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The 26 characteristics of the Krishna's pure devotee are described as follows in the Sri Caitanya Caritamrita (Madhya Lila 22. 78-80):rasikananda.jpg

krpalu, akrta-droha, satya-sara sama
nidosa, vadanya, mrdu, suci, akincana
sarvopakaraka, santa, krsnaika-sarana
akama, aniha, sthira, vijita-sad-guna
mita-bhuk, apramatta, manada, amani
gambhira, karuna, maitra, kavi, daksa, mauni


(o1) He is very kind to everyone.
(o2) He does not make anyone his enemy.
(o3) He is truthful.
(o4) He is equal to everyone.
(o5) N
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Shivaram Maharaj at Govardhan



Shivaram Maharaj at Govardhan.

Last night I went for a walk along Girirja. There are many pilgrims doing parikrama under the full moon. When I stopped for a while an old babaji appoached and asked "Where are you from?" I said "Hungary. In East Europe". He asked "Are there devotees of Krsna there?" I replied "There are many." He inquired "Do they chant japa like you and accept austerities?" I said, "They chant japa and every day 200 devotees, men and women, go out in minus weather, in the snow and
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how to become one of the gopī-jana.

So our Krsna consciousness movement is how to become one of the gopī-jana.

color:#666666"">Purport to Jaya Rādhā-Mādhava
by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
New York, July 20, 1971

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color:#666666"">Prabhupāda: So you know this song Jaya Rādhā-Mādhava?

color:#666666"">Devotees: Jaya!

color:#666666"">Prabhupāda: So you can follow me?

color:#666666"">Devotees: Jaya! Haribol! (Śrīla Prabhupāda leads singing of Jaya

color:#666666"">Rādhā-Mādhava)

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Jain Philosophy Vs Yukta Vairagya

Jain Philosophy Vs Yukta Vairagya
Susila Munis, they are Jains. According to Jain philosophy, they should..., they do not use any vehicle from going this place to another place. They will go by walking. That is their principle. But we are not following that principle. We are preaching Krsna consciousness... Suppose if I have to come to your country, and if I say, "I will go by walking." (laughter) Then my life will be finished (laughter) before preaching. We are intelligent. Now we have got this
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Living in Radha Kunda

Prabhupada, however, said it wasn't a question of finding him. "That is not difficult. But what is his mentality. Why he has gone to Radha-kunda if he was teaching here? You cannot rely upon him." Prabhupada paused for a second and then said, "Radharani's place, if anyone thinks that it is very easy to remain in Radha-kunda, the topmost place ... Rupa Gosvami has spoken -- he must speak about Radha-kunda. But what he has spoken about other things? Atyaharah prayasas ca praja
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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 8 Text 3
kathayasva mahabhaga
yathaham akhilatmani
krsne nivesya nihsangam
manas tyaksye kalevaram


kathayasva -- please continue speaking; mahabhaga -- O greatly fortunate one; yatha -- as much as; aham -- I; akhila-atmani -- unto the Supreme Soul; krsne -- unto Lord Sri Krsna; nivesya -- having placed; nihsangam -- being freed from material qualities; manah -- mind; tyaksye -- may relinquish; kalevaram -- body.


TRANSLATION
O greatly fortunate Sukadeva Gosvami, pleas
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You are young...you have a job

You are young...you have a job. You have energy...lots of it.
You want to make it big in life. You want to succeed.
But when you read the headlines you are made aware of these things around
you -

Teenage suicides...Massive oil spills...Increasing risks of pollution...
Families breaking apart...Corruption at the highest levels of civic
administration...Stress and Anxiety...Rising food prices...Steep increase in
medical costs

Are you missing something in life?
Do you feel life has been fair with you?
Do you
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Why We Distribute Books?

Why We Distribute Books? - A devotee-bookseller explains.
By Seva-devi dasi
Back to Godhead Magazine # 19-08, 1984

Have you ever met a Hare Krishna devotee in an airport, a parking lot, or on the street distributing books and collecting donations? Many people wonder why we do this. I've been distributing books for over six years, and I'd like to tell you something about the origin of book distribution.

Devotees are not ordinary booksellers; their bookselling is transcendental. It is sankirtana, the
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Sankirtan Padayatra - 2010

ISKCON, Bhubaneswar
Sankirtan Padayatra-2010

This year’s Padayatra was organized in Boudh district of Odisha for 21days
from 22.10.2010 to 11.11.2010 carrying Sri Sri Gour Nitai and Srila
Prabhupad’s Sri Bigrahas in a well decorated Rath pulled by bullocks which
was inaugurated by Odisha Legislative Assembly speaker Sri Pradip Kumar Amat
at Pitambarpur. In his inaugural address the speaker praised ISKCON for its
stupendous work to preach Krishna Consciousness, the root of Sanatan Dharma
in the world.
The
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Story of Lord Krishna

Story of Lord Krishna - SRIMAD BHAGAVATA by Krsna-Dwaipayana Vyasa

The slaying of Arista, the Bull Demon

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1. The demon Arista then came to the cowherd village. Appearing in the form of a bull with a large hump, he made the earth tremble as he tore it apart with his hooves.

