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TEXT 32

atmaupamyena sarvatra
samam pasyati yo 'rjuna
sukham va yadi va duhkham
sa yogi paramo matah

SYNONYMS

atma--self; aupamyena--by comparison; sarvatra--everywhere; samam--equally; pasyati--sees; yah--he who; arjuna--O Arjuna; sukham--happiness; va--or; yadi--if; va--or; duhkham--distress; sah--such; yogi--transcendentalist; paramah--perfect; matah--considered.

TRANSLATION

He is a perfect yogi who, by comparison to his own self, sees the true equality of all beings, both in their happiness and

The senses are different outlets for the activities of lust. Lust is reserved within the body, but it is given vent through the senses. Therefore, the senses are superior to the body as a whole. These outlets are not in use when there is superior consciousness, or Krsna consciousness. In Krsna consciousness the soul makes direct connection with the Supreme Personality of Godhead; therefore the bodily functions, as described here, ultimately end in the Supreme Soul. Bodily action means the functi

by Candra Dasa

volunteer with ISKCON Prison Ministry

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Hare Krishna, Jai Sri Sri Radha Bankebihari Ki Jai!

My Initiated name is Candra Das. I am a disciple of H.H Bhakti Tirtha Swami Maharaja. I am currently employed as a correctional counselor at Snake River Correctional Institution in Ontario, Oregon (Snake River Correctional Institution is located 11 miles east of the Idaho/Oregon state line). I have been employed with the Oregon

A special seminar on "Leadership Lessons By Chaitanya Mahaprabhu" arranged by ISKCON Nasik.

Speaker : HG Gauranga Das (IIT Mumbai)
Venue : Sri Sri Radha Madangopal Temple, Vrindavan Colony, General Vaidya Nagar, Behind Purnima Stop, Dwarka, Nashik 422 011
Date : 01 Oct 2013
Time : 07 :30 PM to 09:00 PM
Free Entry for All.

We are requested to come along with your friends.

Lecture on Our Real Weapon is Devotees Compasison by HH Mahavishnu Swami at ISKCON Denmark in 1990

(In 1977 Maharaja became involved in various projects throughout Nepal and India, and under the guidance of HH Prabhavisnu Swami he also traveled widely in the world to raise funds to build temples in Bangladesh and Nepal, including the beautiful Rupa-Sanatana Temple in Jessore, Swamibagh in Dhaka, and the Sri Radha-Govindahari temple in Kathmandu, Nepal.)

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Lecture on Understanding our Nature by HG Kaunteya Prabhu at ISKCON Chowpatty on 14 Nov 2013

(H.G. Kaunteya Prabhu a disciple of His Holiness Jayapataka Swami has been serving as Co-Minister of the ISKCON Congregational Development Ministry (www.namahatta.org), as a member of the GBC Strategic Planning Team and as Co-Chair of the GBC Organizational Development Committee.)

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Lecture on Sankirtan Means Making People Fortunate by HH Mahavishnu Swami in 1990

(His Holiness Mahavishnu Swami appeared in this world on 10 February 1945, in Birmingham, UK. He entered the Bath Academy of Art at age 19, and graduated with honours in Fine Arts.)

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Lecture on How Radharani cooked the first time for Krishna by HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu at ISKCON Nashik on 23 Sept 2013

(His Grace Caitanya Charan Prabhu is a monk and spiritual teacher in the time honored tradition of bhakti yoga. He is a editor of Back to Godhead, which is the official international magazine of the Hare Krishna movement.)

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Krishna Consciousness is the process of eternal life. The process is simple and the results are sublime. You follow it and you will be happy in this life as well in the next.

By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

This is a letter which an ordinary human writes to Lord Krishna.

When I was resting inside the womb and feeling sleepy,

You  wanted to kiss my hand and play with me,I forgot.

I came outside and saw the world,

Someone said " Hey!Look she is lame,unable to walk" ,

You opened your hands and tried to raise me,I retaliated.

When I joined school,playmates often left me alone;

I recollect you wanted to play with me,I refused.

At my college as a young person,

I was unable to express my love ,

and often left alone

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Srila Prabhupada Says - [Regarding how morality to a devotee means to please Lord Sri Krsna and to please Him one must at least follow the 4 regulative principles]

Hayagriva: Now the following quotes are taken from a, a much later book, one of the last books he wrote, called The Undiscovered Self. And it's very popular, and in it he discusses religion, in certain ways almost anticipates the Krsna consciousness movement. A

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Srila Prabhupada Says - [Regarding how the modern liberalist has no idea of dharma and therefore irreligion, immorality and impiety abound and there is no question of 'human' life only animal life]

"Of course, human life does not actually begin until there is some conception of religion (dharma). But in the present age, Kali-yuga, dharma is practically nil—there is no religion or morality, and there are no pious activitie

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Srila Prabhupada Says – [Regarding how one should learn to discriminate between proper and improper conversation]

Another impediment is prajalpa, unnecessary talking. When we mix with a few friends, we immediately begin unnecessary talking, sounding just like croaking toads. If we must talk, we should talk about the Krsna consciousness movement. Those outside of the Krsna consciousness movement are interested in reading h

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Prabhupada: So this chanting Hare Krsna mantra is purifying your existence. Yasmad suddhyed sattvam. Sattvam means existence. You are existing, I am existing, God is existing eternally. The temporary existence that we see at the present moment, this is not our existence. This is our diseased condition, crazy condition. Pisaci paile yena mati-cchana haya. Pisaci means ghost or witches. When one is haunted by ghost he beco

Kartika is glorified in the Puranas as very special for making spiritual advancement and the best place to be in Kartika is Sri Braja Dham. In fact this month is known as Damodar, since in the middle of this month, the Lord performed His very enchanting Damodar Lila. Kartika month also represents Radharani, and devotees perform special austerities to gain Her favor.

With great happiness in our hearts, we invite everyone to join in the auspicious Kartika Festival in Vrindavan. We have organized

Lecture on Bad Qualities of kaliyuga by HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami on 02 June 2009
(Srimad Bhagavatam - Canto 01)

(His Holiness Bhakti Vikasa Swami appeared 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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Compiled by Mayesa dasa, edited by Gauragopala dasa.

Part one. Mars, Jupiter and Saturn

Their distances per Srimad Bhagavatam 5th Canto, is explained here. I shall be using the symbol / for division and the symbol x for multiplication.

In our previous calculations we have used the 0 degree celestial or planetary orbit around Earth's equator for our equations. Now we must use Venus's lowest orbit to derive the distance to Mars.

Venus 's orbit around the equator must be divided by cos (27.8). The

Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam - Canto 07 Chapter 13 Text 12 Amal Bhakta Prabhu on 19 Sept 2013 at Los Angeles

(Amal Bhakta was born in New York City and attended New York University. He moved to Santa Monica, California in 1954 and worked in motion pictures for three years.)

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Lecture on Who Am I Beyond The Dracula Dream by HH Prahladananda Swami on 25 July 2013 at Timisoara

(HH 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.)

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Seminar on Gaura Katha by Lokanath Swami

(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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