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Lecture on Acorns In the Field Pumpkins In The Trees by Indradyumna Swami at Auckland on 10 April 1992
(Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 04, Chapter 30, Text 42)

(Indradyumna Swami is a disciple of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), a Sannyasi traveling preacher, and a guru or spiritual teacher in the Chaitanya Vaishnava tradition. Each year Indradyumna Swami circles the globe teaching the message of the Bhagavad Gita and introduc

TEXT 20

asurim yonim apanna 
mudha janmani janmani 
mam aprapyaiva kaunteya 
tato yanty adhamam gatim

SYNONYMS

asurim--demoniac; yonim--species; apannah--gaining; mudhah--the foolish; janmani janmani--in birth after birth; mam--unto Me;aprapya--without achieving; eva--certainly; kaunteya--O son of Kunti; tatah--thereafter; yanti--goes; adhamam--condemned; gatim--destination.

TRANSLATION

Attaining repeated birth amongst the species of demoniac life, such persons can never approach Me. Gradually they sink

So the initiation process means to give the conditioned soul a chance. This chance can be available in this human form of life. The cats and dogs, they cannot take chance of entering into the spiritual kingdom, or they cannot... It is not possible they can take initiation for purifying the body. So everybody, every human being, should take advantage of this form of life, human form of life, and cultivate this Krsna consciousness. And it is very simple and easy also. For this age, Lord..., by the

From Sri Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir
Speaker: HG Hari Vilas dasa
Date: 9 February 2015
Subject: Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Appearance day

So I am very humbled to be here in front of so many exalted Vaisnavas, my Godbrothers and Godsisters, and of course Srila Prabhupada, especially today, on the appearance day of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada.

Today I am going to talk about of course Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura and his glorious disciple Srila Prabhupada and read some

Lecture on Glories of Maharaj Ambarish by HG Nitai Sevini Mataji at ISKCON Vizag

(H.G.Nitaisevini Devi Dasi was born in Mumbai in a Gujarati Business family, conventional followers of the Pushtimarg. Later she with her family shifted to Hyderabad in 1984, since then she was closely connected to ISKCON Secunderbad.)

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Lecture on Journey of Self Discovery Day 01  by HG Kamallochan Prabhu on 22 Sep 2014

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Lecture on BG 05.09 Contact of senses-Sense objects is not the problem infatuation with the contact is  by HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu on Jan 2015

(HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu is a celibate spiritual teacher (brahmachari) at ISKCON, Pune. He has done his Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering from the Govt College of Engg, Pune. He is a member of ISKCON's topmost intellectual body, the Shastric Advisory Council, which offers scriptural advise to the GBC)

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Lecture on Honesty is the Best Policy by Indradyumna Swami at Perth on 17 Feb 1992
(Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 04, Chapter 30, Text 42)

(Indradyumna Swami is a disciple of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), a Sannyasi traveling preacher, and a guru or spiritual teacher in the Chaitanya Vaishnava tradition. Each year Indradyumna Swami circles the globe teaching the message of the Bhagavad Gita and introducing people to kirtan

TEXT 19

tan aham dvisatah kruran 
samsaresu naradhaman 
ksipamy ajasram asubhan 
asurisv eva yonisu

SYNONYMS

tan--those; aham--I; dvisatah--envious; kruran--mischievous;samsaresu--into the ocean of material existence; nara-adhaman--the lowest of mankind; ksipami--put; ajasram--innumerable; asubhan--inauspicious; asurisu--demoniac; eva--certainly; yonisu--in the wombs.

TRANSLATION

Those who are envious and mischievous, who are the lowest among men, are cast by Me into the ocean of material existence, int

Prabhupada: At any moment. You must be prepared. Krsna said, sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja [Bg. 18.66]. So if you have got intelligence, you can do it immediately. Where is the difficulty? But you'll not do it. They have done it, these young boys. They have no other business. And Krsna assures, aham tvam sarva-papebhyo moksayisyami ma sucah: Don't hesitate. But we are hesitating. So there is no surrender. So all right, you remain under the clutches of maya and suffer. Daivi hy

So if you do not take Krsna consciousness seriously in this human form of life, then you must know that you are drinking poison knowingly. Don't neglect it. Try to understand. It is based on science, philosophy, sastra, knowledge. It is not a blind faith. And we are prepared to answer you in any way. The method is very simple; even a child can take advantage of it. Not that we are manufacturing. It is sanctioned in the sastra. Kaler dosa-nidhe rajann asti hy eko mahan gunah. This is the statemen

Hare Krishna.

