We go here and there for fulfilling our desire, but if we are fully surrendered to Krsna, all our desires will be fulfilled sitting at home. We haven't got to go here and there. Therefore it is said, surataror iva te prasadah. And how it is? Sevanurupa. This is... This is the secret. If you are engaged cent percent in service, sevanu..., anurupam. It is proportion to your service. You cannot order Krsna, "Give me this." That is not possible. He is not your servant. Krsna cannot become anyone's s

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

Give priority to spiritual life.......................Nectarean Mellows

Similarly, Lord Jesus…he said if you love anyone more than you love God then you are not really a devotee of God. …the treasures of this world, he said, will be eaten by moths, rusted, corroded by rust and stolen by thieves. ‘Make your treasure in the Kingdom of God because there it will be permanent’. There is no rust, moths or thieves. Lord Chaitanya tested Prataparudra Mahar

Seminar on Devotee Relationship by HG Sankarsana Prabhu at ISKCON Phoenix on 06 June 2010

(HG Sankarsana Prabhu fully dedicated his life for serving the order of his spiritual master to become a guru and deliver the world. For the last 40 years he has uninterruptedly served his spiritual master’s movement, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), in various capacities.)

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Seminar on 26 qualities of a Devotee by HH Mukunda Goswami

(HH Mukunda Goswami has published many articles and lectured worldwide and is the author of Miracle on Second Avenue: Hare Krishna Arrives in New York, San Francisco, and London 1966-1969, Inside the Hare Krishna Movement: An Ancient Eastern Religious Tradition Comes of Age in the Western World.)

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Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HH Kadamba Kanana Swami at ISKOCN Radhadesh on 26 April 2013
(Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 05 Chapter 19 Text 16-18)

(HH Kadamba Kanana Swami coordinated the construction of Srila Prabhupada’s samadhi in Mayapur. He took sannyasa in 1997 and is now an initiating guru.)

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TEXT 37

sri-bhagavan uvaca
kama esa krodha esa
rajo-guna-samudbhavah
mahasano maha-papma
viddhy enam iha vairinam

SYNONYMS

sri-bhagavan uvaca--the Personality of Godhead said; kamah--lust; esah--all these; krodhah--wrath; esah--all these; rajah-guna--the mode of passion; samudbhavah--born of; maha-asanah--all-devouring; maha-papma--greatly sinful; viddhi--know; enam--this; iha--in the material world; vairinam--greatest enemy.

TRANSLATION

The Blessed Lord said: It is lust only, Arjuna, which is born

Sri-vatsa is the unique curl of hair on the Lord's chest. It is the emblem of the goddess of fortune. It is described as golden curl or white curl at different places.

dvapare bhagavan syamah
pita-vasa nijayudhah
sri-vatsadibhir ankais ca
laksanair upalaksitah

Now, the incarnation of God in the Dvapara-yuga is the Supreme Personality of Godhead who is pita-vasa nijayudhah. He has got His own wheel, His instrument, and He has many signs on His chest, sri-vatsa-adibhih. Krishna was accepted as

So Krsna can see within our mind how much we are surrendered and how much we are after material enjoyment. Therefore the best thing is we have to make zero. Anyabhilasita-sunyam [Brs. 1.1.11]. Sunyam means zero. Unless we make everything zero, simply Krsna fact... Krsna is only fact, and everything zero. Without Krsna, everything zero. Just like one is one and, zero is zero, but when zero is added with one, it becomes ten immediately, ten times, similarly, this material world is zero, and Krsna

Sri Sri Guru Gaurangau Jayatah

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

We attended the Vyasa Puja of His Holiness Bhakti Vikasa Swami in Dwaraka. From Tamil Nadu in South India to Dwaraka it takes almost 50 hours by train. Usually such long journeys are quite exhausting and boring but this time it was different.

This time we took with us a full box of Srila Prabhupada's books for distribution. We experienced an incredible journey. We met many nice people who took bo

Today in Bhaktivedanta Manor, (Watford, London, UK) I bumped into  a young white gentleman and asked him if I could show him around Prabhupad's room. (Every Sunday I do the seva of tour).  He asked his mother and they both were ready for the  tour inside the temple building. They told me that the young man's grandmother, (from his father's side) whose name is Anandini devi dasi, who is very old and not well back in Russia, was one of the translators of Bhagawat Gita from English into Russian abo

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

A man asked his father-in-law, "Many people praised you for a successful marriage. Could you please share with me your secret?"

The father-in-law answered with a smile, "Never criticize your wife for her shortcomings.”

Always bear in mind that because of her shortcomings and weaknesses, she could not find a better husband than you."

We all look forward to being loved and respected. 

Generally, when a person makes a mistake,

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Grihastha Ashram: The mood, life and direction.

The Supreme Lord Himself established the Varnashram system so as to maintain a balance in the human society and enable us to cultivate higher consciousness, irrespective of which social and/or spiritual order we find ourselves. Amongst the four ashrams most of us would readily agree that the Grihastha Ashram (house holder) has a lot of responsibilities attached and thus taking up this ashram must be a well-planned, organized and spiritually guid

TEXT 36

arjuna uvaca
atha kena prayukto 'yam
papam carati purusah
anicchann api varsneya
balad iva niyojitah

SYNONYMS

arjunah uvaca--Arjuna said; atha--hereafter; kena--by what; prayuktah--impelled; ayam--one; papam--sins; carati--acts; purusah--a man; anicchan--without desiring; api--although; varsneya--O descendant of Vrsni; balat--by force; iva--as if; niyojitah--engaged.

TRANSLATION

Arjuna said: O descendant of Vrsni, by what is one impelled to sinful acts, even unwillingly, as if engaged by fo

Don't Be Complacent !!!
It is very important that we tune our intelligence to the good fortune that we have received & never take it for granted , That is why it is important to associate with people who truly understand the value of the gift we have received and hearing from them .
When we read srila prabhupada books , when we come to the classes of devotees ,when we listen to tapes , we should actually have this intent ,not just to hear as entertainment but to understand , I desperately need to

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

The Supreme Lord Himself established the Varnashram system so as to maintain a balance in the human society and enable us to cultivate higher consciousness, irrespective of which social and/or spiritual order we find ourselves. Amongst the four ashrams most of us would readily agree that the Grihastha Ashram (house holder) has a lot of responsibilities attached and thus taking up this ashram must be a well-planned, organized and spiritually guided action. The Grihastha Ashram is meant to support