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VEDANTA AND SCIENCE SERIES: LIFE AND ORIGIN OF THE UNIVERSE

Vedanta dan Sains No.1: Kehidupan dan Asal Mula Jagat Raya

by Dr. T. D. Singh (His Holiness Bhaktisvarupa Damodara Swami)

pp. 84, Softbound

Rp. 50.000 (Yang English)

Rp. 38.000 (Yang Bahasa Indonesia)

ISBN: 81-901369-3-3

Vedanta merupakan kesimpulan atau kata akhir Literatur (Kitab-kitab) Veda. Vedanta- Sutra tersusun atas ayat-ayat pendek yang disebut dengan sutra. Setiap sutra memiliki kedalaman arti dan makna, maka itu orang biasa tidak mudah mengerti dengan membacanya begitu saja. sutra ibarat suatu rumus atau formula yang terdiri atas huruf atau kata yang singkat, harus diberi penjelasan agar orang umum bisa mengertinya. Maka itu sejak dahulu kala Para Acharya agung menyusun berbagai ulasan Vedanta Sutra secara panjang lebar. seperti yang dilakukan oleh Madhvacarya, Ramanuja Acharya, dan lain-lainnya. Kini di dunia modern ini, telah hadir seorang pengulas Vedanta Sutra, Sri Srimad Bhaktisvarupa Damodara Swami (TD Singh, Ph.D) seorang rohaniawan Hindu yang juga jebolan University Of California, USA.  Read the rest of this entry »

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Continuation from Part 1

by ISKCON Manipur

INGA (June):

On the day of full moon of the month of Inga (June), the Vigrahas of Sri Sri Jagannatha, Balabhadra and Subhadra are taken out in the Prangal (verandah) of the Mandir. The brahmanas and pujaris of the temple will perform seva puja and snana of the Vigrahas. The day is called snana yatra day. Countless number of vaisnavas will attend the snana yatra festival and have darshana of Sri Sri Radha Govindaji.

INGEL (July):

On the second day of the bright fortnight of Ingel (July) Sri Jagannatha, Balabhadra and Subhadra will move out in a Ratha specially designed for the Ratha yatra festival. Before the Vigrahas are taken out of the temple, They will be properly decorated with beautiful garments. After that, the pujari will offer arati to the Vigrahas. Then the three Vigrahas will be shifted from the temple to the Ratha by using three well designed palanquins, to be carried by the selected pujaris and devotees involving the Gvala arati. Many sankirtana palas of Sri Govindaji will come in procession for offering devotional service while shifting the deities from the temple to the Ratha, kept ready for being pulled by the vaisnavas on the main road of the Govindaji palace complex. Seven groups (dals) of sankirtana palas will perform sankirtana during the Ratha yatra procession.
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by Srila Bhaktisvarupa Damodara Svami Sripada Maharaja

Bedugul, Bali, Indonesia, Dec 28, 2005

Hare Krsna, I d like to thanks all of you for your coming from different great planets…

So, Bhaktivonoda Thakur says, that in most people sleeping, so therefore it is good to understand that we are waking up from deep slumber…slumber mean sleep. So by the blessing of Prabhupada that so…we given this wonderful understanding that we have to get up from this deep sleep. To wake up means…what do we do when we wake up? just like the sun rising in early in the morning and then …we see everything is look up a beautiful life and we can see around, also we can remember the beautiful  birds and so many wonderful things happening when we wake up in the morning. So this understanding of waking up of from deep sleep, deep sleep means one completely in the mood of ignorance, darkness, tamoguna.  When tamoguna is influenced the individual, we just like in a deep slumber or deep sleep. But Read the rest of this entry »

