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Basic Ekadasi Dough.

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Ekadasi is a fast from all grains, beans and legumes. It is a great one-day detox fast. On Ekadasi people often complain that they don’t feel full or, “I just wish I could have a slice of bread…” This grain- and gluten-free recipe will allow you to make pizzas, kachoris, wraps, and rotis on Ekadasi. Your Ekadasi will never be the same!
Ingredients:
1 cup grain- and gluten-free flour
1tsp salt
½ cup boiling water
1 Tbsp ghee (oil for Vegan)
Mix all ingredients together and knead for 1 - 2
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ISKCON Govardhan Eco Village Won the Aqua Excellence Award 2016 in the X World Aqua Congress Author. 
ISKCON Govardhan Eco Village (GEV, www.ecovillage.org.in) is a 100 acre sustainable farming community and retreat center, based near Mumbai, India. ISKCON GEV’s intention is conserve natural resources and propagate community living forms based on the cardinal principles of Vedas. ISKCON GEV is home to self-sufficient community of over 160 members, including 25 families, 60 resident monks and 50

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Bhakti bias?

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Question: Why does it seem that Srila Prabhupada’s translations, word for word renditions and purports all seem to point only to Bhakti?
Answer: Srila Prabhupada’s purpose in presenting the Bhagavad gita As It Is, was to bring out Krsna’s ultimate conclusion of the Gita. This is the meaning of “As It Is.”
Some have speculated that in the Gita Krsna presents many paths and that any one of them is as good as another. However, Krsna clearly presents Bhakti as yoga’s summit even when He explains ot

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By Gopi Gita

The celebration was indeed at another level.. Ritzy, glamorous decor; senators, congressman, Deans of universities, educators, ministers from different churches; Mother Guru Bhakti’s incredible outreach work and her team’s total dedication to Srila Prabhupada’s preaching service.

Highlights:.

Sesa Prabhu’s excellent speech highlighting Srila Prabhupada’s success in the past 50 years as the epitome of the American dream.

Sharing struggles and triumphs with Radhika Ramana prabhu aka

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Srila Prabhupada: One who is engaged in devotional service has not the least fear in material existence. This is because the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the Supersoul and friend of everyone. One who knows this secret is actually educated, and one thus educated can become the spiritual master of the world. One who is an actually bona fide spiritual master, representative of Krsna, is not different from Krsna. SB 4.29.51 text
Watch it here: https://goo.gl/kT4JIU

Source:https://www.facebook.

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I celebrated Rathyatra today with the Hare Krishna followers. We hauled a huge cart up Queen St with dancing and recital of Hare Krishna. It was a happy occasion with good people who believe the world is one family and there is one God with many names. They believe in service to others without expectation of reward. Lovely to celebrate Rathyatra and Christmas and recognise a shared season of peace and goodwill to others across different religions.

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For Better or Worse

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By Visakha Dasi

Mature practitioners in the Hare Krishna tradition choose to accept vows of purity. Individuals or couples solemnly vow to avoid intoxicants, illicit sex, meat eating and gambling, and to chant 16 rounds of the maha-mantra daily. To preserve these holy vows that are taken before the Deity, before the fire and before the Vaishnavas are the most important practices in spiritual life. Caring for one another in a marriage means protecting these principles in each other’s lives by ou

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ISKCON50 – What’s All the Fuss?

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By Nashvin Gangaram

ISKCON was once considered a cult accused of brainwashing the youth of America. However, today it is widely respected in society. In fifty years, we have stood the test of time. Anniversary celebrations have been hosted by most of the 665 ISKCON establishments across the world. They will continue for the rest of the year. At Sri Sri Radha Radhanath Temple, we have hosted a Gala Dinner, a special display at the Durban Festival of Chariots, our Bhakti Theatre staged an ISKCON5

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The tongue, a hard working sense

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The tongue, a hard working sense.
My tongue works hard all day, every day. He is one of my hardest working senses. He sits near the top of all the other senses, acting as a leader, setting an example for the rest of them.
If I let my tongue loose, allowing him to do as he pleases, the rest of my senses soon also become unruly.
The Padma Purana advises, “Discipline the tongue by giving him transcendental service and very soon you will see Krsna.”
The best services for the tongue are

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SANKIRTAN THE SCHOOL OF CRYING FOR KRSNA!

