mission by reviving your dormant Krishna consciousness and assisting us in spreading this science all over the world. Dedicated with love to ISKCON Founder-Acharya: His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, our beloved spiritual master, and to you, our dear readers. Today's Thought: Don't Be A Crazy Fool Uploaded from Bhaktivedanta Ashram--Austin, Texas USA Don't be a crazy fool who allows himself to be carried away by the misguided material civilization. It is sometimes said that fools rush in where angels fear to tread. So one should be careful what he dedicates his life to. If we simply dedicate our lives to taking care of our bodily needs, at the time of death when we are forcibly separated from our material body by the cruel laws of the material nature, we will be nowhere. Therefore the intelligent, philosophically inclined person fully dedicates his life for the reawakening of the actual self, the eternal spiritual being who resides within the body. Sankarshan Das Adhikari Answers According to the Vedic Version: Question: Who Should I Accept as Guru? What if I have still not found my guru? Whom shall I seek help to enlighten me? Please guide me. Deea. Answer: He Who Teaches Surrender to Krishna When you find that person who is presenting to you the Bhagavad-gita as it is without any interpretation, addition, or subtraction, you have found your spiritual master. Nowadays the world is being misled by so many bogus gurus who are nothing more than charlatans because they take the words of Krishna and change them to suit their own philosophy. For example in the Bhagavad-gita Krishna says, Surrender unto Me. But one bogus guru said that it is not to Krishna that we should surrender but to the unborn and unmanifested. Such gurus who twist the words of Lord Krishna are to be carefully avoided because their so-called teachings keep us entangled in the cycle of birth and death So when you find that guru who purely represents Lord Sri Krishna by telling you to surrender to Krishna, you should fully surrender unto such a guru accepting him as your eternal spiritual master. Sankarshan Das Adhikari Transcendental Resources: Receive the Special Blessings of Krishna Now you too can render the greatest service to the suffering humanity and attract the all-auspicious blessings of Lord Sri Krishna upon yourself and your family by assisting our mission. Lectures and Kirtans in Audio and Video: Link to High Definition Videos Link to Over 1,000 Lecture Audios Lecture-Travel Schedule for 2011 http://www.ultimateselfrealization.com/schedule Have Questions or Need Further Guidance? Check out the resources at: http://www.ultimateselfrealization.com or write Sankarshan Das Adhikari at: sda@backtohome.com Get your copy today of the world's greatest self-realization guide book, Bhagavad-gita As It Is available at: http://www.ultimateselfrealization.com/store Know someone who could benefit from this? Forward it to them. Searchable archives of all of course material: http://www.sda-archives.com Receive Thought for the Day as an RSS feed: http://www.backtohome.com/rss.htm Unsubscribe or change your email address Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Daily_Thought Copyright 2005-2011 by Ultimate Self Realization.Com Distribution of this material is encouraged. Simply we request you to acknowledge where it is coming from with a link to our sign up page: http://www.backtohome.com Our records indicate that at requested to be enrolled to receive e-mails from the Ultimate Self Realization Course at: This request was made on: From the following IP address:

 
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ISKCON Melbourne, AU: Daily Class - Bhakti Visramba Madhava Swami

Srimad Bhagavatam 11.30.44-50 - Material world is very unpredictable, so in minimum time make maximum effort to advance in devotional service.

 
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ISKCON Melbourne, AU: Ratha Yatra Videos

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A couple more videos:

* The Deities arriving on-site and being escorted to Their grand cart
video.

* The parade in full swing
video.

Enjoy!!!

 
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ISKCON Melbourne, AU: Today's Darsana

19/02/11
The Deities are clad in Their sunset set today.

As Bhurijana Prabhu prays in his 'Vrindavana Meditations':
... may the sun of my material desire soon set
may the sun of devotional service soon rise...

Let us ponder on similar thoughts as the
darsana of Their Lordships unveils.

 
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Srila Prabhupada's Letters

1949 February 18: "Your honour is well known as the iron man of India but I know that you are the most practical man who can take things as they are. With this idea in view I venture to approach your honour for submitting the following few lines for your consideration and necessary action."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1947-64

 
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Srila Prabhupada's Letters

1966 February 18:
"Received letter from Suryakumar asking me to write to the Prime Minister so I sent one letter to the Prime Minister. Two other letters also despatched as follows: The Ambassador of Nepal for an interview and the Ambassador of India requesting him to arrange for my meeting with the President of USA. Dr. Mishra asked me to come to the Ashram. But I didn't go. Simply waste of time."
Prabhupada Journal :: 1966:

 
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Srila Prabhupada's Letters

1967 February 18: "Arrange for Kirtana and lectures by me in every school, college, clubs, association, etc in New York. By outdoor Kirtana and lectures we shall be popular to everyone and automatically we shall be successful in raising funds."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1967

 
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Srila Prabhupada's Letters

1968 February 18: "Our motto is simple living, high thinking; we should think of Krishna without being hampered by material disturbances, as far as possible. If something comes very easily we welcome it. So too much risky thing is not for us."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1968

 
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Srila Prabhupada's Letters

1970 February 18: "Your touring in different places and preaching Krsna Consciousness is fulfilling my dream. May Krsna bless you on and on for such exalted work. There is a great future for this Krsna Consciousness movement in every part of the world, and I am getting such indications from every where so please continue."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1970

