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Lecture on How to make our work into worship 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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Lecture on Why authorities are needed and distrusted 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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Hare Krishna

22nd May, 2014, Gurgaon.

vrindayai tulasi-devyai
priyayai keshavasya cha
krishna-bhakti-prade devi
satyavatyai namo namaha

TRANSLATION

I offer my repeated obeisances unto Vrnda, Srimati Tulasi Devi, who is very dear to Lord Kesava. O goddess, you bestow devotional service to Lord Krsna and possess the highest truth.

This is in continuation to my last blog where I mentioned how a broken branch of Tulasi got planted again by her sheer mercy. I wanted to share more on how merciful is Tulas

Lecture on Weapons of War by HH Bhakti Caitanya Swami on 15 April 2014 at ISKCON Durban

(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 30

prahladas casmi daityanam
kalah kalayatam aham
mrganam ca mrgendro 'ham
vainateyas ca paksinam

SYNONYMS

prahladah--Prahlada; ca--also; asmi--I am; daityanam--of the demons; kalah--time; kalayatam--of subduers; aham--I am; mrganam--of animals; ca--and; mrga-indrah--the lion; aham--I am; vainateyah--Garuda; ca--also; paksinam--of birds.

TRANSLATION

Among the Daitya demons I am the devoted Prahlada; among subduers I am time; among the beasts I am the lion, and among birds I am Garuda, the feat

Prabhupada: Yes. He wishes sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja [Bg. 18.66], man-mana bhava mad-bhaktah. This is our duty, not that "I have got that duty, that duty, that duty." That duty, that duty will not save you. They will be destroyed. Dehapatya-kalatradi. This is explained in Bhagavata.

By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

Disappearance Day of Sri Ramananda Raya by His Holiness Bhakti Madhurya Govinda Swami on 12 May 2014 at Punjabi Bagh

(His Holiness Bhakti Madhurya Govinda Swami was initiated by His Divine Grace Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in October 1968, about two months before HH Jayapataka Swami, awarding him the name “Makhanlal das”.)

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Lecture on How to be happy now and forever by HG Radhe Shyam Prabhu on 10 June 2013 

(President of the Pune branch of ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) that has over 600 centres worldwide Director of Vedic Oasis for Inspiration, Culture & Education (VOICE) Holds an M.Tech from IIT-Bombay)

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Lecture on Prem hi bhakti ka aadhaar hai by HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami on 08 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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Lecture on Sunday Feast - How Faith Can Continue to Grow by HH Niranjana Swami on 02 May 2014 at Gomel

(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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TEXT 29

anantas casmi naganam
varuno yadasam aham
pitrnam aryama casmi
yamah samyamatam aham

SYNONYMS

anantah--Ananta; ca--also; asmi--I am; naganam--of all serpents; varunah--the demigod controlling the water; yadasam--of all aquatics; aham--I am; pitrnam--of the ancestors; aryama--Aryama; ca--also; asmi--I am; yamah--the controller of death; samyamatam--of all regulators; aham--I am.

TRANSLATION

Of the celestial Naga snakes I am Ananta; of the aquatic deities I am Varuna. Of departed ancestors I

Advancement in spiritual life does not depend on any kind of previous education or qualification. The method itself is so pure that by simply engaging in it one becomes pure. Bhagavad Gita 9.2, Srila Prabhupada

By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Prabhupada asked Bhagatji about Balarama Misra and Caitanya Mahaprabhu Mandir.  Srila Prabhupada wanted to know where it was and how much it would cost to repair it.  It was decided that Bhagatji would go to make an estimate, accompanied by Jayapataka Maharaja .  Later, however, Srila Prabhupada asked whether Balarama Misra had begun the puja to Narayana, using the one thousand tulasi leaves.  I said that I thought the

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Early in the morning, Srila Prabhupada talked with Bhavananda Maharaja about Mayapur.  Later, he spoke with Giriraja about Bombay. Srila Prabhupada then called for me, saying, "I am not getting strength.  Even to lift my leg, I need help.  Practically my left leg is not working.  What should be done now, you consider."

I called for the kaviraja, who said that milk would be beneficial, but not dahi [yogurt].  He had gone

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Early in the morning, Srila Prabhupada talked with Bhavananda Maharaja about Mayapur.  Later, he spoke with Giriraja about Bombay. Srila Prabhupada then called for me, saying, "I am not getting strength.  Even to lift my leg, I need help.  Practically my left leg is not working.  What should be done now, you consider."

I called for the kaviraja, who said that milk would be beneficial, but not dahi [yogurt].  He had gone

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

WHY DO THE LEVELS OF BHAGAVAD GITA AND THE BHAGAVATAM DIFFER?

Parikshit Maharaja, the grandson of Arjuna is sitting near the lotus feet of Srila Sukadeva Gosvami to hear Srimad Bhagavatam

One question that is very frequently asked is that that although the Srimad Bhagavatam and the Bhagavad Gita are compiled by the same author, Srila Vyasadeva, why is it that the Bhagavatam is considered more exalted than the Bhagavad Git

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

"Krsna is situated in everyone's heart, and if one desires something, Krsna fulfills one's desire. If the living entity by chance or fortune comes in contact with the Krsna consciousness movement and wishes to associate with that movement, Krsna, who is situated in everyone's heart, gives him the chance to meet a bona fide spiritual master. This is called guru-krsna-prasada. Krsna is prepared to bestow His mercy upon al

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Mark was taking Krsna consciousness as seriously as I was. We decided that we would make a final visit to Ron Lamerick and his followers, and we arrived to find a group meditation in progress. At the end of the meditation, when the people there opened their eyes and saw us, they were eager to know where we had been for the last weeks. Sometimes, when Ron was not present, Mark and I had led the sessions, so we were looke

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Living in the temple meant a deeper commitment. It was expected that we would assume regular duties, just as the other devotees had. Now, in addition to cleaning the pots and the kitchen floor, I was engaged by the cooks in kneading the dough to make the one hundred fifty capatis that were served each day at lunch. Getting the proportion of flour and water to come out just right took practice. My first attempts at rolli