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Ram Navami 2015 marks 40 years since Srila Prabhupada Inaugurated the Krishna Balaram Mandir in Vrindavan. To celebrate we devotees have planned out a 5 day festival from 24-28 March, 2015. Daily, morning and evening, we will have the devotees who were there at the inauguration in 1975 share their memories of that wonderful occasion. There will also be cultural presentations by the devotees. One day there will be an amazing procession with the Utsav Deities. And the grand finale will be the mos

TEXT 9

sattvam sukhe sanjayati
rajah karmani bharata
jnanam avrtya tu tamah
pramade sanjayaty uta

SYNONYMS

sattvam--mode of goodness; sukhe--in happiness; sanjayati--develops; rajah--mode of passion; karmani--fruits of activities; bharata--O son of Bharata; jnanam--knowledge; avrtya--covering; tu--but; tamah--the mode of ignorance; pramade--in madness; sanjayati--develops; uta--it is said.

TRANSLATION

The mode of goodness conditions one to happiness, passion conditions him to the fruits of action,

In the path of Krsna consciousness the first principle is enthusiasm. If you lack enthusiasm then other things will not happen. And you can keep enthusiastic if you follow the rules and regulation and chant regularly Hare Krsna mantra. Otherwise that enthusiasm also will dry. So six things are required for advancing Krsna consciousness. The first thing is enthusiasm. Utsahan dhairyat. And patient. And niscayad, with conviction, firm conviction. Utsahan dhairyat niscayad tat-tat-karma-pravartanat

Hare Krsna, dear devotees!

Below are some exerpts from inmates, as well as some Chaplains' appreciation for the work done by ISKCON Prison Ministry. I hope they bring you pleasure and inspiration.

INMATE'S EXCERPTS 

“Everything here is coming along very nicely. I try to plant as many seeds of Krsna Consciousness as I possibly can. At the moment, I have one inmate in my pod with whom I am studying KC with. I put him in touch with Balabhadra Prabhu in Boise. When I received the C.C. he also received

Lecture On Srila Prabhupada Katha by HH Bhakti Charu Swami on 05 Oct 2014 at ISKCON Vrindavan

(His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami was born in Bengal in 1945, he met with A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada at the end of 1976.From their very first meeting, Srila Prabhupada gave His Holiness the assignment of translating his books into Bengali and made him his Secretary for Indian Affairs.)

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Lecture On Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 71 Text 26 and Chapter 72 Text 01 All to become convinced of Krishna by HH Prahladananda Swami 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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Lecture On Non Devotee Husband - Updesamrita by HG Sankarsana Prabhu on 01 Nov 2014 at Estonia

(In obedience to Srila Prabhupada, Sankarshan Das Adhikari has fully taken up the banner of pure devotional service to the Supreme Godhead, and made it his life's mission to spread the Krishna consciousness science as far and wide as possible throughout the world.)

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Lecture 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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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

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

Lecture On Radhastami by Prabodhananda Sarasvati Swami on 02 Sep 2014 at ISKCON Vrindavan

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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

Lecture 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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Lecture 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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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

Lecture 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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Lecture 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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Lecture 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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