General amnesty

No more anger , no more shame
hold on tight to the holy name ,
Lord Gauranga our only hope
specially for those who just cant cope

Who can imagine where we would be
without His grace we just cant see ,
out on the streets we need to be
chanting His name in ecstacy

From Maya s prison to set us free
He declared general amnesty
A tidal wave of love He brings
now our souls can truly sing

O Lord my heart is cold and hard like ice -
no tears for me when I chant Your holy names ,
still You gave me a glimpse , a taste
now please do not neglect me

love and respects Andrew Freedman - Ananda Vardhana dasa



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http://www.last.fm/music/Ananda+Vardhan ( full-length previews )
http://cdbaby.com/cd/AnandaVardhan1
http://www.adventurebootcamp.co.za/soul.php5.
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MERCY RAYS

Thought you might like to check out the music video of my song Love is Free
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Gaura -Nitai have arisen like the sun and the moon
removing the gloom , O you prophets of doom

Their mercy rays shining in the darkest of nights,
this Age of Kali with its trouble and fights

bringing the Golden Age
bringing peace
bringing love to all
bringing the holy names
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare , Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Nitai Gaurapremanande Hari Haribol !!

love and respects - Andrew Freedman -Ananda Vardhana dasa



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http://rhythmmusicstore.com/music/6135/Ananda-Vardhan/Song-For-George
http://www.last.fm/music/Ananda+Vardhan ( full-length previews )
http://cdbaby.com/cd/AnandaVardhan1
http://www.adventurebootcamp.co.za/soul.php5.
http://www.radiokrishna.com/rkc_archive_new/index.php?q=f&f=%2FNew+Music+%28High+Quality%29 (full-length previews )

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THE GREAT CALM

The extraordinary thing about Vrindavana , the topmost planet in the spiritual universe , is that everyone there is madly in love with Krishna. Here are a couple of many such beautiful descriptions of Divine Love .

"O friend ,the birds of Vrindavana are actually sages. They have taken positions on the branches of trees that have new and fresh leaves from where they can easily have darshana (audience ) of Sri Krishna. Sitting there and hearing the sweet vibratrions of His flute , they close their eyes and become immersed in divine bliss. " Shrimad-Bhagavatam 10.21.14

" May we always be protected by Nanda Maharaj s younger brother , Sannanda ,whose complexion is golden and whose beard is black; who is tender,generous and affectionate; who is deeply devoted to his older brother s feet; who is the father of Sunanda-gopi; who is the master of a great herd of buffalo; and who worships his nephew Madhava (Krishna) with every breath and pleases Him by giving Him palatable dishes made with buffalo yoghurt. " Shrila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami. Sri - Vraj -Vilasa-Stava

Interesting that although Krishna is the Supreme Lord and possesses all attractive qualities like wealth , strength, beauty , knowledge , fame and renunciation unlimitedly ,and therefore could be very proud , nevertheless He is humble. For example He personally washes the feet of guests. Its also interesting that although He is the Supreme Controller , nevertheless He Himself is controlled by the love of His devotees , especially the love of His most beloved Shrimati Radharani , who is situated at the topmost level of ecstatic love and who therefore always keeps Krishna under Her control.

All this time searching for the great calm ,
deep peace -
now I know its at Your Lotus Feet

Hare Krishna

IMAGINE A WORLD
Imagine a world without locks and keys
imagine a world with desire trees

Imagine a world without anger and hate
imagine a world with an ecstacy rate

Imagine a world where people dont hoot
because all you can hear is Krishna s flute

Imagine a world made of jewels not clay
where people love saying Radhe Radhe

Imagine a world with water so pure
that its conscious and loving and will always endure

Imagine a world without poisoned oceans
where everyones busy with their devotions

Imagine a world where theres no shortage of love.

I am happy to know such a world does exist
this is no tale with a terrible twist

Sri Guru is leading us there
blissful life in Vrindavana for us all to share

Hare Krishna - Ananda Vardhana dasa- Andrew Freedman

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http://rhythmmusicstore.com/music/6135/Ananda-Vardhan/Song-For-George
http://www.last.fm/music/Ananda+Vardhan ( full-length previews )
http://cdbaby.com/cd/AnandaVardhan1
http://www.adventurebootcamp.co.za/soul.php5.
http://www.radiokrishna.com/rkc_archive_new/index.php?q=f&f=%2FNew+Music+%28High+Quality%29 (full-length previews )

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ya Prabhupada !

