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The root cause of all social ills is unemployment, greed..

Posted by vinay kalson on June 11, 2013 at 12:15pm

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

Sri Tattva Sandarbha

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on August 1, 2013 at 1:46pm

Lecture 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

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on August 1, 2013 at 1:30pm

Lecture 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

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on August 1, 2013 at 1:30pm

Lecture 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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How to maintain Friendship in this Material World

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on August 1, 2013 at 1:11pm

Lecture 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.

Posted by vinay kalson on June 7, 2013 at 7:30pm

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

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

Posted by vinay kalson on June 13, 2013 at 6:23pm

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

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

Posted by vinay kalson on July 17, 2013 at 11:44am

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

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,

Ladies Brought Krishna to Ladies at Prison

Posted by Bhakti-lata Dasi on July 31, 2013 at 12:00am

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

Posted by Gourab Saha on June 13, 2011 at 1:50pm

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

Organization Structure

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on July 30, 2013 at 2:08pm

Seminar 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

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on July 30, 2013 at 2:02pm

Lecture 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

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on July 30, 2013 at 12:30pm

Lecture 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

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on July 30, 2013 at 12:30pm

Lecture 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

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 18, 2011 at 9:08am

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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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Your daughter will deliver you

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 16, 2011 at 8:33am

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

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 18, 2011 at 9:09am

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

Accepting the Proper Authority

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on July 29, 2013 at 2:23pm

Seminar 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

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on July 29, 2013 at 11:00am

Lecture 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

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on July 29, 2013 at 10:56am

Seminar 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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Featured Posts (13088)

The root cause of all social ills is unemployment, greed..

Sri Tattva Sandarbha

Real Friendship

Searching For True Friendship

How to maintain Friendship in this Material World

Eight kinds of subtle sex.

Srila Prabhupada On Resturants

The Dearest Object

Ladies Brought Krishna to Ladies at Prison

Sri Krishna's Horoscope

Organization Structure

Lord Balarama teaches how to Serve

Appearance of Lord in our Heart

Engineering-The Better World

Krishna's Plan

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Your daughter will deliver you

The reason why Krishna does not immediately reciprocate

The reason why Krishna does not immediately reciprocate

Accepting the Proper Authority

Misery in Life

Choosing Love Over Fear

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