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H.G. Sankarshan das Adhikari, USA: Thursday 1 September 2011--Living in the Eternal Spring--and--What is Your Advise to All Human Beings?A daily broadcast of the Ultimate Self Realization Course Thursday 1 September 2011 The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krishna, and His eternal consort, Srimati Radharani are enjoying transcendental pastimes in the topmost planet of the spiritual world, Sri Goloka Vrindavan. They are beckoning us to rejoin them. (Click on photo to see a larger image.) Our Mission: To help everyone awaken their original Krishna consciousness, which is eternal, full of knowledge and full of bliss. Such a global awakening will, in one stroke, solve all the problems of the world society bringing in a new era of unprecedented peace and prosperity for all. May that day, which the world so desperately needs, come very soon. We request you to participate in this mission by reviving your dormant Krishna consciousness and assisting us in spreading this science all over the world. Dedicated with love to ISKCON Founder-Acharya: His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, our beloved spiritual master, and to you, our dear readers. For Transcendental Association Connect With Other Members of this Course. Join this Conference: http://groups.google.com/group/sda_students Today's Thought: Living in the Eternal Spring Uploaded from the Austin, Texas USA Airport The other day I read an article in which the author was stating that he is now in the autumn of his life. Even though I am of a similar age to him, in my sixties, I am thinking differently about my age. Of course, externally the sixties are one's autumn years. If we take into account a 100 year life span, up to 25 years is spring, 26 to 50 is summer, 51 to 75 is autumn, and 76 to 100 is winter. But by living in one's eternal identity as Krishna's servant, one remains an eternal youth and is living in the eternal spring, no matter what age his body may be. Sankarshan Das Adhikari Live in an Eternal Spring with the Eternal Youth http://www.backtohome.com/images/Krishna/Krishna_w_flute.jpg Answers by Citing the Vedic Version: Question: What is Your Advise to All Human Beings? Your mails are very inspiring. Really and truly Krishna's mercy and guru's selfless tapasya has made the santana dharma way of life so simple and livable. What is your one advice to all human beings? Raghavendra R. Answer: Surrender Fully to Krishna Now My request to all livings throughout the entire material existence is that everyone should surrender fully to Lord Krishna right now without any hesitation. This is the simple solution for all of our problems and anxieties. Sankarshan Das Adhikari Transcendental Resources: Receive the Special Blessings of Krishna Now you too can render the greatest service to the suffering humanity and attract the all-auspicious blessings of Lord Sri Krishna upon yourself and your family by assisting our mission. Lectures and Kirtans in Audio and Video: Link to High Definition Videos Link to Over 1,000 Lecture Audios Lecture-Travel Schedule for 2011 http://www.ultimateselfrealization.com/schedule Have Questions or Need Further Guidance? Check out the resources at: http://www.ultimateselfrealization.com or write Sankarshan Das Adhikari at: sda@backtohome.com Get your copy today of the world's greatest self-realization guide book, Bhagavad-gita As It Is available at:http://www.ultimateselfrealization.com/store Know someone who could benefit from this? Forward it to them. Searchable archives of all of course material: http://www.sda-archives.com Receive Thought for the Day as an RSS feed: http://www.backtohome.com/rss.htm Unsubscribe or change your email address Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Daily_Thought Thought for the Day on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Ultimate.Self.Realization Copyright 2005-2011 by Ultimate Self Realization.Com Distribution of this material is encouraged. Simply we request you to acknowledge where it is coming from with a link to our sign up page: http://www.backtohome.com Our records indicate that at requested to be enrolled to receive e-mails from the Ultimate Self Realization Course at: This request was made on: From the following IP address:  • Email to a friend •  •ISKCON Melbourne, AU: Daily Darshan
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ISKCON Melbourne, AU: Dail Class - Nrsimha Kavaca PrabhuSrimad Bhagavatam 1.2.9 - Weeds that grow along with the devotional creeper have to be removed for a progressive bhakti process. • Email to a friend • •H.H. Sivarama SwamiOne whose arms, forehead, chest, and head are decorated with with gopi-candana tilaka at the time of death is transferred to the transcendental abode of Lord Vishnu, even if he was the killer of a child, cow, or brahmana. - Narada Muni (Garuda Purana) • Email to a friend • •Akrura das, Gita Coaching: GITA AND SUCCESSHe who is satisfied with gain which comes of its own accord, who is free from duality and does not envy, who is steady in both success and failure, is never entangled, although performing actions. Bg 4.22 A sincere devotee of Krsna abandons all material sense enjoyment due to his higher taste for spiritual enjoyment in the association of the Lord. That is the great secret of success in Krsna consciousness or bhakti-yoga. Without purification, one cannot attain success simply by changing dress into the sannyasa order of life. The leaders of all world states should spread the science of Krsna consciousness so that the people may take advantage of this great science and pursue a successful path, utilizing the great opportunity of the human form of life. Everyone is dependent for success upon Krsna's mercy alone, and all kinds of spiritual processes are but different degrees of success on the same path towards pure devotional service to God (Krsna).  • Email to a friend • •Bharatavarsa.net: Bhakti Vikasa Swami: Inferior and Superior ServiceSo, you are all advanced students. You should understand the importance of each and every item of devotional service. Do not make any misunderstanding by devaluating any of the spiritual activities. You are one of the advanced students. One who distinguishes a particular type of service as inferior or superior, he does not know the value of devotional service. It is all transcendental. Whatever item is suitable, that is accepted as very elevated. Just like Maharaja Pariksit. He simply listened to Sukadeva Gosvami. That is sravanam. And Sukadeva Gosvami simply narrated Srimad-Bhagavatam. This is kirtanam. Prahlada Maharaja simply contemplated -- smaranam. Prthu Maharaja simply did deity worship -- arcanam. Arjuna only remained as friend of Krishna -- sakhyam. Hanuman remained only engaged in carrying out the order of Lord Ramacandra -- dasyam. And Bali Maharaja surrendered everything to Krishna -- atma-nivedanam. So, any devotee executing any one of the nine is transcendentally glorious. One devotee may be proud that his process of service is the best. That is not inglorious. This is called transcendental competition. Everyone should feel proud of his particular type of devotional service, but that does not mean that other types of service are inferior. Everyone should feel proud of becoming sincere servant of Krishna, but the pure devotee never minimizes the importance of other devotees. Krishna is the enjoyer of varieties of service. It is not stuck up with any particular type of service. Krishna takes pleasure with devotees even by fighting service. When Grandfather Bhisma was trying to injure the body of Krishna by sharpened arrows, in full devotion in the mellow of chivalry, Krishna was feeling the piercing of the arrows as good as worshiping him with soft rose flowers. The conclusion is that everyone should be very very sincere. There is no more the question of inferior or superior. >>> Ref. VedaBase => Letter to: Satsvarupa -- Bombay 19 January, 1975 • Email to a friend • •Dandavats.com: Vaisnava Compassion
Thinking of Srila Prabhupada and Srimati Radharani, we naturally think of their compassion. Srila Prabhupada said that Radharani represents Krishna's compassionate nature, and Srila Prabhupada is a manifestation of hers. Now, as we approach Sri Radhastami, I would like to share two complimentary talks that Niranjana Swami and I gave last year after Vyasa-puja, on Vaishnava compassion |
By Giriraj Swami
