New Zealand Hare Krishna Spiritual Resource Network
Newsletter Number #0028 Aug 2000 A.D. SPECIAL Janmastami issue.

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IN THIS ISSUE:

WWW - news and views: Calendar Updates.
Chaturmasya
Sri Krishna JanmAsthami
Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Avirbhav
Annada EkAdasi
Srimati Sita Thakurani Jayanti
Sri RadhAstami

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Words of Wisdom - Shastra & Shastrakaras speak:
(Srila Prabhupad & the previous Acaryas)
Who is Lord Sri Krishna?
At Grass Roots: topical stuff

Prasadam Recipes: To slake the thirst of body, mind & soul
Krishna conscious - Vedikly acceptable jokes:
- Did You Ever Wonder Why?
- Strange but true
- Ways of the world
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The Interactive Vaishnava Calendar page is coming along nicely:

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Now you can view the FULL years 1999-2000 & 2000-2001.
All Calendar entries are explained - Appearance or Disappearance
days etc.
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This is a totally free service, we have worked hard to organise it
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Now there is 50 acres of Beautiful Wooded land adjoining the devotee community just become available. This is too good to be anything other than Krishna's mercy.

Interested ???? Things like this don't last before some snatches them up - get in quick !
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Who is Sri Krishna?
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Krishna is God, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This fact is
stated and corroborated in the Vedic scriptures and by various
authorities. Lord Brahma in Brahma Samhita says, "Krishna who is known
as Govinda is the Supreme Godhead. He has an eternal blissful
spiritual body. He is the origin of all. He has no other origin and He
is the prime cause of all causes" (BS 5.1). In the Bhagavata Purana
Krishna becomes the chief object of devotion. After describing various
incarnations of the Lord such as Rama, Balarama, Vamana, Nrsimha, and
Vishnu, Srila Sukadeva Goswami states, "All of the above mentioned
incarnations are either plenary portions or portions of the plenary
portions of the Lord, but Lord Krishna is the original Personality of
Godhead" (SB 1.3.28).

Lord Shiva in Gita Mahatmya, states that "let there be only one God -
Krishna, the son of Devaki" (Verse 7). In the Padma Purana it is
stated, "By scrutinizingly reviewing all the revealed scriptures and
judging them again and again, it is now concluded that Lord Narayana
is the Supreme Absolute Truth, and thus He alone should be
worshipped". Similarly it is said in the Skanda Purana, "In the
material world, which is full of darkness and dangers, combined with
birth and death and full of different anxieties, the only way to get
out of the great entanglement is to accept loving transcendental
devotional service to Lord Vasudeva. This is accepted by all classes
of philosophers".

The position of Krishna as God is confirmed by great personalities
like Narada, Asita, Devala, Vyasa, Parasara, Brahma and Shiva. Finally
Krishna Himself confirms this fact in the Bhagavad Gita to His friend
and devotee, Arjuna. He clearly says that He is "the Supreme Lord of
all planets and demigods" (BG 5.29), that "there is no truth superior
to Me" (BG 7.7) and - "I am the source of all spiritual and material
worlds. Everything emanates from Me" (BG 10.8).

What is the position of Krishna?
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As God, there is no one equal to or greater than Krishna. He is the
original, unborn, eternal person, the most ancient, completely
independent, and the cause of all causes. Parasara Muni, the father of
Srila Vyasadeva and a great scholar who had himself held the position
of Vyasa in a previous kalpa, very nicely defines the position of
Bhagavana (God) as one Who is complete in six kinds of opulence namely
- wisdom, beauty, fame, power, wealth and renunciation. While there
are many great personalities who are very famous or very wealthy, only
Krishna as God is replete in all six opulence.

The scriptures not only give us the unique position of Krishna but
also give us a detailed description of all His aspects. They tell us
that above this temporary material universe is an eternal spiritual
world called Vaikuntha, and Krishna lives in the topmost planet of
this universe called Goloka Vrindavana which is full of palaces made
of touch-stone (cintamani), with trees that are capable of fulfilling
all desires (kalpa-vraksha) and cows that are called Surabhi.
Here Krishna eternally resides, served by hundreds and thousands of
goddesses of fortune. He sports with His most confidential and
intimate devotees, headed by Srimati Radharani. He has a form just
like us but His body is spiritual and thus eternal. His complexion is
dark-blue, like that of a rain-filled cloud and His eyes are like
lotus petals. He is ever youthful, full of bliss and His beauty excels
that of thousands of cupids. He likes to play the flute, He sports a
crown with a peacock feather and He is adorned by the exquisite
kastuba jewel.

What is Krishna avatar?
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In Caitanya-caritamrita (2.20.263-264) it is stated that the "avatara,
or incarnation of Godhead, descends from the kingdom of God for
creating and maintaining the material manifestation. And the
particular form of the Personality of Godhead who so descends is
called an incarnation, or avatara. Such incarnations are situated in
the spiritual world, the kingdom of God. When They descend to the
material creation, They assume the name avatar."

