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"Planet ISKCON" - 32 new articles H.G. Sankarshan das Adhikari, USA: Sunday 18 September 2011--Sweet Transcendental Krishna Consciousness--and--Body is Guilty of Sin, Not the Self? Prema-Rupa dd, USA: What he means to me. ISKCON Melbourne, AU: Daily Darshan Akrura das, Gita Coaching: WHAT TO SAY WHEN PEOPLE SAY I DON'T KNOW? Japa Group: Leave Everything Aside 16 Rounds to Samadhi Magazine, LA, USA: Color Therapy 16 Rounds to Samadhi Magazine, LA, USA: My Dinner With Andre Madhava Ghosh dasa, New Vrndavan, USA: 9 Causes of Fat Gain (Not One Being Food …) 16 Rounds to Samadhi Magazine, LA, USA: Too Big to Fail- the 2008 Corporate Pillage of the American Public Dandavats.com: Glorifications of H.G. 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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: Sweet Transcendental Krishna Consciousness Uploaded from Arad, Romania On 16 September 2011, after a rather unpleasant journey from Sofia, Bulgaria consisting of two separate propeller plane flights we finally arrived in Timisoara, Romania. I was sick with a nasty cold and thus feeling very weak. My voice was practically gone. Speaking and singing were very difficult. I felt like a croaking toad struggling to sing and speak nicely. But in spite of all this I was relishing the sweet transcendental nature of Krishna's name and teachings. Krishna consciousness is just like Krishna, inconceivably nectarean. In any condition we can relish the sweetest happiness simply by being devoted to Lord Sri Krishna. Sankarshan Das Adhikari Relishing the Sweet Flavor of Krishna Consciousness Lecture in Timisoara, Romania--16 September 2011 http://www.backtohome.com/images/2011-Fall/Timisoara_Lecture1.JPG Answers by Citing the Vedic Version: Question: Body is Guilty of Sin, Not the Self? My parents say that sins are done by the body (deham) not the self (dehi or atma) within the body. Their logic is that once the body dies and is burnt or buried all the sins go away, that the self or atma is immortal and pious and thus has no sins on its record. Is this true? Dr. R.S. Answer: No. The Self is Guilty, Not the Body If this were true, the murderer could claim that he was not guilty of killing his victim because it was the gun that actually killed the victim, not the murderer. He could claim that the gun should be punished instead of the killer. Destroy the gun and let me go free because the gun killed the victim, not me. This sort philosophy may be very appealing to the sinful person. But it will not hold up in the court of universal judgment of Yamaraja, the god of death. The body is engaged in sinful activities by the owner of the body. Therefore it is that owner of the body who must be punished for transgressing the laws of God. The death of the body does not bring an end to the sinful karma. 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Since my husband and I are his only disciples here in Miami we celebrated at home, watching the festivities on mayapur.tv, cooking and dressing our Deities in Guru Maharaj’s favorite color (royal blue), and finally feasting! Today was also Srila Prabhupada’s Arrival Day- when he came to America and saved all our wretched selves. Guru Maharaj loves Srila Prabhupada so much that he wants to spend his birthdays glorifying him. And we love Guru Maharaj so much, we cant help but celebrate his appearance day I want to take this opportunity to glorify my Guru Maharaj, who is an ocean of mercy. I know this because he took mercy on me. I saw so many times, when I had been shut out by so many devotees, he still saw some good in me and took a chance on me. He still had confidence in me in times when I lost all confidence in myself. He was the only person willing to pick me up when my whole life came crashing down. How do I repay someone as kind as him? He is the perfect example of Vaisnava etiquette. He is so intelligent. So caring and loving. I thank Krishna for bringing him to me. I thank Guru Maharaj for looking past all the dust and dirt and grime and seeing me for what I am. For seeing my potential. For giving me the bravery to be more me than I’ve ever been. How do I thank someone like that? Except with my life. Once, when I was sitting in class, Guru Maharaj was speaking and suddenly someone came in. I saw Guru Maharaj’s reaction, he looked up, and seeing who it was, he beamed a bright smile, welcomed the devotee and then continued with giving class. But in that moment, I thought, if Guru Maharaj could beam like that when I walked into a room, just once, and think to himself “there is Prema-Rupa, she is a good girl.” my life would be complete. I have literally sacrificed my entire life, my entire future, just to gain even a moments favor from Guru Maharaj. Because he took a chance on me. He believed in me. And I dont want to disappoint him. Once in class he said, “if anything needs to be done then you should be the one to do it yourself.” I have taken that instruction to heart and that is why I am here, in service to my Guru Maharaj. And hoping just one time he will smile at me, remember my name, and say that I am a good girl.   • Email to a friend • • ISKCON Melbourne, AU: Daily Darshan Sri Krishna is the intimate friend of Arjuna. He has appeared on this earth in His transcendental body, which resembles the bluish color of the tamäla tree. His body attracts everyone in the three planetary systems [upper, middle and lower]. May His glittering yellow dress and His lotus face, covered with paintings of sandalwood pulp, be the object of my attraction, and may I not desire fruitive results. (SB 1.9.33) Here is today's darshan.   • Email to a friend • • Akrura das, Gita Coaching: WHAT TO SAY WHEN PEOPLE SAY I DON'T KNOW? Sometimes you ask someone why did they do this or that, and they say, "I don't know". "I don't know" often means "I don't want to know" or "I don't want to discuss it." If you still want to induce them to think about it, you may ask them, "What would be your best guess?"   • Email to a friend • • Japa Group: Leave Everything Aside The chanting and hearing is essence. Even when dealing with a practical problem, Srila Prabhupada was seeing it and soon speaking of it in absolute terms. Chanting especially promotes this: leave everything aside and chant the holy name. Then we can take up even our most demanding preaching duties in this world with vigor and endurance. Japa Reform Notebook Satsvarupa dasa Goswami   • Email to a friend • • 16 Rounds to Samadhi Magazine, LA, USA: Color Therapy According to Ayurveda, an ancient holistic health practice from India, matter is composed of a combination of the elements ether, air, fire, water, and earth. To live in health and harmony, we need to keep the elements in our bodies balanced based on the foods we eat, the impressions we take in, and our overall lifestyles. One technique to keep in balance is through chromotherapy, or color therapy. Colors, like all matter, contain different amounts of the elements. They also contain different gradations of light. Our mental, emotional, and physical states can be strongly influenced by the colors around us – what we wear and what we see. Color therapy is a long term process. By changing the colors we surround ourselves with, we can gradually improve our health. Some colors are in goodness (sattva). They keep the mind peaceful, and stimulate spiritual growth. Pastels are sattvic, as are gold, green, blue, violet, saffron, and white. Monks often wear saffron or white – both sattvic colors. Other colors are in passion (raja) and in excess can ignite anger, agitation, and other passionate feelings. They are bright and flashy, and include red, orange, dark yellow, and purple. Colors in darkness (tama) breed inertia, and dullness. They interfere with spiritual growth. Brown and black are considered tamasic. Gold is the most sattvic color, and is good for all body types. It increases ojas (an energy source in our bodies), and thus improves immunity. Gold can increase intelligence and stabilize the mind. People of a vata nature (air/ether) can stay balanced by surrounding themselves with orange, yellow, green, gold, brown and purple. Too much white can cause anxiety in people of vata nature. People of pitta nature (fire) stay balanced with gold, blue, white, brown, and violet, and should reduce contact with fiery colors like reds and oranges. People of kapha nature (earth and water) do best with red, orange, yellow, green, gold, blue, white, purple, and violet. If you do not know your Ayurvedic nature, you can ask a practitioner, or look online or in an Ayurvedic book to take a self diagnostic test. Once you discover which colors will keep you balanced, you can alter the colors in your wardrobe and environment. Alternatively, you can do color meditation. Pick a color best suited for you (when in doubt choose gold, as gold is healthy for all body types). Find a focal point of that color 3-5 feet in front of you. Your focal point can be in nature (snow for white, grass for green, sky for blue, etc) or manmade. Close your eyes and breathe deeply for 5-10 minutes. Open your eyes, continue breathing deeply, and focus on the color in front of you for an additional 5-10 minutes. Finally, close your eyes, and breathe deeply for 2-3 minutes. If you visit your local Hare Krishna temple, or certain other spiritual centers, your eyes will feast upon a variety of inspiring colors in the form of flowers, paintings, and decorations that uplift the mind and spirit. Spiritual life is full of vibrant colors that bring happiness and life to the spirit.   • Email to a friend • • 16 Rounds to Samadhi Magazine, LA, USA: My Dinner With Andre My Dinner with Andre is a 1981 film starring Andre Gregory and Wallace Shawn, written by Gregory and Shawn, and directed by Louis Malle. The film depicts a conversation between Gregory and Shawn (apparently playing themselves) in a chic restaurant in New York City. Based mostly on conversation, the film’s dialog covers such things as experimental theatre, and the nature of life. The dialogue contrasts Shawn’s modest, down-to-earth humanism with Gregory’s extravagant spiritual experiences. -Wikipedia This excerpt I chose and printed here for you to read comes across as one of Gregory's extravagant experiences. Perhaps there is some extravagance to it. However, even though coming across as a bit extreme, there are many points that we should find to be of interest and relevance. Dehumanizing of people by an unhealthy increase in selfishness, emphasizing and pronouncing industrial development and corporate greed to the point of having a need for shelters of "human" culture ("planets within planets") – are some of the threats we should be aware of. I find these ideas worth paying some attention to. OK. Yes. We are bored. We're all bored now. But has it ever occurred to you that the process that creates this boredom that we see in the world now may very well be a self perpetuating, unconscious form of brainwashing created by a world totalitarian government based on money? And that all of this is much more dangerous than one thinks? And it's not just a question of individual survival Wally, but that somebody who's bored is asleep, and somebody who's asleep will not say no?   See, I keep meeting these people, I mean, just a few days ago I met this man who I greatly admire. He's a Swedish physicist, Gustav (last name unintelligible), and he told me that he no longer watches television, he doesn't read newspapers, and he doesn't read magazines. He's completely cut them out of his life, because he really does feel that we are living in some Orwellian nightmare now, and that everything you hear now contributes to turning you into a robot.   When I was in Findhorn, I met this extraordinary English tree-expert who had devoted his life to saving trees. He just got back from Washington, lobbying to save the redwoods. He's 84 years old and always travels with a backpack because he never knows where he's going to be tomorrow. When I met him in Findhorn he said to me, "Where are you from?" and I said, "New York". He said, "Ah, New York. That's a very interesting place. Do you know a lot of New Yorkers who keep talking about the fact that they want to leave but never do?" I said, "Well, yes" and he said, "Why do you think they don't leave?" I gave him different theories. He said, "Oh I don't think it's that way at all. He said, "I think that New York is a model for the new concentration camp, where the camp has been built by the inmates themselves, and the inmates are the guards, and they have this pride in this thing they've built. They've built their own prison, and still they exist in a state of schizophrenia where they are both guards and prisoners. As a result they no longer have, having been lobotomized, the capacity to leave the prison they've made, or even to see it as a prison. Then he went into his pocket and took out a seed for a tree and said, "This is a pine tree". He put it in my hand and said, "Escape before it's too late". See, actually for two or three years now I had this very unpleasant feeling that we really should get out. And we really should feel like Jews in Germany in the late 30's. Get out of here. Of course the problem is where to go, because it seems quite obvious that the whole world is going in the same direction. I think it's quite possible that the 1960's represented the last burst of the human being before it was extinguished. The rest of the future there will simply be all robots walking around. Feeling nothing, thinking nothing. And there'll be nobody left, almost nobody, to remind them that there once was a species called a human being with feelings and thoughts. The history and memory are right now being erased, and soon nobody will really remember that life existed on the planet. Now, of course, (the Swedish physicist) feels that there's really no hope, and that we're probably going back to a very savage, lawless, terrifying period. Findhorn people see it a little differently. They are feeling that there'll be these pockets of light springing up in different parts of the world. That these will be in a way invisible planets on this planet. That as we, or the world, grow colder, we can take invisible space journeys to these different planets, refuel for what it is we need to do on the planet itself and come back. It's their feeling that there have to be centers now where people can come and reconstruct a new future for the world.   