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15th July, 2014. Gurgaon

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Q: What are the three paths of advancement for human beings to achieve perfection of life ?

Ans : The three paths are Karma yoga, Jnana yoga and Bhakti Yoga.

Lord Krishna teaches Sri Udhava

SB 11.20.6 — The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear Uddhava, because I desire that human beings may achieve perfection, I have presented three paths of advancement — the path of knowledge, the path of work and the path of devotion. Besides these three there is absolu

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5th Ratha Yatra in Tenerife, Spain

Jagannath Ratha Yatra

Hare Krishna!

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

We are very happy to announce the fifth edition of Lord Jagannatha´s Ratha Yatra in Tenerife. Our guest of honor will be H.H. Bhaktimarga Swami (confirmed), H.H. Yadunandana Swami (confirmed), H.H. Bhakti Gauravani Swami (to be confirmed) as well as many other enthusiastic devotees from Spain and abroad.

You are most welcome to come and share this special event in the fortunate island of Tenerife.

Your servant,
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By: Madhava Smullen ISKCON News on March 28, 2014

Srila Prabhupada's Room

Srila Prabhupada's room just after devotees unlocked it for the first time in 25 years. The pyramid in the center is a sacred dome indicating that the Deities' altar is directly below.

Devotees overseeing the restoration of the Delhi temple where Srila Prabhupada stayed in the early 1960s before leaving for the US have discovered a treasure of his personal belongings.

Breaking open the locks on a door that had not been opened for 25 years, they

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Travel Advisory

Holy Places in India

Dear Friends and Members of ISKCON,

Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

The tragic news of the deaths of several devotee pilgrims from Russia last month who died when their bus drove off the road and into the Bhagirathi River in the mountainous Himalayan region in India has brought us great sadness.

We send our prayers and support to their families. We pray that those who lost their lives and those that were injured will be given full spiritual protection by th

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Shankaracharya of Dwarkapeeth and Shirdi Sai Baba

Date: July 14, 2014

New Delhi: In the light of the controversy between the Shankaracharya of Dwarkapeeth and the followers of Shirdi Sai Baba, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) calls for respect and co-operation in keeping with the Hindu tradition of tolerance.

ISKCON follows the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition and accepts the Bhagavad-gita and the Bhagavata Purana as our main sources of authority. According to these sources, God incarnates again and again to further His

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 11.23

TEXT 23

rupam mahat te bahu-vaktra-netram
maha-baho bahu-bahuru-padam
bahudaram bahu-damstra-karalam
drstva lokah pravyathitas tathaham

 

SYNONYMS

rupam--form; mahat--very great; te--of You; bahu--many; vaktra--faces; netram--eyes; maha-baho--O mighty-armed one; bahu--many; bahu--arms; uru--thighs; padam--legs; bahu-udaram--many bellies; bahu-damstra--many teeth; karalam--horrible; drstva--seeing; lokah--all the planets; pravyathitah--perturbed; tatha--similarly; aham--I.

 

TRANSLATION

O mighty-armed o

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Thought Of The Day

By giving everything to the cause of the Lord, one does not lose anything, but he gains everything that he could never otherwise expect. Srimad Bhagavatam 2.7.17, Srila Prabhupada.

 

By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

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The Attributes of the Absolute Truth

2514978047?profile=originalLecture on The Attributes of the Absolute Truth by HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu

(His Grace Caitanya Charan Prabhu is a monk and spiritual teacher in the time honored tradition of bhakti yoga. He is a editor of Back to Godhead, which is the official international magazine of the Hare Krishna movement.)

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2514978305?profile=originalLecture on Initiation - Transcend the modes by the Process of Surrender by HH Romapada Swami in 04 July 2014 at Chicago

(Romapada Swami‘s first encounter with Krishna consciousness came in Buffalo, in the shape of a lecture at the State University of New York in 1969. The lecturer was His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. The following year, Romapada Swami joined the movement in Boston and was initiated in 1971.)

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Determined to Remain Illusioned

2514978050?profile=originalLecture on Determined to Remain Illusioned by HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami on 03 June 2014 at Florida

(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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Nectar of Instruction - Part 01

2514978137?profile=originalLecture on Nectar of Instruction - Part 01 by HH Bhakti Charu Swami on 06 June 2006 at ISKCON Mayapur

(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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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 11.22

TEXT 22

rudraditya vasavo ye ca sadhya
visve 'svinau marutas cosmapas ca
gandharva-yaksasura-siddha-sangha
viksante tvam vismitas caiva sarve

 

SYNONYMS

rudra--manifestations of Lord Siva; adityah--the Adityas; vasavah--the Vasus; ye--all those; ca--and; sadhyah--the Sadhyas; visve--the Visvedevas; asvinau--the Asvini-kumaras; marutah--the Maruts; ca--and; usma-pah--the forefathers; ca--and; gandharva--of the Gandharvas; yaksa--the Yaksas; asura-siddha--the demons and the perfected demigods; sanghah

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Thought Of The Day

Prabhupada: The thing is that here material world means that whatever you want, you have to work for it. That is material world. Things are there, but you have to work for it. In the spiritual world there is no need of working. You get all necessities. That is the difference.

By H.D. G Srila Prabhupada

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2514978083?profile=originalLecture on How to Balance Spiritual Life and Material Obligations by Bhakti Raghava Swami

(His Holiness Bhakti Raghava Swami has been serving with great dedication for many decades. During the early days of Mayapur development, he lost one leg due to an attack with bomb in Mayapur.)

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2514978209?profile=originalLecture on How to strengthen devotees so that they dont leave Krishna Consciousness by HH Bhakti Charu Swami on 18 oCT 2010 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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2514978271?profile=originalLecture on Kis Prakaar Bhagavan ke Bhakt mahan hote hai by HG Athul Krishna Prabhu

(His Grace Caitanya Charan Prabhu is a monk and spiritual teacher in the time honored tradition of bhakti yoga. He is a editor of Back to Godhead, which is the official international magazine of the Hare Krishna movement.)

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Dealing within Devotees

2514978071?profile=originalLecture on Dealing within Devotees by HH Bhakti Charu Swami on 1987

(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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