Heres an interesting story. This last weekend I went to a local nursery and was wearing a small badge with Shrila Prabhupada s picture. As I walked out into the parking lot one of the carguards sees me and says "Prabhupada !" so I say "Hare Krishna " to him and he says "Hare Krishna Andrew Freedman " (my name ) . I coudnt believe he said my name so I asked him " How do you know my name ? " He says " I heard you on the radio about 5 years ago ! " So I say " Thats amazing that you remember my name but how did you know I am the person you heard on the radio ? " He says , and laughs " I just knew . " So I ask him how he heard about Krishna and he says he went to a second-hand bookshop in Seapoint and saw a picture of Shrila Prabhupada on the cover of Science of Sel-Realisation and he felt "This man is a master , he looks so humble " so he bought the book and also Shrimad-Bhagavatam and Laws of Nature. His name is Anderson and he is a refugee from Congo and a qualified dietician. I invited him to come to our Bhagavad-gita group and he bought a Tulasi necklace from me and I gave him a copy od Shrila Gurudeva s Way of Love. He kept on saying "Shrila Prabhupada is a great master , very rare soul. " So wonderful how Shrila Prabhupada reaches out to sincere souls everywhere , touching their hearts , bringing them to Krishna. His books are indeed conscious. Beautiful , compassionate Prabhupada. Hare Krishna.


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http://www.last.fm/music/Ananda+Vardhan ( full-length previews )
http://cdbaby.com/cd/AnandaVardhan1
http://www.adventurebootcamp.co.za/soul.php5.

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Who is Content ?

In this world there are unlimited ways to try and accumulate wealth. How much is enough ? Just over five hundred years ago ,Lord Gauranga , the Golden Avatar descended to distribute the holy names and His prominent disciples the six Gosvamis were very happy living under a tree and having a little buttermilk each day.Our society trains us up to do the opposite - accumulate as many material possesions as possible and that will increase your happiness in direct proportion. But the sad fact is that , like a poor animal chasing the mirage of water in the desert , never to have its thirst quenched , only to become exhausted - similarly the pursuit of riches will never satisfy the soul s thirst for unlimited happiness. That is maya , illusion , one of the four defects of a conditioned soul.
Fortunately Sri Guru , the Lords confidential associate comes to this world and shows us the way to a life of real happiness as distinct from the illusion. He , unlike us , has none of the four defects. He is neither illusioned,he doesnt commit mistakes , his senses are not imperfect and he doesnt cheat. Under his loving guidance we can begin to experience a life without anxiety , a life based on the "sublime and precious truth " , namely that our real life is in Vrindavana , The Land of Love , with Sri Sri Radha and Krishna. No amount of effort to be happy in the material world without Them will be successful. No amount of money is ever enough.

sa vai pumsam paro dharmo yato bhaktir adhoksaje
ahaituky apratihata yayatma suprasidati

"The topmost dharma of human life is krishna-bhakti.This bhakti (devotion ) should be unconditional ,without any kind of selfish desires,regular and uninterrupted. By performing bhakti in this manner , one s heart feels contented , perceiving the blissful form of Sri Krishna."Shrimad Bhagavatam 1.2.6

Remembering how my Guruji said that as the river of devotional service becomes stronger , it washes away all obstacles and flows unimpeded ..... Jaya Gurudeva

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare , Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

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http://cdbaby.com/cd/AnandaVardhan1
http://www.adventurebootcamp.co.za/soul.php5.

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Hare Krishna

Unconditional Love

My dear Lord Krishna, kind and merciful friend, you know just how much I remain attached to the temporary material world with all its false attractions , yet nevertheless You continue to give Me your Holy Names and the guidance and love of Your pure devotees , ever-patient , calling me to join You in the transcendental abode , Goloka Vrindavana.Thank You for never giving up on me despite my stubborn , foolish mentality. Your love is certainly unconditional. Your name is Krishna , the All -Attractive .Please attract me as well with Your beauty and sweetness and may I be engaged in the eternal loving service of Your most beloved Shrimati Radharani , Karuna-mayi, whose " heart is like a fathomless reservoir that is overflowing with compassion. " Jaya Radhe jaya Krishna jaya Vrindavana.

