Seminar on The Internal Reasons for Lord Caitanya's Appearance by HH Prahladananda Swami
(HH Prahladananda Swami was born in 1949, in Buffallo, New York. He studied at the University of Buffalo, where he received a full scholarship. In January 1969 he joined ISKCON and received both initiations that year from Srila Prabhupada.)
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Seminar on Grihasthi Dharama by HH Radha Govinda Swami
(H.H. Radha Govinda Swami, a direct disciple of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder of ISKCON lives in Vrindavan, India. He lives in Vrindavan, and travels to present Srimad Bhagavat Saptha in many countries including India.)
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Lecture on Victory on the Inner Battlefield by HH Sachinanadana Swami
(H.H. Sacinandana Swami left home only 16 years old to meet devotees and to become a disciple of Srila Prabhupada in 1971. Maharaja’s first years in ISKCON were spent by translating Srila Prabhupada’s books from English to German and later he joined the book distribution party in Germany. )
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A brand new deluxe limited edition of Srila Prabhupada’s Bhagavad-gita As It Is promises to be the kind of collector’s item that is treasured as a family heirloom for generations.
Seminar on Holy Name by HH Vedavyasapriya Swami
(His Holiness Vedavyasapriya Swami worked as a research biochemist first in East Africa and then later when he migrated to USA. Within a week of arrival in the USA, he met the devotees, disciples of His Divine Grace, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Srila Prabhupada, the Founder-Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON).)
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On July 13th and 14th, five to seven hundred devotees from all over Italy and beyond are expected at Villa Vrindavana to attend the 30th anniversary of Sri Sri Radha Vrajasundara’s installation. The weekend festival will begin with a fire sacrifice on Saturday afternoon to create auspiciousness. Next there will be the inauguration of the Villa Vrindavana branch of MOSA (Museum of Sacred Arts), which was originally established in Radhadesh, Belgium.
Saturday’s opening will be a special event
TEXT 1
sri-bhagavan uvaca
imam vivasvate yogam
proktavan aham avyayam
vivasvan manave praha
manur iksvakave 'bravit
SYNONYMS
sri-bhagavan uvaca--the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; imam--this; vivasvate--unto the sun-god; yogam--the science of one's relationship to the Supreme; proktavan--instructed; aham--I; avyayam--imperishable; vivasvan--Vivasvan (the sun-god's name); manave--unto the father of mankind (of the name Vaivasvata); praha--told; manuh--the father of mankind; iksvakave--unto Ki
So our... Pure Vaisnava, they do not want to see even Krsna. They are satisfied with the service of Krsna. That is Caitanya Mahaprabhu's philosophy. Aslisya va pada-ratam pinastu mam marma-hatam karotu va. Marma-hatam karotu va [Cc. Antya 20.47]. A pure Vaisnava, he simply always expects, "When that time will come, Krsna will be pleased to accept me?" Otherwise he is not very hasty. But he is interested with the service. That is pure Vaisnava. A pure Vaisnava can go to the hell for serving Krsna
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
A lecture given in Bombay, April 1, 1974
kanksantah karmanam siddhim
yajanta iha devatah
ksipram hi manuse loke
siddhir bhavati karma-ja
"Men in this world desire success in fruitive activities, and therefore they worship the demigods. Quickly, of course, men get results from fruitive work in this world." – Bhagavad-gita 4.12
Last night we were discussing the previous vers
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Paris – June 13, 1974
Of the three main types of yoga discussed in the Gita, only one gives complete knowledge.
sri-bhagavan uvaca
mayy asakta-manah partha
yogam yunjan mad-asrayah
asamsayam samagram mam
yatha jnasyasi tac chrnu
"The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Now hear, O son of Prtha, how by practicing yoga in full consciousness of Me, with mind attached to Me,
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
London ‐ August 15, 1973
Lord Krsna tells us how to find the fulfillment
of our natural desire to love and be loved.
sanjaya uvaca
evam uktva hrsikesam
gudakesah parantapa
na yotsya iti govindam
uktva tusnim babhuva ha
"Sanjaya said: Having spoken thus, Arjuna, chastiser of enemies, told Krsna, 'Govinda, I shall not light,' and fell silent." Bhagavad-gita 2.9
IN THE previous
In a mother's womb were two babies. One asked the other:
"Do you believe in life after delivery?" The other replies, "why, of course. There has to be something after delivery. Maybe we are here to prepare ourselves for what we will be later.
