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How to attain complete freedom of life ?

Hare Krsna

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…The transcendental system of devotional service is also free. It may or may not develop in a particular person even after he undergoes all the detailed formulas. Similarly, theassociation of the devotee is also free. One may be fortunate to have it, or one may not have it even after thousands of endeavors. Therefore, in all spheres of devotional service,freedom is the main pivot. Without freedom there is noexecution of 
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Need Qualified Leaders

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We all know that education is for training tomorrow's leaders. But today's schools are little more than training grounds for criminals. Last year's (In the year 1976, we are now in 2013 and the statistics are mind boggling) U.S. statistics bear witness to the horror: 100 school murders, 17,000 armed robberies, 200,000 aggravated assaults against teachers, 2 70,000 school burglaries, and $600 million lost to vandalism. So
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For the pleasure of the Lord

Hare Krsna

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The reading of Bhagavad-gita and chanting Hare Krsna doesn't mean you have to abandon professional life, it doesn't mean you have to abandon professional ambitions. No, you can go ahead and go for your education as high as you want. You can go ahead and be as ambitious in your professional career. But do it for the pleasure of Krsna. If we work for the pleasure of the lord, even if we be in the material world, we will be

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Perfection of Grihastha Ashram

2514912035?profile=originalLecture on Perfection of Grihastha Ashram by Kratu Prabhu on 27 May 2006 at Morosco-Croatia

(During high schooling years, he became president of the students union and went on to receive a bachelor degree in engineering from the M.S. University, Baroda.)

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Bachelor's Degree in Love

2514911943?profile=originalLecture on Bachelor's Degree in Love by 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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Act for Others

2514911911?profile=originalLecture on Act for Others by Aindra Prabhu

(H.G. Aindra Prabhu received Harinama Diksa on Nityananda Trayodasi in 1974 from A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in Washington D.C. For many years, he was serving as a pujari at the temple and was regularly going out on Harinama Sankirtana and book distribution in that area.)

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Hinduism and Krishna Consciousness

2514911965?profile=originalLecture on Hinduism and Krishna Consciousness by Caitanya Charan Prabhu

(Caitanya Charan Prabhu is a monk and spiritual teacher in the time honored tradition of bhakti yoga. He has done his Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering from the Govt College of Engg, Pune.)

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Diary of a Traveling Monk

Volume 13, Chapter 11 June 5, 2013

By Indradyumna Swami

Lest We Forget

Dear Ananta-santi Prabhu,

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

It was with great sadness that I learned of your recent departure. I rarely, if ever, express any deep emotion, but upon hearing of your demise I broke down and cried, for you have always been a true hero to me. By the Lord’s arrangement, you met our spiritual master, Srila Prabhupda, on his first v

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Marathons in Germany

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Marathon in by Sadbhuja Dasa


This was my second Prabhupada marathon in Germany, and I have my own van, which I share with two other devotees. During this Marathon I was distributing around sixty-five books a day. My senior devotee, Varaha Prabhu, put together a tour for me. One day he called and asked where I will be distributing the next day, and I told him the name of the city.


He said in an encouraging way, "Oh, that's a very good city; if You don't distribute a hundred books there, then you

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A wonderful garden

The best thing we can all ask for and aspire for in our devotional service is to wish for Sadhu Sangha. All our Anarthas can be be gone with Sadhu Sangha and we can hope to get Krishna Prema one day.

 

Prabhupada made such a wonderful arrangement.

He created a garden full of blossoming flowers

And ensured that new flowers will continue to blossom even after he has left this planet.

This unique garden has gardners, teachers, administrators...

This is a unique and the best garden in the whole world.

Thes

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Hare Krsna

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ByHis Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

In Bhagavad-gītā (3.9) it is said, yajnārthāt karmano ‘nyatra loko ‘yam karma-bandhanah: one should act or work only in order to please the Supreme Lord, otherwise one becomes entangled in the resultant reactions. According to the four divisions of varna and āśramaksatriyas and vaiśyasare especially advised to perform great ceremonial sacrifices and to distribute t

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Hare Krsna

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Material achievements are not the ultimate goal of devotionalservice. The ultimate goal of devotional service is love of Godhead. Therefore although Prahläda Mahäräja, Dhruva Mahäräja, Ambarésa Mahäräja, Yudhisthira Mahäräja and many devotee kings were materially very opulent, they accepted their material opulence in the service of the Lord, not for their personal sense gratification. Of course, possessingmaterial opulen
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Remembering to appreciate

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One of the most consistent complaints of working people in virtually all industries is that either feel completely unappreciated, or at the very least under-appreciated. There seems to be unspoken assumption that workers are lucky to have jobs – and the fact that they have jobs is appreciation enough.
 
The problem is, people need and deserve to feel appreciated. People who feel appreciated are happier, less-stressed, and

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Superintendence of the Lord

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We should always know that God is ever kind to us. Despite our gross disobedience to the laws of God's nature, the Lord is kind enough to look after our maintenance. Water is one of the most important items for our maintenance, because without water we can neither produce food grains nor quench our thirst. Water is also required very liberally for many other purposes. Thus the Lord has preserved water on three fourths o

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Eight kinds of subtle sex.

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Prabhupada: So here the real attraction is the sex. The other statistics I was seeing is that all these hitch-hike statistics is rape[?]. Most dreadful.
 
Devotee (1): Yeah.
 
Prabhupada: The lusty desire is so prominent that whenever they will get some opportunity. That's all. Therefore it is ordered that you should not remain alone even with your sister, with your daughter, with your mother -- and what to speak of others.
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How to Conquer Lust

2514911459?profile=originalLecture on How to Conquer Lust by Bir Krishna Goswami at New Goloka

(From the beginning, Bir Krishna Goswami distinguished himself by his oratorical skills, his spiritual dedication, and his devotion to studying the writings of his spiritual master, through which he acquired a deep knowledge of the process of Krishna consciousness. )

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Modern Problems and Vedic Solutions

2514912010?profile=originalLecture on Modern Problems and Vedic Solutions by Bhakti Vikasa Swami on 03 Sep 2011

(He has since travelled widely throughout the subcontinent, lecturing in English, Hindi, and Bengali. His Holiness also travels to and preaches Krishna consciousness in other parts of the world. He continues to write books and magazine articles. )

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 4.22

TEXT 22

yadrccha-labha-santusto
dvandvatito vimatsarah
samah siddhav asiddhau ca
krtvapi na nibadhyate

 

SYNONYMS

yadrccha--out of its own accord; labha--gain; santustah--satisfied; dvandva--duality; atitah--surpassed; vimatsarah--free from envy; samah--steady; siddhau--in success; asiddhau--failure; ca--also; krtva--doing; api--although; na--never; nibadhyate--is affected.

 

TRANSLATION

He who is satisfied with gain which comes of its own accord, who is free from duality and does not envy, who is stea

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2514911450?profile=originalLecture on Life was much easier when apple & blackberry were just fruits by Radhanath Swami on 16 Mar 2013 at ISKCON Chowpatty

(Radhanath Swami is the author of The Journey Home: Autobiography of an American Swami, and the title has been received well by the mainstream audience as well as ISKCON members. The Huffington Post and ISKCON News regularly post articles by Radhanath Swami.)

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Hare Krsna Prabhus,


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


On the third and last day of the 2011 book distribution seminars in Mayapur. Kavichandra Swami said, "There's never enough book distribution. Sometimes devotees say, 'We've distributed so many books, so where are the devotees who are supposed to come from book distribution?' But we're distributing for the pleasure of the spiritual master and the previous acaryas, and that is all we really need to do. If the

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