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Dear Maharajas and Prabhus,

Please accept my obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

We would like to bring your attention to our latest newsletter.

Within the newsletter contains a highlight on an AFFCAP-certified gaushala, a Day in the Life of an AFFCAP inspector, etc. In addition, there are two articles of note, one by Shivali Miglani, who writes profoundly on the importance of cow protection and ends with a request to sign a petition advocating the adoption of recommendations from t

The TOVP Fundraising Team announces yet another opportunity to help build the Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir: The Radha Madhava Brick. Sri Sri Radha Madhava and the Ashta Sakhis have been in their current “temporary” building since 1972, waiting now for 42 years for Their new temple to be built. With the progress of the TOVP steadily moving along Their new home and altar will be ready for Them by 2022. 

So we must be very serious to understand Bhagavatam. If we can understand even one line, one verse, our life becomes sublime. It is so nice. There is no comparison of this literature, Srimad-Bhagavatam. That we are actually finding in the Western countries, how nicely they are receiving these granthas. We have translated into English, and they're enjoying. Actually that is the fact. Nityam bhagavata-sevaya [SB 1.2.18]. Now, our problem, what is this problem? Problem is that we have got so many d

Dear Devotees,

Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All Glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga!

By the mercy of sadhus and Vaishanavas, attached is the third issue of NBS.

Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 06 Chapter 13 Text 04-09 You Are committing Sins on the Strength of Chanting by HH Bir Krishna Goswami on 01 Dec 2014 at New Goloka

(Born in October 1949, Bir Krishna Goswami spent his childhood in Long Island, New York. As an academically gifted student at North Western University, he began reading the Vedic literatures translated by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.)

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Lecture on Dhruva Charitra by HH Lokanath Swami on 25 Dec 2014 at Pune

(Born in Aravade, a small village Maharashtra, Indian, he went to Mumbai for studying. In the year 1971, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada was touring India with his foreign disciples and had organized a pandal program in Mumbai.)

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So Pariksit Maharaja had a notice of death for seven days, but we do not know what is the notice. We can die immediately. So how much for us it is necessary to chant Hare Krsna mantra. Pariksit Maharaja had some time. This Bhagavata-saptaha is imitated under Pariksit Maharaja's... Pariksit Maharaja had only seven days' time, so he might have listened to the Bhagavata lesson for seven days. But for us, it is not that we observe a Bhagavata-saptaha and finish our business. No. Our business is nity

Recently a movie "PK" has been released. In this movie certain spiritual practices have not been represented in a proper way. There is a possibility that innocent people may get a wrong idea about religion.

Click here to view an excellent review of the movie by His Grace Chaitanya Charan Das based on teachings of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada

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Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 06 Chapter 16 Text 40 by HH Gopal Krishna Goswami on 02 Dec 2014 at Punjabi Bagh

(HH Gopal Krishna Maharaj appeared on the auspicious day of Ekadasi, on August 14, 1944 in New Delhi, India. After graduating from the Delhi University, His Holiness studied Business Management at the University of Paris in Sorbonne and later obtained his Master's degree in Business Administration.)

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Lecture on Picking Up The Pieces by HG Charu Prabhu

(Caru Das was initiated by Srila Prabhupada in 1970. He has been President, variously, of the Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Berkeley (USA) temples. He served on the BBT library party in 1976, received Bhakti Shastra in 1979, and was Life Membership Director in Los Angeles for 10 years in the 1980's.)

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Lecture on How to overcome Gunas Kala and Karma by HG Hari Vilas Prabhu on 03 Aug 2014

(Hari Vilasa Dasa was initiated by Srila Prabhupada in 1968 in New York. He has been a member of the GBC since 1988. He serves as zonal secretary for: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia)

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Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 06 Chapter 11 Text 21 Dont Commit Suicide by HH Bir Krishna Goswami on 10 Nov 2014 at New Goloka

(Born in October 1949, Bir Krishna Goswami spent his childhood in Long Island, New York. As an academically gifted student at North Western University, he began reading the Vedic literatures translated by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.)

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Put a step towards Krishna and you will be arrived from his side...Love and Surrender are the basic concepts of devotion.When you love Krishna you will find that , it is never one sided !

TEXT 9

srotram caksuh sparsanam ca
rasanam ghranam eva ca
adhisthaya manas cayam
visayan upasevate

SYNONYMS

srotram--ears; caksuh--eyes; sparsanam--touch; ca--also; rasanam--tongue; ghranam--smelling power; eva--also; ca--and; adhisthaya--being situated; manah--mind; ca--also; ayam--this; visayan--sense objects; upasevate--enjoys.

TRANSLATION

The living entity, thus taking another gross body, obtains a certain type of ear, tongue, and nose and sense of touch, which are grouped about the mind. He thus

what is the vaisnava way of celebrating new year?

Srila prabhupada told , For us everyday is new year because krishna is everfresh & evernew & we are celebrating him , but these materialist people need to drink this poison to forget all the frustrations, misgivings of past year , we dont need to celebrate by being intoxicated as that is pleasure in mode of ignorance, we can celebrate by being intoxicated in holyname.

Morever this is not new year according to vedic tradition, as per vedic calendar

With More Strength than a Million Suns ....
A New Year's Message of Hope

Night is falling quickly this winter evening, and it is snowing again. I am sitting in our little Gaura Bhavan Ashram, on the shore of Lake Wannensee, and thinking about each of you whom I met during the past year. I want to send you a message of hope - realistic hope.

Throughout my pilgrimage to Vrindavan, India, a sweet realization entered my awareness again and again. That is, Krishna is unlimitedly merciful. We simply

Srila Prabhupada’s own words: My Guru Maharaja (Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura) when I was twenty-five years old he ordered me long, long ago, to go to the foreign countries and preach Lord Chaitanya’s message. Somehow or other I could not assimilate his order until I was seventy years old. But it was better late than never. So also I was trying how to make a successful tour for preaching Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s message. So by the grace of my Guru Maharaja and by all your blessings, I we

My dear devotees,

Please accept my best wishes. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Most resolutions take the form of “do’s”–things I resolve to do–and “don’ts”–things I resolve to not do. And Vedic wisdom tells us that all do’s and don’ts should support one main do–always remember Krishna (God)–and one main don’t–never forget Him.

Now, practically, what can we do to always remember Krishna and never forget Him? The item most favorable for remembering Him is chanting and hearing: chanting and hearing