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How To Get Rid of Our Pride

2514917195?profile=originalLecture on How To Get Rid of Our Pride by Kratu Prabhu on 10 Jan 2011 at Toronto

(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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Wonderful Krsna

2514917146?profile=originalLecture on Wonderful Krsna by Jnanagamya Prabhu on 05 Aug 2012 at ISKCON Mayapur

(H.G. Jnanagamya Prabhu joined Srila Prabhupada’s Hare Krishna movement in 1972.)

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Krishna Bhakti, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Mahamantra and Mukti

 

                                                                                  - Veerendra Ekbote

                     

The Supreme Personality of Godhead - Krishna is Satchidanand (full of eternity, bliss and knowledge) and is known as the Super Soul or Swamsha.

The eternally existing Jivatmas - the individual Spirit Souls are his Amsha or the infinitesimal part and parcels of the Super Soul the Swamsha.

The individual Spirit Soul enjoys

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Srila Prabhupada Vani

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Srila Prabhupada Says - [Regarding how one should understand their spiritual development in Krsna consciousness]
 
Prabhupada: Generally Krsna-prema is the highest stage.
 
Guest (2): Is it right to say that Krsna-prema is the perfection of Krsna consciousness?
 
Prabhupada: Perfect is always. That is the highest stage. That we cannot relish. Just... All the rasas in relationship with Krsna is perfect. But according to differe
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Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Sri Caitanya Caritamrrta Madhya 1.218
 
dui jane prabhura krpa dekhi' bhakta-gane
'hari' 'hari' bale sabe anandita-mane
 
Translation
When all of the devotees saw the mercy of the Lord upon the two brothers, they were very much gladdened, and they began to chant the holy name of the Lord, "Hari! Hari!"
 
Purport
Srila Narottama dasa Tahakura says, chadiya vaisnava seva nistara peyeche keba: unless one serves a Vaisnava, he cannot
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Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

 
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yadā na paśyaty ayathā gunehām
svārthe pramattah sahasā vipaścit
gata-smrtir vindati tatra tāpān
āsādya maithunyam agāram ajnah

“Even though one may be very learned and wise, he is mad if he does not understand that the endeavor for sense gratification is a useless waste of time. Being forgetful of his own interest, he tries to be happy in the material world, centering

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Materialism Refuted

Taken from the book 'Tattva Viveka' written by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur

atmathava jadam sarvam

      svabhavad dhi pravartate

svabhavo vidyate nityam

      isha-jnanam nirarthakam

sarvatha ceshvarasiddhir

      isha-karta prayojanat

para-loka-katha mithya

      dhurtanam kalpanerita

samyogaj jada-tattvanam

      atma chaitanya-samjnitah

pradurbhavati dharmo 'yam

      nihito jada-vastuni

viyogat sa punas tatra

      gacchaty eva na samshayah

na tasya punar avrittir

      na muktir jnana-lakshana

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Love

2514917091?profile=originalSeminar on Love by Sankarsana Das Adhikari Prabhu

(His Divine Grace Sriman Sankarshan Das Adhikari appeared in this world in St. Louis, Missouri, USA on 7 November 1947, the tenth day (Dasami) of the most holy month of Kartik according to the Vaisnava calendar.)

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Mamata Banerjee with Tollywood actress Koyal Mullick at the inauguration of Rath Yatra in Kolkata


Devotees revelled in the drizzle amid chants as the splendidly decorated chariots of Lord Jagannath, Balaram and Subhadra threaded their way through the city Wednesday during the annual rath yatra (chariot festival) here.


West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee flagged off the annual rath yatra festival organised by International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), by sweeping the streets with a gold-plated broom. Banerjee, who took part in the rituals, distributed prasadam before

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Hera Pancami Lecture

2514917144?profile=originalLecture on Hera Pancami by Bhakti Rasamrita Swami

(His Holiness Bhakti Rasamrita Swami completed his B.E. from M.S University Baroda, MBA from Bombay University & worked for some time in a multinational Bank.)

