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Tulasi Devi Cures Devotee’s Cancer

Posted by vinay kalson on November 21, 2013 at 1:41pm

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupa

Today, at 69 years old, Chaitanya Prema Dasa is a robust, healthy devotee,

visiting the Potomac, Maryland ISKCON temple every Sunday and working at the

Pentagon, where he has served for twenty-five years in the Department of the

Defense Inspector General. He keeps a small altar with Srila Prabhupada and

a large, beautiful picture of Lord Krishna in his office, so that his boss

and co-workers see the Lord every time they have m

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Using & Misusing of Things & Independence

Posted by vinay kalson on November 21, 2013 at 1:38pm

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupa

BG 15.7 - By misuse of that independence, one becomes a conditioned soul, and by proper use of independence he is always liberated.

BG 18.78 - In other words, the living entity is situated between the two energies of the Lord, and because he belongs to the superior energy of the Lord, he has a particle of independence. By proper use of thatindependence he comes under the direct order of Kṛṣṇa. Thus he attains his normal

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Using Mother Earth SB 4.18.9-10

Posted by vinay kalson on November 21, 2013 at 1:37pm

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupa

Vidura inquired from the great sage Maitreya: My dear brāhmaṇa, since mother earth can appear in different shapes, why did she take the shape of a cow? And when King Pṛthu milked her, who became the calf, and what was the milking pot?

These are nice instructions for milking a cow. The cow must first have a calf so that out of affection for the calf she will voluntarily give sufficient milk. There must also be an expert m

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AN UNCONTROLLED MIND IS LIKE AN UNCHASTE WIFE

Posted by vinay kalson on November 21, 2013 at 1:34pm

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

ByHis Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Devotee Chanting Hare Krishna on Beads

nityam dadāti kāmasya

cchidram tam anu ye ‘rayah

yoginah krta-maitrasya

patyur jāyeva pumścalī

[Srimad Bhagavatam 5.6.4]

TRANSLATION

An unchaste woman is very easily carried away by paramours, and it sometimes happens that her husband is violently killed by her paramours. If the yogi gives his mind a chance and does not restrain it, h

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BRAHMINS MUST PRACTICE CLEANLINESS

Posted by vinay kalson on November 21, 2013 at 1:32pm

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Letters of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhativedanta Swami Prabhupada

Bombay

10 January, 1976

To Locanananda dasa

Amsterdam

My dear Locanananda dasa,

Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated November 28th, 1975. Your letter was received late so it was not possible to send you a reply in time for your Deity installation ceremony.

I have received the names of all the candidates for initiation and I acce

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EVERYONE IN THIS MATERIAL WORLD IS FACING THE PROBLEMS OF MARRIED LIFE

Posted by vinay kalson on November 21, 2013 at 1:31pm

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Letters of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhativedanta Swami Prabhupada

Calcutta

13 November, 1967

My Dear Gargamuni,

Please accept my blessings! I am in due receipt of your letter dated Nov. 8, 1967. You have written to say that your wife and you have a problem on which you require my help. The whole world, beginning with the highest planet to the lowest in this material world is facing this problem. Combination of husband and

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Diseases of Material Existence

Posted by vinay kalson on November 21, 2013 at 1:28pm

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Those who are spiritually situated are always joyful because they don’t hanker or lament. We must recognize that lamenting and hankering are the two diseases of the material existence and we can free ourselves from these two diseases by taking to the process of devotional service.

Srimad Bhagavatam Class

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on November 21, 2013 at 12:24pm

Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HG Sesa Prabhu at ISKCON Gainesville on 15 Nov 2011
(Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 07, Chapter 15, Text 25-26)

(Sesa Dasa was initiated by Srila Prabhupada in 1974 while he was traveling as a member of the initial Bhaktivedanta Book Trust library party. Sesa Dasa has a portfolio of two ministries: Minister of Educational Development and Minister of Justice, under which ISKCON Resolve works.)

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The Glance of Lord Vishnu Creates the Desires of the Devotees

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on November 21, 2013 at 12:00pm

Lecture on The Glance of Lord Vishnu Creates the Desires of the Devotees by Giriraj Swami on 11 Nov 2013 at Chowpatty

(Giriraj Swami has also taught at the Vrindavan Institute for Higher Education and continues to lecture and to give presentations at japa retreats and workshops around the world.)

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 7.19

Posted by Rohit on November 21, 2013 at 10:55am

TEXT 19

bahunam janmanam ante
jnanavan mam prapadyate
vasudevah sarvam iti
sa mahatma su-durlabhah

SYNONYMS

bahunam--many; janmanam--births; ante--after; jnana-van--he possessing knowledge; mam--unto Me; prapadyate--surrenders; vasudevah--cause of all causes; sarvam--all; iti--thus; sah--such; maha-atma--great soul; su-durlabhah--very rare.

TRANSLATION

After many births and deaths, he who is actually in knowledge surrenders unto Me, knowing Me to be the cause of all causes and all that is. Such a g

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Thought Of The Day

Posted by Shalabh Gupta on November 21, 2013 at 8:20am

The aim of human life is param gatim. Param gatim means the supreme perfection. Gatim means progress, and param means the supreme. Our life is progressive. By evolution we have come to this human form of life through many forms of life.

