Lecture on What Color is the Brahmajyoti by HH Sivarama Swami on 29 July 2014 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. Sivarama Swami first came in contact with the books of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in 1970, becoming an initiated disciple of Prabhupada in 1973. )
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Lecture on School means Contamination manipulation not Education by Bhakti Vikasa Swami at Mumbai on 20 July 2006
(From 1977 to 1979 His Holiness was based in India, mostly traveling in West Bengal preaching Krishna consciousness and distributing Srila Prabhupada's books. He then spent the following ten years helping to pioneer ISKCON's preaching in Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand, and Malaysia. In 1989 he was granted the order of sannyasa, receiving the name Bhakti Vikasa Swami, and again made his
Lecture on How to balance our Studies and Chanting, Question and Answer by Bhakti Charu Swami at Ujjain on 12 Nov 2009
(Bhakti Charu Swami is from a Bengali family and spent most of his early childhood in urban Kolkata. He met with Srila Prabhupada at the end of 1976 after a long and intense search for a spiritual teacher. This initial meeting resulted in Bhakti Charu Swami being assigned to translate the books of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust into the Bengali language.)
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Lecture on Glories of Jhulan Yatra by HH Bhakti Caitanya Swami at ISKCON Mayapur on 29 July 2012
(Originally from New Zealand, Bhakti Caitanya Swami joined the Hare Krishna movement in London, early in 1973. Almost a year before, as a philosophy student at Auckland University, he had first seen his future spiritual master walking across the campus with his followers. Srila Prabhupada initiated Bhakti Caitanya Swami later in 1973, giving him the name Raghubir Dasa. Eleven years later in Mayapur,
Yesterday Nara Hari Prabhu wrote an address to devotees to begin Nama
yajna, please read - this isn't just local Ukrainian problem, it concerns
everyone really.
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Dear devotees of Mayapur and all Vaishnava of the world. We in Ukraine are
in a war zone . For your clear understanding this is not an ordinary local
war. We stand on the threshold of a new confrontation between the two super
powers, America and Russia, who openly declare the Cold War, as it was in
the past. Ukraine is the last
Daily i do the next things to protect myself from diseases:
***wake up before Sun
***sleep after Sun set
***drink cow urine mixed with water early morning or when i feel feverish
***before taking bath i clean my mouth then take some oil (sun flower oil or tail) to gargle while taking bath. It warms throat and removes all dirt, saves voice, makes it softer, very nice for gums.
***after bathing i apply oil or ghee to the body, then again wash it with simple water not with soap. This also removes
Husband as Guru
Dear Devotee,
Recently an unmarried female devotee told me that a man was interested in getting to know her, and in their discussions he mentioned that 'the husband is the guru.' She asked me for guidance on the subject.
This Illumination is what I wrote to clarify for her (and him) what it means for a husband to be a guru - and what it doesn't mean; for misunderstanding what this means will be the cause of an unhappy marriage.
Even though Prabhupada writes that a failed marriage
Happy for You India so HAPPY today!!!
From now onwards life to cows demons away!
We will fight this ignorance with our swords being very brave!
Because now India has pious Kshatriya courageous ruler!
Long life will be yours oh Prabhu Modi!
I heard your plans, pray they bring to India much glory!
Present India is a heart of Mother Earth!
So let's remove her pains which we gave her for many years!
You will be loved, you will be blessed!
If you honor brahmana cult; protect your dependents!
You wi
Hare Krishna.
6th May, 2014, Gurgaon.
Q: How many kinds of devotees are there ?
A: Mahāprabhu explains to Sri Sanatan Goswami in Caitanya Caritāmṛta
CC Madhya 22.99: “There are two kinds of devotees — those who are fully satiated and free from all material desires and those who are fully surrendered to the lotus feet of the Lord. Their qualities are one and the same, but those who are fully surrendered to Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet are qualified with another transcendental quality — ātma-samarpaṇa, full
Lecture on Japa Talk - When Does Real Faith Develops in the Holy Name by HG Radhe Shyam Prabhu on 27 Sep 2012
(President of the Pune branch of ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) that has over 600 centres worldwide Director of Vedic Oasis for Inspiration, Culture & Education (VOICE) Holds an M.Tech from IIT-Bombay)
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The Illustrated Bhagavatam First Canto is now available in a smaller A5 size with exactly the same contents and with illustrious gold edging.
This book in its bigger A4 size was a best seller in London in one of the most prestigious book stores there called Books Etc.
All t
Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HG Sesa Prabhu at ISKCON Alachua on 11 Mar 2014
(Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10, Chapter 36, Text 31-37)
(Sesa Dasa was initiated by Srila Prabhupada in 1974 while he was traveling as a member of the initial Bhaktivedanta Book Trust library party. Sesa Dasa has a portfolio of two ministries: Minister of Educational Development and Minister of Justice, under which ISKCON Resolve works.)
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…Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, the incarnation of Godhead in this age has delivered the medicine for all problems of the world by his introducing the Sankirtan movement. The chanting is a process of purification. Just like we use soap to cleanse the body, this is material, but the chanting is spiritual cleansing.
…one should learn the art of chanting the Holy name of Krishna 24 hours a day and that alone is the remedy for all problems of material existence. How is it possible to chant 24 hours a
Seminar on How To Trust by Hridayananda Das Goswami
(Hridayananda dasa Goswami (Howard J. Resnick, Ph.D.) is one of the most senior and respected spiritual leaders of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON).)
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Lecture on Duties of an Ideal Husband by Bhakti Rasamrita Swami at ISKOCN Pune on 28 Sept 2013
(He served as temple president in Mumbai, Belgaum and Vrindavan- which is the spiritual hub of world wide ISKCON temples. He has been preaching in many prestigious educational institutions all over India.)
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O Jaimini, anybody who smells the Tulasi leaf which has emanated from Lord Sri Visnu, whatever sins he has in his body are all destroyed. (Padma Purana, Kriya Yogasara 11.135)
If a sinful person leaving his body has a Tulasi leaf in his mouth, he goes to the abode of Lord Sri Visnu. I say this is truth. (Padma Purana, Brahma Khanda 22.7)
Anybody who has a Tulasi wood necklace around his neck, even if he is unclean or performs many bad activities, he is taken with full respect to the abode of Lord
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Letters of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedānta Swami Prabhupāda
London 20 December, 1969
To, Himavati devi dasi
My Dear Himavati,
Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated December 9, 1969, along with Deity clothes and my cap. I thank you very much for this.
I have learned the story of the delivering of the Berkeley Jagai-Madhais. Although it is surprising, yet it is possible to happen
