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Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

There is scarcity of devotees of God at the present moment. People have rejected God. Somebody is saying, “God is dead.” Somebody is accepting a rascal as God. Somebody is declaring himself as God. That is not correct.

One should try to understand God scientifically and become a devotee – a lover of God. If you do that, then your life will be successful. That is Krishna consciousness movement. It is not that “My God” or “

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Kirtaniya sada hari – that is the message of Srila Prabhupada. Harinama sankirtana, akhanda-kirtana. Did lots of kirtana today.

 
Nitya-Lila Pravista Om Sri Srimad Pujyapada Aindra Das Maharaj Ki Jai!
 
Nitya-lila pravista, ratre-lila, nisha lila, 10.36 in the evening to 3.36 in the morning is called ratri-kala. You have heard of ratri? Night time. ratri-lila, nisha, nisha means night, nisha lila.
 
Aindra completed his quota of japa, 2 lacs of Harinama,
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Krsna Born In The Womb of ISKCON

Krsna Born In The Womb of ISKCON
His Holiness Mahanidhi Swami (lecture given on ISKCON’s 30th anniversary New Delhi 2006)
On this most auspicious day 30 years ago in New York city on lower east side Srila Prabhupada incorporated the International Society for Krsna Consciousness, popularly known as ISKCON. Somehow or other by the causeless mercy of the Lord we have all contacted this movement. By c

ontacting this movement established by Srila Prabhupada we have come in direct contact with the Supre
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SCIENTISTS AS THIEVES

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Srila Prabhupada. [holding a rose in his hand]. Can any scientist create a flower like this in the laboratory?

Dr. Singh. That is not possible.

Srila Prabhupada. No, it is not. Just see how wonderfully Krishna’s energy is working! No scientist can create a flower like this in his laboratory. They cannot create even a few grains of sand, yet they claim to possess the most advanced intellects in the universe. This is foolish

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Bhagavad Gita As It Is Ban Case Dismissed In Russian Court

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On 28 December 2011, the court in the Siberian city of Tomsk dismissed the state prosecutor's stand that the "Bhagavad Gita As It Is" be branded as an "extremist" literature. The case had been going on in the Tomsk city court since June 2011. The judge, after reviewing the petition from the state prosecutors and the responses against it, dismissed the plea. The Government of India and the Russian Embassy in India took up the matter with t

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Thought Of The Day

Living entities, they have knowledge. That is the difference between matter and living entities. Living entities, they have got knowledge. The dull matter still requires to be developed. They are also covered knowledge. There is knowledge, but it is covered. Just like the tree: it is also a living entity, but the knowledge is more covered than the moving living entities. There are two kinds of living entities: moving and not moving, sthavara-jangama. Sthavara means standing, cannot move. And jan

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Bhakti Pravesh Promotional

Bhakti Pravesh Promotional

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Dear devotees, Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Giving You a Choice 
by Su-gita Vani devi dasi

During a July 7, 1975 television interview, a woman reporter challenged Srila Prabhupada by saying, "And if women were subordinate to men, it would solve all of our problems?"

Srila Prabhupada responded confidently based upon his deeply realized Vedic understanding, "Yes. Man wants that woman should be subordinate, faithful to him. Then he is

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HH Gour Govinda Swami Appearance Day

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Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja, a disciple of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, spread Krishna consciousness throughout Orissa.
 
He translated many of Srila Prabhupada's books into Oriya, worked to establish a large ISKCON temple in Bhubaneswar, traveled and taught Krishna consciousness throughout the world, and brought many people to the lotus feet of Srila Prabhupada and Krishna. Read More
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God is great

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Many people claim, "God is great," but this is a hackneyed phrase. One must know how He is great, and that can be known from authorized scripture. In the Bhagavad-gita God describes Himself. He says, "My appearance of taking birth just like an ordinary human being is actually transcendental." God is so kind that He comes before us as an ordinary human being, but His body is not exactly like a human body. 
It is stated in

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Association through Marriage for Social Life

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When a Brahmana falls in love with a sudra girl then the Brahman should first marry a Brahmana Girl followed by marrying a Kshatriya Girl then a Vaisya girl after these three marriages only is the Brahman eligible for marrying a sudra girl of his choice. Therefore it is said that a brahmana may take four wives.
 In the case of a Kshatriya falling in love with a sudra girl then he is to first marry a kshatrya girl followe
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Why Vaishnavism remains, the purest Vedic-religion !

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Hindus are also responsible for the weakening of *Vedic Sanatana Dharma* ( Hinduism). In this regard, I wish to note the following, based on the teachings of Paramacharya Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Swamy, the greatest Vedic authority of recent times:

1.    Hinduism survived even the onslaughts of invaders like Mughals and British because Hindus faithfully adhered to Vedic dharma , despite all difficulties .

2.    The re

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4 orders and 4 class

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We all have a social life and a devotional life. Social life is to be part of Varnasrama Dharma and devotional life is to embrace Bhakti for our spiritual progress. That is why it is said that "Varnasrama Organization Oriented Vs Bhakti Individual Oriented".
 
Coming to Social life the 4 orders and 4 class
 
There are four orders of spiritual life, namely:
  • brahmacarya,
  • gahastha,
  • vanaprastha and
  • sannyasa,
Four Class

  • Bramanas
  • Kshatri
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YOU WILL NEVER STARVE IF YOU WORK FOR GOD

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In this material world, if a man is very rich, he attracts – everybody speaks about him. Although one may be a nonsense number one but if he has got money, everyone will speak about him. At least in this age it is going on. Nobody considers anything but if, somehow or the other, one becomes very rich, he becomes a popular figure. So God must be the richest. Here, within this material world I may claim, “I am richer than h

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Be Reasonable

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“Reasonable” suggests the ability to see things fairly, without the self-serving justification that so often clouds our vision. 

It’s the ability to see your own contribution to a problem and the willingness to listen to and learn from other's point of view. Being reasonable includes the ability to put yourself in the shoes of others, being able to see the bigger picture, and to maintain perspective. 

People who are reasona

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The permanent possession

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Everything that we possess is in mind but in actuality we don't possess. Suppose I possess all this; as soon as I die, all possession will remain here. I'll not take anything. So I don't possess. But in mind I am thinking, "Oh, this is mine. That is mine." If I leave this body, either the box is here or in the Chicago what is the difference? There is no difference. But because I am possessing in the mind, "Oh, that box is mine," so I am asking, "Whether it is in Chi

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Overcoming Maya

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Overcoming the obstacles on the path of bhakti sometimes feel like a never ending battle. With faith we plug on and say, "Krsna consciousness works and I will become purified in this life." But after many battles with maya, "I will" can turn to a, "I hope I become purified in this life." And for some it's, "maybe in another life I'll become Krsna conscious."

Declare War on Maya
To be successful in overcoming anarthas (unwanted material desires and conditioning), you should expect it to be difficul
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Mind – A Thought Factory, Very important

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Your mind is a “thought factory.” It’s a busy factory, producing countless thoughts in one day. Production in your thought factory is under the charge of two foremen, one of whom we will call Mr.Triumph and the other Mr.Defeat.  Mr. Triumph is in charge of manufacturing positive thoughts. He specializes in producing reasons why you can, why you're qualified, why you will.

The other foreman, Mr. Defeat, produces negative, depreciating thoughts. He is your expert in

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 1.13

TEXT 13
 
tataḥ śaṅkhāś ca bheryaś ca
paṇavānaka-gomukhāḥ
sahasaivābhyahanyanta
sa śabdas tumulo 'bhavat
 
SYNONYMS
 
tataḥ—thereafter; śaṅkhāḥ—conchshells; ca—also; bheryaḥ—bugles; ca—and; paṇava-ānaka—trumpets and drums; go-mukhāḥ—horns; sahasā—all of a sudden; eva—certainly; abhyahanyanta—being simultaneously sounded; saḥ—that; śabdaḥ—combined sound; tumulaḥ—tumultuous; abhavat—became.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After that, the conchshells, bugles, trumpets, drums and horns were all suddenly sounded, and the combine
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Thought Of The Day

So by our desire we get a particular type of form. It may be human being, it may be demigod, it may be elephant, it may be cat, it may be dog, it may be tree -- in this way, in different forms, 8,400,000 different forms, we are trying to enjoy this material world. This is called material conditional life. Because we are failing to understand atma-darsana. Because the purpose is atma-darsana. Jnanam nihsreyasarthaya purusasya atma-darsanam. Atma, one should see his real identification: "What I am

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