By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

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Self Control brings success

Posted by Purushottam Nitai Das on November 21, 2013 at 7:50am

A person who remains undisturbed and unbewildered amidst internal and external chaos is called self controlled. One of the foremost reasons as why a person fails to accomplish his coveted goal is because of his inability to rein in on his emotions. Just like a person possessed by alcohol becomes insane, similarly a person overpowered by his emotions behaves irrationally. A person may possess the intelligence and may have abundant talents to succeed in life but if he does not have the ability t

Srimad Bhagavatam Class

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on November 20, 2013 at 5:01pm

Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HG Amal Bhakta Prabhu on 14 Nov 2013 at Los angeles
(Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 07, Chapter 14, Text 36)

(Amal Bhakta was born in New York City and attended New York University. He moved to Santa Monica, California in 1954 and worked in motion pictures for three years.)

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Whether Krishna will take away the Taste of Devotion

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on November 20, 2013 at 4:47pm

Lecture on Whether Krishna will take away the Taste of Devotion by Sivarama Swami on 11 Nov 2013 in India

(Sivarama Swami was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1949. In 1956, during the failed Hungarian revolution, he emigrated with his family to Canada. Sivarama Swami first came in contact with the books of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in 1970, becoming an initiated disciple of Prabhupada in 1973.)

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Love Conquers All

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on November 20, 2013 at 4:30pm

Lecture on Love Conquers All by Charu Prabhu

(Charu Das was initiated by Srila Prabhupada in 1970. He has been President, variously, of the Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Berkeley (USA) temples.)

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Inspired by SB 10.46.41

Posted by Mauro Madhava Narasimha Das on November 20, 2013 at 4:21pm

“Just as a person who is whirling around perceives the ground to be turning, one who is affected by false ego thinks himself the doer, when actually only his mind is acting.”

Lyrics: MadhavaLata dd - Music: Madhava Narasimha das

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Vrindavan Yatra 2013 - Day 01

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on November 20, 2013 at 4:00pm

Vrindavan Yatra 2013 - Day 01by HH Romapada Swami on 09 Nov 2013 at Vrindavan

(Romapada Swami‘s first encounter with Krishna consciousness came in Buffalo, in the shape of a lecture at the State University of New York in 1969. The lecturer was His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.)

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 7.18

Posted by Rohit on November 20, 2013 at 10:56am

TEXT 18

udarah sarva evaite
jnani tv atmaiva me matam
asthitah sa hi yuktatma
mam evanuttamam gatim

SYNONYMS

udarah--magnanimous; sarve--all; eva--certainly; ete--these; jnani--one who is in knowledge; tu--but; atma eva--just like Myself; me--My; matam--opinion; asthitah--situated; sah--he; hi--certainly; yukta-atma--engaged in devotional service; mam--unto Me; eva--certainly; anuttamam--the highest goal; gatim--destination.

TRANSLATION

All these devotees are undoubtedly magnanimous souls, but he w

Russian Government is demolishing ISKCON Temple, Please Support by Miss Call

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on November 20, 2013 at 10:42am

Hare Krishna,

Please accept our humble obeisances. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Indian Government and Russian Government has come up with a scheme of receiving a miss call on +91 8030636341 to check out how many worldwide support to stop the demolishing the temple in Russia.

Hence we request you to give a miss call on +91 8030636341 to show your support. The call will automatically disconnect and you will receive a message thanking you for the support. Please do it as soon as possible.

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Bhakti-vriksha workshop in Boston

Posted by iskconcongregation on November 20, 2013 at 10:33am

H.G. Advaita Chandra Prabhu and his wife, H.G Kalasudha Mataji, organized a 2 day workshop in Boston. They covered various topics such as:

· Vision & history of Bhakti-vriksha
· Vamanadeva approach
· Ways of Generating contacts
· Path to Perfection Siksha Program
· Bhakti-vriksha Training
· Bhakti-vriksha Roles assignment
· Dealing with the conflicting demands of the group consisting of existing and new members.
· Children program
· Standard Namahatta & Bhakti-vriksha
· Bhakti-vriksha Group Multiplication

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Tulasi Devi Cures Devotee’s Cancer

Using & Misusing of Things & Independence

Using Mother Earth SB 4.18.9-10

AN UNCONTROLLED MIND IS LIKE AN UNCHASTE WIFE

BRAHMINS MUST PRACTICE CLEANLINESS

EVERYONE IN THIS MATERIAL WORLD IS FACING THE PROBLEMS OF MARRIED LIFE

Diseases of Material Existence

Srimad Bhagavatam Class

The Glance of Lord Vishnu Creates the Desires of the Devotees

Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 7.19

Thought Of The Day

Self Control brings success

Srimad Bhagavatam Class

Whether Krishna will take away the Taste of Devotion

Love Conquers All

Inspired by SB 10.46.41

Vrindavan Yatra 2013 - Day 01

Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 7.18

Russian Government is demolishing ISKCON Temple, Please Support by Miss Call

Bhakti-vriksha workshop in Boston

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