Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:04:51 -0700 http://www.pariprashnena.com/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.1.10 http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/201/?Focus=15930#Comment_15930 http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/201/?Focus=15930#Comment_15930 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:46:44 -0700 VEDA http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/201/?Focus=15927#Comment_15927 http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/201/?Focus=15927#Comment_15927 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:43:46 -0700 VEDA
Who wants to know the changes let them go thru them. Well, few actually do it. It's easier to pick a political stance from proclamations by opinion makers, like the proverbial sheeple. But everyone can pick a version one wants to read.]]> http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1096/?Focus=15926#Comment_15926 http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1096/?Focus=15926#Comment_15926 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:12:50 -0700 VEDA
Jay Sri Krsna Janmastami!]]> http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1096/?Focus=15922#Comment_15922 http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1096/?Focus=15922#Comment_15922 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:02:47 -0700 VEDA
Krsna bhakti life after life - the ideal of pure Vaishnavas - was prominently taught by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu in His Siksastaka. Less known fact is that the same desire, beyond impersonal moksa, was proclaimed by Adi Sankaracarya in his Sri Krsnastaka (9):

yadA tadA yathA tathA tathaiva kRSNasatkathA |
mayA sadaiva gIyatAM tathA kRpA vidhIyatAM |
pramANikASTakadvayaM japatyadhItya yaH pumAna |
bhavetsa nandanandane bhave bhave subhaktimAna ||

O Lord Krishna! Please bless me so that I may sing your glories and pastimes, regardless of the position I am in. Anyone who studies or recites these two authoritative ashtakas will be blessed with devotion to Krishna in every rebirth. (Adi Sankaracarya: Sri Krsnastaka 9)

the whole text: http://www.hindunet.org/stotras/itx/krishna8.txt

Janmastami katha file:

http://www.veda.harekrsna.cz/library/KrsnaJanmastami.zip

Happy Janmastami to everyone!]]> http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1096/?Focus=15919#Comment_15919 http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1096/?Focus=15919#Comment_15919 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:59:23 -0700 VEDA http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/201/?Focus=15918#Comment_15918 http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/201/?Focus=15918#Comment_15918 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:49:40 -0700 VEDA http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1272/?Focus=15917#Comment_15917 http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1272/?Focus=15917#Comment_15917 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:42:42 -0700 VEDA http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1096/?Focus=15899#Comment_15899 http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1096/?Focus=15899#Comment_15899 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:39:29 -0700 VEDA http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1270/?Focus=15896#Comment_15896 http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1270/?Focus=15896#Comment_15896 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:37:41 -0700 VEDA
ISKCON worldwide followed Mayapur calendar but then after further research the present local-calculation calendar was introduced. See GBC resolutions 1988-1990.]]> http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1269/?Focus=15895#Comment_15895 http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1269/?Focus=15895#Comment_15895 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:26:33 -0700 VEDA http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1269/?Focus=15891#Comment_15891 http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1269/?Focus=15891#Comment_15891 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:44:33 -0700 VEDA http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1270/?Focus=15890#Comment_15890 http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1270/?Focus=15890#Comment_15890 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:41:45 -0700 VEDA http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1268/?Focus=15889#Comment_15889 http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1268/?Focus=15889#Comment_15889 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:39:44 -0700 VEDA (letter to Kirtiraja, Bombay 12 January 1975)]]> http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1271/?Focus=15888#Comment_15888 http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1271/?Focus=15888#Comment_15888 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:36:50 -0700 VEDA Side A
97-225 Laguna Beach, July 26, 1975
Conversation with Professor of Economics
"We Cannot Possess ... and Cannot Renounce"

Side B
Continued
"Economic Develpment—Keep Cows Cheerful"

The last line links these two things.]]> http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1262/?Focus=15865#Comment_15865 http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1262/?Focus=15865#Comment_15865 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:31:58 -0700 VEDA
It should be remembered that the example of Rupa Gosvami refers to 1. a one-time division (at his retirement) of 2. a huge amount of wealth.
Otoh, to give every month half of one's salary to the mission is impractical for those who're not wealthy enough to survive with the other half, unless they have other sources.

But it would be interesting for some varnasrama committee to know how much devotees earn and how much they spend for living.]]> http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1262/?Focus=15858#Comment_15858 http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1262/?Focus=15858#Comment_15858 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:50:51 -0700 VEDA Those thousands weren't grhasthas with income. Those we talk about.

There's an example of Kolaveca Sridhar who gave 50% for the worship of Ganga and kept the rest for himself and his family.
He exemplifies extreme renunciation in the devotional service. The other extreme example - of very wealthy but fully detached devotee - is Pundarika Vidyanidhi. It's not mentioned that he would give 50%. Lord loves both of them.

Personally, I have a problem with the attitude 'Krsna will provide'. Not so much because it's sometimes misused to justify laziness and wastage but, more importantly, because advanced devotees never allow Krsna to be their servant (although He tries hard to serve them). Examples: Sudama Brahmana, Sanatana Gosvami, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, etc.]]> http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1267/?Focus=15856#Comment_15856 http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1267/?Focus=15856#Comment_15856 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:18:36 -0700 VEDA http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1266/?Focus=15848#Comment_15848 http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1266/?Focus=15848#Comment_15848 Sat, 28 Aug 2010 22:12:27 -0700 VEDA http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1266/?Focus=15846#Comment_15846 http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1266/?Focus=15846#Comment_15846 Sat, 28 Aug 2010 12:01:39 -0700 VEDA http://sitproperly.com/2008/02/23/classic-iskcon-tape-18-acyutananda-swami-hindi-bhajans/comment-page-1/

You can get it confirmed here
http://www.newramanretihub.com/board/index.php]]> http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1265/?Focus=15844#Comment_15844 http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1265/?Focus=15844#Comment_15844 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:35:41 -0700 VEDA
P. 58 in: http://www.veda.harekrsna.cz/library/Gvaa-y.zip
(The first two dates are wrong.)]]> http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1263/?Focus=15838#Comment_15838 http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1263/?Focus=15838#Comment_15838 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:54:20 -0700 VEDA http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1253/?Focus=15831#Comment_15831 http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1253/?Focus=15831#Comment_15831 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:56:09 -0700 VEDA
I have no idea how devotees can be a source of fear unless they're in tamo guna - fanatical. violent, etc. (SB 3.29.8)]]> http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1253/?Focus=15828#Comment_15828 http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1253/?Focus=15828#Comment_15828 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 05:08:41 -0700 VEDA http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1182/?Focus=15805#Comment_15805 http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1182/?Focus=15805#Comment_15805 Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:27:22 -0700 VEDA
http://web.archive.org/web/20080703032351/http://www.takeninhand.com/when.rape.is.a.gift]]> http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1260/?Focus=15804#Comment_15804 http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1260/?Focus=15804#Comment_15804 Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:10:48 -0700 VEDA http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1182/?Focus=15787#Comment_15787 http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1182/?Focus=15787#Comment_15787 Sun, 22 Aug 2010 10:52:46 -0700 VEDA
> fantasies about being raped

That's a fact. But in such danger they run (if they can).

> moon

Just recently I saw this collection of strange pics from Mars (comments in Czech):
http://www.kpufo.cz/portal/view.php?cisloclanku=2010073001

Disrespect to elders is one of the prominent chars of Kali yuga. It's Kali's 'divide and rule' strategy, promoted by NWO elites.

"Children don't obey the orders of their parents. Anyone and everyone tries to write books. It's indubitable that the end of the world is near." (Assyrian tablet, cca 2800 BCE)]]> http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1253/?Focus=15781#Comment_15781 http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1253/?Focus=15781#Comment_15781 Sat, 21 Aug 2010 07:40:36 -0700 VEDA
Animals, of course, have no sense of responsibility, but even humans, who have developed a sense of responsibility, while away their valuable time without engaging in devotional service to the Lord; they live merrily, unafraid of impending death. This is the madness of human society. The madman has no responsibility in life. Similarly, a human being who does not develop a sense of responsibility before he dies is no better than the madman who tries to enjoy material life very happily without concern for the future. It is necessary that every human being be responsible in preparing himself for the next life, even if he has a duration of life like that of Brahmä, the greatest of all living creatures within the universe. (SB 3.11.33 p.)

Therefore I, as spirit soul, I am not body. Body is changing; I am different from body. Therefore change of this body does not mean I am finished. I am continuing. Therefore I should be responsible: "What kind of body I am going to accept next?" That is my responsibility. If you don't take this responsibility, "What kind of body...?" It may be, if I am of doggish mentality, my next life will be just a dog because I will have to accept the dress of a dog. And if I am evolving my godly mentality, then I'll have to accept, or I will accept another body just like God. So that is in my hands.
So in the modern educational system, universities, there is no such information, we see. It is very lamentable, but these knowledges are there in the Vedic literature. The summary of all Vedic literature is Srimad-Bhagavad-gita and the Srimad-Bhagavatam. There are many other literatures-Ramayana, Mahabharata, eighteen Puranas. They are meant for human society, not for these cats and dogs. So our Krishna consciousness movement is just to awake people to their rightful position, which is called Krishna consciousness. (lecture at International Student Society, Boston, May 3, 1969)

Therefore, unless we take to Krsna consciousness movement, the human civilization is doomed. It is not human civilization. Human civilization is responsible life. Actually, we are being educated, we go to school, to college, to become responsible man. So this responsibility should be "How to stop this repetition of birth." In many places this is advised. And that is the only aim of human life. Punar-janma-jayaya. (SB 6.1.12, LA, June 25, 1975)

Therefore a human being should be very, very cautious and conscious. They should not do anything irresponsibly. And how to work with responsibility and how to work irresponsibly? Therefore sastra required. Sastra, these books, Vedic knowledge, books, why they are? So that a human being may take advantage of it and he act responsibly or irresponsibly. If he works irresponsibly, then his punishment is awaiting, lower grade of life. So human being should be educated how to... Therefore these children are being educated from the very beginning of their life how to become responsible man. This is the idea of our gurukula. (SB 6.1.48, Dallas, July 30, 1975)

People do not know the seriousness of material existence, and they continue and waste their, the chance, human being. Human form of life is a chance to rectify, but they do not care. Therefore the Krishna consciousness movement is so important. Everyone, door to door, a devotee has to go and teach them that "You are leading a very, very irresponsible life. Be responsible to your consciousness and be a devotee of Krishna. That will save you." (SB 7.9.16, Mayapur, February 23, 1976)

Therefore the real aim of life, how to get out of this bhavarnava, nescience, that is the aim of life. If we remain again like the monkeys and cats and dogs, eating, sleeping, mating, and dancing, that is not very responsible life. Every man should be responsible. That is Vedic culture, to create responsible man, not varna-sankara. (SB 7.12.2, Bombay, April 13, 1976)]]> http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1259/?Focus=15779#Comment_15779 http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1259/?Focus=15779#Comment_15779 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:56:08 -0700 VEDA
ETHNIC DIVERSITY IN AMERICA BEFORE COLUMBUS SUGGESTS PREHISTORIC OLD WORLD CONTACTS
http://www.faculty.ucr.edu/~legneref/ethnic/ethnic1.htm]]> http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1253/?Focus=15778#Comment_15778 http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1253/?Focus=15778#Comment_15778 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:41:29 -0700 VEDA
This is pretty much common to all materialists, to different extent. The more delusional stage is taking drugs to forget material sufferings of samsara. Srila Prabhupada saved us from this - all glories to him.]]> http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1257/?Focus=15775#Comment_15775 http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1257/?Focus=15775#Comment_15775 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:33:38 -0700 VEDA