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TEXT 31

ye me matam idam nityam
anutisthanti manavah
sraddhavanto 'nasuyanto
mucyante te 'pi karmabhih

SYNONYMS

ye--those; me--My; matam--injunctions; idam--this; nityam--eternal function; anutisthanti--execute regularly; manavah--humankind; sraddha-vantah--with faith and devotion; anasuyantah--without envy; mucyante--become free; te--all of them; api--even; karmabhih--from the bondage of the law of fruitive action.

TRANSLATION

One who executes his duties according to My injunctions and who follows

As a follow up to our previous article, we would like to put up the continuation of our interview with Manorama Prabhu. In this segment we tried to focus our attention to the secular life our youth; their education, career, etc all with the aim of grooming decent juveniles that represent our movement in their respective areas and to the world at large. Over the years we have had issues in our movement with the youth feeling ‘displaced’ in the secular world especially those who don’t want to beco

इस विस्तृत संसार से कभी सुख नहीं मिल सकता, क्योंकि इसमें जो जीव उत्पन्न होते है, वे मरने के लिए ही उत्पन्न होते है और जो मरते है, वे जन्म के लिए ही मरते है, उनको कुछ भी सुख नहीं मिलता।

जैसे मरीचिका को जल समझकर मुग्ध मृग वन में बड़ी दूर तक इधर - उधर भटकते रहता है, फिर भी कुछ नहीं मिलता, वैसे ही मूढ़बुद्धि हम लोग इस संसार में असत पदार्थों  को सुख के साधन समझकर इधर - उधर खूब भटकते रहते है, पर हाथ कुछ नहीं लगता।

जैसे अरण्य में किसी गड्ढ़े  में गिरे हुए मूढ़ मृग बहुत काल के बाद यह जान पाते है की हम गड्

We are always suffering with anxiety. Beginning from the greatest living creature, Brahma, down to the ant, everyone is anxious. That is material consciousness. And to become free from anxiety is to become Krsna conscious. So if you want to be benefited, what is that benefit? The benefit is to become anxiety-less. That's all. Just like this little child, he is anxiety-less because he is confident that there is his father, his mother, and they will protect him. He doesn't care for anybody. He is

Ratha Yatra season arrives with the beginning of summer. It’s a time when ISKCON introduces Srila Prabhupada, prasada, the holy name, and especially Lord Jagannatha to thousands of people worldwide! The Bhakti Writers Community is hosting a writing competition sponsored by the Philadelphia Ratha Yatra Committee. We’re looking for fiction and nonfiction pieces that present Ratha Yatra, kirtan, or Srila Prabhupada.

The winning submission will be published in Philadelphia’s Annual Ratha Yatra souv

“G u r u    m u k h a     p a d m a    v a k y a"

Crying out for Krsna.......................Nectarean Mellows

Every vaishnava is so precious. We shouldn’t just see it as a crowd. We should see it as an ocean of nectar. Every individual is such a precious blessing of god. But as long we are in this mood of keeping my own will in the center and demanding, we cannot appreciate Krishna consciousness. We cannot appreciate the blessing of the Lord. It’s not about me, but how can I serve - that is bhakt

Bhakti Shashtri Course by His Grace Bhurijana Prabhu

(H.G.Bhurijana Prabhu first meet Srila Prabhupada at 26 Second Ave, and was initiated by Srila Prabhupada in 1968. After preaching in Japan for about a year, in 1970 he opened ISKCON's first Hong Kong center.)

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Urgency of Krishna Consciousness by HG Sesa Prabhu at ISKCON Gainesville on 01 July 2011

(Sesa Dasa was initiated by Srila Prabhupada in 1974 while he was traveling as a member of the initial Bhaktivedanta Book Trust library party. Sesa Dasa has a portfolio of two ministries: Minister of Educational Development and Minister of Justice, under which ISKCON Resolve works.)

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These are the rooms used by His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada whilst staying at the Krishna -Balaram Mandir in Vrindavan. Fondly known as Srila Prabhupada he founded ISKCON, the Hare Krishna Movement way back in 1966. By his unique potency he managed the movement as if single handed. Within 11 years of his personal presence he oversaw phenomenal success and growth which by 1977 had translated into over 108 temples and centres worldwide.

He was a prolific writer who unselfish

On 16th April, Monday, Sri Jagannath Rath yatra was organised By ISKCON Ahmedabad. Rathayatra started 5pm till 10pm. 

Thousands of devotees joined the rath yatra. A 35-feet tall chariot, with the deities of Lord Jagannath, Lord Baldev and Devi Subhadra, Radha-Govinda and Ram-Lakshman Sita Devi on board, was pulled on the road. Music bands and floats depicting scenes from Gita were part of the rath yatra. 

HH BB Madhav Swami, HG Deena Bandhu Prabhu, HG Yasomatinandan Prabhu, HG Sarvabhauma Pr

Dear Devotees,

Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

We are trying to calculate the total number of Bhakti-vriksha groups around the world, at present. Please help us out by informing us of the number of Bhakti-vriksha groups in your area by writing to us at cdm@pamho.net. Many devotees are asking us for specific figures in order to get inspiration and in order to see that this program really does work! 

TEXT 30

mayi sarvani karmani
sannyasyadhyatma-cetasa
nirasir nirmamo bhutva
yudhyasva vigata-jvarah

SYNONYMS

mayi--unto Me; sarvani--all sorts of; karmani--activities; sannyasya--giving up completely; adhyatma--with full knowledge of the self; cetasa--consciousness; nirasih--without desire for profit; nirmamah--without ownership; bhutva--so being; yudhyasva--fight; vigata-jvarah--without being lethargic.

TRANSLATION

Therefore, O Arjuna, surrendering all your works unto Me, with mind intent on Me, a

We are all sadhus, actually, originally, because we are part and parcel of Krsna, but in contact with maya, we have become asadhu. Sadhu means who are pure devotees. Bhajate mam ananya-bhak. That is sadhu. Otherwise there is no sadhu. The so-called sadhu, they are not sadhu. Sadhu means bhajate mam ananya-bhak. Sadhur eva sa mantavyah, bhajate mam ananya-bhak [Bg. 9.30]. So by chanting this Hare Krsna mantra, even the lowest of the mankind, naradhama, he can become a sadhu.

By H.D.G.Srila Prabhu

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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“The jiva who is bewildered by mäyä is first compelled to adopt the path of karma; then he must adopt karma-yoga, followed by jnana-yoga, and finally bhakti-yoga. However, if he is not shown that all these are but different steps on the one staircase, the conditioned jiva cannot ascend to the temple of bhakti.

“What does it mean to adopt the path of karma? Kar

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Conversations with HDG A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

One gentleman collected a dried up outer cover of a big squash thrown on the street, a bamboo stick and a wire. He combined all the three things and prepared a string instrument. He joined the bamboo with the dry cover of squash and fitted the string and it began to ting, ting, ting. It is called ektara. There is an instrument in India, which is called ektara. Th

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Conversations with HDG A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

One gentleman collected a dried up outer cover of a big squash thrown on the street, a bamboo stick and a wire. He combined all the three things and prepared a string instrument. He joined the bamboo with the dry cover of squash and fitted the string and it began to ting, ting, ting. It is called ektara. There is an instrument in India, which is called ektara. Th

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Krishna (r) with Balarama

It is a completely mistaken idea that one can worship Krishna in any form or in any way and still attain the ultimate result of receiving the favor of the Lord. This is a decision made by gross materialists. Generally such men say that you can manufacture your own way of worshiping the Supreme Lord and that any type of worship is sufficient

“G u r u    m u k h a     p a d m a    v a k y a"

Be grateful .......................Nectarean Mellows

The great Vaishnavas, whether there is danger or not, they are always in this mood of not demanding from Krishna but just pleading to Krishna - how can I serve you, how can I please you, I’m all yours; and in dealing with other devotees in that mood too. That is a great Vaishnava. Neophyte devotees, they require very serious tragedies to wake them up, but we should cultivate ‘taking Krishna’s ble

Seminar on How to make Advancement in Krsna Consciousness by HH Bhakti Vikas Swami

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Master is one, Krsna. There cannot be two masters. The master can expand Himself as masters. That is another thing. The master is one. Advaitam acyutam anadim ananta-rupam [Bs. 5.33]. Ananta-rupam. The master can expand Himself in many, many thousands and millions of forms, but they are advaita. They are not different. So there are different types of expansion of Krsna. They are called vibhinnamsa, svamsa. Krsna expands Himself svamsa. That is Visnu-tattva. That is advaitam acyutam anadim ananta