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By Praghosa Dasa

A common denominator for practically each of the unlimited varieties of material bodies is that the spirit soul dwelling within is to one degree or another attached to the particular body they reside in.

In turn most resided in bodies have others who are also attached to them, generally family members, or what Srila Prabhupada often referred to as ‘skin disease’. He specifically used this term to describe excessive attachment to family members which leads to increased illusion

Compassion only really begins if we appreciate that we have something better. If we have something better then we can be compassionate. Otherwise, if you are out on book distribution and you can see all your old friends sitting on a terrace somewhere, enjoying the sunshine, then you may feel compassion for yourself – that you have to stand out there in the street with those books and everyone else is having a good time!

But if we are convinced that we have something better, then we can develop

Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Scale Industries Kalraj Mishra, while expressing great concern for the condition of Widows of Varanasi and Vrindavan, said that BJP government was all set to initiate several measures to ensure their dignity and welfare in the near future.

The Minister was addressing a large number of widows, who came here from Vrindavan and Lucknow to take part in a programme on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose here, today.

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Question: Is sincerity based on our past karma, our circumstances as the living entities traveling through different bodies and certain situations?
Answer by Radhanath Swami: Certainly our present condition is deeply influenced by our past karma and whatever sincerity we have is due to how we have cultivated in the past but most important is that we have free choice now. And what we do with that free choice determines how this seed of the devotion and the sincerity required to nourish that see

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 their heart. It was such a touching moment to see HH Jayapataka Maharaj appear on the alta

In 2009, a tiny one percent of the US population reported eating vegetarian or vegan. Now, 5% of the United States population is vegetarian and half of those people are vegan. The rates have skyrocketed over the last five years and studies show the rates are climbing. So why are people continuing to go veg? The reason seems to involve a mix of various factors, with the largest impact coming from how much we have learned about commercial farming and animal treatment over the last five years.

The

Are all religions equal?
Question. I have been pondering the unity of religions or the universality of religions, specifically how the essence is the same although the external aspects may differ. Can you shed some light on this?
Answer by Romapada Swami: The principles of any bona fide religion would be based on certain universal regulative principles primary of which are austerity, cleanliness, mercy and truthfulness and not on any man made dogmas. By adopting such principles under the expert

We are currently serving in the material world and using the paraphernalia of the material world in the service of Krsna. We read about the gopis in Vrndavana, who with their long hair, sweep the marble floor in the kunjas, the meeting places. We sweep with brooms and mop the temple floor, so what is the difference!? It is the same. The benefit is the same. It is Krsna’s floor. So we are greatly blessed that at every moment there is so much mercy and so much benefit. Everything related to Krsna

Question: I want to give up lust, but I always have lusty thoughts. How can I renounce lust?

My Answer: You ask how it might be possible to renounce lust. It is impossible. I am sorry.

Even the gods cannot get free from lust. Even Brahmā became confused by it and began to pressure the goddess Vāk for intercourse. Even the greatestyogī (Śiva) has to contend with it – he had to burn the god of lust with his third eye, thus disturbing his meditation.

Nara-nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi, however, is noteworthy, for

As India, originally known as Bharat, celebrates its 67th Republic Day today, anyone, who knows the correct history of this land, looks up with great hopes that the country will play its role in the upliftment of the world.  This is the day we can be proud of those great personalities that built India’s national pride.

In ancient times, the world was ruled by righteous kings, but in this age, Kaliyuga, due to a serious lack of qualified persons like King Yughisthira and King Parikshit, who coul

Lecture on How the Lord reciprocates when one surrenders  by HH Romapada Swami in 27 Dec 2015 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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Lecture on Faith that Krishna will Protect and Maintain by HG Dravida Prabhu on 25 Dec 2015 at Chicago

(HG Dravid prabhu is a vaishnava scholar, musician and poet. He has edited Back to Godhead magazine and other books published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust for over 25 years. From 1983 to 1989 he was part of the team that produced the last six 1,000-page volumes of the magnum opus of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada: a commentated English translation of India's jewel of Ve

Lecture on Positive Thinking - Tap the Power of Meditation by HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu

(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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For the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada and ISKCON's 50th Golden Jubilee year celebration, ISKCON Ahmedabad organized a 'PADAYATRA' , from ISKCON temple to Dakor, with hundreds of devotees chanting "Hare Krishna" maha-mantra, throughout the pad-yatra, for the benefit of people, as ordered by Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu more than 500 years ago. This was our first Padayatra, out of the 50 padayatras planned this year for the 50th anniversary celebration of ISKCON and without any experience, so we we

Lecture on Secrets of Success and Failure in Krishna Consciousness by HH Giriraj Swami on 02 Jan 2016 at Dallas

(Giriraj Swami was born Glenn Phillip Teton in the home of a respected Chicago lawyer. He met His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder-acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.)

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By Hare Krishna Devi Dasi

To see the true value of the Vedic social system, we need to understand it in its original form.
Thinkers throughout history—from Plato to Locke to modern political theorists—have always discussed the ideal form of social organization. Vedic literature also addresses this question and presents as the ideal the social system known as varnashrama, which divides society into four varnas, or occupational groups, and four ashramas, or stages of life. The four varnas are bra

The mind is always controlled by something. There is no question of us being able to control the mind. Therefore when we are dealing with Krsna more and more, all the time, then the mind becomes controlled by Krsna and if we are dealing with material things then the mind gets controlled by material things because the mind is always controlled by external things.

Source: https://www.kksblog.com/2016/01/controlling-the-mind-2/

Hare Krsna 

Official 50th anniversary posters released

All temples requested to display new posters prominently to publicise the 50th

By ISKCON 50 Global Office

The Global Office for the 50th Anniversary of ISKCON has released 8 new posters and banners as part of their ‘Poster-up’ campaign, and requested all temples and centres around the world to display these posters in prominent locations in their premises. The posters and banners can be downloaded from the ISKCON 50 website by clicking here.

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