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Placed on the crossing corner that makes both Avenida Marqués Del Toro and Avenida Los Próceres in San Bernardino, ISKCON CARACAS Mandira intends to be an open place of concord, peace and spiritual gifts as Srila Prabhupada stated in his many books, letters, and darshans that he built a house wherein the whole world may live: ISKCON. 

TEXT 36

asamyatatmana yogo
dusprapa iti me matih
vasyatmana tu yatata
sakyo 'vaptum upayatah

SYNONYMS

asamyata--unbridled; atmana--by the mind; yogah--self-realization; dusprapah--difficult to obtain; iti--thus; me--My; matih--opinion; vasya--controlled; atmana--by the mind; tu--but; yatata--while endeavoring; sakyah--practical; avaptum--to achieve; upayatah--appropriate means.

TRANSLATION

For one whose mind is unbridled, self-realization is difficult work. But he whose mind is controlled and who s

Chapter 9: The Most Confidential Knowledge
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Bhagavad-gītā As It Is 9.30

api cet su-durācāro
bhajate mām ananya-bhāk
sādhur eva sa mantavyaḥ
samyag vyavasito hi saḥ
SYNONYMS

api — even; cet — if; su-durācāraḥ — one committing the most abominable actions; bhajate — is engaged in devotional service; mām — unto Me; ananya-bhāk — without deviation; sādhuḥ — a saint; eva — certainly; saḥ — he; mantavyaḥ — is to be considered; samyak — completely; vyavasitaḥ — situated in determinat

Lecture on Radhastami by HH Radhanath Swami on 13 Sept 2013 at Bhaktivedanta Manor

(In 1979, he left his pujari service and caring for cows at the farming community to pioneer educational programs in colleges and universities in the United States.Radhanath Swami took the vows of sannyasa in 1986 and returned to India.)

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Lecture on Qualifications of Parikshit Maharaj by Romapada Swami on 18 Aug 2013 at Detroit

(His devotional career began with management, first as president of the Manhattan temple (1977-78), then as regional secretary for New England (1979-82), and then again as president of the Brooklyn temple (1982-83). From 1996 up to 2008, he served continuously as a member of the North American Executive Committee (NA EC), and he was the chairman of the GBC EC in 2009-2010.)

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Sunday Feast Lecture by HG Sesa Prabhu at ISKCON Alachua on 29 Sept 2013

(Sesa Dasa was initiated by Srila Prabhupada in 1974 while he was traveling as a member of the initial Bhaktivedanta Book Trust library party. Sesa Dasa has a portfolio of two ministries: Minister of Educational Development and Minister of Justice, under which ISKCON Resolve works.)

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Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Class by Radha Govinda Swami at ISKCON Juhu on 27 Sept 2013
(Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 06, Chapter 01, Text 15)

(H.H. Radha Govinda Swami, a direct disciple of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder of ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness), lives in Vrindavan, India.)

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Lecture on Bhagvan Avashya Raksha Karte Hai by Bhakti Rasamrita Swami at ISKCON Mira Road on 01 Oct 2013

(He served as temple president in Mumbai, Belgaum and Vrindavan- which is the spiritual hub of world wide ISKCON temples. He has been preaching in many prestigious educational institutions all over India.)

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It brings material prosperity

Scarcity of food in this age can be counteracted by propagation of sankirtana−yajna, chanting of the holy name:

[The personified earth planet to King Prthu]: Due to being stocked for a very long time, all the grain seeds within me have certainly deteriorated. Therefore you shoult immediately arrange to take these seeds out by the standard process, which is recommended by the acaryas or sastr

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Destiny

Source: [granthraj]

While reading Srila Prabhupada's book I came across a very nice realization that destiny cannot be changed. But in spite of our destiny, if we try for Krishna consciousness, we can achieve spiritual success. We should not waste our energy for material happiness, because we cannot get more than what we are destined to have. That is why Prahlada Maharaja urged his friends, kaumara aacaret praajn

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Is every thing is predestined?

Are we architects of Your Own Destiny.

Pain is destined if you choose to remain in material world. Unlimited bliss is destined if you choose to go back to the spiritual world. Your going back or staying here is not
predestined. It is your choice. In the ultimate regard, you are the architect of your own destiny.

We all are Krishna's part and parcels (bg 15.7). Our duty as well as aim of human

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

TEXT 35

sri-bhagavan uvaca
asamsayam maha-baho
mano durnigraham calam
abhyasena tu kaunteya
vairagyena ca grhyate

SYNONYMS

sri-bhagavan uvaca--the Personality of Godhead said; asamsayam--undoubtedly; maha-baho--O mighty-armed one; manah--mind; durnigraham--difficult to curb; calam--flickering; abhyasena--by practice; tu--but; kaunteya--O son of Kunti; vairagyena--by detachment; ca--also; grhyate--can be so controlled.

TRANSLATION

The Blessed Lord said: O mighty-armed son of Kunti, it is undoubtedly

Lecture on Hearing is most Important by HH Kadamba Kanana Swami at ISKOCN Melbourne on 29 Sept 2013

(HH Kadamba Kanana Swami coordinated the construction of Srila Prabhupada’s samadhi in Mayapur. He took sannyasa in 1997 and is now an initiating guru.)

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Lecture on The Importance of Devotees by HH Giriraj Swami at ISKOCN Houston on 22 Sept 2013
(Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 36 Text 16)

(In 1972 Giriraj Swami was appointed by Prabhupada to be president of ISKCON Bombay and trustee of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.)

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It was an amazing Rath Yatra festival at London. My perspective was limited, since I stayed by Srila Prabhupada's side, but it was filled with adventure. Srila Prabhupada was very enthusiastic. His Vyasasana was available on the Ratha cart, but he decided to walk with the devotees. Srila Prabhupada walked in front of the cart clapping his hands to the beat of the kirtan. He raised his hands in the air encouraging everyone to dance. He looked like the supreme puppeteer. 

As he raised his hands

Lecture on Lalita and Visakha Devi Installation Ceremony by Bhanu Swami on 11 Sept 2013 at ISKCON Nashik

(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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Dear devotees,

PAMHO. AGTSP.

We, ISKCON Congregational Development Ministry, are happy to share with you the premiere of the new video made by us about the Kartika Month and the importance of the Damodara Program. We hope you enjoy it and please share it with your friends and family.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knTzt3_ZVY4

On behalf of the ISKCON Congregational Development Ministry,

Ys Manjulali Manjari Sevini dd.

By Mayesa das edited by Gauragopala dasa

Part One Finding the Moon in Surya Siddhanta

The formula for finding the planets in the Surya Siddhanta cannot be employed for the moon. This is so because all the planets are found taking help of the number 324,000 and 57,753,336 which are for the moon. If we try to derive the moon from this formula the numbers cancel each other out.

Therefore the Surya Siddhanta gives us two separate numbers for the moon. Still our numbers will be canceled out applying