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2514928112?profile=originalLecture on One must minimize the desires for Material Enjoyment by Kadamba Kanana Swami on 04 Oct 2013 at ISKCON Melbourne

(Kadamba Kanana Swami joined ISKCON in 1978 in Amsterdam. Until 1984 he managed projects in Vrindavana. From 1985 through 1990 he coordinated the construction of Srila Prabhupada’s samadhi in Mayapur.)

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Should Vaishnavas Pray to Jesus

2514928312?profile=originalLecture on Should Vaishnavas Pray to Jesus by HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami on 25 August 2013 at Ireland

(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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2514928096?profile=originalLecture on The Glories of Srila Rupa Goswami and Sri Gauridas Pandit by HH Bhakti Caitanya Swami on 15 August 2013 at Sandton

(Bhakti Caitanya Swami is mostly engaged in traveling and spreading Krsna consciousness in an authoritative and accessible way. His permanent base is Durban, where his gentle and saintly presence provides stability.)

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Krishna Used Indra to Teach Us

2514928110?profile=originalLecture on Krishna Used Indra to Teach Us by His Holiness Bhakti Rasamrita Swami at ISKCON Chowpatty on 05 Oct 2013

(His Holiness Bhakti Rasamrita Swami has preached the message of Bhagavad gita very widely, especially to the student community. He served as temple president in Mumbai, Belgaum and Vrindavan- which is the spiritual hub of world wide ISKCON temples.)

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 6.37

TEXT 37

arjuna uvaca
ayatih sraddhayopeto
yogac calita-manasah
aprapya yoga-samsiddhim
kam gatim krsna gacchati

 

SYNONYMS

arjunah uvaca--Arjuna said; ayatih--unsuccessful transcendentalist; sraddhaya--with faith; upetah--engaged; yogat--from the mystic link; calita--deviated; manasah--of one who has such a mind; aprapya--failing; yoga-samsiddhim--highest perfection in mysticism; kam--which; gatim--destination; krsna--O Krsna; gacchati--achieves.

 

TRANSLATION

Arjuna said: What is the destination of th

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Thought Of The Day

Spiritual world means there the Supreme Lord is supreme, nobody else. And all others, they are engaged in His service. This is spiritual world. Here, in the material world, everyone is trying to be master. In the spiritual world there is no such attempt. They know the master is only God and all others, they are servants. That is the difference between material and spiritual.

 

By H.D.G.Srila Prabhupada

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*By Santi Vardhana Caitanya Dasa***

Dear Maharajas, Prabhus and Matajis, please accept my respectful obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.****

HH Bhakti Vrajendranandana Swami Maharaja, dear disciple of Srila Prabhupada and ISKCON Malaysia President, is in very critical stage now.****

Three weeks ago HH had vomited 2 liters of blood which was replaced. This morning, Ekadasi tithi at 5.15am, Maharaja again vomited blood. This is because of the immune system attacking his liver which is

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BY: GAURAGOPALA DASA

 

Mayesa Prabhu and Sadaputa Prabhu differ greatly in their understanding of Surya-Siddhanta and the 5th Canto of Srimad Bhagavatam; Mayesa cannot understand how one can come to the conclusion that the Moon is 258,000 miles from Earth, which is close to the material scientist’s calculations of 238,000 miles, with mathematical calculations found in both Srimad Bhagavatam and Surya-siddhanta. Who is right?

 

Also why did Srila Prabhupada accept the distance between Earth and Sun a

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Our Well-wisher Is Always Our Well-wisher.


A true well-wisher always has our best interest in mind, whether or not we understand his intentions. In this connection I would like to share a beautiful legend a devotee from Kazakhstan told me. It’s about Genghis Khan and his falcon, and it contains two important lessons for our spiritual life. Even today we find Genghis Khan’s legacy impressive. Wars are often motivated by the insatiable hunger for new territory and wealth, as well as by the crue

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Letter to: Gandhi Memorial Fund
Calcutta
5 July, 1949
49-07-05
The Secretary
The Board of Trustees of Mahatma Gandhi Memorial National Fund,
New Delhi.


