<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><rss version="1.0"><channel><title>Diary of Ravi</title><link>http://rravil.rediffiland.com/</link><description>Diary of Ravi</description><language>en-us</language><item><title>REAL SWEETNESS</title><description><![CDATA[<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Courier; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier">syat krsna-nama-caritadi-sitapy avidya-<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Courier; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier">pittopatapta-rasanasya na rocika nu<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Courier; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier">kintv adarad anudinam khalu saiva justa<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Courier; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier">svadvi kramad bhav ati tad-gada-mula-hantri<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier">The holy name, character, pastimes and activities of Krsna are all transcendentally sweet like sugar candy. Although the tongue of one afflicted by the jaundice of avidya [ignorance] cannot taste anything sweet, it is wonderful that simply by carefully chanting these sweet </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier">names every day, a natural relish awakens within his tongue, and his disease is gradually destroyed at the root.</SPAN></P><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier"><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><EM><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: #555555; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN">SO ,ALWAYS CHANT</SPAN></B></EM><EM><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: #555555; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></EM></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align=center><EM><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN">HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on">KRISHNA</st1:place> HARE HARE<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></EM></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align=center><EM><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN">HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE</SPAN></B></EM><EM><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: #555555; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></EM></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align=right><EM><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: #555555; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN">& BE HAPPY FOR EVER</SPAN></B></EM><EM><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: #555555; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></EM></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><EM><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">JAI JAI SHREE RADHEY</SPAN></B></EM></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Courier; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P><br><img src="http://ri.rediffiland.com/homepimages/home7/631/c053c54f1adc3f02c1180c10e6f1d664/homep/images/1213087367">]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:16:25 +0530</pubDate><link>http://rravil.rediffiland.com/blogs/2008/06/10/REAL-SWEETNESS.html</link></item><item><title>LESSON_2</title><description><![CDATA[<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Courier; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier">There are six principles favorable to the execution of pure devotional service: <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: #339966; FONT-FAMILY: Courier; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier">utsahan niscayad dhairyat<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: #339966; FONT-FAMILY: Courier; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier">tat-tat-karma-pravartanat<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: #339966; FONT-FAMILY: Courier; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier">sanga-tyagat sato vrtteh<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: #339966; FONT-FAMILY: Courier; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier">sadbhir bhaktih prasidhyati<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier">(1) Being enthusiastic, <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier">(2) Endeavoring with confidence, <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier">(3) Being patient, <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier">(4) Acting according to regulative principles [nine processes of devotional service such as</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Courier; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier"> <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN style="COLOR: #339966">sravanam kirtanam visnoh smaranam pada-sevanam arcanam vandanam dasyam sakhyam atma-nivedanam</SPAN></U></B> <SPAN style="COLOR: navy">(A). hearing the name and glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead (B). chanting His glories (C). remembering the Lord (D). serving the Lord's feet (E).worshiping the Deity (F). offering obeisance's unto the Lord (G). acting as the Lord's servant </SPAN>(H)<SPAN style="COLOR: navy">. making friends with the Lord (I). surrendering oneself fully to the Lord ], </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier">(5) Abandoning the association of nondevotees,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">(6) Following in the footsteps of the previous acaryas. </SPAN></B><br><img src="http://ri.rediffiland.com/homepimages/home7/631/c053c54f1adc3f02c1180c10e6f1d664/homep/images/1213086954">]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:08:17 +0530</pubDate><link>http://rravil.rediffiland.com/blogs/2008/06/10/LESSON-2.html</link></item><item><title>LESSON 1</title><description><![CDATA[<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Courier; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier">One's devotional service is spoiled when he becomes too entangled in the following six activities:<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: #339966; FONT-FAMILY: Courier; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier">atyaharah prayasas ca<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: #339966; FONT-FAMILY: Courier; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier">prajalpo niyamagrahah<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: #339966; FONT-FAMILY: Courier; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier">jana-sangas ca laulyam ca<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: #339966; FONT-FAMILY: Courier; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier">sadbhir bhaktir vinasyati<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(1) Eating more than necessary or collecting more funds than required; <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier">(2) Over endeavoring for mundane things that are very difficult to obtain; <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier">(3) Talking unnecessarily about mundane subject matters; <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier">(4) Practicing the scriptural rules and regulations only for the sake of following them and not for the sake of spiritual advancement, or rejecting the rules and regulations of the scriptures and working independently or whimsically; <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier">(5) Associating with worldly-minded persons who are not interested in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on">Krishna</st1:place> consciousness; and <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Courier; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">(6) Being greedy for mundane achievements.</SPAN> <br><img src="http://ri.rediffiland.com/homepimages/home7/631/c053c54f1adc3f02c1180c10e6f1d664/homep/images/1213087093">]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:00:00 +0530</pubDate><link>http://rravil.rediffiland.com/blogs/2008/06/10/LESSON-1.html</link></item><item><title>JAI JAI SHREE RADHEY</title><description><![CDATA[<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #3366ff; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">The aim of human life is to attain God realization while doing good in the world; the means of God realization is <I>bhakti</I> and God's Grace; and God, Who is omnipresent in His eternal Divine personal form, is all-kind, all-loving, all-Gracious and all-beautiful. Out of His extreme loving kindness to all the souls, He instantly reveals Himself to anyone whenever a person wholeheartedly surrenders to Him in total love and dedication. Thus, this theme of 'God realization through <I>bhakti</I>' has been the focusing point of all Bhartiya scriptures.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:34:18 +0530</pubDate><link>http://rravil.rediffiland.com/blogs/2008/04/24/JAI-JAI-SHREE-RADHEY.html</link></item><item><title>JAI JAI SHREE RADHEY</title><description><![CDATA[<B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; COLOR: purple; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><EM><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN"><FONT size=3>JAI JAI SHREE RADHEY</FONT></SPAN></B></EM><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"> </P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none">Thousands of years ago it was discovered in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region></st1:place>, that perfection could not be found in the external world, which is impermanent and full of contradictions. Freedom from all limitations is the vedantic criterion of perfection. Immutable Truth, unity of existence, boundless bliss, this is what is meant by perfection in Vedanta. There is only one thing, which is free from all limitations of time, space, causation: It is absolute consciousness. It is in the depths of consciousness, that perfection is to be sought.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; COLOR: purple; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #3366ff; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B> </P><br><img src="http://ri.rediffiland.com/homepimages/home7/631/c053c54f1adc3f02c1180c10e6f1d664/homep/images/1209020249">]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:22:06 +0530</pubDate><link>http://rravil.rediffiland.com/blogs/2008/04/24/JAI-JAI-SHREE-RADHEY.html</link></item><item><title>LESSON 1</title><description><![CDATA[<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">To convert an ordinary human into a great Vaishnava he has to just follow only one rule (niyam) "always (continuous, sataat) LORD KRISHNAS MEDETATION (chintan) & NEVER EVER FORGETFULLNESS."<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">This is very easy for devotees by birth or birth in the house of devotee. And which is very difficult for ordinary ones? & to develop we have to follow many niyamas .Of this first is chant, listen, remember & spread the holy name of lord <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on">Krishna</st1:place>.</SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"></SPAN> </P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">RADHEY RADHEY</SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P><br><img src="http://ri.rediffiland.com/homepimages/home7/631/c053c54f1adc3f02c1180c10e6f1d664/homep/images/1206880632">]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:04:37 +0530</pubDate><link>http://rravil.rediffiland.com/blogs/2008/03/30/LESSON-1-1.html</link></item><item><title>divine love</title><description><![CDATA[<FONT face=Courier size=2><P align=left>"vasudeve bhagavati</P><P align=left>bhakti-yogah prayojitah</P><P align=left>janayaty asu vairagyam</P><P align=left>jnanam ca yad ahaitukam"</P><FONT face=Courier size=2><P align=left>By rendering devotional service unto the Personality of Godhead, Sri</P><P align=left>Krsna, one immediately acquires causeless knowledge and detachment from</P><P align=left>the world.</P></FONT></FONT><br><img src="http://ri.rediffiland.com/homepimages/home7/631/c053c54f1adc3f02c1180c10e6f1d664/homep/images/1206603172">]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:57:51 +0530</pubDate><link>http://rravil.rediffiland.com/blogs/2008/03/27/divine-love-2.html</link></item></channel></rss>