 
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Srila Prabhupada's Letters

1972 February 18: "I think he is feeling morose about his wife, that is not good so he will not be able to work. Therefore better let him come and live with me here in India and I shall train him properly in sanskrit language. He may come immediately, in time for Mayapur festival."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1972

 
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Srila Prabhupada's Letters

1973 February 18: "Right from the beginning the association of Radha and Krishna. In my childhood also, my father gave my sister and I Radha Krishna and to this very day my sister is worshiping still these very same Deities in Calcutta. Like this the children should be trained."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1973

 
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Srila Prabhupada's Letters

1973 February 18: "If you decide to have Ratha Yatra there, then you must do it very opulently, as they are doing in San Francisco. This is very important. Now you please arrange it so that the Deities are worshipped very very properly and always remain humble in their presence."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1973

 
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Bharatavarsa.net: Bhakti Vikasa Swami: Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada on fine prasada

This is a story from 1311 Bengali year. When I (Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati) used to stay here (Yogapitha), Haripada Raya came here with his family during a festival. At that time, the cooking for the servants at the house of Mahaprabhu was very ordinary. Only on festive occasions were elaborate arrangements made for special guests. Even though they were dressed as Vaisnavas, he and his family became dissatisfied on seeing a sample of our type of prasada which was to be given to them. Then I said, "Give them some high-class food." About ten or twelve years after this we have been able to bring the standard up to what it is at present.

>From a Gaudiya magazine

 
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Japa Group: Please Join The Japa Group

Please share your realisations with other devotees from around the world...simply send me an introduction email and I will be happy to make you a member:

rasa108@gmail.com

ys

Rasa Rasika dasa

 
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ISKCON Toronto, Canada: Sweet and Intimate Celebrations Mark Lord Nityananda's Advent!

There's something to be said about celebrations marking the appearance (advent) of Lord Nityananda. It's always a sweet and intimate affair! Lord Nityananda appeared as Lord Chaitanya’s principal associate for spreading the congregational chanting of the holy names of the Lord. He especially spread the holy name of the Lord throughout Bengal. He is considered an incarnation of Lord Balarama.

The entire festival was themed on the translation of the seventh verse of the Nityanandastaka, a poetic composition that glorifies Lord Nityananda: "I worship Lord Nityananda, the limitless root of the tree of devotional service. He traveled on every path, dancing, singing the names of Lord Hari, and describing His glories. Without considering His own interests, He was merciful to the people, and He cast upon them His merciful sidelong glance."

Celebrations featured a class by HG Rohini Priya das, focused on the mercy of Lord Nityananda as described in the above quote. This was followed by the singing of a beautiful bhajan, "Nadiya Godrume". As the bhajan was being sung, festival attendees got a chance to come forward and write a message to Lord Nityananda on pieces of paper cut in the shape of leaves. These leaves were then hung from a giant "tree of devotional service", referenced in the quote. Small Deities of Caitanya and Nityananda were then placed on a palanquin and taken around the temple room, "travelling on every path, dancing and singing". The 8pm arati followed with sweet kirtan and a wonderful feast awaited everyone at the end of the evening. Amidst everything, we also officially launched Toronto's Hare Krishna Internet Radio! It was indeed a sweet and intimate festival!



 
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Kripamoya dasa, UK: Archbishop of Canterbury meets with Vaishnava acaryas

Archbishop of Canterbury Dr. Rowan Williams meets with Sri Sugunendra Teertha Swami of the Madhva sampradaya ( left) and Sri Chinna Jeer Swami of the Shri sampradaya (right) in Bangalore last October. This week, in London, he gave his reflections

This week the Archbishop of Canterbury reflected on his recent dialogue with Hindu swamis in Bangalore, India. The event was held at Lambeth Palace on the south bank of the Thames, and was hosted by the Hindu-Christian Forum. I was particularly interested to hear that the head of the Anglican Communion‘s 80 million Christians had been in discussions with Vaishnava acaryas, and was pleased to accept an invitation to the event.

As far as I know, the Archbishop’s dialogue was an historic occasion – the very first such meeting between the head of the established church of England and Indian sannyasis of ancient lineages. Indeed, although other meetings may have previously taken place with swamis of the Adwaita school, his meeting with two Vaishnava acaryas – at the same time – must have been unique.

Last October, the Archbishop Dr. Rowan Williams met with Sripad Sugunendra Theertha Swami of the Puthige Matha, Udupi, an acarya of the lineage of Madhvacarya; with Sri Chinna Jeer Swami of the Sri Vaishnava lineage; and with Sri Harshananda Swami of the Ramakrishna Mission, Dr. Shivamurthy Shivacarya of the Lingayats, and Sri Swami Paramananda Bharati of the Sringeri Math, a sannyasi in the line of Sankaracarya.

His first comment on Wednesday morning at Lambeth Palace to the fifty or so Hindus and Christians gathered there, was that in India he witnessed reflections and echoes of the theological discussions within his own tradition. Some of the theological issues found in Hinduism concerning grace and free will, and God’s immanence and transcendence have their parallels in medieval European discussions.

Yet despite the depth of our mutual religious paths, the world seems to ‘systematically trivialize what human beings are capable of,’  he said, as he reflected on how much both Hindus and Christians are consequently ‘hemmed in’ by ‘easy and crude versions’ of their deep philosophical issues and religious practices. Indeed, this seemed to be a recurring theme: the extent to which the highest spiritual aspirations of human beings are discounted because of the observer’s unfamiliarity with the appearance or ritual behaviour of ‘the other.’

