Hare Krishna Society

Submitted by: Yasoda nandana dasa

Our book distribution program is most important work.
Anyone reading our KRISHNA book, Teachings of Lord Chaitanya, Nectar of Devotion, and Bhagavad As It Is,
is sure to become a Krishna Conscious person.
Therefore somehow or other we must push on this literature distribution program,
either through schools, colleges, libraries, life membership program or ordinary sales.
It is an important and most valuable service to Krishna.

– Srila Prabhupada correspondence, March 5, 1971

Hare Krsna-Below we have several short bits of info from various lectures/purports by Srila Prabhupada where he so easily explains how we can act in this material world , be blissfully happy by this action AND at the same time experience NO karmic reaction to these acts.
OR, we can choose to ignore our spiritual masters teachings and again become implicated in past karma. We all know his example of pulling the plug on the fan or karma and then because of misuse of our eternal freedom to act, we again return to producing more bad karma for ourselves.
He starts out below at an initiation lecture explaining how an iron rod become fire when kept in a fire long enough. Similarly, we have to keep ourselves IN that fire of Krsna Conscious activities, all the time in order to produce the effect of fire, or complete KC,otherwise, we must go thru the gradual process of in the fire and out of the fire before we understand being out of the fire means only perpetual suffering thru re birth with only “one “pinch” of material desire.
As Srila Prabhupada has said many times, “this Krsna Consciousness is not for the less intelligent.”

damaghosa das

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Submitted by: Yasoda nandana Dasa

In this present day, people are very much eager to have one scripture, one God, one religion, and one occupation.
Therefore, ekam sastram devaki-putra-gitam: let there be one scripture only,
one common scripture for the whole world – Bhagavad-gita.
Eko devo devaki-putra eva: let there be one God for the whole world – Sri Krishna.
Eko mantras tasya namani: and one hymn, one mantra, one prayer — the chanting of His name:
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare
Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.
Karmapy ekam tasya devasya seva: and let there be one work only —
the service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
– Introduction to Bhagavad-gita As It Is

Submitted by: Yasoda nandana Dasa

Bhagavad-gita comes from the mouth of the Supreme Personality of Godhead,
and the Ganges is said to emanate from the lotus feet of the Lord.
Of course, there is no difference between the mouth and the feet of the Supreme Lord,
but from an impartial study we can appreciate that Bhagavad-gita
is even more important than the water of the Ganges.
– Srila Prabhupada’s Introduction to Bhagavad-gita As It Is.

Submitted by: Damagosha Dasa

Hare Krsna-just read the below is this morning’s class

Below is a nice explanation of the first order of business for devotees-to give up unwanted association. Both Krsna and Caitanya say the same thing only in opposite ways as pointed out below by Srila Prabhupada. In the NY temple back in 1971 it appears from this lecture there was one bogi yogi living therewith his girlfriend who presented himself as some sanskrit scholar and had fooled the local devotees into thinking this was true.

So conditions have not changed since then. We now have rascals or demons as Srila Prabhupada calls these so called sanskrit scholars, who change the sastra and words of the Acaryas, who are not only living in Srila Prabhupadas temples but also changing his books !!! And worse still, being followed by practically the entire iskcon movement-except for those who can detect these demons. I think we all know who these people are that I am speaking of here.

damaghosa das

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Submitted by: Damagosha Dasa

Hare Krsna-

Below we have some very interesting things for you-Srila Prabhupada kindly explains some of the inconceivable aspects of actual spirit life.

For example-he tells us of trees in Vaikuntha that can move from one place to another,

or about Srila Gadadhara Pandit who was considered the incarnation of Radharani and her luster was the incarnation of Gadadhara das,or

when we spiritualize our eating process, any part of our body will be able to eat,or

how we will be able to change spiritual forms like from a flower to a human form. Etc.

damaghosa das

ADI 9.32 purport
It is our experience in the material world that trees stand in one place, but in the spiritual world a tree can go from one place to another. Therefore everything in the spiritual world is called alaukika, uncommon or transcendental. Another feature of such a tree is that it can act universally. In the material world the roots of a tree go deep within the earth to gather food, but in the spiritual world the twigs, branches and leaves of the upper portion of the tree can act like the roots.

