Lecture on Footprints in the Sand by HG Malati Mataji on 13 Mar 2014 at Bhaktivedanta Manor
In 1990, she established an all female ISKCON temple which later was awarded a large road side bronze plaque by the State of Ohio Historical Society recognizing the center as the first Vaishnava/Hindu temple in the state, mentioning in detail its unique status in training women in Krishna consciousness.
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Lecture on How we should observe Ekadasi by HH Bhakti Charu Swami on 10 Feb 2014 at ISKCON Ujjain
(Bhakti Charu Swami is from a Bengali family and spent most of his early childhood in urban Kolkata. He met with Srila Prabhupada at the end of 1976 after a long and intense search for a spiritual teacher. This initial meeting resulted in Bhakti Charu Swami being assigned to translate the books of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust into the Bengali language.)
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Lecture on Purpose of the Various Incarnations by Bir Krishna Goswami on 30 Dec 2013
(Bir Krishna Goswami became a member of the Krishna conscious community in Gainesville, Florida in 1971. Shortly thereafter, he was initiated as Srila Prabhupada’s disciple.)
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TEXT 2
sri-bhagavan uvaca
mayy avesya mano ye mam
nitya-yukta upasate
sraddhaya parayopetas
te me yuktatama matah
SYNONYMS
sri-bhagavan uvaca--the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; mayi--unto Me; avesya--fixing; manah--mind; ye--one who; mam--unto Me; nitya--always; yuktah--engaged; upasate--worships; sraddhaya--with faith; paraya--transcendental; upetah--engages; te--they; me--Me; yukta-tamah--most perfect; matah--I consider.
TRANSLATION
The Blessed Lord said: He whose mind is fixed on My perso
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Lecture on Serve Vaishnavas Properly by Bir Krishna Goswami on 15 dec 2013
(Bir Krishna Goswami became a member of the Krishna conscious community in Gainesville, Florida in 1971. Shortly thereafter, he was initiated as Srila Prabhupada’s disciple.)
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Lecture on Jaha Bhagavan ke Bhakt Upasthith hai waha bhgavan hai on 05 Aug 2014
(Introduced to the movement of ISKCON in 1983 during medical college days. Started chanting 16 rounds in 1984. Acquired MBBS degree in 1985. Received first initiation in 1986 and Brahmin initiation in 1987.)
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Lecture on Gentlemen by Niranjana Swami on 31 Aug 2014 at Hartford
(The management and spiritual leadership experience Niranjana Swami gained during his tenure as president of ISKCON Boston from 1979 to 1983, and his service as regional secretary of New England in 1984, readied him for his GBC appointment in 1987.)
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Lecture on Srila Prabhupada Appearance Day by Giriraj Swami on 18 Aug 2014 at Los Angeles
(Giriraj Swami has also taught at the Vrindavan Institute for Higher Education and continues to lecture and to give presentations at japa retreats and workshops around the world.)
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Lecture on Appearance of Sri Lord Krishna by Laxmimoni Mataji on 17 Aug 2014 at ISKCON Alachua
(HG Laxmimoni Dasi was initiated by Srila Prabhuada in 1969 while attending the State University of New York at Buffalo. She received a B.A. in psychology after getting an "A" for her senior sociology project: "Life in a Krishna Temple.")
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Lecture on How to be Happy at Work on 12 June 2014 at Mauritius
(Sankarshan Das fully dedicated his life for serving the order of his spiritual master to become a guru and deliver the world. For the last 40 years he has uninterruptedly served his spiritual master’s movement, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), in various capacities.)
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Lecture on Whats Hell All About by Bir Krishna Goswami on 01 Jan 2013
(Bir Krishna Goswami became a member of the Krishna conscious community in Gainesville, Florida in 1971. Shortly thereafter, he was initiated as Srila Prabhupada’s disciple.)
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Lecture on How to behave with our friends who are Materialistic by HH Bhakti Charu Swami on 22 Nov 2009 at ISKCON Ujjain
(Bhakti Charu Swami is from a Bengali family and spent most of his early childhood in urban Kolkata. He met with Srila Prabhupada at the end of 1976 after a long and intense search for a spiritual teacher. This initial meeting resulted in Bhakti Charu Swami being assigned to translate the books of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust into the Bengali language.)
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Hare Krsna,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada & Srila Gopal Krishna Maharaj.
As par Nectar of Devotion,devotees can be divided into following three classes:
1. The first-class or uppermost devotee:
one is very expert in the study of relevant scriptures, and he is also expert in putting forward arguments in terms of those scriptures. He can very nicely present conclusions with perfect discretion and can consider the ways of devotional service in a decisive way. He un
TEXT 1
arjuna uvaca
evam satata-yukta ye
bhaktas tvam paryupasate
ye capy aksaram avyaktam
tesam ke yoga-vittamah
SYNONYMS
arjunah uvaca--Arjuna said; evam--thus; satata--always; yuktah--engaged; ye--those; bhaktah--devotees; tvam--unto You; paryupasate--properly worship; ye--those; ca--also; api--again; aksaram--beyond the senses; avyaktam--unmanifested; tesam--of them; ke--who; yoga-vit-tamah--the most perfect.
TRANSLATION
Arjuna inquired: Which is considered to be
Lecture on Serving the Guru Vani Vapu and Mission by Anuttama Prabhu on 31 Aug 2014
(As a student in political and social science at Michigan State University, USA, Anuttama Dasa found the university incapable to provide answers to the most important questions in life. Thus he chose to not complete his formal education. After exploring varied traditions ranging from Zen Buddhism to Methodism,)
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Lecture on Krishna Consciousness is the Perfection of Religion by Nirantara Prabhu on 31 Aug 2014 at Los Angeles
(Nicholas D'Angelo was born on May 20, 1950 and was raised a strict Roman Catholic. He went to Catholic school for 13 years, but did not even finish one semester of college at St. Johns University in New York City. Instead, the dormant lusty desires in his heart manifested and he became a "hippy" in 1968. Pursuing the path of "sex, drugs and rock n roll", he tried to become famous and
Lecture on The Meaning of Representation by Ravindra Svarupa Prabhu on 31 Aug 2014 Giya Nagari
(Ravindra Svarupa Dasa received a BA in Philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania in 1966 and a Ph.D. in Religion from Temple University in 1980.)
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Lecture on No Sectarianism in Mahaprabhu by Madhavananda Prabhu on 31 July 2012
(Madhavananda Das, joined ISKCON in Los Angeles in 1982. He moved to Bhubaneswar Orissa in 1993 where he has been living since. He was instructed by Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami Maharaj to edit his lectures into publications. For over ten years he has been serving as the director of ISKCON Gopal Jiu Publications, the editor of Sri Krishna Kathamrita Magazine, and the email magazine Sri Krishna Kathamrita Bindu.)
To
Hare Krsna,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada & Srila Gopal Krishna Maharaj.
मनुष्य जीवन की सर्वोच्च सिद्धि भगवत्प्रेम प्राप्त करने के लिए प्रह्लाद महाराज (भगवत-धर्म को पूर्णतया जानने वाले बारह महाजन में एक) षड-भक्ति का वर्णन करते हैं, जिसका पहला व महत्वपूर्ण अंग है- प्रार्थना करना अर्थात भगवान से अहैतुकी भक्ति के लिए सुन्दर-सुन्दर प्रार्थनाएँ करना | प्रार्थना के माध्यम से हम भगवान से व्यक्तिगत साक्षात्कार करते हैं, इसलिए यह हृदय का संवाद होना चाहिए | हम अर्थात जी
