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- <Food For Soul> [2 Updates]
http://groups.google.com/group/learn-bhagavad-gita-asitis/t/8b90c395ad7edf6f
- TODAY'S QUOTE BY OUR BELOVED SPIRITUAL MASTER [1 Update]
http://groups.google.com/group/learn-bhagavad-gita-asitis/t/f3d0c4883e338c3d
- Ekadasi on June 22,2010(Tuesday) - Pandava Nirjala Ekadasi !!! [1 Update]
http://groups.google.com/group/learn-bhagavad-gita-asitis/t/459ebe5a00c11486
- Back To Godhead [1 Update]
http://groups.google.com/group/learn-bhagavad-gita-asitis/t/ebfb285b13cf1c33
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Topic: <Food For Soul>
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From: "Dr Satish Gosain (Sri Krishna Hari Das)" <sri.krishna.hari@gmail.com>
Date: Jun 19 01:34AM +0530
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From: "Dr Satish Gosain (Sri Krishna Hari Das)" <sri.krishna.hari@gmail.com>
Date: Jun 19 12:51AM +0530
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Date: Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 1:02 PM
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*[image: Believe Utterly in the Unreality of the World]*

The fundamental mistake that people without peace of mind make is to imagine
that the whole world is made for their enjoyment and that everything and
everybody in this wide universe should subserve their individual ends and
that the whole world should bend to their plans. Do not try to extract
enjoyment from this world. You can as well extract nectar from cobra's
fangs! You will meet with disappointment, frustration, failure, misery.
Rather know the world for what it is. The world is made for your experience,
for your evolution. Grow wiser and spiritually richer with every experience.
Experience is education. Experience is the greatest teacher. It is only the
fool who thinks that this world is made for his pleasure. Says the
scripture: *Anityam Asukham Lokam. Asasvatam Duhkhalayam *(Impermanent and
joyless, verily, is this world)*. *Read your scriptures with respect. Ever
remember their teachings. Live by their teachings. There is no other way to
peace of mind…………….

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Topic: TODAY'S QUOTE BY OUR BELOVED SPIRITUAL MASTER
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* **Danger at every step*

Time and tide wait for no one. There is danger at every step.You can see how
the calamities in the world can come anytime and strike anyone in this
world. One who is spiritually alert has no fear in life. Just like when the
wings of a bird develops the bird flies out of the nest.

*(Waves of Wisdom)** *

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*The holy name is the most valuable asset that you can possess! *
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> - By H.H.Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj

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Topic: Ekadasi on June 22,2010(Tuesday) - Pandava Nirjala Ekadasi !!!
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Date: Jun 21 01:33PM +0530
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Date: Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 10:17 AM
Subject: Ekadasi on June 22,2010(Tuesday) - Pandava Nirjala Ekadasi !!!
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Hare Krishna!

*22/06/2010 (Tuesday) -* *Fasting for Pandava Nirjala Ekadasi.*

* (Total Fast, even from water, If
Ekadasi is broken)*

*23/06/2010 (Wednesday) – Breakfast Time 05:25 AM - 10:04 AM
(New Delhi)*

*:* *More Chanting and Devotional service is preferred.*

*Nirjalā Ekādaśī ***
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nce Bhīmasena, the younger brother of Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, asked the great
sage Śrīla yāsadeva, the grandfather of the Pāṇḍavas, if it is possible to
return to the spiritual world without having observed all the rules and
regulations of the Ekādaśī fasts.

Bhīmasena said, "O greatly intelligent and learned grandfather, my brother
Yudhiṣṭhira, my dear mother Kuntī, and my beloved wife Draupadī, as well as
Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva, fast completely on each Ekādaśī and strictly
follow all the rules, guidelines and regulative injunctions of that sacred
day. Being very religious, they always tell me that I should also fast on
that day too. But, O grandfather, I tell them that I cannot live without
eating, because unbearable to me. I can give widely in charity and worship
Śrī Keśava properly, but I cannot be asked to fast on Ekādaśī. Please tell
me how I can obtain the same merits result without fasting."

