na māḿ duṣkṛtino mūḍhāḥ
prapadyante narādhamāḥ
māyayāpahṛta-jñānā
āsuraḿ bhāvam āśritāḥ

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daivī hy eṣā guṇa-mayī
mama māyā duratyayā
mām eva ye prapadyante
māyām etāḿ taranti te

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"The Lord is not like a shopkeeper trying to please all sorts of customers in the mental speculator exchange. The Lord is what He is, the Absolute Personality of Godhead, and He demands absolute surrender unto Him only."

His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada – Srimad-Bhagavatam 2.4.21, Purport

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We are eating prasadam with Swamiji every day. Prasadam means mercy." Swamiji explains that we must first prepare food nicely, then offer it to Krishna. Just by glancing at it, Krishna eats it, then leaves everything for us out of mercy. Then, we are permitted to eat.

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While describing about adverse fruitive activities, Lord Kapila says in Srimad Bhagavatam verse 3.30.14

tatraapy ajaata-nirvedo / bhriyamaanah svayam bhrtaih
jarayopaatta-vairupyo   / maranaabhimukho grhe

"The foolish family man does not become averse to family life although he is maintained by those whom he once maintained. Deformed by the influence of old age, he prepares himself to meet ultimate death."

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tribhir guṇa-mayair bhāvair
ebhiḥ sarvam idaḿ jagat
mohitaḿ nābhijānāti
mām ebhyaḥ param avyayam

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" You should understand this essential fact: Life is temporary and filled with various kinds of miseries. Therefore, carefully take shelter of the holy name and remain always engaged in His service as your eternal occupation."

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura – Arunodaya-kirtana, Verse 6

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As most of you must have known by now that our spiritual master H H Mahavishnu Goswami Maharaj has been suffering from illness since last few weeks and it got intensified a few days back when devotees had to plead with him to be admitted in the hospital. Maharaj mercifully agreed to get treated in Bhaktivendanta Hospital.

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balaḿ balavatāḿ cāhaḿ
kāma-rāga-vivarjitam
dharmāviruddho bhūteṣu
kāmo ’smi bharatarṣabha

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bījaḿ māḿ sarva-bhūtānāḿ
viddhi pārtha sanātanam
buddhir buddhimatām asmi
tejas tejasvinām aham

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"The soul’s nature is spiritual. In the soul’s heart is pure love, love for Krsna alone. Now the soul is covered with lust. Now that original love for Krsna sleeps. Chase the lust far away. Awaken the spiritual love."

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura – Kalyana-kalpataru 1.19.2

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We are all chanting for so many years but still we don’t realize the value of chanting and its potencies. Chanting is the beginning of our spiritual life. To remain in the path of devotional service – chanting is a must and chanting is what we need to do at the end of our lives as well. Still our faith in holy names is very weak. We don’t even theoretically accept Lord Krishna exists as we don’t understand the temporary features of this gigantic material manifestation. Nor have we realized that there is life after death. This is the true perspective of our current situation.

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Dear Satsangis,

Hare Krishna!! All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Guru and Gauranga !

Today Sat Nov 28, 2009, is the Initiation Day of HG Divya Lila Mathaji.

I request all the Vaishnavas to pray to Their lordships, to bestow Their mercy.

Please join us to beg at the lotus feet of Guru and Krishna and request their causeless mercy and choicest blessings on this soul, to have many more wonderful and blissful years of Krishna Conscious life.

Yours humble servant,
Saravana & Ruby.

Dear Satsangis,

Hare Krishna!! All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Guru and Gauranga !

Today Sat Nov 28, 2009, is the Initiation Day of HG Nandapriya Sakthi Mathaji.

I request all the Vaishnavas to pray to Their lordships, to bestow Their mercy.

Please join us to beg at the lotus feet of Guru and Krishna and request their causeless mercy and choicest blessings on this soul, to have many more wonderful and blissful years of Krishna Conscious life.

Yours humble servant,
Saravana & Ruby.

Dear Satsangis,

Hare Krishna!! All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Guru and Gauranga !

Today Sat Nov 28, 2009, is the Initiation Day of HG Suvarna Madhava Prabhuji.

I request all the Vaishnavas to pray to Their lordships, to bestow Their mercy.

Please join us to beg at the lotus feet of Guru and Krishna and request their causeless mercy and choicest blessings on this soul, to have many more wonderful and blissful years of Krishna Conscious life.

Yours humble servant,
Saravana & Ruby.

Dear Satsangis,

Hare Krishna!! All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Guru and Gauranga !

Today Sat Nov 28, 2009, is the Initiation Day of HG Hari Lila Prabhuji.

I request all the Vaishnavas to pray to Their lordships, to bestow Their mercy.

Please join us to beg at the lotus feet of Guru and Krishna and request their causeless mercy and choicest blessings on this soul, to have many more wonderful and blissful years of Krishna Conscious life.

Yours humble servant,
Saravana & Ruby.

raso ‘ham apsu kaunteya
prabhāsmi śaśi-sūryayoḥ
praṇavaḥ sarva-vedeṣu
śabdaḥ khe pauruṣaḿ nṛṣu

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"A person who is constantly engaged in reading literature enunciating the cultivation of vaisnava devotional service is always glorious in human society, and certainly Lord Krsna becomes pleased with him. A person who very carefully keeps such literature at home and offers respectful obeisAance to it becomes freed from all sinful reactions and ultimately becomes worshipable by the demigods."

Skanda Purana

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