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Brahma-Samhita
“I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who resides in His own realm, Goloka, with Radha, who resembles His own spiritual figure and who embodies the ecstatic potency [hladini]. Their companions are Her who embody extensions of Her bodily form and who are imbued and permeated with ever-blissful spiritual rasa.” B.S. 5.37
Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita of Krishnadasa Kaviraja Goswami
C.C. Adi 1.6
Desiring to understand the glory of Radharani’s love, the wonderful qualities in Him that She a
Aja - Annada Ekadasi Sri Yudhisthira Maharaja said, "Oh Janardana, protector of all living entities, please tell me the name of the Ekadasi that occurs during the dark fortnight of the month of Bhadrapada (August-September)." The Supreme Lord, Sri Krishna, then replied, "Oh King, hear Me attentively. The name of this sin-removing, sacred Ekadasi is Aja. Any person who fasts completely on this day and worships Hrishikesha, the master of the senses, becomes free of all reactions to his sins. Even
TEXT 23
yatra kale tv anavrttim
avrttim caiva yoginah
prayata yanti tam kalam
vaksyami bharatarsabha
SYNONYMS
yatra--in that; kale--time; tu--but; anavrttim--no return; avrttim--return; ca--also; eva--certainly; yoginah--of different kinds of mystics; prayatah--one who goes; yanti--departs; tam--that; kalam--time; vaksyami--describing; bharatarsabha--O best of the Bharatas.
TRANSLATION
O best of the Bharatas, I shall now explain to you the different times at which, passing away from this world, one
Dear Devotees,
Hare Krishna.
It is with great joy that I would like to invite devotees from all over the world to attend the grand inauguration of the Sri Sri Radha Govind Dev temple and Bhaktivedanta Academy, as well as the installations of Sri Sri Radha Govind Dev, Sri Sri Jagannath, Baladeva and Subhadra and Sri Sri Gaur Nitai, on the most auspicious occasion of Nityananda Trayodasi, 12 February 2014.
A temple opening is a once off event and the organising team would like to welcome you t
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
….although sincerely lamenting occasional lapses into sense enjoyment, he (a true devotee) never gives up his enthusiasm to serve Lord Krishna. If a devotee becomes too morose or discouraged in devotional service, he may drift into an impersonal consciousness or give up his devotional service to the Lord. Therefore, the Lord here advises that although one should sincerely repent, he should not become chronically depre
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Svāṁśa means God, or the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu-tattva.
Kṛṣṇa has got many, unlimited forms. Advaita-acyuta-anādi-ananta-rūpam. Svāṁśa-vibhinnāṁśa. Some of the forms are called svāṁsa. Savamsa means God, or the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu-tattva. Viṣṇu-tattva, They have expanded in so many ways. So all the Viṣṇu-tattvas, They are called svāṁś
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
This is in conclusion of the previous offering titled, 'Meeting of Bharata and the Sage Bharadvaja'. In the previous offering we saw how
1. Bharata approached the sage with great humility.
2. Bharadvaja muni enthusiastically served Bharata and his entourage who had come to the forest in search of their beloved Lord Ram.
Now let us continue to learn few more lessons from this transcendental meeting.
3. Seeing the Lord in e
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
This is in continuation of the previous offering titled, 'Meeting of Bharata and the Sage Bharadvaja'. In the previous offering we saw how Bharata approached the sage with great humility. Now let us continue to learn few more lessons from this transcendental meeting.
2. Serving the Devotees: When the sage heard Bharata's resolve to bring back Rama to Ayodhya, the sage smiled at him and said, "I surely knew of Your inte
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
When Bharata came to know about Rama's exile and his father's demise, he was very displeased with the actions of his mother Kaikeyi. He resolves to go to the forest and bring back Rama and enthrone Him. Pleased with his resolve all the ministers and all the people of Ayodhya march towards forest in search of their dear Ram. On the way they meet Guha who takes them along to the hermitage of Bharadvaja. Let us make an hum
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
This morning, Srila Prabhupada arose; and looking at his hands and legs one by one while still lying down, Srila Prabhupada said, "It is reducing so much; soon I will be only bones."
Today, Srila Prabhupada received a copy of the first published German translation of The Nectar of Devotion from Harikesa Swami. The accompanying report from the German BBT showed publishing work proceeding in thirteen languages, with huge
Bhakti Charu Swami says on Krishna:
The only prescribed duty in the age of kali is to serve Krishna.Therefore one should chant and serve Krishna.
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Lecture on 36th Anniversary of ISKCON Juhu Temple by HH Bhurijana Prabhu on 15 Jan 2014
(HG Bhurijana Prabhu first meet Srila Prabhupada at 26 Second Ave, and was initiated by Srila Prabhupada in 1968. After preaching in Japan for about a year, in 1970 he opened ISKCON's first Hong Kong center.)
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Lecture on The glories of Hearing and Chanting by Dravida Prabhu on 23 Dec 2013 at Chicago
(Dravida Prabhu is a vaishnava scholar, musician and poet. He has edited Back to Godhead magazine and other books published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust for over 25 years.)
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“Initiation means receiving the pure knowledge of spiritual consciousness.”
- Chaitanya Charitamrita, Madhya 9:63 Purport
“From 1922 to 1933 practically I was not initiated, but I got the impression of preaching Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s cult. And that was the initiation by my Guru Maharaja.
- Lecture in Hyderabad, December 10, 1970
"So if from your center, the surrounding villages are drawn to the attention of Krishna consciousness simply by the distribution of prasadam and chanting of Hare Krishna Ma
In 1972, when Prabhupada gave a series of lectures on The Nectar of Devotion for one month in Vrindavan, a thought was plaguing me. When I first joined, I'd been taught that the parampara system is like a chain, and if you're not initiated, if you're not linked up to this chain, then you can't go back to Godhead. I thought, "We're distributing so many books, but if the people who read them are not initiated, then they can't go back to Godhead." So, one day I followed Prabhupada from Rupa Goswami
Lecture on Hitting the Target of the Absolute Truth by HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami on 03 Jan 2014 at Salem
(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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The unique position of His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada in the Gaudiya Vaishnava sampradaya is supported as follows:As the Acharya of his movement -
"I wish that each and every center shall keep the Acharya in the center and keep their separate identity."
- 1967 letter
His unique position as the foremost spiritual authority for the golden age -
"My books will be the law books for the next ten thousand years."
- Srila Prabhupada statement in Los Angeles, 1976.
Statement by Lochana das Thakura
(mid
Lectures, January 15, 1971, Allahabad
So the Vishnudutas say that "Even though one has committed so many sinful activities, if once he utters the holy name of Narayana, he becomes free immediately." That's a fact. It is not exaggeration. A sinful man, someway or other, if he chants this Hare Krishna mantra, he immediately becomes free from all reaction. But the difficulty is that he commits again. That is namaparadha, offense. There are ten kinds of offenses. This is the severest offense, that af
Lecture on Dhruva Charitra by HH Bhakti Gaurava Narayana Swami
(HH Bhakti Gaurava Narayana Swami joined ISKCON in 1981, in Vrindavana. He served as a life member deirector in Mayapur for a few years. He first started youth preaching in ISKCON Bhubaneswar.)
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