“The other believer’s ritual, practise, tradition and language challenge what you know about yourself.”

“The common element in both Hinduism and Christianity is being awakened,” he said, and: “We are habituated to what is false about the world; we must become habituated to what is truth.”

On identity he commented: “We must establish what notion of human dignity we are working with; it is based on something inexhaustible.”

Yet in the world today we must be aware of: ‘the risks of allying religious language with political power, thereby imposing a certain kind of secularity.’

“When a religious person wants to declare that ‘we are under God’ it shapes the goals of the society in which the person lives. There should be religion in society and as a principle that is robust and defensible, but if there is dominance of religion in politics and freedom of conscience is not tolerated, and certain voices are made inaudible, certain minorities repressed, then that is wrong.” The Archbishop declared that India’s lasting legacy as a politically secular nation – a choice made at the time of independence – is that ‘the state creates a space where religions can believe – but not dominate.’

Regarding the situation in the United Kingdom where, unlike the USA, the Church of England is the established church and therefore intertwined with the state, he said: “…Christianity being the established church here is not to dominate, but rather it is the state saying: ‘We will take faith seriously.’

Returning to an initial theme of how religions other than one’s own are explored, taught in schools, and discussed, he explained his views: “There is comparative religion and then there is comparative theology, an attempt to go beyond mere ‘comparative-ism’ and to see what questions need to be answered, and can we do it together? This is ‘interactive pluralism,’ a respectful, lively engagement.” He added that such discussion needed to be based on philosophical ideas and ethical values rather than a discussion of externals such as clothing and so on. One issue for him was the status of women and their dress. Theology, he said, needs to be disentangled from culture to establish what practices are culturally based – or factually based on a repression of women – and which come from a perspective grounded in spiritual considerations.

“We need a greater level of religious literacy. There is ignorance in administrative circles. Religion in schools is sometimes the study of the eccentricities of foreigners, which I think is an outdated British approach. The ethical approach is deeper. We can study the devotion – not simply the festivals but the feelings supporting them.”

“When we speak of faith we should speak of not only one tribal entity but of faith in general – and bring that into the public arena. We have to be truthful about the other, and give an account of their faith and practice that they would recognize – even if we don’t agree.”

“Hindu dialogue has often been conducted by the under-educated. Hindus have been spoken for by academics (instead of educated Hindus explaining it themselves) There is a tendency to project a homogenized version of Hinduism in an attempt to understand it.”

Here Dr. Rowan Williams was hinting at the problem of trying to explain Hinduism as a singular entity rather than what it actually is – a family of sampradayas or ‘schools of faith.’ Understanding this problem, a problem that has dogged Hinduism in the diaspora for decades, is the key to beginning a fresh level of understanding. So it is extremely significant that the Archbishop’s visit to India embodied the Church’s desire to dialogue with the variety of sampradayas. Indeed, only by meeting representatives from the different sampradayas can the Church begin to understand that the word ‘Hinduism’ is a convenient but highly misleading term.

Commenting on the phenomenon of inter-faith dialogue, the Archbishop said that: “Because Hindu-Christian dialogue comes from colonial times, we have to go beyond a polite mutual ignorance. There are social, spiritual, and educational frameworks for interfaith.”

On the thorny question of religious conversion to Christianity in India he said: “I believe that freedom of religion means the freedom to change. Conversion is a movement of the heart, and people do change. But religious conversion should never be the result of manipulation, pressure, bullying or bribery. Where that is the case it is wrong.”

Below: Talking with the Archbishop of Canterbury afterwards.


 
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ISKCON Toronto, Canada: Temple Clean-Up This Friday! Come Clean Your Hearts by Cleaning Our Beautiful Temple!

The monthly CDM (Ceto Darpanam Marjana) project entails organized cleaning of the temple as a group. This time around, the maha clean-up will feature a special group of Bhakti Vriksha devotees, led by HG Rupanuga das. They will be joining all of us as we get ready to make our temple room shine! A warm invitation goes out to all of you to attend as we encourage you to join these amazing devotees during the clean-up.

Afterwards, we will all sit down over pizza, made by the new "Pizza King" of ISKCON Toronto - Jaya Caitanya, and will able to hear the experiences of Bhakti Vriksha devotees! Everyone is welcome to ask any questions to our dear Rupanuga prabhu who will be there for you!

The schedule will be as follows:
7:00pm to 9:00pm - Maha clean-up of the temple room
9:00pm to 9:30pm - Special pizza party and nectar-filled conversations

Here is a quote by Srila Prabhupada, that hopefully will inspire you:
"Everything within the temple should be kept very, very neat and clean. And the more you keep the temple neat and clean, you will be neat and clean within your heart. And then your understanding will be very easy. We cannot understand Krsna because our heart is piled up with many garbages. That we have to cleanse."
-- Srila Prabhupada Melbourne, May 22, 1975

Please come out and bring your family and friends for this unforgettable experience!
 
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H.H. Sivarama Swami: How Lord Caitanya had left us the same love of God that the Lord had left for Narottama dasa Thakura through Ganga Devi

 
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Mayapur Online: Varaha Dwadasi - Special Srimad Bhagavatam Lecture Transcription

Date: February 16th, 2011
Topic: Lord Varahadeva’s Appearance Anniversary
[SB 3.18.2]
Speaker: HH Bhakti Sundar Goswami

dadarsa tatrabhijitam dhara-dharam
pronniyamanavanim agra-damstraya
musnantam aksna sva-ruco ‘runa-sriya
jahasa caho vana-gocaro mrgah

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Dandavats.com: Live From Sri Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir! HH Jayapataka Swami

By Jayapataka Swami

They asked me to speak on the philosophy of Lord Nityananda. We heard the pastimes first. Maharaj like to give the sweet words but of course everything about Lord Nityananda is ecstatic and very blissful

 
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Dandavats.com: Dutch local goverment appoints land to ISKCON The Hague!

