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The Lord is always worthy to be the master of the surrendered soul, for He is the ocean of mercy. Srimad Bhagavatam 4.8.46, Srila Prabhupada

By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

Lecture on A Chapati Buttered on Both Sides by HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami on 30 May 2014 at Dallas

(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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Hare Krishna.

9th July, 2014, Gurgaon.

Last week, as usual I got up in the morning and walked towards the kitchen to drink some water. Just after five steps, and in a micro second, my legs were up in the air as I slipped badly and then fell flat on my left elbow. It took me some time to realise that the living room floor had water on it. As I nursed my bruised elbow I realised that whole living room floor had a thin layer of water on it. Because of the shine of the floor I could not see water on i

Lecture on Bhagavad Gita Class (02.41) by HG Suresvar Prabhu on 06 July 2014 at ISKCON Alachua

(His Grace Suresvar Prabhu joined Srila Prabhupada's movement in 1970, serving as a preacher and book distributor across the U.S. He is currently teaching with MIHET in Sridham Mayapur. He is a contributor to Back to Godhead Magazine. )

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Lecture on Whether accepting Government Grants is a good thing by Sivarama Swami on 07 July 2014 at Debrecen

(Sivarama Swami was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1949. In 1956, during the failed Hungarian revolution, he emigrated with his family to Canada. Sivarama Swami first came in contact with the books of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in 1970, becoming an initiated disciple of Prabhupada in 1973.)

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Lecture on Need of the bonafide Spiritual Master by HH Bhakti Charu Swami on 17 Nov 2012 at ISKCON Orlando

(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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TEXT 18

tvam aksaram paramam veditavyam
tvam asya visvasya param nidhanam
tvam avyayah sasvata-dharma-gopta
sanatanas tvam puruso mato me

SYNONYMS

tvam--You; aksaram--inexhaustible; paramam--supreme; veditavyam--to be understood; tvam--You; asya--of this; visvasya--of the universe; param--supreme; nidhanam--basis; tvam--You are; avyayah--inexhaustible; sasvata-dharma-gopta--maintainer of the eternal religion; sanatanah--eternal; tvam--You; purusah--Supreme Personality; matah me--is my opinion.

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Association is very important. It acts just like a crystal stone, which will reflect anything which is put before it. Nectar of Devotion, Chapter 12, Srila Prabhupada

By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

Jagannath Rath Yatra by His Holiness Bhakti Madhurya Govinda Swami on 29 June 2014 at Punjabi Bagh

(His Holiness Bhakti Madhurya Govinda Swami was initiated by His Divine Grace Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in October 1968, about two months before HH Jayapataka Swami, awarding him the name “Makhanlal das”.)

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Lecture on Brahminical Culture Prasadam and Getting Krishna's Mercy by HH Sivarama Swami on 02 July 2014 at Romania

(Sivarama Swami was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1949. In 1956, during the failed Hungarian revolution, he emigrated with his family to Canada. Sivarama Swami first came in contact with the books of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in 1970, becoming an initiated disciple of Prabhupada in 1973. )

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Lecture on The Beginning of Spiritual Life by HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami on 28 May 2014 at Dallas

(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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ISKCON Bhaktivedanta Manor June 2014 - Download PDF (1.39 MB)

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Lecture on The Role of Madhavendra Puri and Devs in Gaura Lila by HG Madhavananda Prabhu on 24 Mar 2013

(Madhavananda Das, joined ISKCON in Los Angeles in 1982. He moved to Bhubaneswar Orissa in 1993 where he has been living since. He was instructed by Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami Maharaj to edit his lectures into publications.)

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TEXT 17

kiritinam gadinam cakrinam ca
tejo-rasim sarvato diptimantam
pasyami tvam durniriksyam samantad
diptanalarka-dyutim aprameyam

SYNONYMS

kiritinam--with helmets; gadinam--with maces; cakrinam--with discs; ca--and; tejah-rasim--effulgence; sarvatah--all sides; dipti-mantam--glowing; pasyami--I see; tvam--You; durniriksyam--difficult to see; samantat--spreading; dipta-anala--blazing fire; arka--sun; dyutim--sunshine; aprameyam--immeasurable.

TRANSLATION

Your form, adorned with various crowns, c

To chant the holy name and dance in ecstasy is so easy and sublime that one can achieve all the benefits of spiritual life simply by following this process. Srimad Bhagavatam 6.2.11, Srila Prabhupada.  

By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

Sukadeva Gosvami continued: My dear King, the chanting of the holy name of the Lord is able to uproot even the reactions of the greatest sins. Therefore the chanting of the sankirtana movement is the most auspicious activity in the entire universe. Please try to understand this so that others will take it seriously.

TEXT 16

aneka-bahudara-vaktra-netram
pasyami tvam sarvato 'nanta-rupam
nantam na madhyam na punas tavadim
pasyami visvesvara visva-rupa

SYNONYMS

aneka--many; bahu--arms; udara--bellies; vaktra--mouths; netram--eyes; pasyami--I see; tvam--unto You; sarvatah--from all sides; ananta-rupam--unlimited form; na antam--there is no end; na madhyam--there is no middle; na punah--nor again; tava--Your; adim--beginning; pasyami--I see; visva-isvara--O Lord of the universe; visva-rupa--in the form of the univ

(Automatically translated from Russian) On the eve of a higher spiritual status of the new Russian sannyasi spoke about his life choices and shared his vision for the development of the Vaishnava community

Dedication ceremony in sannyasi highest ordained in Vedic spiritual tradition, passed on the Azov Sea coast on June 29 as part of Vaishnava Festival “Pritilakshanam”, which was attended by at least 500 Vaishnava from different parts of Russia. Regular, already the fifth sannyasi became famous

"Legacy of Love", part of transcription of the initiation lecture given by H H Mahavishnu Goswami Maharaj on 30th August 2002 in Abu dhabi.

If you can really, help the cow protection programs or if you can start yourselves, it is good. But it requires plenty of money nowadays and not a profitable thing.

All expenses are there, high expenses. In Dwaraka, we have the experience and every litre of milk was costing Rs.50 and we were selling for Rs 12. So it was all loss. Even then it was bearable.