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Maan Sarovara
 Maan means anger this place is called maan sarovara because Srimati Radha Rani came here in the mood of Maan. Maan is when Radharani acts angry and feels hurt because of Krishna’s neglect. There is temple on the bank of this lake dedicated to Srimati Radharani. Lord Shiva bathed here to take the form of a Gopi. Maan Sarovara is located in a peaceful place, totally surrounded by woods. Not many people visits this place and untill you get fairly close to this place most people wil

Lecture on Disappearance Day of Sri Abhirama Thakura by HG Madhavananda Prabhu on 13 April 2012

(HG Madhavananda Das, joined ISKCON in Los Angeles in 1982. He moved to Bhubaneswar Orissa in 1993 where he has been living since. He was instructed by Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami Maharaj to edit his lectures into publications.)

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Sunday Feast Lecture on Minimizing Losses Maximzing Gains by HH Giriraj Swami at ISKCON Dallas on 21 April 2013

(In the year following Srila Prabhupada’s departure in 1977, Giriraj Swami was awarded the renounced order of life and appointed president of ISKCON’s board of trustees in India. In 1982 he was appointed to ISKCON’s Governing Body Commission, and he went on to oversee the Society’s activities in Bombay, Mauritius, South Africa, Spain, Portugal, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan.)

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Lecture on The Society should be organised on the principles of Religion by HH Devamrita Swami at ISKCON Melbourne on 26 April 2013
(Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 01, Chapter 17, Text 43-44)

(Praying to the temple Deities, Sri Sri Radha Govinda, that They cut the knot of his material entanglements, Devamrita Swami became a full-time staff member of the temple in March, 1973. Initiated by Srila Prabhupada in January 1974, he spent several years traveling throughout the USA distributing the literature t

Lecture on Who is Vaishnava by HH Bhakti Vikas Swami on 01 March 2013

(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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Read more about Srila Abhirama Thakura on www.gaudiyahistory.com
Listen Audio lectures about Srila Abhirama Thakura on www.audio.iskcondesiretree.info
Bali Matha established by Srila Abhiram Thakura on www.iskcondesiretree.net

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