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SB 7.14.39-My dear King, when great sages and saintly persons saw mutually disrespectful dealings at the beginning of treta yuga, Deity worship in the temple was introduced with all paraphernalia.

PURPORT

As it is said in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (12.3.52):

kṛte yad dhyāyato viṣṇuṁ
tretāyāṁ yajato makhaiḥ
dvāpare paricaryāyāṁ
kalau tad dhari-kīrtanāt

“Whatever result one obtained in Satya-yuga by meditating on Viṣṇu, in Tretā-yuga by performing sacrifices and in Dvāpara-yuga by serving the Lord’s lotus feet one can also obtain inKali-yuga simply by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.” In Satya-yuga, every person was spiritually advanced, and there was no envy between great personalities. Gradually, however, because of material contamination with the advance of the ages, disrespectful dealings appeared even among brāhmaṇas and Vaiṣṇavas. Actually, an advanced Vaiṣṇava is to be respected more than Viṣṇu. As stated in the Padma Purāṇa, ārādhanānāṁ sarveṣāṁ viṣṇor ārādhanaṁparam: of all kinds of worship, worship of Lord Viṣṇu is the best. Tasmāt parataraṁ devitadīyānāṁ samarcanam: and recommended more than worship of Viṣṇu is worship of theVaiṣṇava.

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Hare Krsna-Below we have 3 items that will help us understand Illusion, Maya as Srila Prabhupada explains it all very clearly in terms of dreaming-both day and night

The Night-and-day Dream

LA. January of 1974.

Student: In your books you say this world is like a dream.

Srila Prabhupada: Yes. It is a dream.

Student: How is it a dream?

Srila Prabhupada: For example, last night you had some dream, but now it has no value. It is gone. And again, tonight when you sleep, you’ll forget all these things and dream. You won’t remember, when you are dreaming tonight, “I’ve got my house; I’ve got my wife.” You’ll forget it all. So all of this is a dream.

Student: Is it true, or is it not true?

Srila Prabhupada: How could it be true? At night you forget it. Do you remember when you sleep that you’ve got your wife and you’re sleeping on a bed? When you have gone some three thousand miles away and seen something totally different in your dream, do you remember that you’ve got a place to reside in?

Student: No.

Srila Prabhupada: So this is a dream. Tonight, what you are seeing nowwill become only a dream, just as what you saw last night—now you know it was only a dream. So both are dreams. You are simply a visitor, that’s all. You are seeing this dream and that dream. You, the spirit soul, are factual. But your material body and the material surroundings you are seeing—this is a dream.

Student: But I have the impression that this experience is true and my cream is not true. What is the difference—

Srila Prabhupada: No. This experience is all untrue! How could it be true? If it were true, how could you forget it at night? How could you forget it, if it were true? At night do you remember all this?

Student: No. I don’t remember.

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Submitted by: Yasoda nandana Dasa

(Srila Prabhupada in Hamburg, Germany, September, 1969)

I think that one of the most profound experiences I had with Srila Prabhupada took place in 1969 when I was serving him during his visit to Hamburg, West Germany. I was somehow chosen to take Srila Prabhupada on his morning walk, cook his lunch and give him a massage each day. There weren’t very many devotees in Hamburg at the time, so I somehow got the mercy. This incident took place on Ekadasi. I had given Srila Prabhupada his breakfast and taken away his plates. He then proceeded to cover his head with his chadder, sit in his chair by the window and chanted. So naturally, I figured something was up, but didn’t know what. Sometimes on Ekadasi you don’t quite know what to expect because it is a special day. As the morning progressed, I cooked his Ekadasi lunch and then got ready to give Srila Prabhupada his massage. Reflecting back, I probably didn’t give Srila Prabhupada a very good massage, but at the time, I didn’t really know what he needed. Anyway, he kindly accepted my service. I got out his oil and put down the mat he usually sat on, and then he came in and said to me: “You should pray to Krishna for me.”

