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TEXT 13

tribhir guna-mayair bhavair
ebhih sarvam idam jagat
mohitam nabhijanati
mam ebhyah param avyayam

SYNONYMS

tribhih--three; guna-mayaih--by the three gunas; bhavaih--state of being; ebhih--all these; sarvam--the whole world; idam--in this world; jagat--universe; mohitam--deluded; na abhijanati--do not know; mam--Me; ebhyah--above these; param--the Supreme; avyayam--inexhaustible.

TRANSLATION

Deluded by the three modes [goodness, passion and ignorance], the whole world does not know Me who am

Prabhupada: Surrender as He says, sarva-dharman... You have nothing to do. You have simply to do what Krsna says. That is surrender. You cannot reserve anything, that "I do it something for me and something for Krsna." That is not surrender. You have nothing to do except what Krsna says. That is surrender.

By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

TEXT 12

ye caiva sattvika bhava
rajasas tamasas ca ye
matta eveti tan viddhi
na tv aham tesu te mayi

SYNONYMS

ye--all those; ca--and; eva--certainly; sattvikah--in goodness; bhavah--states of being; rajasah--mode of passion; tamasah--mode of ignorance; ca--also; ye--although; mattah--from Me; eva--certainly; iti--thus; tan--those; viddhi--try to know; na--not; tu--but; aham--I; tesu--in those; te--they; mayi--unto Me.

TRANSLATION

All states of being--be they of goodness, passion or ignorance--are m

Today is His Divine Disappeance day of our most worshipable Sri Srimad Swami Prabhupada.

Devotees observed Srila Prabhupada's tirobhava tithi maha-mahotsava with his internal presence with great pomp and affection. There was abhishek of Srila Prabhupada by HG Balabhadra das,HG Rasrasik Das,HG Rantidev das and other devotees.

The melodious Hare Krishna maha-mantra was recited and later Krishna Prasadam was distributed.

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Lecture on Qualification for knowing Krishna by HH Romapada Swami in 2013 at Guyana

(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. The following year, Romapada Swami joined the movement in Boston and was initiated in 1971. Despite being admitted as a pre-med student, he decided to follow his spiritual path 100% and never look

Lecture on Disappearance Day of Srila Gaura Kishora Das Babaji HH Giriraj Swami on 09 Nov 2008

(Giriraj Swami has also taught at the Vrindavan Institute for Higher Education and continues to lecture and to give presentations at japa retreats and workshops around the world.)

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Lecture on Mind Body Words Affection by HG Urmila Mataji on 19 Sept 2013 at Hawaii

(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 Strong Speaking about Miscreansts by HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami on 05 Oct 2013 in Manchester, UK

(From 1977 to 1979 His Holiness Bhakti Vikasa Swami was based in India, mostly traveling in West Bengal preaching Krishna consciousness and distributing Srila Prabhupada's books.)

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Prabhupada: That is misfortune. Ignorance means misfortune. The unfortunate persons are those who are ignorant, uneducated. Therefore you have to take education to become fortunate. And that education is being imparted by Krsna, but you don't take it. That is misfortune. If you take education from Krsna, you become fortunate. So why don't you take it? Krsna has said this very thing.

By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

When confronted with adversities we look towards God and hope that he will change the situation as per our own liking. We expect God to do a magic in our life. But we see that in case of Arjuna the external situations and circumstances always remained the same. When Arjuna was utterly confused, he beseeched Krishna to show him the right path. “Now I am confused about my duty and have lost all composure because of miserly weakness. In this condition I am asking You to tell me for certain what is

Navadwip dham is actually a compartment in Vrindavan...It is actually the Nava Vrindavan (New Vrindavan). It is created by Vrajeshwari Radharani to attract the attention of Sri Krishna.That is why in Navadwip, Krishna is in the mood of Radharani...topmost devotion and unlimited compassion. Navadwip dham is actually Vrindavan dham + unlimited mercy of Radharani.Such a merciful dham with so much of love and compassion can never be found anywhere.However,we, as pilgrims, what should be our mentali

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

"Bhaktivedanta Swami will take me"

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Devotees Chanting Hare Krishna in a Street Procession in Florence

“Asatī means a woman who has become a prostitute. A prostitute has no reputation for good womanly qualities. Similarly, the tongue, which is given to the human being for chanting the Vedic hymns, will be considered a prostitute if it is engaged in the matter of chanting some mundane nonsense.” [SB 2.3.

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

The pastimes of the Lord are spotless and hearing such narration is very important and purifying for all on the spiritual path. It frees us from all sinful reactions andis compared to taking bath in the water of Ganga..By hearing your heart gets strength and becomes purified, then you again find this spiritual subject matter nectarean.

Lecture on Srila Prabhupada Memories by HG Srutakirti Prabhu on 06 Nov 2013 at Los Angeles

(His Grace Srutakirti Prabhu would travel with Srila Prabhupada to various countries. He noted the details of his travels and thus he is one of the greatest speakers on Srila Prabhupada's pastimes.)

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Lecture on Diwali's Significance by HH Bhakti Caitanya Swami on 03 Nov 2013 at ISKCON South Africa

(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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