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The cultural capital of Gujarat is all geared up to celebrate Lord Jagannath Yatra that will pass through city roads on Sunday. The Yatra organized by ISKCON temple is celebrated with fervour in Vadodara as thousands of Barodians turn up on city roads to offer prayers to the lord. Thousands of kilograms of ‘prasad’ are distributed to devotees en route apart from saplings and fruits.

Considering the huge crowd that the Yatra attracts, the city police take additional security measures. “We have al

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Hare Krsna,

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

माधुर्य रस या माधुर्य प्रेम :

कृष्ण की कृपा प्राप्त करने के अनेक साधन तथा विधियाँ हैं | जब हम विभिन्न विधियों का अध्ययन तटस्थ हो कर करते हैं तो हम समझ सकते हैं कि प्रेम की उच्च तथा निम्न कोटियाँ होती हैं | एक के बाद एक रसों में अधिकाधिक प्रेम का अनुभव होता है किन्तु सर्वोच्च स्वाद वाला प्रेम तो माधुर्य रस में ही प्रकट होता है | गुणों में वृद्धि के साथ-साथ रस के स्वाद में भी वृद्धि होती जाती

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Our Varnasrama Responsibility

2514976177?profile=originalLecture on Our Varnasrama Responsibility by HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami on 22 May 2014 at Diego

(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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2514976147?profile=originalLecture on Sunday Feast - 43rd Anniversary of Srila Prabhupada's visit to Moscow by HH Niranjana Swami on 22 June 2014 at Moscow

(The management and spiritual leadership experience Niranjana Swami gained during his tenure as president of ISKCON Boston from 1979 to 1983, and his service as regional secretary of New England in 1984, readied him for his GBC appointment in 1987.)

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2514976267?profile=originalLecture on Why is it offensive to distribute the Holy Name to faithless by HG Radhe Shyam Prabhu on 18 Dec 2013  

(President of the Pune branch of ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) that has over 600 centres worldwide Director of Vedic Oasis for Inspiration, Culture & Education (VOICE) Holds an M.Tech from IIT-Bombay)

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Lord Krishna as Time

2514976370?profile=originalLecture on Lord Krishna as Time by HH Bhakti Caitanya Swami on 04 June 2014 at ISKCON Latvia

(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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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 11.8

TEXT 8

na tu mam sakyase drastum
anenaiva sva-caksusa
divyam dadami te caksuh
pasya me yogam aisvaram

 

SYNONYMS

na--never; tu--but; mam--Me; sakyase--able; drastum--to see; anena--by this; eva--certainly; sva-caksusa--with your own eyes; divyam--divine; dadami--I give; te--you; caksuh--eyes; pasya--see; me--My; yogam aisvaram--inconceivable mystic power.

 

TRANSLATION

But you cannot see Me with your present eyes. Therefore I give to you divine eyes by which you can behold My mystic opulence.

 

PURPORT

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Bhaktivinoda Thakura's contributions 1 - Let faith and reason remove the mosses of illusion

"When the stream of reason joins the river of ancient faiths, the stagnant mosses of illusion are swept away. And with the gradual flow of time when this unwanted stench will disappear, the knowledge of the Indians will blossom again."

- Bhaktivinoda Thakura, Krishna Samhita

Bhaktivinoda Thakura's contributions 2 - See the unity of purpose underlying the diversity of religions

"When we have occasion to b

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Hare Krishna Dear Devotees,

On the glorious and auspicious hundredth anniversary of the disappearance day of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur, this brand new video about the TOVP project, which was so dear to Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur has been released. Many of our prominent leaders in ISKCON have spoken very well to encourage participation from all members of the ISKCON society.

