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Bhagavad Gita As It Is - 2.42-43

TEXTS 42-43
yam imam puspitam vacam
pravadanty avipascitah
veda-vada-ratah partha
nanyad astiti vadinah

kamatmanah svarga-para
janma-karma-phala-pradam
kriya-visesa-bahulam
bhogaisvarya-gatim prati
SYNONYMS
yām imām—all these; puṣpitām—flowery; vācam—words; pravadanti—say;avipaścitaḥ—men with a poor fund of knowledge; veda-vāda-ratāḥ—supposed followers of the Vedas; pārtha—O son of Pṛthā; na—never; anyat—anything else; asti—there is; iti—this; vādinaḥ—advocates; kāma-ātmānaḥ—desirous of sense gratificatio
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my meeting with krishna..

it was yet another day when i felt like missing krishna....i told my mother that i wanted to go to govind dev ji(famous krishna temple in jaipur) my mother gave permission to me ..on the way i met one of my friends and he is also a devotee of krishna...he is from pusthimarg.. so i insist him to company me...he told that he has some work to done and asked me to help and i said okay but due to that work we couldn't make it to thakur ji shayana.aarti...i was so dispointed the doors of temple were a
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Gopastami

2515045198?profile=originalLecture on Gopastami by Bhakti Rasamrita Swami on 19 Nov 2015 at Vrindavan

(His Holiness Bhakti Rasamrita Swami completed his B.E. from M.S University Baroda, MBA from Bombay University & worked for some time in a multinational Bank.)

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Damodar Lila Day 01

2515045467?profile=originalLecture on Damodar Lila Day 01 by HH Bhakti Brihat Bhagavata Swami on 06 Nov 2015 at  ISKCON Mayapur

(His Holiness Bhakti Brhat Bhagavata Swami, in his quest for spiritual understanding prior to becoming a full time member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness joined the Divine Life Society were he studied under Sri Swami Sahajananda.)

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Bhakti Mela Event - December 28, 2015

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This holiday season, ISKCON Brampton invites you to a spiritual gathering that promises to invoke euphoric vibrations of your soul through Drama, Music and Dance.


Please join us for an intimate holiday event, consisting of a spellbinding theatrical production by His Holiness Bhaktimarga Swami, enchanting kirtan with internationally renowned kirtaneers Gauravani and Ananta Govinda prabhus & mesmerizing bharatanatyam by Komala Kumari; A wonderful way to spend the holidays. No need to leave your

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BOOK MARATHON 2015 - JOIN THE EFFORT!

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At the Hare Krishna Centre, the month of December is a busy one, as we celebrate our annual Srila Prabhupada Marathon - a collective effort by Hare Krishna temples around the world to share the knowledge of ‘Bhagavad-Gita’ and other spiritual books with public in a grand way. To-date, over five hundred million pieces (500 Million / 50 Crores) of Vedic literature have been distributed around the world by ISKCON.  There are many ways for you to get involved!

The Gift of Knowledge - "Sastra Dana"

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One more applause for George

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By Dhananjaya Das

The last time George associated with a large group of devotees was when he and his wife, Olivia, visited the Manor in the summer of 1997. We had invited him to a celebratory dinner a few days after we got permission to build the new approach road.

This dinner was held shortly after we had another amazing fundraising dinner called “Prabhupada’s Dream”, during which guests and patron members of the Manor were invited to raise funds to buy the land for the approach road. That eve

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If we are Krishna Conscious, any type of occupation will suit me and we shall always be satisfied. Therefore, I recommend you to read books more and more and try to understand the subject matter from different angles of vision and be always discussing it with your godbrothers even while you are working at the press. Letter to Bhargava — Los Angeles 13 June, 1972: So I am requesting all of my students to read my books very seriously every day without fail. In this way, if your mind becomes absor

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Spiritual Habits from the Gita

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All wondrous phenomena showing power, beauty, grandeur or sublimity, either in the material world or in spiritual, are but partial manifestations of Krsna’s divine energies and opulence. He is the supreme cause of all causes & the essence of everything living or non living. Anything extraordinarily opulent, beautiful and glorious should be considered as a fragmental manifestation of Krsna’s splendor. All things are existing due to Krsna’s entering into them as supersoul. Krsna is supreme object

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Blue Home Music Cafe

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BLUE HOME MUSIC CAFÉ

First there was the Blue Home Recording Studio. Then came the Blue Home Artworks Gift Shop. Now enters the Blue Home Music Café.

“Blue Home” is the brainchild of a fairly new New Vrindavan resident, Jesse Hanson, who is assisted and supported in the endeavor by Lilasuka dasi, his wife, a long-term resident of New Vrindavan. Residents and visitors to New Vrindavan used to have fun shopping at Jesse’s Blue Home Artworks Store, which was packed with original handcrafted prod

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2515045251?profile=originalLecture on Chaitanya Charitamrita  Adi Lila Chapter -11, Text - 24 by HH Dhirasanta Goswami on 08 Nov 2015 at  Bhaktivedanta Manor

(Dhirasanta Goswami became a monastic monk in the London Radha Krishna temple and received initiation from Srila Prabhupada in 1972. in 2015, he accepted the sannyas from Bhakti Chaitanya Swami. He has served as a pioneer preacher for Srila Prabhupada and helped develop projects in both India and Europe. He came to India in 1973 serving as one of the first foreign dev

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The Glories of Nityananda Vat

2515045346?profile=originalLecture on The Glories of Nityananda Vat by HH Indradyumna Swami on 02 Nov 2015 at  Vindavan

(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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By Nanda Priya Nivedita Devi Dasi

While the rescue face for Chennai’s recent flood is over here comes the most difficult phase – the after math. Battered by rains, Chennai is now looking for relief- Relief from not just the heavy showers and a flooded city, but looking forward to hygienic food, shelter, clothing and medical assistance. It’s now that Chennai needs you the most.

Help the helping hands – Like the rest of the city, ISKCON Chennai is also waking out of the shock and reaching out to

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Academic Excellence.
Syama Sakhi devi dasi: The Bhaktivedanta Swami Secondary School at New Govardhana, Iskcon Australia, is intent on creating an environment of academic excellence, Krishna conscious goals and understanding, and meaningful character development. To these ends, this year the gurukula has invited various guest speakers to the school and taken students to different events outside of school. This allows students to broaden their understanding of this world and their role in it.
On

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It is possible to practice Krishna Consciousness without being vegetarian. However, you should be aware that nonviolence to all living entities is very important for anyone's spiritual development. Offering what one eats to Krishna and taking the remnants as prasadam is even more important, and Krishna does not accept any non-vegetarian offerings.

Krishna devotees don't consider themselves "vegetarian." Even pigeons and monkeys are vegetarian, and there's not much virtue in being a pigeon or a mo

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Baker Extraordinaire: Amber Borsotti! 

Mandakini devi dasi: Sydney-born Amber Borsotti was two years old when she was first introduced to the Hare Krishna Vedic lifestyle. Three years later she was enrolled in New Govardhana gurukula where she remained for the next six years before relocating to New Nandagram, Victoria.
Amber returned to Murwillumbah when she was 15, settling into householder life by the time she was 16. A busy and dedicated mum, she has five children ranging in ages from four

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Sri Saranga Thakura -- Disappearance

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Sri Saranga Thakura -- Disappearance An important branch of the Shri Chaitanya tree, Shri Sharanga Thakura (Sharanga Murari) lived in Mamagacchi, Modadrumadwipa (Navadwipa). Staying under a Bakula tree, Sharanga Thakura worked hard every day to please his worshipable Deity. Single handedly, he would collect fruits, vegetables and firewood. He would also beg rice, cook, bathe, dress, and feed his Lord. After a full day of Deity service Sharanga would cross the Ganges River to join Mahaprabhu's H

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DID SRILA PRABHUPADA TEACH RAGANUGA BHAKTI

I have written quite a few articles based on hearing a devotee make a statement in a class or in an online lecture etc. My writing is always from the point of view of self edification and if the subject is beneficial for any others then I have great hope they may bless me for trying to render a small service.There has for years and more recently been a resurgence of the idea that our Srila Prabhupada did not teach Raganuga Bhakti but emphasized following strictly the regulative principles. This
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2515045304?profile=originalLecture on Chaitanya Charitamrita Antya Lila Chapter - 07,  Text -01 Class by HH Kadamba Kanana Swami at Czech on 03 July 2015 (Czech Translation)
(Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 02, Chapter 03, Text 14)

(HH Kadamba Kanana Swami coordinated the construction of Srila Prabhupada’s samadhi in Mayapur. He took sannyasa in 1997 and is now an initiating guru.)

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