The art of not wasting time Posted: 02 Aug 2011 12:36 PM PDT (Kadamba Kanana Swami, 2004) We want to constantly remember Krishna, but the environment is not always supportive. Sometimes we have to really internally internalize it. So for a devotee every opportunity is there to openly remember Krishna; and openly glorifying Krishna; openly meditating on Krishna as much as possible, and this is the art of not wasting time…when every opportunity is there….we fill it with our next glorification in hearing, chanting and remembering of Krishna. When we do that, then it just continues even when we walk in the middle of all that ignorance and passion that we're facing. Just because our consciousness continues to work, then we are not affected, and then we can be Krishna Conscious even in these unfavourable circumstances. One must always think of how to make it Krishna Consciousness!

Every devotee can give blessings Posted: 02 Aug 2011 11:54 AM PDT (Kadamba Kanana Swami, Stockholm, June 2011) When you see a devotee, you have to think that Krsna is standing behind that devotee and that Krsna is smiling.  We don't just look at the devotee, but we look at Krsna who says, "Oh, how nice! This devotee has done so much service for me!" And He is standing and looking at this devotee and smiling. Therefore every devotee can give blessings, because, when a devotee says something, Krsna will keep the word of that devotee.

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Song Name: Nava Nirada Nindita
Official Name: Sri Sri Vrajaraja-Sutastakam
(1)
nava-nīrada-nindita-kānti-dharaṁ
rasa-sāgara-nāgara-bhūpa-varam
śubha-vańkima-cāru-śikhaṇḍa-śikhaṁ
bhaja kṛṣṇa-nidhiṁ vraja-rāja-sutam
(2)
bhru-viśańkita-vańkima-śakra-dhanuṁ
mukha-candra-vinindita-koṭi-vidhum
mṛdu-manda-suhāsya-subhāṣya-yutaṁ
bhaja kṛṣṇa-nidhiṁ vraja-rāja-sutam
(3)
suvikampad-anańga-sad-ańga-dharaṁ
vraja-vāsi-manohara-veśa-karam
bhṛśa-lāñchita-nīla-saroja dṛśaṁ
bhaja kṛṣṇa-nidhiṁ vraja-rāja-sutam
(4)
alakāvali-maṇḍita-bhāla-taṭaṁ
śruti-dolita-mākara-kuṇḍalakam
kaṭi-veṣṭita-pīta-paṭam sudhaṭaṁ
bhaja kṛṣṇa-nidhiṁ vraja-rāja-sutam
(5)
kala-nūpura-rājita-cāru-padaṁ
maṇi-rañjita-gañjita-bhṛńga-madam
dhvaja-vajra-jhaṣāńkita-pāda-yugaṁ
bhaja kṛṣṇa-nidhiṁ vraja-rāja-sutam
(6)
bhṛśa-candana-carcita-cāru-tanuṁ
maṇi-kaustubha-garhita-bhānu-tanum
vraja-bāla-śiromaṇi-rūpa-dhṛtaṁ
bhaja kṛṣṇa-nidhiṁ vraja-rāja-sutam
(7)
sura-vṛnda-suvandya-mukunda-hariṁ
sura-nātha-śiromaṇi-sarva-gurum
giridhāri-murāri-purāri-paraṁ
bhaja kṛṣṇa-nidhiṁ vraja-rāja-sutam
(8)
vṛṣabhānu-sutā-vara-keli-paraṁ
rasa-rāja-śiromaṇi-veśa-dharam
jagad-īśvaram-īśvaram-īḍya-varaṁ
bhaja kṛṣṇa-nidhiṁ vraja-rāja-sutam

TRANSLATION

1) He Whose complexion conquers that of a fresh new raincloud Who is the best King of Paramours, the ocean of ecstatic mellows Whose crown is adorned with a lovely peacock feather And is auspiciously tilted to one side Just worship Krishna, the Dark Jewel, the son of the King of Vraja.

2) He Whose broadly bending eyebrows appear like arched rainbows, Whose pure moonlike face belittles millions of ordinary moons, Who is endowed with sweet gentle smiles and pleasant speech Just worship Krishna, the Dark Jewel, the son of the King of Vraja.

3) He Whose divine bodily limbs tremble profusely with Cupid's agitations, Who dresses enchantingly just to fascinate the Vraja vasis, Who is decorated with extraordinary eyes like blue lotus blossoms. Just worship Krishna, the Dark Jewel, the son of the King of Vraja.

4) He Whose forehead is surrounded by a fringe of wavy locks, Whose earlobes are embellished with swaying shark shaped earrings, Who is adorned with yellow silk embracing His charming hips. Just worship Krishna, the Dark Jewel, the son of the King of Vraja.

5) He Whose beautiful feet resound with softly tinkling ankle bells that madden all the bees with their vibration of swinging gemstones, Whose soles are marked with the flag, thunderbolt, fish and more. Just worship Krishna the Dark Jewel, the son of the King of Vraja.

6) He Whose graceful form is smeared with profuse sandalwood paste, Whose body glows with the Kaustubha gem, eclipsing the sun, Whose personal beauty represents the topmost zenith of Vraja youths, Just worship Krishna the Dark Jewel, the son of the King of Vraja.

7) He Who is Mukunda and Hari, worshipable for all the demigods and sages, Who is the guru of all created beings, the crest jewel of all Lords, Who is known as Giridhari and Murari, more exalted even than Lord Siva, Just worship Krishna, the Dark Jewel, the son of the King of Vraja.

8) He Who is most fond of sporting with the Daughter of Vrsabhanu Who dresses impeccably as the Crown Prince of Mellow Relishers, Who is the most praiseworthy Lord of Lords in the entire universe, Just worship Krishna, the Dark Jewel, the son of the King of Vraja.

Just worship Krishna the Dark Jewel, the son of the King of Vraja-Sri Vraja Raja Sutastakam

Chanakya Pandit envisioned a society where people r not running behind
material pleasures.Control over d Sense organs is essential4success in
any endeavor.Spiritual development is essential4internal
strength&character of the individual.Material pleasures&achievements r
always secondary2d Spiritual development of the society&country@large.

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Yours
Dinesh

Spirituality is essential for shaping the character of people!

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This is an age of addiction.People are Addicted to activities that are
not bringing any Good to the self or those around the self. In other
words we find that majority of the people engaging in unpleasant
activities that are self destructive(one example is smoking or
drinking) and in most cases to the masses as well(one example is bomb
blasts).The longer the act of indulging,the tougher the act of
refraining.We are prisoners of our own will.A lusty person cant b
satisfied by anything in the 3 worlds but only frustrated of not
knowing the real wants(Love for Krishna) of the real
self(soul).Because it's a repeated delusion that one undergoes when
satisfying the senses with its Momentary pleasures,the more one
engages in Sense enjoyment,the more frustration one is sure to
experience.When the senses are engaged in Sense pleasure(in contact
with Sense objects),it gets weakened and loses the power to understand
the self and God and the situation is precarious for the soul
travelling in the chariot of material body.
When a man gives up all varieties of Sense desire which arise from
mental concoction and finds satisfaction in the self(as servant of the
Lord) alone,then he's said to be in pure transcendental
consciousness-BG#2.55
Such a person(in Krishna consciousness) is a sage even if he's without
beard.Usually our mind is accustomed to think that sage means one
should have a big beard.And this one fact is also used by miscreants
with ugly beard posing themselves as Swamis or Gurus although they are
no better than Garus(cows).

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Yours
Dinesh

Muni(Sage) without beard, in the age of addiction!