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TEXT 19

iti ksetram tatha jnanam
jneyam coktam samasatah
mad-bhakta etad vijnaya
mad-bhavayopapadyate

SYNONYMS

iti--thus; ksetram--the field of activities (the body); tatha--also; jnanam--knowledge; jneyam--the knowable; ca--also; uktam--described; samasatah--in summary; mat-bhaktah--My devotee; etat--all this; vijnaya--after understanding; mat-bhavaya--My nature; upapadyate--attains.

TRANSLATION

Thus the field of activities [the body], knowledge and the knowable have been summarily described by Me

Hare Krishna.

16th October, 2014. Gurgaon

My mind was in an agitated state since last almost one week. It was mostly do with some glaring shortcomings which manifested out from my heart most glaringly during this most holy month of Kartika. Seeing all these anarthas inside my heart first shook me as I thought I had left them for good. I went gloomy for a couple of days and then it took a simple verse and one line in its purport to calmed my agitation. The verse was BG 2.70 from Bhagavad Gita sent

Consciousness is originally pure, like water. But if we mix water with a certain color, it changes. Similarly, consciousness is pure, for the spirit soul is pure. But consciousness is changed according to the association of the material qualities. Bhagavad-gita 15.9, Srila Prabhupada

By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

TEXT 18

jyotisam api taj jyotis
tamasah param ucyate
jnanam jneyam jnana-gamyam
hrdi sarvasya visthitam

SYNONYMS

jyotisam--in all luminous objects; api--also; tat--that; jyotih--source of light; tamasah--of the darkness; param--beyond; ucyate--is said; jnanam--knowledge; jneyam--to be known; jnana-gamyam--to be approached by knowledge; hrdi--in the heart; sarvasya--of everyone; visthitam--situated.

TRANSLATION

He is the source of light in all luminous objects. He is beyond the darkness of matter an

Hare Krsna,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada & Srila Gopal Krishna Maharaj.

मुक्ति पांच प्रकार की होती है, जिनका वर्णन चैतन्य चरितामृत मध्य लीला 6.266-269 में इस प्रकार किया गया है:

1. सालोक्य: सालोक्य का अर्थ है भौतिक मुक्ति के बाद उस लोक को जाना जहाँ पूर्ण पुरुषोत्तम भगवान् निवास करते हैं |    

2. सामीप्य:  सामीप्य का अर्थ है पूर्ण पुरुषोत्तम भगवान् का पार्षद बनना |

3. सारुप्य: सारुप्य का अर्थ है भगवान् जैसा चतुर्भुज रूप प्राप्त करना |

4. सार्ष्टि: सार्ष्टि का अर्थ

The Lord is more anxious to take us back into His kingdom than we can desire. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.17, Srila Prabhupada

By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

TEXT 17

avibhaktam ca bhutesu
vibhaktam iva ca sthitam
bhuta-bhartr ca taj jneyam
grasisnu prabhavisnu ca

SYNONYMS

avibhaktam--without division; ca--also; bhutesu--in every living being; vibhaktam--divided; iva--as if; ca--also; sthitam--situated; bhuta-bhartr--maintainer of all living entities; ca--also; tat--that; jneyam--to be understood; grasisnu--devours; prabhavisnu--develops; ca--also.

TRANSLATION

Although the Supersoul appears to be divided, He is never divided. He is situated as one. Altho

Hare Krishna.

13th October, 2014. Gurgaon

Q: How can I attain self realisation ? I know I am a spirit soul but I still act all the time as a material bodily?
Answer : Srila Prabhupada teaches us a very scientific and practical way to attain self realisation in the purport to the below verse.

You should always know that this cosmic manifestation is created, maintained and annihilated by the will of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Consequently, everything within this cosmic manifestation is unde

Sunday Feast Lecture on Srila Prabhupada Mission  by HH Niranjana Swami on 28 Sep 2014 at ottawa

(HH Niranjana Swami was born on December 10, 1952, in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA. In 1972, his spiritual search took a turning point when he saw a Bhagavad-Gita As It Is, on the counter of a bookshop in Washington, DC.)

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Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Canto-04 Chapter-22 Text-14 The Auspicious and Inauspicious by HH Romapada Swami on 21 March 2014 at St Louis

(HH Romapada Swami Maharaja is a disciple of ISKCON Founder Acarya His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. He was first introduced to this movement of Krsna consciousness when he was a college student more than 37 years ago.)

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TEXT 16

bahir antas ca bhutanam
acaram caram eva ca
suksmatvat tad avijneyam
durastham cantike ca tat

SYNONYMS

bahih--outside; antah--inside; ca--also; bhutanam--of all living entities; acaram--not moving; caram--moving; eva--also; ca--and; suksmatvat--on account of being subtle; tat--that; avijneyam--unknowable; durastham--far away; ca--also; antike--near; ca--and; tat--that.

TRANSLATION

The Supreme Truth exists both internally and externally, in the moving and nonmoving. He is beyond the power of

God is bigger than the biggest and smaller than the smallest. That is His greatness. Dharma: The Way of Transcendence, Srila Prabhupada

BY H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

...on females?
a survey on teenage females?
I walked closer to an A4 paper lying on the road side near to the bus stop and read the questions.
There were questions which I have never thought that such things really are in India - one of the holiest places of the world.
1. In which cloth you feel comfortable?
2. ...
3. Will you buy a condom in chemicals if no then why?
...
Little bit shocked I stepped aside from the paper and continued to wait for a bus.
I was leaving Temple which was close to t

Hare Krishna

Dear All,
ISKCON Daiva varnasrama ministry (pramoting rural development in INDIA) in association with Mayapur Institute coducting cow care management course from monday to saturday,from 10:am at chaitanya bhavan class room no 4 details are below,

For registration visit room no 137,chakra building or

visit our website www.iskconvarnasrama.com

Varnasrama Training Course 2014 -15
Below is the schedule for Varnasrama Training course 2014-15

Course 1 –  Cow Care Management – By DR

Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 05 Chapter 26 Text 01 (Glorification of Holy Name) by HH Lokanath Swami on 07 Oct 2014 at Noida

(Born in Aravade, a small village Maharashtra, Indian, he went to Mumbai for studying. In the year 1971, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada was touring India with his foreign disciples and had organized a pandal program in Mumbai.)

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Lecture on Various - Leadership and Compassion  by HH Kadamba Kanana Swami on 17 Sep 2014 at Cape Town

( HH 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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A video tutorial about use of Pinterest for devotees

- By Shruti mataji

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In Mangere Bridge, Auckland, after talking to a lady parked in her car, I jumped onto the footpath and saw  two nicely dressed young men, one Indian and one Maori, walking away from me. I yelled to them, saying something ridiculous, as usual, and walked quickly and confidently toward them, extending a Bhagavad Gita. I tried to make the impression that I had something important to tell them.

The Maori was somewhat familiar with devotees, having met one or two on the street before, maybe even se