2. Aristasura bellowed very harshly and pawed the ground. With his tail raised and his eyes glaring, he began to tear up the embankments with the tips of his horns.

3. Clouds hovered about sharp-horned Aristasura’s hump, mistaking
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Worship The highest Authority

Worship The highest Authority

Here the point is that in any religion there is a conception of worshiping God or symbol of God. Even in Jain philosophy they also worship Mahavira. In Buddha philosophy they worship Lord Buddha. In India there is Jainism. That is almost like Buddhism. They have got also exactly the same process of worship. Temples they have got. Big, nice, costly temples they have got. And they come to see, visit the temple, offer their worshipful offerings, flowers, fruits, everyt
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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 8 Text 2
etad veditum icchami
tattvam tattva-vidam vara
harer adbhuta-viryasya
katha loka-sumangalah


etat -- this; veditum -- to understand; icchami -- I wish; tattvam -- truth; tattva-vidam -- of those who are well versed in the Absolute Truth; vara -- O best; hareh -- of the Lord; adbhuta-viryasya -- of the one who possesses wonderful potencies; kathah -- narrations; loka -- for all planets; su-mangalah -- auspicious.


TRANSLATION
The King said: I wish to know. Narr
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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 8 Text 1
rajovaca
brahmana codito brahman
gunakhyane 'gunasya ca
yasmai yasmai yatha praha
narado deva-darsanah


raja -- the King; uvaca -- inquired; brahmana -- by Lord Brahma; coditah -- being instructed; brahman -- O learned brahmana (Sukadeva Gosvami); guna-akhyane -- in narrating the transcendental qualities; agunasya -- of the Lord, who is without material qualities; ca -- and; yasmai yasmai -- and whom; yatha -- as much as; praha -- explained; naradah -- Narad
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Sadhu Symptoms

September 4th, 1976

Later in the morning Harikesa Swami and I sat with Srila Prabhupada in his darsana room. He was discussing Srimad-Bhagavatam verse 3.25.21. Harikesa read it out:

titiksavah karunikah suhrdah sarva-dehinam
ajata-satravah santah sadhavah sadhu-bhusanah

"The symptoms of a sadhu are that he is tolerant, merciful, and friendly to all living entities. He has no enemies, he is peaceful, he abides by the scriptures, and all his characteristics are sublime."

Prabhupada smiled
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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Personal

Personal

During massage I decided to ask Srila Prabhupada about an odd burn mark on the inside of the top of his thigh. Prabhupada smiled and told me how he got it: when he was about three years old he was playing alone in a back alley with a box of matches. He was pulling out the matchsticks and rubbing the colored portion on the side of the box. Not knowing they were alight he was dropping them in his lap. Suddenly, the thin cotton dhoti he was wearing burst into flames. He stood in the alley s
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Festival of dance-dramas

Culture is a powerful instrument to mould one’s character and it enriches one’s life. ISKCON has been involved in various programmes to preserve and promote the country’s glorious heritage and culture.

Mythological : Shri Krishna ShringarBharatanatyam is one of the most traditional forms of dance. Kalakshetra Foundation has been instrumental in producing many great exponents of Bharatanatyam.

The Foundation has staged many devotional dramas which have won appreciation.
Many budding artistes participate in these dramas along with da
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On September 15th HH Purnacandra Goswami Maharaja was hospitalized with internal bleeding, and from October 19th he was in coma. On the 4th of November, 22:25 PM Moscow time HH Purnacandra Goswami passed away. It is a great loss for the entire ISKCON community.
Please see http://www.dandavats.com/?p=8985 for a condolence statement from the GBC.
This has caused some consternation for the devotees, not only due to the loss of his wonderful ass
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Introduction

Any man who has genuine devotion to the Lord has all the good qualities which are found in godly persons or in the demigods, whereas the nondevotee, however advanced he may be in material qualifications by education and culture, lacks in godly qualities.

The case of Arjuna

As such, Arjuna, just after seeing his kinsmen, friends and relatives on the battlefield, was at once overwhelmed by compassion for them who had so decided to fight amongst themselves. As far as his soldiers were con

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Book Marathon 2010 (Need Support)

Hare Krsna,


Please accept my humble obeisance’s,


All glories to srila prabhupad.


Dandvat Pranam,



On the occasion of Gita Jayanti, ISKCON has organized a grand book distribution Marathon. The marathon provides devotees with a unique opportunity to distribute
transcendental literature.



This is a special month-long program to commemorate the teachings of Vedic wisdom spoken by Lord Sri Krishna 5000 years ago. His Divine Grace A. C.
Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the Founder Acharya of ISKCON, encourage

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