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Dear Mr. Rajeev Srivastava,

Artha Forum (the non-profit initiative for bringing ancient wisdom to modern business) successfully held its third event in Bangalore on Friday 18th March 2016 at the Taj Vivanta Hotel, M.G. Road. The event was attended by over 100 invited guests, including many members of the event partner, the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce – Karnataka Chapter.

Below is the event synopsis. We will send you more photos and videos soon.

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2515081681?profile=originalLecture on Gaur Purnima-Lord Chaitanya makes supremely fortunate the materially unfortunate and the materially fortunate by HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu Mar 2015

(His Grace Caitanya Charan Prabhu is a monk and spiritual teacher in the time honored tradition of bhakti yoga. He is a editor of Back to Godhead, which is the official international magazine of the Hare Krishna movement.)

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The Appearance of Lord Caitanya

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From Back to Godhead

By Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami

Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who was also known as Visvambhara (“Lord of the universe”), appeared in Bengal, India, 489 years ago and taught love of Krsna. The Vedic scriptures, such as the Vedas, Upanisads, Vedanta-sutra and especiallyBhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam, all reveal Krsna to be the Supreme Truth and the dearmost friend of every living being. Lord Krsna says in Bhagavad-gita “Give up all other forms of religion and surrender to Me. I

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From Back to Godhead

The appearance of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu fulfilled each of the prophecies given here.

In the age of Kali, intelligent persons perform congregational chanting to worship the incarnation of Godhead who constantly sings the names of Krsna. Although His complexion is not blackish, He is Krsna Himself Srimad-Bhagavatam 11.5.32

In His early pastimes He appears as a householder with a golden complexion. His limbs are beautiful, and His body, smeared with the pulp of sandalwood

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The three steps of anything: 1) Initial enthusiasm, 2) doubts, disinterest and struggle 3) eventual reward for the committed. This seems to be the standard pattern for most things in life: studies, career, relationships, hobbies, and yes, even spirituality. The beginning of our spiritual journey is often characterised byidealism. Everything is fresh and fascinating, a whole new world to explore and unlimited opportunities to pursue. We can’t imagine any problems, since it all seems so simple an

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We are not just hearing the Caitanya Caritamrta and we are not just reading the Caitanya Caritamrta, we are living the Caitanya Caritamrta right now actually! The pastimes of Caitanya Mahaprabhu are not over yet. The golden age is just beginning. The miracle is just beginning to happen and we are in it!

Source: https://www.kksblog.com/2016/03/caitanya-lila/

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Vaco-vegam means the urge to speak.    This was the topic of discussion in our morning Sadhana Class at TKG Academy last week, as older classes study the first verse of the Nectar of Instruction.

“Why would we want to control the urge to speak?  When should one DEFINITELY TALK?  How to speak pleasantly and for the benefit of others?”  Eye-opening discussions ranged from “I won’t interrupt my mom on the phone.”   to “What if I hurt someone with my words?!”  to how to discuss issues that arise n

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With the advent of the Gaura Purnima, or the Appearance day of Lord Caitanya, rapidly approaching, I thought it would be nice to again offer the free pdf file of the Teachings of Lord Chaitanya.  Just click on link to read it online or save it to your computer.  Hare Krishna!


Source: http://theharekrishnamovement.org/2016/03/20/teachings-of-lord-chaitanya-1968-edition/

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Giriraj Swami read and spoke from Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Antya-lila, Chapter 8.

“The rabbi said that sometimes he felt depleted. So I asked him, ‘Which activities drain you, and which nourish you? Maybe you can focus on those.’ He replied, ‘This might sound odd, but when I minister to people who are dying, I enter into a very sacred, spiritual space.’ And I could relate to that. A person’s leaving his or her body is a momentous event—especially if the person is God conscious. It can also be a

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New Film release: For Tomorrow

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By Jagannath Kirtan Das

Dear devotees,
today, on the disappearance of Srila Madhavendra Puri, the celebration of Sri Advaitacarya’s Shantipur festival, just three days shy of Gaura Purnima, after months of work, it is with deep gratitude and joy that we present to the devotee community our latest film entitled For Tomorrow. Thank you very much.

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Our politicians pay lip service to it. Our technology is indifferent to it. Our commerce despises it. Nonetheless, it is the weightiest and most im

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Hare Krishna, so I’m very blessed today be sitting in this huge asana, actually I’m not qualified to do this. There is something that is called seva, by reading Srimad Bhagavatam it will purify you as well as purifies me as well. I see may senior Prabhupada disciples, sanyasis and senior matajis as well and gurus also. I’ll tell you, I’m not, my first language is French, I’m coming from Ivory Coast, Cote d’Ivoire, so French is my first language, and I’m trying to speak English. So you can bear

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Nityam Bhagavata Sevaya Issue - 33

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.Srimad Bhagavatam 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
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By Giriraj Swami

March 6, 1999 Sri Sri Panca-tattva Temple Laguna Beach, California

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu appeared on the full-moon day of the month of Phalguna in Sri Navadvipa-dhama in western Bengal. He manifested His pastimes on earth for forty-eight years. For the first twenty-four years, in Navadvipa, He played the role of a child, then of a youth, and then of a married man; for the next six years He traveled throughout India and preached; and for the final eighteen years He resided in

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About Gaura Purnima(Fasting till moon rise): Lord Caitanya appeared only to teach us by example "How to love the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna" and to gain full enlightenment simply by chanting His holy names; HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE. Thus He brought a revolution in spiritual consciousness by inaugurating the chanting and dancing.

Gaura Purnima meaning Golden Full Moon which signifies lord Caitanya appeared during full moon night
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HG Mahat Tattva Prabhu’s sannyasa name is HH Bhakti Anand Tirtha Swami Maharaj.
Srila Prabhupada: A spiritual master or leader should not be proud of his position; being always humbler than an ordinary common man, he should go on preaching the cult of Caitanya Mahaprabhu by chanting the Hare Krishna mantra. (Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi-lila, 17.31 Purport)


Source: http://m.dandavats.com/?p=19887

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Life and pastimes of

Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

"This account originally appeared in a short work by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura entitled, 'Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu: His Life and Precepts.' (dated 20th August 1896.)" This was taken from "Prologue" to "Teachings of Lord Caitanya" (A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. 1974. pages xiii-xxii.)
"Caitanya Mahaprabhu was born in Mayapur in the town of Nadia just after sunset on the evening of the 23rd Phalguna (1407 Sakadba), answering to the 18th

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By Aniruddha Dasa

In a conversation with Acintya Rupa last night I was reminded of an incident that occurred in Mayapur during the GBC meetings and the importance of mass prasadam distribution. I happened to be in earshot of a rather intense conversation between two old friends, Ramabhadra Prabhu and Ramesvara Prabhu. They are currently at loggerheads over the selling of the Brooklyn property. The conversation was intense but, might I add, entirely amicable and respectful. There are ways to dis

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‘Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu: His Life and Precepts.’

by Srila Bhaktivinod Thakura:

“This account originally appeared in a short work by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura entitled, ‘Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu: His Life and Precepts.'(dated 20th August 1896.)”

This was taken from “Prologue” to “Teachings of Lord Caitanya”(A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. 1974. pages xiii-xxii.)

Who better could we find to include here than the pure unalloyed devotee, and foremost scholar in Vaisnava circles Srila Bhakt

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Gaura Purnima message from TOVP

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Dear Devotees and Friends,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Greetings from Sridham Mayapur, and blessings from Sri Sri Radha Madhava, Panchatattva and Nrsimhadeva.

On this most auspicious occasion, 530 years ago, Lord Krsna Himself descended here as the Golden Avatar to deliver a spiritual treasure to each and every one of us. Even as the branches of the sankirtan movement continuously spread from Mayapur all over the globe, every Gaura Purnima thousands o

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