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KRISHNA’S APPEARANCE IS NOT FORCED`

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

krsnana hy asya janmano hetuh
karmano vā mahīpate
ātma-māyām vineśasya
parasya drastur ātmanah
[Srimad Bhagavatam 9.24.57]

 

TRANSLATION

O King, Mahārāja Parīksit, but for the Lord’s personal desire, there is no cause for His appearance, disappearance or activities. As the Supersoul, He knows everything. Consequently there is no cause that affects Him, not even the results of f

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Her Grace Yamuna devi dasi, premier disciple of Srila Prabhupada, known for her deeply spiritual qualities and connection with His Divine Grace, for her glorious offering of the Govindam prayers that we hear and chant daily, for her love of pure kirtan, for her ecstatic award winning cook books which were infused with spiritual anecdotes, for greatly inspiring and encouraging the younger generation of ISKCON devotees in their Krishna Consciousness. On Saphala Ekadasi day this year was her first

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 2.45

TEXT 45
 
trai-guṇya-viṣayā vedā
nistrai-guṇyo bhavārjuna
nirdvandvo nitya-sattva-stho
niryoga-kṣema ātmavān
 
SYNONYMS
 
traiguṇya—pertaining to the three modes of material nature; viṣayāḥ—on the subject matter; vedāḥ—Vedic literatures; nistraiguṇyaḥ—in a pure state of spiritual existence; bhava—be; arjuna-O Arjuna; nirdvandvaḥ—free from the pains of opposites; nitya-sattva-sthaḥ—ever remaining in sattva (goodness); niryoga-kṣemaḥ—free from (the thought of) acquisition and preservation; ātmavān—establis
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Venue: Mayapur, 21st Feb, 2008 Narottama das Thakur avirbhava tithi mahotsav ki……….. jai One of the many songs of Narottama das Thakur we will read Lalasamayi Prarthana is the name of the song from Prarthana and the Purport with the song written by Srila Prabhupada ‘gauranga’ bolite habe pulaka-sarira ‘hari hari’ bolite nayane ba’ be near ara kabe nitai-cander koruna hoibe samsara-basana mora kabe tuccha ha’be vishaya chariya kabe suddha ha ’be mana kabe hama herabo sri-brindabana rupa-raghunath

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Thought Of The Day

So this Krsna consciousness movement means to give them idea of real enjoyment. If... So real enjoyment means that when you are uncontaminated with this material body. Spiritual enjoyment. Now we are trying to enjoy with this body. The body is senses. Indriyani parany ahuh. Bodily enjoy means the sense enjoyment. Indriyani parany ahur indriyebhyah param manah, manasas tu para buddhih [Bg. 3.42]. In this way we have to understand that this body is false; therefore the bodily enjoyment is also fal
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The Beginning of a New Year

Closing a year of ecstatic preaching and opening a new one is very exciting. More opportunities to serve the sweet lotus feet of Srila Prabhupada and Krsna.

This year I am hoping for more volunteers to correspond with the many inmates reaching out for support and guidance. Below is some more nectar from the inmates as well as an overview of the activities of IPM in 2012.

New Inmate Letter Excerpts

How I came to Krsna
by Bhakta Ben
Allow me to share with you how I came to become a bhakta. I am sitti

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The Long Arm of the Law

Here is an article by one of the IPM volunteers, Sarva-drik dasa. Hope you enjoy it!

Ever hear the phrase, “The long arm of the law”? Most of you probably have. But just in case you haven’t, this phrase refers to the tendency for legal authorities to always, “Get their man”. Well in my experience Lord Krishna’s “arm” is much longer than the law, and He has extended it through His beloved representative Srila Prabhupada, and Srila Prabhupada’s faithful servants, to reach out to devotees in every c

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The Highest Human Culture

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Detriot – July 16, 1971

The goal of human civilization should not be material progress,
but the awakening of people's lost spiritual consciousness.

ajnana-timirandhasya
jnananjana-salakaya
caksur-unmilitam yena
tasmai sri-gurave namah

"I was born in the darkest ignorance, and my spiritual master opened my eyes with the torch of knowledge. I offer my respectful obeisances u

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How to Receive Krsna’s Message

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada

New York City April 9, 1969

Lord Krsna Himself sets up the system by which His teachings find their way to us.

sri-prahrada uvaca
kaumara acaret prajno
dharman bhagavatan iha
durlabham manusam janma
tad apy adhruvam arthadam

Prahlada Maharaja said: One who is sufficiently intelligent should use the human form of body from the very beginning of life in other words, fr

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The Real Thing is Bhakti

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada

Back To Godhead - Krishna Balarama

Vrndavana, India August 15, 1974

Lord Krsna tells us how He reveals Himself to us in many ways just to draw out our love for Him.

punyo gandhah prthivyam ca
tejas casmi vibhavasau
jivanam sarva-bhutesu
tapas casmi tapasvisu

"I am the original fragrance of the earth, and I am the heat in fire. I am the life of all that lives, and I am the penances of all ascetics." Bh

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Dear Prabhu's and Mataji's:

 

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

 

Attached you will find the information for the next Bhakti-vriksha convention to be held in Sri Mayapur Dham.

