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Power of hearing in the association of a Sadhu

2515063960?profile=originalLecture on Power of hearing in the association of a Sadhu by by HH Romapada Swami in 09 Jan 2016 at Chicago

(Romapada Swami‘s first encounter with Krishna consciousness came in Buffalo, in the shape of a lecture at the State University of New York in 1969. The lecturer was His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. The following year, Romapada Swami joined the movement in Boston and was initiated in 1971.)

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2515063964?profile=originalLecture on Serve Others in a way you expect others to serve You by HH Radhanath Swami on 03 Jan 2016

(Radhanath Swami was born in Chicago in 1950. Radhanath Swami's childhood name was Richard Slavin; Radhanath Swami was given the name Radhanath Swami after he entered the renounced order. In his teenage years)

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Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 06, Chapter 19, Text 14-18

2515063751?profile=originalSrimad Bhagavatam Class (05.17.01) by His Holiness Bhakti Vidyapurna Swami on 17 Jan 2016 at ISKCON Mayapur

(His Holiness Bhakti Vidya Purna Swami comes from a Jewish American background. He is a person of high integrity who had traveled a long way to find a spiritual framework in which he could live happily.)

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The Radha Krishna campers in front of ISKCON Nova Gokula temple

Photos by Madhumati Radhika.

Considering the major part of the list of things to bring - mat, repellent, water bottle, flashlight - it may seem like a holiday camp like any other. However, it does not take too long until the recommended items reveal that it is a different kind of camp. The list shows: tilaka, japa-mala, devotional clothes. After all, as one can read in the promotional poster, it is “more than an retreat”. Indee

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100 devotees participated daily, with 350 on the final day

Between March 2014 and the end of 2016 – ISKCON’s 50th anniversary year – the Padayatra Worldwide Ministry is aiming to hold 50 padayatras, a kind of journey on foot accompanied by kirtan.

The first one in 2016 was a five-day affair held in the Indian state of Gujarat. Between January 15th and 19th, devotees walked from the ISKCON temple in Ahmedabad to Dakor, a Vaishnava pilgrimage site known for its grand temple of Ranchod Rai (a f

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So today we’re marking the life of a great saint in our tradition who lived 500 years ago. He was the son of a Sri Vaishnava brahmana, Venkata Bhatta, and was born in a village near the famous temple town of Sri Rangam, on the banks of the Kaveri River.

Born around 1500 AD, he was 11 years old when Sri Chaitanya ‘the great master’ came and stayed with his family for the four months of the rainy season. His father served Chaitanya meals and washed his feet out of profound respect for his guest.

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Krsna is the Source of All Incarnations

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O brāhmaṇas, the incarnations of the Lord are innumerable, like rivulets flowing from inexhaustible sources of water. (SB1.3.26)

This morning as I was reading the Srimad Bhagavatam, First Canto, Vol. 1, I spent a few minutes just looking at the pictures. They say a picture tells a thousand words, and the above image is no exception. The Thousand words follow…

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Canto One, Chapter Three

Kṛṣṇa Is the Source of All Incarnat

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2515063795?profile=originalThe youth hold a Harinama in front of the Sydney Opera House

Fifteen teenaged youth, aged 13 to 18 and hailing from Australia, New Zealand and Bali, were inspired in Krishna consciousness as they traveled across Australia during their summer holidays this January.
But they also deeply moved and inspired other devotees with their devotion everywhere they went.
The tour, which ran from January 9th to 27th – summer in Australia – was chaperoned by second generation devotees Braja Vallabhi, 21; Ruk
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Pushya Abishek in Mayapur: Millions and trillions of flower petals alling from the sky!
In an over crowded temple , Mayapur Chandra started the evening program with a very sweet kirtan which set the peaceful mood… Radha Madhava all dressed in a breath taking flower outfit complete with flower jewelry, were proudly standing on their altar surrounded by the beautiful Gopis. Their Lordship seemed to be overlooking the crowd bestowing blessings on all the devotees gathered to glorify the Lord of th
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Pearl Festival Sankirtana at Silicon Valley.
Vaisesika das: While finishing my book, Our Family Business, I noted how meticulously the publishers looked for and closed unintended gaps within the text during their final edits. Most of these gaps were tiny and invisible to the untrained eye. Nonetheless, in a book with hundreds of pages, closing these gaps significantly reduces the overall page count of the book, (a plus for any publisher). Similarly, with the efficiency of expert editors, bhakti
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Dr. Avnish Pandey (Anantasimha Das): Today, January 27, 2016, at the Bhaktivedanta Hospice in Vrindavan, India, His Grace Janaradan Das, a disciple of His Holiness Tamal Krishna Maharaja and citizen of Fiji, peacefully passed away in the Holy Dhama.

Previously he had been staying in the Holy Dhama of Vrindavan for approximately six months and prior to that was living in Jagannatha Puri. On January 25, 2016, he fell unconscious and devotees brought him to the Rama Krishna Mission Hospital where
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Dear devotees, please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Šrila Prabhupada!

I’d like to use this opportunity to warmly recommend to you Madhucchanda prabhu’s unique offer that could lead to a new, highly efficient and effective way to embark many new people to Krishna consciousness. I have known Madhucchanda prabhu for more than ten years. Therefore, I can vouch that he is a very sincere devotee, well versed in Vaishnava philosophy (as presented by Šrila Prabhupada) and very enthusiasti
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MUMBAI: Empowering the young with a new level of spirituality will be one of the foremost missions of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), as it gears up to celebrate its fifty years. ISKCON, also known as the Hare Krishna movement, has expanded widely since it was founded by Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupda in New York City in 1966.

Although Mumbai is home to three temples, Juhu, Girgaum and Mira Road and the under-construction temple at Kharghar, a mammoth rath yatra is
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ToVP Report From Russia

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Hare Krishna dear Jayapataka Swami,
Please accept our obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

It is a letter from the Russian team of the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium construction project.

We are grateful to you for engaging us in fulfilling Srila Prabhupada’s personal desire – construction of the magnificent Temple of the Golden Age! Please accept our efforts as an offering.

For 2015, we collected and transferred to a bank account in Mayapur over USD 1
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Where is the question of free will?

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Where is the question of free will?
Question: We say that Krsna is all knowing and He knows past, present and future. And not a blade of grass move without His sanction. So where is our free will coming? We say the living entities has free will to surrender to Krsna or to Maya but Krsna is all knowing then He must know how each living entities going to use their free will. So Krsna already knows the entire depth of every living being. He knows when the person goes Back to Godhead, when he becom
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Blessing your Future

2515063051?profile=originalLecture on Blessing your Future by Charu Prabhu in 2016

(Charu Das was initiated by Srila Prabhupada in 1970. He has been President, variously, of the Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Berkeley (USA) temples.)

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Introducing Bhagavata Subodhini Canto 3

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The Vedic Encyclopedia, Srimad Bhagavatam, like an ocean, is expansive with itsnominal and phenomenal subject matters and deep in its spiritual and philosophical insights, making it a text for both research and relish by many. On 21stSeptember 2015, Radhastami, Bhaktivedanta Vidyapitha at Govardhan Ecovillage, launched the first volume of the Bhagavata Subodhini, an inspirational study guide to the Srimad Bhagavatam. This book published by the Tulsi books featured verse-by-vers

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2515062573?profile=originalLecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Canto-07, Chapter 07, Text 34 by HG Suresvar Prabhu on 22 Jan 2016 at ISKCON Juhu

(His Grace Suresvar Prabhu joined Srila Prabhupada's movement in 1970, serving as a preacher and book distributor across the U.S. He is currently teaching with MIHET in Sridham Mayapur. He is a contributor to Back to Godhead Magazine. )

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