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Using your Imagination

2515067274?profile=originalLecture on Using your Imagination by Charu Prabhu on Feb 2016

(Charu Das was initiated by Srila Prabhupada in 1970. He has been President, variously, of the Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Berkeley (USA) temples.)

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - 2.8

TEXT 8
niyatam kuru karma tvam
karma jyayo hy akarmanah
sarira-yatrapi ca te
na prasiddhyed akarmanah
SYNONYMS
niyatam—prescribed; kuru—do; karma—duties; tvam—you; karma—work;jyāyaḥ—better; hi—than; akarmaṇaḥ—without work; śarīra—bodily; yātrā—maintenance; api—even; ca—also; te—your; na—never; prasiddhyet—effected; akarmaṇaḥ—without work.
TRANSLATION
Perform your prescribed duty, for action is better than inaction. A man cannot even maintain his physical body without work.
PURPORT
There are many pseudo-me
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Sunday Feast-Sri Advaita Acharya Appearance

2515067254?profile=originalSunday Feast-Sri Advaita Acharya Appearance by Sesa Prabhu at ISKCON Alachua on 29 Jan 2012 at ISKCON Alachua
(Sesa Dasa was initiated by Srila Prabhupada in 1974 while he was traveling as a member of the initial Bhaktivedanta Book Trust library party. Sesa Dasa has a portfolio of two ministries: Minister of Educational Development and Minister of Justice, under which ISKCON Resolve works.)

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Thinking of Lord in Hatred and Anger

2515067402?profile=originalLecture on Thinking of Lord in Hatred and Anger by Bhanu Swami 

(Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10, Chapter 02, Text 23)

(Bhanu Swami was born in Canada and holds a BA in Oriental fine arts history from the University of British Colombia. He joined the Hare Krishna movement in India in 1970.)

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Conceptions of the Mahamantra

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QUESTION 1: What are the proper conceptions of the Name for persons who are just beginning to chant (i.e. those who are without attachment to Krishna in any particular rasa, but with a desire to somehow or other obtain such an attachment)?

Everyone has some “sambandha” with Krishna, and everyone should invoke his name in the context of that sambandha.

Sambandha means “bond” or “relationship.” Sambandha-jñāna (“knowledge of ones relationship to Krishna”) includes both the abstract and specific a

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“Our Family Business” set to release at ILS Meetings, Mayapur, February 2016. It’s finally here! The launch of the highly anticipated BBT publication of Our Family Business ­ The Great Art of Distributing Srila Prabhupada’s Books. And the timing couldn’t be better, as ISKCON’s leaders from around the world gather in Mayapur to kick off the 50th anniversary celebration of the incorporation of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness by its Founder­ . Acarya . His Divine Grace A. C. Bh

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Free Basics and Why India blocked it

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This is what Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in his response to the news that India has ruled against his highly ambitious Internet.org’s Free Basics.

“Everyone in the world should have access to the internet. That’s why we launchedInternet.org with so many different initiatives — including extending networks through solar-powered planes, satellites and lasers, providing free data access through Free Basics, reducing data use through apps, and empowering local entrepreneurs through Express Wi

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Priyavrata das: Food for Life Global is requesting donations to buy a mobile kitchen for our affiliate in Serbia to distribute more than 60,000 vegan meals over the next 6 months to feed refugees seeking asylum in Serbia.
“We are already serving as the main source of food to many refugees pouring through this country, but we could be so much more effective if we could feed them on the spot,” explained Moksha Rupi, head chef for FFL Serbia.
The alarming living conditions of refugees coming to Ea

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Radha Kunda Seva - January 2016 Photos and Updates (Album with photos) 
The crowds gathered in Radha Kunda on New Year’s Eve are a sure sign that the world is discovering the speciality of this most glorious holy place. It’s amazing, really, how many people are able to squeeze into this tiny town. And yet, what a perfect way to launch the New Year – by visiting Radha Kunda.
Even better… what a perfect way to spend each and every day - by serving in Radha Kunda!
The fog was late this year, but i

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Jivan Shaili

2515067434?profile=originalJivan Shaili by HH Lokanath Swami on 07 Feb 2016 at ISKCON Noida (Hindi)

(Lokanath Swami born in Aravade, a small village Maharashtra, Indian, he went to Mumbai for studying. In the year 1971, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada was touring India with his foreign disciples and had organized a pandal program in Mumbai.Intrigued, maharaj attended the whole Hare Krsna Festival and heard from Srila Prabhupada.)

