Lecture on Chaitanya Charitamrita (Madhya Lila 11.61-63) by Jayadvaita Swami on 03 Mar 2014 at ISKCON Alachua
(Jayadvaita Swami is editor, publisher, and teacher. He is a disciple of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder-Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.)
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Lecture on Bhakti is the Spiritual summit that also extends down to wherever we may be 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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Lecture on Kick Out Darwinism by HH Romapada Swami on 17 Feb 2014 at Singapore
(Romapada Swami‘s first encounter with Krishna consciousness came in Buffalo, in the shape of a lecture at the State University of New York in 1969. The lecturer was His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.)
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Lecture on The Opulence of Beauty by HH Romapada Swami on 25 Aug 2013 at St.Louis
(Romapada Swami‘s first encounter with Krishna consciousness came in Buffalo, in the shape of a lecture at the State University of New York in 1969.)
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Srila Prabhupada Puja and Murti Care Standards
Temple Room Srila Prabhupada Murti
By the GBC
Dress:
Daily change Srila Prabhupada into clean clothes. Ensure the clothes are freshly washed and ironed, without holes, stains, and odor, or in disrepair. The clothes should fit properly. Pure silk or cotton are the best fabrics to use for Srila Prabhupada’s clothes. Synthetic cloth should never be offered
Dress Srila Prabhupada in the style and color of clothes he wore when he was physically present
Devote
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In the Srimad-Bhagavatam it is stated the rasa dance took place on the full moon night of the sarat season. From the statement of previous chapters, it appears that the festival of Govardhana Puja was performed just after the dark moon night of the month of Karttika, and thereafter the ceremony of Bhratrdvitiya was performed; then the wrath of Indra was exhibited in the shape of torrents of rain and hailstorm, and Lord Krsna held up Govardhana Hill for seven days, up until the ninth day of the
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There are five levels of consciousness:
1. avrta-cetana, covered consciousness – Trees, plants, creepers, mountains…
2. sankucita-cetana, contracted, shrunken consciousness – Aquatics, birds, beasts…
3. mukulita-cetana, budding consciousness – Only Human beings
4. vikacita-cetana, blossoming consciousness – Only Human beings
5. purna-vikacita-cetana, completely blossomed consciousness – Only Human beings
2 weeks ago there was an All India competition in which one had to answer the questionier containing 14 questions.After reading the questions I was happy as I had read the answers of all the questions in books of Srila Prabhupad. I was little bit confident of getting the first prize of Rs. 5000. I also decided that if I would win, I will give this money to ISKCON, Pune. So, I started writing answers to those questions. Later I searched about the organization which was conducting this competetion
As mention in Gour Govind Maharajs Book – Suddha Nama Bhajana
This Hare Krsna maha-mantra, consisting of sixteen-names and thirty-two syllables, is available in all the Vedas. The Kali-santarana Upanisad is one of the Vedas and such concocted slogans are not available in the Vedas. One should not follow these rascals and chant these concocted names. This is most important and one should understand that in every yuga there is a taraka-brahma-nama; and
In the Kali yuga the taraka-brahma-nama is:
hare
Kubja was a hunchback woman who had pleased Krishna by offering Him sandalwood pulp when He was entering the city of Mathura. At that time Krishna converted Kubja into a beautiful society girl and promised her that He would visit her home. ...Simply by having previously supplied pulp of sandalwood to the Supreme Lord, Krishna, Kubja became free from all sinfull reactions.
(Krishna, The Supreme Personality of Godhead, chapter 48
Gurudeva!
krpa- bindu diya, Karo’ei dase.
trnapekha ati hina
sakala sahane, bala diya koro’,
... nija-mane sprha- hina
“Gurudeva, by a drop of mercy, make this servant of yours humbler than a blade of grass. Giving me strength to bear all trials and troubles, make me devoid of all desires for personal honor.”
Without your mercy, we cannot reach Krsna
Krsna se tomara, Krsna dite paro,
Tomara sakati ache
ami to’ kangala, ‘Krsna’ ‘Krsna’ boli’,
dhai tava pache pache
“Krsna is yours; you have the power to giv
Print as many books as possible, this is my real pleasure. By printing these books of our Krishna Conscious philosophy in so many languages we can actually inject our movement into the masses of persons all over the world, especially there in the Western countries and we can literally turn whole nations into Krishna Conscious nations. [Letter to Hrdayananda, 21 December 1974]
YOU can...
1. Always keep a small book in your purse, bag, or backpack. That way, anytime the conversation goes towards Krsna, you can pull out the book, if even just to show them a picture.
2. Leave books in waiting rooms at the doctor's office, laundry mat, or any place where people have to wait and can happily read something. Write or stamp inside the book "Please take" or "Free Gift".
3. Give books to people who come to your house to make deliveries, fix things, etc.
4. G
From Gour Govinda Maharajs Book – Suddha Nama Bhajana
When you say that this is the taraka-brahma-nama in the Kali-yuga, then people will ask, “What is the taraka-brahma-nama in the Satya-yuga? What is the taraka-brahma-nama in the Treta-yuga and what is the taraka-brahma-nama in the Dvapara-yuga?” If you do not know this, you will look like a fool and therefore you should not preach. The people will not listen, therefore if you can quote what is the taraka-brahma-nama in each age — and that this
Srila Prabhupada's Contribution to the World by Caitanya Charan Prabhu
(Chaitanya Charan Das 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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Srimad Bhagavatam Class ( 8.21.01-04) by HH Janananda Goswami at ISKCON Bhaktivedanta Manor on 03 Mar 2014
(His Holiness Janananda Goswami was initiated by His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada in 1972. He held various positions in ISKCON and served Srila Prabhupada in various countries notably the United Kingdom, Africa, Malaysia, Europe, Philippines and New Zealand.)
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Lecture on Sacred Space Retreat by HH Sachinanadana Swami
(H.H. Sacinandana Swami left home only 16 years old to meet devotees and to become a disciple of Srila Prabhupada in 1971. Maharaja’s first years in ISKCON were spent by translating Srila Prabhupada’s books from English to German and later he joined the book distribution party in Germany.)
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Lecture on Writing Books is our Family Business by Hh Sivarama Swami on 09 Mar 2014 at India
(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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An atheist was seated next to a little girl on an airplane and he turned to her and said, "Do you want to talk?
Flights go quicker if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger." The little girl, who had just started to read her book, replied to the total stranger, "What would you want to talk about?"
"Oh, I don't know," said the atheist. "How about why there is no God, or no Heaven or Hell, or no life after death?" as he smiled smugly.
"Okay," she said. "Those could be intere
