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Since the Ratha-yatra festival in January 1975, disgruntled parents of two Melbourne devotees had been causing trouble. They had hired underworld thug Tom Ericksen, a so-called private detective, to "investigate" the devotees. Ericksen and his men had first been sighted at the Royal Exhibition Building on the day of the parade. They stood around displaying menacing looks, wearing dark glasses and sporting holstered guns that bulged from their double-breasted

This is very important question, that... We are working very hard in this material world, but we are not preparing ourself for death, which is a "must" fact. Everyone must die. The modern civilization, they are afraid of death, but they do not know how to counteract death. This is the modern civilization. But there is process. In the Bhagavad-gita Krsna informs us that our real problem of life is death -- birth, death, old age and disease. Birth is the beginning and then, one who has taken birth

Detachment Should be Our Nature

(Compiled from notes on lectures of H. H. Mahavishnu Goswami)

Lecture by His Holiness Radhanath Swami Maharaja.

 
We have heard from Jananivas Prabhu, the history of Sri Sri Radha Madhava. The histories we find when the Lord appears within this world are as especially focused on the Lord’s relationships with His loving devotees. Sri Sri Radha Madhava made Himself visible to this world through the prayers and the compassion of Srila Prabhupada our beloved guru maharaja. It was by Srila Prabhupada’s desire that today millions and millions of people every year

The Sri Venugopala Swamy Temple at Nemali is picturesque in the Krishna philosophy of worship. Lord Krishna's statue is supposed to have been found during a plough of a farm land in the village. An inscription to this effect is placed on the wall in the temple premises. The deities include Krishna as Venugopal (Venu-Flute in hand, in a standing posture), Alvar saints, Godha devi in alwar style. The temple houses a large complex including Yaga sala, and a beautiful mirror room exhibiting Lord Kri

BANSHI SHOBHITA KARA MADHURA
NILA JALAJA ATNU SHYAAMA
ARUNA ADHARA JANU BIMBA PHALA
NAYANA KAMALA ABHIRAAMA PUURANA INDU ARAVINDA MUKHA
PIITAAMBARA SUCHI SAAJA
JAI MANAMOHANA MADANA CHAVI
KRISNACHANDRA MAHAARAAJA


Glory to you, O Lord Krishna! Possessed by the comeliness of love, you enchant the minds of all. In your shapely hands lies the flute, the sound of which is ever sweet, while your body, dark of hue, is like the blue lotus; your ruddy lips like the bimba fruit, eyes like lovely lotuses, your lo

At the time of His majestic birth Krishna employed His inconceivable powers to appear in a body of eternity, bliss and knowledge. Everyone in the maternity room swelled with joy upon seeing the Lord’s exquisite transcendental form that looked like a creeper of beauty.

Mother Yasoda resembled a lake of spiritual ecstasy in which a brilliant blue lotus of personified bliss had appeared. Neither the wind nor the bees relished the fragrance of that blue lotus. That unborn lotus was never touched by t

We are entangled in this material world due to uncontrolled senses.  The yoga process is meant to control these senses.  If somehow we can manage to control the senses, we can turn our face to actual spiritual happiness and make our lives successful.

sa niscayean yoktavyo

yogo nirvinna-cetaxa

sankalpa-prabhavan kamams

tyaktv sarvan asesatah

manasaivendriya-gramam

viniyamya samantatah

sanaih sanair uparamed

buddhya dhrti-grhitaya

atma-samstham manah krtva

na kincid api cintayet

yato yato niscalati

manas c

So suffering must be there. Suffering must be there as soon as you get this material body. "Why suffering? We are enjoying." What you are enjoying? Is there any guarantee that you'll enjoy? You have got nice building, nice road, nice car. That's all right. You are enjoying. You are thinking enjoying. But is there any guarantee that you will enjoy? Any moment, you'll be finished. Any moment. So there is no guarantee. That is not enjoyment. Real enjoyment is permanent enjoyment. Just like we const

A man went to a barbershop to have his hair cut and his beard trimmed. As the barber began to work, they began to have a good conversation. They talked about so many things and various subjects. When they eventually touched on the subject of God, the barber said: “I don’t believe that God exists.”
“Why do you say that?” asked the customer.
“Well, you just have to go out in the street to realize that God doesn’t exist. Tell me, if God exists, would there be so many sick people? Would there be aba

Avoid Showy religious Fervor

(Compiled from notes on lectures of H. H. Mahavishnu Goswami)

On Vyaasa Puja day Maharaja gave the following thought provoking instructive lecture in Shree Shree Radha Neel Madhav dham in Rajkot. Referring to rhymes - "Always remember Krishna" composed by H.G.Atmaprasad Prabhu, Maharaja was explaining the shloka 3.8 in Bhagavad Gita where-in Krishna says -

niyatam kuru karma tvam
karma jyaayo hy akarmanah
sa

Venue: Amravati, Nov 2003

Srimad Bhagvatam chapters 52 and 53 and in the middle of
chapter 52 there is pastime kidnapping of Rukmini. Rajo vaca King Pariksit was
very inquisitive to know, Sukhdev Goswami has made brief mention of “vaidarbhim
bhismaka-sutam” (S.B 10.52.16) Rukmini is daughter of King Bhismaka and as soon as topic of her
marriage came King Pariksit became inquires to know please tell me more! “rucirananam” Rukmini very sweet faced “rucirananam”. “krsnasyamita-tejasah bhagvan srorum icc

Venue: Guayana, Guayana Katha 2006 june 29 Srimad Bhagvatam part-1

HARE KRISHNA (devotees replied slowly Hare Krishna, so
Maharaja saying) what happened? Louder Hare Krishna……… (Devotees saying Hare
Krishna loudly) “Hare Krishna Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare” (all devootees
repeated it) they didn’t have Prasad looks like (laughs) shortage today not eaten
Prasad “Hare Ram Hare Ram Ram Ram Hare Hare” (all repeated with maharaja). You remember that Dhundakari? Who remembers Dundkari? Who was D

Day 2 – May 24, 2012

Location – Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh, India)

H H Lokanath Swami Maharaja started the class with a Kirtan from Tukarama Maharaja’s abhanga – Govinda Govinda mana lagali acchand. In this he explains that there is no difference between Govinda‘s body and Govinda Himself, Govinda‘s form and Govinda Himself. So Tukarama Maharaja enjoyed taking darsana of the Lord very much. Did you also felt pleasure by taking darsana of the Lord? He says my heart is full of bliss and it is now over

Venue: Los Angeles

Thank you everybody for coming to our Sunday festival. This
festival was started by His Divine Grace A.C Bhaktivedanta Srila Prabhupad ki……………………Jai, he is even founder
acharya of Sunday festival. This festival is held worldwide over 500 centers of
International Society for Krishna
Consciousness. The sole purpose, infact of the foundation of this Hare
Krishna movement is to give association to everybody, association of devotees of Krishna and that leads to pure association
with Krish

Venue: Guayana, Guayana Katha 2006 June 29

“om namo bhagvate vasudevaya”

Yesterday we heard of Vasudev, the words of Vasudev, Sri Krishna is Vasudev “om namo bhagvate vasudevaya”. Our obeisance’s to that Vasudev Sri Krishna. So Krishna was in Gokul

“gokul jinka dhama hai, Krishna jinka naam hai, aise sri bhagavan ko mera barambar pranam hai” Krishna’s name is? What is Krishna’s name? What is god’s name? What is god’s name? God’s name is Krishna, he has a name, “Krishna jinka nam hai, gokul jinka dh

: Cross Maidan Festival : Reading from Bhagvad-gita -As it is chapter 7, I was not mentioned any particular verse, then there are so many choices of course by now you must be knowing why chapter 7 has been selected for this festival here at Cross Maidan. Yes exactly Srila Prabhupada had been giving his discourses on this chapter 7. In 1971 during morning hours, Srila Prabhupada ki …………………….jai. Of course I missed the morning talks, morning talks are for more serious students. Anyone could come i

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Mahaprabhu has taught in Çikñäñöaka (Cc. ädi 17.31):
tåëäd api sunécena taror api sahiñëunä
amäninä mänadena kértanéyaù sadä hariù
This is the most important teaching in Çikñäñöaka.
uttama haïä äpanäke mäne tåëädhama — This
is the nature of a real vaiñëava. He is the topmost
paramahaàsa, but he thinks, “I am the lowest of
the low, much humbler than a blade of grass in the
street. All those who are walking on the street may
step on me.” A real vaiñëava submits and tolerates
everything. He never retaliates

Verse Two kusumita-vanaräji-çuñmi-bhåëgadvija- kula-ghuñöa-saraù-sarin-mahédhram madhupatir avagähya cärayan gäù saha-paçu-päla-balaç cuküja veëum kusumita – completely filled with beautiful flowers; vanaräji – amidst the rows of trees of the forest; çuñmi – maddened; bhåìga – bees; dvija – of birds; kula – and flocks; ghuñöa – resounding; saraù-sarin – its lakes, ponds and rivers; mahédhram – Govardhana, Nandéçvara and other hills; madhupati – akhila-rasämåta-sindhu Çré Kåñëa (Here madhu means