KK Bindu #143

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Our humble obeisances!

 

Jaya Sri Sri Guru Gauranga!

 

You will find attached to this text issue #143 of Sri Krishna Kathamrita

Bindu.

 

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IN THIS ISSUE

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* "External Dress is Not Our Concern" - His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta

Swami Prabhupada speaks about preaching and the external symbols of

sannyasa.

 

* "Krishna-katha is Life" - Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami describes the

importance of Krishna-katha.

 

* "Mahaprabhu's Mercy on Gopal Bhatta Goswami" - A special offering in honor

of the upcoming appearance day of Srila Gopal Bhatta Goswami. This newly

translated excerpt, done especially for Bindu, comes from the medieval

Gaudiya Vaishnava book, Karnananda. The author Yadunandan Das describes the

meeting of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Gopal Bhatta Goswami. Special thanks

to Sriman Krishna Balaram Prabhu for his help with translation. We hope to

see more of Krishna Balaram Prabhu's translations in the future.

 

* "The Meeting of Parshuram and Lord Ramachandra" - Part three of a six-part

series of English poetry by the late Christian missionary Reverend A. G.

Atkins. In this installment, Lakshman continues to speak insolent and

sarcastic words to the proud Parshuram.

 

* "The Highest Ecstasy" - A verse from Srila Rupa Goswami's Padyavali.

 

We pray that this issue may bring some happiness and inspiration to the

Vaishnavas who are preaching the mission of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

 

Das anudas abhas, Madhavananda Das, editor

 

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COMING IN OUR NEXT ISSUE:

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Bindu 144 will include some special prayers to Adwaita Acharya Prabhu, whose

appearance is coming up.

 

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COMMENTS

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I don't have any qualification to glorify Srila Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja,

but his books are wonderful and very deep in prema-bhakti. I love his

English and the examples he uses are very appropriate to the particular

situations. In the same way I like the Bindu. It is the sweetest.

-- Devaki Sundari Dasi, Chennai

 

Your publication contains a lot of valuable articles and is very easy to

receive through email.

-- Biren, ISKCON Manipur

 

I enjoy reading all of the articles. They are interesting and informative.

-- Ms Veloo Sumatti, Singapore

 

Thank you for your nice contributions.

-- Muniraja Das, Helsinki, Finland

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"This chanting should go on. Instead of meetings, resolutions, dissolutions,

revolutions and then no solutions, there should be chanting."

- His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, from Lilamrita Vol.6

p.182