Andhra Pradesh government and ISKCON Secunderabad are back in news again, after a lull of five long years. This time it is skyrail and the government wants to plough it right through the ISKCON temple. And the determined temple devotees are giving them a tough fight.
In last few days, the issue has incensed public sentiments and media is providing daily coverage. Hindu organizations, prominent citizens and political factions have offered their support for the temple cause. So far 985 devotees
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Lecture on Spell Of Maya by Subhag Swami at Kolkata
(His Holiness Subhag Swami (Milan Kumar Talukdar) was born on 21st December, 1940 in the aristocratic Talukdar family of Kolkata, West Bengal, India.)
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“Salted Bread - A True Story” is all about two great Russian Souls – Sakris Ohanjanyan (Sako) and Gagik Buniatyan (Gago) who risked and sacrificed their lives to spread the Krishna Consciousness Movement in the former Soviet Union. They are tortured in a Russian prison camp for two years and in Psychic Hospitals, giving shock treatments and unbearable drugs, making them physically and mentally week, and as a result Sarkis died just one month before his release…..
It is a 327 pages biography, a
So the more we will pass this Kali-yuga, the symptoms will be more acute, intolerable. So we should care. We should take care of this so that we may not come back again to this Kali-yuga. (laughter) You see? This life should be utilized. Now we are conscious, Krsna conscious. It should be so utilized that no more coming back to United States of America and no more coming back of this condemned earthly planet. That should be the aim. Yad gatva na nivartante tad dhama paramam mama [Bg. 15.6]. We h
TEXT 7
yoga-yukto visuddhatma
vijitatma jitendriyah
sarva-bhutatma-bhutatma
kurvann api na lipyate
SYNONYMS
yoga-yuktah--engaged in devotional service; visuddha-atma--a purified soul; vijita-atma--self-controlled; jita-indriyah--having conquered the senses; sarva-bhuta--to all living entities; atma-bhuta-atma--compassionate; kurvan api--although engaged in work; na--never; lipyate--is entangled.
TRANSLATION
One who works in devotion, who is a pure soul, and who controls his mind and senses, is dear
When a Vaishnava dies, he goes back to Godhead as he has no attachment for his body or relatives. Sometimes he flies to Goloka by a divya vimaan (a divine aeroplane), sometimes by a divine chariot or sometimes by a Garuda etc. In the Goloka, he gets a spiritual body which resembles Krishna.
When a materialistic person dies, his soul lingers around his body. This is because he has an attachment towards his body and bodily relatives. This is why Hindus cremate a departed person's body in a fire. Th
Lecture on Do The Needful by Aindra Prabhu
(H.G. Aindra Prabhu received Harinama Diksa on Nityananda Trayodasi in 1974 from A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in Washington D.C.)
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Lecture on Ashadi Ekadashi by Vrindavan Prabhu
(The Ekadashi after the new moon in the Hindu month of Ashada is of special significance to the devotees of Lord Vitthal, a manifestation of Lord Vishnu.)
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Lecture on The Advent of Lord Krishna by Amal Bhakta Prabhu on 11 Aug 2009 at Los Angeles
(Amal Bhakta was born in New York City and attended New York University. He moved to Santa Monica, California in 1954 and worked in motion pictures for three years.)
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Lecture on Glories of Return Rath Yatra of Lord Jaganath by Jayapataka Swami on 28 June 2012 at ISKCON Mayapur
(ayapataka Swami was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. His scholastic achievements led to an offer of a full scholarship by Brown University after his completion of high school.)
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Dear Viasnavas. pamho agtsp
Srila Prabhupada instructed in NOD that the purpose of Ekadasi is that such fasting and increased chanting greatly increases our love for Govinda.
In the quotes below from Sanatana Goswami you'll hear him quoting Krishna directly, what Krishna Himself says about the importance of a NIRJALA fast on this coming Friday which the most auspicious occasion of Sayana Ekadasi. Sanatana goswami compiled these quotes and many, many more on Ekadasi at the direct request of Sr
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sannyasas tu maha-baho
duhkham aptum ayogatah
yoga-yukto munir brahma
na cirenadhigacchati
SYNONYMS
sannyasah--the renounced order of life; tu--but; maha-baho--O mighty-armed one; duhkham--distress; aptum--afflicts one with; ayogatah--without devotional service; yoga-yuktah--one engaged in devotional service; munih--a thinker; brahma--the Supreme; na cirena--without delay; adhigacchati--attains.
TRANSLATION
Unless one is engaged in the devotional service of the Lord, mere renunciation of act
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Srila Prabhupada Says - [Regarding taking shelter of himself directly when one believes their devotee association in ISKCON is lacking]
If one thinks that there are many pseudo devotees or nondevotees in the Krsna Consciousness Society, one can keep direct company with the spiritual master, and if there is any doubt, one should consult the spiritual master.
However, unless one follows the spiritual master's instructions
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Answer Summary:
Genuine spirituality, as outlined in the Bhagavad-gita, doesn’t restrict us from helping others practically. But it encourages us to not restrict ourselves to doing only what is conventionally considered “practical” for helping others. By spiritual practices, we cleanse ourselves of selfish thoughts and inspire others to similarly cleanse themselves, thereby addressing the root cause of suffering.
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Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
India's great Emperor Akbar and his queen, the Begum, had fallen in love at first glance and had spent many happy years together, but had recently begun to feel a little friction in their relationship.
Akbar began to spend more and more time in court, and the time they did spend together was fraught with moodiness and impatience. They both became increasingly miserable. One afternoon, after a
particularly bitter argument,
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
One who practices devotional service should display humility before the Supreme Lord, appear like a fool before the spiritual master, surrender his
independence before Vaishanvas, and display detachment toward material existence.
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur
(Sajjana Tosani 7/3) as quoted in page 41 of
‘Sri Bhaktivinoda Vani Vaibhava
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
*Samskara*(Culture) is very crucial . Be it an individual or a nation, culture is most important.
The ancient nation *BhArath* (India) is rooted on it's divine Vedic-culture. The great Rishis have had established and developed the great culture, for the benefit of entire humanity. World's alI-time greatest intellectuals like Mr.Albert Einstein have deeply admired the Vedic culture and adapted to it faithfully . The secre
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Prescribed Duty Vs Unlawful Actions of a Vaisnava
Behavior of a Vaisnava towards another Vaisnava
Duty of a Vaisnava towards another Vaisnava
Behavior of a Vaisnava with Brahmanas, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras and others
Duty of a Vaisnava towards Brhamanas, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras and others
Prescribed Duty Vs Unlawful Actions of a Brahmana
Behavior of a Brahmana, with a Vaisnavas Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras and others
CULTURED BOYS & GIRLS
[Spring 1973, ISKCON Los Angeles]
Srila Prabhupada often described the differences between Vedic civilization and western civilization.
"Boys and girls," he said on one occasion. "Now a man, he wants to do something. He sees some woman and says 'I'll get that woman'. He'll go up to her and say, 'What are you doing? Why don't we go out?' When we were young," he continued, "the same desires were there. The desires haven't changed at all. We also had desires like that. Yo
So if you adherently be always engaged in some sort of service, twenty-four hours in the service of the Supreme Lord Krsna in Krsna consciousness, there is no power in the world who can drag you into this sense gratification province. You at once become nirguna. This is the process. So we have to stick to this principle: "How I can serve Krsna always, always?" Iha yasya harer dasye. If you cannot do, if you simply think, "How can I do? How can I do? How can I do?" simply this, if you practically
