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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 2.27

TEXT 27
 
jātasya hi dhruvo mṛtyur
dhruvaṁ janma mṛtasya ca
tasmād aparihārye 'rthe
na tvaṁ śocitum arhasi
 
SYNONYMS
 
jātasya—one who has taken his birth; hi—certainly; dhruvaḥ—a fact; mṛtyuḥ—death; dhruvam—it is also a fact; janma—birth; mṛtasya—of the dead; ca—also; tasmāt—therefore; aparihārye—for that which is unavoidable; arthe—in the matter of; na—do not; tvam—you; śocitum—to lament; arhasi—deserve.
 
TRANSLATION
 
For one who has taken his birth, death is certain; and for one who is dead, birth is c
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True Happiness Must be Eternal

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Back To Godhead Volume-01 Number-38, 1970

by Upendra Dasa Adhikari

Sri Brahma-samhita is one of the oldest Vedic scriptures, and it is accepted by Lord Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu (an incarnation of Krsna Himself who appeared 484 years ago) as the essence of Vaisnava (Krsna conscious) philosophy. The first verse of the Fifth Chapter of Sri Brahma-samhita reads: "Krsna, who is known as Govinda, is the Supreme Godhead. He

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The Gopi’s plead to Krishna

They Say Sri-gopya ucuh “maivam vibho rhati bhavan gaditum nr-samsam” (10.29.31) don’t be cruel like this to us “santyajya sarva-visayamstava pada-mulam” we have given up everything, everything do you know what we had to go through to come to you? You were not there but we know what we have gone to reach your lotus feet, we have renounced everything just to reach pada-mulam, coming to your Lotus Feet. So our request is prasida be kind to us “vrjinardana-te nghri mulam” (10.29.38) O! Lord you are

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Srila Prabhupada : A Modern Saint

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Back To Godhead Volume-16 Number-09, 1981

Among the hippies in San Francisco were many young people who were sincerely searching for spiritual enlightenment and who found it when they met His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.

As recently as 1965, Srila Prabhupada, at age 69, had been living as a renounced ascetic in the holy town of Vrndavana, India, where he was regarded as a pure, saintly devotee of Lord

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You Don’t Need a Guru or Do You?

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Back To Godhead Volume-16 Number-09, 1981

Questions at Harvard Divinity School

Recently Professor Harvey Cox of Harvard University invited Subhananda dasa, a Hare Krsna devotee, to give three talks on the traditional role of the guru. Later the talking went on, between Professor Cox and his divinity students and their guest.

Lord Krsna, Lord Brahma, Narada Muni

Lord Krsna, Lord Brahma, Narada Muni

Student: The idea of "spiritual guide" or "spiritual master" is

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The Religion Beyond All Religions

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A conversation with His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Founder-Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness

In June 1976 at New Vrindaban, the Hare Krsna movements farm community in West Virginia, Srila Prabhupada fields questions sent to him from the editors of Bhavan's Journal, one of Bombay's leading cultural and religious periodicals.

The Religion Beyond All Religions

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HAPPY TO BE A BHAKTI YOGI !!!

Dear Devotees,

Please accept our humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

The Congregational Development Ministry and His Holiness Jayapataka Swami are proud to present our new campaign to inspire all the members of International Society for Krishna Consciousness.

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Maharaj inspired us to create and promote this campaign to remind us to be happy in Krishna consciousness. We hope you will be happy to help us to promote this campaign and message!!!

Happy to be A Bhakti Yogi t-shirts are avail

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 2.26

TEXT 26
 
atha cainaṁ nitya-jātaṁ
nityaṁ vā manyase mṛtam
tathāpi tvaṁ mahā-bāho
nainaṁ śocitum arhasi
 
SYNONYMS
 
atha—if, however; ca—also; enam—this soul; nitya-jātam—always born; nityam—forever; vā—either; manyase—so think; mṛtam—dead; tathāpi—still; tvam—you; mahā-bāho—O mighty-armed one; na—never; enam—about the soul; śocitum—to lament; arhasi—deserve.
 
TRANSLATION
 
If, however, you think that the soul is perpetually born and always dies, still you have no reason to lament, O mighty-armed.
 
PURPORT
 
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My Best Experience on Book Distribuition

My Best Experience on Book Distribuition

Cal State University in San Bernardino


I was distributing at Cal State University in San Bernardino when a student came over to my table and said, "My friend! I've been looking for you for the past two years. I read the Bhagavad-gita many times, and I'm chanting Hare Krsna."

