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We have added another 200 lectures by Giriraj Swami to his radio station bringing the total to over 400 talks! Listen on girirajswami.com or tunein.com or install the TuneIn app on your mobile device. You can listen to lectures 24/7 and find other Krishna conscious radio stations too.

Download this playlist file and open Giriraj Swami’s radio station in your favorite media player (iTunes, Windows Media Player, VLC etc.).

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Goodbye Party to the Herd.

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Govardhana Farms from Canada (the whole family: cows and humans) is relocating to the ISKCON New Vrindaban Farm Community in the USA.
We would like to invite you to attend the goodbye party for the cows and oxen. This will be the last opportunity for all of our Canadian supporters to see the herd while they are still here in Canada. 
In the future, everyone is more than welcome to come visit the herd in their new home in the USA.
During this two-hour event, you will get an opportunity to feed

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Villa Vrindavan Academy opening

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Yesterday, the Mayapur Academy and Villa Vrindavan have the official opening ceremony for the Villa Vrindavan Academy! The Villa Vrindavan Academy is the first regional campus of the Mayapur Academy allowing interested students the opportunity to study the art and science in deity worship without having to travel all the way to India. Many thanks to ISKCON Deity Worship Minstry zonal representative for Italy Manohara prabhu and Mayapur Academy staff member Visakha mataji for leading the ventur

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We must always take shelter of our spiritual master. This is very important. We must take shelter again and again otherwise we will have no strength. Without taking shelter, we will not be able to succeed in spiritual life, we will struggle. We will not be able to maintain our vows or we will not be able to even take vows in the first place. Taking shelter is crucial, it keeps us on the cutting edge of spiritual life otherwise Krsna consciousness cannot take us very far and then it becomes a so

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From the ISKCON GBC – Minutes Of The Annual General Meeting – February 2017

313: Global Duties & Responsibilities of the Governing Body Commission

[ISKCON Law]

Whereas the GBC wishes to formalize the understanding of its global services to the International Society for Krishna Consciousness;

Whereas it is important that duties and responsibilities be clarified at all levels of the Society;

Whereas the GBC wishes to produce a legacy document for the instruction and training of future GBC members

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We are very happy to announce that the first ever Lord Jagannath, Baladev and Subhadra Rathyatra held in Gwalior City, Madhya Pradesh, India on March 26th 2017 was a raging success by the mercy of the Vaisnavas, Srila Prabhupada and their Lordships. With the blessings of HH Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj & HG Mahaman Prabhuji, there was an overwhelming response from the pious residents of Gwalior city, most of whom often visit Vrindavan regularly and perform Govardhan Parikrama. All credit goe

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Marriage And Family

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I.THE CHALLENGE TO MARRIAGE AND FAMILY TODAY

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The Witherspoon Institute

Marriage – considered as a legally sanctioned union of one man and one woman – plays a vital role in preserving the common good and promoting the welfare of children. In virtually every known human society, the institution of marriage provides order and meaning to adult sexual relationships and, more fundamentally, furnishes the ideal context for the bearing and rearing of the young. The health of marriage is particularly i

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Bhima meets Hanuman.

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As the Pandavas made their way from one holy tīrtha to another, they finally came to Badrikashrama in the Himalayan Mountains. It was a very scenic spot that could hardly be described in words. The flowers that bloomed there could not be found anywhere else in the world. One day, as Draupadi was gazing on the beautiful scenery, a strong wind arose and blew a thousand-petaled lotus flower into her lap. The flower had a celestial effulgence, a captivating aroma, and its beauty was unearthly. She

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A difficult phase in bhakti.

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Question: Thank you prabhu for sharing the wonderful verse 11.20.27-28 from the SB.
I have a doubt here. I do have some faith in the narrations of HIS glories but yet the stage of being disgusted with material activities has not come about. Here it is being spoken of such people who feel disgusted and then try to leave them although there maybe some relapses. My position is worse prabhu. I am yet not disgusted with material activities. How can i change from here?
Mahatma Das: Open your eyes to

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Kalmakanda is town situated in the Netrakona District in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh. The Hindu population is in the minority here. Devotees from ISKCON Netrakona have been preaching in Kalmakanda on a weekly basis for the last six years. There are currently 25 initiated devotees and also many practicing college students.

On the 10th of April 2017, devotees from Kalmakanda organised a seminar entitled ‘Seeking the Real Happiness’ at an auditorium in Kalmakanda. The program was attend

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From the ISKCON GBC – Minutes Of The Annual General Meeting – February 2017

313: Global Duties & Responsibilities of the Governing Body Commission

[ISKCON Law]

Whereas the GBC wishes to formalize the understanding of its global services to the International Society for Krishna Consciousness;

Whereas it is important that duties and responsibilities be clarified at all levels of the Society;

Whereas the GBC wishes to produce a legacy document for the instruction and training of future GBC members

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Dear Jeegnesh and Kaishori Sindhu dasi,

Please accept my blessings. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

As one of the chief guests at your auspicious vivaha yajna—your cherished marriage ceremony today—I have been asked to speak. The other day at the kirtan party held in your honor, I suggested that my esteemed godbrother, Bada Haridas Prabhu, be the main speaker because he and his wife Kosarupa dasi have enjoyed a successful marriage for 36 years. Later in the program, you, Kaishori, turned to me

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Mahomed Khan, Director of Interfaith at the mosque (right) welcomes Sura Das from the the Hare Krishna tradition to the podium. It was a great program and Mahomed, in particular, linked the teachings of Christ that are included in the Koran.

Source:http://www.dandavats.com/?p=45033

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Sri Syamananda Disappearance

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Sri Syamananda, Srinivasa and Narottama Dasa Thakura are eternal associates of Sri Gaurasundara. For the purpose of preaching the holy message of Sri Caitanya all over the earth they appeared in this world.

Sri Syamananda Prabhu was born in Utkala. His father’s name was Sri Krsna Mandal. His mother’s name was Sri Durika. Sri Krsna Mandal had many sons and daughters who passed away before this son took birth. Because of this misfortune, Sri Krsna Mandal named the boy Dukhi.

After some time the b

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On Saturday, April 1, I was fortunate to attend the annual "Hash Bash" -- a rally for the legalization of marijuana (misdirected rally -- sure!) -- where Deva Madhava Prabhu from the ISKCON Yipsalanti,
Michigan, temple had organized a full day of sitting harinama kirtan and book distribution in the middle of the University of Michigan campus at Ann Arbor, near a prominent street corner, a great location.

Ann Arbor is a historical place for ISKCON, because in that city Indradyumna Swami and sev

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In spiritual life, we are all facing challenges. We are aiming at a very high goal but we do not want to approach it with fanaticism where we are just going to push ourselves into the most austere situation and try to maintain it. No, sometimes we have to take small steps but we should never take a step back! One should not go backward in spiritual life. Whenever one has accepted a level of higher commitment, one must maintain it!

Source:https://www.kksblog.com/2017/04/small-steps-to-success/

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Joan Fielder, also known as “Jamuna” by the devotees, had been visiting New Gokula farm on and off for around twenty years.

In the last few years she was a regular at the Bhakti tree in Newcastle where she loved to talk to the devotees, listen to kirtan and have nice prasadam.

At a recent Friday evening program, after listening to the kirtan and sitting to take her meal, she had an attack and was taken to hospital by ambulance.

Unfortunately, Jamuna, who was 87, passed away while in the ambulan

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In spite of all our transcendental knowledge still, we are running out of time. Everyone gets caught like that. We are running out of time. A lot of time is spent in preparation for better times to come but for how long are we preparing!?

Then one day, from the preparation stage, we just go straight into the “run-out-of-time” stage. This is actually how things move along. Therefore one must be quite resolute in Krsna consciousness and say, “I’ll do it NOW! I’ll do something NOW! I’ll get seriou

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From the ISKCON GBC – Minutes Of The Annual General Meeting – February 2017

313: Global Duties & Responsibilities of the Governing Body Commission

[ISKCON Law]

Whereas the GBC wishes to formalize the understanding of its global services to the International Society for Krishna Consciousness;

Whereas it is important that duties and responsibilities be clarified at all levels of the Society;

Whereas the GBC wishes to produce a legacy document for the instruction and training of future GBC members

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Govardhan Ecovillage, Mumbai, March 6-18, 2017: The first residential session of the 2017-2018 academic year of the GBC College was held at Govardhan Ecovillage (GEV), a farm community and retreat center located in Wada, two hours north of Mumbai at the foothills of the Sahyadri mountains. The residential involved 12 days of training in the fields of leadership development. The GBC College is focusing on imparting training to leaders to establish Zonal Supervisors across the globe. Twenty-five

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