2514928111?profile=originalDear Sir,


With reference to the invitation issued by your Board, for suggestions for the administration of the Fund, I beg to inform that Gandhiji's memorial can fittingly be perpetuated by a continued effort to keep in motion his spiritual movements. I beg to suggest most humbly to your board that Gandhiji, minus his spiritual activities, is a

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2514927739?profile=originalLecture on Talking about Krishna is very Purifying and Uplifting by HH Romapada Swami on 01 Sept 2013 at ISKCON Chicago

(HH Romapada Swami Maharaj's devotional career began with management, first as president of the Manhattan temple (1977-78), then as regional secretary for New England (1979-82), and then again as president of the Brooklyn temple (1982-83). From 1996 up to 2008, he served continuously as a member of the North American Executive Committee (NA EC), and he was the chairman of the G

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Srimad Bhagavatam Class

2514928256?profile=originalLecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Class by Bhakti Vinoda Swami on 02 Oct 2013 at ISKCON Vrindavan

(Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 04, Chapter 30, Text 26)

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Freedom from Envy - The Vaikuntha Mood

2514927784?profile=originalLecture on Freedom from Envy - The Vaikuntha Mood by HH Giriraj Swami on 28 Sept 2013 at ISKCON Dallas

(In 1972 Giriraj was appointed by Prabhupada to be president of ISKCON Bombay and trustee of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust. Since then, he has made many significant contributions to Srila Prabhupada’s mission, most notably overseeing all aspects of the development of Hare Krishna Land in Juhu, Bombay.)

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The Need for Parampara

2514927693?profile=originalLecture on The Need for Parampara by HH Bhakti Caitanya Swami on 19 Sept 2013 at South Africa

(Bhakti Caitanya Swami is mostly engaged in traveling and spreading Krsna consciousness in an authoritative and accessible way. His permanent base is Durban, where his gentle and saintly presence provides stability.)

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Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

 

 
 
If we simply place ourselves at the lotus feet of Krishna by taking to Krishna consciousness and keeping always in touch with Him by chanting the Hare Krishna mantra, we need not take much trouble in arranging to return to thespiritual world.  By the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, this is very easy.

 
 
-          Srimad Bhagavatam, 7.15.53  Purport

 

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Srila Prabhupada Vani

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

 

Srila Prabhupada Says - [Regarding how a devotee never falls down into maya - aspiring devotees such as the neophyte or intermediate devotee may fall due to not be on the transcendental platform, however a pure devotee can never fall]

Indian man (1): Prabhupada, a devotee, very often after chanting why they develop very, very high. I see a lot of devotees, they falls down back to the maya. What is the reason?

Prabhupada:

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Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

 

In the above statement by Kapiladeva from Srimad-Bhagavatam, the actual position of a pure devotee is described, and the primary characteristics of devotional service are also defined. Further characteristics of devotional service are described by Rupa Gosvami with evidences from different scriptures. He states that there are six characteristics of pure devotional service, which are as follows:
(1) Pure devotional servic

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Keeping up Vow is Tapasya

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

 
Repression is always there. If we are diseased, and the doctor advises us not to take solid food, we have to repress our appetite. In the system of brahmacarya, the brahmacari represses his desire for sex. This is called tapasya, voluntary repression. Of course, this is very difficult without some better engagement. Therefore, as I said, we have to replace an inferior engagement with a superior one. When you are captiva
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Srimad Bhagavatam Class

2514927761?profile=originalLecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HG Drutakarma Prabhu
(Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 07, Chapter 13, Text 28)

(Drutakarma dasa encountered histories of a human presence on this planet going back millions of years.In 1984, he and Richard Thompson, inspired by their studies of the Sanskrit histories, began work on their monumental Forbidden Archaeology, which documents evidence for extreme human antiquity.)

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