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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - 4.15

TEXT 15
evam jnatva krtam karma
purvair api mumuksubhih
kuru karmaiva tasmat tvam
purvaih purvataram krtam
SYNONYMS
evam—thus; jñātvā—knowing well; kṛtam—performed; karma—work;pūrvaiḥ—by past authorities; api—although; mumukṣubhiḥ—who attained liberation; kuru—just perform; karma—prescribed duty; eva—certainly; tasmāt—therefore; tvam—you; pūrvaiḥ—by the predecessors; pūrvataram—ancient predecessors; kṛtam—as performed.
TRANSLATION
All the liberated souls in ancient times acted with this understanding an
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Akshaya Tritiya - The Special Day to Give Charity
“The Lord is the bestower of all benediction. If someone gives something to the Lord, he is not the loser; he is the gainer by a million times.” – Krishna Book, Lord Krishna blesses the fruit vendor.
Dear Devotees,

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

Greetings from Sridham Mayapur, and blessings from Panchatattva, Sri Sri Radha-Madhava and Sri Nrsimhadeva.

9th May 2016, Monday is
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“It is better to go deep in Krishna consciousness than to go broad to go here and there looking for different philosophies and processes. I think of an incident with a devotee of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu named Mukunda. In His Maha-prakasa Lila, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu called His devotees one by one and gave them sublime mercy, but he refused to call Mukunda. When Srivasa Pandita asked, ‘Why aren’t you calling Mukunda?’ Mahaprabhu replied, ‘When Mukunda is with us, he speaks like one of us, but when he

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“It is better to go deep in Krishna consciousness than to go broad to go here and there looking for different philosophies and processes. I think of an incident with a devotee of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu named Mukunda. In His Maha-prakasa Lila, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu called His devotees one by one and gave them sublime mercy, but he refused to call Mukunda. When Srivasa Pandita asked, ‘Why aren’t you calling Mukunda?’ Mahaprabhu replied, ‘When Mukunda is with us, he speaks like one of us, but when he

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By Braja Vilas das

Dear Devotees and TOVP Donors,

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

Greetings from Sridham Mayapur and blessings from Sri Sri Radha-Madhava, Sri Panchatattva and Lord Nrsimhadeva.

This Monday, May 9, is Akshaya Tritiya, one of the most important days in the Vedic calendar. Akshaya Tritiya is the appearance day of Lord Parasurama, and it is also the day that the Ganges descended to the earth. Most devotees know it as the beginning of Candana-ya

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To the beat of Lord Krsna’s drum

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By Hunter Wells

It all looked a bit incongruous really. Given name John, John Herbison – spiritual name Yasoda Dulal – is standing in the middle of small-town New Zealand, the mist is swirling and he’s beating his drum and chanting mantras.

“…hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, hare hare.”

Shaven head except for that trademark tuft, draped in a traditional dhoti or robe, dripping with beads and the very materialism he’s busy renouncing is rumbling by at 100km/h. Trucks, cars and people obsessed with “matt

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To the beat of Lord Krsna’s drum

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By Hunter Wells

It all looked a bit incongruous really. Given name John, John Herbison – spiritual name Yasoda Dulal – is standing in the middle of small-town New Zealand, the mist is swirling and he’s beating his drum and chanting mantras.

“…hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, hare hare.”

Shaven head except for that trademark tuft, draped in a traditional dhoti or robe, dripping with beads and the very materialism he’s busy renouncing is rumbling by at 100km/h. Trucks, cars and people obsessed with “matt

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Akshaya tritiya, according to the Vedic calendar, is a day considered to be conducive to success in any significant endeavor. Traditionally, those aware of Akshaya tritiya's benefits schedule major life events, charities and spiritual activities on this day. To Watch the importance of Akshaya Tritiya by HG. Kripamoy Prabhu, Click Here. (Source - Krishna.com)

Since the time of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Mayapur has been a place for learning Gaudiya Vaishnava scriptures. It was a highly reputed plac

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Akshaya tritiya, according to the Vedic calendar, is a day considered to be conducive to success in any significant endeavor. Traditionally, those aware of Akshaya tritiya's benefits schedule major life events, charities and spiritual activities on this day. To Watch the importance of Akshaya Tritiya by HG. Kripamoy Prabhu, Click Here. (Source - Krishna.com)

Since the time of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Mayapur has been a place for learning Gaudiya Vaishnava scriptures. It was a highly reputed plac

