SLOKA OF THE DAY:

Bhagavad Gita As It Is -
Chapter 7 Text 7
mattah parataram nanyat
kincid asti dhananjaya
mayi sarvam idam protam
sutre mani-gana iva

mattah--beyond Me; para-taram-- superior; na--not; anyat kincit--anything else; asti--there is; dhananjaya-- O conqueror of wealth; mayi--in Me; sarvam--all that be; idam--which we see; protam--is strung; sutre--on a thread; mani-ganah-- pearls; iva--like.

TRANSLATION

O conqueror of wealth, there is no truth superior to Me. Everything rests upon Me, as pearls are strung on a thread.

JOURNAL:

I am thinking of buying a small murti of Laddu Gopal. My friends in New Dwaraka (ISKCON L.A.) assure me that it is OK for me to start worshiping Him simply and then build up to more advanced styles of worship. It is so nice to receive the blessings of the devotees.