The Srimad Bhagavatam states that there are countless incarnations
just like the waves of the oceans. They fall in various categories
like lila (pastime), yuga (period of yuga), manavantara (period of
Manu), purusa (Vishnu expansions) and shaktivesa (empowered). These
avatars perform various pastimes based on the time, place and
circumstances, but their purpose is always the same - "to attract the
conditioned souls back to their eternal spiritual abode".

The incarnations emanate from Vishnu. Maha-Vishnu is the original
cause of all material creation and from Him Garbhodakashai-Vishnu
expands and then Ksirodakasayi-Vishnu. Generally all incarnations
appearing within the material world are plenary portions of
Ksirodakasayi-Vishnu (also known as Hari).

However only once in a day of Lord Brahma (which lasts for 4.32
billion of our years), does Krishna descend in His original form, as
the avataree, the cause of all avatars. When Krishna appears all the
incarnations join with Him. The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the
complete whole and all the plenary portions and incarnations always
live with Him. So when Krishna appeared, Lord Vishnu was always with
Him, and while Krishna enjoyed His pastimes in Vrindavana, the killing
of the demons was actually carried out by the His Vishnu portion.
Since Krishna eternally resides in Vrindavana, when He left Vrindavana
at the age of ten, it was His Vasudeva expansion that actually left.

Appearance of Krishna
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In the era of the Svayambhuva Manu, prajapati Sutapa and his wife
Prsni were instructed by Lord Brahma to have progeny. They performed
severe austerities for twelve thousand years of the demigods to have
the Lord as their child. Pleased by their austerities the Lord
appeared and granted them this benediction. Since He gave them this
benediction three times, in Satya-yuga He first appeared as the son of
Prsni and Sutapa and was called Prsnigarba. In Treta-yuga they were
Aditi and Kasyapa Muni and the Lord appeared as Vamanadeva. Finally in
the Dvapara yuga, Krishna in His original form, appeared as the child
of Devaki and Vasudeva.

Krishna appeared specifically on the request of Bhudevi, the presiding
deity of the Earth planet. Distressed by the burden of many demons who
had appeared as powerful Kshatriyas and were ruling the planet
impiously, she assumed the form of a cow and pleaded to Lord Brahma
for help. Lord Brahma with all the demigods prayed to Vishnu in
Svetadvipa by chanting the Purusa-sukta prayers. At this time the Lord
informed Brahma that in order to establish religiosity and destroy
evil, He would soon appear as His original Self. In the meantime the
various demigods were instructed to take birth in various families in
the Yadu dynasty and prepare for the appearance of the Lord.

Lifeline of Krishna
*******************
Historically, Lord Krishna appeared in the Dvapara yuga, on the
midnight of the 8th day of the dark half of the month of Sravana. This
corresponds to July 19th 3228 BC. He exhibited His pastimes for a
little over 125 years and disappeared on February 18th 3102 BC on the
new moon night of Phalguna. His departure marks the beginning of the
current age of corruption known as Kali.

The great scholar Srila Vishvanatha Chakravarti neatly outlines Lord
Krishna's activities in this way. He was born in Mathura in the prison
cell of Kamsa and carried to Gokula. The first three years and four
months were spent in Gokula, then equal lengths of time in Vrindavana
and Nandagram. At the age of eleven He left Vrindavan for Mathura
where He lived for eighteen years and four months, and finally
ninety-six years and eight months in Dvaraka totaling about 126 years
of manifest pastimes. At the time of Mahabharata, when Krishna spoke
the Bhagavad Gita, He was about ninety years of age.

Pastimes of Krishna
*******************
The tenth canto of Srimad Bhagavatam describes the activities and
transcen dental pastimes of Sri Krishna. They are also described in
the epic Mahabharata, specially in the Bhishma parva which also
contains the Bhagavad Gita. The pastimes of Krishna appeal to the
liberated souls, those that are trying to get liberated and also to
the gross materialists.

The pastimes of Sri Krishna, known as Krishna-katha fall into two
categories. Words spoken by Krishna, as the Bhagavad Gita, and words
spoken about Krishna, as in the Srimad Bhagavatam. Souls in the
liberated stage derive great pleasure in relishing anything and
everything related to Krishna. For those that are trying to be
liberated, Krishna-katha makes their path of liberation very clear. By
studying the Gita one becomes fully conscious of the position of Sri
Krishna; and when one is situated at the lotus feet of the Lord, he
understands the narration's of Krishna as described in the Srimad
Bhagavatam.

Even the gross materialists are attracted by the pleasure pastimes of
Krishna with the Gopis and His wives. Even though the loving affairs
of Krishna have nothing to do with the gross, mundane sex affairs,
they attract the people engrossed in sense-gratification and gradually
elevate them to higher levels of spirituality.

Causeless mercy of Krishna
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Even though Krishna is completely self sufficient and self satisfied,
He descends for the benefit of all the conditioned souls. His most
endearing quality is that of "bhakta vatsala". His pure devotees are
always trying to please Him, and He is always trying to please His
devotees. Just as He lives in the heart of His devotees, His devotees
constantly reside in Him.

Krishna is so merciful that He not only helps His devotees, but also
those who are envious of Him. Krishna destroys evil by providing them
with an opportunity to take up devotion.

On the greatly auspicious day of Krishna-Janamashtami, let us all pray
to Sri Krishna for a drop of His causeless mercy, for only that alone
is sufficient to take us out from this material word, back home, back
to Godhead.

All glories to the appearance day of Lord Krishna !
All glories to Sri Krishna and His devotees !!

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I really don't know where to start this time as there will be thousands of preparations offered with love and devotion to the Lord over the next few days - in many temples they will vow to offer at least 108 different preparations, all first class quality and prepared to satisfy the Lord.

As for us, our sacrifice will be in fasting until mid-night on Janmastami, then there will be some light Ekadasi style breakfast available. Then on Srila Prabhupada's Vyasa Puja again we will be fasting and offering homages, readings, and a wonderful feast to His Divine Grace.
Then all the devotees can relish a combined Janmastami and Prabhupad feast together.

Sri Krishna Prasadam ki jaya
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"You Know It's A 'No Frills' Airline When ..."
...they don't sell tickets, they sell chances.
...all the insurance machines in the terminal are sold out.
...before the flight, the passengers get together and elect a pilot.
...you cannot board the plane unless you have the exact change.
...before you took off, the stewardess tells you to fasten your Velcro.
...the Captain asks all the passengers to chip in a little for gas.
...when they pull the steps away, the plane starts rocking.
...the Captain yells at the ground crew to get the cows off the runway.
...no movie. Don't need one. Your life keeps flashing before your eyes.
...you see a man with a gun, but he's demanding to be let off the plane.
...all the planes have both a bathroom and a chapel.
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A 60 year old woman was walking along 5th Avenue when she heard a
voice from above "You will live to be 100!!"
She looked around and didn't see anyone. Again she heard "You will
live to be 100."
Boy, she thought to herself, that was the voice of God. I've got 40
more years to live! So off she went to the plastic surgeon. She got
everything fixed from head to toe. When she left the plastic
surgeon's office, she got hit by a bus, died, and went up to heaven.
She said to God "You told me I would live to be 100. I was supposed
to have had 40 more years. So how come you let the bus kill me?".
God said: "I didn't recognize you".
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A three-year-old boy went with his dad to see a litter of
kittens. On returning home, he breathlessly informed his
mother, "Mataji, There were 2 boy kittens and 2 girl kittens."

"How did you know?" his mother asked.

"Pita picked them up and looked underneath." the child replied. "So
I think it must be printed on the bottom."
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A young minister, in the first days of his first parish, was obliged to call upon the
widow of an eccentric man who had just died.

Standing before the open casket and consoling the widow, he said,
"I know this must be a very hard blow, Mrs. Patel.

But we must remember that we are not these bodies, rather what we see here
is the husk only, the shell only -- the real nut has passed on."
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Q: How many Psychiatrists does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Only one, but the bulb has got to really WANT to change.
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What did Krishna say when he saw the elephants coming over the hill?

He said "Oh look here comes the elephants over the hill."
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From Shara:

I saw this stand-up comedienne in a bar years ago & was impressed with her then.

Remember that 560-pound criminal who was released from jail because he had asthma?

He claimed jail was bad for him. Who made up this rule? I thought jail was supposed to be a little
bit bad for you. Apparently not anymore. Apparently now it's like, "Sorry, claustrophobia.
Can't go. Wish I could. Sorry." The electric chair? "No way.

Even a heating pad gives me a rash." -- Paula Poundstone
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Kids are cute, babies are cute, puppies are cute. The little things are cute.
See, nature did this on purpose so that we would want to take care of our young.
Made them cute. Tricked us. Then gradually they get older and older, until one day
your mother sits you down and says, "You know, I think you're ugly enough to get
your own apartment."
-- Cathy Ladman
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A quiet little man was brought before a judge. The judge looked down
at the man and then at the charges and then down at the little man in
amazement.
"Can you tell me in your own words what happened?" he asked the man.
"I'm a mathematician dealing in the nature of proof."
"Yes, go on," said the astounded judge.
"Well, I was at the library and I found the books I wanted and went
to take them out. They told me my library card had expired and I had
to get a new one. So I went to the registration office and got in
another line. And filled out my forms for another card. And got back
in line for my card."
"And?" asked the judge.
"And he asked 'Can you prove you're from New York City?'
....So I stabbed him!"
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