Hare Krsna,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada & Srila Gopal Krishna Maharaj.
साधन भक्ति के 64 अंग
चैतन्य महाप्रभु सनातन गोस्वामी को (मध्य लीला अध्याय 22,114-129) भक्ति संपन्न करने के विधानों के विषय में बताते हुए कहते हैं कि इन विधि से मनुष्य भगवत-प्रेम की सर्वोच्च पूर्णता प्राप्त कर सकता है, जो सर्वाधिक वांछित महाधन है | जिस दिव्य भक्ति से कृष्ण-प्रेम प्राप्त किया है,यदि उसे इन्द्रियों से संपन्न किया जाता है तो वह साधन भक्ति कहलाती है
Lecture on Initation Ceremony by Radhanath Swami on 21 Sep 2014 at ISKCON Chicago
(Radhanath Swami has a special interest in the holy places in India and leads thousands of devotees on pilgrimage each year. Radhanath Swami is a trustee of Bhaktivedanta College, Belgium, by providing his spiritual support and encouragement.)
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Lecture on ime and Tide Wait for No Man by HH Niranjana Swami on 22 Sep 2014 at Boston
(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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TOVP Kartika Announcement
Dear Devotees,
Greetings from Sri Dhama Mayapur. The auspicious Kartika month is soon approaching, a favorite month of the Gaudiya Vaishnavas when we are always trying to do extra seva to make advancement and receive the mercy of the Lord. During this month devotional service is enhanced a thousand-fold and brings the devotee immense spiritual benefits.
The TOVP team is providing an opportunity to offer a lamp in your name to Sri Sri Radha Madhava in Mayapur for the en
Dear Devotees,
We, at ISKCON Kolkata, take immense pleasure and feel divinely blessed to inform all the devotees that we have started SrilaPrabhupada Tours and Travels services in this sacred birth city of SrilaPrabhupada. Our aim is to serve all the visiting vaisnavas in taking a spiritually refreshing tour of the numerous spots in Kolkata that are forever sanctified by the divine touch of His Divine Grace. This presents us all with an opportunity to instil ourselves with sweet memories of Sri
Hare Krishna.
23rd September, 2014. Gurgaon
I randomly opened Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta yesterday and this beautiful verse, with an enlightening purport by Srila Prabhupada, opened up.
Q : What is the meaning of word Prabhupada ?
Answer:
kāśī-miśra kahe, — āmi baḍa bhāgyavān
mora gṛhe ‘prabhu-pādera’ habe avasthāna (CC Madhya 10.23)
Translation:
When Kāśī Miśra heard the proposal, he said, “I am very fortunate that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the Lord of all prabhus, will stay at my home.”
Srila Prabhupad
The disciple and spiritual master are never separated because the spiritual master always keeps company with the disciple as long as the disciple follows strictly the instructions of the spiritual master. This is called the association of vani (words). Srimad Bhagavatam 4.28.47, Srila Prabhupada
By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada
TEXT 18-19
samah satrau ca mitre ca
tatha manapamanayoh
sitosna-sukha-duhkhesu
samah sanga-vivarjitah
tulya-ninda-stutir mauni
santusto yena kenacit
aniketah sthira-matir
bhaktiman me priyo narah
SYNONYMS
samah--equal; satrau--to the enemy; ca--also; mitre--to friends; ca--also; tatha--so; mana--honor; apamanayoh--dishonor; sita--cold; usna--heat; sukha--happiness; duhkhesu--distress; samah--equipoised; sanga-vivarjitah--free from all association; tulya--equal; ninda--defamation; stutih--repute; ma
I may be going, but my Guru Maharaja and Bhaktivinoda are here ... I have asked them to kindly take care of all of you, my spiritual children. The grandfather always takes care of the children much better than the father. So do not fear. There is no question of separation. The sound vibration fixes us up together, even though the material body may not be there. What do we care for this material body? Just go on chanting Hare Krishna, and we will be packed up together. You will be chanting here,
Lecture on By Serving Great Souls by HH Sivarama Swami on 20 Sept 2014 at Budapest
(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 Lessons from the Life of Sudama Brahman Part 01 by Shikshashtakam Prabhu on 04 July 2012
(HG Shikshastakam Prabhu has served Indian Air Force for 7 years. During his tenure he was selected as a fighter pilot and also represented Indian Air Force in National Tennis Championship. He is serving ISKCON since 1998 as a fulltime preacher. Being expert at scientific explanation of the Vedic Culture and by his profound knowledge, he has attracted many people mainly youths to this Krishna Cons
Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10, Chapter 50, Text 22-29 Only hope for us is Krishna by Vishwarup Prabhu on 18 Sept 2014 at ISKCON Chowpatty
(Introduced to the movement of ISKCON in 1983 during medical college days. Started chanting 16 rounds in 1984. Acquired MBBS degree in 1985. Received first initiation in 1986 and Brahmin initiation in 1987.)