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Winter Marathon 2016: The biggest marathon in recorded history! The Ultimate Celebration. Listen to the thoughts and realizations of these signor Iskcon leaders and book distributers:
HH Kesava Bharati Das Goswami
HH Sacinandana Swami
HG Vijaya dasa
HH Kadamba Kanana Swami
HH Bhakti Caitanya Swami
HG Jai Nitai dasa
HG Manidhara dasa
HG Caitanya Chandra dasa
HG Urmila Devi dasi
HH Jayapataka Swami
HH Bhakti Charu Swami
Every day a new speaker.
To listen to these brief podcasts click here: http:/

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Choiceful!

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I heard this word spoken recently by a smart young man and though he had made it up. I loved the word, love made up words in general, so I didn’t mind. Choiceful is a juicy one, bursting with energy and life, inviting us to consider our options like a freshly cut orange with lots of sections.
It turns out it’s not made up … it’s a real word that describes ‘having an inability to make decisive choices’ or ‘having, providing, or furnishing with many choices’. And it also turns out that it describ

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By Chirag Dangarwala

Complacency is a dangerous element in the progress of Spiritual Life.  It is very essential for an endeavoring spiritualist to always remember that the material world is not a place of comfort. It has been certified by the Creator, Lord Sri Krsna himself as dukhalayam and asasvatam, which means it, is full of misery and temporary. 

mäm upetya punar janma
duùkhälayam açäçvatam
näpnuvanti mahätmänaù
saàsiddhià paramäà gatäù [ B.g. 8.15]

“After attaining Me, the great souls, w

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Active Krsna by Kadamba Kanana Swami

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Sometimes, we can see how Krsna speaks to us through someone else. This is clearly not by chance. Krsna actively communicates with us. Krsna is not a passive personality who just blesses us, Krsna is actively involved in our life – communicating with us and doing things, sometimes encouraging us and sometimes discouraging us. In this way, we have to see Krsna in whatever happens to us. We have to see how we are always close to Krsna and then we try to adjust our life to pleasing Krsna, then mor

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Iskcon devotees organize three day ‘Gita Jayanti Utsav’

KOLKATA: The devotees of Iskcon (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) Mayapur organized a three-day 'Gita Jayanti Utsav’ from December 8 to 10, at the Gita Bhavan complex in the temple campus, informed spokesperson Laxmi Govinda Das.

The aim of the Utsav was to spread the message of Bhagavad Gita to all sections of society. Swami Srila Prabhupada, the founder of Iskcon said, “ the knowledge of Bhagavad Gita constitutes of a grea

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Nityam Bhagavata Sevaya - Issue 51

Nityam Bhagavata Sevaya
Nityam Bhagavata-sevaya is a Fortnightly E-magazine for serving Srimad Bhagavatam.
If you ever desire to cross over this ocean of material existence and achieve the lotus feet of Supreme Lord Sri Hari then please take shelter of Srimad Bhagavatam, the mature fruit of the desire tree of Vedic literatures.SrimadBhagavatam is declared to be the essence of all Vedanta philosophy. One who has felt satisfaction from its nectarean mellows will never be attracted to any other literature. Srila Vyasadev c
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Over five thousand years ago, Krishna spoke the Bhagavad-gita to Arjuna, discussing the fundamental principles of life. The Gita lucidly explains the nature of consciousness, the self and the universe. It contains both the essence of India's spiritual wisdom and the answers to questions that have been posed by philosophers for centuries.

Today, that same Bhagavad-gita has been translated to numerous languages and is read by millions of people around the world, revered in academic circles, and

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Cultural program in Ponrepo, Prague

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December 1, 2016, cinema Ponrepo, Prague 1. The cultural program on the occasion of this year’s celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Hare Krishna movement (1966-2016). During the evening, the audience could listen to traditional mantras and bhajans performed by musical groups Venu Gopal, to appreciate the beauty of traditional temple dance Bharata Nátjam performed Rasabihari Devi Dasi, watch the documentary “50 years of enjoyment out of loyalty,” taste the specialties of Indian vegetaria

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The entrance way to New Vrindaban, along the start of the famed Aghasura Road.

Excerpted from an article written by Cintamani Dasi and previously published in the Brijabasi Spirit, October 1985.

It was May 9th, 1969. Before coming to New Vrindaban, Srila Prabhupada visited the Columbus, Ohio center. By some inconceivable good fortune I met him and was initiated. After breaking open the storehouse of love of God in Columbus, Krishna sent Srila Prabhupada to New Vrindaban to bless the ground wi

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