When I was talking to (the Swedish physicist) he was saying that actually these centers are growing up everywhere now and that they are trying to do what Findhorn was trying to do, and in a way what I was trying to do. I mean these things can’t be given names, but in a way these are all attempts at creating a new kind of school or a new kind of monastery, and (the Swedish physicist) talking about the concept of reserves, islands of safety, where history can be remembered and the human being can continue to function in order to maintain the species throughout a dark age.   • Email to a friend • • Madhava Ghosh dasa, New Vrndavan, USA: 9 Causes of Fat Gain (Not One Being Food …) I truncated most of the sections, you will have to go to the source to see the full article. Source of article Have you heard people say they just can’t lose weight even when they nearly starve themselves? Ever felt that way yourself? A large number of Americans struggle to lose weight every day, despite adhering to healthy diets and regular exercise programs. So what is really going on? While diet and exercise are certainly the two biggest factors, and eating healthy and exercising will result in weight loss for the majority of people who try them, for some it's just not enough. In fact, there are several causes of weight gain that have nothing to do with diet or even exercise … so if you've been stuck in a weight-loss plateau, keep reading to find out if one of these explanations may be to blame … 1. Lack of Sleep Too little sleep can have a big impact on your waistline, and not in a good way. How? By altering levels of hormones that regulate hunger. According to one study by University of Chicago researchers, people who slept only four hours a night for two nights had an 18 percent decrease in leptin, a hormone that signals your brain you've had enough food, and a 28 percent increase in ghrelin, the "hunger" hormone. Not surprisingly, after getting such little sleep, the participants noted a 24 percent increase in appetite, with a particular desire for sugary, salty and starchy foods, like candy, chips and pasta. A separate study also found that people who sleep less than four hours a night are 73 percent more likely to be obese than people who sleep more, while a new study in the International Journal of Obesity found that middle-aged women who have trouble sleeping may gain more weight than well-rested women. In short, once your sleep patterns have been disrupted, your body will be prone to weight gain and overeating. Meanwhile, overeating may further throw off your circadian rhythm, or sleep-wake cycle, leading to a vicious cycle that can be hard to overcome. Creating a relaxing bedtime routine, which can include a warm bath, a foot massage, stretching, or listening to the wonderful soothing music, can help you to fall asleep and stay asleep. According to Marc Hamilton, Ph.D., a professor of biomedical sciences at the University of Missouri in Columbia, numerous studies show rates of heart disease, diabetes and obesity are doubled and even tripled in people who sit a lot. 2. Sitting Too Much — "Sittosis" Americans spend an excess of time sitting — leading to a variety of "sittosis" conditions, not the least of which is weight gain. Even independent of how much time you spend exercising, if you spend the bulk of your day sitting you could be inadvertently packing on the pounds… 3. Intrauterine and Childhood Programming Although the link is still being established, some studies have found a link between a mother's weight during pregnancy and the future weight of her unborn child… 4. Depression Depression and obesity have a reciprocal relationship in that people who are depressed are more likely to become obese, while those who are obese are more likely to become depressed. Among initially normal-weight individuals, depression increases the risk of obesity by 58 percent, according to a new study by Dutch researchers… 5. Certain Medications Certain prescription drugs cause weight gain as a side effect. According to Consumer Reports, these include:… 6. Portion Sizes If your portion sizes are too large, you can quickly gain weight – even if you're eating primarily healthy foods. And if your foods aren't always healthy, the weight gain from over-sized servings will be even quicker… 7. Obesity as a Symptom If you're inexplicably gaining weight, it could be a signal of another health problem. The following conditions, for instance, can cause weight gain as a symptom of a larger underlying problem:… 8. Pollution Pollutants are all around us, many