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Simply Depend on Krishna

2514989852?profile=originalLecture On Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 03 Chapter 33 Text 29 Simply Depend on Krishna by HH Indradyumna Swami on 31 Oct 1984 at New Mayapur France

(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.)

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The Problem with Paradise

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By Mukundamala Dasa
(Mukundamala Dasa serves full time at ISKCON Mumbai (Chowpatty). He is part of the India Back to Godhead team and teaches Krishna consciousness to students.)

People who want to go to heaven may not know exactly what they’re in for.

One morning when going through an Indian daily, I came across the obituary section and a list of deceased people being fondly remembered by their close relatives and friends. Each departed soul was given the title svargavasi, “a resident of heave

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Vyasa Puja Offering 2014

‘Forever Your Servant’
Dear Srila Prabhupada,

Please accept my most humble obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet.

Once again, I stand before you on the annual occasion of your auspicious Vyasa Puja, the celebration of your appearance in this world. I take this opportunity each year to reflect on the great mercy you have bestowed upon me in the form of service to your mission. I am very happy to be a small part of your great legacy in fulfilling Lord Caitanya’s pr

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TOVP Special Appeal
 
2016 marks the Fiftieth Anniversary celebration of ISKCON, Srila Prabhupada’s great movement to spread Krishna consciousness throughout the world and bring the teachings of Lord Caitanya and the yuga dharma, chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra, to all the conditioned souls on this planet (and perhaps beyond). We are extremely fortunate to be living at this most auspicious time in the history of this universe when the Lord appears on Earth to freely distribute love of God,
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Story of Karna ....

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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 23 September 2014, Durban, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 1.10.4)

Nothing is easy; therefore first we have to work on our own conviction. We have to understand why we are doing this. The better you understand this, the more convinced you are.

I like the story of Karna. He was accepted as a disciple by Parasurama who had asked him before if he was a ksatriya. Everyone had told Karna that he was not a ksatriya so he said, “No, I am not a ksatriya.” So he was accepted by

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How a householder should see devotees

2514990469?profile=originalLecture On Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 07 Chapter 14 Text 15 How a householder should see devotees by Bir Krishna Goswami on 08 Oct 2014 at Sydney

(Bir Krishna Goswami spent his childhood in Long Island, New York. As an academically gifted student at North Western University, he began reading Srila Prabhupada’s books. Impressed by Srila Prabhupada's scholarship and saintliness Bir Krishna Swami became a member of the Krishna conscious community in Gainesville, Florida in 1971.)

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Life is not a Combination of Matter

2514989760?profile=originalLecture On Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 07 Chapter 07 Text 18 Life is not a Combination of Matter by Prahladananda Swami on 21 Sep 2005 at Denver

(HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami appeared in this world in 1957 in England. He joined the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in London in 1975 and was initiated in that year with the name Ilapati dasa by ISKCON’s founder-acarya, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. )

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 14.8

TEXT 8

tamas tv ajnana-jam viddhi
mohanam sarva-dehinam
pramadalasya-nidrabhis
tan nibadhnati bharata

 

SYNONYMS

tamah--mode of ignorance; tu--but; ajnana-jam--products of ignorance; viddhi--knowing; mohanam--delusion; sarva-dehinam--of all embodied beings; pramada--madness; alasya--indolence; nidrabhih--sleep; tat--that; nibadhnati--binds; bharata--O son of Bharata.

 

TRANSLATION

O son of Bharata, the mode of ignorance causes the delusion of all living entities. The result of this mode is madness, ind

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2514990558?profile=originalLecture On Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 08 Chapter 16 Text 24 by Vijaya Prabhu on 15 Nov 2014 at Los Angeles

(Vijaya Prabhu is one of the best dentist in San Diego. Before I went to her I tried many other dentists in San Diego and my search ended when I met her. I and my kids have been with her for more than 10 years now and are very satisfied.)

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Journey of Self Discovery

2514990497?profile=originalLecture On Journey of Self Discovery by Radha Gopinath Prabhu in 2014 at Bhaktivedanta Hospital

(Radha Gopinath Prabhu is disciple of Radhanath Swami.)

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No Indigestion in the Spiritual World

2514989696?profile=originalLecture On Chaitanya Charitamrita Chapter 05 Text 18 No Indigestion in the Spiritual World by Prahladananda Swami in 2014 at Dallas

(Prahladananda Swami was born in 1949, in Buffallo, New York. He studied at the University of Buffalo, where he received a full scholarship. In January 1969 he joined ISKCON and rceived both initiations that year from Srila Prabhupada.)

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 14.7

TEXT 7

rajo ragatmakam viddhi
trsna-sanga-samudbhavam
tan nibadhnati kaunteya
karma-sangena dehinam

 

SYNONYMS

rajah--the mode of passion; raga-atmakam--born of desire or lust; viddhi--know; trsna--with hankering; sanga--association; samudbhavam--produced of; tat--that; nibadhnati--binds; kaunteya--O son of Kunti; karma-sangena--by association with fruitive activity; dehinam--the embodied.

 

TRANSLATION

The mode of passion is born of unlimited desires and longings, O son of Kunti, and because of this o

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The Real Forest of Enjoyment

2514989597?profile=originalLecture On Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 05 Chapter 13 Text 13 The Real Forest of Enjoyment by Lokanath Swami on 15 Oct 2014 at Vrindavan

(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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Thought Of The Day

The Bhagavata says that "You are very nice man. You are very honest to your occupational duty. That is all right. But if by discharging your occupational duty you do not develop your eagerness to understand what is God and what is love of God," then, Bhagavata says, "it is simply laboring and wasting time." That is the test. And why we should try to increase our love of God? That is also explained: ahaituky apratihata yayatma suprasidati. Ahaituki, without any cause. We should love God without a

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ISKCON Disciples ONLINE Course

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Topics covered in the ISKCON Disciples Course:

  • Guru-tattva and the Guru-parampara System
  • Srila Prabhupada ISKCON Founder Acarya and Preeminent Guru
  • Types of Gurus
  • Relationship between ISKCON Guru and ISKCON Authorities
  • Gurus outside of ISKCON
  • Guru-padasraya
  • Selecting a Guru
  • Following Initiation Vows
  • Guru-puja and Vyasa-puja
  • Worship of ISKCON Gurus
  • Guru-vapu and vani seva
  • Guru-tyaga
  • Developing Cooperative Relationships in a multi guru environment

Background:

At the 2014 Annua

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2514989596?profile=originalLecture On Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 49 Text 20-21 In Transcendental Relationship there is no Termination by HH Bhakti Rasamrita Swami on 31 Aug 2014 at ISKCON Chowpatty

(HH Bhakti Rasamrita Swami completed his B.E. from M.S University Baroda, MBA from Bombay University & worked for some time in a multinational Bank. He was initiated by the spiritual name His Grace Devamrita Dasa.)

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Inexpensive one way Fight to Goloka

2514989755?profile=originalLecture On Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 01 Chapter 08 Text 30 Inexpensive one way Fight to Goloka by Prahladananda Swami on 20 July 2014 at Bulgaria

(Prahladananda Swami was born in 1949, in Buffallo, New York. He studied at the University of Buffalo, where he received a full scholarship. In January 1969 he joined ISKCON and rceived both initiations that year from Srila Prabhupada.)

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Escape from the Cave

2514989699?profile=originalLecture On Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 03 Chapter 29 Text 05 Escape from the Cave by HH Bir Krishna Goswami on 13 Sep 2014 at Labasa

(Bir Krishna Goswami spent his childhood in Long Island, New York. As an academically gifted student at North Western University, he began reading Srila Prabhupada’s books. Impressed by Srila Prabhupada's scholarship and saintliness Bir Krishna Swami became a member of the Krishna conscious community in Gainesville, Florida in 1971.)

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