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By Mahatma Das

What follows are the main principles I teach in my marriage workshop entitled Sacred Union, The laws of relationship. Following these principles can help a bad marriage become good, a good marriage become better, and turn around a marriage that seems doomed to fail.

I, and many others, have found these principles extremely valuable in creating a good marriage. Please put these principles into practice in your marriage and share them with as many people as possible. These princi

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2515045973?profile=originalLecture on Essential things for journey of Self Discovery by HH Romapada Swami at Shenzhen

(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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Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 81 Text 28

2515045989?profile=originalLecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 81 Text 28 by HH Prahladananda Swami on 04 Dec 2015 at ISKCON Alachua

(Prahladananda Swami was born in 1949, in Buffallo, New York. He studied at the University of Buffalo, where he received a full scholarship. In January 1969 he joined ISKCON and rceived both initiations that year from Srila Prabhupada.)

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Let Conditioned Souls Become Vaisnavas

2515045944?profile=originalLecture on Let Conditioned souls become Vaisnavas by Sivarama Swami on 03 Dec 2015 at Budapest

(Sivarama Swami was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1949. In 1956, during the failed Hungarian revolution, he emigrated with his family to Canada.)

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Leading the life as per Srimad Bhagavatam

2515045996?profile=originalLecture on Leading the life per Srimad Bhagavatam by HH Romapada Swami in 2015 at Shenzhen

(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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Men and Women Spiritual Culture Day 01 Session 01

2515046028?profile=originalLecture on Men and Women Spiritual Culture Day 01 Session 01 by HG Devaki Mataji on 05 Dec 2015 at ISKCON Miraroad

(Mother Devaki has served in various capacities for over 20 years and has in later years engaged in creating festivals and various meetings for devotees to listen about and glorify Krsna. She started pioneer preaching in former Soviet Union.)

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As soon as the winter session of parliament began, especially Congress has again taken to the same cheap tactic of doing hulla-gulla in the parliament. It is understandable that some members of the parliament may not have much left to speak during the session and may be anxious about the consequences of their previous karmas but does it mean the parliament should be allowed to get disrupted practically everyday?

This article effectively emphasized on how the citizens of India need to take a tou

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Overwork now, samadhi may never come

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By Kesava Krsna Dasa

Sometimes devotees think that by working hard for Krishna, on the order of the spiritual master, even if there is some neglect of personal sadhana, hearing and chanting, success in spiritual life is assured come what may. Is this empty optimism? Or does the order of the spiritual master supersede all other considerations?

It is tempting to assure oneself that being engaged in all nine angas of Bhakti to lesser or greater degrees trying to please the guru, the assiduous, int

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Bravo, Brave Brahmacharini!
Krishnarupa devi dasi (ACBSP): Resident brahmacharini Jyestha dasi has been recovering from serious brain surgery and is now back in the ashrama. Her brain had been growing too large for her skull, forcing itself down outside the skull cavity and into her spinal cord. The subsequent pressure on her spinal cord caused a massive cyst-like lump called a ‘syrinx’. Operating on the syrinx itself was extremely dangerous, and, as Jyestha describes, “In itself it was a secon

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Australian Youth Bus Tour.

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Australian Youth Bus Tour.
We are pleased to announce the first ever ISKCON Youth Bus Tour Australia in 2016! Ever wanted to check out the amazing places that are tucked away along the east coastline of Australia? This is your chance! From 10–26 January 2016 we are planning two weeks of adventure packed days and kirtana filled nights! Sand tobogganing, surfing, bonfires, waterfall swimming, festival feast cook ups, city sightseeing, maha harinamas and festivals all along the way are only some o

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Radha Kunda Seva: Alley to Three Goswami Samadhi (Album with photos) 
Every day, hundreds, if not, thousands of people go through this alley because it is part of the Goswamis’ parikrama path. Although it is a public, highly traversed area, it is also regularly dirtied with all kinds of trash and filth, and people even do bathroom business here. The idea is that we can restore the walls enough to paint decorative murals of the pastimes of Krishna, both beautifying the alley, and re-enforcing th

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New Releases from the Bhaktivedanta Archives

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The Bhaktivedanta Archives is pleased to offer two new releases: the VedaBase™ 2015.1 update and the original unedited audio of Śrīla Prabhupāda for the year 1972.

The 2015.1 VedaBase™ includes:

1) Updated audio transcripts for the year 1972
2) 23 New Prabhupāda Letters
3) 34 New Secretary Letters
4) Many Moons – Reflections on Departed Vaiṣṇavas by Giriraj Swami
5) This is My Heart,
6) Concepts of Reality,
7) Spiritual Journalism by Patita Pāvana Dāsa & Abhaya Mudra Dāsi

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Jagannath Puri is one of the four holy “dhamas”, sacred places of pilgrimage, described in the Puranas and is visited by thousands of Hindus on a daily basis. The Brahma and Skanda Puranas mention that city of Puri itself was built-in ancient times by Raja Indradyumna. It is most famous today for the ancient temple of Lord Jagannath, His elder brother Baladev, and His sister Subhadra. This temple was built by the Rajas of Kalinga and Utkala (ancient names of present day Odisha), situated in Ea

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A commemorative one-off magazine entitled “The Hare Krishnas: Celebrating 50 Years” is set to be released in early 2016 for distribution at celebrations and events throughout ISKCON’s 50th anniversary year.

The attractive 64-page publication, packed with beautiful full-color photos, will be printed on quality matt paper with a firm cover. It is aimed at everyday men and women from all walks of life – academics, students, next-door neighbors, teachers, members of other religions, the media, youn

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By Madhava Smullen

A group of preschool children, along with their devotee parents and grandparents, bustled excitedly into Gopal’s Garden Homeschool Co-Op for their graduation party on November 5th.

The event had ISKCON New Vrindaban president Jaya Krsna Das calling the Co-Op “community building at its best.”

Gopal’s Garden was established in New Vrindaban, West Virginia – Srila Prabhupada’s first farm community -- in 2007 by Ruci Dasi. It runs to eighth grade, and teaches thirteen students in

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Least But Not Last: A Few Words on Humility

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By Satyaraja Dasa (Steven J. Rosen)

I recently heard a woman say, “least but not last.” She meant to say the usual, “last but not least,” but somehow, due to a slip of the lip, or perhaps because of some mild form of dyslexia, she inverted the words in this somewhat humorous way. And this got me thinking about humility, which people sometimes confuse with low self-esteem, thus viewing it as an inferior quality. To think of oneself as “least” is the last thing one would want to do.

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Overpopulation?

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The theory of overpopulation was explained by Srila Prabhupada at the famous New York Ratha-yatra festival in 1976.  I remember clearly, We were at the park, in one of the worlds largest cities, sourounded by thousands of people, and Srila Prabhupada was speaking about how Krsna is feeding the world…

…God is father, supreme father of everyone. If we simply study this verse from the Bhagavad-gītā, that the mother nature is the mother of all living entities and God is the supreme father of every

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The Sydney Opera House Event.

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The Sydney Opera House Event.
Damodara Pandit dasa: The Sydney Opera Event is an A-List ISKCON 50th Anniversary global event. We anticipate that many VIPs (government officials, actors, musicians, and so on) will attend. It will also be streamed globally and a commemorative DVD and CD will be produced.
The purpose of this event is to expand the global appreciation of Srila Prabhupada and his ISKCON movement through a wonderful performance art event. We are looking at inviting ISKCON’S top perfo

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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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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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