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Strong Foundation in Student Life

2514919814?profile=originalLecture on Strong Foundation in Student Life by Bhakti Swarupa Damodara Swami

(Srila Prabhupada chose to show him special attention and favor. Seeing Maharaja’s dual qualifications as a Vaishnava scientist and a Manipuri Vaishnava, Srila Prabhupada personally trained him in “spiritual science” and gave great importance to his scientific work.)

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Hare Krsna, By the mercy of Lord Jagannath, Baladev and Subhadra and with special blessings of Srila Prabhupada and His Holiness Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaja, we feel great pleasure to announce the date of the historic Lord Jagannath Ratha Yatra (Festival of Chariot) in Ludhiana. This year Ludhiana Ratha Yatra will be held on 15th December 2013 (Sunday).

Kindly advertise this festival date on your temple's notice boards and inform your local temple, congregation members, devotee community,

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A2514919730?profile=originalA cool, calm, composed and controlled mind is everyone’s desire but most of us fail to harness the true potential of our mind. Many of us constantly get agitated by the unwarranted dictum of our mind which makes our life chaotic. People mostly commit suicide not because of any physical reason but only because of mental miseries.

Understanding the necessity of the time Iskcon has been conducting various workshops and seminars all over the world educating people as how to channelize the mind’s t

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This too will pass

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Once a King called upon all of his wise men and asked them,
" Is there a mantra or suggestion which works in every situation, in every
circumstance, in every place and in every time. Something which can help me
when none of you is available to advise me. Tell me is there any mantra?"
All wise men got puzzled by King's question. One answer for all questions?
Something that works everywhere, in every situation? In every joy, ev
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Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Muci haya suci haya yadi krsna bhaje. It is said that even a cobbler or person born in the family of a cobbler can be elevated to the position of a brahmana (suci) if he takes to Krishna consciousness. Any person who is purely Krishna conscious and who engages in chanting the Hare Krishna mantra is the purest in the whole universe. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 4.12.37 Purport)
 
Others, who are not devotees, may think, "How can peo
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Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Instead of actively taking part in politics, saintly persons should engage in the chanting the Hare Krishna maha-mantra. By the grace of Lord Caitanya, by simply chanting this Hare Krishna maha-mantra, the general populace can derive all benefits without political implications. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 4.14.12 Purport)
 
By following the principles of devotional service strictly, chanting twenty-four hours a day the Hare Krishn
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Becoming As Good As Krishna"

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Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 21.13-49 
New York, January 4, 1967 


Srila A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
 


Prabhupada: ...Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.

nantam vidamy aham ami munayo agrajas te
maya-balasya purusasya kuto 'vara ye
gayan gunan dasa-satanana adi-devah
seso 'dhunapi samavasyati nasya param

This is a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam. This was recited by Brahma. The purpose of this verse is... Brahma says that "Although I am Brahma, and before me a
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God and Google

2514919771?profile=originalLecture on God and Google by Radhika Raman Prabhu at Somaiya Campus

(Radhika Ramana Das, also known as Dr. Ravi M. Gupta, is a notable Vaishnava scholar. Presently, he is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia and a member of the faculty at Bhaktivedanta College.)

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Sri Lokanath Goswami

2514919661?profile=originalLecture on Sri Lokanath Goswami by Caru Prabhu

(Caru Das was initiated by Srila Prabhupada in 1970. He has been President, variously, of the Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Berkeley (USA) temples.)

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 5.14

TEXT 14

na kartrtvam na karmani
lokasya srjati prabhuh
na karma-phala-samyogam
svabhavas tu pravartate

 

SYNONYMS

na--never; kartrtvam--proprietorship; na--nor; karmani--activities; lokasya--of the people; srjati--creates; prabhuh--the master of the city of the body; na--nor; karma-phala--with the results of activities; samyogam--connection; svabhavah--the modes of material nature; tu--but; pravartate--act.

 

TRANSLATION

The embodied spirit, master of the city of his body, does not create activities, n

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Prabhupada Displeased with our chanting other Mantras!
[March 18, 1973, ISKCON Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir, India]

During ISKCON's first international festival in Mayapur, many devotees demonstrated how they had become influenced by the Bengali form of kirtan. Srila Prabhupada expressed some displeasure about the chanting of so many different mantras."They can chant their 'Nitai Gaura, Hari Bols'," he said, "but I will chant Hare Krishna and go back home, back to Godhead."

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The devotee who I admire most

Hare Krishna everyone! Please accept my humble obeisances! All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Since I've started pouring my heart out here, I thought that I should write a little about the devotee who taught me and inspired me the most back in the 1990's.

His name is Apurva prabhu, and he is a disciple of Srila Prabhupada who was the Temple President in Denver, Colorado when I lived there. 

His kindness to me and all the things I learned from him have always stuck with me through the years, even when

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Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Bhagavan Sri Krishna and His divine Book Gita, are the greatest assets, a Person can attain in this life Although God can not be seen or experienced , Sri Krishna is an exceptionHe is the *Poorna-avatar* ( complete manifestation of Supreme God ).Bhagavan pledges in Gita that, He is readily accessible to His Bhaktas and will never let them down.

If any Krishna-bhakta fails to connect with Sri Krishna or looses Bhakti a

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Prabhupada on Anger

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Upendra: Prabhupada, what is the nature of anger? How is anger...
Prabhupada: Anger means lust. When you are lusty and your lust is not fulfilled, you become angry. That's all. It is another feature of the lust. Kama esa krodha esa rajo-guna-samudbhavah. When you are too much influenced with the modes of passion, you become lusty. And when your lust is not fulfilled, then you are angry, next stage. And next stage is that
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A Simple Guide to De-clutter Your Mind

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Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." - Leonardo DaVinci. The goal of reducing clutter is to eliminate the non-essentials and keep only what is needed. If you are cleaning out your closet, this means deciding which pile each thing belongs in. But when it comes to the contents of your mind, the choice is where you place your attention. What do you want to feed with your most precious resource - your attention? We m

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How Krishna-Bhakti saves this world ?

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*Vedam* (The Vedas) is the life-air of HindusThe great Rishis by their intense *Tapas* ( Penance) have obtained the *Vedam* and passed it on through their DisciplesThe well-being of this world is founded on the *Vedam*.

Unfortunately, this age of deterioration ( Kali-yuga) is not suitable for *Vedam* Only about (6%) of the *Vedam* is presently available . All massive sufferings in this world are because of the loss

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Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Nandarani: Is our rasa with Krsna already established? I mean, is it eternal? Or do we, can we attain...

 
Prabhupada: No. It is already established. You have got eternal relationship. When you become liberated, you realize that your relationship is with Krsna like this. You'll develop that taste, whether in santa-rasa or dasya-rasa or madhurya-rasa or vatsalya-rasa. But that is not to be imitated at the present moment. Wh
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The Need of the Spirit Soul

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The self is beyond the gross body and subtle mind. He is the potent active principle of the body and mind. Without knowing the need of the dormant soul, one cannot be happy simply with emolument of the body and mind. The body and the mind are but superfluous outer coverings of the spirit soul. The spirit soul's needs must be fulfilled. Simply by cleansing the cage of the bird, one does not satisfy the bird. One must actu

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Who is a Great Person?

People come to adore great people or envy great people. And people like to become great in their own way somehow or the other, but what actually is greatness. So what are the actual qualities of a Mahatma or a great soul? Is greatness to have a lot of money? Some of the most degraded people in the world are billionaires and millionaires even today we see very wealthy people are funding terrorism, cruelty to innocent. Is that great? Is greatness fame, being a good singer, be

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