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TEXT 5

apareyam itas tv anyam
prakrtim viddhi me param
jiva-bhutam maha-baho
yayedam dharyate jagat

SYNONYMS

apara--inferior; iyam--this; itah--besides this; tu--but; anyam--another; prakrtim--energy; viddhi--just try to understand; me--My; param--superior; jiva-bhutam--the living entities; maha-baho--O mighty-armed one; yaya--by whom; idam--this; dharyate--being utilized or exploited; jagat--the material world.

TRANSLATION

Besides this inferior nature, O mighty-armed Arjuna, there is a superior en

Prabhupada: It is very simple thing, that "I am changing my body, and similarly, I'll change this body." This should be understood by my present circumstances of life, and it is confirmed by the greatest authority, Krsna. Knowledge by authority and knowledge by experience, both things are there. And still, the rascals do not understand. Knowledge is gathered by experience, and knowledge is gathered from the authority. Just like I ask my father, "What is this?" Father says, "This is bell." So thi

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Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam by Rohini Suta Prabhu on 19 Oct 2013 at ISKCON Vrindavan
(Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 04, Chapter 30, Text 41)

(Rohini Suta Prabhu joined ISKCON in 1974 and is initiated by Srila Prabhupada. From the very beginning he was engaged in book distribution, mostly in Switzerland and Germany.)

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Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam by Vedavyasapriya Swami on 21 March 2013 at ISKCON Vrindavan
(Srimad bhagavatam Canto 04, Chapter 01, Text 18)

(His Holiness Vedavyasapriya Swami Maharaja, born in an Audichya Sahasra Brahmana family on 1st August 1944 in the town of Kadod, Gujarat, India, on Sravan Sud Dwadashi, also celebrated as Pavitra Dwadashi, that follows Pavitraropana Ekadashi.)

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Lecture on Krishna Marries Five Princesses by Romapada Swami on 02 June 2013 at Phoneix

(In his efforts to share Krishna consciousness with others, Romapada Swami draws on the benefits he himself gained from the University outreach programs he attended in the 1960s. Thus, he continues to encourage programs that fulfill students’ spiritual needs.)

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Lecture on Never Say Never by Indradyumna Swami at ISKCON Vrindavan on 20 Oct 2013
(Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 04, Chapter 30, Text 42)

(Indradyumna Swami is a disciple of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), a Sannyasi traveling preacher, and a guru or spiritual teacher in the Chaitanya Vaishnava tradition. Each year Indradyumna Swami circles the globe teaching the message of the Bhagavad Gita and introducing people to kirtan

TEXT 4

bhumir apo 'nalo vayuh
kham mano buddhir eva ca
ahankara itiyam me
bhinna prakrtir astadha

SYNONYMS

bhumih--earth; apah--water; analah--fire; vayuh--air; kham--ether; manah--mind; buddhih--intelligence; eva--certainly; ca--and; ahankarah--false ego; iti--thus; iyam--all these; me--My; bhinna--separated; prakrtih--energies; astadha--total eight.

TRANSLATION

Earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intelligence and false ego--all together these eight comprise My separated material energies.

PURPOR

IT'S KRISHNA TIME

written by Steven Leonard Schwartz

Prabhupada: Therefore there was a meeting of all animals that how to get out of the control of man. (laughter) The elephant said: "My dear sir, I am so powerful. I am also controlled by that. So it is useless to hold meeting." "I am also controlled by man." The meeting was organized by an ass. (laughter) He thought that: "I have to work so hard. Let us have a conference of animals to avoid man's control." But he saw that elephant also said that "I am so powerful. Still I am also controlled by th

Balaram, the Personality of Godhead appears each time Bhagavan Sri Krishna takes birth....He loves Krishna so much that he becomes Krishna's paraphernalias, Krishna's abode,Krishna's servant, Krishna's best friend, Krishna's protective elder brother and so on.... But Balaram, is not as soft as Krishna...This can be seen in many pastimes.

Even in Ramayan, when Rakshashi Suparnakha became infatuated with lust upon seing Lord Ram,she approached him and spoke sweet words to him.Lord Ram although avoi

SHINE THE LIGHT ON ME
written by STEVEN LEONARD SCHWARTZ

What an honor, a garland of flowers around you I did place
Completely overcome with joy as tears ran down my face
The feeling of that moment showing my devotion with emotion
My eyes shed so many droplets which could never fill your spiritual ocean

Prabhupada, I am totally moved in your Krishna groove
Feeling the pleasure from the imprint of a cow's hoove
Let me experience the bliss from Tucson, Arizona's Krishna Cove
The special hideaway where Lord

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If you are eager to enthusiastically chant Hare Krishna maha-mantra.

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Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HH Gopal Krishna Goswami at ISKCON Chicago on 08 Apr 2013
(Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 05, Chapter 12, Text 04)

(After visiting the ISKCON temple in Montreal, Canada in September of 1967, Gopal Krishna Goswami yearned to meet a Vaishnava guru and got the opportunity to meet Srila Prabhupada there in 1968. Gopal Krishna Goswami, originally from Delhi, India had a religious background and had great respect for sadhus or saints. The combination of his family backgr

Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Class by Radha Gopinath Prabhu at Punjabi Bagh on 25 Oct 2013
(Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 07, Chapter 04, Text 13)

(Radha Gopinath Prabhu is disciple of Radhanath Swami)

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By H.H. Jayapataka Swami

I distributed books in India after Prabhupada’s departure. A group of us went to Calcutta to do a big marathon. Our goal was to distribute one million books and win the marathon championship. We were a bit ambitious and competitive. At the end of one day, a book distributor came back to me and said:

“What should I do?”

“What do you mean what should you do? Distribute books!” I said. 

“No,” he said, “something happened today.”

“What’s that?”

The devotee explained, “Well, I went

Lecture on No Friends No Enemies by Indradyumna Swami at ISKCON Vrindavan on 20 Oct 2013
(Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 04, Chapter 30, Text 42)

(Indradyumna Swami is a disciple of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), a Sannyasi traveling preacher, and a guru or spiritual teacher in the Chaitanya Vaishnava tradition. Each year Indradyumna Swami circles the globe teaching the message of the Bhagavad Gita and introducing people to

Hare Krsna Dear Sri Krsna devotee !

Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada and his faithful servitors!

We are pleased to introduce you to the CD of compiled lectures of our beloved teacher, His Grace Sriman Sankarshan Das Adhikari Prabhu titled "ULTIMATE SELF REALIZATION Lecture Series #1".

The CD contains 33 carefully selected discourses on Srimad Bhagavad Gita and Srimad Bhagavatam covering a wide variety of topics like who we are, why we exist, how to practice spir