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Akshaya tritiya, according to the Vedic calendar, is a day considered to be conducive to success in any significant endeavor. Traditionally, those aware of Akshaya tritiya's benefits schedule major life events, charities and spiritual activities on this day. To Watch the importance of Akshaya Tritiya by HG. Kripamoy Prabhu, Click Here. (Source - Krishna.com)

Since the time of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Mayapur has been a place for learning Gaudiya Vaishnava scriptures. It was a highly reputed plac

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Akshaya tritiya, according to the Vedic calendar, is a day considered to be conducive to success in any significant endeavor. Traditionally, those aware of Akshaya tritiya's benefits schedule major life events, charities and spiritual activities on this day. To Watch the importance of Akshaya Tritiya by HG. Kripamoy Prabhu, Click Here. (Source - Krishna.com)

Since the time of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Mayapur has been a place for learning Gaudiya Vaishnava scriptures. It was a highly reputed plac

Read more…

Akshaya tritiya, according to the Vedic calendar, is a day considered to be conducive to success in any significant endeavor. Traditionally, those aware of Akshaya tritiya's benefits schedule major life events, charities and spiritual activities on this day. To Watch the importance of Akshaya Tritiya by HG. Kripamoy Prabhu, Click Here. (Source - Krishna.com)

Since the time of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Mayapur has been a place for learning Gaudiya Vaishnava scriptures. It was a highly reputed plac

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To the beat of Lord Krsna’s drum

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By Hunter Wells

It all looked a bit incongruous really. Given name John, John Herbison – spiritual name Yasoda Dulal – is standing in the middle of small-town New Zealand, the mist is swirling and he’s beating his drum and chanting mantras.

“…hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, hare hare.”

Shaven head except for that trademark tuft, draped in a traditional dhoti or robe, dripping with beads and the very materialism he’s busy renouncing is rumbling by at 100km/h. Trucks, cars and people obsessed with “matt

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(By HG Simheswara Prabhu)
A cultural exchange on vegetarian cooking and eating lifestyle was held at the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Kanhaiya temple in Prai, Penang. (Monday, 2nd May 2016)
About 60 Chinese and 20 Indian members joined to exchange their vegetarian lifestyle and knowledge.
Mr. SK Wong the President of the Malaysia Youth Vegetarian Society was amongst the many who attended.

Miss Terese Chen from Taiwan who organizes the annual vegetarian cooking competition among world chefs was very i

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Review of Ekadashi Reminder for Android

Ekadashi - the eleventh lunar day (Tithi) of the Shukla (bright) or Krishna (dark) paksha (fortnight) of every lunar month in the Hindu calendar (Panchang) - has important place in spiritual culture of India.


Fasting

In Hinduism it is considered a spiritually beneficial day and is usually observed by a partial fast. Beans and grains are not eaten during Ekadashi, as on this day these two foods are believed to be contaminated by sin. Only fruits, vegetables and milk products are eaten during E

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Srimad Bhagavatam is the essence of all Vedic Literatures. Patient and submissive studying of Srimad Bhagavatam helps one to become free from the polluted aim of life and reestablish our lost connection with the Supreme Lord. H.H. Radhanath Swami Maharaj narrates the mood of studying Srimad Bhagavatam from the life of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Sri Gadadhara Pandit

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Srimad Bhagavatam is the essence of all Vedic Literatures. Patient and submissive studying of Srimad Bhagavatam helps one to become free from the polluted aim of life and reestablish our lost connection with the Supreme Lord. H.H. Radhanath Swami Maharaj narrates the mood of studying Srimad Bhagavatam from the life of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Sri Gadadhara Pandit

At Mayapur Institute, we offer Bhakti Vaibhava Course, where Srimad Bhagavatam is taught by our expert teachers.

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Ebook for Kirtan News Letter

2515094241?profile=original“What is the business of our Krishna conscious students? They are busy in chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, in distributing knowledge in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Therefore they are doing the best welfare work in the world. Other welfare work will be finished as soon as this body is finished. But these welfare activities will not be finished

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So you read carefully Bhagavad-gītā. Everything is there. Every word, every line is so, I mean to say, instructive. It is simply... That is the basic principle of spiritual knowledge. Now we have presented. Every one of you should very carefully read. Every one of you must have one book and read it carefully and appear in the examination next Janmāṣṭamī. You'll get designation, (laughs) Bhakti-śāstrī - Lecture on BG 2.26 -- Los Angeles, December 6, 1968

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