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ISKCON’s Self Discovery Programs Celebrated “Festival of Love and Trust”
On Saturday, May 18, as Part of “Self Discovery” programs all over the Houston conducted by ISKCON, the Hare Krishna Dham, devotees grand celebrated annual event called “Festival of Love and Trust” (FOLT) at Gauranga Hall. This year, the theme of FOLT was “Nama Ruchi (Attraction towards Mantra meditation) – the Unique Gift of Srila Prabhupada”. The festival promoted loving exchanges amongst the participants with lot of in
TEXT 12
kanksantah karmanam siddhim
yajanta iha devatah
ksipram hi manuse loke
siddhir bhavati karma-ja
SYNONYMS
kanksantah--desiring; karmanam--of fruitive activities; siddhim--perfection; yajante--worship by sacrifices; iha--in the material world; devatah--the demigods; ksipram--very quickly; hi--certainly; manuse--in human society; loke--within this world; siddhih bhavati--becomes successful; karma-ja--the fruitive worker.
TRANSLATION
Men in this world desire success in fruitive activities, and
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Lecture on How Lord Narsimha Appeared by HG Gopiparanadhana Prabhu at Vrindavan
(Gopiparanadhana Prabhu was Co-director in Govardhana and head teacher of the Sanskrit academy. Although from United States, he stayed most of the time in Govardhan.)
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Lecture on Is God Personal or Impersonal by HH Caitanya Charan Prabhu (RNS)
(Caitanya Charan Prabhu is a monk and spiritual teacher in the time honored tradition of bhakti yoga. He has done his Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering from the Govt College of Engg, Pune. He subsequently served as a software engineer in a multinational software company, Patni Computer Systems.)
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Lecture on Who is Srila Prabhupada by HH Bhakti Charu Swami on 06 Aug 2007 at Radhadesh
(Bhakti Charu Swami is from a Bengali family and spent most of his early childhood in urban Kolkata. He met with Srila Prabhupada at the end of 1976 after a long and intense search for a spiritual teacher. This initial meeting resulted in Bhakti Charu Swami being assigned to translate the books of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust into the Bengali language.)
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TEXT 11
ye yatha mam prapadyante
tams tathaiva bhajamy aham
mama vartmanuvartante
manusyah partha sarvasah
SYNONYMS
ye--all of them; yatha--as; mam--unto Me; prapadyante--surrender; tan--unto them; tatha--so; eva--certainly; bhajami--do I reward; aham--I; mama--My; vartma--path; anuvartante--do follow; manusyah--all men; partha--O son of Prtha; sarvasah--in all respects.
TRANSLATION
All of them--as they surrender unto Me--I reward accordingly. Everyone follows My path in all respects, O son of Prth
“G u r u m u k h a p a d m a v a k y a"
The greatest pleasure of our life.......................Nectarean Mellows
A selfish person eats and feels happy. A selfless person finds more happiness in feeding others. Yes? A father has some love for the child, has some affection for the child. What brings the father more happiness – doing something for the child or doing something for himself? If there’s affection, obviously you would be more happy doing something for the child, even if you hav
Lecture on Narsimhadev Appearance by HH Romapada Swami
(Romapada Swami‘s first encounter with Krishna consciousness came in Buffalo, in the shape of a lecture at the State University of New York in 1969.)
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Lecture on Narsimha Lila by HH Bhakti Purusottama Swami
(Bhakti Purusottama Swami first joined ISKCON in Mayapur, India, in 1978. He is an initiated disciple of Jayapataka Swami and is an integral part of the organization of the Headquarters of ISKCON in Mayapur, where he is based.)
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Lecture on Narsimha Leela by HH Bhakti Rasamrita Swami
(His Holiness Bhakti Rasamrita Swami completed his B.E. from M.S University Baroda, MBA from Bombay University & worked for some time in a multinational Bank.)
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Lecture on Glories of Sri Sri Narsimhadev Bhagwan by HH Bhakti Vidhya Purna Swami on 15 May 2013 at ISKCON Mayapur
(His Holiness Bhakti Vidya Purna Swami comes from a Jewish American background. He had spent some time in Israel before taking shelter of Srila Prabhupada.)
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Lecture on Attaining Perfection Through One's Occupation by HH Giriraj Swami on 13 May 2013 at ISKCON Houston
(In 1972 Giriraj was appointed by Prabhupada to be president of ISKCON Bombay and trustee of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust. Since then, he has made many significant contributions to Srila Prabhupada’s mission, most notably overseeing all aspects of the development of Hare Krishna Land in Juhu, Bombay.)
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So Krsna worship is so easy, universal. Other worshiping method you have to collect so many things, then you can worship. Or you must have temple, you must have church, you must have worshiping place. But Krsna is everywhere. And you can collect this patram puspam phalam anywhere. You can worship Krsna anywhere, but you have to learn how to worship. What is that learning? Bhaktya, that is the method. Therefore Krsna says patram puspam phalam toyam yo me bhaktya prayacchati. This patram puspam is
TEXT 10
vita-raga-bhaya-krodha
man-maya mam upasritah
bahavo jnana-tapasa
puta mad-bhavam agatah
SYNONYMS
vita--freed from; raga--attachment; bhaya--fear; krodhah--anger; mat-maya--fully in Me; mam--unto Me; upasritah--being fully situated; bahavah--many; jnana--knowledge; tapasa--by penance; putah--being purified; mat-bhavam--transcendental love for Me; agatah--attained.
TRANSLATION
Being freed from attachment, fear and anger, being fully absorbed in Me and taking refuge in Me, many, many persons
“G u r u m u k h a p a d m a v a k y a"
The greatest pleasure is selfless service.......................Nectarean Mellows
If we have selfish motivations then it is not really love on the spiritual platform. It is karma. What goes in the name of love in this world is mutual – if you give me pleasure, I’ll give you pleasure. To the degree that selfless spirit is not there, we find what happens. If we do not give each other the proper pleasure then divorce. In America, 70% of marriages are
Hare Krishna -
Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Krishna and to all of his pure devotees and aspiring devotees.
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Sri Krsna’s sixty-four qualities and symptoms
Vrajanatha: Babaji Mahasaya, there is no doubt that Bhagavan Sri Hari is para-tattva, but what is the position of the devatas such as Brahma, Siva, Indra, Sürya, and Ganesa? Please be merciful and explain this to me. Many brahmanas worship Mahadeva as the highest brahma-tattva. I took birth in one such brähmana f
