Lecture on By Hearing Krishnas Pastimes one attains faith by Sivarama Swami on 22 May 2014 at New Vraja Dham

(Sivarama Swami was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1949. In 1956, during the failed Hungarian revolution, he emigrated with his family to Canada.)

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Lecture on Proper Engagement of Ones Fruits by HH Bhakti Caitanya Swami on 13 April 2014

(Originally from New Zealand, Bhakti Caitanya Swami joined the Hare Krishna movement in London, early in 1973. Almost a year before, as a philosophy student at Auckland University, he had first seen his future spiritual master walking across the campus with his followers. Srila Prabhupada initiated Bhakti Caitanya Swami later in 1973, giving him the name Raghubir Dasa. )

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TEXT 33

aksaranam akaro 'smi
dvandvah samasikasya ca
aham evaksayah kalo
dhataham visvato-mukhah

SYNONYMS

aksaranam--of letters; akarah--the first; asmi--I am; dvandvah--dual; samasikasya--compounds; ca--and; aham--I am; eva--certainly; aksayah--eternal; kalah--time; dhata--creator; aham--I am; visvatah-mukhah--Brahma.

TRANSLATION

Of letters I am the letter A, and among compounds I am the dual word. I am also inexhaustible time, and of creators I am Brahma, whose manifold faces turn everywhere.

PUR

Prabhupada: From all aspects. Yatha jnasyasi tac chrnu. So Krsna is speaking about Himself. We can speculate about God. That way we'll never be successful. Because we have got limited senses. Therefore you hear from Krsna about Krsna. This is called bhakti-yoga.

By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

Daily i do the next things to protect myself from diseases:

***wake up before Sun

***sleep after Sun set

***drink cow urine mixed with water early morning or when i feel feverish

***before taking bath i clean my mouth then take some oil (sun flower oil or tail) to gargle while taking bath. It warms throat  and removes all dirt, saves voice, makes it softer, very nice for gums.

***after bathing i apply oil or ghee to the body, then again wash it with simple water not with soap. This also removes

TEXT 32

sarganam adir antas ca
madhyam caivaham arjuna
adhyatma-vidya vidyanam
vadah pravadatam aham

SYNONYMS

sarganam--of all creations; adih--beginning; antah--end; ca--and; madhyam--middle; ca--also; eva--certainly; aham--I am; arjuna--O Arjuna; adhyatma-vidya--spiritual knowledge; vidyanam--of all education; vadah--natural conclusion; pravadatam--of arguments; aham--I am.

TRANSLATION

Of all creations I am the beginning and the end and also the middle, O Arjuna. Of all sciences I am the spiritua

Lecture on Pastimes of Lord Rama by Devakinandan Prabhu on 08 April 2014 at ISKCON Juhu

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Lecture on History of Kamsa by Vishwarup Prabhu on 18 April 2014 at ISKCON Chowpatty

(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 Srila Prabhupada Instructs On Urgency of Establishing Varnasrama by Bhakti Raghava Swami on 21 Feb 2014 at ISKCON Denver

(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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Lecture on Saralta se Muktiprapti by HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami on 09 May 2014 at Kuwait

(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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Prabhupada: Yes. That is the first thing. Vaco vegam krodha-vegam udara-vegam upastha-vegam manasa-vegam, etan vegan yo visaheta dhirah prthivim sa sisyat [NoI 1]. One who can control these kinds of urges, vaco vegam, talking nonsense -- that is called vaco vegam. Krodha-vegam, anger. Urges of the mind. Mind dictates, "Do this, do that." Then udara-vegam, eating vegam. "Eat more, more, more." Udara-vegam. Upastha-vegam. Genital. When one can control these six vegan, urges, then he is fit for bec

Husband as Guru

Dear Devotee,

Recently an unmarried female devotee told me that a man was interested in getting to know her, and in their discussions he mentioned that 'the husband is the guru.' She asked me for guidance on the subject.

This Illumination is what I wrote to clarify for her (and him) what it means for a husband to be a guru - and what it doesn't mean; for misunderstanding what this means will be the cause of an unhappy marriage.

Even though Prabhupada writes that a failed marriage

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Early, before mangala-arati, Srila Prabhupada asked Bhavananda Maharaja to call me.  Srila Prabhupada said, "I cannot sleep.  This allopathic medicine does not agree."  I suggested they could give some medicine for inducing sleep.  "That is the problem," Srila Prabhupada replied.  "They can give one thing and another...."  Prabhupada was very exhausted, having been unable to rest properly all night.

We tried to reason wit

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Srila Prabhupada could not sleep during the night.  In the morning, we tried to feed him, but he vomited.  When Dr Gopal came to examine him, he asked, "Can you take anything besides misri jala?"  "Yes," Prabhupada answered.  "Harinama.  Best thing is harinama.  Let me hear harinama and peacefully pass away."

Prabhupada's skin has taken on a shiny appearance, as if he were perspiring.  It is also very thin, with the bone

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

When you want a disease to be cured, you don’t catch any man on the street and ask him to operate on you. You have to make sure he is a properly qualified doctor. Similarly, you should reveal your mind to those who are more advanced – Guru or Sadhu. But reveal your mind with an intention to follow their instructions else it is similar to going to a doctor and avoid taking the prescribed medicine. Revealing th

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

This Beautiful Body will turn into Ashes

By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedānta Swami Prabhupāda

“I am working hard, day and night. Despite of winter or summer or rainy season, I have to work hard, day and night. If there is night duty in the winter season, I have to report to the office at twelve o’clock at night. So I must go. When there is snowfall, and if I don’t go, then I’ll be reported absent. So I am working so v

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

At 4:00 a.m., Srila Prabhupada called for me and Srila Prabhupada said, "I think whatever money you are giving Vrindaban, he will spoil in business.  They are getting together about two thousand rupees.  So let them chant Hare Krsna and eat and sleep.  He has no business brain.  He should not be given a farthing.  The postal receipts may be given to the respective members."

Then Prabhupada had me call Vrindaban and he sp

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

This morning, Srila Prabhupada suggested going on parikrama of the temple.  Srila Prabhupada said we could parikrama all of Vrndavana on a stretcher.  He had us give him a gentle massage, which he liked, saying that the professional massage was for a horse.  Shortly thereafter, however, Prabhupada began feeling bad.  Srila Prabhupada said, "Now I have become poisonous.  Everyone is staying away from me."  We all said th

Hare Krishna.

26th May, 2014, Gurgaon.

Yesterday, 25th May, turned out to be a day when I realised the power of prayer by devotees.

I was suffering from a bad throat since last 2 days and 24th evening was worst. When I woke up around 6am on 25th morning I felt terrible. I could not speak and even the simple task of getting up from the bed proved to a big effort. I felt very hungry and extremely thirsty. I drank some warm water, then I somehow remembered that Atma Prabhu had told me to take Neem ca