Sri Vakreshwar Pandit was present with Sriman Mahaprabhu during his pastimes in Navadwipa and after his acceptance of Sannyasa heal so accompanied Him to Jagannath Puri. During the time of the Lord's residence in Puri he continued to live with him there aswell.
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Sri Syamananda, Srinivasa and Narottama Dasa Thakura are eternal associates of Sri Gaurasundara. For the purpose of preaching the holy message of Sri Caitanya all over the earth they appeared in this world.
Prabhupada: But just try to understand this. The principle is that if you receive knowledge from the real authority, that is perfect and quick. And if with your imperfect senses you want to acquire knowledge by searching out, it will never be successful. The modern method is to search out the truth by their imperfect senses. All these scientists, philosophers, they are doing that. They admit that their senses are imperfect. Still, they are trying to go to the perfect by the imperfect senses. Thi
TEXT 39
yac capi sarva-bhutanam
bijam tad aham arjuna
na tad asti vina yat syan
maya bhutam caracaram
SYNONYMS
yat--whatever; ca--also; api--may be; sarva-bhutanam--of all creations; bijam--the seed; tat--that; aham--I am; arjuna--O Arjuna; na--not; tat--that; asti--there is; vina--without; yat--that; syat--exists; maya--by Me; bhutam--created; cara-acaram--moving and unmoving.
TRANSLATION
Furthermore, O Arjuna, I am the generating seed of all existences. There is no being--moving or unmoving--that
Chaitanya Charitamrita (Madhya Lila 08:206-210) by HG Sesa Prabhu at ISKCON Alachua on 07 June 2014
(Sesa Dasa was initiated by Srila Prabhupada in 1974 while he was traveling as a member of the initial Bhaktivedanta Book Trust library party. Sesa Dasa has a portfolio of two ministries: Minister of Educational Development and Minister of Justice, under which ISKCON Resolve works.)
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Nirjala Ekadashi Mahatmaya with Hindi Translation by His Holiness Bhakti Madhurya Govinda Swami on 09 June 2014 at ISKCON 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 Narada and the Sons of Daksa by HH Bhakti Caitanya Swami on 26 Dec 2010 at ISKCON Cape Town
(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 Srila Prabhupada %27s Method for Preaching by HH Niranjana Swami on 26 july 2014, Russian Translation
(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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http://krishnaseva.blogspot.com/2014/06/lord-krishna-has-plans-for-everyone.html
Once there was a sweeper in a well known temple and has very sincere and devoted.
Every time he saw thousands of devotees coming to take darshan of the Lord (Krishna), he thought that Krishna is standing all the time and giving darshan and He must be feeling very tired.
So one day very innocently he asked Krishna whether he can take the place of Krishna for a day so that Krishna can have some rel
Hare Krsna,
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada & Srila Gopal Krishna Maharaj.
भक्ति रस की सर्वोच्च उत्कृष्ट पराकाष्ठा - श्री राधा कृष्ण प्रेम
श्री चैतन्य महाप्रभु ने अपनी दक्षिण भारत की यात्रा के समय गोदावरी नदी के तट पर एकांत स्थान में श्री रामानन्द राय से कृष्ण प्रेम के विषय में चर्चा की, जिसका पूर्ण विवरण C.C मध्य लीला अध्याय 8 में प्राप्त है | उसी चर्चा के महत्व पूर्ण अंश इस प्रकार हैं :
श्री चैतन्य: जीवन के चरम लक्ष्य से सम्बन्धित शास्त्रों से एक
TEXT 38
dando damayatam asmi
nitir asmi jigisatam
maunam caivasmi guhyanam
jnanam jnanavatam aham
SYNONYMS
dandah--punishment; damayatam--of all separation; asmi--I am; nitih--morality; asmi--I am; jigisatam--of the victorious; maunam--silence; ca--and; eva--also; asmi--I am; guhyanam--of secrets; jnanam--knowledge; jnana-vatam--of the wise; aham--I am.
TRANSLATION
Among punishments I am the rod of chastisement, and of those who seek victory, I am morality. Of secret things I am silence, and of the
Prabhupada: So the Brahman realization is like that. Every living entity, he wants ananda. Ananda means just like we are walking together, talking together. This is ananda. If I would have walked alone, it would have been no ananda. I do not like. Nobody likes. So ananda means there must be entourage. Therefore ananda is with Krsna. When we play with Krsna, we dance with Krsna, talk with Krsna, serve Krsna, take care of Krsna, then there is ananda. And simply to become one with the Brahman, then
Lecture on Serve Krishna with great delight by HG Urmila Mataji on 05 May 2014 at Czech
(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 Srimad Bhagavatam Class (08.06.01) by Amal Bhakta Prabhu on 06 April 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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Lecture on A Response to Ritvikism by HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami on 02 Feb 2008 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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Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HH Kadamba Kanana Swami at ISKOCN Czech on 25 May 2014
Srimad Bhagavatam Class (04.28.41)
(HH Kadamba Kanana Swami coordinated the construction of Srila Prabhupada’s samadhi in Mayapur. He took sannyasa in 1997 and is now an initiating guru.)
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TEXT 37
vrsninam vasudevo 'smi
pandavanam dhananjayah
muninam apy aham vyasah
kavinam usana kavih
SYNONYMS
vrsninam--of the descendants of Vrsni; vasudevah--Krsna in Dvaraka; asmi--I am; pandavanam--of the Pandavas; dhananjayah--Arjuna; muninam--of the sages; api--also; aham--I am; vyasah--Vyasa, the compiler of all Vedic literature; kavinam--of all great thinkers; usana--Usana; kavih--the thinker.
TRANSLATION
Of the descendants of Vrsni I am Vasudeva, and of the Pandavas I am Arjuna. Of the sages
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Prabhupada: Yes. That is conditioning, certainly. The position is that you must be under certain condition. That is your position. So if you become conditioned by God, that is your perfection. And if you become conditioned by maya, that is your trouble. You must be conditioned. That is your position. You cannot be independent. And therefore, if you become naturally conditioned, then that is your happy life. Just as child, he must be conditioned. But when he is conditioned by his parents, that is
Hare Krishna.
9th June, 2014, Gurgaon.
Q: Can one advance in Krishna consciousness without the Association of devotees ? What are the benefits in taking association of devotees ?
Ans: One cannot advance in Krishna consciousness without the association of devotees.
satāṁ prasaṅgān mama vīrya-saṁvido
bhavanti hṛt-karṇa-rasāyanāḥ kathāḥ
taj-joṣaṇād āśv apavarga-vartmani
śraddhā ratir bhaktir anukramiṣyati.
‘The spiritually powerful message of Godhead can be properly discussed only in a society of devote
