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Today we are celebrating the most auspicious appearance day of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura. He was a government magistrate and despite this, he managed to chant sixty-four rounds daily, wrote many books and songs, actively preached and worked on establishing the entire Nama-hatta movement.

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s revolutionary and practical vision for worldwide preaching is revealed in his newsletter the Godruma Kalpatavi. For members of ISKCON today, when almost all of us live and work outsi

TEXT 25

sanaih sanair uparamed
buddhya dhrti-grhitaya
atma-samstham manah krtva
na kincid api cintayet

SYNONYMS

sanaih--gradually; sanaih--step by step; uparamet--hesitated; buddhya--by intelligence; dhrti-grhitaya--carrying the conviction; atma-samstham--placed in transcendence; manah--mind; krtva--doing so; na--not; kincit--anything else; api--even; cintayet--be thinking of.

TRANSLATION

Gradually, step by step, with full conviction, one should become situated in trance by means of intelligence, a

This life, human life, is distinguished from animal life because the animal cannot inquire about transcendence. The human life, if it is not interested in transcendence, then he is animal. If simply he is interested with the bodily demands of life, namely eating, sleeping, sex and defense, these are bodily demands of life. So if we think that "Dog is eating on the street, and we are eating very palatable dishes, nicely made, very tasteful. That is advancement of civilization," that is not advanc

All glories to Srila Prabhupad,

                                                                                      Ekadashi observation is an important step forward God's satisfaction. According to Vaisnav Philosophy, to keep away from some grains on the day develops one devotee's status,which he desires of. It is said in the "SASTRA" that sin stays in some grains on the day of The Ekadashi. So these grains are avoided in eating on the day,despite these are Maha Prasad. However the 'ANU KALPA

Lecture on Appearance Day of Lord Vamana Deva by HH Bir Krishna Goswami on 31 August 2009 at ISKCON New Goloka

(Bir Krishna Goswami became a member of the Krishna conscious community in Gainesville, Florida in 1971. Shortly thereafter, he was initiated as Srila Prabhupada’s disciple.)

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Lecture on Vamana Dvadashi by HH Jayadvaita Swami at Ljubljana

(Jayadvaita Swami is editor, publisher, and teacher. He is a disciple of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder-Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.)

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Lecture on Vamana Dwadashi by HH Giriraj Swami on 31 Aug 2013 at San Diego

(In 1972 Giriraj Swami was appointed by Prabhupada to be president of ISKCON Bombay and trustee of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust. Since then, he has made many significant contributions to Srila Prabhupada’s mission, most notably overseeing all aspects of the development of Hare Krishna Land in Juhu, Bombay.)

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Lecture on Appearance Day of Lord Vamana Deva by HH Bhanu Swami at ISKCON Chennai

(The appearance anniversary of Lord Vamanadeva, the dwarf incarnation of Lord Krsna.)

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TEXT 24

sa niscayena yoktavyo
yogo 'nirvinna-cetasa
sankalpa-prabhavan kamams
tyaktva sarvan asesatah
manasaivendriya-gramam
viniyamya samantatah

SYNONYMS

sah--that yoga system; niscayena--with firm determination; yoktavyah--must be practiced; yogah--in such practice; anirvinna-cetasa--without deviation; sankalpa--material desires; prabhavan--born of; kaman--sense gratification; tyaktva--giving up; sarvan--all; asesatah--completely; manasa--by the mind; eva--certainly; indriya-gramam--the full set

Read more about Ananta Caturdasi Vrata : Appearance Day of Padmanabha on www.harekrishnacalendar.com

By His Holiness Romapada Swami

 When incorporating his worldwide mission dedicated to spreading Krishna consciousness all over the world, Srila Prabhupada outlined seven purposes which capsulized the essence of his mission. By analyzing these seven purposes, one can see how congregation development is aimed at fulfilling all of these seven purposes, when the congregation is properly organized and directed.

1. To systematically propagate spiritual knowledge to society at large and to educate all p

Read more about Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura on www.gaudiyahistory.com
Bhajans by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura on www.vaishnavsongs.com 
Video Lectures on Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura on YouTube
Audio Lectures on Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura on www.audio.iskcondesiretree.net 
 

All living entities are rotting in this way, but if some of them or one of them becomes very fortunate, then by the grace of guru and Krsna he gets this line of devotional service. It is for the most fortunate person, not ordinary.

By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

Read more about Srila Haridasa Thakura on www.gaudiyahistory.com 
Video Lectures on Srila Haridasa Thakura on YouTube 
Audio Lectures on Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura on www.audio.iskcondesiretree.net 

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Sometimes, even Krishna-Bhaktas suspect whether they are in the right track of Krishna-Bhakti. This doubt is caused by *Maya* ( illusionary energy of Sri Krishna).Bhagavan regularly tests His Bhaktas, by *Maya*, to confirm their real Bhakti. Really fortunate are those Bhaktas who pass such tests by remaining loyal to Bhagavan.

Rishi-given Principles of Spirituality

•           Eschew eating the flesh of dead creatures. 

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Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Letters of  His Divine Grace A. C. Bhativedanta Swami Prabhupada

Pujaniya Sripada Tirtha Maharaja,

May it please your Holiness. I am in due receipt of your letter of the 17th instant and although it is not very encouraging still as I am not a man to bedisappointed, I take courage from your letter as you write to say that there is possibility to raise the fund but it will

                                         All glories to Srila Prabhupad 

                                                                                      The basic nature of an individual is to search something better suitable to him.That is why he roams around many ideas, following some way of life& looking forward for another, if better than the now. But life with the materialists & their ideas (how much renowned they  may be) has proved to be less worthier in course of time. But Srila Pra

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada