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Detachment Vs Irresponsibility

2514920087?profile=originalLecture on Detachment Vs Irresponsibility by Caitanya Charan Prabhu

(Chaitanya Charan Das is a celibate spiritual teacher (brahmachari) at ISKCON, Pune. He has done his Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering from the Govt College of Engg, Pune.)

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Inculturation

2514920037?profile=originalSeminar on Inculturationp by Urmila Mataji

(Her Grace Urmila Devi Dasi was born in 1955 in New York City. She joined ISKCON in 1973 in Chicago. She received first initiation in 1973 and second initiation in 1975 from His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.)

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Empathic Communications

2514920424?profile=originalLecture on Empathic Communications by Bir Krishna Goswami

(Bir Krishna Goswami became a member of the Krishna conscious community in Gainesville, Florida in 1971. Shortly thereafter, he was initiated as Srila Prabhupada’s disciple.)

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Vedic Abnormalities

2514920119?profile=originalSeminar on Vedic Abnormalities by Bhanu Swami

(Bhanu Swami was born in Canada and holds a BA in Oriental fine arts history from the University of British Colombia. He joined the Hare Krishna movement in India in 1970.)

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Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

 

By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Lord Caitanya said, “My dear uncle, I have come to your home just to ask you some questions.”

“Yes,” the Kazi replied, “You are welcome. Just tell me what is in Your mind.”

The Lord said, “You drink cows’ milk; therefore the cow is your mother. And the bull produces grains for your maintenance; therefore he is your father. Since the bull and cow are your father and m

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Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

There are swine, dogs, camels, asses, etc., whose economic necessities are just as important to them as ours are to us, but the economic problems of these animals are solved only under nasty and unpleasant conditions. The human being is given all facilities for a comfortable life by the laws of nature because the human form of life is more important and valuable than animal life. Why is man given a better life than that
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Sri Tattva Sandarbha

2514920258?profile=originalLecture on Sri Tattva Sandarbha by Radhakrishna Prabhu

(His Grace Radhakrishna Das Brahmachari Prabhu of Sridham Vrindavan is a duly initiated disciple of His Holiness Sri Srimad Gopala krishna Goswami Maharaj.)

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Real Friendship

2514920086?profile=originalLecture on Real Friendship by Indradyumna Swami on 20 Jan 2013 at Hong Kong

(Indradyumna Swami is a disciple of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), a Sannyasi traveling preacher, and a guru or spiritual teacher in the Chaitanya Vaishnava tradition.)

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Searching For True Friendship

2514920099?profile=originalLecture on Searching For True Friendship (Prerana Festival) by Radhika Raman Prabhu on 18 Apr 2009 at ISKCON Chowpatty

(Radhika Ramana Das, also known as Dr. Ravi M. Gupta, is a notable Vaishnava scholar. Presently, he is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia and a member of the faculty at Bhaktivedanta College.)

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2514920036?profile=originalLecture on How to maintain Friendship in this Material World by Mukunda Goswami on 03 July 1994 at Heidelberg

(Mukunda Goswami is one of the founding members of ISKCON. He has published many articles and lectured worldwide and is the author of Miracle on Second Avenue.)

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Eight kinds of subtle sex.

Hare Krsna

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Prabhupada: So here the real attraction is the sex. The other statistics I was seeing is that all these hitch-hike statistics is rape[?]. Most dreadful.
 
Devotee (1): Yeah.
 
Prabhupada: The lusty desire is so prominent that whenever they will get some opportunity. That's all. Therefore it is ordered that you should not remain alone even with your sister, with your daughter, with your mother -- and what to speak of others.
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Srila Prabhupada On Resturants

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Srila Prabhupada: Now, we must take to agricultural work—produce food and give protection to the cows. And if we produce a surplus, we can trade. It is a simple thing that we must do. Our people should live peacefully in farming villages, produce grain and fruit and vegetables, protect the cows, and work hard. And if there is a surplus, we can start restaurants. Krsna conscious people will never be losers by following th

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The Dearest Object

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India's great Emperor Akbar and his queen, the Begum, had fallen in love at first glance and had spent many happy years together, but had recently begun to feel a little friction in their relationship.
Akbar began to spend more and more time in court, and the time they did spend together was fraught with moodiness and impatience. They both became increasingly miserable. One afternoon, after a
particularly bitter argument,

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Bringing Krsna to the Lowell Prison

by Caitanya Dasi

 

            A team of four ladies received permission to teach a volunteer program on bhakti yoga and mantra meditation at a women’s prison in Florida.

                It took a couple of months to get through the red tape like back ground checks, etc. Once this was completed, we coordinated with the prison wardens and chaplains. In this particular state prison there are three separate facilities run by different chaplains and wardens, which mad

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Sri Krishna's Horoscope

Krishna's Ascendant is *Taurus* and his *Moon* is also here and at
exalted potency. Taurus is the feminine sign of Venus. Thus Krishna had
exalted beauty and femininity is all aspects of his body and mind. In
fact he is known as " Bhagavan " - which means that he is the Surpeme
Attractive Person. The impact of beutiful and sensuous Venus on
Krishna's body and mind is extremely amplified by powerful *Ketu*.

Krishna's Ascendant Lord Venus is with *Saturn* in the 6th House of
Enemies - and Krishna always
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Organization Structure

2514920118?profile=originalSeminar on Organization Structure by Urmila Mataji

(Her Grace Urmila Devi Dasi was born in 1955 in New York City. She joined ISKCON in 1973 in Chicago. She received first initiation in 1973 and second initiation in 1975 from His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.)

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Lord Balarama teaches how to Serve

2514920213?profile=originalLecture on Lord Balarama teaches how to Serve by Sarvabhauma Prabhu

(Sarvabhauma Prabhu was born on 6th Feb 1952, in a Puskarana Vaishnava Brahmin family, having a Radha Krishna temple for eight generations in Mithi, which is part of Rajasthan in Sindh province of Pakistan.)

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Appearance of Lord in our Heart

2514919757?profile=originalLecture on Appearance of Lord in our Heart (Sunday Feast Lecture) by Candramauli Swami on 17 Mar 2013 at ISKCON Chowpatty

(At present, Candramauli Swami preaches in America, India, Western Europe, Slovenia, Croatia, Italy, and the UK. He is an initiating spiritual master within the ISKCON society.)

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Engineering-The Better World

2514919648?profile=originalLecture on Engineering-The Better World (Prerna Festival Lecture) by Radhanath Swami on 27 July 2013 at ISKCON Chowpatty

(Radhanath Swami has a special interest in the holy places in India and leads thousands of devotees on pilgrimage each year. Radhanath Swami is a trustee of Bhaktivedanta College, Belgium, by providing his spiritual support and encouragement.)

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Krishna's Plan

THE PLAN OF THE LORD
(Source : one of kathaas by His Holiness Srila Lokanath Swami Maharaj at Dwarkadheesh mandir, Dwarka)
 
Once there was a sweeper in Dwarkadheesh temple at Dwarka and he was very sincere and devoted. Every time he saw thousands of devotees coming to take darshan of the Lord, he thought that the Lord is standing all the time and giving darshan and He must be feeling very tired.
 
So one day very innocently he asked the Lord whether he can take the place of the Lord for a day so tha
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