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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - 2.47

TEXT 47
karmany evadhikaras te
ma phalesu kadacana
ma karma-phala-hetur bhur
ma te sango 'stv akarmani
SYNONYMS
karmaṇi—prescribed duties; eva—certainly; adhikāraḥ—right; te-of you;mā—never; phaleṣu—in the fruits; kadācana—at any time; mā—never; karma-phala—in the result of the work; hetuḥ—cause; bhūḥ—become; mā—never; te—of you; saṅgaḥ—attachment; astu—be there; akarmaṇi—in not doing.
TRANSLATION
You have a right to perform your prescribed duty, but you are not entitled to the fruits of action. Never c
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Yesterday Rohini-nandana dasa wrote: “Life’s Final Exam in Hebrew is now available in all major book stores in Israel. Bhaktin Sharon Karni has sent the accompanying photos.”
Life’s Final Exam: Death and Dying from the Vedic Perspective is presented in pursuance of the Vedic aphorism:
tamaso ma jyotir gamaya
asato ma sad gamaya
mrtyor ma amrtam gamaya
“Do not stay in darkness; go to the light. Do not stay in illusion; go to the eternal reality. Do not keep taking material bodies; become immorta
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Yamuna-Daughter of the Sun God

2515047274?profile=originalYamuna-Daughter of the Sun God by HH Indradyumna Swami on 23 Nov 2015 at Vrindavan

(Indradyumna Swami is a disciple of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), a Sannyasi traveling preacher, and a guru or spiritual teacher in the Chaitanya Vaishnava tradition. Each year Indradyumna Swami circles the globe teaching the message of the Bhagavad Gita and introducing people to kirtan chanting of the Hare Krishna maha mantra.)

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Honouring HH Jayadvaita Swami

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Written by Nandan

After a full day of classes and meetings, in the evening Kadamba Kanana Swami attended the Appearance Day celebrations of his spiritual master HH Jayadvaita Swami (24 November). The celebrations were held at Sacidevi’s (a senior Mauritian disciple known for her loyalty and resourcefulness) apartment. The apartment was beautiful with gorgeous Krsna pictures all over the place. Behind the building was a green field where jackals would howl at night. There was also a quiver of im

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Hatred and Division Amongst Gauḍiyas

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I am watching a very good television show with my wife and son – it’s called The Walking Dead. It’s set in a zombie apocalypse scenario and shows how human beings try to survive. It’s much more about human psychology than about zombies.

One of the most disturbing and terrifying things the show reveals is that humans wind up being much more dangerous to one another than zombies. You would think that the survivors would think, “we are all humans, we have a common enemy and a common goal, let’s un

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Pledge Your Support for the TOVP

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To establish Sridhama Mayapur, the audharya dhama, as the World Headquarters of the Hare Krishna Movement and bring it to the forefront and attention of the entire world, as well as to show our love and gratitude to Srila Prabhupada for this most rare benediction and gift he has given us in the form of the ISKCON society, we all need to work together to make our acharyas’ vision become manifest. Srila Prabhupada said that the temple was already built, but we must take this opportunity if we wan

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VIHE Bhakti Vaibhav Course 1&2

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Dear Devotees,

Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! With great pleasure the VIHE wishes to invite you to the in-depth, step-by-step, systematic Bhakti-vaibhava course, cantos 1&2, in Vrindavan, running from December, 21, 2015 to March, 2016.

Shrimad Bhagvatam class: H.G.Sarvabhauma das, H.G.Adi Purusha das, H.G. Kamal Lochan das & H.G. Prashanta devi dasi  Additional courses: Meters in Srimad Bhagavatam; Six systems of
Philosophy; 10 Topics of Shrimad Bhagvatam

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Samadhi Now!

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By Parvati devi dasi

Dear Maharajas and Prabhus, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Once again, I wish to extend my thanks to so many of you who were inspired to come forward this year to help build up the Samadhi Maintenance Fund Fixed Deposit as well as the working account. We are halfway to the $200,000 goal. It is certainly Krishna’s blessing to have so much international participation in this wonderful service in Vrndavana Dhama. How can we ever pay our d

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Only Real Solution

2515047325?profile=originalLecture on Only Real Solution by Urmila Mataji on 02 Nov 2015 at Hawaii

(HG Urmila Mataji has mainly served ISKCON since 1973 till the present time as book distributor, assistant secretary for the BBT, pujari, temple cook, actress, writer, traveling preacher, editor of BTG since 1990, primary and secondary teacher for 27 years, school principle for 18 years, member of Sastric Advisory Council to the GBC. )

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Men and Women Spiritual Culture Day 02 Session 01

2515047223?profile=originalLecture on Men and Women Spiritual Culture Day 02 Session 01 by HG Devaki Mataji on 06 Dec 2015 at ISKCON Mira Road

(Mother Devaki has served in various capacities for over 20 years and has in later years engaged in creating festivals and various meetings for devotees to listen about and glorify Krsna. She started pioneer preaching in former Soviet Union.)

