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Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

To be caught up, as we are at the present moment, in the cycle of birth and death, is to be trapped in the blazing forest fire of material existence. When a forest fire becomes massive what can a tiny fire brigade do to extinguish it? Nothing. But when the Lord sends a merciful downpour of rain extracted from the ocean that inextinguishable forest fire immediately becomes extinguished. Similarly, it is only by the mercy

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

We would like to share with everyone an inspiring incident revealing the wonderful dedication of a five and a half year old devotee in Abu Dhabi. 

A few days back we got a phone call from Malhar (Maharaj named the child Kishore Chandra Krishna das) five and half years old son of our God brother HG Stithaprajna Prabhuji and HG Vasundhara mataji. That day morning he has told his parents that he wants to offer the entire mon

Lecture on Misery in Life by Vishwarup Prabhu on 04 July 2012

(Introduced to the movement of ISKCON in 1983 during medical college days. Started chanting 16 rounds in 1984. Acquired MBBS degree in 1985. Received first initiation in 1986 and Brahmin initiation in 1987.)

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Seminar on Choosing Love Over Fear by Bhakti Tirtha Swami

(Bhakti Tirtha Swami was born John E. Favors in a pious, God fearing family. As a child evangelist he appeared regularly on television. As a young man he was a leader in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's civil rights movement.)

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Lecture on Strong Foundation in Student Life by Bhakti Swarupa Damodara Swami

(Srila Prabhupada chose to show him special attention and favor. Seeing Maharaja’s dual qualifications as a Vaishnava scientist and a Manipuri Vaishnava, Srila Prabhupada personally trained him in “spiritual science” and gave great importance to his scientific work.)

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Hare Krsna, By the mercy of Lord Jagannath, Baladev and Subhadra and with special blessings of Srila Prabhupada and His Holiness Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaja, we feel great pleasure to announce the date of the historic Lord Jagannath Ratha Yatra (Festival of Chariot) in Ludhiana. This year Ludhiana Ratha Yatra will be held on 15th December 2013 (Sunday).

Kindly advertise this festival date on your temple's notice boards and inform your local temple, congregation members, devotee community,

AA cool, calm, composed and controlled mind is everyone’s desire but most of us fail to harness the true potential of our mind. Many of us constantly get agitated by the unwarranted dictum of our mind which makes our life chaotic. People mostly commit suicide not because of any physical reason but only because of mental miseries.

Understanding the necessity of the time Iskcon has been conducting various workshops and seminars all over the world educating people as how to channelize the mind’s t

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Lecture on God and Google by Radhika Raman Prabhu at Somaiya Campus

(Radhika Ramana Das, also known as Dr. Ravi M. Gupta, is a notable Vaishnava scholar. Presently, he is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia and a member of the faculty at Bhaktivedanta College.)

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Lecture on Sri Lokanath Goswami by Caru Prabhu

(Caru Das was initiated by Srila Prabhupada in 1970. He has been President, variously, of the Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Berkeley (USA) temples.)

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TEXT 14

na kartrtvam na karmani
lokasya srjati prabhuh
na karma-phala-samyogam
svabhavas tu pravartate

SYNONYMS

na--never; kartrtvam--proprietorship; na--nor; karmani--activities; lokasya--of the people; srjati--creates; prabhuh--the master of the city of the body; na--nor; karma-phala--with the results of activities; samyogam--connection; svabhavah--the modes of material nature; tu--but; pravartate--act.

TRANSLATION

The embodied spirit, master of the city of his body, does not create activities, n

Hare Krishna everyone! Please accept my humble obeisances! All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Since I've started pouring my heart out here, I thought that I should write a little about the devotee who taught me and inspired me the most back in the 1990's.

His name is Apurva prabhu, and he is a disciple of Srila Prabhupada who was the Temple President in Denver, Colorado when I lived there. 

His kindness to me and all the things I learned from him have always stuck with me through the years, even when

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Bhagavan Sri Krishna and His divine Book Gita, are the greatest assets, a Person can attain in this life . Although God can not be seen or experienced , Sri Krishna is an exception. He is the *Poorna-avatar* ( complete manifestation of Supreme God ).Bhagavan pledges in Gita that, He is readily accessible to His Bhaktas and will never let them down.

If any Krishna-bhakta fails to connect with Sri Krishna or looses Bhakti a

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." - Leonardo DaVinci. The goal of reducing clutter is to eliminate the non-essentials and keep only what is needed. If you are cleaning out your closet, this means deciding which pile each thing belongs in. But when it comes to the contents of your mind, the choice is where you place your attention. What do you want to feed with your most precious resource - your attention? We m