By Vinod-bihari das

On 18 February 2011, the day after Sri Nityananda Prabhu´s appearance day the long awaited decision pertaining the appointment of land for a new temple in The Hague, The Netherlands, was made by the local Dutch governing authorities in favour of ISKCON and other religious organizations

 
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Subhavilasa das ACBSP, Toronto, CA: Black History Month & Martin Luther King Jr ~ Lord Jaganatha showers His mercy

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[so references and context makes sense...this article is written by Indresh - Subhavilasa das' son]  

The month of February is Black History Month here in Canada (African-American History Month in the U.S.) About a month ago (Monday, January 17th) was Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the US and in the kid's school here in Canada they talked about MLK and his contributions. 

This month they made them write short essays for about a dozen African American leaders including Martin Luther King Jr. My daughter's work got posted on the bulletin board this week (she is quite the author and in fact last year she became a published author) and it got me thinking about an essay I wrote about MLK some 25 years or so ago... 

Most blog readers must have at some point or another studied MLK, heard one of his speaches or read his writings. SO I would like to share one quote by Martin Luther King Jr. which really stood out to me...
 
"I am speaking of that force which all of the great religions have seen as the supreme unifying principle of life. Love is somehow the key that unlocks the door which leads to ultimate reality. This Hindu-Muslim-Christian-Jewish-Buddhist belief about ultimate -- ultimate reality is beautifully summed up..."

Last month I saw pictures and video of devotees spreading this same Love of God with Harinam at the MLK parada in L.A. They were making the Lord of the Universe accessible to everyone.

So enjoy the following video links of Jaganatha, Baladev and Subhadra along with His devotees participating in the parade on January 17th, 2011 courtesy of ISKON Los Angeles. The first link is actual coverage on ABC.
http://www.lalive.info/flash/mlk2011chSeven.html
http://www.lalive.info/flash/mlk2011start2.html
http://www.lalive.info/flash/mlk2011end.html
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ISKCON News.com: Kanpur Ratha Yatra and Bhumi Puja

By Basu Ghosh Das for ISKCON News on 14 Feb 2011

On Monday February 7, 2011, there was a grand “Jagannath Rathayatra festival” at Kanpur, India. Srila Prabhupada had written seventeen letters wherein he stressed the necessity of ISKCON establishing a center and building a temple at Kanpur. ISKCON Kanpur now has twelve acres of land where the project will be developed.


 
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Manoj, Melbourne, AU: 205. Mind your Minerals !

As a vegetarian of many years, I have heard this all too often, “How do you get your proteins? How do you get your iron?”. And all I could say was, “Well…as a vegetarian, you can get all sorts of nutrients and minerals in a nice vegetable diet”. But I realized that its still possible to be short of elements like iron, protien and omega 3 because we just don’t try out varied vegetarian food that can offer us all the nutrients that the body needs. So, I decided to investigate and start consuming some supplements along side my regular diet. So, here are my picks :

The Richest Whole Food Source !

Spirulina is the Richest Whole Food Source Found in Nature

• A highly nutritious, microscopic freshwater plant.

• The superfood with over 100 nutrients, more than any other plant, grain or herb.

• Widely used as a food supplement for maintaining health, energy, weight loss and cleansing programs.

• Protein – 60-70% of its weight. 300% more protein than fish, meat or poultry, with no cholesterol.

• Iron – 58x richer than spinach in bi-available iron.

• Vitamin B12 – Natures richest source. Often lacking in a vegetarian diet.

• Chlorophyll – 2x richer than barley grass or wheatgrass.

• Anti-oxidants – 25x richer in beta-carotene than carrot and 3x richer in Vitamin E than wheatgerm.

• Spirulina assists weight loss by curbing appetite naturally while supplying a full range of nutrients needed for a balanced diet.

• As an unrefined wholefood, spirulina is absorbed up to x16 more effectively than synthetic multi-vitamin and mineral supplements.

IRON !!!!!!!!

There is no shortage of iron in plant foods. Pulses (peas, beans and lentils) and soya bean products (such as soya milk and tofu) provide an excellent source of iron. As do dark green leafy vegetables (such as broccoli, pak choy and watercress), wholegrains (such as wholemeal bread, brown rice and wholemeal pasta), dried fruits (raisins, prunes, apricots and figs) black treacle and plain dark chocolate.  However iron is not easily absorbed by the human body and many foods that are rich in iron do also contain iron absorption inhibitors such as Phytate, Polyphenols, Tannins, Calcium or Oxalic Acid.

In fact the latest figures form the Department of Health show that as many as 91% of women aged 16 – 64 do not get their RDA of iron from their diets. One third of all women and two in five under the age of 34 have iron intakes so low that it affects their health. If you are eating plenty of iron-rich foods but experience symptoms of iron deficiency such as fatigue you may want to consider supplementing your diet with iron.

Spatone is simply iron-rich water straight from the source (Snowdonia, Wales). The box from your nearest pharmacist comes with many sachets which provides with 25mg of ferrous sulfate (5mg of Iron). It’s 100% natural and provides one with the daily required iron intake.

Spatone and Spatone Apple are both suitable for Vegetarians, approved by the UK Vegetarian Society.

Oh my Omega !!!

Flax Seed Oil contains omega-6 and omega-9 essential fatty acids, B vitamins, potassium, lecithin, magnesium, fiber, protein, and zinc and also provides approximately 50% more omega-3 oils than what you could get from taking fish oil.

Some nutritionists, researchers, and scientists believe that it could be the most important health-promoting supplement next to a multi-vitamin. Nearly every system in the body can benefit from flax seed oil’s natural properties, including the cardiovascular system, immune system, circulatory system, reproductive system, nervous system, as well as joints.

The PROTIEN !!!

Instant Natural Protein Powder is made from Isolated Soy Protein which is easily digested and absorbed. It is low in fat, contains no animal products and is free from artificial additives. Instant Natural Protein Powder is suitable for vegetarians, vegans, those with milk or egg allergies, body builders, people trying to lose weight and those convalescing who cannot eat solid food. Instant Natural Protein powder has no discernable taste and so is suitable for use in milkshakes, soups, broths, gravies, stews, meat loaves and patties where the nutritional quality of foods to be enhanced.

So, there you go. 4 discoveries over the last few days. Once I have had some experience with these, I shall get back to you all with a verdict. I am feeling healthy already !

Information on the highlighted products from:
http://www.synergynatural.com
http://www.martinandpleasance.com
http://www.essortment.com/flax-seed-oil-benefits-41778.html

http://www.completehealth.com.au

http://www.naturesway.com.au


 
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ISKCON News.com: Bacteria Found in Cow Dung Can Make You Smarter

By Editor for iskconhealth.com on 14 Feb 2011

Researchers from the Sage Colleges in Troy, NY, USA, reported today their findings that specific bacteria common to our environment may increase learning behavior.


 
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David Haslam, UK: Medication Training

So as part of our update training my employer decided to put me on a medications update course, seeing that the last time was way back when I was in university. Alright so medications and medication administration is something that we do every day, but actually 5% of all hospital mistakes here in the UK [...]

 
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Kirtan Australia.com: Madhava: Heart and Soul Kirtan tour Australia 2011

Based in Switzerland, Madhava travels extensively throughout every continent with his wife Radhika and his band Gaura Prema, enlivening audiences with the power of devotional kirtan. He fuses his Mauritian roots with the influences of India to produce a unique style of kirtan, but one in which the main ingredient is the heartfelt bhakti.

Madhava and his wife Radhika are back this year to spread “Heart and Soul” to these shores through their kirtans that are as deep as they are ecstatic. The dates of their extensive tour are listed below:

Melbourne,  Friday March 4th:

Dance of Life Yoga

250 George Street, Fitzroy
M: 0438 832 000
E:
info@yogadanceoflife.com
http://www.yogadanceoflife.com

Melbourne,  Saturday  March 5th:

Yoga in Daily Life
1st Floor, 8 Corsair Street
Richmond, VIC 3121
03-94270977
http://www.yogaindailylife.org.au

Melbourne, 6pm Thursday  March 10th, :

Urban Yoga
Level 3, 123 Swanston Walk
Melbourne, Vic 3000
http://www.urbanyoga.com.au/

Melbourne,  Saturday  March 12th, :

Gertrude St Yoga and Healing Centre
202 Gertrude Street  level 1+2
Fitzroy Vic 3065
Ph: (03) 9417 7266
Email:
gertrudestreetyoga@gmail.com
http://www.gertrudestreetyoga.com.au/

Melbourne,  Saturday  March 12th, :

Melbourne Mahaprabhu Mandir
197 Danks Street
Albert Park, Victoria, 3206
+61 (03) 9699-5122
Fax — +61 (03) 9690-4093
melbourne@pamho.net
http://www.iskcon.net.au/

More Dates to follow including- Gold Coast-Byron Bay-Brisbane-Murwillumbah-Canberra-Sydney…

 
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Dandavats.com: Srila Prabhupada’s Purports Are Perfect And Complete

By Sita Rama das

We have to have intelligence to understand and discuss Krishna Consciousness in both a non-dogmatic and uncompromising way. Intelligence implies abstract thinking. As children we begin to think abstractly but this is limited to concrete operations. If a child has two blocks of equal size it can conclude that a pile of two will be twice as high as one, every time

 
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Japa Group: Japa - Kirtan Retreat Part 6

Sacinandana Swami now talks to the devotees about preparing for 64 rounds.


 
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Mayapur Online: Srimad Bhagavatham Class- Live from Mayapur

Date: February 13th, 2011
Topic: Dhruva Maharaj Goes Back To Godhead [SB 4.12.11]
Speaker: HH Atmanivedana Swami

sarvatmany acyute ‘sarve
tivraugham bhaktim udvahan
dadarsatmani bhutesu
tam evavasthitam vibhum

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Dandavats.com: The Departure of Bhadra Priya Devi Dasi, Srila Prabhupada’s daughter

By Nirmala dasi

Bhadra Priya joined ISKCON in 1972 in Montreal, Canada. Shortly thereafter she moved to the temple in Toronto where she was initiated by His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada in 1973

 
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Dandavats.com: Kanpur Rathayatra and Bhumi Puja

