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31st July, 2014. Gurgaon.

Q: How to improve my Bhakti ? (This is a question from Jitendra Prasad Prabhuji, Fiji)

Ans:

There could be many answers to this question. Prabhuji shared with me that he is already chanting 16 rounds and following four regulative principles hence I am sharing the verses I read today morning in Chaitanaya Charitramrita.

These verses are spoken by Mahāprabhu in his teachings to Sri Sanatana Goswami and explain 64 important items in devotional service after one is

Lecture on Internet Ecstacy by Prahladananada Swami on 13 July 2014 at Bulgaria, Bulgarian Translation

(Prahladananda Swami was born in 1949, in Buffallo, New York. He studied at the University of Buffalo, where he received a full scholarship. In January 1969 he joined ISKCON and received both initiations that year from Srila Prabhupada. He helped open temples and distributed Srila Prabhpada's books and preached in universities. He also served as the president of several temples in Texas.)

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Lecture on How to balance our Studies and Chanting, Question and Answer by Bhakti Charu Swami at Ujjain on 12 Nov 2009

(Bhakti Charu Swami is from a Bengali family and spent most of his early childhood in urban Kolkata. He met with Srila Prabhupada at the end of 1976 after a long and intense search for a spiritual teacher. This initial meeting resulted in Bhakti Charu Swami being assigned to translate the books of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust into the Bengali language.)

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Lecture on School means Contamination manipulation not Education by Bhakti Vikasa Swami at Mumbai on 20 July 2006

(From 1977 to 1979 His Holiness was based in India, mostly traveling in West Bengal preaching Krishna consciousness and distributing Srila Prabhupada's books. He then spent the following ten years helping to pioneer ISKCON's preaching in Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand, and Malaysia. In 1989 he was granted the order of sannyasa, receiving the name Bhakti Vikasa Swami, and again made his

Lecture on Glories of Jhulan Yatra by HH Bhakti Caitanya Swami at ISKCON Mayapur on 29 July 2012

(Originally from New Zealand, Bhakti Caitanya Swami joined the Hare Krishna movement in London, early in 1973. Almost a year before, as a philosophy student at Auckland University, he had first seen his future spiritual master walking across the campus with his followers. Srila Prabhupada initiated Bhakti Caitanya Swami later in 1973, giving him the name Raghubir Dasa. Eleven years later in Mayapur,

TEXT 33

tasmat tvam uttistha yaso labhasva
jitva satrun bhunksva rajyam samrddham
mayaivaite nihatah purvam eva
nimitta-matram bhava savya-sacin

SYNONYMS

tasmat--therefore; tvam--you; uttistha--get up; yasah--fame; labhasva--gain; jitva--conquering; satrun--enemies; bhunksva--enjoy; rajyam--kingdom; samrddham--flourishing; maya--by Me; eva--certainly; ete--all these; nihatah--already killed; purvam eva--by previous arrangement; nimitta-matram--just the cause; bhava--become; savya-sacin--O Savyasac

Prabhupada: Dhira means one who is not disturbed by this bodily concept of life. He is dhira because he knows that "I am not this body," even there is some trouble in respect of body. So Krsna advised that titiksasva bharata. : "Even there is some disturbance, tolerate it. Don't be disturbed."

By H.D.G.Srila Prabhupada

                                  Bhakta, Bhakti, Bhagvan. Devotee, Devotional service, Supreme Lord.

                                                                      -               Veerendra Ekbote

       There are 3 modes of material nature – Sattva, Rajo and Tamo. Those who are in the mode of ignorance never take the path of Krishna consciousness and always remain aloof from the path of self-realization and are engaged in activities which are adverse to Bhaktiyoga. The conditioned Souls

Prabhupada: A child wants to play, and the father and mother gives the toys for that play. So without getting help from the father and mother, the child cannot enjoy. Similarly, we may desire but unless Krsna helps us we cannot fulfill our desire.

By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī Navaratna

Nine Jewels for our Revered Queen Rādhā

(1) Praise Rādhā, rustic Queen, the Gopi Goddess of Vrindāvan—

Thou by Whose simple loving pastimes paradise is blest!

 While basking in Thy smile’s light my heart as ghee doth soften

To offer with the milk of pure devotion in my breast.

(2) Thy golden skin’s a nectar stream in which my heart’s awash;

My thoughts drown in the blue waves of Thy sārī’s dancing flutter.