This video was produced by a young devotee resident of Sridham Mayapur, as a seva for the new Sri Mayapur Chandradoya Mandi

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2514976206?profile=originalLecture on Chaitanya Charitamrita (Adi Lila 08-61-62) by Pankajanghri Prabhu on 21 June 2014 at ISKCON Bhaktivedanta Manor

(Pankajanghri Prabhu has served in Sri Dham Mayapur since 1971. He and his twin brother, Jananivasa Prabhu, have become world famous as the exemplary “pujari brothers”. For nearly forty years, they have been serving the Deities in Mayapur with steady dedication as instructed by Srila Prabhupada.)

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2514976213?profile=originalLecture on Selecting our Association without being Judgmental or Offensive by HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu

(His Grace Caitanya Charan Prabhu is a monk and spiritual teacher in the time honored tradition of bhakti yoga. He is a editor of Back to Godhead, which is the official international magazine of the Hare Krishna movement.)

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The Key to Transcendence

2514976185?profile=originalLecture on The Key to Transcendence by HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami on 20 May 2014 at Ojai

(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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2514976304?profile=originalLecture on How to obtain Lord Krishna's Protection by Amal Bhakta Prabhu on 22 June 2014 at Los Angeles

(Amal Bhakta was born in New York City and attended New York University. He moved to Santa Monica, California in 1954 and worked in motion pictures for three years.)

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 11.7

TEXT 7

ihaika-stham jagat krtsnam
pasyadya sa-caracaram
mama dehe gudakesa
yac canyad drastum icchasi

 

SYNONYMS

iha--in this; eka-stham--in one; jagat--the universe; krtsnam--completely; pasya--see; adya--immediately; sa--with; cara--moving; acaram--not moving; mama--My; dehe--in this body; gudakesa--O Arjuna; yat--that; ca--also; anyat--other; drastum--to see; icchasi--you like.

 

TRANSLATION

Whatever you wish to see can be seen all at once in this body. This universal form can show you all that you

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Jagannatha Ashtakam 1 The supreme love transcends worldly concerns and genders - click here

Jagannatha Ashtakam 2 Spiritual vision goes beyond abstraction to transcendental specification - click here

Jagannatha Ashtakam 3 The difference in the sequences of designation and depiction of the Deities - click here

Jagannatha Ashtakam 4 The Lord of the Universe is glorified by the whole universe - click here

Jagannatha Ashtakam 5 - The Ratha Yatra festival offers affectionate service in the associatio

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Young People Need Guidance and Love

In my service to Lord Krishna, I travel.  I am always coming upon youth in Temples and other places that are in need of a Seniors or Elders guidance.  Some of these youth are coming from homes to where there was no love, affection nor training of any kind.  They are in need of a true Mother and/or Father figure.  I am blessed to have been able to sit down with some and just listen to them pour out their hearts.  What happened to the older ones teaching the young?  Some of these youth don't even

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The Preception of God

2514975814?profile=originalLecture on The Preception of God by HG Jivananda Prabhu on 06 June 2011 At El Paso

(The mother, a connoisseur of all Protestant faiths, began to attend Presbyterian churches, and there the future swami, at the age of thirteen, delivered his first Sunday sermon. Noting her son’s boredom and lack of challenge at school, his mother pushed for his acquiring a full scholarship plus living expenses to private boarding schools in New Hampshire, where he attended Exeter Academy during the summer and Hol

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2514976171?profile=originalLecture on When does the Chanting of a devotee attracts Krishna by HG Radhe Shyam Prabhu on 14 Dec 2013  

(President of the Pune branch of ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) that has over 600 centres worldwide Director of Vedic Oasis for Inspiration, Culture & Education (VOICE) Holds an M.Tech from IIT-Bombay)

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Narsimhadev Appearance Day

2514976387?profile=originalLecture on Narsimhadev Appearance Day by Sankarsana Das Adhikari Prabhu

(His Divine Grace Sriman Sankarshan Das Adhikari appeared in this world in St. Louis, Missouri, USA on 7 November 1947, the tenth day (Dasami) of the most holy month of Kartik according to the Vaisnava calendar.)

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