Lecture on And what do we learn from the mountains and the trees by HH Sivarama Swami on 02 Oct 2014 at Budapest
(Sivarama Swami was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1949. His family immigrated to Canada where some years later in 1970 he first came in contact with Srila Prabhupada's teachings, via his transcendental books. He became an initiated disciple of His Divine Grace in 1973 and accepted the renounced order of life in 1979.)
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Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Canto-05 Chapter-26 Text-1 Glorification of Holy Name by HH Lokanath Swami on 07 Oct 2014 at Noida
(As he was coming from a traditional Indian family, thee was some initial resistance. However, Maharaj not just made them favorable but transformed his entire village into Krishna consciousness by opening a fantastic ISKCON temple.)
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Lecture on Spiritual Economics by HH Romapada Swami on 21 March 2014 at St Louis
(HH Romapada Swami Maharaja is a disciple of ISKCON Founder Acarya His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. He was first introduced to this movement of Krsna consciousness when he was a college student more than 37 years ago.)
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Lecture on Don"t be worn out by the mind wear the mind out ;by HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu on Oct 2014
(HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu is a celibate spiritual teacher (brahmachari) at ISKCON, Pune. He has done his Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering from the Govt College of Engg, Pune.)
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TEXT 20
prakrtim purusam caiva
viddhy anadi ubhav api
vikarams ca gunams caiva
viddhi prakrti-sambhavan
SYNONYMS
prakrtim--material nature; purusam--living entities; ca--also; eva--certainly; viddhi--must know; anadi--without beginning; ubhau--both; api--also; vikaran--transformations; ca--also; gunan--three modes of nature; ca--also; eva--certainly; viddhi--know; prakrti--material nature; sambhavan--produced of.
TRANSLATION
Material nature and the living entities should be understood to be beginni
We happily welcome this most miraculous month of Kartik! As was announced by HG Radha Jivana Prabhu, the TOVP fundraising team prepared lamps for offering to the Lord on behalf of the Golden Brick donors.
We made list with around 700 donor’s names and are expecting this to increase. Our two cheerful sisters, Mitra Vrinda Devi Dasi and Nirguna Devi Dasi, who restlessly accept and fix all donations according to required legal procedure, both said simultaneously in a lively mood, “Along with ‘Damo
TEXT 19
iti ksetram tatha jnanam
jneyam coktam samasatah
mad-bhakta etad vijnaya
mad-bhavayopapadyate
SYNONYMS
iti--thus; ksetram--the field of activities (the body); tatha--also; jnanam--knowledge; jneyam--the knowable; ca--also; uktam--described; samasatah--in summary; mat-bhaktah--My devotee; etat--all this; vijnaya--after understanding; mat-bhavaya--My nature; upapadyate--attains.
TRANSLATION
Thus the field of activities [the body], knowledge and the knowable have been summarily described by Me
Hare Krishna.
16th October, 2014. Gurgaon
My mind was in an agitated state since last almost one week. It was mostly do with some glaring shortcomings which manifested out from my heart most glaringly during this most holy month of Kartika. Seeing all these anarthas inside my heart first shook me as I thought I had left them for good. I went gloomy for a couple of days and then it took a simple verse and one line in its purport to calmed my agitation. The verse was BG 2.70 from Bhagavad Gita sent
Consciousness is originally pure, like water. But if we mix water with a certain color, it changes. Similarly, consciousness is pure, for the spirit soul is pure. But consciousness is changed according to the association of the material qualities. Bhagavad-gita 15.9, Srila Prabhupada
By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada
TEXT 18
jyotisam api taj jyotis
tamasah param ucyate
jnanam jneyam jnana-gamyam
hrdi sarvasya visthitam
SYNONYMS
jyotisam--in all luminous objects; api--also; tat--that; jyotih--source of light; tamasah--of the darkness; param--beyond; ucyate--is said; jnanam--knowledge; jneyam--to be known; jnana-gamyam--to be approached by knowledge; hrdi--in the heart; sarvasya--of everyone; visthitam--situated.
TRANSLATION
He is the source of light in all luminous objects. He is beyond the darkness of matter an
Hare Krsna,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada & Srila Gopal Krishna Maharaj.
मुक्ति पांच प्रकार की होती है, जिनका वर्णन चैतन्य चरितामृत मध्य लीला 6.266-269 में इस प्रकार किया गया है:
1. सालोक्य: सालोक्य का अर्थ है भौतिक मुक्ति के बाद उस लोक को जाना जहाँ पूर्ण पुरुषोत्तम भगवान् निवास करते हैं |
2. सामीप्य: सामीप्य का अर्थ है पूर्ण पुरुषोत्तम भगवान् का पार्षद बनना |
3. सारुप्य: सारुप्य का अर्थ है भगवान् जैसा चतुर्भुज रूप प्राप्त करना |
4. सार्ष्टि: सार्ष्टि का अर्थ
The Lord is more anxious to take us back into His kingdom than we can desire. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.17, Srila Prabhupada
By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada
TEXT 17
avibhaktam ca bhutesu
vibhaktam iva ca sthitam
bhuta-bhartr ca taj jneyam
grasisnu prabhavisnu ca
SYNONYMS
avibhaktam--without division; ca--also; bhutesu--in every living being; vibhaktam--divided; iva--as if; ca--also; sthitam--situated; bhuta-bhartr--maintainer of all living entities; ca--also; tat--that; jneyam--to be understood; grasisnu--devours; prabhavisnu--develops; ca--also.
TRANSLATION
Although the Supersoul appears to be divided, He is never divided. He is situated as one. Altho
Hare Krishna.
13th October, 2014. Gurgaon
Q: How can I attain self realisation ? I know I am a spirit soul but I still act all the time as a material bodily?
Answer : Srila Prabhupada teaches us a very scientific and practical way to attain self realisation in the purport to the below verse.
You should always know that this cosmic manifestation is created, maintained and annihilated by the will of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Consequently, everything within this cosmic manifestation is unde
Sunday Feast Lecture on Srila Prabhupada Mission by HH Niranjana Swami on 28 Sep 2014 at ottawa
(HH Niranjana Swami was born on December 10, 1952, in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA. In 1972, his spiritual search took a turning point when he saw a Bhagavad-Gita As It Is, on the counter of a bookshop in Washington, DC.)
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Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Canto-04 Chapter-22 Text-14 The Auspicious and Inauspicious by HH Romapada Swami on 21 March 2014 at St Louis
(HH Romapada Swami Maharaja is a disciple of ISKCON Founder Acarya His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. He was first introduced to this movement of Krsna consciousness when he was a college student more than 37 years ago.)
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TEXT 16
bahir antas ca bhutanam
acaram caram eva ca
suksmatvat tad avijneyam
durastham cantike ca tat
SYNONYMS
bahih--outside; antah--inside; ca--also; bhutanam--of all living entities; acaram--not moving; caram--moving; eva--also; ca--and; suksmatvat--on account of being subtle; tat--that; avijneyam--unknowable; durastham--far away; ca--also; antike--near; ca--and; tat--that.
TRANSLATION
The Supreme Truth exists both internally and externally, in the moving and nonmoving. He is beyond the power of
God is bigger than the biggest and smaller than the smallest. That is His greatness. Dharma: The Way of Transcendence, Srila Prabhupada
BY H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada