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TEXT 17
yo na hrsyati na dvesti
na socati na kanksati
subhasubha-parityagi
bhaktiman yah sa me priyah
SYNONYMS
yah--one who; na--never; hrsyati--takes pleasure; na--never; dvesti--grieves; na--never; socati--laments; na--never; kanksati--desires; subha--auspicious; asubha--inauspicious; parityagi--renouncer; bhakti-man--devotee; yah--one who; sah--he is; me--Mine; priyah--dear.
TRANSLATION
One who neither grasps pleasure or grief, who neither laments nor desires, and who renounces both auspicious a
Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 07, Chapter 11, Text 07 Srila Rupa Goswami Gives Importance To Varnasrama by HH Bhakti Raghava Swami at Hebri
(His Holiness Bhakti Raghava Swami has been serving with great dedication for many decades. During the early days of Mayapur development, he lost one leg due to an attack with bomb in Mayapur. However, inspite of this handicap, he travels extensively. He has many varnashrama preojects.)
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Lecture on Radhastami 2014 by HG Shyamasundara Prabhu on on 02 Sept 2014 at Bangalore
(His Grace Shyamasundara Prabhu is a disciple of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada since 1976. His is a Student of Vedic Astrology since 1977.)
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Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 01, Chapter 15, Text 43 Forgetful As A Dog by HH Prahladananda Swami on 02 July 2013
(HH 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.)
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TEXT 16
anapeksah sucir daksa
udasino gata-vyathah
sarvarambha-parityagi
yo mad-bhaktah sa me priyah
SYNONYMS
anapeksah--neutral; sucih--pure; daksah--expert; udasinah--free from care; gata-vyathah--freed from all distress; sarva-arambha--all endeavors; parityagi--renouncer; yah--anyone; mat-bhaktah--My devotee; sah--he; me--Me; priyah--very dear.
TRANSLATION
A devotee who is not dependent on the ordinary course of activities, who is pure, expert, without cares, free from all pains, and who does no
Prabhupada: And therefore you have to learn from the guru. And if you directly take, then you remain a fool. Therefore you require a guru. That is the instruction of sruti. Tad-vijnanartham sa gurum evabhigacchet [MU 1.2.12]. You have to learn sruti. You have to come to a guru.
By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada
Hare Krishna.
21st September, 2014. Gurgaon.
I recently heard two wonderful analogies about devotees, I am sharing them below.
As the many waves of the rivers flow into the ocean, so do all these great warriors enter blazing into Your mouths. (BG 11.28)
I see all people rushing full speed into Your mouths, as moths dash to destruction in a blazing fire. (BG 11.29)
The first was when I was listening to a lecture by HG Chaitnaya Charan Prabhuji on NoI and heard this amazing description of the above oft
Please read carefully the short story below about . Everyone wanted to go see it, but they were afraid to leave no one at home as thieves would then come and steal everything. So one of them volunteered to stay behind and look after the house. Once others had left, and the house was quiet, robbers really came there to check if the house was empty. They threw a pebble at the window. The man thought to himself, if they know I am alone, they will come in and steal everything. So he thought of a tri
