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Here's some of Manidhara's seminar:

When I saw Prabhupada my dreams were over to enjoy this world. It's time to get real. So I joined the movement and within a couple of days I was on the street distributing books.

In Kali yuga there are no sruti dharas, whatever they hear it goes in one ear and out the other. Therefore we need books, and we have the best books these books can purify anyone who takes to reading them.

Sankirtan helps us come to the point of why we came to the Krsna consciousness

Lecture on Panihati by Bhakti Charu Swami on 03 June 2011 at California

(Bhakti Charu Swami continued to translate all of Srila Prabhupada’s works, more than fifty volumes, into Bengali. Bhakti Charu Swami is an initiating spiritual master in ISKCON and has disciples all over the world.)

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Lecture on Successful Balanced and Healthy Life by Bhakti Vijnana Goswami

(Bhakti Vijnana Goswami was born in Tashkent, former Soviet Union. He took to spiritual life in 1980, during a difficult time during the communist era in the former Soviet Union, when the National Security forces were harassing any type of spiritual practitioner.)

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Lecture on Divorce is Kaliyuga Phenomena by Bhakti Visrambha Madhava Swami on 22 Jan 2012 at Kovaca

(His Holiness Bhakti Visrambha Madhava Swami took his first Initiation from Srila Prabhupada on 9th July, 1974 in San Francisco, by the recommendation of Srila Tamala Krishna Goswami and Vishnjana Swami.)

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Lecture on Spiritualism in Modern Life by Bhakti Vikasa Swami on 03 Oct 2006 at Punjab

(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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By HH Bir Krishna Goswami’s

Our Need for Autonomy

Autonomy is an interesting concept. It is defined as: “independence or freedom, as of the will or one’s actions.”

It is a basic need of the soul to be autonomous, which basically means the soul needs to be free to express itself.

Outside of Krishna consciousness autonomy is not possible for the soul. Why is this? Krishna das Kaviraja Goswami explains this quite nicely in the Caitanya Caritamrta:

“Because a devotee of Lord Krsna is desireles

Seminar on "Archa Vigraha ki Seva" by Ruparaghunath Prabhu on 16 June 2013 at Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Mumbai (Hindi)

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The IPL Fever

IPL has been the latest fever

Keeping everyone busier than ever

Man and woman, young and old

All were game for this pot of gold.

TV channels were busy with TRP ratings

Teams were busy anticipating and speculating

The game was spinning real big money

That was sweeter than the sweetest honey.

Children skipped their playtime

Housewives shortened their kitchen time

Men were constantly meditating on the game

Hoping their team would clinch the game.

And look what was the end result of this game?

So it is the duty of Caitanya Mahaprabhu's representative to take instruction from Caitanya Mahaprabhu and spread it. That is here said, yogya-patra hao tumi bhakti pravartaite: "You are the fit person." Then Caitanya Mahaprabhu gives you instruction. If you are unfit, then there will be no instruction. And what is the fitness? Fitness is he must be very eager to serve Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Just like Sanatana Gosvami approached: "My Lord, You have released me from this material occupation. Now or

A story from Caitanya lila, retold by

T.A. Drescher

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Dog Days

Once upon a time there did live

a most liberal and generous man.

of the name Sivananda Sena

renowned throughout the land.

So great and kind and generous his deeds

on his journeys hale and hearty.

For an outing into the countryside

their transcendental party.

Bring with him all the pilgrims did he

and take care of all their needs.

As they joined together along the way

and performed great generous deed

The story of Mrgari, the hunter

from the Vedas, retold by T.A. Drescher

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Hunter Days

Once in a woodland long ago

in a place quite far away.

Was a man who was a hunter who

lived for the hunt each day.

The hunter he of a peculiar sort

delighting in inflicting pain.

Imagining it were a magnificent sport

proclaimed Mrgari is my name.

I am a hunter fierce and strong

I hunt these woods with care.

I place all creatures into discomfort

then skin them for their hair.

Now once

Lecture on Life After Death by Bhanu Swami on 03 Dec 2000

(Bhanu Swami was born in Canada and holds a BA in Oriental fine arts history from the University of British Colombia. He joined the Hare Krishna movement in India in 1970.)

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Lecture on History of Indian Religions by Bir Krishna Goswami

(Bir Krishna Goswami became directly involved in the publication of Srila Prabhupada’s books in English and Spanish.)

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Lecture on Money Can Change You by Bhakti Rasamrita Swami

(He served as temple president in Mumbai, Belgaum and Vrindavan- which is the spiritual hub of world wide ISKCON temples. He has been preaching in many prestigious educational institutions all over India.)

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Lecture on Youth A Golden Opportunity by Bhakti Vikasa Swami on 16 Feb 2005 at Belgaum, India

(His Holiness Bhakti Vikasa Swami appeared in this world in 1957 in England. He joined the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in London in 1975 and was initiated in that year with the name Ilapati dasa by ISKCON's founder-acarya, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.)

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Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada...

Vishnu's divine vehicle is Garuda, a giant eagle, often depicted as having a human body and senses and bird-like forehead, wings, beak and nails. He wears a crown on his head like his master, Vishnu. His stature in Hindu religion can be gauged by the fact that an independent Upanishad, the Garudopanishada, and a Purana, the Garuda Purana, is devoted to him. Various names have been attributed to Garuda - Chirada, Gagan

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada...

The Hare Krishna maha-mantra is mentioned in various scriptures as the only means of deliverance in this age of Kali:

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada...

Chaitanya's Dancing Causes Boat to Almost Lose its Balance 

'While crossing the river Yamuna, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu saw the glossy black water and was immediately bewildered with ecstatic love. Indeed, as soon as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu saw the river Yamuna, He immediately made a great sound and jumped into the water. Everyone was filled with fear and trembling to see this. They all hastily grabbed Sri Caitanya Mahap