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by Singapore’ Devotees

(13-14th August 2006) Guru Maharaja arrived from Bali with his guests Gajapati Maharaj, the King of Puri and his spiritual master, the Raja Guru of the Jagannatha Temple at noon in Singapore. They were received by a host of devotees from Singapore & Malaysia and proceeded to Venu Madhava Prabhu’s home. Guru Maharaja introducing his guests to the local devotees. Due to restrictions in Singapore, Maharaja does not wear his sannyasa robes. At Venumadhava prabhu’s house, Gurudev and his guests had a sumptuous prasadam feast prepared by the matajis. They were joined by two visitors from Malaysia, Dr. Vythilingam who is treasurer of the Malaysian Medical Association and Mr. Ramesh, a lawyer, who are helping Gurudev set up Bhaktivedanta Institute (Malaysia). The details of this effort were further discussed after lunch. In the evening, the devotees brought Gurudev and his guest to the Singapore Night Safari. This attraction is an extension of the Singapore Zoo that presents nocturnal animals in their natural habitats. The King is an ardent animal lover who is accustomed to spending several days in the jungle. In his youth, he used to spend his time in the wilderness hunting; however, later, he simply observed animals while sitting on tree branches. The King of Puri Guru Maharaja with the Rajaguru in the tramp during the Night Safari Guru Maharaja was in a jovial mood throughout. When he saw some lions resting on their backs, with legs up, he remarked that, “they are practicing yoga.” Another time, when he saw some goat-like animals (Oryx) sitting still, he said they were meditating. After most of us left the Night Safari, the King remained behind with three devotees to walk around the Safari and have a closer interaction with the animals. Meanwhile, being the perfect host, Gurudev stayed up late in Venumadhava prabhu’s house waiting for the King to return. During this time, Guru Maharaja gave instructions for the prasadam the next day. One devotee said to Guru Maharaja that at times Krishna consciousness is very sweet and blissful, while at other times, there is no feeling at all, almost mechanical. Gurudev replied that the modes of nature are very strong, even a very wise man can be disturbed. We have to always be positive in our Krishna consciousness. We have to be careful to control anger and lust, (kama, krodha, lobha) and it will be easier to practice Krishna consciousness. He said even if difficulties come, don’t view it negatively, but see it positively. He then gave the example of Queen Kunti, who prayed for difficulties so that she would remember Krishna better. The devotee then asked, as householders we are always in anxiety, thinking about our children, whether they will be Krishna conscious etc. Gurudev replied that as Prahlad Maharaja said ideally Krishna consciousness should be started at a young age so that you will be trained on how to deal with things in a proper way. Because the training was not there from young, we have problems with children. He remarked how in India, sometimes when children leave the care of their parents, they are unable to be independent. He then gave the devotee some personal instructions on how to handle her children. The next day, Monday, August 14th, Gurudev was scheduled to leave for Calcutta in the evening. The program for the day was that we would go to the Underwater World in Sentosa island and Kannan prabhu’s house for lunch. Afterwhich Gurudev would do some shopping before heading to the airport for departure. On Monday morning, we had a mangala arotik. Gurudev was pleased that we had Mangala Arotik as he later remarked to the King, “Did you hear their morning program?” Before his bath, Guru Maharaja drank water and a drink of lemon juice and honey. After breakfast, we proceeded to the Underwater world, which is an aquatic exhibition. Everyone was happy to see the Lord’s amazing varieties of creation under the ocean. Srila Sripada and the giant crab Extending his lotus hands to the lucky fishes After visiting the Underwaterworld, we took a walk along the beach and watched a dolphin show. Then we headed to Kannan prabhu’s house for lunch. GuruMaharaja lead the singing of “ Jaya Radha Madhava” as we all danced blissfully. As GuruMaharaja said the prema dhvani prayers he concluded by saying “now it is time for prasadam program” which drew laughter from everyone. To Kannan prabhu, who is a medical doctor, Gurumaharaja said that doctors should find out the relationship between health and spirituality. Gurudev also recalled that he had an interest in doing medicine but his family was not very keen because it would mean that he would have to be away. So he did science instead. Gurudev then shared with Kannan prabhu where he did his undergraduate and postgraduate studies and about his meeting with Srila Prabhupada. Group photo at Dr. Kannan prabhu’s house After taking a short rest at Venumadhava prabhu’s house, Gurudev and some of the devotees went to do some shopping. Gurudev purchased a new luggage bag and souvenirs for the guests in Manipur. Gurudev was very careful and fastidious in choosing appropriate gifts. Guru Maharaja then did his packing in and took a quick shower before heading to the airport. At the airport, a number of devotees had come to see Guru Maharaja off. After checking in his luggage Guru Maharaja sat in the lounge and the devotees sat around him. He talked about his traveling plans and preaching projects. One devotee asked a question about how we should practice Krishna consciousness in Singapore since there was no temple. Gurudev replied that we should meet once a week in different houses. Each devotee can contribute some prasadam. Someone can give a discourse or if no one is available we can just read Srila Prabhupada’s books. Another question was asked, “How can we remain positive if we continuously experience falldowns from our standards and principles?” Gurudev replied that we should not be weak. If we are facing problems in our devotional life we can reveal them to friends who are close to us and together we can try to overcome them. He also suggested that we should read books individually everyday, conduct mangala arotik in our homes, memorize verses for preaching and for our own purification and to keep a diary to write down our thoughts. He emphasized that planning in Krishna consciousness is very important. Planning is as important as executing. He gave the example that an architect makes his plans first before beginning construction. He said that the real secret is to always keep busy in service. After giving us this nectar from his lotus mouth, Guru Maharaja left for Calcutta. The Gajapati Maharaj and the Rajaguru left two days later, after giving us their enlivening association.The Rajaguru especially shared many wonderful stories of Jagannatha. SrilaGurudev ki! Jay! Yours in the service of Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga, Rupachandra Das & Vaikunthanatha Das

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