of which have an influence on your delicate hormonal and metabolic systems. Among them, endocrine-disrupting chemicals, such as bisphenol-A (BPA), pesticides, PBDEs, and others can predispose you to being fat. Frederick vom Saal, professor of biological sciences in MU’s College of Arts and Science, told Science Daily: “Certain environmental substances called endocrine-disrupting chemicals can change the functioning of a fetus’s genes, altering a baby’s metabolic system and predisposing him or her to obesity. This individual could eat the same thing and exercise the same amount as someone with a normal metabolic system, but he or she would become obese, while the other person remained thin. This is a serious problem because obesity puts people at risk for other problems, including cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and hypertension.” Vom Saal pointed out that out of the approximately 55,000 manmade chemicals in use in the world, 1,000 may be endocrine disrupters. To cut down on your exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals, avoid Polycarbonate, Lexan and Polysulfone plastics, which contain BPA, and instead use your own personal reusable water bottle made of HDPE (high density polyethylene) plastic, which is BPA-free! For example the “Wellness H2.0″ portable water bottle features a unique filtration system that not only purifies ordinary tap water, but also enhances the water for better absorption and hydration. Because household items like cleaning products, toiletries (fragrances, hairspray, deodorants, shampoos, etc.), air fresheners, paint, bug sprays and many others are major contributors to the toxins in your home, seeking out natural varieties of these items is essential. Also, because indoor air can be two to 100 times MORE polluted than outdoor air, according to the EPA, having a high-quality air purifier is now as essential as having locks on your doors. A simple way to keep your home's air clean and safe is by using an Air Treatment System, which uses photocatalysis designed to oxidize organic odors, germs, and fungi to create clean, pure air in your home. Ask your practitioner what air treatments system they use and recommend for the best home and office air quality? 9. A Virus? Studies suggest that an adenovirus called AD-36 may be involved in some cases of obesity. There are more than 50 types of adenoviruses that cause illnesses such as the common cold and gastroenteritis. Typically, the illnesses are not serious and resolve on their own… Filed under: Health   • Email to a friend • • 16 Rounds to Samadhi Magazine, LA, USA: Too Big to Fail- the 2008 Corporate Pillage of the American Public The 2011 HBO film drama Too Big to Fail covered the September 2008 American financial meltdown as an unforeseen doomsday scenario involving the leading brass of United States Treasury as they scramble to save the corporate Titans on Wall Street. Secretary of Treasury Henry Paulson and Ben Bernanke steer our nation away from financial collapse by getting Congress and the American people to bail out large banks. Paulson is a tormented character doing what's best based the information in an absolving narrative that reinforces that big business were forced to take taxpayers money to keep the system creaking along. Too Big to Fail is the name given to surviving few financial leviathans stitched together from the ashes of the late Bear Sterns, Lehman Brothers and Freddie and Fanny. The reality of this movie ignored the real problem. The financial meltdown occurred because of unregulated corporate capitalism and its inherent toxicity to this country and the world. Hold on one second dude but I'm having a cultural-historical hot flash regarding the accepted idea of Too Big to Fail. Wasn't the Titanic the ship too big to sink? The Roman Empire too sprawling to conquer? Goliath far too powerful for David? The magnificent dinosaurs and the giant in Jack and the Bean Stalk? What exactly can we learn from the lessons of the past, the Bigger the harder They fail? Its human arrogance to his creations are infallible. What happened to Icarus's hot wing's toe with the sun? Lehman, Bear, Mac and May were all massive institutions rotten to the core by risky speculative gambles. It seems that nothing human pride always comes before the fall and nothing is too big to fail. Only advertiser that cater to insecure men consistently harp that bigger actually means better.   