Up The River

BY: BHAKTA TORBEN

Jan 15, DENMARK (SUN) — THE RUINATION OF INDIA - BOOK-CHANGES IS WHERE IT STARTED

"So for our guidance Krsna has spoken everything in Bhagavad-gita.

Unfortunately so-called scholars and saintly persons have misguided the people by making different interpretations of the divine instruction unnecessarily.

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Shri Chaitanya Chandrodaya, Part 2

BY: SUN STAFF

Jan 15, CANADA (SUN) — The Rising of the Moon of Lord Shri Chaitanya (in 10 Acts) by Shrila Kavi Karnapura.

ACT ONE – SVANANDAVESAH - The Entrance of His Bliss, Part 2

53 Advaita Acarya is the incarnation of Lord Siva. Nityananda Avadhuta is glorious Lord Sankarsana. Shrivasa, the tilaka mark of the brahmanas, who is accompanied by Shrikanta, Shripati, and Shrirama, is the incarnation of Narada Muni.

54-5 Acaryaratna, Haridasa, Murari, Gangadasa, Gadadhara Pandita, Vidyanidhi, Vasudeva, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, Mukunda, Vakresvara, Nrsimha, Suklambara, Damodara, Sankara, Jagadananda, and many others, reservoirs of love, expert at tasting the nectar dances of many kinds of pastimes, and friends of the Lord since childhood, have come to the earth to save the world.

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Not One Blade of Grass

BY: CAITANYA DAS

Jan 13, MANCHESTER, ENGLAND (SUN) — It is said not one blade of grass moves without Krishna knowing it. How can this be?

Indeed this suggests that everything is connected or at one, consequently when one part of the gigantic body moves the other parts are aware, and in the case of Krishna fully conscious of it. Although how matter is conscious because of the presence of the Supersoul in each atom, is currently unknown to science.

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Sri Caitanya in Mangalpur

BY: SUN STAFF

Jan 13, CANADA (SUN) — This three century old temple commemorates Lord Caitanya's visit to Mangalpur.

About five hundred years ago, Sri Chaitanya on his pilgrimage to Puri from Nadia Navadweep visited Gopinath Temple at Remuna, situated in the Balasore district of Orissa. During the aforesaid pilgrimage, the Lord stayed for some time in the tiny Gadjat kingdom of Mangalpur, about 30 km away from Remuna. The king of the said tiny kingdom was initiated by Sri Mahaprabhu into the Vaishnava cult. The successors of the king later on took the pioneership in spreading the Vaisnava cult in the region by constructing several temples, of which Sri Chaitanya temple was one of them. Here, the life-sized Deities of Sri Nitai and Sri Gouranga have been kept.

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Shri Chaitanya Chandrodaya

BY: SUN STAFF

Jan 13, CANADA (SUN) — The Rising of the Moon of Lord Shri Chaitanya (in 10 Acts) by Shrila Kavi Karnapura.

ACT ONE – SVANANDAVESAH - The Entrance of His Bliss

Its nine new candrakanta jewels of devotional service eclipsing Kuvera's lily, lotus, conch and other treasures, and its arrows of light wounding the cakravaka bird of Kali-yuga, may the moon of Lord Gaura destroy the darkness of the world.

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Parishads: Sri Ramacandra Kaviraja and Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami

BY: SUN STAFF

Jan 13, CANADA (SUN) — The Disappearance day of Sri Ramacandra Kaviraja and the Appearance day of Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami are observed on January 14th.

Sri Ramacandra Kaviraja

Ramachandra, a king amongst poets, was born in the town of Sarajani on the banks of the Ganges as the son of Sunanda and Chiranjiva Sen, a well-known minister of the king of Gauda, a devotee of the Brahmins and Vishnu. Ramachandra was not in any way different from Narottam Das Thakur. (Sangita-madhava-nataka, quoted at Bhakti-ratnakara 1.270)

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Sadbhuja Chaitanya
at Bankura

BY: SUN STAFF

Jan 11, CANADA (SUN) — The town of Bankura, West Bengal is famous for an ancient temple dedicated to Lord Shiva , who is worshiped here as Ekteswar (or Ekpadeswar). Situated about 3 km. from the town of Bankura on the bank of the river Darakeswar, this comparatively little known temple is unique in many respects.

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The Vedas and
Modern Science

BY: CAITANYA DAS

Jan 11, MANCHESTER, ENGLAND (SUN) — "After millions of years, at the time of cosmic annihilation, when everything, manifested and unmanifested, is annihilated by the force of time, the five gross elements enter into the subtle conception, and the manifested categories enter into the unmanifested substance. At that time, You alone remain, and You are known as Ananta Śeṣa-nāga." (SB 10.3.25)

According to modern scientific thinking, the Atomic world is a world of many possibilities. This was personally discussed by Niels Bohr and Edward Teller when relating the difference between a quantum plane of atoms and the Classical Physics plane of matter which with senses we all perceive. Bohr, appearing to understand something of this quantum atomic world, interesting it is that he had access to the Vedas and was said to read them.

