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By His Holiness Sivarama Swami

In England, there are two categories of congregation members. One is the Indians and the other is the locals. With the Indians, it is easy because they’re already Krishna conscious. For them it’s just a matter of taking up the practice. For the Westerners, before they become a part of the congregation, it is a real issue. Bringing them to that point requires a lot more work.

In both cases, generally, I find that congregational preaching, if it’s not systematic, plann

TEXT 44

purvabhyasena tenaiva
hriyate hy avaso 'pi sah
jijnasur api yogasya
sabda-brahmativartate

SYNONYMS

purva--previous; abhyasena--practice; tena--by the influence of that; eva--certainly; hriyate--is attracted; hi--surely; avasah--helpless; api--also; sah--he; jijnasuh--willing to know; api--so; yogasya--of yoga; sabda-brahma--ritualistic principles of scripture; ativartate--transcends.

TRANSLATION

By virtue of the divine consciousness of his previous life, he automatically becomes attracted t

Prabhupada: Yes. Our philosophy is to purify, ceto-darpana-marjanam [Cc. Antya 20.12]. Our philosophy is to purify the core of the heart from all dirty things. This is basic principle of our philosophy, ceto-darpana-marjanam, cleansing the core of the heart. So just this morning several boys and girls became initiated. So our first promise is, before the Deity, before the fire, before the Vaisnavas, before the spiritual master, that from this day no more illicit sex, no more intoxication, no mor

Bhajans by Sri Murari Gupta www.vaishnavsongs.com

Laksmi Puja means worship of Laksmi Devi, the consort of Lord Visnu Goddess Laxmi is said to have emerged from the ocean of milk at Diwali. On that day, Laxmi puja was performed to honour Her and as such, every year at Diwali, She is worshipped and offered prayers (not observed by Gaudiya Vaisnavas).

Gita Dhyanam

Om Parthaya Pratibodhitam

Song Name: Om Parthaya Pratibodhitam

Official Name: Gita Dhyanam

Author: Adi Shankaracharya / Madhusudan Saraswati / Sridhar Swami

Book Name: None

Language: Sanskrit

LYRICS:

(1)

pārthāya pratibodhitāḿ bhagavatā nārāyaṇena svayaḿ

vyāsena grathitāḿ purāṇa-muninā madhye mahābhārate

advaitāmṛta-varṣiṇīḿ bhagavatīm aṣṭādaśādhyāyinīḿ

amba tvām anusandadhāmi bhagavad-gīte bhava-dveṣiṇīm

(2)

namo'stu te vyāsa viśāla-buddhe

phullāravindāyātapatra-netre

yena tvayā bhārata-tai

Lecture on Importance of Cow Protection by Bhakti Raghava Swami on 13 Oct 2013 at ISKCON Chowpatty

(His Holiness Bhakti Raghava Swami has been serving with great dedication for many decades. During the early days of Mayapur development, he lost one leg due to an attack with bomb in Mayapur.)

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Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HG Vaisesika Prabhu on 13 Sept 2013 at ISKCON Vrindavan

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 04, Chapter 30, Text 37

(For thirty-six years Vaisesika Prabhu has been traveling, lecturing, counseling and inspiring devotees and other serious aspirants of spiritual life throughout the world.)

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Lecture on Dont Take Things Cheaply by Bir Krishna Goswami at Labasa on 21 Sept 2013

(Bir Krishna Goswami became directly involved in the publication of Srila Prabhupada’s books in English and Spanish.)

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Lord Krsna’s autumn rasa dance with His girlfriends.

On this day the deities of Vrndavana are nicely decorated in white. Krsna lila dramas are enacted. Because the moon is very auspicious, the vraja vasis leave pots of sweet rice exposed to the full moon for the whole night, to turn the sweet rice into ambrosial amrta.

Lecture on Advantages and Disadvantages of Hindu Culture by Bhakti Vikas Swami on 05 Sept 2013 at Ireland

(He has since travelled widely throughout the subcontinent, lecturing in English, Hindi, and Bengali. His Holiness also travels to and preaches Krishna consciousness in other parts of the world. He continues to write books and magazine articles.)

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H.H. Jayapataka Swami talking about congregation preaching and the importance of “The Nectar of Congregational Preaching” book:

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Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Class by Dayananda Swami on 04 Oct 2013 at ISKCON Bhaktivedanta Manor

(Formerly known as Abhay Prabhu, he took sannyasa in 2010 on the auspicious appearance day of Sri Ramanujacarya to become the 100th sannyasi in ISKCON.)

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Lecture on Eligibility to go Beyond Varnashrama Dharma by Giriraj Swami on 06 Oct 2013 at Dallas

(Giriraj Swami has also taught at the Vrindavan Institute for Higher Education and continues to lecture and to give presentations at japa retreats and workshops around the world.)

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Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Class by His Holiness Prabodhananda Sarasvati Swami at ISKCON Mira Road on 11th Oct 2013
(Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10, Chapter 06, Text 13)

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1. Alignment with Srila Prabhupada

• Krishna Conscious family life is consistent with the teachings and example of Srila Prabhupada. • Srila Prabhupada’s teachings must be applied with consideration of time, place and circumstance. • In the field of grihastha life, one should take into account the local culture without compromising Srila Prabhupada’s teachings. One should not attempt to simply transpose practices from one culture to another without understanding the principles and values underpi

Prabhupada: "One" means in quality. And in the Vedic literature we say aham brahmasmi. That means we are one in quality. Brahma-bhutah prasannatma. So now we are material-bhutah, jiva-bhutah. When we realize that "I am not this body. I am spirit soul, I am part and parcel of God," that is brahma-bhutah. Then bhakti begins.

By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

There was a king who was deeply chagrined by the behavior of his ministers and courtiers. Whenever there was a banquet at the palace, he noticed that none of the nobles and aristocrats gathered together on the occasion, ever paused to offer a prayer to the Lord before eating their meals. Laughing and chatting, they just gulped down their food without any thought of thanks to the Provider.

The king decided to teach them a

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada