H.H. Jayapataka Swami talking about congregation preaching and the importance of “The Nectar of Congregational Preaching” book:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GIvJP8E_cM&list=PL18B42D2E55810A56
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Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Class by Dayananda Swami on 04 Oct 2013 at ISKCON Bhaktivedanta Manor
(Formerly known as Abhay Prabhu, he took sannyasa in 2010 on the auspicious appearance day of Sri Ramanujacarya to become the 100th sannyasi in ISKCON.)
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Lecture on Eligibility to go Beyond Varnashrama Dharma by Giriraj Swami on 06 Oct 2013 at Dallas
(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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Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Class by His Holiness Prabodhananda Sarasvati Swami at ISKCON Mira Road on 11th Oct 2013
(Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10, Chapter 06, Text 13)
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1. Alignment with Srila Prabhupada
• Krishna Conscious family life is consistent with the teachings and example of Srila Prabhupada. • Srila Prabhupada’s teachings must be applied with consideration of time, place and circumstance. • In the field of grihastha life, one should take into account the local culture without compromising Srila Prabhupada’s teachings. One should not attempt to simply transpose practices from one culture to another without understanding the principles and values underpi
Prabhupada: "One" means in quality. And in the Vedic literature we say aham brahmasmi. That means we are one in quality. Brahma-bhutah prasannatma. So now we are material-bhutah, jiva-bhutah. When we realize that "I am not this body. I am spirit soul, I am part and parcel of God," that is brahma-bhutah. Then bhakti begins.
By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada
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There was a king who was deeply chagrined by the behavior of his ministers and courtiers. Whenever there was a banquet at the palace, he noticed that none of the nobles and aristocrats gathered together on the occasion, ever paused to offer a prayer to the Lord before eating their meals. Laughing and chatting, they just gulped down their food without any thought of thanks to the Provider.
The king decided to teach them a
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All the distresses born in the course of Your (Krishna’s) service are thesource of my pleasure. Happiness and distress born from Your (Krishna’s) service are the supreme wealth, and they destroy the unhappiness of nescience.
- Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur
(Saranagati) as cited in page 102 of ‘Bhaktivinoda Vani Vaibhava’
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Bhagavan Sri Krishna is very caring about His Bhaktas . But, He is also playful. He has the habit of testing the Bhaktas. When the tested Bhakta remains steadfast in his/her Krishna-bhakti and calls for Bhagavan’s help, the divine intervention takes place. Really foolish are those People who when being tested abandons Bhagavan and move on to other “easy” Gods or Human-Gods.
Whatever good or bad we are achieving in this li
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The purport of the instruction to accept only as much material enjoyment as necessary is that one should not accept material enjoyment for sense gratification. Rather, one should accept only as much material enjoyment as will help one establish his relationship with Lord Krishna.
Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur
Chaitanya-Sikshamritha,
as cited in page 310 of ‘Bhaktivinoda Vani Vaibhava
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Among the five principal rasas, maadhurya-rasa is topmost. I glorify this rasa with all my heart. All the characteristics of the other rasaas are present in Maadhurya-rasa. All the secondary rasas, which are categorized into vyabhicahari-bhavas, nourish maadhurya-rasa. Anyone who worships the Lord under Sri Rupa’s guidance attains maadhurya-rasa.
- Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur
(Gitamala) as c
By His Holiness Kavichandra Swami
It is quite obvious that in any religion monks represent a small minority. People have to be trained. Congregational preaching means to train everybody. The home can be an ashram also, but they have to learn what an ashram is like.
If we are going to take over the world, obviously we are going to have to reach out and welcome everybody in. We need different levels to bring people up step by step. Not everyone can immediately follow everything. We need to train peo
“Taking Care of Krishna’s Devotees” is a book by H.H. Niranjana Swami which not only provides information on the counselor system but also contains Srila Prabhupada’s instructions on caring for devotees, supplies basic training principles for counselees and much more.
“Though one usually ignores others in attaining one’s own goals, those aspiring for prema accept dependence on others with similar goals and tastes. Thus, cooperating with each other, they worked together keeping in mind the goal of
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That night, Sue quarreled with her mother, then stormed out of the house. While enroute, she remembered that she did not have any money in her pocket, she did not even have enough coins to make a phone call home.
At the same time, she went through a noodle shop, picking up sweet fragrance, she suddenly felt very hungry. She wished for a bowl of noodles, but she had no money!
The seller saw her standing wheat faltered be
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Devotee (2): Would you say something about the mercy of Lord Caitanya's sankirtana movement?
Prabhupada: Yes, He says, param vijayate sri-krsna-sankirtanam. So you follow His advice and you will get, become victorious. So I will advise you not to make research in that way. [laughter]
Indian woman: Well, I got my degree doing that research.
Prabhupada: Yes, that degree is there. [laughter]
Indian woman: Well, but Lord Kr
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There is no superior wealth in this material world than the wealth of religious principles. This material body is temporary. Today it is alive ; tomorrow it may be dead. Our most merciful Lord has kindly given this world the holy name and the treasury of love of God. One should accept them from a bona fide spiritual master and the Vaishnavas. Srimad Bhagavatam and Sri Caitanya Caritamrta are the two invaluable jew
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By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Madhudvisa: Prabhupāda? What is the position of Lord Shiva?
Prabhupāda: Lord Shiva is a demigod, but he is higher than all other demigods. He’s higher than Lord Brahmā also. But he’s not the Supreme Lord. Just like there are different gradations. That is not difficult to understand. In society also, there are different gradations. Similarly, the living entities, th
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Śrīla Prabhupāda. Everyone is suffering here in the material world, and scientific improvement means that the scientists are creating a situation of further suffering. That’s all. They are not making improvements. Bhaktivinoda Thākura confirms this by saying, moha janamiyā, anitya samsāre, jīvake karaye gādha: “By so-called scientific improvements, the scientist has become an ass.” Moreover, he is becoming a better and
TEXT 43
tatra tam buddhi-samyogam
labhate paurva-dehikam
yatate ca tato bhuyah
samsiddhau kuru-nandana
SYNONYMS
tatra--thereupon; tam--that; buddhi-samyogam--revival of such consciousness; labhate--regains; paurva--previous; dehikam--bodily consciousness; yatate--he endeavors; ca--also; tatah--thereafter; bhuyah--again; samsiddhau--for perfection; kuru-nandana--O son of Kuru.
TRANSLATION
On taking such a birth, he again revives the divine consciousness of his previous life, and he tries to make fur
Prabhupada: We say that religion means the law given by God. So any religion must accept God. Then there is no difference. The law may be little different according to time, circumstances. But religion means dharmam tu saksad bhagavat-pranitam [SB 6.3.19]. Religion means the law given by God. Just like law means the codes given by the state. That is law. Just like you are keeping, "Keep to the right" or "left" here. In America it is right. So somewhere, "Keep to the right," or somewhere, "Keep t
