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Best Service to Krishna Book Distribution

2514937044?profile=originalLecture on Best Service to Krishna Book Distribution by HH Bhakti Caitanya Swami

(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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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 7.21

TEXT 21

yo yo yam yam tanum bhaktah
sraddhayarcitum icchati
tasya tasyacalam sraddham
tam eva vidadhamy aham

 

SYNONYMS

yah--that; yah--that; yam--which; yam--which; tanum--form of the demigods; bhaktah--devotee; sraddhaya--with faith; arcitum--to worship; icchati--desires; tasya--of that; tasya--of that; acalam--steady; sraddham--faith; tam--him; eva--surely; vidadhami--give; aham--I.

 

TRANSLATION

I am in everyone's heart as the Supersoul. As soon as one desires to worship the demigods, I make his fa

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Who are the book distributors?

2514937104?profile=originalBy His Holiness Devamrita Swami

As our ISKCON mission approaches the 21st century, fundamental questions about book distribution arise. The real issue is not, of course, whether or not books should be distributed, but who are the book distributors?

Is book distribution an elitist activity, or a natural part of the life of every spiritually aspiring man and woman? Is book distribution the exclusive nectar of a few fortunate souls, those specialized commandos whose gallant deeds we rely upon for sur

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By H.G. GANESAN.T.K

We have been celebrating the Damodara Program in our area (Jaganathan nagar, Coimbatore) during the auspicious Kartika month.

With the blessings and guidance of H.H. Bhakti Vinoda Swami, we (Ganesan, Bkn.Thirupura Sundari, Bkn.Subasri, Bkn.Selvam mataji, H.G. Anupama Madhavi devi dasi and Bkn.Gandhimathi mataji) have been arranging kirtan, lamps and prasadam in 73 different homes.

We request your blessings to improve further in our spiritual lives and so the entire area can be c

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Solving life’s perplexities

In Bhagavad Gita 2.7, Arjuna says, “karpanya – dosopahata – svabhavah”, “Now I am confused about my duty and have lost all composure because of miserly weakness.” Here the word “karpanya” has been used which means “miserliness”. A miser person is one who neither enjoys and do not even allow others to enjoy. Srila Prabhupada explains that a miser person do not take trouble to solve the problems of life. He remains engrossed in the material life and also keeps his family members entangled in the m
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Thought Of The Day

Prabhupada: These are all material necessities. So if you come to the spiritual platform, the test is that you have no material necessities. So long you are diseased, you require medicine, but when you are not diseased there is no need of medicine. It is the healthy state. So so long we are materially diseased, we require all these material necessities. So when you are on the spiritual platform there is no material (indistinct). Nidrahara-viharakadi-vijitau **, then you conquer over even our pri

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Have faith in God's plan

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupa

 


Once there was a sweeper in a well known temple and he was very sincere and devoted. Every time he saw thousands of devotees coming to take darshan of the Lord,he thought that the Lord is standing all the time and giving darshan and He must be feeling very tired.

So one day very innocently he asked the Lord whether he can take the place of the Lord for a day so that the Lord can have some relief and rest.The Deity of Templ

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Dr. Frog Philosophy

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupa

 

There was once a frog who had lived all his life in a well. One day a friend visited him and informed him of the existence of the Atlantic Ocean.

"Oh, what is this Atlantic Ocean?" asked the frog in the well.

"It is a vast body of water," his friend replied.

"How vast? Is it double the size of this well?"

"Oh, no, much larger," his friend replied.

"How much larger? Ten times the size?"

In this way the frog went on calculating.

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Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupa

By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

By the mercy of Lord Balarama, One Can Kill the Demon of Lust

By the mercy of Lord Balarama, One Can Kill the Demon of Lust

 
mātrā svasrā duhitrā vā
nāviviktāsano bhavet
balavān indriya-grāmo
vidvāmsam api karsati

[Srimad Bhagavatam 9.19.17]

 

TRANSLATION

One should not allow oneself to sit on the same seat even with one’s own mother, sister or daughter, for the senses are so strong that even though one is very advanced in knowledge, he

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THE PURE DEVOTEES ARE NOT ORDINARY HUMAN BEINGS

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupa

ByHis Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Narada and Kayadhu 

 

mātrā svasrā duhitrā vā nāviviktāsano bhavet
balavān indriya-grāmo vidvāmsam api karsati

One should not remain in a secluded place with a woman, even one’s mother, sister, or daughter.

Nonetheless, although one is strictly prohibited from staying with a woman in a secluded place, Nārada Muni gave shelter to Prahlāda Mahārāja’s young mother, who rendered service to him w

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Support The Gita Nagari Institute House

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Hare Krishna Dear Devotees,
Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Guru and Gauranga.


As many of you know our beloved god sister, Prema Devi, recently left her body. She was an extraordinary devotee, greatly dedicated to her Gurudev, Bhakti Tirtha Swami. This dedication was manifest through her many services to her Gurudev.


One of these services was purchasing the "Institute house" in Gita Nagari, Pennsylvania.


During Bhakti Tirtha Swami's last

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Kunti Maharani ki Prathana Part 01 - Click Here


Kunti Maharani ki Prathana Part 02 - Click Here


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Prayers of Queen Kunti Part 01 - Click Here


Prayers of Queen Kunti Part 02 - Click Here


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Prayers of Queen Kunti

2514936635?profile=originalLecture on Prayers of Queen Kunti by Caitanya Charan Prabhu

(Chaitanya Charan Das is a celibate spiritual teacher (brahmachari) at ISKCON, Pune. He has done his Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering from the Govt College of Engg, Pune.)

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The Heart of the Bhagavad Gita

2514936460?profile=originalLecture on The Heart of the Bhagavad Gita Prahladananada Swami 29 June 2011

(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 received both initiations that year from Srila Prabhupada.)

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Utsaha, Nistha Aur Dhairya

2514936558?profile=originalLecture on Utsaha Nistha Aur Dhairya by Bhakti Vikas Swami on 10 Oct 2013 at Kanhaiyadesh

(He has since travelled widely throughout the subcontinent, lecturing in English, Hindi, and Bengali. His Holiness also travels to and preaches Krishna consciousness in other parts of the world. He continues to write books and magazine articles.)

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Lecture on "Eight Instructions of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu" by HH Bhakti Rasamrita Swami Maharaj on 27 Nov 2013 at ISKCON Nashik from 7:30pm to 9:30 pm.

And Srimad Bhagavtam Class on "Teachings of Queen Kunti" on 28 Nov 2013 at ISKCON Nashik from 8:00am to 9:30 am.

We all inviting You with your family and friends to get blessed by the nectarine speech of HH Bhakti Rasamrita Swami Maharaj.

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 7.20

TEXT 20

kamais tais tair hrta-jnanah
prapadyante 'nya-devatah
tam tam niyamam asthaya
prakrtya niyatah svaya

 

SYNONYMS

kamaih--by desires; taih--by those; taih--by those; hrta--distorted; jnanah--knowledge; prapadyante--surrender; anya--other; devatah--demigods; tam--that; tam--that; niyamam--rules; asthaya--following; prakrtya--by nature; niyatah--controlled; svaya--by their own.

 

TRANSLATION

Those whose minds are distorted by material desires surrender unto demigods and follow the particular rules

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