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"Wishing you a very happy married life", we often hear these wishes during wedding ceremonies....How do we create a really successful and happy married life? Especially when we are aspiring devotees of Krishna?

1.First of all, make sure that your partner/ would be partner is interested in serving Krishna. Whether he or she serves wonderfully...not an issue...the interest must be there.

2.Make sure he or she is not a materialistic person.It is perfectly fine to accumulate wealth, to have a promisin

Navadvīpa– A Timeless History… By MañjarīDevīDāsī

By the will of the Lord and His pure devotees, His eternal abode is visible to us today.

(Following is an article from “The Back To Godhead magazine – Mayapur Special issue” dated 1999. The article is so beautiful and mesmerizing that it is worth sharing with devotees. So read and enjoy!)

It is just after six o’clock in the evening, and the sun is setting on the horizon in Mayapur. The beautiful red-orange hue of the evening sky reflects on the flow

Sri Damodarastakamn Sung by HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami - Click Here

Damodarashtakam Verse 01 at Secunderabad on 31 Oct 2010 (Morning Class) - Click Here

Damodarashtakam Verse 02 at Secunderabad on 31 Oct 2010 (Evening Class) - Click Here

Damodarashtakam Verse 03 at Gauraipalle on 05 Nov 2010 - Click Here

Damodarashtakam Verse 04 at Gauraipalle on 06 Nov 2010 - Click Here

Damodarashtakam Verse 05 and 06 at Gauraipalle on 06 Nov 2010 - Click Here

Damodarashtakam Verse 07 and 08 at Vrindavana o

Damodarashtakam Verse 01 

How the Supreme Controller becomes Fearful and Controlled - Click Here

Damodarashtakam Verse 02 

The Lord can be bound by nothing but Love - Click Here

Damodarashtakam Verse 03

How Krishna reveals his sweetness to those who are absorbed in his greatness - Click Here

Damodarashtakam Verse 04 

Krishna is Krishna's Greatest Blessing - Click Here

Damodarashtakam Verse 05 

The Lord reveals a form according to the Devotee's Desire - Click Here

Damodarashtakam Vers

Damodarashtakam Verse 01 

Damodarashtakam Verse 02 

Damodarashtakam Verse 03

Damodarashtakam Verse 04 

Damodarashtakam Verse 05 

Damodarashtakam Verse 06

Damodarashtakam Verse 07

Damodarashtakam Verse 08

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

 “Uttama, uttama means udgata-tama. This material world is tama, ignorance, darkness. And Krsna is beyond this material world; therefore He is called para. Para means transcendental. So uttama-sloka. So when we offer our prayers to krsna, they are not ordinary words. Therefore those who are not liberated soul, they cannot offer prayers actually. We have to repeat the prayers offered by liberated soul, not by ordinary ma

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

The photos of my murti are very nice. The murti of the Spiritual Master should be treated as good as the Deity. Saksad-dharitvena samasta-sastrair, uktas tatha bhavyata eva sadbhih/kintu prabhor yah priya eva tasya, The guru should be treated as good as God. This is stated in all the sastras. The difference is that God is master-God and guru is servant-God. So the installation ceremony for such a murti should be similar

TEXT 3

manusyanam sahasresu
kascid yatati siddhaye
yatatam api siddhanam
kascin mam vetti tattvatah

SYNONYMS

manusyanam--of men; sahasresu--out of many thousands; kascit--someone; yatati--endeavors; siddhaye--for perfection; yatatam--of those so endeavoring; api--indeed; siddhanam--of those who have achieved perfection; kascit--someone; mam--Me; vetti--does know; tattvatah--in fact.

TRANSLATION

Out of many thousands among men, one may endeavor for perfection, and of those who have achieved perfecti

Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Class by Drutakarma Prabhu at Los Angeles on 18 Oct 2013
(Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 07, Chapter 14, Text 02)

(Michael A. Cremo, also known as Drutakarma dasa was born in July 15, 1948 in the United States. In 1966 he entered the School of International Affairs at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C.)

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Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HG Amal Bhakta Prabhu on 21 June 2013 at Chicago
(Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 05, Chapter 09, Text 16-17)

(Amal Bhakta was born in New York City and attended New York University. He moved to Santa Monica, California in 1954 and worked in motion pictures for three years.)

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Lecture on Desirous of Problematic Solutions by HH Prahladananda Swami on 21 Sept 2012

(HH 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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Lecture on How can we understand that Krishna is non different from his Name by HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu

(His Grace Caitanya Charan Prabhu is a monk and spiritual teacher in the time honored tradition of bhakti yoga. He is a editor of Back to Godhead, which is the official international magazine of the Hare Krishna movement.)

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Dear Devotees,
Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Hare Krsna!

The Retreats team and VIHE are happy to inform you about this year's retreats which take place:

Varsana Holy Name Retreat, November 20-25, 2013;
Govardhan Retreat, November 29th - December 5th, 2013.

The most merciful environment of the holy dhama in the association of sincere seekers of mercy helps us to go deeper in developing spiritual taste and becoming devoted servants of the Holy Names and

To get detailes Please go to : http://eurorgb.com/elm-2013-radhadesh

A new Adult Educational Program in Sridham Mayapur...  Old school style!

Following the annual Gaur Purnima Kirtan Mela’s popularity, we have been wondering what would be the best way to serve the devotees, assist them in deepening their chanting, increasing their attraction and attachment to the holy name. It was  concluded by our team that more education on the glories of the holy name, immersion in lila and music tuitions would greatly complement each other towards better chanting. Having thi

Srila Prabhupada, the founder-acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) left voluminous instructions for the Governing Body Commission (GBC) on how he wanted them to lead and care for this spiritual movement. For those who may not know, the GBC is composed of thirty-three members presently, and is responsible for overseeing the management and spiritual standards of ISKCON centers around the world.  As one can imagine, this is a great deal of responsibility for these

The day began with a presentation on the success the GBC has had in their strategic planning work.  These include ground-breaking events like the ISKCON Leadership Sanga (ILS), which took place in 2012 and brought over 500 leaders to Mayapur from around the world.  Inspiring and thought-provoking presentations were given on a variety of topics, including book distribution, communications, education, and creating effective temple management systems.

Then in 2013, the GBC held a Sanga for Sannyas

TEXT 2

jnanam te 'ham sa-vijnanam
idam vaksyamy asesatah
yaj jnatva neha bhuyo 'nyaj
jnatavyam avasisyate

SYNONYMS

jnanam--phenomenal knowledge; te--unto you; aham--I; sa--with; vijnanam--noumenal knowledge; idam--this; vaksyami--shall explain; asesatah--in full; yat--which; jnatva--knowing; na--not; iha--in this world; bhuyah--further; anyat--anything more; jnatavyam--knowable; avasisyate--remains to be known.

TRANSLATION

I shall now declare unto you in full this knowledge both phenomenal and noum