Lecture on Why One Should Approach a Guru by HH Bhakti Vikas Swami on 25 Jan 2015 at Kanchipuram
(His Holiness Bhakti Vikasa Swami appeared in this world in 1957 in England. 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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Lecture on How to Cross the Ocean of Nescience by HG Nirantara Prabhu on 03 Mar 2015
(Nicholas D'Angelo was born on May 20, 1950 and was raised a strict Roman Catholic. He went to Catholic school for 13 years, but did not even finish one semester of college at St. Johns University in New York City. Instead, the dormant lusty desires in his heart manifested and he became a "hippy" in 1968. - See more at: http://iskconleaders.com/nirantara-prabhu/#sthash.LRoHflha.dpuf)
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Lecture on Do's and Don'ts by Indradyumna Swami at ISKCON London on 07 Nov 1993
(Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 01, Chapter 01, Text 22)
(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. Each year Indradyumna Swami circles the globe teaching the message of the Bhagavad Gita and introducing people to kirtan ch
ARTISTIC HOLIDAYS AT PRABHUPADA DESH – ITALY
13-19 JULY 2015
TRANSCENDENTAL ART SEMINAR
with RAM DASA ABHIRAM DASA AND DHRTI DEVI DASI
For spreading Krsna conscious art and for the pleasure of those who are fond of art, we propose a seminar of painting. The intensive seminar will be conducted by two excellent and famous artists, direct disciples of Srila Prabhupada: Ram Dasa Abhirama and his wife Dhrti Devi Dasi.
They will accompany the students in a complete experience of art by teaching the
TEXT 7
niyatasya tu sannyasah
karmano nopapadyate
mohat tasya parityagas
tamasah parikirtitah
SYNONYMS
niyatasya--prescribed duties; tu--but; sannyasah--renunciation;karmanah--activities; na--never; upapadyate--is deserved; mohat--by illusion; tasya--of which; parityagah--renunciation; tamasah--in the mode of ignorance; parikirtitah--is declared.
TRANSLATION
Prescribed duties should never be renounced. If, by illusion, one gives up his prescribed duties, such renunciation is said to be in the mode of
Hema with her teammates at the award ceremony
By Mathura Lilesvari Devi dasi
Is that our “little” Hema?
It was indeed a proud moment last Friday, 27 March 2015 at the Inter-Continental Hotel,Kuala Lumpur when the Malaysia Law Awards for the Best Insurance In-House Team of the Year was conferred to a team from Sun Life Malaysia Assurance Berhad, a 49% subsidiary of Sun Life Financials of Canada. This team of lawyers is le
26th of March 2015, saw the inauguration of ISKCON Mayapur’s second annual tribal convention called, ‘The festival of Gau, Ganga, Gita’. This three day convention hosted 600 members from 10 different tribal groups belonging to six Indian states. Some of the tribes that participated were Chakma (Tripura), Chenchus( Orissa), Khasis (Assam), Kuki (Manipur), Mikirs (Assam), Mundas( Bihar, Orissa, West Bengal). HH. Jayapataka Swami (ISKCON’s governing commissioner
Glorification of HH Jayapataka Swami by HH Radhanatha Swami
Jayapataka Swami is a senior disciple of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
His Holiness Jayapataka Swami Maharaja
Vyasa Puja Mahamahatsava ki Jaya
By Radhanath Swami
His Holiness Jayapataka Swami
Jayapataka Swami is a senior disciple of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
He was born John Gordan Erdman on April 9, 1949 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA to John Hubert and Lorraine Erdman. He was born into opulent surroundings, his grand-fath
By Guru das
About my Vrindavan days from “By his example”:GOVARDHAN HILL
A few days hence, before sunrise, with a group of about thirty people, we began our walk around sacred Govardhan Hill. The entourage included the Maharaja of Bharatpur, two queens, the prince, various relatives, zamindhars (landowners loyal to the king), agents, a doctor, and eight soldiers dressed in Jat military uniforms, part of the Maharaja’s private army. Twelve servants carried the suppli
By Chaitanya Charana Dasa
A skeptical friend challenges a devotee’s faith after the devotee’s painful injury.
I recently came across a Gallup poll, conducted in 2011, in which Americans were asked, “Do you still believe in God?” Ninety percent answered yes.
The poll reminded me of an exchanged I had with a college friend that same year.
“Do you still believe in God when He didn’t – or couldn’t – protect you in His own temple?”
This blunt question in my friend’s email bro
By Navina Syama Dasa
The intellectual community fails to even consider the validity of evidence of reincarnation.
I recently read one of the latest books by Ian Stevenson, entitled European Cases of the Reincarnation Type. Dr. Stevenson is a research professor of psychiatry at the University of Virginia, and he has been doing research on the subject of reincarnation for more than thirty years. Over this period, he has accumulated several hu
Tallahassee Ratha Yatra 2015 article and photos
By Nartaka Devi Dasi
*Lord of the Universe at the Tallahassee Springtime Grande Parade 2015*
At the 2015 Tallahassee (Florida) Springtime Grande Parade Lord Jagannatha was most definitely a crowd pleaser. And what a crowd there was, over 70,000 people attended the event on Saturday, March 28th. There were dozens of floats, marching bands, and other typical parade style entertainment groups but the beautifully decorated Chariot that carried Lord Jagann
TEXT 6
etany api tu karmani
sangam tyaktva phalani ca
kartavyaniti me partha
niscitam matam uttamam
SYNONYMS
etani--all this; api--certainly; tu--must; karmani--activities;sangam--association; tyaktva--renouncing; phalani--results; ca--also;kartavyani--as duty; iti--thus; me--My; partha--O son of Prtha;niscitam--definite; matam--opinion; uttamam--the best.
TRANSLATION
All these activities should be performed without any expectation of result. They should be performed as a matter of duty, O son of Prt
Lecture on Srila Prabhupada Lilamrita by HH Rama Govinda Swami on 17 March 2015 at ISKCON Juhu
(His Holiness Rama Govinda Swami is a disciple of His Holiness Lokanath Swami. His Holiness is from Tirupati, South India and is very astute in Vedic literature and speaks many languages. He is talented at reciting Ramayana in expert detail.)
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Sunday Feast Lecture by HG Amal Bhakta Prabhu on 15 Mar 2015 at Los Angeles
(In 1976, wanting to deepen his realization of the Divine, Amal Bhakta Prabhu moved to West Los Angeles to study at the ISKCON temple various aspects of Bhakti yoga (the yoga of love and devotion to God) under the famous spiritual master A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.)
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Lecture on Our goal is Krishna Prema by Bhakti Raghava Swami
(His Holiness Bhakti Raghava Swami has been serving with great dedication for many decades. During the early days of Mayapur development, he lost one leg due to an attack with bomb in Mayapur.)
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Lecture on HH Jayapataka Swami - ISKCON's Comeback Emperor by HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu
(HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu is a celibate spiritual teacher (brahmachari) at ISKCON, Pune. He has done his Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering from the Govt College of Engg, Pune. He is a member of ISKCON's topmost intellectual body, the Shastric Advisory Council, which offers scriptural advise to the GBC)
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The Brahmachari And The Chaste Wife
BY MADHAVANANDA DAS ( Bhubaneswar, Orissa )
The following story, adapted from the thirteenth chapter of the Nrsimha Purana, illustrates the negative effects of pride and the power of a chaste lady.
SPECIAL POWER
There was once a righteous brahmana named Kasyapa. He had mastered all of the scriptures and was expert in explaining them. Disinclined to performing another’s duty, he was daily absorbed in the worship of Lord Narasimha and was always engaged in p
ISKCON Temples To Be On India’s Tourist
Minister of Tourism Dr. Mahesh Sharma receives the "Darshana" book from Gopal Krishna Goswami
On Wednesday, 1st April 2015, Minister of State of Culture, Tourism & Civil Aviation Dr. Mahesh Sharma (who is also a MP from Gautam Budh Nagar, Nodia, UP, from BJP) visited the Noida ISKCON temple. The objective of the meeting was to seek the minister’s help in linking ISKCON’s spiritual tourism to India’s tou
Pili Pokhara Pastime
By Sivarama Swami
From Nava Vraja Mahima, Vol 2
One day the great sage Durvasa Muni visited King Vrsabhanu’s house, where the sage was nicely cared for by Sri Radha. In return for her pure service, the sage blessed Radha that whatever She cooked would taste like nectar and whoever ate it immune to disease and danger. Mother Yasoda hearing this, naturally desired that her son benefit from the special potency of Radha’s cooking. And so it came to pass that even as an unmarri