Well, needless to say, I was quite taken aback. Here is my spiritual master, a great exalted Krishna conscious personality, asking me to pray to Krishna for him. Well, I went through quite a few changes in a few seconds, and finally blurted out: “Well, I don’t think that would work.”

“Why not? You are a devotee of Krishna,” he replied. Well, I just left it at that and gave Srila Prabhupada his massage.

It was wonderful and surprising that such a great personality as Srila Prabhupada could be so humble. This is one of the qualities of Srila Prabhupada that is very attractive to me, and also very endearing.

Sivananda dasa

from Padmapani dasa at Prabhupadaconnect

Submitted by: Damagosha Dasa

Hare Krsna—

Below we have 4 things explained-then a cartoon at the end to sum it all up.

1-We are not 100% Krsna Consious because we are not serious

2-if you analyze the mind it is always busy asking questions and getting answers-how much is on Krsna?

3-the secret of success is to receive spiritual sound from the right source as anything else- has no

potency

4-Sound very important thing-either a source of bondage or liberation

Hare Krsna

damaghosa das

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1.) Sept 1 1974 NV

Guest: Why, why is māyā so very, very strong if our purpose in life is to be with God?

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Madhya 8.90  Talks Between Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Ramananda Raya  Following the example of the gopis, the devotees sometimes worship the goddess Katyayani, but they understand that Katyayani is an incarnation of   Yogamaya. The gopis worshiped Katyayani, Yogamaya, to attain Krsna as their husband. On the other hand, it is stated in the Sapta-sati scripture   that a ksatriya king named Suratha and a rich vaisya named Samadhi worshiped material nature in the form of Goddess Durga to attain material perfection.   IF ONE TRIES TO MINGLE THE WORSHIP OF YOGAMAYA WITH MAHAMAYA, CONSIDERING THEM ONE AND THE SAME, HE DOES NOT REALLY SHOW VERY HIGH INTELLIGENCE.

Idolatry in Iskcon?

by Narasimha das

These pictures show a vyasasana in an Iskcon temple room. On this vyasasana is mounted a large picture of an “Iskcon guru,” and it appears there is a ritvik initiation ceremony going on – but without Srila Prabhupada. Apparently the gbc accepts ritvik initiations as long as Srila Prabhupada is not recognized as the guru. These photos indicate that the gbc is allowing idolatry in Iskcon. Idol worship is condemned in every scripture. Idolatry is defined as the unauthorized worship or adoration of a material object or person as if it (or he) were super potent, super cognizant, fully divine and capable of reciprocating with all devotional offerings.

“If one tries to mingle the worship of yogamaya with mahamaya, considering them one and the same, he does NOT really show high intelligence.” (Cc. Madhya 8.90, Purport)

One reason idolatry is sinful is because simple persons who are pious and naturally attracted to offer worship to the Supreme Lord sometimes become diverted from authorized devotional service to the Lord’s Deity form and bewildered instead by showy displays of idolatrous rituals based on concocted traditions. Sometimes in imitation of Deity worship, tribals, fallen dvijas, misguided sudras and others offer incense, flowers, fruits, ghee lamps and meat to murtis of goddesses associated with Ma Kali, other minor devatas, yaksas, raksasas, bogus “avatars,” bogus “gurus,” and even political leaders. All such unauthorized ritual is useless.

THE PRABHUPADA CONNECTION

Holy Pilgrimage to Port Said

(Docks on the Suez Canal, Port Said)

(Compiled by Padmapani dasa, Victoria, B.C. Canada}

Egypt was the first country in which Srila Prabhupada set foot outside of India. He stopped in Port Said on September 2, 1965 and visited the town with the captain of the Jaladuta steamship. Prabhupada said he liked it.

As I was based in Cairo from 1978 to 1983, I was blessed with the opportunity to visit Port Said in 1979 as a pilgrimage to this historic city. Walking around the docks where the big freighters stopped to gather supplies en route to their worldly destinations provided me with a rare chance to solemnly meditate on Srila Prabhupada’s divine mission. Who could imagine the great spiritual significance of such a journey by one lone passenger on an Indian steamship bound for New York? It was the beginning of the worldwide Hare Krishna revolution.