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Let not tears torment us

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By Purushottam Nitai Das

At the battlefield of Kurukshetra, Arjuna put aside his weapons and with tears in his eyes looked at Krishna expecting compassion. But in return he got chastisement. Tears of sorrow did not impress Krishna but rather it displeased him. If a child refuses to appear in an exam then his mother won’t be sympathetic although her child may give several reasons for not giving the exam. Mother being the best well -wisher of her child knows how important exam is for her child’s

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Yatra to Peddaganjam village.

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If one desires to see the remnants of an ideal village, then Peddaganjam becomes a frontrunner. It is located away from the messy cities. The history of this village is that there existed a great civilization ruled by Vaishnava kings. The clear proof of this is the existence of a stone carved Sri Bhava Narayana Swami temple. The archaeological survey indicates that the temple could be 700 years old. The main occupation in the village consists of agriculture and salt production (known as uppukot

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Feelings of Separation in Ramayan

2515067425?profile=originalLecture on Feelings of Separation in Ramayan by HG Sri Giridhari Prabhu (Tamil)

(His Grace Sri Giridhari Das was introduced to krishna consciousness in the year 1999 and was initiated by HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami Maharaj in the year 2002. He currently serves as Editor of Tamil division of Bhaktivedanta Book Trust(BBT) as well as the Editor of Back to Godhead(BTG) Magazine in Tamil.)

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"What does God look like?"

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"What does God look like?" asked Todd Burpo, father of Colton who had an NDE

The famous best-selling book and movie Heaven Is For Real describes the experiences of Todd Burpo's son, Colton, who had a NDE (Near Death Experience).  Therein the young boy describes the spiritual world, the kingdom of God and also the instructions that he had been told by the divine personality, Jesus.

However when asked specifically about God the father, by his own father, the boy exclaimed something extraordinary

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Ebook for Kids

2515067499?profile=originalgururkul.iskcondesiretree.com is specially made for kids. It has many comics, games, coloring book, drawings, ebooks and lot more. 

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Krishna Book

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Srimad Bhagavatam Part 01

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Love is the Highest Goal

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e Veda presents four goals of life. The first isKĀMA – “pleasure.” This is the root of every goal, for everyone – from insects to gods.

More evolved people, however, don’t just focus on immediate pleasure, they try to insure that they can also enjoy tomorrow. This is the second goal,ARTHA – “wealth.” The purpose of which is to make pleasure sustainable.

Still more evolved people don’t just try to earn wealth, they try to protect it. Eventually they realize that the most effective way to do tha

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Sri Dham Pardharpur Parikrama 2016

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Dear Devotees,

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

This is to inform all the devotees about the annual parikrama of Sridham Pandharpur being organized by ISKCON Pandharpur from 15-18 Feb 2016.
Many great saints and acharyas like Ramanujacharya, Madhavacharya, Nimbarkacharya, Saint Tukaram, Namdev, Dyaneshwar..etc would do this parikrama and visit holy places around, take bath and take darshan of Lord Vitthla who is none but Lord Krishna.
This year 2016 is th
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Winter Realizations

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Posted By Uddhava dasa on January 27, 2016

Winter is a quiet time in Vrindavan. Many ISKCON Brijabasis choose this season to go “out of station” to fulfill personal obligations. For many, it is to accept invitations received from devotees around the world to share Krishna Consciousness in far away locales.

You can set your watch to the mid-December blanket of fog that rolls in and remains until the end of January, as if the clouds were observing a yearly pilgrimage. Residents of Vraja bundle t

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How to Remember what you Learn?

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QUESTION: “I HAVE THE TENDENCY TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME STUDYING, AND THEN FORGETTING ALL I’VE STUDIED. SAME GOES FOR HEARING CLASSES AND NOTETAKING. HOW TO STUDY SASTRA/HEAR CLASSES IN SUCH A WAY AS TO REMEMBER EVERYTHING, AND ESPECIALLY NOT LOOSE THE MESSAGE/OR ESSENCE IN THE PROCESS?

Budhi (intellect) has three functions:

(1) detecting patterns in the data it gets through the ears, eyes, etc.,

(2) comprehending those patterns by matching them with the fully or partially comprehended patterns

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