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Holy Name Retreat For Vaishnavis

Hare Krishna

Please come and join us.....!

HOLY NAME RETREAT FOR VAISNAVIS
From the 27th to the 31st of December 2013
At Ekachakra Dham/India

Holy Name Retreat for Vaishnavis with HG Devaki Devi Dasi

We will return to Mayapur on the 31st by lunch time, so we can join the New Year's Kirtan in Mayapur.


THIS RETREAT WILL BE OPEN FOR LADIES ONLY!


* PRICE : The only price to pay for attending this wonderful event is an intense greed for deepening our relationship with the holy name. Donations are welcome and complete the loving exchange.

* QUALIFICATIO

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 6.34

TEXT 34

cancalam hi manah krsna
pramathi balavad drdham
tasyaham nigraham manye
vayor iva su-duskaram

 

SYNONYMS

cancalam--flickering; hi--certainly; manah--mind; krsna--O Krsna; pramathi--agitating; bala-vat--strong; drdham--obstinate; tasya--its; aham--I; nigraham--subduing; manye--think; vayoh--of the wind; iva--like; su-duskaram--difficult.

 

TRANSLATION

For the mind is restless, turbulent, obstinate and very strong, O Krsna, and to subdue it is, it seems to me, more difficult than controlling the

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The Pretty Lady

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Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

 

The Pretty Lady

Once upon a time a big monk and a little monk were travelling together. They came to the bank of a river and found the bridge was damaged. They had to wade across the river. There was a pretty lady who was stuck at the damaged bridge and couldn't cross the river. The big monk offered to carry her across the river on his back. The lady accepted. The little monk was shocked by the move of the big monk. 'How
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Difference between Yajna & Tapa

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In tapasya we obtain a certain fruit of our tapasya. In Yajna also we obtain certain fruit of the Sacrifice. All paths lead to Krsna either directly or indirectly. Whether one is a karma yogi, jnana yogi dhyana yogi or Bhakti yogi which ever path one takes the rule is to know Krsna. 
 
Yajna is done to attain renunciation through wisdom. Initially it is done to enjoy but over a period of time one gets purified and learns
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Who is a Tapasvi ?

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Who is a Tapasvi ?
 
tapasvi -- a great ascetic
 
tapasvi -- great sage
 
tapasvi -- persons who undergo severe penances
 
MG 4: Learning Tapasya, Self-Control  -  What is tapasya? What is austerity? The first principle of austerity is brahmacarya, restricted sex life. The real meaning of brahmacarya is complete celibacy, and according to Vedic culture in the beginning of life one should strictly follow the regulations of brahm
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Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

 

By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Material things mean forgetfulness of Krishna. Otherwise there is nothing material. It is illusion. Illusion means actually there is nothing material. How can it be material? If the Supreme Lord is the Supreme Spirit and everything is coming from Him, so what we call the material energy, is also coming from the Supreme. Inferior energy means where there is possibil

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Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

 

By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

The word pāpa-yonayah means “born into a lower class.”  According to the Vedic system of classification, women, vaisyas, and sudras belong to a lower social order. A low life means a life without Krishna consciousness. High and low positions in society are calculated by considering a person’s Krishna consciousness. A brāhmana is considered to be on the highest plat

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Prabhupada Pastime

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Atma Tattva: In the early ‘80s in Bangalore, I was required to make at least two Life Members a month. I was a bad Life Membership maker and one month I had only ten days left. I was looking in the telephone directory for Bengali names and I found a Ganguly.‟ I called and said, “I’m speaking from the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. I want to come and see you today.” Mr. Ganguly sounded positive. He said

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BE CAREFUL IN SPIRITUAL LIFE

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By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

If you are passing through thorns, you must be very careful. Otherwise the thorns will get stuck up with your garment, and you will be inconvenienced. It is said in the Vedas,ksurasya dhārā niśitā duratyayā1. Just like we shave with a razor – the razor is very sharp. So if we can carefully handle the razor, we get our cheeks very clean and the business is done. But

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Scandolous Indian Sadhus


From time to time, the Indian press exposes some respected godman or sadhu for serious misbehaviour, such as sexual impropriety. For a renunciant sadhu, any sexual activity is an impropriety. In some cases, there are accusations of murder and sometimes in-fighting within the organizations of such sadhus. The incident becomes a big issue, and several repercussions follow. People get angry with the so-calledsadhu, many of his followers leave him, followers also become targets of public abuse; som

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What is the Tattva of Holy Name

2514926949?profile=originalLecture on What is the Tattva of Holy Name by HG Revati Raman Prabhu on 22 Sept 2013 at ISKCON Tirupati

(His Grace Revathi Raman Prabhu born in the year 1956 on July 21 in a Sri Vaishnava family. From the childhood he is a dynamic, straight and enthusiastic person.)

