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The Birth of Janmastami, Krishna’s Appearance Festival
This is an excerpt from the Hari Bhakti Vilasa: Sri Janmastami Vrata Fifteenth Vilasa, Volume Two beginning with text 249
Weekend Teachings
As the days get closer and closer to Janmastami our temple and activities become busier and busier. Last Saturday morning I performed a Nam Karan Yajna, a ceremony by which the newborn baby’s name is decided. The name chosen was Lalita Devi, the dear friend of Srimati Radharani. The baby was born during Ekadasi last month right near the Visakha Nakshatra (Visakha is the dear friend of Lalita) and later on found out that
Tulasi Kanthi - the neck beads of Krishna devotees
A few weeks ago I posted an article about Tilaka. In this article Srila Prabhupada was quoted saying,
TEXAS FAITH 44: What responsibility should Murdoch or any CEO take for their company?
The baby grabs the surgeons fingers – Sivaramaswami.com
The baby grabs the surgeons fingers
July 22nd, 2011
An article sent by Kesava Bharati Maharaja
Read before looking!
Please read before viewing the picture – it’s worth it. A picture began circulating in November. It should be ‘The Picture of the Year,’ or perhaps, ‘Picture of the Decade.’ . The picture is that of a 21-week-old Unborn baby named Samuel Alexander Armas, who is being operated on by surgeon named Joseph Bruner.
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Vaishnava Tilak–Marking your body as the temple of God
In the Vaishnava tradition devotees wear the urdhva pundra made of gopi chandan commonly known as tilak.
"Tilaka means victory personified." (SPL to Tilaka devi dasi,)
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Now eternally conditioned, now eternally liberated
As long as the jīva takes full shelter of the Supreme Lord he remains a resident of the spiritual planets, but when he forgets the innate spiritual knowledge about the Lord he is placed outside the transcendental realm. The jīva is compared to a ray of the sun, but under the cloud of maya, or the illusory energy, his conditioned state is an unconstitutional and hence unnatural term of existence.
Bhagavad Gita 7th Chapter summary
Sunday Feast Class - Bhagavad Gita Chapter 7
Hare Krishna
Your humble servant,
Nityananda Chandra Das
Dhotis on Distribution?
Q. Prabhuji, I am asking your personal opinion on book distribution in big cities in Texas. Dhoti/tilak or jeans/pullover for showing BBT books to public. A senior book distributor devotee recommends looking like Joe Public or a yoga student to show Prabhupada’s books?
Here is my reply:
