Source: http://krishnaseva.blogspot.in/2014/09/killing-of-demon-dhenukasura-in-talavana.html

When Krishna and Balarama entered sixth year of their ages, they got the permission to take the cattles out for grazing. Along with their fellow cowherds the two brothers too began to take their cattle to Vrindavana. Thus they sanctified the earth of Vrindavana with their pious feet. Seeing the beauty of Vrindavana, with beautiful, colourful flowers and sweet fruits, Lord Krishna felt overjoyed. He then u

Lecture on Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur Appearance Day by Bhakti Rasamrita Swami onb 17 Sep 2013 at Belgaum

(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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Lecture on Chanting Holy Names for the Benefit of Others by Bhakti Vikasa Swami on 09 Jan 2014 at Salem

(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 Keep the Principle and Adjust for the Circumstances by Urmila Mataji on 12 May 2014 at Germany

(HG Urmila Mataji has mainly served ISKCON since 1973 till the present time as book distributor, assistant secretary for the BBT, pujari, temple cook, actress, writer, traveling preacher, editor of BTG since 1990, primary and secondary teacher for 27 years, school principle for 18 years, member of Sastric Advisory Council to the GBC. )

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Lecture on Draupadi Had To Surrender by Prahladananada Swami on 15 July 2010 at Bulgaria

(Prahladananda Swami was born in 1949, in Buffallo, New York. He studied at the University of Buffalo, where he received a full scholarship.)

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Lecture on Vamana Dwadashi by Prabodhananda Sarasvati Swami at Punjbai Baghon 06 Sep 2014

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Lecture on How non-human creatures attain their bodies in Goloka by Sivarama Swami

(Sivarama Swami was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1949. In 1956, during the failed Hungarian revolution, he emigrated with his family to Canada.)

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Lecture on Free Preaching From The Heart by Nirantara Prabhu 13 Aug 2014

(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. Pursuing the path of "sex, drugs and rock n roll", he tried to become famous and successful as a singer. But by 1972 the

Lecture on Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur Appearance Day by Bhakti Vidyapurna Swami on 07 Sep 2014 at ISKCON Mayapur

(His Holiness Bhakti Vidya Purna Swami comes from a Jewish American background. He is a person of high integrity who had traveled a long way to find a spiritual framework in which he could live happily.)

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Become a Servant

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Krishna performed His wonderful pastimes to attract our hearts and our minds to His loving service. He spoke the Gita to teach us how to strictly follow a lifestyle by which we can purify our existence and become pure servitors of the Lord. Bhagavad Gita is not simply meant to study as a theoretic scholarly practice. Bhagavad Gita is not meant simply to memorize and show the world how we can recite cloaks in perfect Sans

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What Makes Good People Do Bad Things?

Bhagavad-gita 3.39.

“What makes good people do bad things?” This is a question that has vexed thinking people throughout history. We all have probably witnessed acquaintances suddenly behaving in uncharacteristically ugly ways. In fact, we need to look no further than the mirror to find living evidence for humanity’s susceptibility to iniquity.

Some religious traditions ascribe this t

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Quotes by His Holiness Radhanath Swami Maharaj:

When difficulties, hardships come in our spiritual life, then we should take them as Krishna's servants giving us opportunities to purify your heart. Don't give up.

As soon as we think that I am better than anyone in any way, the snake of pride enters our heart and we are swollowed by maya.

If in the midst of our sufferings and misery, we bow down to Krishna in an attitude of

TEXT 5

kleso 'dhikataras tesam
avyaktasakta-cetasam
avyakta hi gatir duhkham
dehavadbhir avapyate

SYNONYMS

klesah--trouble; adhika-tarah--more troublesome; tesam--of them; avyakta--to unmanifested; asakta--being attached; cetasam--of those whose minds; avyakta--toward the unmanifested; hi--certainly; gatih duhkham--progress is troublesome; deha-vadbhih--of the embodiments; avapyate--achieve.

TRANSLATION

For those whose minds are attached to the unmanifested, impersonal feature of the Supreme, advan

Prabhupada: That is intelligence. When one remembers that this world is duhkhalayam asasvatam [Bg. 8.15], is a place of misery, then we can go. As long as we shall think, "Oh, it is very nice place," we have to remain. Krsna is so kind, "All right, remain in this very nice place."

By H.D.G.Srila Prabhupada

In the Western world, people are living more with their pets than family members as loneliness is on rise.

In 2012, 62 percent of American households included at least one pet. Americans spent more than $50 billion on their beloved cats, dogs, and other animal companions! 

Indians have this habit of aping Americans. That is why, India doesn't want to be lagged behind in this matter. India has a ratio of one dog per 15 people in the city areas. Many don't even take care of their parents yet they ha

The Anantacaturdasi-vrata (Bhadrapada sukla caturdasi), also called 'Anantapadmanabha-vrata' is the day Lord Visnu is believed to have appeared as Padmanabha lying on the couch of Ananta (the thousand-hooded serpent).

Here is what Srila Prabhupada says:

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What is the benefit of mantra meditation? 

Answer Summary: Its principal benefits can be summarized as three ‘p’s: peace, purity and pleasure.

Answer:

Sonic spirituality – or approaching the spiritual level of reality through sanctified sound – is an integral part of most world traditions. The Vedic wisdom-tradition takes sonic spirituality to the level of a sophisticated science involving theoretical analysis and exper

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There is a famous saying that Health is wealth. Many a times we don't realise the value of good-health, until it comes to a point when we are not even able to do basic things, because of lack of it. When body doesn't co-operate with us, we even start losing interest and enthusiasm to do services which we used to do with great eagerness. Few days ago I was going through an inspiring correspondence between His Divine Grace