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Law of Karma

2514926846?profile=originalLecture on Law of Karma by Bhanu Swami

(Bhanu Swami has been a GBC member since 2003. His zonal assignments cover South India, and he is co-GBC for Japan. His history in management is as a regional secretary for South India since 1986.)

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Srila Prabhupada Arrival in America

2514926896?profile=originalLecture on Srila Prabhupada Arrival in America by HH Giriraj Swami at Dallas on 25 Sept 2013

(HH Giriraj Swami quickly became a leading member of the Boston center, and he was soon given the opportunity to go to India with Srila Prabhupada and helped establish Prabhupada’s mission there. )

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Divine and Demoniac Austerity and Penance

2514927058?profile=originalLecture on Divine and Demoniac Austerity and Penance by HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami on 09 August 2013 at Lika

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

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PRABHUPADA NEVER WASTED ANYTHING!

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Calcutta was definitely Srila Prabhupada's hometown. The temple, which had a relaxed atmosphere, was situated on the second floor with a modest-sized temple room. Srila Prabhupada's room was at the end of the building. The nicest part of the facility was a marble verandah that ran the width of the building. It overlooked a pond that was across the street.
While in Calcutta, we could not stop the flow of guests entering Srila Prabhupada's room. It was different from other temples where there w
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Bhaktivedanta Manor Newsletter September 2013

The latest Bhaktivedanta Manor Newsletter.
There are many prominent stories in this edition and here are a few:


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  • Janmashtami
  • “God and Glastonbury”
  • Celebrating the 40th Anniversary in style
  • New Outfits for Their Lordships
  • Renovating Sri Sri Radha Gokulananda’s Altar for the 40th
  • Delrow House’s 50th Anniversary

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Source : http://www.bhaktivedantamanor.co.uk/home/?p=8625

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 6.33

TEXT 33

arjuna uvaca
yo 'yam yogas tvaya proktah
samyena madhusudana
etasyaham na pasyami
cancalatvat sthitim sthiram

 

SYNONYMS

arjunah uvaca--Arjuna said; yah--the system; ayam--this; yogah--mysticism; tvaya--by You; proktah--described; samyena--generally; madhu-sudana--O killer of the demon Madhu; etasya--of this; aham--I; na--do not; pasyami--see; cancalatvat--due to being restless; sthitim--situation; sthiram--stable.

 

TRANSLATION

Arjuna said: O Madhusudana, the system of yoga which You have summ

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It is sometimes hard for some aspiring devotees to accept all the sastras or scriptures dealing with cosmology as literal fact in the face of modern science which in itself has changed so much since the 17th Century and has continued to transform so much even in the last 40 years since Srila Prabhupada was physically here.

 

Some have asked, if Srila Prabhupada were here today, would he have a different opinion on some issues regarding the material scientist? For example, Srila Prabhupada said 40

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Sri Krishna Lila Stava


The North European BBT presents


Krsna-lila-stava for your Kartika meditation.


Sri Krishna Lila Stava

Srila Sanatana Goswami's shortest and simplest work - an offering of praise in 432 verses, punctuated by 108 acts of respectfully bowing down. Spend Kartika with Srila Sanatana Goswami's personal meditation on Lord Krishna's Vrndavana pastimes as he summarized them from Srimad-Bhagavatam.


Available at www.amazon.com/dp/B00ELN9U62

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Respected Maharajas and prabhus/matajis,
Please accept our humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

On behalf of ISKCON Vraja Manadala Parikrama, we would like to invite all the devotees to participate in 27th annual parikrama 2013 and get the divine experience.

Please find below the schedule of ISKCON VRAJA MANADALA PARIKRAMA 2013

ISKCON Vraja Mandal Parikrama 2013 Schedule :


Date 

Day

From

Visiting Places

18-10-2013

Friday

Vrindavan

Vrindavan Darshan

19-10-201
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