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A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared; he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress.

It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no farther.
Then the man decided to help the butterfly, so he took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Panihati is located on the banks of the Ganges, ten miles north of Kolkata. It is the site of many wonderful spiritual pastimes of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and His close associates. In this region during June, it is so hot, often up in the mid-to-high 40 degree C. The most cooling of foods in such a temperature is yogurt (dahi). This pastime is about how the devotees pleased Lord Chaitanya and how He reciprocated with th

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Ans: Service is not a function of the body or mind but of the spirit soul. There is no business or trade in service. For the service to be actually devotional, it must be intended simply for Krishna's pleasure. One's service should contain nothing motivated by a desire for one's own happiness. Devotional service is unmotivated, causeless, and the uninterrupted propensity of the spirit soul. One cannot understand the ulti

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

'Without seeing him at that opportune moment, we could have become a very great business magnate, but never would we have been able to walk the path of liberation and be engaged in the factual service of the Lord under instructions of His Divine Grace'.

SB 1.13.29 (Srila Prabhupada speaking about His spiritual master)

Philosophy means finding the ultimate cause. As Vedanta-sutra very reasonably says, athato brahma jijnasa:

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Lecture on Ghosts The Real Thing by Ravindra Svarupa Prabhu on 31 Oct 1994

(Ravindra Svarupa Dasa received a BA in Philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania in 1966 and a Ph.D. in Religion from Temple University in 1980.)

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Lecture on Dreams by Vishwarup Prabhu on 27 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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Lecture on Family Planning by Yadunanadana Swami on 19 Dec 2012 at New Vraja Dham

(Sivarama Swami was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1949. In 1956, during the failed Hungarian revolution, he emigrated with his family to Canada.)

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Lecture on The Dispelling of Grief by Satsvarup Das Goswami on 02 Mar 1992 at Boston

(After Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada's disappearance, Satsvarupa Das Goswami was one of eleven disciples selected to become an initiating guru in ISKCON.Satsvarupa dasa Goswami is one of the first few westerners ordained by Prabhupada in September 1966.)

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TEXT 27

sarvanindriya-karmani
prana-karmani capare
atma-samyama-yogagnau
juhvati jnana-dipite

SYNONYMS

sarvani--all; indriya--senses; karmani--functions; prana-karmani--functions of the life breath; ca--also; apare--others; atma-samyama--controlling the mind; yoga--linking process; agnau--in the fire of; juhvati--offers; jnana-dipite--because of the urge for self-realization.

TRANSLATION

Those who are interested in self-realization, in terms of mind and sense control, offer the functions of all the

Lecture on Material Force and Efficient Course by Yadunanadana Swami on 16 Feb 2013 at ISKCON Amsterdam

(Yadunandana Swami has been studying and practicing Caitanya Vaishnavism since 1977. Presently, his main services in ISKCON are focused on systematic God-centered education by developing educational initiatives and by teaching courses on Bhagavad Gita, Srimad Bhagavatam (Bhagavata Purana), and other subjects. He is convinced that such education is the best way to improve the lives of individua

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Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

When the rising sun appeared in the East, the jewel of the twice-born, Lord Gaurasundara, awakened, and, taking His devotees with Him, He went all over the countryside towns and villages. The mrdangas (khol) resounded "tathai, tathai," and the jhajas [large metal karatalas that look like small cymbals] in that kirtana played in time. Lord Gauranga's golden form slightly trembled in ecstatic love of Godhead, and His foot

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Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Srila Prabhupada: Now, we must take to agricultural work—produce food and give protection to the cows. And if we produce a surplus, we can trade. It is a simple thing that we must do. Our people should live peacefully in farming villages, produce grain and fruit and vegetables, protect the cows, and work hard. And if there is a surplus, we can start restaurants. Krsna conscious people will never be losers by following th

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Awareness: that’s what distinguishes the living from the non-living. Though all living beings are aware, most are aware only of material reality.

The capacity to be aware of spiritual reality: that’s what distinguishes human beings among other living beings. Though all human beings have this capacity, few utilize it.

The awareness of spiritual reality: that’s what distinguishes spiritualists among other human beings. Not a

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You're on the phone with a supplier, while quietly typing up notes about your previous phone call. As soon as you hang up, a colleague sends you an instant message, which you read over while dialing your manager's extension number. During your phone conversation, you start updating your week's to-do list.

To boost our productivity, many of us multitask like this to some degree. And, in a world where the pace of life is of

Lecture on Spiritual Science by Smita Krishna Swami on 15 Feb 2007

(HH Smita Krishna Swami was born in Sweden in 1952. He joined ISKCON in 1970 in Hamburg, Germany and recieved spiritual initiation from His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in 1971.)

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Lecture on Repaying our Mothers by Rtadhvaja Swami on 11 Feb 2013 at Houston

(His Holiness Rtadhvaja Swami Maharaja was born and raised in a rural farming community in North Dakota, U.S.A. His first encounter with the devotees was in 1972, when some of the Radha Damodara Traveling Sankirtana Party came to his house and asked if they could take some flowers from his front yard.)

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