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TEXT 22

yadrccha-labha-santusto
dvandvatito vimatsarah
samah siddhav asiddhau ca
krtvapi na nibadhyate

SYNONYMS

yadrccha--out of its own accord; labha--gain; santustah--satisfied; dvandva--duality; atitah--surpassed; vimatsarah--free from envy; samah--steady; siddhau--in success; asiddhau--failure; ca--also; krtva--doing; api--although; na--never; nibadhyate--is affected.

TRANSLATION

He who is satisfied with gain which comes of its own accord, who is free from duality and does not envy, who is stea

Lecture on Life was much easier when apple & blackberry were just fruits by Radhanath Swami on 16 Mar 2013 at ISKCON Chowpatty

(Radhanath Swami is the author of The Journey Home: Autobiography of an American Swami, and the title has been received well by the mainstream audience as well as ISKCON members. The Huffington Post and ISKCON News regularly post articles by Radhanath Swami.)

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Hare Krsna Prabhus,

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

On the third and last day of the 2011 book distribution seminars in Mayapur. Kavichandra Swami said, "There's never enough book distribution. Sometimes devotees say, 'We've distributed so many books, so where are the devotees who are supposed to come from book distribution?' But we're distributing for the pleasure of the spiritual master and the previous acaryas, and that is all we really need to do. If the

"A person in the conditional stage of material existence is in an atmosphere of helplessness. But the conditioned soul, under the illusion of maya or the external energy, thinks that he is completely protected by his country, society, friendship and love, not knowing that at the time of death none of these can save him." This is called maya. But he does not believe. Under the illusion of maya, he does not also believe that what is the meaning of saving. Saving. Saving means saving oneself from t

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"The most important thing - it's taking care of the devotees. We should surround with care and attention to every devotee who comes to the temple to give him all the necessary spiritual training. In other words - to take care of devotional at all levels, according to all his needs related to the devotional service, so that he was always happy and devoted to the lotus feet of Krishna and never wanted to leave the as

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

TEXT 21

nirasir yata-cittatma
tyakta-sarva-parigrahah
sariram kevalam karma
kurvan napnoti kilbisam

SYNONYMS

nirasih--without desire for the result; yata--controlled; citta-atma--mind and intelligence; tyakta--giving up; sarva--all; parigrahah--sense of proprietorship over all possessions; sariram--in keeping body and soul together; kevalam--only; karma--work; kurvan--doing so; na--never; apnoti--does acquire; kilbisam--sinful reactions.

TRANSLATION

Such a man of understanding acts with mind and in

So Krsna begins, therefore, His instructions that "Don't think you are this body. This is your covering. You are within this body." That is the beginning of Krsna's instructions. And at last He, as a father, advises sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja [Bg. 18.66]. So when we do that, giving up everything, we surrender to Krsna, at that time we revive our relationship with Krsna. This is wanted.

By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

“G u r u    m u k h a     p a d m a    v a k y a"

Bhagavad Gita is meant to be lived by.......................Nectarean Mellows

It is the duty of father and mother to bring their family together regularly and discuss the topics of tattvatah; truth; to train their family members in the goal of life, who they are, what is the relationship with god and with material nature, what are the qualities of the soul, what is the duty of every human being. This should be the main subject that we teach our chi

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Hare Krsna

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

ByHis Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Sankirtan Yagna – the Best Yagna

When you go to India you can see this Naimishāranya still. It is very nice place. Just like Vrindāvana, Prayāga, Hardwar. There are hundreds of nice place for spiritual advancement. So this Naimishāranya is still there. The railway station is now called Nimsar. It is about hundred miles from Lucknow. And people go there. It is a very

Lecture on Modern Civilization is failing by Giriraj Swami on 19 Jan 2006 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 Psychologically Created Ilusions by Caitanya Charan Prabhu on 04 Jan 2010

(Caitanya Charan Prabhu is a editor of Back to Godhead, which is the official international magazine of the Hare Krishna movement. )

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Lecture on The Wheel of Needs by Sachinanadana Swami on 24 June 2012

(Sacinandana Swami shared many of his insights in his books: "Nectarean Ocean of the Holy Name", "The Gayatri Book" and "The Way of the Great Departure".Beside teaching in Bhaktivedanta College (Radhadesh, Belgium), Maharaja's new emphasis lies on a unique preaching concept of presenting the culture of Krishna Consciousness to the people in Veda Academy.)

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Lecture on Desire Vs Effort by Romapada Swami on 10 Dec 2012 at Detroit

(In his efforts to share Krishna consciousness with others, Romapada Swami draws on the benefits he himself gained from the University outreach programs he attended in the 1960s. Thus, he continues to encourage programs that fulfill students’ spiritual needs.)

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मूल:
का ते कान्ता कस्ते पुत्रः, संसारोऽयमतीव विचित्रः।
कस्य त्वं कुत आयातः, तत्त्वं चिन्तयं यदिदं भ्रातः॥
भज गोविन्दं भज गोविन्दं, भज गोविन्दं मूढ़मते।

हिन्दी:
कान्ता तेरी कौन, कौन सुत? यह अपार संसार महा-अद्भूत,
किसका, कौन, कहाँ से आया? चिन्तन कर तू बन्धु, ध्यान्युत॥
भज गोविन्दं भज गोविन्दं, गोविन्दं भज मूढ़मते।

भाई, तुम्हारी पत्नी कौन है? तुम्हारा पुत्र कहाँ से आया? कौन किसका है? तुम स्वयं कौन हो? ये सब बातें अति विचित्र हैं व्यर्थ चिन्ताओं में समय नष्ट न करके इन बातों पर भी जरा विचार करो।

इस श्लोक में श्

TEXT 20

tyaktva karma-phalasangam
nitya-trpto nirasrayah
karmany abhipravrtto 'pi
naiva kincit karoti sah

SYNONYMS

tyaktva--having given up; karma-phala-asangam--attachment for fruitive results; nitya--always; trptah--being satisfied; nirasrayah--without any shelter; karmani--in activity; abhipravrttah--being fully engaged; api--in spite of; na--does not; eva--certainly; kincit--anything; karoti--do; sah--he.

TRANSLATION

Abandoning all attachment to the results of his activities, ever satisfied and

HH Indradyumna Swami Diary Volume III, Chapter 12 :

In 1971, I flew with Srila Prabhupada and several Godbrothers from New York to London. As our plane descended into Heathrow Airport, I was looking forward to seeing the ISKCON temple at 7 Bury Place and participating in the devotees’ reception for Srila Prabhupada. However, when we arrived at the airport, one of Srila Prabhupada’s suitcases was missing. It was the suitcase that contained his books of commentaries by the previous acaryas, and