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Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

f my prayers are genuine, then I will understand everything by the mercy of the omniscient Lord.  A student can recognize a learned scholar only by the learned scholar’s mercy. The Lord in my heart willhelp me ; I need only to depend on Him. There are two ways to know anything in this world.  The first is to try to understand with the help of our material experience, and the second is to receive knowledge through aural r
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Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

It is extremely essential to associate with the spiritual master and with Vaisnavas who are fullysurrendered to the spiritual master.  Unless we associate with Vaisnavas, how will unqualified people like ourselves learn the proper code of conduct and come to serve Guru ?  We always need ideal examples. If we don’t associate with Vaisnavas who are fixed at the spiritual master’s lotus feet,attached to chanting the holy na
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2514909747?profile=originalLecture on Whether Youth is meant for Enjoyment or Enlightment by HH Jayadvaita Swami on 09 Jan 2010 at Kharagpur

(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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2514909767?profile=originalQualifications of an Ideal Disciple or a Servant by HH Gopal Krishna Goswami on 21 April 2007

(Gopal Krishna Goswami has served extensively in BBT (as chairman and trustee) in India, arranging for translation of Srila Prabhupada’s books into various regional languages and their distribution far and wide. He continues to encourage BBT book distribution in his zones, especially in India.)

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Responsibilities in Family Life

2514909779?profile=originalLecture on Responsibilities in Family Life by Indradyumna Swami on 12 July 2010 at Poland

(Indradyumna Swami is a disciple of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), a Sannyasi traveling preacher, and a guru or spiritual teacher in the Chaitanya Vaishnava tradition.)

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Minimizing Losses Maximizing Gains

2514910179?profile=originalLecture on Minimizing Losses Maximizing Gains by HH Giriraj Swami on 21 April 2013 at Dallas

(In the year following Srila Prabhupada’s departure in 1977, Giriraj was awarded the renounced order of life and appointed president of ISKCON’s board of trustees in India. In 1982 he was appointed to ISKCON’s Governing Body Commission, and he went on to oversee the Society’s activities in Bombay, Mauritius, South Africa, Spain, Portugal, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan.)

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Minimizing Losses Maximizing Gains

2514910312?profile=originalLecture on Minimizing Losses Maximizing Gains by HH Giriraj Swami on 21 April 2013 at Dallas

(In the year following Srila Prabhupada’s departure in 1977, Giriraj was awarded the renounced order of life and appointed president of ISKCON’s board of trustees in India. In 1982 he was appointed to ISKCON’s Governing Body Commission, and he went on to oversee the Society’s activities in Bombay, Mauritius, South Africa, Spain, Portugal, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan.)

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1 - भज गोविन्दं

मूल:
भज गोविन्दं भज गोविन्दं भज गोविन्दं मूढ़मते।
प्राप्ते सन्निहिते मरने, नहि नहि रक्षति ड्ड्कृञ्करणे॥१॥

हिन्दी:
भज गोविन्दं भज गोविन्दं, गोविन्दं भज मूढ़मते।
त्राण नहीं सन्निकट मरण से, अपर सूत्र तज मूढ़मते॥१॥

अर्थ:
हे मूर्ख, भगवान का बार-बार भजन कर। मृत्यु के समीप आने पर सीखी हुई सारी विद्याएँ निर्रथक हो जाती हैं। इसलिए तू भगवान की हीं शरण ले, उन्हीं को पुकार।

आदि शंकराचार्य ऐसे गाते थे जैसे उनकी जिह्वा पर देवी सरस्वती का वास हो। इस श्लोक में भी शायद देवी स्वयं उनके मुख से संसारी प्राणी से कह रही है

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Thought Of The Day

namo maha-vadanyaya
krsna-prema-pradaya te
krsnaya krsna-caitanya-
namne...
 [Cc. Madhya 19.53]


He's Krsna Himself. Krsna is so kind. First of all He came as the Supreme Personality of Godhead and He demanded as God's order, "You surrender," but people did not do it. Therefore Krsna has again come in the form of devotee, krsna-caitanya-namne, and now He is ready to give you not only Krsna, but love of Krsna, freely. Take it and distribute it all over the world. That is wanted.

 

 

By H.D.G. Srila Prabhu

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ISKCON Ksatriya meeting report


Varnashrma DharmaThe term Vaisnava indicates transcendence, designated not as anything material, yet in order to perform activities of functioning as a complete social body one person may serve as a Brahmana or a Ksatriya or a Vaisya. These designations are material but work done with respect to one's Varna and offered to Krsna in devotional service is Bhakti Yoga and called Daivi Varnashram, transcendental Varnashram. Srila Prabhupada was very concerned when he saw how those entering devotional service were no

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Bhaktivedanta College

Dear Friends of Bhaktivedanta College,
We would like to invite you to two exciting online modules. You can either attend or inform those who could be interested.


 1) A seven-week program, the ISKCON Disciple Course, starts on April 8th. This is for prospective disciples prior to initiation, or even before choosing an initiating spiritual master (GBC Resolution 2012). Others are welcome. The facilitators are Sudevi and Anuttama Prabhu.


2) A new online program, Introduction to Bhakti Yoga (Bhak

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

 

Spiritual weaklings.......................Nectarean Mellows

 

So once again, what are your ideals? What is your motivation? If you don’t eat you will be weak. Yes? If you don’t eat properly nourishing foods, then you will be weak. Like Gary is a physical fitness trainer and people come to his Malibu gym to get trained. Now what happens if someone is starving? How much could they actually work? How much could they build their bodies? Gary will tell

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Idol worship or Ideal worship

2514909757?profile=originalLecture on Idol worship or Ideal worship by HG Caitanya Charan Prabhu

(Caitanya Charan Prabhu is a editor of Back to Godhead, which is the official international magazine of the Hare Krishna movement. Presently he conducts seminars at various reputed educational institutes all over India including IITs and NITs as well as leading MNCs like Tech Mahindra.)

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2514909750?profile=originalLecture on Blind Faith and the Philosophical Approach by HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami on 22 May 2009 at Sant Nagar Delhi

(From 1977 to 1979 His Holiness was based in India, mostly traveling in West Bengal preaching Krishna consciousness and distributing Srila Prabhupada's books.)

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2514909751?profile=originalLecture on Escaping Religiosity and Coming to God by HG Madhavananda Prabhu

(Madhavananda Das, joined ISKCON in Los Angeles in 1982. He moved to Bhubaneswar Orissa in 1993 where he has been living since. He was instructed by Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami Maharaj to edit his lectures into publications.)

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2514909804?profile=originalLecture on Consciousness and Super Consciousness 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. Inspired by the teachings of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the founder acharya of The International Society for Krishna Consciousness.)

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SRI NRISIMHA KAVACHA
Sri Nrsimha kavaca of the Trailokya vijay in the samhita of Brahma.

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Sri Narad uvaca
indradi deva vrndesa tatesvara jagat pate,
mahavisnor nrsimhasya kavacam bruhi me prabho
yasya prapathanad vidvan trilokya vijayi bhavet
"Sri Narad Muni said: my dear father and lord, master of the Universe, lord of the multitude of demigods headed by Indra, kindly tell me the kavaca mantra of Lord Nrsimha, the incarnation of Visnu. O master, reading this kavaca aloud, a learned man wil
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Sri Ahovalam Stotram

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(Obeisances to Ahovalam Narasimha)

(Use the same meter as the Brahma-samhita. These were written in glorification of the Deities in the holy place of Lord Nrisimha at Ahobalam)

lakshmi-kataksha-sarasi-ruha-raja-hamsam
pakshindra-shaila-bhavanam bhava-nasham isham
gokshira-sara-ghana-sara-patira-varnam
vande kripa-nidhim ahobala-narasimham

"I offer my obeisances to that ocean of mercy, Ahobala Nrisimha. He is a great swan swimming amongst the lotuses of Lakshmi's furtive glances. He is the
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Five Prayers to Lord Narasimha

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Five Prayers to Lord Narasimha
by Bhaktivinoda Thakura

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura has written five beautiful prayers in "Sri Navadvipa Bhava Taranga" for receiving the mercy of Lord Narasimha. These prayers are certainly assurance to all sincere devotees that the worship of Lord Narasimha is purely in the line of aspiring love and devotion to Sri Sri Radha and Krsna. Those prayers are as follows.

e dusta hrdaye kama adi ripu chaya
kutinati pratisthasa sathya sada raya
hrdaya-sodhana ara krsn
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wolf in sheeps clothing

Looking good from outside, inside I'm full of lust. 

I am worse than a prostitute, I seek bodily pleasure every moment. 

My mind gets agitated at the smallest of pretext. 

 

The desire for fame has married sense gratification within me. 

And its children have burned  down the small shoots of devotion within my heart, Leaving it hard and black. 

 

I therefore beg Guru and all the Vaisanavas to feel pity on me, please bless me to have continuous association of Sadhus and shastras. 

There won't be a more f

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