Srila Prabhupada called Krishna consciousness the kitchen religion. He trained us to understand the importance of prasadam distribution, both to the devotees and the masses. However, there has never been an organized collection of quantity cooking recipes.....until now. Announcing: the Kitchen Religion quantity cooking cookbook series.
Designed as kitchen workbooks with room for notes and a metric equivalents chart for non-U.S. cooks, the recipes are presented in a graph-like format with ingred
TEXT 3
evam etad yathattha tvam
atmanam paramesvara
drastum icchami te rupam
aisvaram purusottama
SYNONYMS
evam--that; etat--this; yatha--as it is; attha--have spoken; tvam--You; atmanam--the soul; parama-isvara--the Supreme Lord; drastum--to see; icchami--I wish; te--You; rupam--form; aisvaram--divine; purusa-uttama--O best of personalities.
TRANSLATION
O greatest of all personalities, O supreme form, though I see here before me Your actual position, I wish to see how You have entered into this co
This chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra is enacted from the spiritual platform and thus this sound vibration surpasses all lower strata of consciouness – namely sensual, mental and intellectual. Krishna Consciousness The Topmost Yoga System,
By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada
Lecture on Why We Should Be Attached to Prabhupada by HH Niranjana Swami on 14 June 2014 at Ukraine
(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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Lecture on Entry into the Lord's circle of love through intimate service 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 Depending Upon Krishna by HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami at Rishikesh
(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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Lecture on Srila Bhakti Vinoda Thakur - Disappearance Day by HH Bhakti Charu Swami on 30 June 2011 at Los Angeles
(Bhakti Charu Swami is from a Bengali family and spent most of his early childhood in urban Kolkata. He met with Srila Prabhupada at the end of 1976 after a long and intense search for a spiritual teacher. This initial meeting resulted in Bhakti Charu Swami being assigned to translate the books of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust into the Bengali language.)
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Dear Devotees,
Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila prabhupada.
Jagannath Puri enjoyes a spcial place of pride as one of the holiest places of Goudiya Vaishnavas.This year the world famous Rath yatra is being observed on 29 th July 2014.This event attracts millions of devotees to Puri to witness this unique event.
ISKCON PURI is giving oppertunity to the world wide of community of devotees, followers of Krishna and public in general to come forward and get the mercy of the L
Dear devotees,
Please accept our humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
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TEXT 2
bhavapyayau hi bhutanam
srutau vistaraso maya
tvattah kamala-patraksa
mahatmyam api cavyayam
SYNONYMS
bhava--appearance; apyayau--disappearance; hi--certainly; bhutanam--of all living entities; srutau--have heard; vistarasah--detail; maya--by me; tvattah--from You; kamala-patra-aksa--O lotus-eyed one; mahatmyam--glories; api--also; ca--and; avyayam--inexhaustible.
TRANSLATION
O lotus-eyed one, I have heard from You in detail about the appearance and disappearance of every living entity, as r
Prabhupada: Actually, they do not want God. They want maya. Otherwise, if anyone wants God, Krsna, there is no difficulty. Krsna says, man-mana bhava mad-bhakto mad-yaji mam namaskuru, mam evaisyasi asamsayah [Bg. 18.65]. Four things. "Just always think of Me," man-mana. Mad-bhaktah: "Just become My devotee." Mad-yaji: "You worship Me. And offer your obeisances unto Me. If you do simply these four things, then you are coming back to Me without any doubt." These four things. But they cannot do it
Divide and Conquer by HH Indradyumna Swami on 12 May 2014 at ISKCON Moscow
(Indradyumna Swami is a disciple of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), a Sannyasi traveling preacher, and a guru or spiritual teacher in the Chaitanya Vaishnava tradition. Each year Indradyumna Swami circles the globe teaching the message of the Bhagavad Gita and introducing people to kirtan chanting of the Hare Krishna maha mantra.)
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Lecture on Are Science and Spirituality at war with each other 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 Appearance of Vakresvara Pandita and Tamal Krishna Goswami by Bir Krishna Goswami on 08 June 2012
(Bir Krishna Goswami became a member of the Krishna conscious community in Gainesville, Florida in 1971. Shortly thereafter, he was initiated as Srila Prabhupada’s disciple.)
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TEXT 1
arjuna uvaca
mad-anugrahaya paramam
guhyam adhyatma-samjnitam
yat tvayoktam vacas tena
moho 'yam vigato mama
SYNONYMS
arjunah uvaca--Arjuna said; mat-anugrahaya--just show me favor; paramam--supreme; guhyam--confidential; adhyatma--spiritual; samjnitam--in the matter of; yat--what; tvaya--by You; uktam--said; vacah--words; tena--by that; mohah--illusion; ayam--this; vigatah--is educated; mama--my.
TRANSLATION
Arjuna said: I have heard Your instruction on confidential spiritual matters which
Dear Devotees, Namonamaha. Jaya Srila Prabhupada!
This is to cordially invite you to participate in the 33rd annual Jagannath Rathayatra festival organized by ISKCON Baroda, that will be observed on Sunday, June 29, 2014, that corresponds with to the annual Rathayatra day at Puri, the "aashaad shukla dvitiya" tithi.
Certainly this festival has one of the largest public participation of any of the Rathayatras organized by ISKCON, worldwide.
Most of Baroda's political leaders, including Gujarat S
Prabhupada: This is the test of Vaisnava. If one is actually Vaisnava, then by seeing him one will chant Hare Krsna. This has been created all over the world. Yes. Wherever we go, they chant Hare Krsna. Even at midnight in Athens. Yes. That we have experienced. This is the definition given by Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada
Preisdent of India Pranabh Mukherjee (left) receives the deluxe Bhagavad Gita from ISKCON-guru Gopal Krishna Goswami
ISKCON Governing Body Commissioner and Bhaktivedanta Book Trust (BBT) trustee Gopal Krishna Goswami met the honorable President of India, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee on 12th June, 2014 at the President’s official residence in New Delhi and presented him the BBT’s deluxe edition of the Bhagavad Gita As It Is along with the maha-prasad of Their Lordships Sri Sri Radha Parthasarathi.
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