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The anger of Srila Prabhupada

The anger of Srila Prabhupada

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This was one of the most difficult experiences I faced while being with Śrīla Prabhupāda."

Srutakirti dasa, April 11, 1975, ISKCON Hyderabad, India

I can remember only a few times when it was difficult being in the same room with Śrīla Prabhupāda. Obviously, one could easily imagine yearning to be in His Divine Grace's presence 24-hours a day. However, the presence of others sometimes changed the atmosphere in Śrīla Prabhupāda's room.

One day, Devananda Mahārāj

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TOVP Construction of the GRC Concrete Workshop

GRC is an abbreviation for glass fiber-reinforced concrete, the strongest and most environmentally retardant concrete in the world. The TOVP is being constructed of this material, as well as all the architectural elements and decorative items being used on the temple.

Now underway on the ISKCON property is the construction of a dedicated GRC workshop to create all the architectural and decorative items in-house. It will be situated behind the curre

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108 Names of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu

Source: http://krishnaseva.blogspot.in/

श्री गौराङ्ग-अष्टोत्तर-शत-नाम-स्तोत्रं
Śrī Gaurāṅga-Aṣṭottara-Śata-Nāma-Stotraṁ

ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHT NAMES
OF LORD ŚRĪ CAITANYA MAHAPRABHU
by Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
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नामस्कृत्य प्रवक्ष्यामि देव-देवं जगद्-गुरुम्
नाम्नाम्-अष्टोत्तर-शतं चैतन्यस्य महात्मनाह्
nāmaskṛtya pravakṣyāmi deva-devaṁ jagad-gurum
nāmnām-aṣṭottara-śataṁ caitanyasya mahātmanāh
After offering my respectful obeisances unto the Lord of Lords, Who is the spiritual master of the entire universe, I w
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Sunday Feast Lecture

2515011724?profile=originalLecture on Sunday Feast Lecture by Tamohara Prabhu on 24 May 2015 at ISKCON Alachua

(Tamohara Dasa has a doctorate in educational psychology and has been a faculty member and administrator in several graduate schools and universities, including dean of the Illinois School of Professional Psychology.)

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Srimad Bhagavatam Class (04.18.16)

2515011027?profile=originalLecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Class (04.18.16) by HH Radha Raman Swami on 30 Mar 2015 at ISKCON Vrindavan

(His Holiness Radha Raman is a famous for his Vraja parikramas. He is a very good orator and speaks non stop on the pastimes of Lord Sri Krishna. He is very simple and humble. He is brother of His Holiness Radha Govinda Swami.)

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How to Chant better Japa

2515011011?profile=originalLecture on How to Chant better Japa by HH Sivarama Swami at 29 May 2015 at UK

(Sivarama Swami was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1949. In 1956, during the failed Hungarian revolution, he emigrated with his family to Canada.)

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Atmanivedanam

2515011481?profile=originalLecture on Atmanivedanam by HG Prema Manjari Mataji on 28 May 2015 at Singapore

(HG Prema Manjari mataji joined ISKCON in 1992 during her MBBS days and received her first initiation from HH Radhanath Swami maharaj in 1996. She has set an example for others to follow by wonderfully balancing between her hectic professional life as a radiologist and spiritual life.)

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Farewell Brahmananda Prabhu by HH  Kadamba Kanana Swami 

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My dear Brahmananda Prabhu,

I bow down to your lotus feet again and again. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

The dreaded day has come, you have left the planet!

019In 2002, I was together with you in Sridhama Mayapur outside the main gate on the Bhaktisiddhanta road, we stood there for hours waiting for Tamal Krsna Maharaja, who had left his body in a car accident. You told me then that this is not just the end of Tamal Krsna Maharaja, this

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My dear Godbrother Brahmananda Pr,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
 
Your departure from this world to be with Srila Prabhupada came very suddenly. I was in the ICU of ILBS hospital when I was informed of this news by Gopal Krishna Maharaja. I have been in the ICU for the last thirty days and was discharged to the general ward only yesterday. Although I wish that I were there for your memorial service, my present health condition does not permit me to travel

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - 18.49

TEXT 49

asakta-buddhih sarvatra 
jitatma vigata-sprhah 
naiskarmya-siddhim paramam 
sannyasenadhigacchati

SYNONYMS

asakta-buddhih--unattached intelligence; sarvatra--everywhere;jita-atma--control of the mind; vigata-sprhah--without material desires; naiskarmya-siddhim--perfection of non-reaction; paramam--supreme; sannyasena--by the renounced order of life; adhigacchati--attains.

