Lecture on Basis of Sadhana Bhakti by Yadunanadana Swami on 30 Sept 2013 at Radhadesh
(Yadunandana Swami principal of Bhaktivedanta College, teacher, and spiritual counselor is a sannyasi (monk, religious mendicant) in the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON).)
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Lecture on How to Chant with Sincere Feeling by HH Niranjana Swami on 31 July 2013 at Riga Lativa
(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 The Means of Spiritual Perfect by HH Bhakti Charu Swami on 10 Dec 2012 at Mayapur
(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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By Her Grace Prema Padmini Devi Dasi
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s method of preaching is simple and yet the most sublime. Love is the weapon He used to conquer everyone. If every devotee is taught and trained that love is the highest principle, then his mind will not be deviated by the mental wrangling. The mind will not be tinged by philosophical speculation, dry renunciation or the desire for fruitive results.
In ISKCON, there is a great need for congregational preaching to take deep roots and flou
TEXT 29
jara-marana-moksaya
mam asritya yatanti ye
te brahma tad viduh krtsnam
adhyatmam karma cakhilam
SYNONYMS
jara--old age; marana--death; moksaya--for the purpose of liberation; mam--unto Me; asritya--taking shelter of; yatanti--endeavor; ye--all those; te--such persons; brahma--Brahman; tat--actually that; viduh--they know; krtsnam--everything; adhyatmam--transcendental; karma--fruitive activities; ca--and; akhilam--entirely.
TRANSLATION
Intelligent persons who are endeavoring for liberation
Prabhupada: Therefore we forbid to take to the karmi's life. Because at the time of death, if he remains a karmi, then he'll have to take birth as a karmi. That is the risk. So this regulated life, holding class, chanting, that will not make us fall down. That is essential. It is essential, regulate, to follow the regulative principles, chanting sixteen rounds, holding class. You can do anything, but this will keep us alive to the Krsna consciousness platform.
By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada
What your lecture will do for three minutes, but if he reads one page his life may be turned. (S.P.L. to Bali Marden 30th September 1972)
Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Class by Dravida Prabhu at ISKCON Alachua on 29 Nov 2013
(Dravida Prabhu is a vaishnava scholar, musician and poet. He has edited Back to Godhead magazine and other books published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust for over 25 years.)
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Lecture on Taking Risks for Krishna and Preaching by Gunagrahi Das Goswami at Dallas on 27 Sept 2013 at Texas
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Lecture on Bharatiya Yuvako Ko Sandesh by HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami on 26 Oct 2013 at Bhopal
(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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Srimad Bhagavatam Classby HG Urmila Devi Dasi on 02 Dec 2013 at Los Angeles
(Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 07, Chapter 15, Text 13)
(Her Grace Urmila Devi Dasi was born in 1955 in New York City. She joined ISKCON in 1973 in Chicago. She received first initiation in 1973 and second initiation in 1975 from His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. She had several opportunities, along with her family, to meet with him personally.)
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English Mokshada Ekadashi Mahatmya without Music
Hindi Mokshada Ekadashi Mahatmya without Music
English Narration: Miss Diksha
Hindi Narration: Madhava Das
Recording, Editing, Music mixing : Madhava Das (BVKS) at Gopal's Studio (ISKCON Desire Tree)
It is with great joy that we would like to invite you to the grand inauguration of the Sri Sri Radha Govind Dev temple and Bhaktivedanta Academy, as well as the installation of Sri Sri Radha Govind Dev, Sri Sri Jagannath, Baladeva, Subhadra and Sri Sri Gaura Nitai, on the auspicious occasion of Nityananda Trayodashi, 12th Feburary 2014. The organising team will like to welcome you to be part of this spiritually promising, powerful and sacred event.
The date has been purposively finalised to
It is with great pleasure that we extend to you our heartfelt invitation to this year's Ratha Yatra Festival in Ludhiana (Punjab) on Sunday the 15th December,2013.
Keeping in line the tradition of celebrating colorful festivals, Lord Jagannath Rathyatra has become one of the prominent additions, since last decade. Lord Jagannath, Baladev and Subhadra Maharani give full mercy without any discrimination to all the devotees, residents and visitors.
This festival is celebrated by devotees pulling
TEXT 28
yesam tv anta-gatam papam
jananam punya-karmanam
te dvandva-moha-nirmukta
bhajante mam drdha-vratah
SYNONYMS
yesam--whose; tu--but; anta-gatam--completely eradicated; papam--sin; jananam--of the persons; punya--pious; karmanam--previous activities; te--they; dvandva--duality; moha--delusion; nirmuktah--free from; bhajante--worship; mam--Me; drdha-vratah--with determination.
TRANSLATION
Persons who have acted piously in previous lives and in this life, whose sinful actions are completely era
Dear devotees,
On the request of the GBC Outreach Committee, I am coordinating the production of a video on ISKCON outreach activities for 2013. This video will be shown at the upcoming 2014 ISKCON Leadership Sangha in Mayapur. Plus it will be made available to all ISKCON members and the public through online channels.
For this we request all devotees around the world to send us any video or photo material describing your outreach achievements, methods and especially any new innovative ideas
