Lecture on Disciple Should Submit Serve and Hear by HH Bhakti Vikas Swami on 13 Dec 2014 at Bangalore
(His Holiness 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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TEXT 17
uttamah purusas tv anyah
paramatmety udahrtah
yo loka-trayam avisya
bibharty avyaya isvarah
SYNONYMS
uttamah--the best; purusah--personality; tu--but; anyah--another; parama--the supreme; atma--self; iti--thus; udahrtah--is said; yah--one who; loka--of the universe; trayam--the three divisions; avisya--entering; bibharti--maintaining; avyayah--inexhaustible; isvarah--the Lord.
TRANSLATION
Besides these two, there is the greatest living personality, the Lord Himself, who has entered into these
TEXT 16
dvav imau purusau loke
ksaras caksara eva ca
ksarah sarvani bhutani
kuta-stho 'ksara ucyate
SYNONYMS
dvau--two; imau--in this (world); purusau--living entities; loke--in the world; ksarah--fallible; ca--and; aksarah--infallible; eva--certainly; ca--and; ksarah--the fallible; sarvani--all; bhutani--living entities; kuta-sthah--in oneness; aksarah--infallible; ucyate--is said.
TRANSLATION
There are two classes of beings, the fallible and the infallible. In the material world every entity is fal
Lecture on Bhagavad Gita Chapter 02 Text 39 Use buddhi to transform theoretical sankhya into practical yoga by HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu
(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)
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Lecture on Vaishnava Saints by Laxmimoni Mataji on 07 Sep 2014 at Washington DC
(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 Lust destroys Krishna Consciousness by HG Hari Vilas Prabhu on 13 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 11 Chapter 23 Text 18-19 Dont Get Bewildered by HH Bir Krishna Goswami on 10 Nov 2014 at New Talavan
(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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TEXT 15
sarvasya caham hrdi sannivisto
mattah smrtir jnanam apohanam ca
vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyo
vedanta-krd veda-vid eva caham
SYNONYMS
sarvasya--of all living beings; ca--and; aham--I; hrdi--in the heart; sannivistah--being situated; mattah--from Me; smrtih--remembrance; jnanam--knowledge; apohanam ca--and forgetfulness; vedaih--by the Vedas; ca--also; sarvaih--all; aham--I am; eva--certainly; vedyah--knowable; vedanta-krt--the compiler of the Vedanta; veda-vit--the knower of the Vedas; e
TOVP Kicks Off 2015 with Million Dollar Donation and Five Million Pledged
A dear disciple of H.H. Bhakticaru Maharaj, Guru Gauranga prabhu, has donated $1,000,000 to the TOVP, with an additional pledge of $5,000,000. Guru Gauranga prabhu, a resident of the South African Yatra, was very impressed by the sincere efforts of the TOVP team that visited South Africa in January 2014. As a result, he pledged the above amount, and has now donated the money in order for us to buy the first lot of white m
Dear Devotees,
We, at ISKCON Kolkata, take immense pleasure and feel divinely blessed to inform all the devotees that we have started Ahhay Charan Tours and Travels services in this sacred birth city of Srila Prabhupada. Our aim is to
serve all the visiting vaisnavas in taking a spiritually refreshing tour of the numerous spots in Kolkata that are forever sanctified by the divine touch of His Divine Grace. This presents us all with an opportunity to
instil ourselves with sweet memories of Srila
Dear Prabhu(s) / Mataji(s),
Please accept our humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
All devotees are kindly requested to invite your family members, friends & colleagues to the upcoming 5 day long India Rising festival 2015 being held from 14th to 18th January 2015 in Ghatkopar (also known as the Ghatkopar Rathyatra festival) and thus, give them an opportunity to experience & appreciate various aspects of the Vedic Civilization with Krishna in the Center as envisioned by Srila Pr
TEXT 14
aham vaisvanaro bhutva
praninam deham asritah
pranapana-samayuktah
pacamy annam catur-vidham
SYNONYMS
aham--I; vaisvanarah--by My plenary portion as the digesting fire; bhutva--becoming; praninam--of all living entities; deham--body; asritah--situated; prana--outgoing air; apana--down-going air; samayuktah--keep balance; pacami--digest; annam--foodstuff; catuh-vidham--four kinds of.
TRANSLATION
I am the fire of digestion in every living body, and I am the air of life, outgoing and incoming, b
Material world means apasyatam atma-tattvam, one who has no enquiry or vision of the atma. Atma, paramatma. Atma-tattvam. Tattvam means "in truth." Atma means this body also. Atma means the mind also. Atma means the soul also. So in the present material world they are interested in understanding atma -- the body. The medical science, physiology, biology, they are studying the science of the body. And some of them are studying the science of mind, psychology -- thinking, feeling and willing. But
Hare Krishna.
8th January, 2015, Gurgaon.
I got up early today but felt too cold and lazy to get up from the bed, freshen up and start Chanting. I picked up my phone and looked for something to read for a while. Fortunately, I found a very sweet seminar given by HH Bhakti Charu Swami Maharaj on the demons in Krishna’s pastimes and various `anarthas’ they represent. I had only `part II’ of the seminar hence please pardon me if I miss out some details.
Maharaj explained that all these demons and the
From http://www.sacinandanaswami.com/en/s1f13/diaries-by-sacinandana-swami
By Sacinandana Swami
Krishna Never Leaves Vrindavan
When one lives in Vrindavan, one is constantly reminded of Krishna. He is worshiped in the many temples there, devotees glorify Him in song and narrations (katha), sadhus and saints describe Him with affection, etc.
But does He ever appear in person and make Himself visible to the eyes of those who so ardently worship Him? Is He only adored but r
Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 05 Chapter 14 Text 43 by HG Narayani Mataji on 21 Dec 2014 at ISKCON Vrindavan
(H.G.Narayani Devi Dasi joined ISKCON in Boston in 1970. She has done many services for Srila Prabhupada including Deity worship in Calcutta temple, traveling book distribution in Western India for the Bombay temple, and teaching Bhakti Sastri, Bhakti Vaibhava and Bhaktivedanta courses.)
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Lecture on Bhagavad Gita Chapter 01 Text 37 Greed Gives us a tunnel vision of Reality by HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu
(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)
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Lecture on Is Sansar mai Krishna aur Indriya bhog ek sath nhi mil sakte by Shikshashtakam Prabhu in Hindi
(His Grace Shikshashtakam Prabhu has served Indian Air Force for 7 years. During his tenure he was selected as a fighter pilot and also represented Indian Air Force in National Tennis Championship.
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Lecture on Too Much Material Opulence Can be Poison by HH Bir Krishna Goswami
(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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TEXT 13
gam avisya ca bhutani
dharayamy aham ojasa
pusnami causadhih sarvah
somo bhutva rasatmakah
SYNONYMS
gam--the planets; avisya--entering; ca--also; bhutani--living entities; dharayami--sustaining; aham--I; ojasa--by My energy; pusnami--nourishing; ca--and; ausadhih--all vegetables; sarvah--all; somah--the moon; bhutva--becoming; rasa-atmakah--supplying the juice.
TRANSLATION
I enter into each planet, and by My energy they stay in orbit. I become the moon and thereby supply the juice of life to
