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From Srila Prabhupad Lilamrita -- -Jaladuta diary
September 10, 1965
The Jaladuta is a regular cargo carrier of the Scindia Steam Navigation
Company, but there is a passenger cabin aboard. During the voyage from
Calcutta to New York in August and September of 1965, the cabin was occupied
by "Sri Abhoy Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami," whose age was listed as
sixty-nine and who was taken on board bearing "a complimentary tic
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Having modern education or related literary skill does not mean, proper awareness of Vedic dharma.
For instance, Professor U.R.Ananthamoorthy’s ( So called, Jnanapith award winner) stated today, “ Both Narendra Modi and Sangh Parivar, do not have proper awareness of Vedic dharma like Mahathma Gandhi. In Vedic times cow sacrifice and eating cow meat was common. Only later this stopped because of the need to use the cows f
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Sri Krishna is extremely fond of all His Bhaktas. He forgives their mistakes and remains with them. Bhagavan abandons the Bhakta only when his/her Bhakti is no more. Even then, the merits of the previous Krishna-association continues to help the Bhakta.
So, just think how much fortunate the Krishna-Bhaktas are ? They are indeed the Acharyas of this age. Gradually Krishna develops them with His divine power.
Bhagavan Sri K
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So just try to understand how much people were advanced in the previous ages. The Bhagavad-gita talks took place between Krishna and Arjuna in the battlefield just on the verge of the battle’s beginning. So how much time could they spare? Utmost, half an hour – not more than that. So within half an hour, this Bhagavad-gita was taught to Arjuna, and he could understand it, and then he agreed to fight (nasto mohah smrtir
Lecture on Sri Visvarupa Mahotsava by Kesava Bharati Das Goswami on 19 Sept 2013 at Houston
(Kesava Bharati Das Goswami is an English editor and presently edits the books of the senior Sanskritist of ISKCON, Gopiparanadhana Dasa, and the books of one of the leading authors of the movement, His Holiness Sivarama Swami.)
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Lecture on Not Just Sentimentalists by HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami on 03 August 2013
(From 1977 to 1979 His Holiness Bhakti Vikasa Swami was based in India, mostly traveling in West Bengal preaching Krishna consciousness and distributing Srila Prabhupada's books.)
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Lecture on Lalita Sasti - Appearance Day of Lalita Sakhi by Kadamba Kanana Swami on 11 Sept 2013 at Durban, South Africa
(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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Radhastami Lecture by Dina Bandhu Prabhu
(Dina Bandhu Prabhu is settled in braja. Although from a foreign country, he looks exaclty like one of the local brijawasis. He speaks the local braja language & nicely interacts with the locals.)
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Many seekers of knowledge, especially in the scientific community, believe there is no God. The fact is Krishna or God permits them to think this way because the living entities have free will and can desire to exist separately from Krishna if they choose.
Long ago we all chose to leave Krishna and foolishly came to this material universe and in doing so we have rejected not only our original home with Krishna in Vaikuntha the Spiritual World, but have also rejected the fact that everything in H
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HOLY NAME RETREAT FOR VAISNAVIS
From the 27th to the 31st of December 2013
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We will return to Mayapur on the 31st by lunch time, so we can join the New Year's Kirtan in Mayapur.
THIS RETREAT WILL BE OPEN FOR LADIES ONLY!
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TEXT 34
cancalam hi manah krsna
pramathi balavad drdham
tasyaham nigraham manye
vayor iva su-duskaram
SYNONYMS
cancalam--flickering; hi--certainly; manah--mind; krsna--O Krsna; pramathi--agitating; bala-vat--strong; drdham--obstinate; tasya--its; aham--I; nigraham--subduing; manye--think; vayoh--of the wind; iva--like; su-duskaram--difficult.
TRANSLATION
For the mind is restless, turbulent, obstinate and very strong, O Krsna, and to subdue it is, it seems to me, more difficult than controlling the
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The Pretty Lady
Once upon a time a big monk and a little monk were travelling together. They came to the bank of a river and found the bridge was damaged. They had to wade across the river. There was a pretty lady who was stuck at the damaged bridge and couldn't cross the river. The big monk offered to carry her across the river on his back. The lady accepted. The little monk was shocked by the move of the big monk. 'How
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In tapasya we obtain a certain fruit of our tapasya. In Yajna also we obtain certain fruit of the Sacrifice. All paths lead to Krsna either directly or indirectly. Whether one is a karma yogi, jnana yogi dhyana yogi or Bhakti yogi which ever path one takes the rule is to know Krsna.
Yajna is done to attain renunciation through wisdom. Initially it is done to enjoy but over a period of time one gets purified and learns
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Who is a Tapasvi ?
tapasvi -- a great ascetic
tapasvi -- great sage
tapasvi -- persons who undergo severe penances
MG 4: Learning Tapasya, Self-Control - What is tapasya? What is austerity? The first principle of austerity is brahmacarya, restricted sex life. The real meaning of brahmacarya is complete celibacy, and according to Vedic culture in the beginning of life one should strictly follow the regulations of brahm
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By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Material things mean forgetfulness of Krishna. Otherwise there is nothing material. It is illusion. Illusion means actually there is nothing material. How can it be material? If the Supreme Lord is the Supreme Spirit and everything is coming from Him, so what we call the material energy, is also coming from the Supreme. Inferior energy means where there is possibil
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By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
The word pāpa-yonayah means “born into a lower class.” According to the Vedic system of classification, women, vaisyas, and sudras belong to a lower social order. A low life means a life without Krishna consciousness. High and low positions in society are calculated by considering a person’s Krishna consciousness. A brāhmana is considered to be on the highest plat
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Atma Tattva: In the early ‘80s in Bangalore, I was required to make at least two Life Members a month. I was a bad Life Membership maker and one month I had only ten days left. I was looking in the telephone directory for Bengali names and I found a Ganguly.‟ I called and said, “I’m speaking from the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. I want to come and see you today.” Mr. Ganguly sounded positive. He said
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By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
If you are passing through thorns, you must be very careful. Otherwise the thorns will get stuck up with your garment, and you will be inconvenienced. It is said in the Vedas,ksurasya dhārā niśitā duratyayā1. Just like we shave with a razor – the razor is very sharp. So if we can carefully handle the razor, we get our cheeks very clean and the business is done. But
From time to time, the Indian press exposes some respected godman or sadhu for serious misbehaviour, such as sexual impropriety. For a renunciant sadhu, any sexual activity is an impropriety. In some cases, there are accusations of murder and sometimes in-fighting within the organizations of such sadhus. The incident becomes a big issue, and several repercussions follow. People get angry with the so-calledsadhu, many of his followers leave him, followers also become targets of public abuse; som
