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Transcendental Flowers
BY: SUN STAFF
Dec 05, CANADA (SUN) — Transcendental flowers glorified throughout Vedic literature.
In the spiritual world, everyone is engaged in loving devotional service to Sri Krsna. The cows, the rivers, the trees and the flowers are enjoying santa-rasa, the mellow of neutrality in devotional service. In this series, we will explore some of the many flowers mentioned in sastra that are particularly favoured by the Lord and His transcendental associates.
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Jai Srila Prabhupada!
BY: SUDARSHAN DAS
Dec 05, SINGAPORE (SUN) —
"Even the pure devotees have no connection with the material body, and certainly the Lord, who appears as He is, in His sac-cid-ananda from, is not limited by a material form."
(Srimad Bhagavatam 3.1.44)
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The Ramayana of Valmiki, Part 141
BY: SUN STAFF
Dec 05, CANADA (SUN) — A serial presentation of 'The Epic Journey of Rama'.
Book II - Canto LVI - Chitrakúta
Then Ráma, when the morning rose,
Called Lakshmaṇ gently from repose:
"Awake, the pleasant voices hear
Of forest birds that warble near.
Scourge of thy foes, no longer stay;
The hour is come to speed away."
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Prabhupada Padma-vakya
BY: SUN STAFF
Dec 05,
CANADA (SUN)
Audio files with transcripts recorded on this day.
Please visit PrabhupadaVani.org for audio files and transcripts.
December 5, 1966, New York
Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 20.152-154
"…we respect prasadam. We offer obeisances before taking prasadam.
Why? Because the prasadam is also Krsna. So by taking prasadam, I am
contacting Krsna. By hearing Krsna, I am contacting Krsna. By working
for Krsna, I am contacting Krsna. This is called Absolute."
December 5, 1973, Los Angeles
Morning Walk
"You must do preaching according to the principles ordered by your
spiritual master. You cannot manufacture your own way of preaching."
December 5, 1973, Los Angeles
Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.15.27
"So Krsna by His causeless mercy, He has appeared before you in a
manner by which you can touch Him, you can handle Him, you can dress
Him, you can give Him. This is Krsna's mercy."
December 5, 1974, Bombay
Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.25.36
"We have to see the Deity beginning from the lotus feet, not
jumping over the smiling face. That is the way. First of all you try to
see."
December 5, 1975, Vrndavana
Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.6.4
"You have got this valuable life. Every moment is so valuable. That
means you are wasting your valuable life by such endeavor to improve
your economic condition. It is not possible."
 Bhaktivedanta Book Trust. HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada.
Bali Maharaja - The Personification of Surrendering
BY: SUN STAFF
Dec 04, CANADA (SUN) — Transcendental personalities who personify the nine devotional practices.
"So Bali Maharaja dedicated atma-nivedana, everything: his property, his personal body, everything. So in exchange, Vamana, Lord Vamana became his doorkeeper. So Vamanadeva said, "My dear Bali Maharaja, you are so great a devotee. So in return for your service, I shall remain always your doorkeeper."
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Jai Srila Prabhupada!
BY: SUDARSHAN DAS
Dec 04, SINGAPORE (SUN) —
"If an impersonalist can, however, come in contact with a pure devotee, his transcendental position can be changed for a higher elevation."
(Nectar of Devotion, text 35)
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The Ramayana of Valmiki, Part 140
BY: SUN STAFF
Dec 04, CANADA (SUN) — A serial presentation of 'The Epic Journey of Rama'.
Book II - Canto LV - The Passage Of Yamuná
The princely tamers of their foes
Thus passed the night in calm repose,
Then to the hermit having bent
With reverence, on their way they went.
High favour Bharadvája showed,
And blessed them ready for the road.
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Arjuna - The Personification of Friendship
BY: SUN STAFF
Dec 03, CANADA (SUN) — Transcendental personalities who personify the nine devotional practices.
"....Krsna-sakha, Arjuna, is related with Krsna eternally. Eternally as friend. How eternally? What is the proof? There is in the Bhagavad-gita. When Arjuna inquired... When Krsna said that "This system of yoga I explained to the sun-god millions of years ago,"imam vivasvate yogam proktavan aham avyayam, at that time, to clear the idea, Arjuna, for our sake, he inquired, "My dear Krsna, we are contemporaries. You are born the other day along with me. How can I believe that millions of years ago You spoke this philosophy to the sun-god? So what is the answer?"
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Jai Srila Prabhupada!
BY: SUDARSHAN DAS
Dec 03, SINGAPORE (SUN) —
"Thus a Vaishnava should not ask anything from anyone. If someone gives a him something without being asked, he should accept it, but if nothing comes, a Vaishnava should be satisfied to eat whatever vegetables and fruits are easily available."
(Caitanya-caritamrta Adi 17.29)
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The Ramayana of Valmiki, Part 139
BY: SUN STAFF
Dec 03, CANADA (SUN) — A serial presentation of 'The Epic Journey of Rama'.
Book II - Canto LIV - Bharadvája's Hermitage
So there that night the heroes spent
Under the boughs that o'er them bent,
And when the sun his glory spread,
Upstarting, from the place they sped.
On to that spot they made their way,
Through the dense wood that round them lay,
Where Yamuná's swift waters glide
To blend with Gangá's holy tide.
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The Story of Savitri,
Part 2
BY: ISVARA DASA
Dec 03, INDIA (SUN) — Adapted from the Mahabharat retold by Purna- prajana dasa. Published and distributed by Touchstone Media.
Savitri set out to follow the lord of death, and she was able to do so by the power of her austerities and her chastity, combined with the mercy of Yamaraja. Still, Yamaraja repeatedly urged Savitri by saying, "O virtuous lady, please desist! Instead of uselessly following me, go back and perform the funeral ceremonies for your dead husband. There is no need to accompany Satyavan any longer, for you have already fulfilled all of your obligations toward him."
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Wisdom of The Wise #64
BY: MAYESVARA DASA (ACBSP)
Dec 03, OJAI, CALIFORNIA, USA (SUN) — A slide
series demonstrating that extraordinary individuals throughout history eventually came to appreciate in some capacity that "… Everything has come down from the banks of the Ganges."
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Truth or Lies: ISKCON Phoenix Issues
BY: V. LAXMI
Dec 03, PHOENIX, ARIZONA, USA (SUN) — Hear the other side of the story from a simple congregation member.
Let me comment on the recent article by Sunanda das, "Phoenix Temple - False or True Accusations?". I am not as learned as Prabhu, but as a simple devotee here are my views on the situation.
First of all, the new temple relocation is not in a populated area. Instead it's in an economically depressed area. The reason why the temple is moving is because the land for that was bought by the management, and their home is just a stone throw away from the lot. The present temple is in downtown Chandler/Phoenix, where over 10,000 Indian community members, including me, reside. As 99.9% of the congregation is Indian/Asian, the new location is totally isolated.
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