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Atma Tattva: In the early ‘80s in Bangalore, I was required to make at least two Life Members a month. I was a bad Life Membership maker and one month I had only ten days left. I was looking in the telephone directory for Bengali names and I found a Ganguly.‟ I called and said, “I’m speaking from the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. I want to come and see you today.” Mr. Ganguly sounded positive. He said

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

If you are passing through thorns, you must be very careful. Otherwise the thorns will get stuck up with your garment, and you will be inconvenienced. It is said in the Vedas,ksurasya dhārā niśitā duratyayā1. Just like we shave with a razor – the razor is very sharp. So if we can carefully handle the razor, we get our cheeks very clean and the business is done. But

From time to time, the Indian press exposes some respected godman or sadhu for serious misbehaviour, such as sexual impropriety. For a renunciant sadhu, any sexual activity is an impropriety. In some cases, there are accusations of murder and sometimes in-fighting within the organizations of such sadhus. The incident becomes a big issue, and several repercussions follow. People get angry with the so-calledsadhu, many of his followers leave him, followers also become targets of public abuse; som

Lecture on What is the Tattva of Holy Name by HG Revati Raman Prabhu on 22 Sept 2013 at ISKCON Tirupati

(His Grace Revathi Raman Prabhu born in the year 1956 on July 21 in a Sri Vaishnava family. From the childhood he is a dynamic, straight and enthusiastic person.)

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Lecture on Law of Karma by Bhanu Swami

(Bhanu Swami has been a GBC member since 2003. His zonal assignments cover South India, and he is co-GBC for Japan. His history in management is as a regional secretary for South India since 1986.)

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Lecture on Srila Prabhupada Arrival in America by HH Giriraj Swami at Dallas on 25 Sept 2013

(HH Giriraj Swami quickly became a leading member of the Boston center, and he was soon given the opportunity to go to India with Srila Prabhupada and helped establish Prabhupada’s mission there. )

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Lecture on Divine and Demoniac Austerity and Penance by HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami on 09 August 2013 at Lika

(From 1977 to 1979 His Holiness was based in India, mostly traveling in West Bengal preaching Krishna consciousness and distributing Srila Prabhupada's books.)

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The latest Bhaktivedanta Manor Newsletter.
There are many prominent stories in this edition and here are a few:

• Janmashtami
• “God and Glastonbury”
• Celebrating the 40th Anniversary in style
• New Outfits for Their Lordships
• Renovating Sri Sri Radha Gokulananda’s Altar for the 40th
• Delrow House’s 50th Anniversary

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TEXT 33

arjuna uvaca
yo 'yam yogas tvaya proktah
samyena madhusudana
etasyaham na pasyami
cancalatvat sthitim sthiram

SYNONYMS

arjunah uvaca--Arjuna said; yah--the system; ayam--this; yogah--mysticism; tvaya--by You; proktah--described; samyena--generally; madhu-sudana--O killer of the demon Madhu; etasya--of this; aham--I; na--do not; pasyami--see; cancalatvat--due to being restless; sthitim--situation; sthiram--stable.

TRANSLATION

Arjuna said: O Madhusudana, the system of yoga which You have summ

It is sometimes hard for some aspiring devotees to accept all the sastras or scriptures dealing with cosmology as literal fact in the face of modern science which in itself has changed so much since the 17^th Century and has continued to transform so much even in the last 40 years since Srila Prabhupada was physically here.

Some have asked, if Srila Prabhupada were here today, would he have a different opinion on some issues regarding the material scientist? For example, Srila Prabhupada said 40

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Srila Sanatana Goswami's shortest and simplest work - an offering of praise in 432 verses, punctuated by 108 acts of respectfully bowing down. Spend Kartika with Srila Sanatana Goswami's personal meditation on Lord Krishna's Vrndavana pastimes as he summarized them from Srimad-Bhagavatam.

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Respected Maharajas and prabhus/matajis,
Please accept our humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

On behalf of ISKCON Vraja Manadala Parikrama, we would like to invite all the devotees to participate in 27th annual parikrama 2013 and get the divine experience.

Please find below the schedule of ISKCON VRAJA MANADALA PARIKRAMA 2013

ISKCON Vraja Mandal Parikrama 2013 Schedule :

Lecture on Why is going Back to Godhead most important when the creation reflect the causeless mercy of creator by HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu

(He is a member of ISKCON's topmost intellectual body, the Shastric Advisory Council, which offers scriptural advise to the GBC (Governing Body Commissioner). He is the associate-editor of ISKCON's global magazine, Back to Godhead.)

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Lecture on Connection with Krishna by Mahatma Prabhu on 22 Sept 2013 at Alachua

(He is the founder of Touchstone Training, a company that teaches the practices of devotional service through interactive seminars and worships.)

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Lecture on Initiation Means Changing Identity by HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami at ISKCON Denmark in 1990

(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 Karma Yoga Action in Krishna Consciousness by HG Yogesvara Prabhu

(Yogesvara Prabhu was initiated by Srila Prabhupada in 1969. After 13 years in temples of Europe and America, he returned to New York.)

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Śrī Śrī Rādhā-kripa-kaṭākṣa-stava-rāja
The PRAYER FOR THE MERCIFUL SIDELONG GLANCE OF SRI RADHA

(An Appeal to Śīmatī Rādhāraṇi from the Ūrdhvāmnāya-tantra)
Spoken by Lord Śiva to Parvati

Translated by Kuśakratha dāsa

श्री राधा-कृपा-कटाक्ष-स्तव-राज
Śrī Rādhā-kṛpā-kaṭākṣa-stava-rāja

Text 1

मुनीन्द्र–वृन्द–वन्दिते त्रिलोक–शोक–हारिणि
प्रसन्न-वक्त्र-पण्कजे निकुञ्ज-भू-विलासिनि
व्रजेन्द्र–भानु–नन्दिनि व्रजेन्द्र–सूनु–संगते
कदा करिष्यसीह मां कृपाकटाक्ष–भाजनम् ॥१॥

munīndra-vṛnda-vandite triloka-śoka-hāriṇi
prasann