By Basu Ghosh Das

Rathayatra , Paatotsav, Bhumi Puja and Ananta Shesh installation at Kanpur. Kanpur is India's tenth largest city, and the largest city in Uttar Pradesh with a population of approximately fifty lakhs (five million). Kanpur is famous as an Industrial and business center. Kanpur is located on the bank of the holy Ganga nadi (Ganges River), some three hundred and fifty kilometers Southeast of Vrindavan

 
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Dandavats.com: Iskcon Vrindavan Celebrates Lord Nityananda’s Appearance Day In A Very Grand Way

By Madhavendu das

There was also a series of Hari Katha given by HH Radha Govinda Maharaja on “Akrur Manorath” for the last five days at our newly renovated Balaram Hall. HG Bhurijan Prabhu is still continuing to read from the Krishna book for the last one month at Srila Prabhupada’s quarters every night

 
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Dandavats.com: Update to VedaBase 2011.1 Available Now

By Ekanatha dasa

We just completed a VedaBase update. Added in 2011.1. This is an update to the contents, not an upgrade to the software. You can download this free update on the Internet, from one of these links: [Download Links] (378Mb zipped). Installation instructions are provided in the download

 
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Dandavats.com: GBC Strategic Planning Meeting to be held in Mayapur, February 20-24

By Kaisori dasi

Strategic planning has been on the minds of GBC members for some years now. What was clear then is even clearer today: there is unlimited work to be done to nurture ISKCON toward a future that serves Srila Prabhupada's vision for a vibrant, spiritually dynamic movement

 
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Dandavats.com: 4th Annual Global Varnasrama Seminar/Sri Mayapur, March 4 to 7, 2011

Bhakti Raghava Swami: A reminder that the Fourth Annual Global Varnasrama Seminar will be held in Sri Dham Mayapur from March 4th to March 7th, 2011. The seminar is organized by ISKCON Daiva Varnasrama Ministry [IDVM] Promoting Rural Development (India) in conjunction with the Mayapur Institute (MI). The theme this year will be "Save our Cows - Save our Villages"

 
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Dandavats.com: Can you see yourself in the picture?

Tribhangananda das: Here in ISKCON Manchester (UK) we're unleashing our "Food For Thought" programme to help warm the university students up to Krishna. We have a great kitchen, a good suburban 4-storey temple building currently undergoing extensive renovations and a warm-hearted enthusiastic congregation mostly of working householders

 
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Dandavats.com: Ad from Karuna Bhavan, Scotland

Raghunath Bhatta (das) RNS (Karuna Bhavan - Scotland): To let in the Scottish devotee community of 'Karuna Bhavan', a nice flat consisting of: * 1 living room * 1 bed room * kitchen * bathroom * devotee neighborhood * 5 min walk to the temple

 
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Dandavats.com: Pranav Das Prabhu-An ardent devotee of Lord Jagannath

Raktak Das: Though a month is gone after the departure of His Grace Pranav Das Prabhu, but, I came to know just recently.? Someone wrote a letter to my gurudev HH Hanumat Preshak Swami Maharaj, and he sent me a copy of that letter, then somehow, I got his family-members? phone nos. and talked to them and got confirmed that he is gone, So, I would like to share some thoughts about this great devotee

 
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Gouranga TV: Bhajan – 24hr Kirtan – Mukunda Datta das

Bhajan – 24hr Kirtan – Mukunda Datta das

 
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H.H. Bhakticharu Swami: Towaco Lectures : SB 10.2.31

FOLLOWING IS A LECTURE ON THE SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM CANTO 10, CHAPTER 2, TEXT 31 GIVEN BY HIS HOLINESS BHAKTI CARU SWAMI IN ISKCON TOWACO, USA, ON 28 APRIL 2009. Transcription : Her Grace Ranga Radhika Dasi Editing : Ramananda Raya Dasa Audio-reference : http://audio.iskcondesiretree.info/index.php?q=f&f=%2F02_-_ISKCON_Swamis%2FHis_Holiness_Bhakti_Caru_Swami%2FSrimad_Bhagavatam Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya Om Namo Bhagavate [...]

 
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Bharatavarsa.net: Book distribution seminar: Prabhupada is personally driving this sankirtan mission.....

Please accept my humble obeisances All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

I was standing at the intersection of Avenue Road and Davenport in Toronto when some nice devotees said we could go to the temple to take prasadam and then I would get a ride to where I needed to go for sankirtan. I almost decided to go with them, but something in my heart said I should not go, as it was already time for my sankirtan service. So I said no and ran across the street to head off to a nearby sankirtan spot.

After crossing the street I noticed a lady coming out of the dry cleaners with her little girl. I asked her if she had heard of yoga or meditation and she said yes. I showed her a copy of "The Perfection of Yoga," and she said that she’d heard of the Bhagavad-gita. She started to express her appreciation for the little book very much and then explained that she goes to a Swami Narayan temple and practices chanting.

Excited to hear that, I showed her the Isopanishad and explained that it’s like a sequel to the Bhagavad-gita. While appreciating the Iso, she suddenly said she liked Ganesha very much. I told her these books were written down by Lord Ganesha, following the dictation of Vyasadeva. She was very happy to hear that and then started to tell me how she has another book at home she likes to read -- which turned out to be "The Science of Self-realization." She had gotten it from a sankirtan devotee. I told her it was written by a monk and showed her a picture of Srila Prabhupada. She instantly recognized him and said, "Yes! Yes! I’ve seen him."

