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The Principle of Reincarnation

By Bhaktisvarupa Damodara Swami

The scientific study of reincarnation may shed new light on many subtle phenomena inexplicable by currently accepted theories-phenomena such as the wide variety of living forms, innate abilities clearly not acquired from the environment, and near-death experiences. In recent years scholars in various disciplines have shown great interest in studying reincarnation, but to study it meaningfully we must first know whether life is an eter

Lecture on Our Intelligence is more Powerful by Candramauli Swami at Prabhupada Desh

(Born in New Jersey, USA, in 1947, Candramauli Swami came in contact with the International Society for Krishna consciousness (ISKCON) in Denver, Cororado, at the age of twenty-four.)

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Lecture on Gangamata Goswamini Life Story by Romapada Swami on 26 Dec 2010 at Puri

(His 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 GBC EC in 2009-2010.)

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Lecture on Gangamata Goswamini Pastimes by Niranjana Swami on 03 june 2000 at kiev

(The management and spiritual leadership experience Niranjana Swami gained during his tenure as president of ISKCON Boston from 1979 to 1983, and his service as regional secretary of New England in 1984, readied him for his GBC appointment in 1987.)

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Lecture on A Revolution against Materialism by Bhakti Vikasa Swami on 29 Feb 2013 at Baroda

(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. His books have been translated into more than fifteen languages.)

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TEXT 29

apane juhvati pranam
prane 'panam tathapare
pranapana-gati ruddhva
pranayama-parayanah
apare niyataharah
pranan pranesu juhvati

SYNONYMS

apane--air which acts downward; juhvati--offers; pranam--air which acts outward; prane--in the air going outward; apanam--air going downward; tatha--as also; apare--others; prana--air going outward; apana--air going downward; gati--movement; ruddhva--checking; prana-ayama--trance induced by stopping all breathing; parayanah--so inclined; apare--others; ni

So here Krsna Caitanya, Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu, is giving mukti immediately. People are undergoing severe austerities, penances, but if you simply understand your position, what you are, that is mukti. So here Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is giving the intelligence immediately to Sanatana Gosvami that jivera svarupa haya krsnera nitya dasa [Cc. Madhya 20.108]. Simply you have to accept, and surrender to Krsna. Krsna also says the same thing, sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja [Bg.

                                     Gau Seva Part 2 

 Now here is some historical evidences of cows in India.  Throughout the world there have not been as many cows anywhere as could be found in India. In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.64 is the story of King Nṛga who would donate millions of cows to brāhmaṇas. Just as it is not possible to count the raindrops that fall from the sky, similarly, it was not possible to count the amount of cows that were donated by King N

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness has been established to facilitate these six kinds of lovin exchanges between devotees.

1. Offering gifts in charity
2. Accepting charitable gifts
3. Revealing one’s mind in confidence
4. Inquiring confidentially
5. Accepting prasada
6. Offering prasada

These kinds of exchanges also apply in ordinary social activities. Srila Prabhupada gives the example of a businessman who wishes to make a deal with another businessman. He arranges a dinner in

TEXT 28

dravya-yajnas tapo-yajna
yoga-yajnas tathapare
svadhyaya-jnana-yajnas ca
yatayah samsita-vratah

SYNONYMS

dravya-yajnah--sacrificing one's possessions; tapah-yajnah--sacrifice in austerities; yoga-yajnah--sacrifice in eightfold mysticism; tatha--thus; apare--others; svadhyaya--sacrifice in the study of the Vedas; jnana-yajnah--sacrifice in advancement of transcendental knowledge; ca--also; yatayah--enlightened; samsita--taken to strict; vratah--vows.

TRANSLATION

There are others who, enlight

Hare Krishna, reposting from Face Book, post by Indradumna Swami:

Anatoli Fedorovich Pinyayev (Ananta-santi dasa) was the first Soviet Hare Krsna devotee. Because of his active preaching throughout the USSR and because of the spiritual influence he had on many people, he was subjected to severe persecution for five and a half years at the hands of the staff at various Soviet psychiatric hospitals. The following excerpts are from an interview with him conducted inFebruary 1988.

I started prea

If we remain puffed-up, that "I am born in such and such family. I am educated such and such, and I am posted in such and such post, so now my life is successful," that is false. Life is successful when we understand that... Here it is said, apanara hitahita kichui na jani. When we understand what is the goal of life, then life is successful. Not the temporary position, "I am getting good salary, I am very nicely posted, I have got good family," and so on, so on. No. One must know the goal of li

Dear Devotees. Please accept my humble obeisances, All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Puri enjoys a special place of pride as one of holiest place of Goudiya Vaishnavas.This year the world famous Rathyatra is being observed on 10th of july 2013 .This event attracts millions of devotees to Puri to witness this unique event.

Iskcon puri is giving the oppertunity to the worldwide community of devotees, followers of Krishna consciouness and public in general to come forward and get the mercy of t

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A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared; he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress.

It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no farther.
Then the man decided to help the butterfly, so he took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon

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Panihati is located on the banks of the Ganges, ten miles north of Kolkata. It is the site of many wonderful spiritual pastimes of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and His close associates. In this region during June, it is so hot, often up in the mid-to-high 40 degree C. The most cooling of foods in such a temperature is yogurt (dahi). This pastime is about how the devotees pleased Lord Chaitanya and how He reciprocated with th

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Ans: Service is not a function of the body or mind but of the spirit soul. There is no business or trade in service. For the service to be actually devotional, it must be intended simply for Krishna's pleasure. One's service should contain nothing motivated by a desire for one's own happiness. Devotional service is unmotivated, causeless, and the uninterrupted propensity of the spirit soul. One cannot understand the ulti

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'Without seeing him at that opportune moment, we could have become a very great business magnate, but never would we have been able to walk the path of liberation and be engaged in the factual service of the Lord under instructions of His Divine Grace'.

SB 1.13.29 (Srila Prabhupada speaking about His spiritual master)

Philosophy means finding the ultimate cause. As Vedanta-sutra very reasonably says, athato brahma jijnasa:

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