Hearing these words, Śrīla Vyāsadeva replied, "If you want to go to the
heavenly planets and avoid the hellish planets, you should indeed observe a
fast on both the light and dark Ekādaśīs."

Bhīma replied, "O great intelligent grandfather, please listen to my plea. O
greatest of *munis*, since I cannot live if I eat only once in a day, how
can I possibly live if I fast completely? Within my stomach burns a special
fire named *v**ṛ**ka*, the fire of digestion.

Only when I eat to my full satisfaction does the fire in my stomach become
satisfied. O great sage, I might possibly be able to fast only once, so I
beg that you tell me of an Ekādaśī that is worthy of my fasting and that
includes all other Ekādaśīs. I shall faithfully observe that fast and
hopefully still become eligible for liberation."

Śrīla Vyāsadeva replied, O king, you have heard from me about the various
kinds of occupational duties, such as elaborate Vedic ceremonies and pujas.
In the Kali-yuga, however, no one will be able to observe all these
occupational and functional duties properly. I shall therefore tell you how,
at practically no expense, one can endure some small austerity and achieve
the greatest benefit and resultant happiness. The essence of what is written
in the Vedic literatures known as the Purāṇas is that one should not eat on
either the dark or light fortnight Ekādaśīs. One who fasts on Ekādaśīs saved
from going to the hellish planets."

Hearing Śrīla Vyāsadeva's words, Bhīmasena, the strongest of all warriors,
became frightened and began to shake like a leaf on a banyan tree in a
strong wind. The frightened Bhīmasena then said, "O grandfather, what should
I do? I am completely unable and ill equipped to fast twice in a month
throughout the year! Please tell me of the one fasting day that will bestow
the greatest benefit upon me!"

Vyāsadeva replied, "Without drinking even water, you should fast on the
Ekādaśī that occurs during the light fortnight of the month of Jyeṣṭha
(May-June) when the sun travels in the sign of Gemini and Taurus, According
to learned personalities, on this day one may bathe and perform *ācamana *for
purification. But while performing *ācamana *one may drink only that amount
of water equal to a drop of gold, or that amount it takes to immerse a
single mustard seed. Only this amount of water should be placed in the right
palm for sipping, which one should form to resemble a cow's ear. If one
drinks more water than this, he might as well have drunk wine.

"One must certainly not eat anything, for if he does so he breaks his fast.
This rigid fast is in effect from sunrise on the Ekādaśī day to sunrise on
the Dvādaśī day. If a person endeavours to observe this great fast very
strictly, he easily achieves the result of observing all twenty-four other
Ekādaśī fasts throughout the entire year.

"On Dvādaśī the devotee should bathe early in the morning. Then, according
to the prescribed rules, guidelines and regulative injunctions, and of
course depending on his ability, he should give some gold and water to
worthy *brāhma**ṇ**as*. Finally, he should cheerfully honour *prasādam *with
a *brāhma**ṇ**a*.

"O Bhīmasena, one who can fast on this special Ekādaśī in this manner reaps
the benefit of having fasted on every Ekādaśī during the year. There is no
doubt of this, nor should there be. O Bhima, now hear the specific merit one
gets by fasting on this Ekādaśī. The Supreme Lord Keśava, who holds a conch,
discus, club and lotus, personally told me, `Everyone should take shelter of
Me and follow My instructions.' Then He told me that one who fasts on this
Ekādaśī, without taking even drinking water or eating, becomes free of all
sinful reactions, and that one who observes the difficult *nirjala *fast on
Jyeṣṭha-śukla Ekādaśī truly reaps the benefit of all other Ekādaśī fasts.

"O Bhīmasena, in the Kali-yuga, the age of quarrel and hypocrisy, when all
the principles of the Vedas will have been destroyed or greatly minimised,
and when there will be no proper charity or observance of the ancient Vedik
principles and ceremonies, how will there be any means of purifying the
self? But there is the opportunity to fast on Ekādaśī and become free of all
one's past sins.

