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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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It was the second or third international Mayapur festival. We had just finished the four storeyed building which is today known as the Lotus building. (This Lotus building was the temporary mandir at that time). Srila Prabhupada had invited several devotees from all over the world for the inauguration of this mandir. On this occassion we had a big feast. After the feast Prabhupada took the prasadam and then a little rest. But his rest was disturbed by the howling of the dogs and he got up. Prabh
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About Chaturmasa

2514918558?profile=originalLecture on About Chaturmasa by Vishwarup Prabhu

(He Worked in Saudi Arabia from 1995 to 1997 as a medical doctor and conducted secret spiritual programs every Friday for average 20 people. In 1997, joined Bhaktivedanta Hospital as Officer on Special Duty and established Pharmacy and Cafeteria services and managed these services for two years.)

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Chaturmasya

2514918505?profile=originalLecture on Chaturmasya by Bhakti Rasamrita Swami

(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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Repaying our Mothers

2514918518?profile=originalLecture on Repaying our Mothers by Rtadhvaja Swami 11 May 2013 at Houston

(While serving as the sankirtana leader and bhakta leader in Gainesville, his service attitude caught the eye of H.H. Hridayananda Maharaja, and he was asked to become Maharaja's traveling servant and secretary.)

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Self Honesty

2514918478?profile=originalSeminar on Self Honesty by Romapada Swami

(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.)

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