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http://www.last.fm/music/Ananda+Vardhan ( full-length previews )
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WORDS OF POWER - SACRED SUNSHINE

WORDS OF POWER by Bhakti Vijaya Tirtha Maharaj ( Liverpool, 1984 )

So the Holy Names of God are the supreme words of power. If we study the ancient traditions, if we seek out amongst the natural healers, the medicine people of the native tribes their so-called shamans, we'll find that all of them have their special words of power which they reveal only to the selected few. But by the grace of the Supreme Shaman, Lord Chaitanya who appeared five hundred years ago in Bengal ,the supreme words of power are available to everybody. One doesn't have to go into the Amazon or in search of the lost babajis in the Himalayas and so forth. Anyone, even in the midst of Liverpool , has access to the highest transcendental vibration simply by repeating the Holy Names of God. Actually God has thousands of millions of names and in each one of these names the full potency of God is invested. Just like we can understand inside of a single atom so much power is somehow or another concentrated by divine potency so we can understand that within each recitation of the Holy Name of Krishna all of the power of God Himself is present. The Holy Name of Krishna, the Holy Name of Christ, the Holy Name of Allah - all of these Holy Names bring with them the full power of the Godhead. But of course the potency to which one will feel the presence of the Godhead in the Holy Name will be in direct proportion to the degree of full devotion, full surrender, which exists in the individual heart. So if we want to try to advance along the bath back to home, back to Godhead, then we have to make our hearts more and more receptive to the all-bountiful mercy of the Lord and to make it more and more of a suitable abode for the Lord. Of course within the heart of everyone the Supreme Divine Person is residing, just as within every atom in fact He's residing. But if we want to access Him there, access Her/Him there then we have to take refuge of devotional love because that's the language which God understands. So we can try to sing a little bit more together one very powerful name of God, the Holy Name of Gauranga which is perhaps the supreme word of power in any language, in all languages - the supreme word of power the Holy Name of Gauranga. In this age especially it's recommended that everyone should try to participate in the singing congregationally of the Holy Name of Lord Gauranga, the golden-limbed Supreme Person, the source of all emanations.

SACRED SUNSHINE

Pretense, defense and all other kinds of nonsense - all bricks in the wall of illusion , trying to keep out the love -
such a weight to bear , such a lonely road to no-where -
but Gaurasundara has come , the Golden Mountain of Divine Love
to set us free -
free to feel sacred sunshine in the core of our hearts.
Jaya Sacinandana Gaurahari.

Shree Gauranga jaya Gauranga Gaur Gauranga naam , Shree Gauranga jaya Gauranga Gaur Gauranga naam

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If I Really Love You

If I really love you what will I say , what will I do ?
Is it good enough to wish you well or or even say " I do " ?

If I really love you what will I say , what will I do ?
Is it good enough to shower you with gifts and promise to be true ?

If I really love you what will I say , what will I do ?
Is it good enough to promise you the earth and even heaven too ?

If I really love you what will I say ,what will I do ?
I will speak about the matchless gift
I will share with you what I treasure most
I will speak of Krishna
I will share whatever love I have for Him with you
If I really love you.


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http://rhythmmusicstore.com/music/6135/Ananda-Vardhan/Song-For-George
http://www.last.fm/music/Ananda+Vardhan ( full-length previews )
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The Invincible One

When the demons of doubt and delusion come strutting their stuff on the stage of my mind with their subtle tricks - trying to deceive, to turn out the lights , to convince me that there is no sun
then I say to them beware - my friend Krishna , the Invincible One , now guards the fort of my mind , vanquishing all aggressors. Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare , Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

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LOVE ENOUGH

Just thinking how wonderful it is that all souls throughout creation have one thing in common - we all have the most intimate, ecstatic ,loving relationship with the same Supreme Divine Couple, Yugala -Kishora , Shree Shree Radha and Krishna in Vrindavan and They are our life and soul. How wonderful it is that They reciprocate individually with each one of us in the most loving and personal way despite there being so many of us ! They have more than enough love to give to all of us - so how loving They must be ! Inconceivable . " Shrila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami prays , " Hearing the beautiful sound of Shrimati Radhika playing Her Kacchapi vina accompanied by Shree Krishna playing His Murali flute , the most enchanting , best of deer become stunned with rapture. With half-chewed grass hanging from their mouths and with deep feelings of friendship , they surround Yugala- Kishora , looking up to gaze upon Their lotus faces . May these charming deer . who are full of love for Shree Yugala , give us the treasure of their ecstatic love and thus delight us at every moment. " Sri - Vraja - Vilasa- Stava.Happy day brothers and sisters. " The supreme law of life is pure love. " Bhagavad-gita. Hare Krishna

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http://www.last.fm/music/Ananda+Vardhan ( full-length previews )
http://cdbaby.com/cd/AnandaVardhan1
http://www.adventurebootcamp.co.za/soul.php5.

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