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This short essay based on scientific research, is presented to help aspiring Krsna devotees recognise the need to take rest early each night (latest by 10 p. m.) and to rise by 4 a. m. each morning in order to chant the Hare Krsna Mahamantra and attain the perfection of human life.
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Rich or PoorLieutenant Mozee: Would there be more of a beneficial influence-more of a strengthening of the community-if the program [congregational chanting] were held in a poorer area rather than an affluent area? Bow Down Mister
Bow Down Mister ;) From bombay to bangalore All the hindus know the score If you wanna live some more Hare, hare, hare Teachings of the Vedas[Delivered as a lecture by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on October 6, 1969, at Conway Hall, London, England.] Ladies and gentlemen, today's subject matter is the teachings of the Vedas. What are the Vedas? The Sanskrit verbal root of veda can be interpreted variously, but the purport is finally one. Veda means knowledge. Consciousness Studies1.0 Introduction We conceive the field of "consciousness studies" (CS) not as being directly about the study of consciousness, but as, rather, "consciousness (based) studies (of matter)". What kind of shoes a great grandpa wore on!The following short article is from: http://en.epochtimes.com/news/5-2-13/26398.html
An auspicious or inauspicious momentThose who know the Supreme Brahman pass away from the world during the influence of the fiery god, in the light, at an auspicious moment, during the fortnight of the moon and the six months when the sun travels in the north. - Bhagavad Gita 8.24 I long to go back homeSweltering sun Inexhaustible VesselMatchless Gift – Feed the Earth! with AkshayaPatra(Inexhaustible Vessel) Our Social Responsibility… No child on earth shell be deprived of life and education because of hunger! The Transcendental Mystery"That very ancient science of the relationship with the Supreme is today told by Me to you because you are My devotee as well as My friend; therefore you can understand the transcendental mystery of this science." - Bhagavad Gita As It Is Moon Hoax"And simply, if we can expose that they never went to the moon planet, their life will be finished." Is your life pre-destined?"No one can ascertain his destiny as the Supreme Lord can; therefore the best course is to take direction from the Supreme Lord and act." - Srila Prabhupada, Bhagavad Gita As It Is, Chapter 18. Conclusion-The Perfection of Renunciation, text 59 purport NominatePlease nominate Akshaya Patra by September 1 for a chance to WIN $1.5 million in funding from the American Express Members Project!
SLAUGHTERHOUSES MUST BE STOPPEDSrila Prabhupada in France.... Conversation with Cardinal Danielou, August 9, 1973, Paris Love Your Mother Cow :)"Of weapons I am the thunderbolt; among cows I am the surabhi, givers of abundant milk. Of procreators I am Kandarpa, the god of love, and of serpents I am Vasuki, the chief." - Bhagavad Gita As It Is, Chapter 10. The Opulence of the Absolute, text 28 Beware of Monkey MoneyBeware of Monkey Money I read a big book a while ago, "Cold Steel: Lakshmi Mittal and the battle for a multi-billion empire", how Lakshmi Mittal took over Arcelor steel. Transcendental Knowledge"The Blessed Lord said: I instructed this imperishable science of yoga to the sun-god, Vivasvan, and Vivasvan instructed it to Manu, the father of mankind, and Manu in turn instructed it to Iksvaku." - Bhagavad Gita As It Is 4.1 An Astronomically Small FractionIf you ever read some of the Bhagavad Gita, enjoy an ecstatic kirtan, become a vegetarian and enjoy the health and mood benefits it brings, you might start to wonder why everyone isn't doing this, or at least striving to become happy. How To Read The Bhagavad GitaOnce upon a time there was a young man who lived in a village. He took upon himself to start reading the Bhagavad Gita, as he heard it was the most important book one could read. KarmaThe animal killers do not know that in the future the animal will have a body suitable to kill them. That is the law of nature. In human society, if one kills a man he has to be hanged. That is the law of the state. Because of ignorance, people do not perceive that there is a complete state controlled by the Supreme Lord. No Beef to SeoulThis is the capital of Korea, Seoul, yesterday (I was there 3 days ago, *flexes muscles*). The Philosophy Beyond the Matrix and Fight ClubThe science of "living" is taught in the ancient Vedic scriptures. “Veda” means knowledge. In ancient times man had the ability to