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The Life of Nelson Mandela


The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) joins the world in mourning and paying tribute to the foremost human rights icon of current times. We offer our condolences to the Mandela family and to the entire South African nation.


In 1990 at the age of 72, after 27 years of being imprisoned by the apartheid government, he reached out to his oppressors and chartered a peaceful transformation to democracy in a country where the minority was gripped with fear for what the future m

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So I am very pleased with your activities. Now continue and increase. Everyone will want our books. We will always have customers. This is Caitanya Mahaprabhu's mercy. (S.P.L. to Ghanasyama 20/11/75)

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A Message from Gopal Krishna Goswami
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Humans Four Defects

2514939122?profile=originalLecture on Humans Four Defects by Vedavyasapriya Swami on Sept 2008 at ISKCON Melbourne

(Vedavyasapriya Swami worked as a research biochemist first in East Africa and then later when he migrated to USA. Within a week of arrival in the USA, he met the devotees, disciples of His Divine Grace, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Srila Prabhupada)

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Power of Association

2514938984?profile=originalLecture on Power of Association by Shikshashtakam Prabhu

(His Grace Shikshashtakam Prabhu has served Indian Air Force for 7 years. During his tenure he was selected as a fighter pilot and also represented Indian Air Force in National Tennis Championship.

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We are Happy only in Krishna Consciousness

2514939006?profile=originalLecture on We are Happy only in Krishna Consciousness by Trivikrama Swamion 13 April 2003

(His Holiness Trivikrama Swami, was born in 1941, he was initiated by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in 1969 and given sannyas initiation in 1971.)

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Watering the Root Satisfies Whole Tree

2514938942?profile=originalLecture on Watering the Root Satisfies Whole Tree by Danavir Goswami

(Danavir Goswami proceeded to inaugurate Bhakta Programs elsewhere in America, Europe, Africa, India, etc. Presently this comprehensive educational system for new devotees is standard throughout ISKCON. He is the author of many books.)

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 7.26

TEXT 26

vedaham samatitani
vartamanani carjuna
bhavisyani ca bhutani
mam tu veda na kascana

 

SYNONYMS

veda--know; aham--I; sama--equally; a titani--past; vartamanani--present; ca--and; arjuna--O Arjuna; bhavisyani--future; ca--also; bhutani--living entities; mam--Me; tu--but; veda--knows; na--not; kascana--anyone.

 

TRANSLATION

O Arjuna, as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, I know everything that has happened in the past, all that is happening in the present, and all things that are yet to come. I a

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Prabhupada: Yes. Therefore the Vedic scripture says, isvarah paramah krsnah sac-cid-ananda-vigrahah [Bs. 5.1]. His person is different. Sac-cid-ananda. That is not exactly with our personality. This is material. This is temporary personality. Now I am man. Next time I may become dog, Next time become demigod. It is changing. It is not eternal, sat. So God is not like that. Just like Krsna says, sambhavamy atma-mayaya [Bg. 4.6]. He does not come here being forced by the material energy. He comes

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HH Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj

Hare Krishna.Gopal-Krishna-Goswami-MaharajToday I wish to write about one of the most senior and respected leader of ISKCON HH Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj.During my initial days I heard Maharaj’s name often. I also had the good fortune to attend some of his lectures at Punjabi Bagh. I had no idea about Maharaj’s stature and just knew that whenever he was at Punjabi Bagh Temple, there was always more activity and extra enthusiasm in the devotees. But then the same was the case when some other s
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Last 4 days of Kartikin Vrindavan

Hare Krishna.14th NovemberI left for Vrindavan in the afternoon with three other devotees. We reached just when Guru maharaj’s seminar was going on in the Balram Hall. It was wonderful to listen to Krishna’s Vrindavan Lila’s from Guru Maharaj. This seminar was for 5 days and culminated on 17th evening with description of Vrindavan in the spiritual world.Later I took darshan of Guru Maharaj at his apartment with other devotees. Guru Maharaj always emphasizes on staying under the shelter of Srila
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Kartika weekend at Vrindavan

Hare Krishna.9th NovemberI was back in Vrindavan on Saturday afternoon, thanks to Atma Prabhu for inspiring me to come back and Deepak Handa Prabhu for giving me a ride, conclusion always listen to devotees.In the afternoon I met Nand Maharaj Prabhu in the temple compound. He wanted to know if I had any questions to ask him. I had requested Sumeet Prabhu yesterday that I wanted to meet him. I wanted to hear him speak about Krishna consciousness. I somehow mumbled some questions and comments abou
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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 7.25

TEXT 25

naham prakasah sarvasya
yoga-maya-samavrtah
mudho 'yam nabhijanati
loko mam ajam avyayam

 

SYNONYMS

na--nor; aham--I; prakasah--manifest; sarvasya--to everyone; yoga-maya--internal potency; samavrtah--covered; mudhah--foolish; ayam--this; na--not; abhijanati--can understand; lokah--such less intelligent persons; mam--Me; ajam--unborn; avyayam--inexhaustible.

 

TRANSLATION

I am never manifest to the foolish and unintelligent. For them I am covered by My eternal creative potency [yoga-maya]; and

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So I am always emphasizing book distribution. It is the better kirtana. It is better than chanting. Of course chanting should not stop, but book distribution is the best kirtana. (S.P.L. to Srutadeva dasa 24/10/74)


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Just For Chanting Hare Krishna !

Recently I have taken a 4 month break from my spiritual  practice of many years chanting the Hare Krishna mantra. Instead I began hanging out with fundamentalist Christians reading the bible; then leaving that path more or less, I explored what the new age movement had to offer: I became interested in the process of sitting in mediation, discussions about how we are liberated as well as our position as creator of our own individual reality. It's all been wonderful

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Sex is a blood sucker

2514938904?profile=originalLecture on Sex is a blood sucker by Sankarsana Das Adhikari Prabhu on 22 June 2012 at Sydney

(Sankarshan Das fully dedicated his life for serving the order of his spiritual master to become a guru and deliver the world. For the last 40 years he has uninterruptedly served his spiritual master’s movement, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), in various capacities.)

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Place of Renunciation in Devotional Life

2514938890?profile=originalLecture on Place of Renunciation in Devotional Life by Yadunanadana Swami on 08 Nov 2011 at ISKCON 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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2514938911?profile=originalLecture on How to cope with Material World and Pratice Krishna Conciousness by Kratu Prabhu in 2011 at Celje

(During high schooling years, he became president of the students union and went on to receive a bachelor degree in engineering from the M.S. University, Baroda.)

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Reasons to take up Krsna consciousness

2514938956?profile=originalLecture on Reasons to take up Krsna consciousness by Sridhar Swami on 22 Aug 1997 at Weisbadan

(In Sridhar Swami's life, Srila Prabhupada's sparked a 35 year spiritual journey that began far from its ending point in holy India. Sridhar Swami described himself as a shy person before coming to Krsna consciousness.)

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