So our Krsna consciousness movement is trying to bring back the human society, because it is not possible to bring back the monkeys and cats and dogs to Krsna consciousness. That is not possible. So those who are of the dog's mentality, cat's mentality, monkey mentality, it is difficult for them. They have to change their mentality by sat-sanga. This is called sat-sanga. Just like you are hearing from the sastra, and we are speaking from the sastra. This is called sat-sanga. By sat-sanga, by rea
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aror iva sahishnuna
amanina mana-dena
kirtaniyah sada harih
Synonyms
trinat api-than downtrodden grass; su-nicena-being lower; taroh-than a tree; iva-like; sahishnuna-with tolerance; amanina-without being puffed up by false pride; mana-dena-giving respect to all; kirtaniyah-to be chanted; sada-always; harih-the holy name of the Lord.
Explanatory Translation by Swami Gaurangapada
One can continously chant the Holy Names of Lord Shri Hari and achieve pure love for the Lord only if one possesses the fol
Lecture on Who are Real Friends by Giriraj Swami on 06 Jan 2013
(n 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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Lecture on Growing Younger by Indradyumna Swami on 14 May 2011
(He served as an editor or assistant editor for nearly all the books of Srila Prabhupada published during Srila Prabhupada’s lifetime. He received initiation from Srila Prabhupada in 1968, at the age of nineteen.)
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Lecture on Power of Time by Jayadvaita Swami on 18 Mar 2012 at Phoenix
(Jayadvaita Swami is editor, publisher, and teacher. He is a disciple of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder-Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.)
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Lecture on Real Purpose Of marriage by Devamrita Swami
(His Holiness Devamrita Swami entered this life on October 16, 1950 in New York City, as the firstborn in a family dominated by a very devout and education-motivated Christian mother.)
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Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
….A devotee should not be disturbed by the activities of hisspiritual master and should not try to criticize him. A devotee should be fixed in the conclusion that the spiritual master cannot be subject to criticism and should never beconsidered equal to a common man. Even if there appears to be some discrepancy according to an imperfect devotee’s estimation, the devotee should be fixed in the convictionthat even if h
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
The simplest thing for human beings is to follow their predecessors. Judgment according to mundane senses is not avery easy process. Whatever is awakened by attachment to one’s predecessor is the way of devotional service as indicated by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu….
The actual facts are understandable to real devotees….Mundane scholarship and its concomitant attachments and detachments cannot arouse spontaneous love of
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
The Chipped Rice Festival of Panihati
The Chida-dahi Mahotsav, also known as the Chipped Rice Festival of Panihati, is a yearly celebration commemorating the pastime of Srila Raghunatha dasa Goswami meeting Nityananda Prabhu.
Panihati, located in the Indian State of West Bengal, is a place of religious importance for the ISKCON community. Panihati was one of the leading trade centres in earlier days when river route was t
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Nitai: "Desiring to understand the glory of Radharani's love, the wonderful qualities in Him that She alone relishes through Her love, and the happiness She feels when She realizes the sweetness of His love, the Supreme Lord Hari, richly endowed with Her emotions, appeared from the womb of Srimati Sacidevi, as the moon appears from the ocean."
Prabhupada:
sri-radhayah pranaya-mahima kidrso va anayaiva-
svadyo yenadbhuta-ma
TEXT 32
evam bahu-vidha yajna
vitata brahmano mukhe
karma-jan viddhi tan sarvan
evam jnatva vimoksyase
SYNONYMS
evam--thus; bahu-vidhah--various kinds of; yajnah--sacrifices; vitatah--widespread; brahmanah--of the Vedas; mukhe--in the face of; karma-jan--born of work; viddhi--you should know; tan--then; sarvan--all; evam--thus; jnatva--knowing; vimoksyase--be liberated.
TRANSLATION
All these different types of sacrifice are approved by the Vedas, and all of them are born of different types of work.