TRANSLATION

One can obtain the results of renunciation simply by self-control and by becoming unattached to material things a

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The Real Peace Formula

The Real Peace Formula

By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Every living entity is searching after peace. That is the struggle for existence. Everyone, from the aquatics to the highest form of human being—from the ant up to Brahma, the first creature of this universe—is searching for peace. That is the main objective. Lord Caitanya said that a person who is in full Krsna consciousness is the only peaceful man because he has no demands. That is the special qualification of a p

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Tribute To Brahmananda Prabhu

Tribute To Brahmananda Prabhu

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Dear assembled devotees,

Placing your lotus feet on my head, please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada, who

created all of you as saintly persons, though mostly coming from low births. Srila Prabhupada told us, "I have

created your good fortune!"

All glories to Brahmananda prabhu, who was one of a kind. There will never be another devotee exactly the

same as Brahmananda. He was unique. Even when I joined the movement in 1968, when ther

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Panihatti Cida Dahi Festival At Sri Jagannath Mandir

By Mathura Lilesvari Devi Dasi

The Panihati Cidadahi festival is a yearly celebration of the pastimes of Srila Raghunatha dasa Goswami and Lord Nityananda Prabhu. This astonishing pastime took place on the banks of the Ganges at Panihati Dham, which is just north of Calcutta. The festival remembers how the Lord mercifully reciprocated with His devotees by arranging, through Nityananda Prabhu and Raghunatha dasa, to provide an ecstatic feast

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - 18.48

TEXT 48

saha-jam karma kaunteya 
sa-dosam api na tyajet 
sarvarambha hi dosena 
dhumenagnir ivavrtah

SYNONYMS

saha-jam--born simultaneously; karma--work; kaunteya--O son of Kunti; sa-dosam--with fault; api--although; na--never; tyajet--to be given up; sarva-arambhah--any venture; hi--certainly; dosena--with fault; dhumena--with smoke; agnih--fire; iva--as; avrtah--covered.

TRANSLATION

Every endeavor is covered by some sort of fault, just as fire is covered by smoke. Therefore one should not give up the

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A TRIBUTE TO BRAHMANANDA

A TRIBUTE TO BRAHMANANDA, RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED BY BHAKTI MADHURYA GOVINDA GOSWAMI (ACBSP) (FORMERLY MAKAHNAL DAS)

Dear assembled devotees,

Placing your lotus feet on my head, please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada, who created all of you as saintly persons, though mostly coming from low births. Srila Prabhupada told us, "I have created your good fortune!"

All glories to Brahmananda prabhu, who was one of a kind. There will never be another devotee exactly the same as

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Reshaping Destiny


During a momentous battle, the Commander-in-Chief decided to attack even though his army was greatly outnumbered. He was confident they would win, but his men were filled with doubt. On the way to battle, they stopped at a religious shrine. After praying with the men, the Chief took out a coin and said, "I shall now toss this coin. If it is heads, we shall win. If tails, we shall lose. Destiny will now reveal itself." He threw the coin into the air and all watched intently as it landed. It was
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Hare Krishna.

8th June, 2015. Gurgaon.

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Last few days whatever I have been hearing, reading or even receiving from other devotees, there is one common thread:  We should not desire any change in our karmic reaction from Krishna. As the coincidences built up I took them as a clue to share them with everyone.

It is not very uncommon to see that when we fall into difficult situations, we earnestly pray to Lord to remove it. It could be a simple cold to a serious illness or some other difficult situatio

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How the Hare Krsna Movement Came to Africa by Brahmananda Prabhu

  

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How the Hare Krsna Movement Came to Africa
by His Holiness Brahmananda Swami
Excerpted

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - 18.47

TEXT 47

sreyan sva-dharmo vigunah 
para-dharmat svanusthitat 
svabhava-niyatam karma 
kurvan napnoti kilbisam

SYNONYMS

sreyan--better; sva-dharmah--one's own occupation; vigunah--imperfectly performed; para-dharmat--another's occupation;suanusthitat--perfectly done; svabhava-niyatam--prescribed duties according to one's nature; karma--work; kurvan--performing; na--never; apnoti--achieve; kilbisam--sinful reactions.

TRANSLATION

It is better to engage in one's own occupation, even though one may perform i

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