I was intrigued. "Seen him where?" I asked.

She explained, "When the Hare Krishnas were parading on Yonge street, this monk was there and I saw him. He was wearing yellow-pinkish clothes." Then she said that she knew him. Next she opened the other book and read aloud "His Divine Grace," repeating it several times, saying "Yes, I know His Divine Grace."

I now understood that she’d seen the murti of Srila Prabhupada seated on one of the Ratha-yatra carts.

She was happy to give a donation for the books and said she wanted to keep in touch. Then as she was leaving I showed her how to chant "Gauranga." We exchanged emails and then she left, saying Gauranga three times.

Srila Prabhupada is personally driving this sankirtan mission, and all the demigods are assisting him.

Your humble servant Mangal-arti devi dasi

 
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Book Distribution News: Prabhupada is personally driving this sankirtan mission.....

Please accept my humble obeisances All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

I was standing at the intersection of Avenue Road and Davenport in Toronto when some nice devotees said we could go to the temple to take prasadam and then I would get a ride to where I needed to go for sankirtan. I almost decided to go with them, but something in my heart said I should not go, as it was already time for my sankirtan service. So I said no and ran across the street to head off to a nearby sankirtan spot.

After crossing the street I noticed a lady coming out of the dry cleaners with her little girl. I asked her if she had heard of yoga or meditation and she said yes. I showed her a copy of "The Perfection of Yoga," and she said that she’d heard of the Bhagavad-gita. She started to express her appreciation for the little book very much and then explained that she goes to a Swami Narayan temple and practices chanting.

Excited to hear that, I showed her the Isopanishad and explained that it’s like a sequel to the Bhagavad-gita. While appreciating the Iso, she suddenly said she liked Ganesha very much. I told her these books were written down by Lord Ganesha, following the dictation of Vyasadeva. She was very happy to hear that and then started to tell me how she has another book at home she likes to read -- which turned out to be "The Science of Self-realization." She had gotten it from a sankirtan devotee. I told her it was written by a monk and showed her a picture of Srila Prabhupada. She instantly recognized him and said, "Yes! Yes! I’ve seen him."

I was intrigued. "Seen him where?" I asked.

She explained, "When the Hare Krishnas were parading on Yonge street, this monk was there and I saw him. He was wearing yellow-pinkish clothes." Then she said that she knew him. Next she opened the other book and read aloud "His Divine Grace," repeating it several times, saying "Yes, I know His Divine Grace."

I now understood that she’d seen the murti of Srila Prabhupada seated on one of the Ratha-yatra carts.

She was happy to give a donation for the books and said she wanted to keep in touch. Then as she was leaving I showed her how to chant "Gauranga." We exchanged emails and then she left, saying Gauranga three times.

Srila Prabhupada is personally driving this sankirtan mission, and all the demigods are assisting him.

Your humble servant Mangal-arti devi dasi

 
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Kirtan Australia.com: Dave Stringer Australian Tour 2011

Hey Beautiful Chanters -

I’m thrilled to be returning to Australia soon, and grateful to be a part of the rapid expansion of the Australian kirtan scene. This year my itinerary spans the entire month of March, and includes stops in Ipswich, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Byron Bay, Bellingen, Port MacQuarie, Newcastle, Gosford, Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide and Melbourne. The tour will also feature a four day residential music retreat at Govinda Valley in New South Wales. I call it Kirtan Flight School.musiciansThis year will be the first time I am teaching Kirtan Flight School in Australia, and I’m delighted to hear that registrations are coming in at a fast clip.  People in Europe and America have told me repeatedly that the Flight School is the one of the most powerful retreats they have ever attended. Who knew that putting instruments in people’s hands, organizing them into bands, and coaching them through the process of leading and playing for kirtan would be so personally transformative? Click here to download a flyer and complete course description, and click here to register.

dearbhlaI will also be playing music for yoga workshops March 13 and 20 in Sydney and Canberra, taught by my wife, Irish philosopher and writer Dearbhla Kelly. Dearbhla has a particular interest in the neurochemistry of ecstasy, and has recently been published on this subject in LA Yoga Magazine and Yoga Journal Germany. Scroll down for more info. Click here to download a copy of her article.

Guest musicians on the tour include the Brisbane-based heavy metal Krishna contingent of SitapatiVrajadhama and Prema Yogi on bass, mridangam and kartals, respectively. From Sydney, the jazz-oriented stylings of Shankara on bass, Simon Chadwick on saxophone and Charlie Meadows on electric guitar. Also from Sydney, the super versatile guitar and bass player Clayton Frick, the kirtan duo of Edo and Jo, and the sublime vocals of Carmella Baynie. More guest musicians are likely!

allieAccompanying me for all the dates will be my long time tabla and cajon player Doug Brush (now a resident of New Zealand), and my silken-voiced niece and protégé Allie Stringer. Allie started touring and recording with me when she was only 14. Now 22, she has also sung with other noted kirtan singers GirishDavid Newman and Mike Cohen. She has just moved to Melbourne, and will likely be leading a lot of kirtans on her own in Australia.

kirtan byronByron Bay has a new website where you can find info about my upcoming kirtan and all future kirtan events in the area. Click here for for more info.

Scroll down for details on the tour, or check my website. Looking forward to singing with you again soon!