"O son of Vāyu, what more can I say to you? You should not eat during the
Ekādaśīs that occur during the dark and light fortnights, and you should
even give up drinking water on the particularly auspicious Ekādaśī day of
Jyeṣṭha-śukla Ekādaśī. O Vṛkodara, whoever fasts on this Ekādaśī receives
the merits of bathing in all the places of pilgrimage, giving all kinds of
charities to worthy persons, and fasting on all the dark and light Ekādaśīs
throughout the year, in one go. Of this there is no doubt. O tiger among
men, whoever fasts on this Ekādaśī truly becomes a great person and achieves
all manner of opulence and wealth, grains, strength, and health. And at the
fearful moment of death, the terrible Yamadūtas, whose complexions are
yellow and black and who brandish huge maces and twirl mystic *pāśa *ropes
in the air for binding their victims, will refuse to approach him. Rather,
such a faithful soul will at once be taken to the supreme abode of Lord Viṣṇu
by the Viṣṇu-dūtas, whose transcendentally beautiful forms are clothed in
gorgeous yellowish garments and who each hold a disk, club, conch and lotus
in their four hands, resembling Lord Viṣṇu. It is to gain all these benefits
that one should certainly fast on this very auspicious and important
Ekādaśī, even from water."

When the other Pāṇḍavas heard about the benefits to be gained by following
Jyeṣṭha-śukla Ekādaśī, they resolved to observe it exactly as their
grandfather Śrīla Vyāsadeva had explained it to their brother, Bhīmasena.
All the Pāṇḍavas observed it by refraining from eating or drinking anything,
and thus this day is also known as Pāṇḍava Nirjalā Dvādaśī.

Śrīla Vyāsadeva continued, O Bhīmasena, therefore you should observe this
important fast to remove all your past sinful reactions. You should pray to
the Supreme Personality of God, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa in this way making your
sankalpa declaration, `O Lord of all the demigods, O Supreme Personality of
God, today I shall observe Ekādaśī without taking any water. O unlimited
Ananta, I shall break fast on the next day, Dvādaśī.' Thereafter, to remove
all his sins, the devotee should honour this Ekādaśī fast with full faith in
the Lord and with full control over his senses. Whether his sins are equal
in volume to Mount Sumeru or to Mandarācala Hill, if he or she observes this
Ekādaśī, the sins that have been accumulated all become nullified and are
burned to ashes. Such is the great power of this Ekādaśī.

"O best of human beings, although a person should also give water and cows
in charity during this Ekādaśī, if for some reason or other he cannot, then
he should give a qualified *brāhma**ṇ**a *some cloth or a pot filled with
water. Indeed, the merit achieved by giving water alone equals that gained
by giving gold ten million times a day.

"O Bhīma, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa has said that whoever observes this Ekādaśī should
take a Holy bath, give charity to a worthy person, chant the Lord's Holy
names on a *japa-māla*, and perform some kind of recommended sacrifice, for
by doing these things on this day one receives imperishable benefits. There
is no need to perform any other kind of religious duty. Observance of this
Ekādaśī fast alone promotes one to the supreme abode of Śrī Viṣṇu. O best of
the Kurus, if one donates gold, cloth, or anything else on this day, the
merit one obtains is imperishable.

"Remember, whosoever eats any grains on Ekādaśī becomes contaminated by sin
and verily eats only sin. In effect, he has already become a dog-eater, and
after death he suffers a hellish existence. But he who observes this sacred
Jyeṣṭha-śukla Ekādaśī and gives something in charity certainly achieves
liberation from the cycle of repeated birth and death and attains to the
supreme abode. Observing this Ekādaśī, which is merged with Dvādaśī, frees
one from the horrible sin of killing a *brāhma**ṇ**a*, drinking liquor and
wine, becoming envious of one's spiritual master and ignoring his
instructions, and continually telling lies.

"Furthermore, O best of beings, any man or woman who observes this fast
properly and worships the Supreme Lord Jalaśāyī (He who sleeps on the
water), and who on the next day satisfies a qualified *brāhma**ṇ**a *with
nice sweets and a donation of cows and money - such a person certainly
pleases the Supreme Lord Vāsudeva, so much so that one hundred previous
generations in his family undoubtedly go to the Supreme Lord's abode, even
though they may have been very sinful, of bad character, and guilty of
suicide, etc. Indeed, one who observes this amazing Ekādaśī rides on a
glorious celestial airplane (*vimāna*) to the Lord's abode.

