Lecture on Whatever you think of at the time of death will determine your destination by Sivarama Swami
(Sivarama Swami was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1949. In 1956, during the failed Hungarian revolution, he emigrated with his family to Canada.)
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The first full moon of the autumn season marks the celebration of Krsna’s dancing with the gopis.
On this day the deities of Vrndavan are nicely decorated in white. Krsna lila dramas are enacted. Because the moon is very auspicious, the vrajavasis leave pots of sweet rice exposed to the full moon for the whole night, to turn the sweet rice into ambrosial amrta.
The purnima or full moon of Damodara month is the second full moon of the autumn season, and rasa lila is again celebrat
The History of Kurukshetra by HH Indradyumna Swami on 07 Nov 2015 at Kurukshetra
(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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Lecture on Promoting Daiva Varnasrama by HH Bhakti Vikas Swami on 19 Nov 2015 at Vrindavan
(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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Lecture on Disappearance of Gaura Kishore Das Babaji by HH Giriraj Swami on 22 Nov 2015 at Dallas
(Giriraj Swami was born Glenn Phillip Teton in the home of a respected Chicago lawyer. He met His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder-acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.)
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“Krishna is your best friend. He knows what’s best for you.”
‘They talk about death being a final exam. So at 65, I have to be studying for my final exam.’
IMAGE: Alfred Brush Ford and his wife Sharmila sing hymns during a ceremony at the International Society for Krishna Consciousness in Mayapur, 120 km north of Kolkata, February 23, 2004. Photograph: Jayanta Shaw/Reuters
Before he adopted the name Ambarish Das, he was known as Alfred Brush Ford. His mother is the daughter of Edsel Ford, Henry
Answer by HH Romapada Swami
Question:People should help people just for the sake of helping them, and without any additional motivation. The propagation of that kind of behavior is the positive part of society in general. Doing everything for God negates the basic human decency of every good act, even though the outcome might be the same. The difference in motivation removes all of the good will from the equation. Essentially, people who do things only for indirect purposes are only automatons
Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Canto - 06, Chapter - 17, Text -1,5 by HG Pankajanghri Prabhu on 21 Nov 2015 at ISKCON Mayapur
(His Grace Pankajanghri Prabhu has served in Sri Dham Mayapur since 1971. He and his twin brother, Jananivasa Prabhu, have become world famous as the exemplary “pujari brothers”.)
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Q: How is it possible that all the sins and so on from a deciple go to the guru, and the guru becomes sick? Is this true?
It is just a principle of karma that everyone involved in an activity gets some portion of the results.
This principle is even reflected in our conception of law. If several people conspired in different roles to execute a crime, for example, they are allpunished for it – proportionate to the nature of their involvement.
Our parents, teachers, rulers, and even older friends
When the ISKCON temple at Ujjain was inaugurated in 2006, we decided to buy three very large sized altars for our temple deities from Mumbai. However
By Basu Ghosh Das
Pictures of the bhumi puja can be seen on the internet here:
Jagannath Puri is one of the four holy “dhamas”, sacred places of pilgrimage, described in the Puranas and is visited by thousands of Hindus on a daily basis. The Brahma and Skanda Puranas mention that city of Puri itself was built in ancient times by Raja Indradyumna. It is most famous today for the ancient temple of Lord Jagannath, His elder brother Baladev, and His sister Subhadra. This
Lecture on Damodar Lila by HG Nitaisevini Mataji at ISKCON Vizag (Telugu)
Nitaisevini Devi Dasi was born in Mumbai in a Gujarati Business family, conventional followers of the Pushtimarg. Later she with her family shifted to Hyderabad in 1984, since then she was closely connected to ISKCON Secunderbad. Inspired by Visits of many senior devotees, she later joined as a Full time devotee in 1997 and took initiation in the year 1998 in Atlanta,USA from H.H.Jayapataka Swami.
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The Supreme Destination: Most people think America or the Heavenly Planets is the Supreme Destination.They fail to realize that there is birth, old age, disease, death, and misery in America and the Heavenly Planets. Only life on Goloka Vrindavan is free from the pangs of material life.
Lecture on Bahulastami by HG Vishwarup Prabhu on 03 Nov 2015 at Manchester
(HG Vishwarup Prabhu delivered professional and spiritual discourses to medical professionals in UK and USA in 2007-2008.)
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Hare Krishna.
1st December 2015, Gurgaon.
I came across a very interesting description of different kinds of listeners in one of the book I was reading today morning. I am sharing the same with all the readers.
What Kind of listener am I?
The topmost listener is one who comes before the speaker with proper respect and is eager and expert in hearing of Krishna’s teachings and pastimes. He has rejected all mundane topics, has faith in the Supreme Lord, hears submissively, always contemplates the knowl
