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BY: GAURAGOPALA DASA

Mayesa Prabhu and Sadaputa Prabhu differ greatly in their understanding of Surya-Siddhanta and the 5th Canto of Srimad Bhagavatam; Mayesa cannot understand how one can come to the conclusion that the Moon is 258,000 miles from Earth, which is close to the material scientist’s calculations of 238,000 miles, with mathematical calculations found in both Srimad Bhagavatam and Surya-siddhanta. Who is right?

Also why did Srila Prabhupada accept the distance between Earth and Sun a

Our Well-wisher Is Always Our Well-wisher.

A true well-wisher always has our best interest in mind, whether or not we understand his intentions. In this connection I would like to share a beautiful legend a devotee from Kazakhstan told me. It’s about Genghis Khan and his falcon, and it contains two important lessons for our spiritual life. Even today we find Genghis Khan’s legacy impressive. Wars are often motivated by the insatiable hunger for new territory and wealth, as well as by the crue

Letter to: Gandhi Memorial Fund
Calcutta
5 July, 1949
49-07-05
The Secretary
The Board of Trustees of Mahatma Gandhi Memorial National Fund,
New Delhi.

Dear Sir,

With reference to the invitation issued by your Board, for suggestions for the administration of the Fund, I beg to inform that Gandhiji's memorial can fittingly be perpetuated by a continued effort to keep in motion his spiritual movements. I beg to suggest most humbly to your board that Gandhiji, minus his spiritual activities, is a

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Lecture on Talking about Krishna is very Purifying and Uplifting by HH Romapada Swami on 01 Sept 2013 at ISKCON Chicago

(HH Romapada Swami Maharaj's devotional career began with management, first as president of the Manhattan temple (1977-78), then as regional secretary for New England (1979-82), and then again as president of the Brooklyn temple (1982-83). From 1996 up to 2008, he served continuously as a member of the North American Executive Committee (NA EC), and he was the chairman of the G

Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Class by Bhakti Vinoda Swami on 02 Oct 2013 at ISKCON Vrindavan

(Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 04, Chapter 30, Text 26)

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Lecture on Freedom from Envy - The Vaikuntha Mood by HH Giriraj Swami on 28 Sept 2013 at ISKCON Dallas

(In 1972 Giriraj was appointed by Prabhupada to be president of ISKCON Bombay and trustee of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust. Since then, he has made many significant contributions to Srila Prabhupada’s mission, most notably overseeing all aspects of the development of Hare Krishna Land in Juhu, Bombay.)

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Lecture on The Need for Parampara by HH Bhakti Caitanya Swami on 19 Sept 2013 at South Africa

(Bhakti Caitanya Swami is mostly engaged in traveling and spreading Krsna consciousness in an authoritative and accessible way. His permanent base is Durban, where his gentle and saintly presence provides stability.)

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Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Srila Prabhupada Says - [Regarding how a devotee never falls down into maya - aspiring devotees such as the neophyte or intermediate devotee may fall due to not be on the transcendental platform, however a pure devotee can never fall]

Indian man (1): Prabhupada, a devotee, very often after chanting why they develop very, very high. I see a lot of devotees, they falls down back to the maya. What is the reason?

Prabhupada:

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

In the above statement by Kapiladeva from Srimad-Bhagavatam, the actual position of a pure devotee is described, and the primary characteristics of devotional service are also defined. Further characteristics of devotional service are described by Rupa Gosvami with evidences from different scriptures. He states that there are six characteristics of pure devotional service, which are as follows:
(1) Pure devotional servic

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HG Drutakarma Prabhu
(Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 07, Chapter 13, Text 28)

(Drutakarma dasa encountered histories of a human presence on this planet going back millions of years.In 1984, he and Richard Thompson, inspired by their studies of the Sanskrit histories, began work on their monumental Forbidden Archaeology, which documents evidence for extreme human antiquity.)

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Lecture on why did we leave the Spiritual World by Giridhari Swami

(Giridhari Maharaja joined the GBC in 1996, as several devotees as well as His Holiness Tamal Krishna Goswami Maharaja felt that it would increase his service in various ways. He became GBC chairman in 2002.)

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Lecture on Being Original by HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami on 10 Aug 2013 at Lika

(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 Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Lecture on Duties of an Ideal Husband by Bhakti Rasamrita Swami at ISKOCN Pune on 28 Sept 2013

(He served as temple president in Mumbai, Belgaum and Vrindavan- which is the spiritual hub of world wide ISKCON temples. He has been preaching in many prestigious educational institutions all over India.)

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Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada