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Your daughter will deliver you

Dipak was not alone in experiencing first-hand Srila Prabhupada's courteous gratitude for his disciples' humble service. Once, Srila Prabhupada had asked Nanda Kumara to go see who was singing in the temple, and his servant told him it was Krsna Premi.

"She sings very nicely," he had said with a smile.

Jagattarini also noted how Prabhupada was always thankful for even the simplest of offerings. When she had polished and re-strung Srila Prabhupada's heavy brass karatal
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The reason why Krishna does not immediately reciprocate

From VCT Sarartha Darsini Tenth canto commentaries:

Purport to Text 10.32.20:But the reason I do not immediately reciprocate the affection of living beings even when they worship Me, O gopīs, is that I want to intensify their loving devotion. They then become like a poor man who has gained some wealth and then lost it, and who thus becomes so anxious about it that he can think of nothing else.

Srila VCT writes:

Krsna says: For those surrendered
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Accepting the Proper Authority

2514919620?profile=originalSeminar on Accepting the Proper Authority by Virabahu Prabhu

(Virabahu Dasa was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1952 and was raised in Maracaibo, Venezuela from the age of three. In 1972 he and a group of friends became committed followers of Srila Prabhupada in Caracas, Venezuela’s capital city, just on the basis of reading Srila Prabhupada’s books.)

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Misery in Life

2514919696?profile=originalLecture on Misery in Life by Vishwarup Prabhu on 04 July 2012

(Introduced to the movement of ISKCON in 1983 during medical college days. Started chanting 16 rounds in 1984. Acquired MBBS degree in 1985. Received first initiation in 1986 and Brahmin initiation in 1987.)

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Choosing Love Over Fear

2514919704?profile=originalSeminar on Choosing Love Over Fear by Bhakti Tirtha Swami

(Bhakti Tirtha Swami was born John E. Favors in a pious, God fearing family. As a child evangelist he appeared regularly on television. As a young man he was a leader in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's civil rights movement.)

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Strong Foundation in Student Life

2514919814?profile=originalLecture on Strong Foundation in Student Life by Bhakti Swarupa Damodara Swami

(Srila Prabhupada chose to show him special attention and favor. Seeing Maharaja’s dual qualifications as a Vaishnava scientist and a Manipuri Vaishnava, Srila Prabhupada personally trained him in “spiritual science” and gave great importance to his scientific work.)

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Sri Lokanath Goswami

2514919661?profile=originalLecture on Sri Lokanath Goswami by Caru Prabhu

(Caru 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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Krishna Book

2514919129?profile=originalLecture on Krishna Book by Dravida Prabhu

(Dravida 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.)

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2514919075?profile=originalSeminar on How to actually enter Sri Vrindavana Dham by Kadamba Kanana Swami

(Kadamba Kanana Swami joined ISKCON in 1978 in Amsterdam. Until 1984 he managed projects in Vrindavana. From 1985 through 1990 he coordinated the construction of Srila Prabhupada’s samadhi in Mayapur.)

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how to offer bhoga to the Lord

Here is what Srila Prabhupada says about how to offer bhoga to the Lord:

Letter to Aniruddha Das, June 16, 1968

"So the purport is that everything should be offered very cleanly and pure things should be given. If a preparation is cooked all together, then offer all together. But if it is prepared separately, then the milk, the sugar and the cereal should be offered separately. But if the milk, sugar and grains are all cooked together, that can be done. (Everything should be prepared very carefull
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Hare Krishna dear Devotees! PAMHO! AGTSP! here i found a story from Facebook. Sister Champakalata had sent. It might be repeated but it is worthy for that. 

September 12 – 24, 2004, Russian Federation.

"My Chest Swells Up With Pride"

 On the way out, one of my disciples, Ragalekha dasi, approached me. She is a woman in her late 40s, and I remembered her as a faithful disciple who always made it a point to come to my programs when I visited Russia. So when she asked me to visit her apartment to s

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Gopal Bhatta Goswami Disappearance

2514919122?profile=originalLecture on Gopal Bhatta Goswami Disappearance by Mahanidhi Swami

(Mahanidhi Swami’s spiritual journey began in his early years when he was raised in a Christian family. His early education included an extensive study of the Bible.)

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2514919159?profile=originalLecture on Sri Gopal Bhatta Goswami's Disappearance by Giriraj Swami on 11 Apr 2003

(In 1972 Giriraj was appointed by Prabhupada to be president of ISKCON Bombay and trustee of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust. Since then, he has made many significant contributions to Srila Prabhupada’s mission.)

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Tasting Krishna with Covered Senses

2514919193?profile=originalLecture on Tasting Krishna with Covered Senses by Prahladananda Swami on 16 July 2013 at Balkan

(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 received both initiations that year from Srila Prabhupada.)

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About Stri Dharma

2514919072?profile=originalLecture on About Stri Dharma by Bhakti Vikasa Swami

(He joined the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in London in 1975 and was initiated in that year with the name Ilapati dasa by ISKCON's founder-acarya, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.)

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The Importance of Preaching

Srila Prabhupada has given us a very valuable slogan; Preaching is the essence, books are the basis, utility is the principle and purity is the force. He also showed by his own example, and instructions, just how essential he considered this first item of preaching.

I personally heard and saw an example of this preaching mood in Srila Prabhupada in his last days. He instructed his disciple, the then President of the Bombay temple Giriraja Swami, about how to conduct the opening of the Juhu temple
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2514918744?profile=originalLecture on See Krishna in Everything and Everywhere by Dayananda Swami on 08 Jan 2012 at ISKCON London

(Formerly known as Abhay Prabhu, he took sannyasa in 2010 on the auspicious appearance day of Sri Ramanujacarya to become the 100th sannyasi in ISKCON.)

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A sense of incompleteness

2514918755?profile=originalA sense of incompleteness 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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Your Lipstick: Made With Cow Brains

Here's the bad news: Cow brains may be an ingredient in your lipstick.The good news? The FDA is banning it.The Food and Drug Administration has told cosmetics makers they can no longer use brain and spinal cord tissue from older cattle in lipstick, hair sprays, and other products, reports The Associated Press. The fact that they were used at all will likely surprise millions of women who use these products daily. And that's not the only surprise: The new FDA regulations still allow use of these
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IMPORTANCE OF COW PROTECTION

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Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.16.1 -- Los Angeles, December 29, 1973
So similarly, vaisya. Vaisya, they should be trained in three things, productive -- krsi-go-raksya-vanijyam vaisya-karma svabhava-jam [Bg. 18.44] -- krsi, agriculture; go-raksya, cow protection. Go-raksya. That is essential, agricultural and cow protection. And vanijyam. Vanijyam means trade. If there is excess milk product, if there is excess grain product, then you can sell to others. Nowadays the trade is that you take as much milk as

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