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Srila Prabhupada's vani explained
Written by Pragosh das
Saturday, 06 February 2010 17:06
Setting the Record Straight on Srila Prabhupada's Audio
Ekanatha prabhu who coordinates the efforts on the preservation of the audio legacy of Srila Prabhupada explains the predicament of the Bhaktidedanta Archives in an article of the Sampradaya Sun.
Last Updated on Saturday, 06 February 2010 17:28
Srila Prabhupada speaks
Written by Madhava dasa
Wednesday, 03 February 2010 19:04
Prabhupada: No, no. they may chant but they must understand that the chanting process, that will be more effective. That they must know. Chanting is open. Anyone can chant, but they must know it, that “If I chant in the proper process, then it will be effective.”
Devotee 1: It must be clear to them that the goal of love of God, not something material.
Prabhupada: Yes. Prema pum-artho mahan. That is wanted. There is one book by Bhaktivinoda Thakura, namaksara bahir haya nama nahi haya: “The…Simply the alphabets are coming, but that is not nama.” Namaksara, Hare Krishna, the alphabets, are coming out, but it is not the holy name.
Devotee 2: We wanted to make a distinction that a non-devotee chanting is different from when a pure devotee chants.
Devotee 1: So that distinction should be there?
Prabhupada: Yes.
(Room Conversation. Mayapur, February 25, 1977)
Last Updated on Saturday, 06 February 2010 17:19
Stories from Srila Prabhupada
Written by Manohar Krishna dasa
Thursday, 04 February 2010 18:35
One saintly person was giving his blessings to different kinds of persons. So he first of all saw one boy, he was a prince, son of a king. So he blessed him, raja-putra. "My dear prince," ciram jiva, "you live forever." Then he saw one brahmacari, a disciple of a spiritual master, he said, ma jiva muni-putraka: "Oh, you are the disciple of a saintly person. You do not live. You die immediately." Raja-putra ciram jiva. "Oh, the prince, son of a king, you live forever; and you are a brahmacari, muni-putra, a son of a saintly person, so you die immediately." Then there was a saintly person, and he said to the saintly... He offered his blessings to the saintly person, jiva va mara va sadhoh. Sadhoh means saintly person, sadhu. "My dear saintly person, either you live or you die as you like." And there was a butcher. He told for the butcher, ma jiva ma mara iti: "You neither live nor die." So what is the significance of these four kinds of blessings?
The significance is that he blessed the raja-putra, royal prince, to live forever because whatever enjoyment he's having, this is for this life. Next life is very horrible for him, next life. Just like generally in the opulent countries like America and other European countries, they are materially very opulent, they do not care for anything. They do anything, whatever they like, because they are very much proud of their material opulence. But they do not care what they are going to be next life, you see. Therefore so long they live, that is good for them. As soon as they die, they are going to the darkest region of the hell. Therefore the prince, the king's son, was blessed, "You live forever," and so far the brahmacari, brahmacari or the son of a muni, he is undergoing penance, austerities, fasting, not very comfortable life. So he was blessed that "You die immediately." Because by his pious activities he has elevated himself so high that as soon as he dies, he goes to Vaikuntha, kingdom of God.
Hare Krsna! The Prabhupada Vani "Take a Test" production team formed with the help of enthusiastic volunteer devotees, recently created over 300 tests in last five months since its inception, averaging over two lectures per day as a team! The current team consists of Banke Bihari dasi, Shivali Mataji, Madhava Das Prabhu, Prem Prakash Pathak prabhu, Svayam Prakash Krishna das, Nimai das, SSN Raju prabhu and Mukherjee prabhu. Currently, the quiz masters are located across the globe and are preparing test questions on each of the transcribed English lectures of Srila Prabhupada appearing in this web site. “Take a Test” link can be found in most of Conversations (CNV001 to CNV225), Caitanya-Caritamrita (CC001 to CC072), Morning Walks (MW001 to MW189) and Srimad Bhagavatam (SB550 to SB619). Thanks to the loving contribution from above mentioned devotees so far, we have completed tests for about 600 of the 1700 lectures in this site.
The idea behind this project is to encourage attentive listening to Srila Prabhupada lectures, since listening is the most important aspect of devotional service. Each and every lecture of Srila Prabhupada if listened carefully is potent enough to transform our lives for the better.
Contributing test question is easy. You will derive deeper meaning in the lectures as you listen to them attentively and form questions that will force attentive listening to prospective test taker. If you want to join the “Take a Test” production team, please contact us.
Please listen to Srila Prabhupada lectures and make yourself fortunate!
Hare Krsna.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 03 February 2010 22:46
The Maha mantra
Written by Pragosh das
Chanting the Maha mantra
As soon as the first syllable of the maha mantra, dances on our tongue we immediately transcend the material world. As our practice and sincerity increase, our position becomes factually revealed to us, without a doubt. We can actually understand that we are an eternal associate of the Lord. This is the process of self-realization recommended by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
