Lecture on House is Burning down still happy by HH Prahladananada Swami on 27 July 2013 at Timisoara
(Prahladananda Swami was born in 1949, in Buffallo, New York. He studied at the University of Buffalo, where he received a full scholarship. In January 1969 he joined ISKCON and received both initiations that year from Srila Prabhupada. He helped open temples and distributed Srila Prabhpada's books and preached in universities.)
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Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Class by Lokanath Swami on 06 Oct 2012 at ISKCON Juhu
(Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 06, Chapter 01, Text 22)
(Born in Aravade, a small village Maharashtra, Indian, he went to Mumbai for studying. In the year 1971, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada was touring India with his foreign disciples and had organized a pandal program in Mumbai.)
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Lecture on The Basis for Feelings of Separation is Humility by HH Giriraj Swami on 03 Oct 2013 at ISKCON Dallas
(In 1972 Giriraj 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 Processes of Bhakti means to directly offer to the Lord by Bhanu Swami
(Bhanu Swami has been a GBC member since 2003. His zonal assignments cover South India, and he is co-GBC for Japan. His history in management is as a regional secretary for South India since 1986.)
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By Her Grace Malati Devi Dasi
Developing congregations in ISKCON is actually something so important that enough cannot be said about it. Initially the temples were our homes, and if you were not living in the temple, then you were considered to be in maya. Thankfully that concept no longer exists.
As wonderful and as big our temples may become, they are not going to be able to be big enough to accommodate the whole world. Lord Caitanya’s movement is meant to encompass the whole world. The temple i
TEXT 38
kaccin nobhaya-vibhrastas
chinnabhram iva nasyati
apratistho maha-baho
vimudho brahmanah pathi
SYNONYMS
kaccit--whether; na--not; ubhaya--both; vibhrastah--deviated from; chinna--fallen; abhram--cloud; iva--like; nasyati--perishes; apratisthah--without any position; maha-baho--O mighty-armed Krsna; vimudhah--bewildered; brahmanah--of transcendence; pathi--on the path.
TRANSLATION
O mighty-armed Krsna, does not such a man, being deviated from the path of Transcendence, perish like a riven cl
So, before surrendering, one has to study the person where he is going to surrender. Then he surrenders. That is real surrender. And blindly surrender, that will not stay. So, our first business is to surrender to God; therefore we must know what is God. Then you must surrender. And, the emotion is good. That means you are advanced. If you understand that God is giving us everything. So, that emotion is very good. If one from the very beginning becomes emotional, "Oh, God is so kind. God is so g
Devotees when they start criticizing each other they start losing interest in mangala arati, then they start losing interest in Bhagavatam, then they start losing interest in chanting and one day they just go out of the door. Finish. This is how our thinking has a very bad effect. Bad thinking will give a very bad face like chimpanzee. Nobody likes to have a face of a chimpanzee. Enough of chimpanzee face, now we should have a nice innocent face. - Mahavishnu Goswami
The material scientists confess they cannot observe the entire material universe in its fullness because there is a subtle material energy they cannot detect that they call dark matter and dark energy that makes up most of the material universe.
Over the last few years many modern scientist today have concluded that there is a type of subtle matter in the material universe that is undetected by the instruments made of gross matter (materials made of ordinary matter) that we are familiar with in
Lecture on One must minimize the desires for Material Enjoyment by Kadamba Kanana Swami on 04 Oct 2013 at ISKCON Melbourne
(Kadamba Kanana Swami joined ISKCON in 1978 in Amsterdam. Until 1984 he managed projects in Vrindavana. From 1985 through 1990 he coordinated the construction of Srila Prabhupada’s samadhi in Mayapur.)
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Lecture on Should Vaishnavas Pray to Jesus by HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami on 25 August 2013 at Ireland
(His Holiness Bhakti Vikasa Swami appeared in this world in 1957 in England. He joined the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in London in 1975 and was initiated in that year with the name Ilapati dasa by ISKCON's founder-acarya, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.)
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Lecture on The Glories of Srila Rupa Goswami and Sri Gauridas Pandit by HH Bhakti Caitanya Swami on 15 August 2013 at Sandton
(Bhakti Caitanya Swami is mostly engaged in traveling and spreading Krsna consciousness in an authoritative and accessible way. His permanent base is Durban, where his gentle and saintly presence provides stability.)
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Lecture on Krishna Used Indra to Teach Us by His Holiness Bhakti Rasamrita Swami at ISKCON Chowpatty on 05 Oct 2013
(His Holiness Bhakti Rasamrita Swami has preached the message of Bhagavad gita very widely, especially to the student community. He served as temple president in Mumbai, Belgaum and Vrindavan- which is the spiritual hub of world wide ISKCON temples.)
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TEXT 37
arjuna uvaca
ayatih sraddhayopeto
yogac calita-manasah
aprapya yoga-samsiddhim
kam gatim krsna gacchati
SYNONYMS
arjunah uvaca--Arjuna said; ayatih--unsuccessful transcendentalist; sraddhaya--with faith; upetah--engaged; yogat--from the mystic link; calita--deviated; manasah--of one who has such a mind; aprapya--failing; yoga-samsiddhim--highest perfection in mysticism; kam--which; gatim--destination; krsna--O Krsna; gacchati--achieves.
TRANSLATION
Arjuna said: What is the destination of th
Spiritual world means there the Supreme Lord is supreme, nobody else. And all others, they are engaged in His service. This is spiritual world. Here, in the material world, everyone is trying to be master. In the spiritual world there is no such attempt. They know the master is only God and all others, they are servants. That is the difference between material and spiritual.
By H.D.G.Srila Prabhupada
*By Santi Vardhana Caitanya Dasa***
Dear Maharajas, Prabhus and Matajis, please accept my respectful obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.****
HH Bhakti Vrajendranandana Swami Maharaja, dear disciple of Srila Prabhupada and ISKCON Malaysia President, is in very critical stage now.****
Three weeks ago HH had vomited 2 liters of blood which was replaced. This morning, Ekadasi tithi at 5.15am, Maharaja again vomited blood. This is because of the immune system attacking his liver which is
BY: GAURAGOPALA DASA
Mayesa Prabhu and Sadaputa Prabhu differ greatly in their understanding of Surya-Siddhanta and the 5th Canto of Srimad Bhagavatam; Mayesa cannot understand how one can come to the conclusion that the Moon is 258,000 miles from Earth, which is close to the material scientist’s calculations of 238,000 miles, with mathematical calculations found in both Srimad Bhagavatam and Surya-siddhanta. Who is right?
Also why did Srila Prabhupada accept the distance between Earth and Sun a
Our Well-wisher Is Always Our Well-wisher.
A true well-wisher always has our best interest in mind, whether or not we understand his intentions. In this connection I would like to share a beautiful legend a devotee from Kazakhstan told me. It’s about Genghis Khan and his falcon, and it contains two important lessons for our spiritual life. Even today we find Genghis Khan’s legacy impressive. Wars are often motivated by the insatiable hunger for new territory and wealth, as well as by the crue
Letter to: Gandhi Memorial Fund
Calcutta
5 July, 1949
49-07-05
The Secretary
The Board of Trustees of Mahatma Gandhi Memorial National Fund,
New Delhi.
Dear Sir,
With reference to the invitation issued by your Board, for suggestions for the administration of the Fund, I beg to inform that Gandhiji's memorial can fittingly be perpetuated by a continued effort to keep in motion his spiritual movements. I beg to suggest most humbly to your board that Gandhiji, minus his spiritual activities, is a