Michael Moore's 2010 documentary "Capitalism a Love Story," exposes the government bailout of Wall Street as a breach of democracy, manipulative scare tactics, only possible through eroded government regulation that got the bottom 90% to swallow the toxic bets of the super rich investment bankers. Although HBO drama tries to separate the treasury department from business interest, Henry Paulson was former CEO of Goldman Sachs and his cronies were wrapped in the loving embrace of Wall Street. These appointed public servants were sleeper cells for the big business that road the profit train through tax cuts and deregulation. Banks threw cheap home loans at the American people creating the illusion of financial boom and passing the risk to insurers like AIG. In essence the unscrupulous government regulators allowed Wall Street bankers to make millions through irresponsible lending and in the closing hours of the Bush Regime pretended catastrophe randomly struck, and unsuspecting American people had to assume responsibility. Paulson's as a puppet of Goldman Sachs saved the banking industry from owning up to their shady business deals by begging congress to assume responsibility. In HBO's drama he begs the then speaker of the house Nancy Pelosi to enable the bailout. Paulson the true champion of big business, and costumed regulator brilliantly continued the function of brilliant CEO to double the assets of Goldman Sachs, eliminate competition like Lehman and get the American people to swallow 700 billion in debt. Goldman Sachs came out of the crash with record profits and paid their masterminds tens of millions in bonuses. The movie contended they would lose their best and brightest through "brain drainage" if they didn't pay them disgusting amounts of money. Paulson's only briefly courted the real problem briefly saying that no one on Wall Street questioned their toxic business practices because they were making too much money. The reality of this movie ignored the real problem. The financial meltdown occurred because of unregulated corporate capitalism and its inherent toxicity to this country and the world. There is no free market when government enables corporations to pillage the dwindling resources of the planet so the top 10 percent can own more than bottom half. The reality is that runaway greed and economic growth are unsustainable on a planet with 7 billion people and rapidly exhausting resources. The rich back giant self-serving monsters in the forms of corporations whose mission is to grow voraciously in the continuous re-concentration of the earth's wealth in the hands a few. The unregulated corporate capitalism was the cause of the financial meltdown as defined by predictable nature; as stated in the movie, "now a handful of banks own 70% of all assets in this country and the world." Goldman Sachs and its allies orchestrated the crisis as a ruse to destabilize their competitors and devour their shares. They preyed on the ignorance of the American people, manipulating us through the media and advertising to believe it came out of left field. With the political change immanent and our representatives in Washington worried about getting reelected, Henry Paulson and his comrades at Goldman picked their opportune moment to bring pressure for action to the doorstep of the American people. We were bamboozled into bailing the banks from the toxic waste dump they had amassed behind closed doors and scared into action hinged on the threat that economic collapse. The Bush regime was ground zero for some of the greatest breeches of public trust in American history. Thomas Jefferson and Adam Smith would be flabbergasted at this Big Fail on Regulation, democratic trust, responsible business practices. However company men like Henry Paulson, Lloyd Blankfein and their cronies will remain devoted to their objectives 1) To make as much money as possible no matter the social, environmental, or economic collateral 2) To grow inevitably and annihilate competitors by any means necessary, illegal or loop-holed. 3) Lastly to the American people and human beings only as consumers, borrowers, debtors, things to manipulated and exploit to generate more money for themselves and super rich buddies. The unregulated corporate capitalism was the cause of the financial meltdown as defined by predictable nature; as stated in the movie, "now a handful of banks own 70% of all assets in this country and the world." The moral that echoes this pillage of the American Public by the greed of Big Business and their partners in congress, has been said time and time again by many religions and cultures. "For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil" Timothy 6:10, King James Bible.   • Email to a friend • • Dandavats.com: Glorifications of H.G. Gopiparanadhana Prabhu By Sannyasis, Godbrothers and other vaishnavas What can I say about such a transcendental personality? He was surely one of the most advanced devotees. Although a great scholar he was sublimely humble and presented our vaisnava siddhanta in clear and simple ways that anyone could understand.