Bhagavat Dharma Samaj Julana Yatra, July 2017. “A devotee should always engage in discussing My transcendental appearance and activities; and observe the festivities at auspicious festivals like Janmastami and other festival days by happily singing, dancing and playing musical instruments. A devotee should also congregate at annual festivals on My temple premises.” maj-janma-karma-kathanam mama parvanumodanam gita-tandava-vaditra…
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“The association of a real devotee removes the stupidity (dullness) from the intellect, increases the rhetoric of truth, removes the conditioning of the mind, frees one from sins, pleases the heart and encourages one to act spiritually for liberation. What more is left to reward a person?” jāḍyaṁ dhiyo harati siñcati vāci satyaṁ manonnatiṁ diśati…
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“In modern times the sophisticated behave indirectly. If they disagree with a particular point, they will not denounce it, but will either ignore or skate around the topic rather than engage in conflict. In Vedic civilization such behaviour is unsatisfactory. A civilized person is always straightforward. As Srila Rupa Goswami confirms in the Bhakti Rasamrta…
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In our Vaisnava calendar we carefully follow all the required Vedic rules for calculating the Ekadasi Fasting dates so that the Ekadasi observer receives proper and sufficient merits from the fast. 1) If Punarvasu Naksatra falls on the Dvadasi day of bright fortnight (waxing moon), then this Fast is called Jaya Mahadvadasi. 2) If Sravana…
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The age we live in is called Kaliyuga, meaning the age of hypocrisy and quarrel, and it began five thousand one hundred seven years ago. Kaliyuga is averse to real spiritual life. For the last one hundred years Kaliyuga has matured, showing its complete horrible form, which strongly influences people towards sin. Since then, all…
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“Just see these fortunate trees standing at one place exclusively meant for benefiting others. They not only tolerate troubles arising from torrents of rain, scorching heat, strong winds and frost, but they also help protect us from troubles arising from these elements.” pasyataitan maha-bhagan pararthaikanta-jivitan vata-varsatapa-himan sahanto varayanti nah PURPORT BY SRI KRSNA BALARAM SWAMIJI…
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”The Supreme Lord who is the secret of all the secrets, who is unlimited, who never perishes and who encompasses both knowledge and ignorance, is situated beyond the reach of Lord Brahma. Undoubtedly matter is perishable and the spirit is imperishable but the supreme ruler of both, matter and spirit is completely divergent.” dve aksare…
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The spiritually minded and devotionally inclined people are invited to participate in the upcoming grand yuga (PUSKARA) festival of Lord Sri Sri Radha Govindaji in our south Indian temple at Nambur held on January 20th to January 22nd 2018. Right after the yuga festival you will be taken to visit (very close to our Nambur…
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”Previously we were blind from being intoxicated by our wealth. We had wanted to conquer the entire earth, which incited us to compete amongst ourselves whereby we mercilessly fought and caused the death of many of our own subjects. We were so maddened with arrogance that even if our own death came and stood before…
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”The all-pervading Supreme Lord who is the benefactor of everyone is only One and Absolute, He is very subtle like the fragrance of butter and always remains hidden in the hearts of all living entities and those who become conscious of the Lord’s such transcendental qualities, they become free from the ties of miseries.” ghrtat…
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