8th Feb, 2015. Gurgaon

If the maddened elephant of Vaishnava-aparadha enters the devotional garden, the creeper of bhakti will be uprooted and all its leaves will dry up. (CC 2.19.156)

`Vaishnava-aparadha’ is the last in the series of blogs based on `Madhurya Kadimbini’ and the seminar I heard on the same topic by HH Bhanu Maharaj. It is said that amongst all the offenses that a soul can commit, there is no offense more severe than criticism of a Vaisnava. Therefore, I decided to writ

 Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, the guru of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, appeared in Sri Ksetra Dhama.(Jagannatha Puri) on 6 February 1874 as the son of Srila Sacidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakura. In his childhood he quickly mastered the Vedas, memorized the Bhdgavad-gita, and relished his father's philosophical works. He became known as "The Living Encyclopedia" for his vast knowledge.

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From : Sri Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir
Date: February 5, 2015
Speaker : HH Bhakti Rasamrita Swami
Subject : SB 6.3.31

tasmat sankirtanam visnor  jagan-mangalam amhasam
mahatam api kauravya  viddhy aikantika-niskrtam

"Sukadeva Gosvami continued: My dear King, the chanting of the holy name of the Lord is able to uproot even the reactions of the greatest sins. Therefore the chanting of the sankirtana

ISKCON DAIVA VARNASRAMA MINISTRY (IDVM) Promoting Rural Development in India

IDVM Secretariat: Room 137, Cakra Bldg, Sri Mayapur, W. Bengal, India

My Dear Prabhu,

Please accept my humble obeisances,
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Global Varnsrama Seminars 2015

The IDVM and SVC of the GBCSPN is pleased to announce the latest annual Global Varnasram seminar, to be held during the Gaura Purnima festival, at ISKCON Mayapur.

The theme for this year’s seminar taking place over four consecutive

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From Sri Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir
Date: February 4, 2015 Speaker: HH Romapada Swami
Subject: SB 6.3.30

tat knamyataa sa bhagavan purunau puraeo
narayaeau sva-purunair yad asat kataa nau
svanam aho na vidunaa racitaïjalenaa
knantir gareyasi namau purunaya bhumne

TRANSLATION:
Then Yamaraja, considering himself and his servants to be offenders, spoke as follows, begging pardon from the Lord. “O my Lo

GBC Strategic Planning Network (SPN) Mayapur 2015: Part 4 of 5

Romapada Swami, GBC member of over twenty-two years leading ISKCON in New York, New Jersey and the Midwest of the USA, and also a member of the SPN's Organizational Development Committee, speaks on how strategic planning has helped him in his GBC service and how it can better assist ISKCON's leadership to respond to what is required of it - to bring the message of Lord Caitanya to the world while ensuring that the devotees' lives c

This article is from

http://devotionalnectar.com/radhanath-swami-mellows/radhanath-swami-explains-prabhupadas-incredible-positive-attitude/

Our own beloved Guru Maharaj Srila Prabhupada, he had such incredible positive thinking based on faith.” – Radhanath Swami

Many of you know the story. He left India when he was 69 years old, crossing the Arabian Sea on a cargo ship named Jaladuta. He had two heart attacks, sea sickness, and still he had to cross Africa, the Suez Canal, and the entire Atlantic O

Sivarama Swami, a GBC leader, preacher, and educator in Hungary, Romania and Turkey and a member of the SPN's Organizational Development Committee and Lines of Authority Committee speaks on strategic planning work helping to insure that ISKCON can become the movement Srila Prabhupada and Lord Caitanya envisioned it to be. After all, he says, everything in the spiritual world is strategically planned and organized to the highest standard, for Krishna's pleasure. In ISKCON we want to facilitate u

Today, Badrinarayan Swami, a veteran GBC member and a member of the SPN's Organizational Development Committee and Lines of Authority Committee explains why the GBC is investing so much time and energy in planning for ISKCON's future.

http://gbc.iskcon.org/2015/01/29/why-do-strategic-planning/

Sesa Prabhu, a GBC member and a member of two SPN committees, Education and Constitution, speaks on Srila Prabhupada being the first strategic thinker among us, his vision for education being an example