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Hare Krsna and Dandavats to all.

Someone asked me today that why is your Lord taking birth again and again in different parts of India and no where else ? He can spread the message in better way by taking birth in other parts of the world as well ? I did not have an instant answer ? can anyone help me ?

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Lord Jagannatha’s Beauty

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The previous day of Ratha Yatra (today) marks the performance of the festival of Netrotsava. This great festival is the life and soul of the devotees. On this occasion, greatly happy, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu took all the devotees with Him and visited the Lord in the temple. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was very thirsty to see the Lord, and His eyes became like two bumblebees drinking the honey from the lotuslike eyes of Lord

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Srila Prabhupada Vani

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Prabhupada: That is foolishness. That is foolishness. It is not enjoyable. That is... If a criminal says, "The prisonhouse is very enjoyable," it is like that.
Cyavana: But all the travel brochures and the advertisements, they say it's nice here. All the advertising and travel brochures, they say it is nice.
Prabhupada: Let him say, but prisonhouse, is it nice? That is foolishness.
Cyavana: But everyone else says it's nice.
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To train a new man is like training a wild animal to be a pet. Just like the tiger is trained in the circus and later on they are dancing to the tune of the master. So the point being stressed is training. A preacher should always be tolerant. Letter to Gaura Hari, July 9, 1971.
 
Although the Goddess of Fortune is very restless and does not like to stay in one place for very long time, she is always finding new wonderful
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Hare Krsna

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When the Bhaktas are sincere in their Bhakti , God responds personally. Such divine miracles are God's gift to the Bhaktas.

The following is such a personal experience :

We had an ancient family temple ( Durga as main Deity and Nagaraj, Nagas, Yogeswar, etc as Sub-deities)Decades before, these temples were well managedLater, the activities were reduced because of financial and some other reasonsSince a few years back

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The Transcendental Name of Krishna

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Vasudeva, or Lord Krishna, the Absolute Personality of Godhead, is the supreme controller of everything. There is no one in creation who is not afraid of the rage of the Almighty. Great asuras like Ravana, Hiranyakasipu, Kamsa, and others who were very powerful living entities were all killed by the Personality of Godhead. And the almighty Vasudeva has empowered His name with the powers of His personal Self. Everything i

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Jagganath Rath Yatra - ISKCON Surat

SURAT: Thousands of devotees participated in the Lord Jagannath RathYatra organized in the city which turned out to be a joyful celebration with continuous rainfall till late evening. The Rath Yatra, organized by ISKCON temple, started near Surat railway station and ended at ISKCON temple in Jahangirpura in the evening.

Around 10,000 people participated in Lord Jagannath's yatra which remained peaceful throughout the route. Apart from the decked-up horses, no other animals were used in the yat

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Hera Panchami

2514917134?profile=originalLecture on Hera Panchami by Bhakti Purusottama Swami

(Bhakti Purusottama Swami first joined ISKCON in Mayapur, India, in 1978. He is an initiated disciple of Jayapataka Swami and is an integral part of the organization of the Headquarters of ISKCON in Mayapur, where he is based.)

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Hera Pancmi Festival

2514917100?profile=originalLecture on Hera Pancmi Festival by Mahanidhi Swami

(Mahanidhi Swami’s spiritual journey began in his early years when he was raised in a Christian family. His early education included an extensive study of the Bible. However, he found Christian theology leaving many of his questions unanswered.)

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 5.3

TEXT 3

jneyah sa nitya-sannyasi
yo na dvesti na kanksati
nirdvandvo hi maha-baho
sukham bandhat pramucyate

 

SYNONYMS

jneyah--should be known; sah--he; nitya--always; sannyasi--renouncer; yah--who; na--never; dvesti--abhors; na--nor; kanksati--desires; nirdvandvah--free from all dualities; hi--certainly; maha-baho--O mighty-armed one; sukham--happily; bandhat--from bondage; pramucyate--is completely liberated.

 

TRANSLATION

One who neither hates nor desires the fruits of his activities is known to be a

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