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Real advancement means to know God. That is advancement. If you are lacking that knowledge, what is God... And because you cannot understand... There are so many rascals, they are denying the existence of God. That is very nice. If there is no God, then they can go on with their sinful activities unrestricted: "There is no God. Very nice." But simply by your denying, God will not die. God is there. God is there, His administration is there. By His order, the sun is rising, the moon is rising, th

TEXT 16

karmanah sukrtasyahuh
sattvikam nirmalam phalam
rajasas tu phalam duhkham
ajnanam tamasah phalam

SYNONYMS

karmanah--of work; su-krtasya--in the mode of goodness; ahuh--said; sattvikam--mode of goodness; nirmalam--purified; phalam--result; rajasah--of the mode of passion; tu--but; phalam--result; duhkham--misery; ajnanam--nonsense; tamasah--of the mode of ignorance; phalam--result.

TRANSLATION

By acting in the mode of goodness, one becomes purified. Works done in the mode of passion result i

Prakriti does nothing except for the pleasure and with the sanction
of its lover and enjoyer, the Purusha. We do not recognise
this truth because under the actual stroke of the adverse disturbance,
smitten by grief, pain, discomfort, misfortune, failure,
defeat, blame, dishonour, the mind shrinks back from the blow,
while it leaps eagerly to the embrace of the opposite and pleasurable
disturbances, joy, pleasure, satisfactions of all kinds,
prosperity, success, victory, glory, praise; but this does not

TEXT 15

rajasi pralayam gatva
karma-sangisu jayate
tatha pralinas tamasi
mudha-yonisu jayate

SYNONYMS

rajasi--in passion; pralayam--dissolution; gatva--attaining; karma-sangisu--in the association of fruitive activities; jayate--takes birth; tatha--thereafter; pralinah--being dissolved; tamasi--in ignorance; mudha--animal; yonisu--species; jayate--take birth.

TRANSLATION

When one dies in the mode of passion, he takes birth among those engaged in fruitive activities; and when he dies in the mode of

Home Base: ISKCON Baroda

Dear Devotees,
Namonamaha.  Jaya Prabhupada!

This is to announce the release and availability of HH Bhakti Purushottam Swami's book, "Sri Jagannath", about Lord Jagannath, in Gujarati.

The book is approximately 137 pages, and is the same size (length & breadth) of the Bhagavad-gita As It Is.

The cost to temples is Rs. 60/-, each.

The suggested retail donation would be Rs. 80/-.

A scan of the book cover is attached to this message.

To place your order for this boo

Lecture on Having Good Relationships by HG Charu Prabhu

(Charu Das was initiated by Srila Prabhupada in 1970. He has been President, variously, of the Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Berkeley (USA) temples. He served on the BBT library party in 1976, received Bhakti Shastra in 1979, and was Life Membership Director in Los Angeles for 10 years in the 1980's.)

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Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 51 Text 30 Become the Greatest Well Wisher of all Creatures by HH Radhanath Swami on 05 Oct 2014 at ISKCON Chowpatty

(Radhanath Swami was born in Chicago in 1950. Radhanath Swami's childhood name was Richard Slavin; Radhanath Swami was given the name Radhanath Swami after he entered the renounced order. In his teenage years, the longing for knowledge about God lead Radhanath Swami)

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Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 01 Chapter 17 Text 28 Protecting dependents from the age of Kali by HH Romapada Swami on 28 Oct 2014 at Hyderabad

(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 14

yada sattve pravrddhe tu
pralayam yati deha-bhrt
tadottama-vidam lokan
amalan pratipadyate

SYNONYMS

yada--when; sattve--mode of goodness; pravrddhe--in development; tu--but; pralayam--dissolution; yati--goes; deha-bhrt--embodied; tada--at that time; uttama-vidam--of the great sages; lokan--the planets; amalan--pure; pratipadyate--attains.

TRANSLATION

When one dies in the mode of goodness, he attains to the pure higher planets.

PURPORT

One in goodness attains higher planetary systems, like Br

In this way, we are wandering throughout the whole universe. But if want to stop it, if we want to become again originally situated in our constitutional position, then we must understand Bhagavad-gita as it is. We must try to understand Krsna as He is. Then our life will be successful. Tyaktva deham punar janma naiti mam eti kaunteya [Bg. 4.9]. Go back to home, go back to Godhead. This is very simple philosophy. And everything is explained in the Bhagavad-gita. If we are fortunate enough, we sh

Radhekrishna everyone,

Please accept my humble obesiances.All Glories to Shri Srila Prabhupada ji

Lord Krishna instructed that a devotee should continue in devotional service without becoming depressed by his/her inability to immediately overcome sense desire.(SB 11.20.27-29)

!!..दोलत छोड़ी दुनिया छोड़ी सारा खज़ाना छोड़
दिया,
कृष्णा के प्यार मे दीवानों ने राज घराना छोड़ दिया,
दरवाज़े पे जब लिखा हमने नाम हमारे कृष्णा का,
मुसीबत ने दरवाज़े पे आना जाना ही छोड़ दिया..!!

राधे राधे तो बोलना ही पड़ेगा

Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 06 Chapter 01 Text 38 Obtaining Realized Knowledge by Submission by HH Niranjana Swami on 30 Nov 2014 at Mayapur

(His Holiness 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 Whether members of ISKCON become entitled at their perfection mostly to Gopi Bhava by HH Sivarama Swami on 29 Nov 2014 at India

(Sivarama Swami was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1949. His family immigrated to Canada where some years later in 1970 he first came in contact with Srila Prabhupada's teachings, via his transcendental books. He became an initiated disciple of His Divine Grace in 1973 and accepted the renounced order of life in 1979.)

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Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 01 Chapter 17 Text 24 How Kali Works by HH Romapada Swami on 24 Oct 2014 at Hyderabad

(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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Dear Prabhujis and Matajis

Please accept our Humble obeisances unto your lotus feet. All Glories to Srila Prabhupad.

Here we are all ONCE AGAIN for the December book Marathon updates...

We have heard that  'All's  well  THAT ends well'...... but what if IT BEGINS WELL.....

yes it has begun quite well...

Last Sunday H.H Radhanath Swami Maharaj gave us his nectarean book distribution association thru VAPU and VANI.... In the morning SB class, HHRM spoke wonderfully about the spirit of book d

Lecture on Women in Spiritual Culture by HG Devaki Mataji on April 2014 at Germany

(Mother Devaki has served in various capacities for over 20 years and has in later years engaged in creating festivals and various meetings for devotees to listen about and glorify Krsna. She started pioneer preaching in former Soviet Union.)

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We are chanting, playing our mridanga. It is heard within this room… or little more But this mridanga (Books) will go home to home, country to country, community to community.

By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

Lecture on Progress in Spiritual Life not Material by HG Shikshashtakam Prabhu

(HG Shikshastakam Prabhu has served Indian Air Force for 7 years. During his tenure he was selected as a fighter pilot and also represented Indian Air Force in National Tennis Championship. He is serving ISKCON since 1998 as a fulltime preacher. Being expert at scientific explanation of the Vedic Culture and by his profound knowledge, he has attracted many people mainly youths to this Krishna Conscious movement. )

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Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 06 Chapter 01 Text 47-48 by HH Devamrita Swami on 29 Nov 2014 at ISKCON Mayapur

(Devamrita Swami was born on October 16, 1950 in New York City. At the age of seventeen, he received a scholarship to Yale University and graduated in 1972. Upon graduation Devamrita Swami began to study the literary works of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada)

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