Big love,
Dave

Tour Schedule

IPSWICH, QLD, AUSTRALIA
Wednesday, March 2, 8:00 PM
Sacred Cow Yoga Studio
Upstairs 227-233 Brisbane Street
Ipswich QLD
0402 146 490
www.sacredcow.com.au

BRISBANE, QLD, AUSTRALIA
Thursday, March 3, 8:00 PM
Atma Yoga
99 Elizabeth St.
Brisbane, QLD
0450 738 971
www.atmayoga.com.au

GOLD COAST, QLD, AUSTRALIA
Friday, March 4, 7:30 PM
Peace Yoga & Meditation Centre
Unit 4, 88-89 Lower West Burleigh Road.
Burleigh Heads, QLD
02 6674 4330
www.peaceyoga.com.au

BYRON BAY, NSW, AUSTRALIA
Saturday, March 5, 8:00 PM
Red Tent Yoga
5/102 Centennial Circuit
Byron Bay, NSW
02 6684 5570
www.redtentyoga.com.au

BYRON BAY, NSW, AUSTRALIA
Sunday, March 6, 8:00 PM
Red Tent Yoga
5/102 Centennial Circuit
Byron Bay, NSW
02 6684 5570
www.redtentyoga.com.au

BELLINGEN, NSW, AUSTRALIA
Wednesday, March 9, 8:00 PM
Bellingen Memorial Hall
Hyde St.
Bellingen, NSW
02 6657 2913
elliefruit@westnet.com.au

PORT MACQUARIE, NSW, AUSTRALIA
Thursday, March 10, 8:00 PM
The Yoga Shala
L1,157 Gordon St.
Port Macquarie, NSW
02 6583 7730
www.theyogashala.com.au

NEWCASTLE, NSW, AUSTRALIA
Friday, March 11, 8:00 PM
The Harmony Centre
2nd Floor , 152-160 Hunter Street
Newcastle, NSW
0413 034 285
www.harmonycentrefoundation.org

SYDNEY / SURRY HILLS, NSW, AUSTRALIA
Saturday, March 12, 8:00 PM
BodyMindLife Yoga
Level 1, 55 Foveaux St,
Surry Hills, NSW 2010
02 9211 4111
www.bodymindlife.com/

SYDNEY / SURRY HILLS, NSW, AUSTRALIA
Sunday, March 13, 11:00 AM
Exploring the Body of Bliss
Music for Yoga Workshop with Dearbhla Kelly
BodyMindLife Yoga
Level 1, 55 Foveaux St,
Surry Hills, NSW 2010
02 9211 4111
www.bodymindlife.com/

GOSFORD, NSW, AUSTRALIA
Friday, March 18, 7:30 PM
The Rhythm Hut
145/141 Erina St East.
Gosford, NSW
02 4322 5971
www.newearthcentre.com

SYDNEY, NSW, AUSTRALIA
Saturday, March 19, 8:00 PM
The Harmony Centre
176 Parramatta Road
Camperdown, NSW
02 9550 5449
www.harmonycentrefoundation.org

CANBERRA, ACT, AUSTRALIA
Sunday, March 20, 3:00 PM
Music for Yoga Workshop
Exploring the Body of Bliss
with Dearbhla Kelly
Venue TBA
For more info:
0402 901 535
rowen.love@tga.gov.au

CANBERRA, ACT, AUSTRALIA
Sunday, March 20, 8:00 PM
Venue TBA
For more info:
0402 901 535
rowen.love@tga.gov.au

OTFORD, NSW, AUSTRALIA
Monday, March 21, 12:00 PM
Kirtan Flight School
Monday, March 21 – Thursday, March 24, 2011
Govinda Valley Retreat Centre
Lot 1, Lady Carrington Rd
Otford NSW
02 4294 1765
www.govindavalley.com.au
Registration:
www.newearthcentre.com/flightschool.htm

ADELAIDE, SA, AUSTRALIA
Friday, March 25, 7:30 PM
Yoga Spirit Studio’s
194 Henley Beach Rd.
Torrensville, SA
08 8352 7823
www.yogaspirit.com.au

MELBOURNE, VIC, AUSTRALIA
Saturday, March 26, 8:00 PM
Kirtan
Dance of Yoga Studio
250 George Street
Fitzroy, VIC3065
0438 832 000
www.danceoflife.com

MELBOURNE, VIC, AUSTRALIA
Sunday, March 27, 2:00 PM
Gertrude St. Yoga School
202 Gertrude St.
Fitzroy, VIC
03 9417 7266
www.gertrudestreetyoga.com.au



 
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ISKCON Melbourne, AU: More Ratha Yatra Nectar: Werribee Weerama!

Here's your chance to share in more Jagannatha Ratha Yatra nectar!

www.jpg Join our Western Suburbs Bhakti Vriksha Groups in the Werribee Weerama Festival Parade on Sunday the 27th.

Carry chota Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra on Their beautiful palanquin in a Maha Harinama led by Bhakta Prabhu!

Then honour an exquisite prasadam feast served at Bhakta Vinay Kissoon's house (118 Wilmington Ave. Hoppers Crossing).

Meet us at Barnes Place Carpark (Melway 208 J8) at 10am. Enter via Comben Drive. The Parade will travel southwest along Watton St. and finish at the Werribee Cultural Centre around 1pm.

If you are joining us for our feast, please RSVP to Charu Chaitanya (0412-696-559) or Vinay (0417-499-781, 9748-6128) so we can cater accordingly.

For more information about the Weerama Festival, go to their
website.

Everyone is welcome. Jaya Jagannatha!


 
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