With praying hands I clasp Thy lotus feet so to massage;

I bathe my h

Lecture on Dhruva Maharaj's Godly Qualities by HH Bhakti Caitanya Swami at Finland

(Originally from New Zealand, Bhakti Caitanya Swami joined the Hare Krishna movement in London, early in 1973. Almost a year before, as a philosophy student at Auckland University, he had first seen his future spiritual master walking across the campus with his followers. Srila Prabhupada initiated Bhakti Caitanya Swami later in 1973, giving him the name Raghubir Dasa. )

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Lecture on Intelligence and the Intelligent by HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami on 24 Oct 2004 at Banglore

(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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TEXT 32

sri-bhagavan uvaca
kalo 'smi loka-ksaya-krt pravrddho
lokan samahartum iha pravrttah
rte 'pi tvam na bhavisyanti sarve
ye 'vasthitah pratyanikesu yodhah

SYNONYMS

sri-bhagavan uvaca--the Personality of Godhead said; kalah--time; asmi--I am; loka--the worlds; ksaya-krt--destroyer; pravrddhah--to engage; lokan--all people; samahartum--to destroy; iha--in this world; pravrttah--to engage; rte api--without even; tvam--you; na--never; bhavisyanti--will be; sarve--all; ye--who; avasthitah--situat

Prabhupada: That is life. This artificial life is no life. Bhaktivinoda Thakura has described this modern civilization of artificial life. So he says, jada vidya sab, mayara vaibhava. He declares all these artificial way of life, advancement of material civilization, means advancement of influence of maya. Jada vidya sab, mayara vaibhava. Expansion of the influence of maya. Then? What is the result? The result is anitya samsare, moho janmeiya. Jada vidya sab, mayar vaibhava, tomara bhajane badha

Śrī Kṛishṇa Vilāpa Suktā

Quatrains Praising Lord Kṛishṇa

in the form of a Lament

My service for Thee lost its savor—

With chanting chores I have grown bored;

Unless Thou showest me Thy favor,

How will I fitly love Thee, Lord?

Although Thou art this world’s Preserver,

Narāyāṇa the Oversoul,

For worshiping I feel no fervor

And stray from seeking life’s great goal.

Thou in each being’s heart abidest,

So why have I no heart for prayer?

Come forth from this cave where Thou hidest!…

O Vāsudeva, art Thou there?

M

Śrī Kṛishṇāshṭakam

Octet to our Lord Kṛishṇa

(1) Hail Kṛishṇa, skin blue-black as lodestone, all-attractive Lord,

Of Whom the million milkmaids of Vrindāvan are enamored,

One Whom the sixteen thousand queens of Dvārakā adored;

For Whom we numberless devotees’ drums & chants have clamored!

(2) Thou cream of clan of Yadavas, the Vṛishṇis’ tallest poppy,

Eighth Incarnation of Nārāyaṇa the World’s Preserver!

Thine emanated Form hath made the Gopīs madly happy!

Thy saving grace doth fill devotees’ hearts wi

Hare Krsna,

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

क्या हम खाली हाथ आये थे ? क्या हम खाली हाथ जायेंगे?

मैंने और शायद आपने भी प्रचलित गीता सार में पढ  होगा कि हम खाली हाथ आये थे और खाली हाथ चले जाएगें | ऐसा बताते हैं कि अलेक्सेन्दर द ग्रेट ने मरने से पहले अपनी इच्छा बताई थी, कि जब उसका जनाजा निकले तो उसके दोनों हाथ बाहर निकले रहे ताकि जनता देख सके की वह खाली हाथ जा रहा है | लेकिन क्या हम खाली हाथ आते हैं और खाली हाथ जाते हैं?

जब बीज बोया जात

Dear Devotees,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

For the past couple of years, the North European BBT has been busy converting its library into quality ebooks in all current formats. Near the end of 2011 we announced that devotees could download Prabhupada's books for free from our website, bbtmedia.com

A whopping 150,000 downloads later, we feel this program was a success!

Now that we have Srila Prabhupada's English language books converted, we're working dil

Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Class (05.19.22) by HG Jananivas Prabhu

(HG Jananivas Prabhu, the head pujari of Mayapur and the most senior and respected pujari in ISKCON. On order of Srila Prabhupada, he shifted to Mayapur and took up the seva of being a pujari.)

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Lecture on Krishna Consciousness is Problem Solving and Problematic by HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami on 16 June 2014 at New Jersey

(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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