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Advantages of Being a Krishna Devotee

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****Advantages of Being a Krishna Devotee**** (^_^) Devotee of god
(Believer)

1. You will always be sure more confident that Krishna will protect you
Always.
2. No matter how much fallen you are, Spiritual master will never leave you
3. Don't worry about depression, Krishna kirtans are immediate reliefs
4. you don't need to get scared of anyone or anything, our superhero is in
always charge to rescue us by just one call in return for love.
5. You are never ever gonna be alone.24/7 365/366days

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How to go beyond seeing paradoxes?

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Question: I have a question regarding a statement I heard in the past and remembered recently:
Seeming paradoxes are found in various places in scripture. For instance, in one scripture it may be said “all the forms of the Lord are equal,” while in another it may be said, “no other form of the Lord is as complete as Krishna.” While he didn’t use this particular example, I have heard from an advanced Vaishnava that such “contradictions” force us as readers to stop and contemplate instead of spe

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A Program was organized at Smt.Santosh Ahlawat’s (MP) Home which was attended by two more Member of Parliament Mrs Riti Pathak and Smt Anju bala and many others. The program which consisted of Kirtan, 30 minute talk followed by Ques Ans for another 30 min was very well received by the participants.

The VIPs there received Srila Prabhupada books, Prasad and asked various questions on the philosophy. There were enthusiastic to host similar programs in future as well.

It gave us good opportunity

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Chant Hare Krishna for Peace

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Chant Hare Krishna for peace! (4 min video)
Public in London sharing their feelings about Hare Krishna!
Key quotes from this video: 
‘If people will be connected to the life like the Hare Krishna devotees are, the world would be a better place’
‘To invest in peace and reflect peace is a very powerful thing’
‘The only life on Oxford street today is… the Hare Krishnas’ 

Source: https://goo.gl/Vsw0A1

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - 2.46

TEXT 46
yavan artha udapane
sarvatah samplutodake
tavan sarvesu vedesu
brahmanasya vijanatah
SYNONYMS
yāvān—all that; arthaḥ—is meant; udapāne—in a well of water; sarvataḥ—in all respects; sampluta-udake—in a great reservoir of water; tāvān—similarly; sarveṣu—in all; vedeṣu—Vedic literatures; brāhmaṇasya—of the man who knows the Supreme Brahman; vijānataḥ—of one who is in complete knowledge.
TRANSLATION
All purposes that are served by the small pond can at once be served by the great reservoirs of water
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Power of Choice by H.G. Mathura Vasi Devi Dasi

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We all have high hopes, aspirations and dreams of a certain kind of life for ourselves and our loved ones. We all wish to be successful in our lives. We dream of receiving the best education from the best university, securing the best grades, earning the best job, having the best companion and leading the best life. Often I encounter questions like: Why am I a failure? How to achieve success? How to be happy? Why do I always feel frustrated? How can I fulfill my dreams? The latest one being - I

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Power of Choice

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We all have high hopes, aspirations and dreams of a certain kind of life for ourselves and our loved ones. We all wish to be successful in our lives. We dream of receiving the best education from the best university, securing the best grades, earning the best job, having the best companion and leading the best life. Often I encounter questions like: Why am I a failure? How to achieve success? How to be happy? Why do I always feel frustrated? How can I fulfill my dreams? The latest one being - I
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Self or Others

2515047271?profile=originalLecture on Self or Others by HG Urmila Mataji on 04 Dec 2015 at Hawaii

(HG Urmila Mataji has mainly served ISKCON since 1973 till the present time as book distributor, assistant secretary for the BBT, pujari, temple cook, actress, writer, traveling preacher, editor of BTG since 1990, primary and secondary teacher for 27 years, school principle for 18 years, member of Sastric Advisory Council to the GBC. )

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Sri Tattva Sandarbha-The Life of Jiva Goswami

2515047247?profile=originalLecture on Sri Tattva Sandarbha-The Life of Jiva Goswami by HH Romapada Swami in 25 Nov 2015  at New Jersey

(Romapada Swami‘s first encounter with Krishna consciousness came in Buffalo, in the shape of a lecture at the State University of New York in 1969. The lecturer was His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. The following year, Romapada Swami joined the movement in Boston and was initiated in 1971.)

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