comprehend much more information then he can today and all knowledge was spoken and remembered. With the degradation of society, man has developed a quick memory loss, so the Vedas were written down and still exist today and found existing from the ancient world. Lord Narasimhadeva"When Lord Narasimhadeva saw the small boy Prahlada Maharaja prostrated at the soles of His lotus feet, He became most ecstatic in affection toward His devotee. Raising Prahlada, the Lord placed His lotus hand upon the boy's head because His hand is always ready to create fearlessness in all of His devotees." Bumper StickerSrila Prabhupada: Nuts and bolts, tire tube, gas, this, that.... Where is food? - July 26, 1976, London ObservingChapter 1. Observing the Armies on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra sanjaya uvaca SYNONYMS sanjayah--Sanjaya; uvaca--said; evam--thus; uktah--addressed; hrsikesah--Lord Krsna; gudakesena--by Arjuna; bharata--O descendant of Bharata; senayoh--of armies; ubhayoh--of both; madhye--in the midst of; sthapayitva--by placing; ratha-uttamam--the finest chariot. Sanjaya said: O descendant of Bharata, being thus addressed by Arjuna, Lord Krsna drew up the fine chariot in the midst of the armies of both parties. Butchers"Yesterday I received one letter from Rayarama. He wanted my permission to make some propaganda in our magazine Back to Godhead against animal slaughter, butchery. So I replied that why should we be against a class of men who are known in the society as butcher? Actually, everyone is butcher. One Fourth of God's CreationThe Lord therefore says in Bhagavad-gita (10.42), vistabhyaham idam krtsnam ekamsena sthito jagat: "With a single fragment of Myself, I pervade and support this entire universe." The material world consists of innumerable universes, each one full of innumerable planets, which are all considered to be products of the Supreme Personality of Godhead's material energy. Krishna is LifeSrila Prabhupada. The so-called scientists are putting their faith in a fraudulent theory. Krishna says, aham sarvasya prabhavah: "I am the origin of everything." (Bg. 10.8) Krishna is life; Krishna is not a dead stone. The Evolution of ConsciousnessDr. Singh. Srila Prabhupada, I came across a statement in the Bhagavad-Gita to the effect that all 8,400,000 species of living entities are created simultaneously. Is that correct? The Cheaters and the CheatedSrila Prabhupada. Natural phenomena such as the law of gravity or weightlessness are acintya-sakti, inconceivable energies, and real science means to understand this acintya-sakti. To observe a chain of events only from a certain point in time is unscientific and gives only incomplete knowledge. Chemicals from Mystic PowerSrila Prabhupada: The scientists say that life begins from chemicals. But the real question is, "Where have the chemicals come from?" The chemicals come from life, and this means that life has mystic powers. One random dayImagine: If you were to, one random day, cross paths with God himself, how would you react? One can surmise that the magnetic attraction to the most powerful being in existence, the creator of the material world and all the millions of universes, could easily be described as a fiercely intense encounter. The Invisible PilotSrila Prabhupada. Almost everyone in the world is under the false impression that life is born from matter. We cannot allow this nonsensical theory to go unchallenged. Life does not come from matter. Scientists as ThievesSrila Prabhupada: [holding a rose in his hand]. Can any scientist create a flower like this in the laboratory? Dr. Singh: That is not possible. Srila Prabhupada: No, it is not. Just see how wonderfully Krsna's energy is working! No scientist can create a flower like this in his laboratory. They cannot create even a few grains of sand, yet they claim to possess the most advanced intellects in the universe. This is foolish. A true yogiA true yogi observes Me in all beings, and also sees every being in Me. Indeed, the self-realized man sees Me everywhere. - Bhagavad Gita As It Is, 6.30 Life on Other PlanetsLife on Other Planets Srila Prabhupada: Even on the sun and moon there are living entities. What is the opinion of the scientists? Appearance day of Lord Ramachandra"In the beginning of the Treta-yuga [millennium] this science of the relationship with the Supreme was delivered by Vivasvan to Manu. Manu, being the father of mankind, gave it to his son Maharaja Iksvaku, the King of this earth planet and forefather of the Raghu dynasty in which Lord Ramacandra appeared. Therefore, Bhagavad-gita existed in the human society from the time of Maharaja Iksvaku."
- Bhagvad Gita As It Is, Chapter 4. Transcendental Knowladge, verse 1p Letter to: Gandhi Memorial Fund, Calcutta, 5 July, 1949Srila Prabhupada's Letter to: Gandhi Memorial Fund, Calcutta, 5 July, 1949 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Secretary
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"Cow slaughter is an act of the grossest type of ignorance." - Bhagavad Gita As It Is, 14.16p
"In modern human society, spiritual knowledge is neglected, and cow killing is encouraged. It is to be understood, then, that human society is advancing in the wrong direction and is clearing the path to its own condemnation." - Bhagavad Gita As It Is, 14.16p
"In this age, however, so-called kings and presidents do not treat all other living entities as their own self. Most of them are meat-eaters, and even though they may not be meat-eaters and may pose themselves to be very religious and pious, they still allow cow slaughter within their state. Such sinful heads of state cannot actually be popular at any time." - Srimad Bhagavatam 4.16.18p
"A God conscious brahmana would never advise opening slaughterhouses. But now, the many rascals heading the government allow animal slaughter. When Maharaja Pariksit saw a degraded man trying to kill a cow, he immediately drew his sword and said, "Who are you? Why are you trying to kill this cow?" He was a real king. Nowadays, unqualified men have taken the presidential post. And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals. Why? Because under their noses thousands of cows are being killed, while they collect a good salary. Any leader who is at all religious should resign his post in protest if cow slaughter goes on under his rule." - Srila Prabhupada
"It is not that national leaders should be concerned only with human beings. The definition of native is "one who takes birth in a particular nation." So, the cow is also a native. Then why should the cow be slaughtered? The cow is giving milk and the bull is working for you, and then you slaughter them? What is this philosophy? In the Christian religion it is clearly stated, "Thou shalt not kill." Yet most of the slaughterhouses are in the Christian countries." - Srila Prabhupada
Organized Religion
"The church that has the best chance of survival in this damned world is that of atheism under the convenient guise of theism. The churches have always proved the staunchest upholders of the grossest form of worldliness from which even the worst non-ecclesiastical criminals are found to recoil. It is not from any deliberate opposition to the ordained clergy that these observations are made. The original purpose of the established churches of the world may not always be objectionable. But no stable religious arrangement for instructing the masses has yet been successful." (excerpted from Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupada's Organized Religion)
"Satyam, truthfulness, means that facts should be presented as they are, for the benefit of others.Facts should not be misrepresented. According to social conventions, it is saidthat one can speak the truth only when it is palatable to others. But that is not truthfulness. The truth should be spoken in a straightforward way, so that others will understand actually what the facts are.If a man is a thief and if people are warned that he is a thief, that is truth.Although sometimes the truth is unpalatable,one should not refrain from speaking it.Truthfulness demands that the facts be presented as they are for the benefit of others. That is the definition of truth."- A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada, Bhagavad Gita As It Is, 10.4-5p "Today practically no one is making this distinction. We are making it, and we have introduced these ideas by establishing farm communities and protecting our cows. And our cows are winning awards for giving the most milk, because they are so jubilant. They know, "These people will not kill me." They know it, so they are very happy. Nor do we kill their calves. At other farms, soon after the cow gives birth to a calf, they pull her calf away for slaughter. You see? This means society has no brain. You may create hundreds of organizations, but society will never be happy. That is the verdict."- Srila Prabhupada |
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