While in Port Said I did some research to find out the exact place where Srila Prabhupada and Captain Pandiya would have disembarked in 1965. I took a photo of that place (see below). I’ve also included some relevant information regarding the spiritual significance of Port Said in Srila Prabhupada’s lila. Needless to say, visiting that important city was a milestone in my life and a trip I’ll never forget.

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Dear Yasoda nandana Prabhu,

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Please click the link below to view some photos of our simple Janmastami celebration at Vancouver Krishna Balaram Temple.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1665199470465424.1073741845.1603831469935558&type=1&l=76e1dbd672

Your Servant,

navadvipa dasa

imafages

Jaya Sri Krishna!

We have four offerings for you today on the auspicious occasion of Lord Krishna’s Appearance.

1) You Simply try to Understand Krishna (some relevant quotes from Srila Prabhupada’s lectures):

https://www.prabhupadaconnect.com/You-Simply-try-to-Understand-Krishna.html

2) Lord Krishna’s Appearance Day Lecture (recorded at the Bhaktivedanta Manor, 1973):

https://www.prabhupadaconnect.com/Lord-Krishnas-Appearance-Day-Lecture.html

3) Bhagavad-Gita As It Is 4.9 and purport:

https://www.prabhupadaconnect.com/Bhagavad-Gita-As-It-Is-4-9.html

4) Bhagavad-Gita As It Is 18.55 and purport:

https://www.prabhupadaconnect.com/Bhagavad-Gita-As-It-Is-18-55.html

Or you can go directly to our What’s New page for August 25, 2016:

https://www.prabhupadaconnect.com/WhatsNew.html

May Lord Krishna please bless you with His unlimited mercy and kindness.

Hope you have a wonderful celebration.

Srila Prabhupada explains Lord Krishna’s birth

mumucur munayo devāḥ

sumanāṁsi mudānvitāḥ

mandaṁ mandaṁ jaladharā

jagarjur anusāgaram

niśīthe tama-udbhūte

jāyamāne janārdane

devakyāṁ deva-rūpiṇyāṁ

viṣṇuḥ sarva-guhā-śayaḥ

āvirāsīd yathā prācyāṁ

diśīndur iva puṣkalaḥ

SYNONYMS

mumucuḥ—showered; munayaḥ—all the great sages and saintly persons; devāḥ—and the demigods; sumanāṁsi—very beautiful and fragrant flowers; mudā anvitāḥ—being joyous in their attitude; mandam mandam—very mildly; jala–dharāḥ—the clouds; jagarjuḥ—vibrated; anusāgaram—following the vibrations of the sea waves; niśīthe—late at night; tamaḥ–udbhūte—when it was densely dark; jāyamāne—on the appearance of; janārdane—the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu; devakyām—in the womb of Devakī; deva–rūpiṇyām—who was in the same category as the Supreme Personality of Godhead (ānanda-cinmaya-rasa-pratibhāvitābhiḥ); viṣṇuḥ—Lord Viṣṇu, the Supreme Lord; sarva–guhā–śayaḥ—who is situated in the core of everyone’s heart; āvirāsīt—appeared; yathā—as; prācyām diśi—in the east; induḥ iva—like the full moon; puṣkalaḥ—complete in every respect.

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POP QUIZ-Why and When was Deity worship first begun???

Dreaming-day and night–SP

Srila Prabhupada’s amazing humility: You should pray to Krishna for me

WHY MAYA IS SO STRONG UPON US–SP

Book change articles [Part 2]

Idolatry in Iskcon?

Srila Prabhupada’s Holy Pilgrimage to Port Said

Vancouver Krishna Balaram Temple – Janmastami Photos

Happy Janmastami!

Sri Krishna Janma Astami