 

Please mark your calendar and book your rooms quickly. Since the convention will be right after Gourapurnima, we encourage you to make your arrangements as soon as possible. Please note that due to the Gourapurnima festival, you may not be able to book rooms before the convention. But rooms w

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is-Bg. 2.44

TEXT 44
 
bhogaiśvarya-prasaktānāṁ
tayāpahṛta-cetasām
vyavasāyātmikā buddhiḥ
samādhau na vidhīyate
 
SYNONYMS
 
bhoga—material enjoyment; aiśvarya—opulence; prasaktānām—those who are so attached; tayā—by such things; apahṛta-cetasām—bewildered in mind; vyavasāyātmikā—fixed determination; buddhiḥ—devotional service of the Lord; samādhau—in the controlled mind; na—never; vidhīyate—does take place.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In the minds of those who are too attached to sense enjoyment and material opulence, and who are b
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Why did we abandon Him?

Seeing Krishna entering Dwarka, the citizens immediately rushed towards Him. In absence of Krishna they were extremely fearful and were eagerly waiting for Him. There fear vanished when they saw Krishna. Out of love they brought several gifts for the Lord and the Lord happily accepted it.

In this world everyone lives in anxiety and in constant fear. The cause of fear is uncertainty. Material nature with which we are associating is very powerful & uncertain, we cannot confront it alone. We need sh

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Thought Of The Day

So everyone is engaged in so-called duties but forget the real duty. This is called maya. By the spell of maya we forget what is the objective of life, what is the aim of life. This is called maya. We are thinking this is our duty. No. Real duty in the human form of life is here is a chance whether you want to go to home to back to Godhead or again you want to go to hell, the repetition of birth and death.

 

By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

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By Patience And Practice

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Vrndavana October 20, 1972

All the great conclusions of devotional service will be automatically revealed
to the practitioner if he follows the rules and regulations given by his spiritual master.
 
Pradyumna (reading): "A living entity is offered a particular type of body as a result of his action in the present body. These activities are taken into account by superior
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Nothing But Service

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Srila Prabhupada

Vrndavana, October 21, 1972

A devotee of Krsna has no desire for material
gains; he only wants to serve God.

The Krsna consciousness message is Krsnas tu bhagavan svayam [Bhag.1.3.28]. There is no other Bhagavan. Bhagavan means full of six opulences. So Krsna is completely, cent percent full of all opulences. Even Narayana, He is ninety-six percent. And Lord Siva is eig

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Greed For God

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Srila Prabhupada

Bombay,decemer 26,1972
Eagerness to serve KnlJa without personal like for pleasure or renunciation is the only desire of a pure devotee.
 
Devotee (Reading from The Nectar of Devotion): "The Lord particularly instructed Rupa Goswami on the science of Krsna conscious … "
 
Prabhupada: So here the point is that Sanatana Goswami, Sakara Mallik,was so mad after meeting Caitan
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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 2.42-2.43

TEXTS 42-43
 
yām imāṁ puṣpitāṁ vācaṁ
pravadanty avipaścitaḥ
veda-vāda-ratāḥ pārtha
nānyad astīti vādinaḥ
 
kāmātmānaḥ svarga-parā
janma-karma-phala-pradām
kriyā-viśeṣa-bahulāṁ
bhogaiśvarya-gatiṁ prati
 
SYNONYMS
 
yām imām—all these; puṣpitām—flowery; vācam—words; pravadanti—say; avipaścitaḥ—men with a poor fund of knowledge; veda-vāda-ratāḥ—supposed followers of the Vedas; pārtha—O son of Pṛthā; na—never; anyat—anything else; asti—there is; iti—this; vādinaḥ—advocates; kāma-ātmānaḥ—desirous of sense gratifi
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From Chemical Solution To The Ultimate Solution
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OLD BTG ARTICLE in 1980's

From Chemical Solution To The Ultimate Solution by Lokanatha Swami The unseen merciful hand of Lord Krsna helps a determined young science student become one of Srila Prabhupada's first Indian disciples.

I was born in Aravade, a small village in the Indian state of Maharashtra that differs little from more than seven hundred thousand others in India. After I graduated from high school, my family sent me to Bombay to study che

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