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TEXT 15

yunjann evam sadatmanam
yogi niyata-manasah
santim nirvana-paramam
mat-samstham adhigacchati

SYNONYMS

yunjan--practicing like this; evam--as mentioned above; sada--constantly; atmanam--body, mind and soul; yogi--the mystic transcendentalist; niyata-manasah--regulated mind; santim--peace; nirvana-paramam--cessation of material existence; mat-samstham--in the spiritual sky (the kingdom of God); adhigacchati--does attain.

TRANSLATION

Thus practicing control of the body, mind and activities, th

So this world, however faithfully you give service, it will be never recognized -- because it is hallucination, illusion. You are serving your senses. You are not serving any person. You are serving your senses. So when one comes to this position, he understands that "I am actually servant, but I am posing myself falsely as master." That is real sense. Then whose servant I am? I am Krsna's servant. Therefore Krsna comes and demands: sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja [Bg. 18.66]. We

In the name of secularism, it has been very difficult to approach colleges and have direct KC programs. Also college students today are not all interested in spirituality due to wrong association and a loss of culture in modern indian families. On top of that the media adds to the atheism by producing films like OMG (Oh My God), which spread lot of misconceptions of God in a heroic way. So one of our preaching activities is to counter / clarify the misconceptions in ways which are interesting a

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Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

With spiritual association our lives improve and we change the lives of others. We can associate with the more advanced, equally advanced or less advanced but spiritual association is a must. We live in an environment where everyone is trying to make us forget God.  But Krsna consciousness teaches you a science, the science of bhakti-yoga where you engage in devotional service to the Lord. To get this spiritual associat

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All of you have been practicing Krsna consciousness for long time therefore you should develop determination to make spiritual advancement.  Just like if we have fever for long time and fever does not go down, we get worried. Similarly, we should not just hang in spiritually but our goal should be to make spiritual advancement. Spiritual advancement means getting attached to holy name, to the philosophy, to serve and to

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When you want a disease to be cured, you don’t catch any man on the street and ask him to operate on you. You have to make sure he is a properly qualified doctor. Similarly, you should reveal your mind to those who are more advanced – Guru or Sadhu. But reveal your mind with an intention to follow their instructions else it is similar to going to a doctor and avoid taking the prescribed medicine. Revealing the mind has a

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A study of three hundred highly successful people, people like Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Helen Keller, Winston Churchill, Albert Schweitzer, Mahatma Gandhi, and Albert Einstein, reveals that one-fourth had handicaps, such as blindness, deafness, or crippled limbs. Three-fourths had either been born in poverty, came from broken homes, or at least came from exceedingly tense or disturbed situations.

Why did the achievers o

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Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Once an aborigine met with a serious road accident and he had taken to a nearby city hospital. All the members of the aborigine community also came along with the patient as they were first time coming in a city hospital. The doctor took the patient to the operation theater as immediate operations need to perform. As the condition was serious the operation was taking lot of time and it increasing the worries of the patient’s family members. So the son of the patient couldn’t wait till the comple

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Here are some nectar notes and verses on the Holy Name...if read...your chanting will never be the same

Here is the essence of the entire Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, devotional service to the Lord Sri Kṛṣṇa. One should chant the Holy Name, and by what ever means listen to the katha of God and the Holy Name will come into the heart.

SB12.13.23

nāma-saṅkīrtanaṁ yasya sarva-pāpa praṇāśanam
praṇāmo duḥkha-śamanas taṁ namāmi hariṁ param

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Also in 12.12.46-50, especially verse 46 confirms th

TEXT 13-14

samam kaya-siro-grivam
dharayann acalam sthirah
sampreksya nasikagram svam
disas canavalokayan

prasantatma vigata-bhir
brahmacari-vrate sthitah
manah samyamya mac-citto
yukta asita mat-parah

SYNONYMS

samam--straight; kaya-sirah--body and head; grivam--neck; dharayan--holding; acalam--unmoved; sthirah--still; sampreksya--looking; nasika--nose; agram--tip; svam--own; disah--all sides; ca--also; anavalokayan--not seeing; prasanta--unagitated; atma--mind; vigata-bhih--devoid of fear; brahmac

Srimati Radharani is the Supreme Goddess. She is most always seen with Lord Krishna. It is described that She is the Chief Associate and devotee of Lord Krishna, and topmost of all Goddesses. Her name means the She is the most excellent worshiper of Lord Krishna.

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INDORE: About 660 students participated in the youth fest 'Drishti', aimed at inculcating spiritual values in students. An online quiz 'Oh My God India' was conducted by educational wing of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), in coordination with Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidhyalaya (RGPV), here at Sakhar Palace, Amitesh Nagar on Sunday.

The online registration for the quiz was open since June 1. Students from around 40 colleges of Indore, including Indian Institute o

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What a wonderful and joyous day to look forward to.

I got up around 3 am and rushed to attend the Mangal arti at Punjabi Bagh temple. At 4.30am the whole road  was full of neatly parked cars. There were devotees assisting  the drivers. The que outside the temple was already long. By Krishna's mercy I could enter from the exit gate and then a devotee put me in the crowd control service. In minutes I was standing right outside the temple hall from where my eyes could take darshan of th

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This was 2011.  I had started going to Punjabi Bagh temple. I used to be very surprised to see a very different looking set of deities. They were Lord Jagannath, Baldeva and Subhdra Maharani. In my immaturity I didn't pay much attention to Them and almost smiled at the unique shape of Their bodies, while paying my full attention to Sri Krishna Balaram deities.

Lord Jagannath  is most merciful, within few months I was head over heals in love with Him.  I heard about Him in lectures by

The first step for any seeker of absolute truth is to realize that He is not this body He is soul  "I am Brahman." ~  aham brahmasmi. (Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.4.10) and "The Self (the Soul) is Brahman." ~ayam atma brahma. (Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 4.4.5) . But that understanding is not sufficient to transcend the perplexities of this material world. If I am soul and am not meant to be engaged in matter what should be my activity because I can’t remain without any activity because the definiti

TEXT 11-12

sucau dese pratisthapya
sthiram asanam atmanah
naty-ucchritam nati-nicam
cailajina-kusottaram

tatraikagram manah krtva
yata-cittendriya-kriyah
upavisyasane yunjyad
yogam atma-visuddhaye

SYNONYMS

sucau--in a sanctified; dese--in the land; pratisthapya--placing; sthiram--firm; asanam--seat; atmanah--self-dependent; na--not; ati--too; ucchritam--high; na--nor; ati--too; nicam--low; caila-ajina--soft cloth and deerskin; kusottaram--kusa grass; tatra--thereupon; eka-agram--one attention; mana

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18th August 2013.

Our second day in Surat. I woke up late in the morning as the last evening ended very late. By the time I got ready and reached the apartment where Guru Maharaja was staying it was almost 7am and not a single  japa round done. As I entered the living room one of the Brahamchari, who had come from Ujjain, pointed me to sit right across him. I had planned to walk but I followed his instruction and sat down and started my japa rounds.

I closed my eyes, as too many peopl