Sweet balls

Posted on July 27, 2007 Author: Hansadutta das

In the early days of ISKCON, when there were hardly more than 30 devotees in all, there was a constant strain over prasadam consumption. In one such instance, Kirtanananda (who was a good cook and foremost disciple) always tried to impose limits on the consumption of prasadam by the temple inmates. One such imposition was his insistence that no one could take more than two sweet balls with his morning porridge (farina, milk and sugar), but the devotees could hardly tolerate this stricture of his. more →

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Representatives of the People

Posted on June 4, 2007 Author: Hansadutta das

Hare Krsna, Praghosa Prabhu.

Much is made of the governments of all nations—be they democratic, socialist, or communist or whatever—of their elected or appointed officials being THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PEOPLE . more →

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No other recourse

Posted on January 18, 2007 Author: Hansadutta das

Ultimately, what is the substance of legal directives and legal maneuvers? Where does it all lead to in the end? The men in position today in ISKCON are basically entrenched. Whoever is there is just there, doing whatever they’re doing. Prabhupada gave the Direction of Management, a legal document, but even if the court were to give the order to enforce it, who would replace the managers there now? Where are the replacements? Out of the whole population of ISKCON, maybe 1% are capable, but replace the current management with whom? And who will be left for them to manage? more →

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You cannot make a devotee

Posted on September 12, 2006 Author: Hansadutta das

Bhagavatam says Krishna is the cause and the effect, the Absolute Truth. Illogical, beyond logic. Only if Krishna reveals Himself, then you can become Krishna conscious. You cannot be Krishna conscious by your own endeavor, by your own surrender or austerity. more →

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Prabhupada in Germany, 1974

Posted on September 4, 2006 Author: Hansadutta das

Srila Prabhupada with Hansadutta das

Srila Prabhupada bids farewell to the devotees with Hansadutta das at the Frankfurt airport before departure, 1974

Dear Hansadutta, Please accept my humble obeisances all glories to Srila Prabhupada.

That picture currently on your front page is one of the best pictures ever, do you know if it is within the vedabase? more →

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Premise is the problem

Posted on July 5, 2006 Author: Hansadutta das

The whole premise of modern civilization, based on the idea of advancement of education, technology, industry and economics is dismissed by us (VAISHNAVAS) as ERRONEOUS and therefore IRRELEVANT for the well being of this planet earth with its 4 to 5 billion human beings and innumerable animals, insects, etc. more →

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Potency of Sound

Posted on July 5, 2006 Author: Hansadutta das

Value a Sound! A faithless person scoffs at the idea of chanting the Holy Name. Such persons say, “Any sound repeated long enough will produce a hypnotic effect.” But we contend that each sound, just as any other element in our experience, has its own INTRINSIC potency. Take sugar and salt. It may appear similar to the eye, but there is a world of difference between salt and sugar. Take paper. There is a world of difference between the newspaper, toilet paper or paper money, and again more →

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One with the spiritual master and Krishna

Posted on June 20, 2006 Author: Hansadutta das

You are what your deep driving desire is. As your desire is, so is your will. As your will is, so is your deed. As your deed is, so is your destiny. (Brihadnarayana Upanishad)

As long as we are colored by the material modes of goodness, passion and ignorance, the question of “What do I want?” will be there. When one has actually become purified and is situated on the platform of BRAHMABHUTA, the question will be “What does my spiritual master and Krishna want?” and one becomes absorbed in that thought exclusively.
Prabhupada said, “As soon as one accepts a spiritual master, one has nothing more to think about.”

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Land, cow, man and God

Posted on May 26, 2006 Author: Hansadutta das

What gold is to minerals, milk is to food. LAND, COW, MAN and GOD. Simple living, high thinking (LAND, COW, MAN, GOD). more →

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Aim to love

Posted on May 22, 2006 Author: Hansadutta das

The aim of life is to love Krishna. It is not necessary to know how Krishna is God. Just like the child loves mother and father. The child has no knowledge of what is or how it is that the parents are mother and father. It is simply love.

Love of Krishna automatically includes all lower departments of understanding, philosophy, mystic power, sense gratification, liberation and knowledge, but the afore-mentioned items themselves do not contain love of God. Nor are they helpful to love God. In fact, they are detrimental.

Our aim is simply to love God.

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