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"Some people complain that when they pray to God they do not feel His presence. We should know that this is due to our incapacities, not God's... The physical conception is temporary, whereas the vibrational conception is eternal. 

When we enjoy or relish the vibration of Krishna's teachings in Bhagavad-gita, or when we chant Hare Krishna, we should know that by those vibrations He is immediately present. He is absolute,

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

A Krishna-bhakta who was suffering from a serious illness was consulting a Doctor. To know more about his life-style, the Doctor asked a few questions . The Bhakta replied, " I am a Krishna-Bhakta. Every day, I spend at least one hour for *Nama-Japam* .The Doctor replied, "After verifying  your medical history, I was confused . Now I understand the miracle. Your faith is working wonders for you".

I know many such Bhaktas

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Srila Prabhupada Says - [Regarding how in your next birth you get the body you desire and deserve]

This is the disease. Ahankara-vimu dhatma kartaham iti manyate [Bg. 3.27]. The rascal, he is bewildered, vimuá¸hatma, on account of false egotism. Just like we are inviting everyone: Please come and learn Bhagavad-gita. "Huh! Bhagavad-gita, let us go the sea and swim." Surfer, surfer? They are taking so much trouble. I have

Seminar on Organization Structure by Urmila Mataji

(Her Grace Urmila Devi Dasi was born in 1955 in New York City. She joined ISKCON in 1973 in Chicago. She received first initiation in 1973 and second initiation in 1975 from His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.)

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Lecture on Lord Balarama teaches how to Serve by Sarvabhauma Prabhu

(Sarvabhauma Prabhu was born on 6th Feb 1952, in a Puskarana Vaishnava Brahmin family, having a Radha Krishna temple for eight generations in Mithi, which is part of Rajasthan in Sindh province of Pakistan.)

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Lecture on Engineering-The Better World (Prerna Festival Lecture) by Radhanath Swami on 27 July 2013 at ISKCON Chowpatty

(Radhanath Swami has a special interest in the holy places in India and leads thousands of devotees on pilgrimage each year. Radhanath Swami is a trustee of Bhaktivedanta College, Belgium, by providing his spiritual support and encouragement.)

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Lecture on Appearance of Lord in our Heart (Sunday Feast Lecture) by Candramauli Swami on 17 Mar 2013 at ISKCON Chowpatty

(At present, Candramauli Swami preaches in America, India, Western Europe, Slovenia, Croatia, Italy, and the UK. He is an initiating spiritual master within the ISKCON society.)

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TEXT 16

jnanena tu tad ajnanam
yesam nasitam atmanah
tesam aditya-vaj jnanam
prakasayati tat param

SYNONYMS

jnanena--by knowledge; tu--but; tat--that; ajnanam--nescience; yesam--whose; nasitam--is destroyed; atmanah--of the living entity; tesam--their; aditya-vat--like the rising sun; jnanam--knowledge; prakasayati--discloses; tat param--Krsna consciousness.

TRANSLATION

When, however, one is enlightened with the knowledge by which nescience is destroyed, then his knowledge reveals everything, as th

Seminar on Accepting the Proper Authority by Virabahu Prabhu

(Virabahu Dasa was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1952 and was raised in Maracaibo, Venezuela from the age of three. In 1972 he and a group of friends became committed followers of Srila Prabhupada in Caracas, Venezuela’s capital city, just on the basis of reading Srila Prabhupada’s books.)

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TEXT 15

nadatte kasyacit papam
na caiva sukrtam vibhuh
ajnanenavrtam jnanam
tena muhyanti jantavah

SYNONYMS

na--never; adatte--accepts; kasyacit--anyone's; papam--sin; na--nor; ca--also; eva--certainly; su-krtam--pious activities; vibhuh--the Supreme Lord; ajnanena--by ignorance; avrtam--covered; jnanam--knowledge; tena--by that; muhyanti--are bewildered; jantavah--the living entities.

TRANSLATION

Nor does the Supreme Spirit assume anyone's sinful or pious activities. Embodied beings, however, are

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

A boat in an ocean keeps bobbing due to the unending waves. To stay steady, it needs an anchor.

Similarly, the waves of unending dualities – heat and cold; pleasure and pain; honor and dishonor – keep our mind perpetually restless. To steady it, we need an anchor.

The best anchor is Krishna. To understand why, let's consider two related meanings of the word "anchor." As a noun, it refers to the heavy object to which the bo

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

You are covered by ignorance, and the entire world population is covered by ignorance. Therefore you are suffering, and the entire world is suffering. So what is the solution? By hearing from the bona fide spiritual master you will become free from your ignorance and misery. And by following Lord Caitanya's order that you should become a guru by telling everyone you meet about the teachings of Lord Sri Krishna, you will

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

The ultimate surprise is that you are deathless. You live forever. You are the soul situated within the body. You are not the body. As Lord Krishna says, "The soul can never be cut to pieces by any weapon, nor burned by fire, nor moistened by water, nor withered by the wind." So instead of being more interested in making material arrangements for the comfort of the body, you should be more interested in awakening the do

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

To be caught up, as we are at the present moment, in the cycle of birth and death, is to be trapped in the blazing forest fire of material existence. When a forest fire becomes massive what can a tiny fire brigade do to extinguish it? Nothing. But when the Lord sends a merciful downpour of rain extracted from the ocean that inextinguishable forest fire immediately becomes extinguished. Similarly, it is only by the mercy

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

We would like to share with everyone an inspiring incident revealing the wonderful dedication of a five and a half year old devotee in Abu Dhabi. 

A few days back we got a phone call from Malhar (Maharaj named the child Kishore Chandra Krishna das) five and half years old son of our God brother HG Stithaprajna Prabhuji and HG Vasundhara mataji. That day morning he has told his parents that he wants to offer the entire mon

Lecture on Misery in Life by Vishwarup Prabhu on 04 July 2012

(Introduced to the movement of ISKCON in 1983 during medical college days. Started chanting 16 rounds in 1984. Acquired MBBS degree in 1985. Received first initiation in 1986 and Brahmin initiation in 1987.)

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Seminar on Choosing Love Over Fear by Bhakti Tirtha Swami

(Bhakti Tirtha Swami was born John E. Favors in a pious, God fearing family. As a child evangelist he appeared regularly on television. As a young man he was a leader in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's civil rights movement.)

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Lecture on Strong Foundation in Student Life by Bhakti Swarupa Damodara Swami

(Srila Prabhupada chose to show him special attention and favor. Seeing Maharaja’s dual qualifications as a Vaishnava scientist and a Manipuri Vaishnava, Srila Prabhupada personally trained him in “spiritual science” and gave great importance to his scientific work.)

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Hare Krsna, By the mercy of Lord Jagannath, Baladev and Subhadra and with special blessings of Srila Prabhupada and His Holiness Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaja, we feel great pleasure to announce the date of the historic Lord Jagannath Ratha Yatra (Festival of Chariot) in Ludhiana. This year Ludhiana Ratha Yatra will be held on 15th December 2013 (Sunday).

Kindly advertise this festival date on your temple's notice boards and inform your local temple, congregation members, devotee community,