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"A person in the conditional stage of material existence is in an atmosphere of helplessness. But the conditioned soul, under the illusion of maya or the external energy, thinks that he is completely protected by his country, society, friendship and love, not knowing that at the time of death none of these can save him." This is called maya. But he does not believe. Under the illusion of maya, he does not also believe that what is the meaning of saving. Saving. Saving means saving oneself from t

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"Vaishnava Monastery Project in Europe"

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"The most important thing - it's taking care of the devotees. We should surround with care and attention to every devotee who comes to the temple to give him all the necessary spiritual training. In other words - to take care of devotional at all levels, according to all his needs related to the devotional service, so that he was always happy and devoted to the lotus feet of Krishna and never wanted to leave the as

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Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Here is the remedy for eliminating all inauspicious things within the heart which are considered to be obstacles in the path of self-realization. The remedy is the association of the Bhägavatas. There are two types of Bhägavatas, namely the book Bhägavata and the devotee Bhägavata. Both the Bhägavatasare competent remedies, and both of them or either of them can be good enough to eliminate the obstacles. A devoteeBhägava
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Same Business in different bodies

Hare Krsna

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Prabhupada: I think San Francisco. What is that park?
 
Giriraja: Golden Gate?
 
Prabhupada: Golden Gate.
 
Jagadisa: San Diego?
 
Prabhupada: No, no, San Francisco. There is a lake. So there the ducks, the male duck is attacking the female duck. What is called? When man forcibly attacks?
 
Giriraja: Rape.
 
Prabhupada: Rape. Raping. And the human life the same meaning. So this is also going on. The water, the ducks, water on the so
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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 4.21

TEXT 21

nirasir yata-cittatma
tyakta-sarva-parigrahah
sariram kevalam karma
kurvan napnoti kilbisam

 

SYNONYMS

nirasih--without desire for the result; yata--controlled; citta-atma--mind and intelligence; tyakta--giving up; sarva--all; parigrahah--sense of proprietorship over all possessions; sariram--in keeping body and soul together; kevalam--only; karma--work; kurvan--doing so; na--never; apnoti--does acquire; kilbisam--sinful reactions.

 

TRANSLATION

Such a man of understanding acts with mind and in

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So Krsna begins, therefore, His instructions that "Don't think you are this body. This is your covering. You are within this body." That is the beginning of Krsna's instructions. And at last He, as a father, advises sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja [Bg. 18.66]. So when we do that, giving up everything, we surrender to Krsna, at that time we revive our relationship with Krsna. This is wanted.

 

By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

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

Bhagavad Gita is meant to be lived by.......................Nectarean Mellows

It is the duty of father and mother to bring their family together regularly and discuss the topics of tattvatah; truth; to train their family members in the goal of life, who they are, what is the relationship with god and with material nature, what are the qualities of the soul, what is the duty of every human being. This should be the main subject that we teach our chi

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Hare Krsna

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Lord Krsna's favorite plant is Tulasi. Tulasi garlands are made for Krsna, and His lotus feet are decorated with Tulasi leaves and manjaris (flower buds). The devotees wear Tulasi neck-beads and chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra on Tulasi beads.

Tulasi plants and their leaves are very important in devotional service, and devotees are encouraged to care for and water the Tulasi tree every day, collecting the leaves for off
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YAGNA SHOULD BE FOR KRISHNA

Hare Krsna

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ByHis Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Sankirtan Yagna - the Best Yagna

Sankirtan Yagna – the Best Yagna

When you go to India you can see this Naimishāranya still. It is very nice place. Just like Vrindāvana, Prayāga, Hardwar. There are hundreds of nice place for spiritual advancement. So this Naimishāranya is still there. The railway station is now called Nimsar. It is about hundred miles from Lucknow. And people go there. It is a very

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Modern Civilization is failing

2514911466?profile=originalLecture on Modern Civilization is failing by Giriraj Swami on 19 Jan 2006 at Dallas

(Giriraj Swami has also taught at the Vrindavan Institute for Higher Education and continues to lecture and to give presentations at japa retreats and workshops around the world.)

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Psychologically Created Ilusions

2514911512?profile=originalLecture on Psychologically Created Ilusions by Caitanya Charan Prabhu on 04 Jan 2010

(Caitanya Charan Prabhu is a editor of Back to Godhead, which is the official international magazine of the Hare Krishna movement. )

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The Wheel of Needs

2514911656?profile=originalLecture on The Wheel of Needs by Sachinanadana Swami on 24 June 2012

(Sacinandana Swami shared many of his insights in his books: "Nectarean Ocean of the Holy Name", "The Gayatri Book" and "The Way of the Great Departure".Beside teaching in Bhaktivedanta College (Radhadesh, Belgium), Maharaja's new emphasis lies on a unique preaching concept of presenting the culture of Krishna Consciousness to the people in Veda Academy.)

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Desire Vs Effort

2514911480?profile=originalLecture on Desire Vs Effort by Romapada Swami on 10 Dec 2012 at Detroit

(In his efforts to share Krishna consciousness with others, Romapada Swami draws on the benefits he himself gained from the University outreach programs he attended in the 1960s. Thus, he continues to encourage programs that fulfill students’ spiritual needs.)

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8 - भज गोविन्दं

मूल:
का ते कान्ता कस्ते पुत्रः, संसारोऽयमतीव विचित्रः।
कस्य त्वं कुत आयातः, तत्त्वं चिन्तयं यदिदं भ्रातः॥
भज गोविन्दं भज गोविन्दं, भज गोविन्दं मूढ़मते।

हिन्दी:
कान्ता तेरी कौन, कौन सुत? यह अपार संसार महा-अद्भूत,
किसका, कौन, कहाँ से आया? चिन्तन कर तू बन्धु, ध्यान्युत॥
भज गोविन्दं भज गोविन्दं, गोविन्दं भज मूढ़मते।

भाई, तुम्हारी पत्नी कौन है? तुम्हारा पुत्र कहाँ से आया? कौन किसका है? तुम स्वयं कौन हो? ये सब बातें अति विचित्र हैं व्यर्थ चिन्ताओं में समय नष्ट न करके इन बातों पर भी जरा विचार करो।

इस श्लोक में श्

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 4.20

TEXT 20

tyaktva karma-phalasangam
nitya-trpto nirasrayah
karmany abhipravrtto 'pi
naiva kincit karoti sah

 

SYNONYMS

tyaktva--having given up; karma-phala-asangam--attachment for fruitive results; nitya--always; trptah--being satisfied; nirasrayah--without any shelter; karmani--in activity; abhipravrttah--being fully engaged; api--in spite of; na--does not; eva--certainly; kincit--anything; karoti--do; sah--he.

 

TRANSLATION

Abandoning all attachment to the results of his activities, ever satisfied and

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ISKCON Mayapur

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ISKCON Mayapur, situated in Sri Navadvipa Dham, the birthplace of Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is the largest Hare Krishna community in the world. We have been visited by thousands of guests coming every day from all over the world as well as from various parts of India. But what’s our ranking? You will be amazed to know that ISKCON Mayapur is one of the 20 sacred places most visited in the whole world with almost 5 million* visitants/guests around the year! It’s almost the same quantity of vi
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HH Indradyumna Swami Diary Volume III, Chapter 12 :

In 1971, I flew with Srila Prabhupada and several Godbrothers from New York to London. As our plane descended into Heathrow Airport, I was looking forward to seeing the ISKCON temple at 7 Bury Place and participating in the devotees’ reception for Srila Prabhupada. However, when we arrived at the airport, one of Srila Prabhupada’s suitcases was missing. It was the suitcase that contained his books of commentaries by the previous acaryas, and

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Thought Of The Day

So in this way, in one life we may practice how to become free from this material contamination and execute devotional service as it is prescribed in the sastra and by the instruction of spiritual master. If we keep ourself pure without material contamination, then we become fit to enter into the family of Krsna. This is the process.

 

By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

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Hare Krsna dear devotees,


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


I have been blessed with the opportunity to engage in the wonderful Smart-Box book-distribution program in Hillcroft, the "Little India" of Houston, Texas. I had the chance to maintain the Smart Boxes there yesterday, and it was a very enlivening experience.


I have four locations in the Sugar Land section of Hillcroft that I maintain. Usually I say hello to the owner or workers, remove the laxmi, coun

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To Wear A Saree/Dhoti Is Now Cool

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   Vaishnava cloth is in the mode pure goodness.

   So let’s understand how modes look like:

   Ignorance is the state of sleep, laziness, in food for example in pomegranate the seed is in ignorance and fleshy part is in the mode of goodness; banana most parts are in the mode of goodness. Because it is easy to eat it even not washing, just removed the skin and one can eat. Also it is soft, not too much hard…lemon has little more sour taste which shows that it is in the mode of passion for much

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