"Nonsense," says the other. "There is no life after delivery. What would that life be?"
"I don't know, but there will be more light than here. Maybe we will walk with our legs and eat from our mouths."
The other says "This is absurd! Walking is impossi
The main articles in this edition include:
Grand ceremony marks the 40th Anniversary
40th Anniversary at the House of Lords
Under the Full Moon: Lord Caitanya is born
Mentorship Retreat
“Hare Krishna in the Modern World” (new book published by Arktos)
Krsna says, "He's first-class yogi." Who? "Who is always trying to see Krsna within the heart." So it is very difficult task? In our bhakti-yoga we can teach this art of seeing Krsna within the core of the heart in one minute. It is so simple. You are seeing Krsna here. You must have impression and try to keep that impression within your heart always. Then you become first-class yogi. Why so much gymnastic and pressing the nose? No. Take directly. If you are engaged twenty-four hours in the serv
TEXT 43
evam buddheh param buddhva
samstabhyatmanam atmana
jahi satrum maha-baho
kama-rupam durasadam
SYNONYMS
evam--thus; buddheh--of intelligence; param--superior; buddhva--so knowing; samstabhya--by steadying; atmanam--of the mind; atmana--by deliberate intelligence; jahi--conquer; satrum--the enemy; maha-baho--O mighty-armed one; kama-rupam--the form of lust; durasadam--formidable.
TRANSLATION
Thus knowing oneself to be transcendental to material senses, mind and intelligence, one should contro
While we were in New Plymouth the other day to run a few errands, Syama-gauri and I thought we'd try selling a few Gitas to a small quasi-spiritual book store in town, which also specializes in crystals, magic potions, fairy statues and incense sticks. A few weeks back, Syama-gauri had by chance meet one of the staff who worked there, and mentioned in passing that we had the Bhagavad-gita and other books from the East, and the store might like to buy some from us to display on their shelves. The
Hare Krishna,
Shri Shri Bhrahma Samhita Verse 54.
TRANSLATION
I adore the primeval Lord Govinda, who burns up to their roots all fruitive activities of those who are imbued with devotion and impartially ordains for each the due enjoyment of the fruits of one's activities, of all those who walk
in the path of work, in accordance with the chain of their previously performed works, no less in the case of the tiny insect that bears the name of indragopa than in that of Indra, king of the devas.
PURPORT
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The 37th annual Rathayatra - Panihati festival of ISKCON Atlanta will be held Friday - May 31st, Saturday - June 1st, and Sunday - June 2nd.
This year His Grace Acyutananda das, the first disciple of Srila Prabhupada to reside in West Bengal will be in attendance.
Acyutananda das built the bhajan kutir for Srila Prabhupada in Mayapur, compiled the Vaisnava Song book, and trained many devotees including HH Jayapataka Swami on living as Gaudiya Vaisnavas in West Bengal. He has author his memor
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada'
by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
An explanation of a song
by the great spiritual teacher Narottama dasa Thakura,
some fourteen years ago in the Los Angeles Hare Krsna center.
Narottama dasa Thakura, who has written this song, is a famous acarya [spiritual master], and his compositions are accepted as Vedic truth. In this song he represents himself as a common man, as one of us. He laments, appealing
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada'
Fifty centuries ago, a far-seeing sage wrote a book of Vedic
wisdom that speaks directly to our troubled times.
anarthopasamam saksad
bhakti-yogam adhoksaje
lokasyajanato vidvams
cakre satvata-samhitam
"The material miseries of the living entity, which are superfluous to him, can be directly mitigated by the linking process of devotional service to Lord Krsna. But the mas
