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

hiḿsayetas-tataś ca tān

puṣṇāti yeṣāḿ poṣeṇa

śeṣa-bhug yāty adhaḥ svayam

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

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

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

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

what Krishna sees from within our hearts.......................Nectarean Mellows

The most appropriate medicine for the heart, or let us say for the soul, to cure us of the disease of forgetfulness. And the symptoms of that disease of ignorance is lust, envy, anger, pride, greed and illusion. God’s name is the most powerful medicine. Why? because the Lord has incarnated within the name. The power, the opulence and the beauty and the sweetness of the

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Lecture on The Difference Between Speculation and Reality by HH Giriraj Swami at Houston on 09 May 2013

(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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Lecture on Liberty Equality Fraternity by HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami on 05 August 2006
(Srimad Bhagavatam - Canto 06 Chapter 03 Text 16)

(From 1977 to 1979 His Holiness was based in India, mostly traveling in West Bengal preaching Krishna consciousness and distributing Srila Prabhupada's books. He then spent the following ten years helping to pioneer ISKCON's preaching in Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand, and Malaysia.)

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Excerpt from a class by H.H Mahavishnu Goswami in Minneapolis, USA

durlabh maanava janam satsange -
The way to utilise human birth is shown and that is satsange - good association.

Good association is always God association. In "good" and "God", there is only one "o" difference. If you take out "o" from good, it is God. If you add "o" to God, then it is good. So good and God are very near.

And the determination should be there not to terminate these things. Terminate means to stop. De-termin