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Prayers of Queen Kunti

2514936635?profile=originalLecture on Prayers of Queen Kunti 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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The Heart of the Bhagavad Gita

2514936460?profile=originalLecture on The Heart of the Bhagavad Gita Prahladananada Swami 29 June 2011

(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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Utsaha, Nistha Aur Dhairya

2514936558?profile=originalLecture on Utsaha Nistha Aur Dhairya by Bhakti Vikas Swami on 10 Oct 2013 at Kanhaiyadesh

(He has since travelled widely throughout the subcontinent, lecturing in English, Hindi, and Bengali. His Holiness also travels to and preaches Krishna consciousness in other parts of the world. He continues to write books and magazine articles.)

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Lecture on "Eight Instructions of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu" by HH Bhakti Rasamrita Swami Maharaj on 27 Nov 2013 at ISKCON Nashik from 7:30pm to 9:30 pm.

And Srimad Bhagavtam Class on "Teachings of Queen Kunti" on 28 Nov 2013 at ISKCON Nashik from 8:00am to 9:30 am.

We all inviting You with your family and friends to get blessed by the nectarine speech of HH Bhakti Rasamrita Swami Maharaj.

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 7.20

TEXT 20

kamais tais tair hrta-jnanah
prapadyante 'nya-devatah
tam tam niyamam asthaya
prakrtya niyatah svaya

 

SYNONYMS

kamaih--by desires; taih--by those; taih--by those; hrta--distorted; jnanah--knowledge; prapadyante--surrender; anya--other; devatah--demigods; tam--that; tam--that; niyamam--rules; asthaya--following; prakrtya--by nature; niyatah--controlled; svaya--by their own.

 

TRANSLATION

Those whose minds are distorted by material desires surrender unto demigods and follow the particular rules

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Janmastami in Kharkov/Ukraine

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On my arrival in Kharkov/Ukraine I immediately focussed on the upcoming festivals of Janmastami and Prabhupada's appearance.


As we know Bhaktivinoda Thakur said that Vaisnava festivals are the mother of devotion if we celebrate them deeply, with heart and soul.


We had only a few days left to get absorbed in meditating on all the arrangements....


I had made efforts to invite a preacher to come and visit us in Kharkov for those festival days. It always adds a special festive note to the atmos

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To attain peace and bliss serve Krishna

If we water the roots of a tree then automatically each and every parts of the tree gets nourished. We then do not have to separately water the branches, the leaves, the twigs, the flowers or the fruits. But if we neglect the root but only take care of the different parts of the tree then sooner or later the tree will dry.

Krishna is the root and we all are his offshoots, we exist only because of him. Just like watering the root of the tree nourishes each and every parts of the tree, similarly by

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Thought Of The Day

Prabhupada: Well, why do you come to Krsna consciousness immediately? From practical point of view. So why they want to enjoy sex life being naked? That means covered enjoyment is not enjoyment. It is hampered enjoyment. Therefore we living entities, or, say, human beings, we want enjoyment. That's all right. But we are not able to enjoy fully because we are covered by something. This is the thesis. This is the thesis. But these rascals, or the ignorant persons, they do not know that "I am cover

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"The Bitter Sweet" - stories of ISKCON

an offering by a devotee

from the forthcoming book: Waiting for the Avatar by T.A. Drescher

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Tirtha das in prison with Gaura-Nitai

Introduction

 

                As popular opinion waned and prospects for victory faded America began the process of disengagement from the tragic debacle that was Viet Nam. Sadly, as America pushed away from the war it turned its back on the sons and daughters who were sent there to fight and die.

                You are never safe from us. We are everywhere. We liv

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ISKCON Food Relief Foundation is Hiring

Annamrita

1) Manager Branch for Wada location for managing Midday Meals scheme. Operation involving production, administration, maintenance, recruitment, training, HR related

activities, purchases and generation of daily reports, MIS and implementation of FSMS and quality of the products.

2) Vehicle Maintenance Supervisor for Tardeo, Mumbai location. He will be responsible to manage entire operation of vehicle maintenance across Tardeo, Mira road , Palghar and Wada. This role will ensure that all the req

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Srimad Bhagavatam Class

2514936592?profile=originalLecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Class by Vaisesika Prabhu 12 Nov 2013 at ISKCON Vrindavan

(In his youth, William Suczek spent years searching for God and for the meaning of life. His prayers and intense austerities, which included vows of poverty, fasting and silence- unusual for a teenager were answered when a friend gave him a copy of Back to Godhead magazine in 1973. As soon as he saw the photo of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Srila Prabhupda the founder of the Hare Krishna movement, he knew that his searc

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pls save demolation temple

Hare Krishna ! Pls do the needful

Russian Government is demolishing ISKCON Temple, Please Support by Miss Call. Indian Government and Russian Government has come up with a scheme of receiving a miss call on +91 08030636341 to check out how many worldwide support to stop the demolishing the temple in Russia. Hence we request you to give a miss call on +91 08030636341 to show your support. The call will automatically disconnect and you will receive a message thanking you for the support. Please do

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Srimad Bhagavatam Class

2514936426?profile=originalLecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Class by Sacinandana Swami 18 Nov 2013 at ISKCON Vrindavana

(HH 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. Desiring to deepen his preaching, Maharaja soon started to visit people, who already got our books to encourage them to act

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Srimad Bhagavatam Class

2514936406?profile=originalLecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Class by Niranjana Swami 15 Nov 2013 at Taichung Taiwan

(After reading Srila Prabhupada’s books and seriously practicing the path of devotional service, Niranjana Swami took initiation from him in 1974, in Boston, USA. In 1986, he took sannyasa vows in Mayapur, India, and then proceeded to travel extensively throughout North America, the former Soviet Union, and India, lecturing on the teachings found within the books of His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada. Devoted to

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Srimad Bhagavatam Class

2514936301?profile=originalLecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Class by Janananda Goswami 16 Nov 2013 at ISKCON Vrindavan

(Born in the United Kingdom. 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. His Holiness Janananda Maharaj is a very exalted devotee, travelling and preaching all over the world, the main driving forc

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In Bhagavad Gita 3.39, Krishna calls “lust as an eternal enemy” because it can never be satisfied and it always burns like fire.  If unchecked lust can be devastating, it can ruin a person’s life forever. Few days ago Tarun Tejpal was considered one of the most prominent journalists of India but today he is one of the most hated figures. He is charged with attempted rape and sexual assault.  Whether it is Bill Clinton or Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former chief of International Monetary Fund (IMF ch

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Prayers of Queen Kunti - Part 01


Prayers of Queen Kunti - Part 02


Prayers of Queen Kunti - Part 03


Prayers of Queen Kunti - Part 04


Prayers of Queen Kunti - Part 05

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The economic downturn being experienced by the Indian economy is bottoming out.


The political and economic leadership is reposing its trust in the potential of corporate India as well as the locked value in our state owned enterprises (maharatnas, navratnas and miniratnas). India is on its way to regain its glory of 7-8 percent GDP growth and nothing can stop the Indian economy from becoming the 3rd or 4th largest in GDP terms soon, said P Chidambaram, Union Finance Minister, while deliver

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