So if we want to become out of this ignorance, then we have to take to Krsna consciousness. Otherwise there is no possibility. And if we remain in ignorance, then we shall go on committing sinful activities and entangle ourselves in the karma-cakra. If you don't give up this ignorance of bodily concept of life, and if you go on continuing this bodily concept of life, then we are becoming entangled in the laws of nature. And then we'll create another situation for another body. And another body
Sri Vakresvara Pandita
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antah krishnam bahir gauram
darshitangadi-vaibhavam
kalau sankirtanadyaih smah
krishna-chaitanyam ashritah
In this Age of Kali we have taken shelter of Krishna Chaitanya by congregationally chanting the Lord’s holy names and performing other devotional practices. Blackish within but golden without, He exhibits all His opulences, beginning with His bodily features.-Bhagavat Sandharbha Text 2
Purport by Gopiparanadhana prabhu
This original verse by Shri Jiva Gosvami restates the previous text. In t
(1)
bhajahū re mana śrī-nanda-nandana
abhaya-caraṇāravinda re
durlabha mānava-janama sat-sańge
taroho e bhava-sindhu re
(2)
śīta ātapa bāta bariṣaṇa
e dina jāminī jāgi re
biphale sevinu kṛpaṇa durajana
capala sukha-laba lāgi' re
(3)
e dhana, yaubana, putra, parijana
ithe ki āche paratīti re
kamala-dala-jala, jīvana ṭalamala
bhajahū hari-pada nīti re
(4)
śravaṇa, kīrtana, smaraṇa, vandana,
pāda-sevana, dāsya re
pūjana, sakhī-jana, ātma-nivedana
govinda-dāsa-abhilāṣa re
TRANSLATION
1) O mind just worship the lotus
(1)
bhajahū re mana śrī-nanda-nandana
abhaya-caraṇāravinda re
durlabha mānava-janama sat-sańge
taroho e bhava-sindhu re
(2)
śīta ātapa bāta bariṣaṇa
e dina jāminī jāgi re
biphale sevinu kṛpaṇa durajana
capala sukha-laba lāgi' re
(3)
e dhana, yaubana, putra, parijana
ithe ki āche paratīti re
kamala-dala-jala, jīvana ṭalamala
bhajahū hari-pada nīti re
(4)
śravaṇa, kīrtana, smaraṇa, vandana,
pāda-sevana, dāsya re
pūjana, sakhī-jana, ātma-nivedana
govinda-dāsa-abhilāṣa re
TRANSLATION
1) O mind just worsh
(1)
bhajahū re mana śrī-nanda-nandana
abhaya-caraṇāravinda re
durlabha mānava-janama sat-sańge
taroho e bhava-sindhu re
(2)
śīta ātapa bāta bariṣaṇa
e dina jāminī jāgi re
biphale sevinu kṛpaṇa durajana
capala sukha-laba lāgi' re
(3)
e dhana, yaubana, putra, parijana
ithe ki āche paratīti re
kamala-dala-jala, jīvana ṭalamala
bhajahū hari-pada nīti re
(4)
śravaṇa, kīrtana, smaraṇa, vandana,
pāda-sevana, dāsya re
pūjana, sakhī-jana, ātma-nivedana
govinda-dāsa-abhilāṣa re
TRANSLATION
1) O mind just worship the lotus
(1)
bhajahū re mana śrī-nanda-nandana
abhaya-caraṇāravinda re
durlabha mānava-janama sat-sańge
taroho e bhava-sindhu re
(2)
śīta ātapa bāta bariṣaṇa
e dina jāminī jāgi re
biphale sevinu kṛpaṇa durajana
capala sukha-laba lāgi' re
(3)
e dhana, yaubana, putra, parijana
ithe ki āche paratīti re
kamala-dala-jala, jīvana ṭalamala
bhajahū hari-pada nīti re
(4)
śravaṇa, kīrtana, smaraṇa, vandana,
pāda-sevana, dāsya re
pūjana, sakhī-jana, ātma-nivedana
govinda-dāsa-abhilāṣa re
TRANSLATION
1) O mind just w
Lecture on Snana Yatra by Radhanath Swami on 07 Aug 2005 at San Casciano
(Radhanath Swami became a member of the GBC in 1996, and is responsible for the following zones: Villa Vrindavana, Firenze area, Centro Studio Bhaktivedanta, Bologna area, and Venice area Italy; and in India; Chowpatty, Mumbai, and Maharastra. In his role as co-zonal secretary he supports Goa, Daman, Diu, Maharashtra, and Calcutta in West Bengal.)
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Lecture on The death of the Ego by Sachinanadana Swami on 08 April 2011
(Sacinandana Swami would say: "My heart dances in joy when I see so many people taking to Krishna Consciousness." Later Maharaja was instrumental in helping to start different farm communities and projects, like the Goloka Dhama project in Europe.)
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