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ISVARA Newsletter EN
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Srila Prabhupada’s initiation lecture
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Srila Prabhupada: sthitam sattve prasidati Everyone wants happiness, peace of mind. How it is possible? That is explained here: ceta etair anaviddham Everything is within the heart. So we are being by the rajas, tamas. Rajas means passion, desire for material enjoyment, and tamas means ignorance. Neither enjoyment nor knowledge. Just like animal. Animals have no material enjoyment, neither …
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In that splendid and healthy mountain scenery, Draupadi rediscovered the serenity that was typical of her character. One day, she found a wonderful lotus flower with an intoxicating and very sweet scent, and she wished she could have a great number of them. So, she ran to Bhima. “Bhima, look how beautiful this lotus is. Smell its perfume. Surely it …
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The Fall of Bhagadatta Much of Bhagadatta's strength was represented by Supratika, his elephant, huge and very strong, with the ferocious temperament of a lion and who had never been forced to retreat in combat; alone he wreaked the same havoc as his beloved master. Using his tusks, trunk and legs and trumpeting loudly, just like Airavata, Indra's elephant, he …
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10 questions and 10 answers on the Valmiki Ramayana
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Question Hare Krsna. Maharaj, Accept my most humble and respectful obediences, all glories to Srila Prabhupad. In my Ramayana reading, these questions came to me: There are several more, which would be sent later ... Answers (short) How many verses are there in the Ramayana? 24,000 How many years has it been …
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Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura Guru Parampara
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diksa-guru Sri Radha-ramana , parama-gurudeva Sri Krsna-carana, paratpara-gurudeva Sri Ganga-narayana, parama-paratpara-gurudeva Srila Narottama Thakura, to Sri Lokanatha Gosvami and Lord Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu.
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I Offer My Respectful Obeisances to Krishnananda's Son
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Syamananda Sataka (verses 6-10) These 101 slokas in honor of Syamananda Prabhu were written by Sri Rasikananda. 6 santa brahma-rasamburasim iha yam jananti subhrasaya yam su-prema-rasojjvalas ca parama-premaspadam kovidah maya-mohita-manasas ca yam ami ajna janah prakritam tam vande misha-manushakritim ajam sri-durika-garbha-jam I offer my respectful obeisances to Krishnananda's son, Sri Syamananda, who although he is unborn, pretends to be …
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Sweeping Sevakunja Everyday
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Sweeping Sevakunja everyday Krishna dasa felt that his life had become successful. As he swept, tears flowed from his eyes. Sometimes he would loudly chant the names of Radha Govinda and sometimes he would become inert while remembering Their pastimes. Sometimes he would put the broom, which was full of dust, on his head. This blessing is incalculable. Even Lord …
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