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Maya has been created simply to blind the people who wish to be blinded from the fact that they are not masters, but servants to the Lord. And as Lord Krsna is absolutely merciful, He gives them the option to feel like they are masters. But there is only one true Master, and that is Lord Krsna. Therefore, existance of Maya is simply The Lord's mercy.

If You use MSN, feel free to add me. lil_demon_95@hotmail.com (very old address, but the only one i have) Haribol!

To me, the only thing that the uplisted verse from SBG states is a thing that was "re-discovered" in the 20th century by Albert Einstein. Relativity theory. From the standpoint of relativity theory, it doesn't make any difference if you say that the train is moving on the railroad or if you say that the railroad is moving under a train. Same goes for Earth and Sun. Haribol!

Ignorant people and fools can find anything written in any text, if they want to. Same goes for finding hidden messages in music if you play it backwards. They're all rascals, who claim of hidden messages in the bible. If God wanted to give them knowledge, why would He hide it in unrecognizable and undecyphrable forms ? Haribol!

My favourite names would definitely be: - Govinda - Mukunda - Syamasundara Haribol!

samsara-davanala-lidha-loka- tranaya karunya-ghanaghanatvam praptasya kalyana-gunarnavasya vande guroh sri-caranaravindam Haribol!

in "The Path Of Perfection" it says nicely in one of the chapters: (Note, this is not taken from original English version) "Okay, if you wish to eat meat, worship goddess Kali and offer her meat by sacrificing a goat. Only afterwards you can eat meat. But do not eat meat that you buy in a butcher's store. You must respect the boundaries set for sacrifices. You need to sacrifice the goat to Kali on a specific day and utilize specific tools. A puja of this kind is only allowed on the night of a dark moon, once a month. Also, with sacrificing the goat, one must chant special mantras. The goat is told: "You sacrifice your life before goddess Kali, therefore you'll instantly proceed to human form." But the mantra also says: "You have a right to kill a human that sacrifices you." Now you should ask yourself "Why am I eating meat? Why am I doing this ? In my next life, I'll have to pay it with my own meat." And the purpose of all this is to revert humans from eating meat." Haribol!

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Identifying oneself as 'Hindu' or 'Muslim' or 'Indian' or 'American' on the basis of identifying yourself with the physical body that you occupy proves your being caught up in mäyä... Only when one truly understands the Absolute Truth, he realizes that he is infact a spiritual, Krishna-conscious entity. Haribol!

Srila Prabhupada Himself has once said, that people who call themselves English, American, Indian, Muslim, Christian or Hindu, are bound by mäyä... From the top of my head, i cannot remember the entire list of what you'd call 'accepted scriptures', but check http://www.krishna.com/e-books/ Also, scriptures saying that the earth is a turtle, or that earth is flat or some other nonsense down the same lines, were written by people. The 'accepted scriptures' are pure transcendental knowledge, given to humans by the Lord Himself. Haribol!

I've had a weird dream last night, I was in one of the NYC temples (where Sri Sri Radha-Govinda is iirc), attending an evening program, when I've heard a weird sound outside. I stepped out the front door into a desert, and a black-skinned, 6-armed deity was standing there, sword in each hand, and said to me "I have unleashed all the destructive power of the universe. I have now become the destroyer of the world." Quite confusing.. And the line is iirc from Mahabharata, but a bit different .. Haribol!

Hare Krishna! Unfortunately, I do not reside in the USA, but in Europe. So, as much as your generous offer is appreciated, I am not sure, if it would've still been valid. Besides, I am not sure how exactly to repay you *confused look* Haribol!

I've looked into getting a serving tray like the ones we have at the temple, but a problem has arisen that they are impossible to acquire here, and the only advice i was given "if some of your friends go to india, you can ask them to get one for you". (The ones at the temple, of course, are not available) I've browsed the web a bit but all that I've found were round, yet i wish to find a square one, with divided sections, that looks roughly like this : So, if anyone can give me any useful advice, I would be most grateful! Haribol!

When you're given a chance to tell something about yourself, you hide. When you read something you don't like, you post back. Get to your senses, Child. Haribol!

Any man wil benefit already only for saying Krsna once in his life.