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Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada..

The human form of life is called arthada because the body can very nicely help the embodied soul to achieve the highest perfection. Prahlada Maharaja said that even though temporary, the body can give us the highest perfectional achievement. In the process of evolution from the lower to the higher grade of living, the human form of life is a great boon.

But maya is so strong that in spite of achieving this great boon of

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Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada..

It is extremely essential to associate with the spiritual master and with Vaisnavas who are fully surrendered to thespiritual master.  Unless we associate with Vaisnavas, howwill unqualified people like ourselves learn the proper code of conduct and come to serve Guru ?  We always need ideal examples. If we don’t associate with Vaisnavas who are fixedat the spiritual master’s lotus feet, attached to chanting the holy n
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Here's some of Manidhara's seminar:


When I saw Prabhupada my dreams were over to enjoy this world. It's time to get real. So I joined the movement and within a couple of days I was on the street distributing books.


In Kali yuga there are no sruti dharas, whatever they hear it goes in one ear and out the other. Therefore we need books, and we have the best books these books can purify anyone who takes to reading them.


Sankirtan helps us come to the point of why we came to the Krsna consciousness

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Braised Brussel Sprouts

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Ingredients:
• Brussels – 7 cup
• Ghee – 4-5 tbsp
• Hing – 1/4 
• Ground coriander – 1/2 tsp
• Black pepper – 1/4 tsp
• Water –  1 1/2- 2 cup
• Salt, as desired

Preparation:
1. In a frying pan on high, chaunce in the hot ghee the hing and then the coriander and pepper.
2. Add the brussels and stir fry a few minutes until they begin browning.
3. Add water and cover. Cook on high heat until the water evaporates and  brussels are tender and a little brown at the bottom, but moist, not dry.. If not fully coo
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Panihati

2514913172?profile=originalLecture on Panihati by Bhakti Charu Swami on 03 June 2011 at California

(Bhakti Charu Swami continued to translate all of Srila Prabhupada’s works, more than fifty volumes, into Bengali. Bhakti Charu Swami is an initiating spiritual master in ISKCON and has disciples all over the world.)

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Successful Balanced and Healthy Life

2514913223?profile=originalLecture on Successful Balanced and Healthy Life by Bhakti Vijnana Goswami

(Bhakti Vijnana Goswami was born in Tashkent, former Soviet Union. He took to spiritual life in 1980, during a difficult time during the communist era in the former Soviet Union, when the National Security forces were harassing any type of spiritual practitioner.)

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Divorce is Kaliyuga Phenomena

2514913140?profile=originalLecture on Divorce is Kaliyuga Phenomena by Bhakti Visrambha Madhava Swami on 22 Jan 2012 at Kovaca

(His Holiness Bhakti Visrambha Madhava Swami took his first Initiation from Srila Prabhupada on 9th July, 1974 in San Francisco, by the recommendation of Srila Tamala Krishna Goswami and Vishnjana Swami.)

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Spiritualism in Modern Life

2514913146?profile=originalLecture on Spiritualism in Modern Life by Bhakti Vikasa Swami on 03 Oct 2006 at Punjab

(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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By HH Bir Krishna Goswami’s

Our Need for Autonomy


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Autonomy is an interesting concept. It is defined as: “independence or freedom, as of the will or one’s actions.”

It is a basic need of the soul to be autonomous, which basically means the soul needs to be free to express itself.

Outside of Krishna consciousness autonomy is not possible for the soul. Why is this? Krishna das Kaviraja Goswami explains this quite nicely in the Caitanya Caritamrta:

“Because a devotee of Lord Krsna is desireles

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Seminar on "Archa Vigraha ki Seva" by Ruparaghunath Prabhu on 16 June 2013 at Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Mumbai (Hindi)

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The IPL Fever

The IPL Fever

 

 

IPL has been the latest fever

Keeping everyone busier than ever

Man and woman, young and old

All were game for this pot of gold.

 

TV channels were busy with TRP ratings

Teams were busy anticipating and speculating

The game was spinning real big money

That was sweeter than the sweetest honey.

 

Children skipped their playtime

Housewives shortened their kitchen time

Men were constantly meditating on the game

Hoping their team would clinch the game.

 

And look what was the end result of this game?

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Batter-coated Mashed Potato balls

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This finger food is popular as the focal point of a late afternoon Tiffin or as the savory part of a late night supper. The ginger-flavored mashed potatoes are dipped in an herbed chickpea flour batter and deep-fried into golden globes. One note of caution: be sure to thoroughly coat the balls with batter; expressed areas of mashed potatoes tend to splatter and disintegrate in the hot oil.

Preparation and frying time (after assembling ingredients): about ½ hour

Ingredients
Potato Balls
• Warm mas
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Thought Of The Day

So it is the duty of Caitanya Mahaprabhu's representative to take instruction from Caitanya Mahaprabhu and spread it. That is here said, yogya-patra hao tumi bhakti pravartaite: "You are the fit person." Then Caitanya Mahaprabhu gives you instruction. If you are unfit, then there will be no instruction. And what is the fitness? Fitness is he must be very eager to serve Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Just like Sanatana Gosvami approached: "My Lord, You have released me from this material occupation. Now or

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Sivananda Sena's Dog

A story from Caitanya lila, retold by

T.A. Drescher

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Dog Days

 

Once upon a time there did live

a most liberal and generous man.

of the name Sivananda Sena

renowned throughout the land.

So great and kind and generous his deeds

on his journeys hale and hearty.

For an outing into the countryside

their transcendental party.

Bring with him all the pilgrims did he

and take care of all their needs.

As they joined together along the way

and performed great generous deed

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Mrgari, the Hunter

The story of Mrgari, the hunter

from the Vedas, retold by T.A. Drescher

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Hunter Days

 

Once in a woodland long ago

in a place quite far away.

Was a man who was a hunter who

lived for the hunt each day.

The hunter he of a peculiar sort

delighting in inflicting pain.

Imagining it were a magnificent sport

proclaimed Mrgari is my name.

I am a hunter fierce and strong

I hunt these woods with care.

I place all creatures into discomfort

then skin them for their hair.

Now once

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Life After Death

2514913210?profile=originalLecture on Life After Death by Bhanu Swami on 03 Dec 2000

(Bhanu Swami was born in Canada and holds a BA in Oriental fine arts history from the University of British Colombia. He joined the Hare Krishna movement in India in 1970.)

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History of Indian Religions

2514913275?profile=originalLecture on History of Indian Religions by Bir Krishna Goswami

(Bir Krishna Goswami became directly involved in the publication of Srila Prabhupada’s books in English and Spanish.)

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Money Can Change You

2514913175?profile=originalLecture on Money Can Change You by Bhakti Rasamrita Swami

(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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Youth A Golden Opportunity

2514913135?profile=originalLecture on Youth A Golden Opportunity by Bhakti Vikasa Swami on 16 Feb 2005 at Belgaum, India

(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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