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Avoiding Sahajiyaism

BY: SUN STAFF

Jan 11, CANADA (SUN) — Following are a number of interesting quotes from our Sampradaya Acaryas on various aspects of sahajiyaism and the need to avoid it:

"Bhakti-siddhanta-viruddha refers to that which is against the principle of unity in diversity, philosophically known as acintya-bhedabheda--simultaneous oneness and difference--while rasabhasa is something that may appear to be a transcendental mellow but actually is not. Those who are pure Vaisnavas should avoid both these things opposed to devotional service. These misconceptions practically parallel the Mayavada philosophy.

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Jan 11, CANADA (SUN) — The Sun's weekly cartoon series.

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Parishads: Sri Locana das Thakur

Jan 15, CANADA (SUN) — The Disappearance day of Sri Locana Dasa Thakura is observed on January 16th.

Lochan Das Thakur was born in 1523 in Kogram, in the Katwa block of Burdwan district. This village is about ten miles north of Guskara train station. The Thakur's home is situated near the Ajaya River.

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Prabhupada Padma-vakya

BY: SUN STAFF

Jan 15,
CANADA (SUN)

Audio files with transcripts recorded on this day.

January 15, 1974, Hawaii
Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.16.19
"Just like if there is some epidemic, disease, and if you take vaccine, it is supposed that you are free from the contamination. So this vaccine of chanting Hare Krsna maha-mantra will keep you fit without any contamination of this age of Kali."

January 15, 1977, Allahabad
Morning Lecture
"Vaisnava means that he's not worshiper of any other demigods. There is no question of disrespect for any other demigods. But saranam saranyam. But to take shelter of and to worship is recommended to the Supreme Lord-mam ekam -- not everyone."

Bhaktivedanta Book Trust. HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada.

The Holy Places of
Jaiva Dharma:
Radha-kunda

BY: SUN STAFF

Jan 13, CANADA (SUN) — A serial presentation of the holy places mentioned in the Jaiva Dharma of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur - Part 115.

Sri Sri Radha-Krsna's pastimes at Radha Kunda are the dearmost topic of conversation for Vaisnavas. Before addressing the Appearance of Radha Kunda, here is a similar pastime in which Sri Krsna created a theertham in order to bath after killing a demon. In chapter five of Bhakti Ratnakara, Srila Narahari Cakravarti Thakur gives this description of Radha Kunda and Syama Kunda in Airatagrama:

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Sri Amnaya-sutra

BY: SUN STAFF

Jan 13, CANADA (SUN) — A serial presentation of Sri Amnaya-sutra by HDG Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura.

Chapter Three - Rasa-prakarana - The Rasas

Sutra 100

"Embraced by His beloved, the Supreme Personality of Godhead knows nothing else within or without. Filled with spiritual bliss, He knows nothing else within or without."

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Sri Krsna Sandarbha,
Part 59

BY: SUN STAFF

Jan 13, CANADA (SUN) — Sad Sandarbhas by Srila Jiva Goswami

VOLUME ONE - Anuccheda 92

1 That the various incarnations of Godhead appear within the body of Lord Krsna gives us the key to properly understand the following verse spoken by Lord Krsna to Yogamaya (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.2.9):

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The Holy Places of
Jaiva Dharma:
Radha-kunda

BY: SUN STAFF

Jan 11, CANADA (SUN) — A serial presentation of the holy places mentioned in the Jaiva Dharma of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur - Part 114.

At the heart of all Radha-kunda's glories is Srimati Radharani Herself. With Her gopi friends, and with Her pet swan Tundikeri, She is fond of swimming in Radha-kunda. Many divine pastimes with Sri Krsna are also Her pleasure here. In the Priti-sandarbha, Srila Jiva Goswami establishes the transcendental supremacy of this holy place:

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Sri Amnaya-sutra

BY: SUN STAFF

Jan 11, CANADA (SUN) — A serial presentation of Sri Amnaya-sutra by HDG Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura.

Chapter Three - Rasa-prakarana - The Rasas

Sutra 98

"The individual spirit soul and the Supersoul, Supreme Personality of Godhead, are like two friendly birds sitting on the same tree."*

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Sri Krsna Sandarbha,
Part 58

BY: SUN STAFF

Jan 11, CANADA (SUN) — Sad Sandarbhas by Srila Jiva Goswami

VOLUME ONE - Anuccheda 91

1 That Sri Krsna is the Original Personality of Godhead from whom all other forms of Godhead emanate is confirmed in the following statement of Srimad Bhagavatam (3.2.15):

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