ADI 10.53 purport
Śrīla Gadādhara dāsa was known as an inhabitant of this village (eṅḍiyādaha-vāsī gadādhara dāsa). The Bhakti-ratnākara (Seventh Wave), informs us that after the disappearance of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Gadādhara dāsa came from Navadvīpa to Katwa. Thereafter he came to Eṅḍiyādaha and resided there. He is stated to be the luster of the body of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, just as Śrīla Gadādhara Paṇḍita Gosvāmī is an incarnation of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī Herself. Caitanya Mahāprabhu is sometimes explained to be rādhā-bhāva-dyuti-suvalita, or characterized by the emotions and bodily luster of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. Gadādhara dāsa is this dyuti, or luster.

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Submitted by: Yasoda nandana Dasa

This Gitopanisad, Bhagavad-gita, the essence of all the Upanishads, is just like a cow,
and Lord Krishna, who is famous as a cowherd boy, is milking this cow.
Arjuna is just like a calf, and learned scholars and pure devotees
are to drink the nectarean milk of Bhagavad-gita.
– Srila Prabhupada’s Introduction to Bhagavad-gita As It Is

Submitted by Yasoda Nandana Dasa

“One may cleanse himself daily by taking a bath in water,
but if one takes a bath even once in the sacred Ganges water of Bhagavad-gita,
for him the dirt of material life is altogether vanquished.
One who drinks the water of the Ganges attains salvation,
so what to speak of one who drinks the nectar of Bhagavad-gita?
Bhagavad-gita is the essential nectar of the Mahabharata,
and it is spoken by Lord Krishna Himself, the original Vishnu.”
– Introduction to Bhagavad-gita As It Is

Submitted by: Yasoda nandana Dasa & Damagosha Dasa

I am pleased to know that all of you are enthusiastically engaged in distributing our books.
In this modern Godless civilization, everyone is greatly suffering due to lack of the real knowledge of
Krishna consciousness, and our task is very great and very important.
We must deliver this pure science of God to everyone and give them the chance to make their lives successful.
So you continue this book distribution program very nicely,
and at the same time take advantage of these books yourselves.
Not that you just distribute but neglect reading them yourself.
Always read them, especially Krishna book. Every time you have a spare moment, you should read.
This will help you to advance in Krishna consciousness, and will give you the ability to convince others also.

Srila Prabhupada letter May 5, 1975

Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 18th February, 1971 and have noted the contents. You write to say that this Hare Krishna Movement is perfect in all respects. Thank you very much. And it is a fact that “Sankirtana will keep you happy and the books will keep you convinced‘‘, so make your program in that way and become fixed up in Krishna Consciousness.

Letters : 1971 Correspondence : April : Letter to: Vrindaban Candra — Bombay 13 April, 1971 : 71-04-13

Submitted by: Urdvaga Dasa

Please open the following links to read on:

The_Movement_is_More_Than_The_Institution

Document_of_Inheritance_for_HDG_Disciples

Hare Krishna Society

The power of His books

Pulling the plug on the Fan of Karma

Srila Prabhupada’ regarding “Let there be one scripture’

Srila Prabhupada glorifies the Bhagavad Gita and the Ganges

SP warnings about asat sanga and how Karma can be finished and come back again to us

SOME AMAZING ASPECTS OF SPIRITUAL LIFE-THE BEST IS YET TO COME !!!

Srila Prabhupada regarding the unique position of Srimad Bhagavad-Gita

Srila Prabhupada regarding the potency of the Bhagavad As It Is

Srila Prabhupada regarding the importance of Krishna Book

Srila Prabhupada