"One who on this day gives a *brāhma**ṇ**a *a waterpot, an umbrella, or
shoes surely goes to the heavenly planets. Indeed, he who simply hears these
glories also attains to the transcendental abode of the Supreme Lord, Śrī Vi
ṣṇu. Whoever performs the *śrāddha *ceremony to the forefathers on the
dark-moon day called *amāvasyā*, particularly if it occurs at the time of a
solar eclipse undoubtedly achieves great merit. But this same merit is
achieved by him who simply hears this sacred narration - so powerful and so
dear to the Lord is this Ekādaśī.

"One should clean his teeth properly and, without eating or drinking,
observe this Ekādaśī to please the Supreme Lord, Keśava. On the day after
Ekādaśī one should worship the Supreme Personality of God in His form as
Trivikrama by offering Him water, flowers, incense, and a brightly burning
lamp. Then the devotee should pray from the heart, `O God of gods, O
deliverer of everyone, O Hṛṣīkeśa, master of the senses, kindly bestow upon
me the gift of liberation, though I can offer you nothing greater than this
humble pot filled with water.' Then the devotee should donate the waterpot
to a *brāhma**ṇ**a*.

"O Bhīmasena, after this Ekādaśī fast and donating the recommended items
according to his ability, the devotee should feed *brāhma**ṇ**a*s and
thereafter honour prasādam silently."

Śrīla Vyāsadeva concluded, "I strongly urge you to fast on this auspicious,
purifying, sin-devouring Dvādaśī in just the way I have outlined. Thus you
will be completely freed of all sins and reach the supreme abode."

*Thus ends the V**ṛ**javāsī narration of the glories of Jye**ṣṭ**ha-śukla
Ekādaśī, or Bhīmaseni-nirjalā Ekādaśī, from the Brahmā-vaivarta Purā**ṇ**a.
*

* *

*Note:*

Agni the fire-deity, descends from Lord Viṣṇu through Brahmā, from Brahmā to
Angirasa, from Angirasa to Brihaspathi, and from Brihaspathi to Samyu, who
was Agni'' father. He is the gatekeeper in charge of Nairritti, the
south-eastern direction. He is one of the eight material elements, and
Parikshit Mahārāja, he is very expert at examining things. He examined
Mahārāja Shibi once by turning into a dove (for further information on this
incident see Śrīla A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada's Śrīmad Bhagavatam
commentary to 1:12:20. Purport.)

Agni is divided into three categories; DavAgni, the fire in wood,
JatharAgni, the fire in the digestion in the stomach, and VadavAgni, the
fire that creates fog when hot and cold streams mix in for example the
ocean. Another name for the fire of digestion is Vrika. It is this powerful
fire that resided in Bhima's stomach.

As stated in Śrīmad Bhāgavatam (Bhāgavat MahāPurāṇam) 12:13:12 and 15.) the
Bhagavat Purāṇam is itself the essence or cream of all VedAnta philosophy
(sara-vedAnta-sAram), and the Śrīmad Bhagavatam's unequivocal message is
that of full surrender to Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa and the rendering of loving
devotional service to Him. Observing Ekādaśī strictly is a great aid in that
process, and here Śrīla Vyāsadeva is simply stressing to Bhima the
importance of the Ekādaśī vratam.

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Your Servant In Service Of Srila Prabhupada and Gurudev,
Saci Gaurasundara Das
Chant:Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare,Hare Rama Hare
Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare.& be Happy

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Date: Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 3:10 PM
Subject: Back To Godhead
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--
Your Servant In Service Of Srila Prabhupada and Gurudev,
Saci Gaurasundara Das
Chant:Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare,Hare Rama Hare
Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare.& be Happy

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Date: Jun 21 12:37PM +0530
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Date: Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 11:57 AM
Subject: JOB SEEKING
To: learn-bhagavad-gita-asitis+owners@googlegroups.com<learn-bhagavad-gita-asitis%2Bowners@googlegroups.com>
Cc: sri.krishna.hari@gmail.com

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