Lecture on The Weakness of Material Life by HH Bhakti Caitanya Swami on 19 March 2013 at Singapore
(Srimad Bhagavatam - Canto 01 Chapter 02 Text 10)
(Bhakti Caitanya Swami initially served in the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust and also distributed Srila Prabhupada’s books from 1973 until 1980.Then Bhakti Caitanya Swami moved to South Africa, where, from 1980 to 1982, he served as temple president in the rural community of Cato Ridge.)
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So if you want to be peaceful, happy, you have to again bring in the Vedic culture, simple life and high thinking. That is wanted. If you introduce more and more anarthas only, unwanted things, how you can be happy? We have to minimize even whatever we absolutely require. Absolutely we require ahara-nidra-bhaya-maithunam ca. It has to be curtailed. That is civilization, not that increasing. This is a misguiding civilization. Andha yathandhair upaniyamanah [SB 7.5.31]. This is a civilization wher
The below is a beautiful demonstration as to why we keep on passing out these wonderful books; the real nutrition for the heart of a preacher.
The below is also an indication of the fact that we need to take exellent care of these wonderful spirit souls whom we have brought to the bright daylight of Krishna consciousness from the dense darkness of the age of Kali.
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
he Lone Ranger and Tonto went camping in the desert. After they got their tent all set up, both men fell sound asleep.
Some hours later, Tonto wakes the Lone Ranger and says, 'look towards sky, what you see?'
'The Lone Ranger replies, 'I see millions of stars.'
'What does it convey?' asked Tonto.
The Lone Ranger ponders for a minute then says, 'Astronomically speaking, it tells me there are millions of galaxies and poten
SB 3.30.10
arthair āpāditair gurvyā
TRANSLATION
He secures money by committing violence here and there, and although he employs it in the service of his family, he himself eats only a little portion of the food thus purchased,and he goes to hell for those for whom he earned the money in such an irregular way.
PURPORT
There is a Bengali proverb, "The person for whom I have stolen accuses me of being a thief." The family members, for
Seminar on Gita Inspired Parenting by Urmila Mataji
(Her Grace Urmila Devi Dasi was born in 1955 in New York City. She joined ISKCON in 1973 in Chicago. She received first initiation in 1973 and second initiation in 1975 from His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.)
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Lecture on The Law of Satiation by HH Janananda Goswami at ISKCON Melbourne on 12 May 2013
(Srimad Bhagavatam - Canto 01 Chapter 18 Text 14)
(His Holiness Janananda Goswami was initiated by His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada in 1972. He held various positions in ISKCON and served Srila Prabhupada in various countries notably the United Kingdom, Africa, Malaysia, Europe, Philippines and New Zealand.)
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Lecture on Secrets of Lasting Love by HG Caru Prabhu
(Caru Das was initiated by Srila Prabhupada in 1970. He has been President, variously, of the Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Berkeley (USA) temples.)
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Hare Krsna Benelux devotees,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
I am writing you as a representative of ISKCON Youth Ministry Europe and requesting your kind attention.
This year will be the 1st ISKCON Youth European Bus Tour: July 18th - August 19th, 2013. We will visit 12 European countries the ISKCON centers/festivals/events in those countries.
We are kindly requesting you to print the attached poster and post it at your temple or preaching center as wel
TEXT 6
ajo 'pi sann avyayatma
bhutanam isvaro 'pi san
prakrtim svam adhisthaya
sambhavamy atma-mayaya
SYNONYMS
ajah--unborn; api--although; san--being so; avyaya--without deterioration; atma--body; bhutanam--all those who are born; isvarah--the Supreme Lord; api--although; san--being so; prakrtim--transcendental form; svam--of Myself; adhisthaya--being so situated; sambhavami--I do incarnate; atma-mayaya--by My internal energy.
TRANSLATION
Although I am unborn and My transcendental body never deter
So if we are sincerely Krsna conscious, if we believe Krsna... We have to believe. You believe or not believe, the words of Krsna cannot be false. That's a fact. You may be rascal, you do not believe, but those who are dhira, they believe. They believe. If you have love for Krsna... There is no question of love or no love. This is the fact. So one has to become... This is the ultimate goal of life, that one has to become dhira, not like cats and dogs, jumping here and there. That is not human li
“G u r u m u k h a p a d m a v a k y a"
Love is selfless.......................Nectarean Mellows
The Bhagavatam declares that the supreme occupation for all humanity is to act in the loving service of the Supreme. Such service must be unmotivated and uninterrupted to completely satisfy the self. To the degree our actions are selfish, which means egoistic, it cannot satisfy the heart. A selfless act is that in which we are truly giving ourselves for the object of our love. We give the exa
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Vrndavana, October 21, 1972
A devotee of Krsna has no desire for material
gains; he only wants to serve God.
The Krsna consciousness message is Krsnas tu bhagavan svayam [Bhag.1.3.28]. There is no other Bhagavan. Bhagavan means full of six opulences. So Krsna is completely, cent percent full of all opulences. Even Narayana, He is ninety-six percent. And Lord Siva is eig
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Vrndavana, October 24, 1972
We want to love Krsna, but without information of Krsna and
without Krsna consciousness, our loving propensity is limited.
Pradyumna: (reading) “The basic principle of the living condition is that we have a general propensity to love someone. No one can live without loving someone else. This propensity is present in every living being. Even a
TEXT 5
sri-bhagavan uvaca
bahuni me vyatitani
janmani tava carjuna
tany aham veda sarvani
na tvam vettha parantapa
SYNONYMS
sri-bhagavan uvaca--the Personality of Godhead said; bahuni--many; me--of Mine; vyatitani--have passed; janmani--births; tava--of yours; ca--and also; arjuna--O Arjuna; tani--all those; aham--I; veda--do know; sarvani--all; na--not; tvam--yourself; vettha--know; parantapa--O subduer of the enemy.
TRANSLATION
The Blessed Lord said: Many, many births both you and I have passed.
So our civilization is like that, that in the gradual process of evolution we have come to the platform of human being. This human being is meant for understanding God, but they are forgetting God. Therefore the next stage is punar musiko bhava, "Again become monkey." That is waiting us. The nature's law is like that, that from monkey we have become human being, and in the human being we are dancing like monkey. So nature will say, "All right, again you become monkey." You cannot check that. Tha