Emanuel had received a book from me at a nearby college three years ago. He hadn't read it for a year, but then he had a mystical experience in which he was told to read the book. He stayed up all night reading and didn't ge

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Thought Of The Day

Maya means the condition in which I enjoy material sense gratification. That is called maya. Maya japatiya dhare. Japatiya dhare means catches, catches: "All right, come on." There are two things: light and darkness. If you remain in light, there is no darkness, and if you prefer to remain in darkness, there is no light. Two things are there. So maya is darkness, and Krsna is light. That is our motto in the Back to Godhead. "Godhead is light and darkness is nescience. Where there is God, there i

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 2.25

TEXT 25
 
avyakto 'yam acintyo 'yam
avikāryo 'yam ucyate
tasmād evaṁ viditvainaṁ
nānuśocitum arhasi
 
SYNONYMS
 
avyaktaḥ—invisible; ayam—this soul; acintyaḥ—inconceivable; ayam—this soul; avikāryaḥ—unchangeable; ayam—this soul; ucyate—is said; tasmāt—therefore; evam—like this; viditvā—knowing it well; enam—this soul; na—do not; anuśocitum—may lament over; arhasi—you deserve.
 
TRANSLATION
 
It is said that the soul is invisible, inconceivable, immutable, and unchangeable. Knowing this, you should not grieve
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ISKCON Europe Excellence Awards in 2012

ISKCON Europe Excellence Awards in 2012

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Dear Vaishnavas,
Please accept our sincere obeisances. Jaya Srila Prabhupada! Guru-parampara ki jaya!


We are pleased to introduce you to eleven devotees receiving the third ISKCON Europe Excellence Awards (IEEA): http://www.eurorgb.com/content/iskcon-europe-excellence-awards-2012

On behalf of Euro RGB,
Your servant,
Dinadayal dasa
Secretary for the Euro RGB

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  • Suresh was advised by the      doctor to smoke just 2 cigarettes per day.
  • Father told Arvind, if he      scores pass marks in mathematics then he would gift him a bicycle.

Do the above examples show that the doctor is promoting smoking and the father discouraging his son from scoring 100% in maths?

Absolutely Not. Suresh was a chain smoker and Arvind an irresponsible student. So to bring them on right track they gave them a means by which they can improve themselves. Suresh does not have to smoke d

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Thought Of The Day

So what to do at the time of death? One has to change. Death means change of this body. The modern civilization, they do not know it. That is the first understanding of spiritual knowledge, that we change our body. I am spirit soul, every one of us, spirit soul, even the animals and the trees and plants and aquatics, any living being. There are 8,400,000 different forms of living being. Of all of them, the human form is considered the best. Best means it has got..., the human form has got develo

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Modern Society Has No Brain

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The following conversation between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and Mr. C. Hennis of the United Nations' International Labor Organization took place in Geneva in 1974.

Mr. Hennis: The International Labor Organization is interested in promoting social justice and protecting the worker.

Srila Prabhupada

Srila Prabhupada: By natural arrangement, the social body has four divi

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The beauty of Krishna's Lotus Feet

nikhila-bhuvana-lakshmi-nitya-lilaspadabhyam ,
kamala-vipina-vithi-garva-sarvam kashabhyam  |
pranamad-abhaya-dana-praudhi-gadhadritabhyam ,
kim api vahatu cetah krishna-padambujabhyam  ||12||
Simple Meaning:

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Lakshmi Resides in Lord Krishna's Lotus Feet
Those lotus feet of Lord Krishna are the refuge (splendour) of the *Lakshmi of fourteen *bhuvans or cosmological regions. They defeat lotus clusters who take pride in their beauty; are honoured (must be worshipped) because of being  distinctly capable
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The Mantra for Everyone

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Devotees Leads Kirtan

Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare
Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare

In India saints and ordinary people alike have long known about these holy names of God the maha-mantra, or great chanting for deliverance. In 1965 His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, a pure devotee of the Lord, brought the chanting to the West.

Hare is an address to God'

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Nirvana – Annihilation or Devotion?

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German pessimist philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) thought that nirvana, (freedom from suffering) means becoming desireless putting an end to our will. But His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada disagrees….

Arthur Schopenhauer

Arthur Schopenhauer

Hayagriva dasa: Arthur Schopenhauer was a nineteenth-century German philosopher who took some of his ideas from the Indian Vedic

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The Prabhupada Marathon

The Prabhupada Marathon

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Dear Vaisnavas,

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

That most auspicious time of the year, the Prabhupada Marathon, is coming to us very soon. The Prabhupada Marathon is total bliss. Why? Because this sankirtan movement is as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "anandambudhi vardanam" it is an ever expanding ocean of bliss. It's an oportunity to imerse ourselves in giving Krsna to others. Srila Prabhupada very nicely says in a purport of the Srimad

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Understanding the Absolute Truth

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At present, we are concerned primarily with two things: one, ourselves; and the other, the place where we live. In other words, we are concerned with two objects: namely, everything that is related to our gross and subtle bodies; and the world at large, with all its paraphernalia. But there are others above us, the transcendentalists, who are concerned not only with their body and mind and the world at large, but also wi

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