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Huge bird

Since arriving in Perth, Srila Prabhupada had been rising early, about 1am, and working steadily on the final chapters of Canto Five of Srimad-Bhagavatam. Having just completed Chapter 22, "The Orbits of the Planets", Prabhupada had started on "The Sisumara Planetary System", a chapter describing how the totality of planetary systems in this universe are an expansion of the external body of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

While Paramahamsa Swami typed Prabhupada's early-morning dicta

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Meet with a philosophy student

After a great deal of telephoning the various colleges in Perth, Amogha had finally encountered some success at the University of Western Australia. Kim Cornish, a tall, blonde, blue-eyed young man, was a student of philosophy there and had agreed to come and speak with Srila Prabhupada at 10am. Soft-spoken Kim, who was working on his Master's degree in philosophy, inquired submissively about the soul.

"What is the nature of the atman?" he asked politely.

"The nature

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Morning walk

Thursday, 8 May 1975

Prabhupada took his second morning walk in picturesque Hyde Park that overlooked the city. As with its namesake in Sydney and London, the park was a special civic feature with ornamental lakes and shaded with mature native trees - jarrah, paperbark and jacaranda. The walk was again filled with animated and lively conversation. Prabhupada's party passed a lake inhabited by various birds out searching for their breakfast. Ducks splashed and quacked, while famous nat

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Meeting with a psychiatrist

Amogha had so far been unsuccessful in finding any students of philosophy to talk with Prabhupada. The best he could come up with was a psychiatrist, who arrived that night at around 8.30. Srila Prabhupada looked at the depressed looking man sitting before him. "So, what can I do for you?"

"I have no question," the man replied.

Prabhupada turned to Amogha for confirmation. "He has no question?" Amogha verified that this was true.

"Then what shall I say?"

Amogha said he did

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Srila Bhaktivinode Thakur

Srila Bhaktivinode Thakur

About the year 1500 A.D., the incarnation of God Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu began the Hare Krishna Movement in Navadvip, a city in the Indian province of Bengal. This movement, based on the philosophy of ancient Sanskrit texts of devotion to Krishna like the Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam, spread all over India within a short time. The movement popularized sankiritan, the congregational chanting of the maha-mantra Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare

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Fourteen Stages of Progress

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Srila Vishwanath Chakravarti Thakur

satam krpa mahat-seva sraddha guru-padasrayah
bhajanesu sprha bhaktir anarthapagamas tatah
nistha rucir athasakti ratih prematha darsanam
harer madhuryanubhava ity arthah syus caturdase
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At the dawn of one's spiritual life, one receives the mercy of great devotees. One then engages in the service of such devotees. This leads to development of faith in the devotional process, after which

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The Vaishnavas Dance in Ecstacy

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Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura


Who is the acarya or the authority on the science of the absolute truth in the Gaudiya
Vaisnava Sampradaya
 ?


Sri Jiva Goswamipad is our acarya or authority on the science of the absolute truth. He was always situated under the care and guidance of Sri Rupa and Sri Sanatan. Just by hearing the name Sri Jiva Goswami, the hearts of the vaisnavas begin to dance in ecstasy. Sri Jiva Goswami studied

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Come to Vrindavan

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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

The philosophy of Lord Chaitanya is that Krishna is the only object of worship. And as Krishna is the object of worship, similarly, his place, Vrindavan Dham, is also worshipable. If you go to Vrindavan, even if you don't know anything about Krishna, you will at once feel Krishna consciousness. It is such a nice place. (Lecture, New York, 29 July 1966)


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Thought Of The Day

So here the Dharmaraja is lamenting, "On account of absence of Krsna, our real business, nirvana, is being delayed. Therefore, are you lamenting, mother?" So Krsna is so kind that although He's not present at the present moment, still, in the form of His holy name, He's present. You can take still advantage of Krsna's name by chanting this Hare Krsna mantra. You can take. Don't think that when you chant "Krsna," this name Krsna is different from the Krsna person. No. They are the same. Nama cint

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are BG and SB not Veda ? are mayavadis right?

There is a notion around in India and outside which Indologists created along with the support of half-educated pseudo-Impersonalists that Veda means four vedas -Rig,sama,yayur,Atharava and rest are Mythology. It is because of their lack of knowledge of Vedas and for their demoniac intention to prove their one-sided purpose to cheat people.

People have to know what Veda is and what is the difference between this 4 vedas mentioned above and Itihas, puranad, which included Bhagavat Gita, Srimad Bha

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Srila Prabhupada: Saktyavesa and Sakhya-rasa

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By B. R. Sridhara Deva Goswami

When he(Srila Prabhupada) was going to America, on the journey he expressed his feeling to play with Krishna in sakhya-rasakata bane chutachuti bane khai lutaputi sei din kabe habe mor, “Running and frolicking in the many forests of Vraja, I will roll on the ground in spiritual ecstasy. O when will that day be mine?” This was his “Prayer to the Lotus Feet of Krishna.” When he was passing through the Atlantic, he gave vent to feelings that may be the salient points

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Hare Krsna

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our negative and insecure thinking can spiral out of control. Have you ever noticed how uptight you feel when you’re caught up in your thinking? And, to top it off, the more absorbed you get in the detailsof whatever is upsetting you, the worse you feel. One thought leads to another, and yet another, until at some point, you become incredibly agitated.

Needless to say, it’s impossible to feel peaceful with your head full

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Time for a Revolution

Time for a Revolution

(Based on a talk given by Sripada Bhakti Vikasa Swami,

available at http://www.bvks.com/2011/11/time-for-a-revolution/)

If you really want to see iskcon a lot stronger than it is at present, and if you are ready to take part in a grassroots revolution, here is a program for you. It is non-political and non-controversial, easy to implement, and with negligible cost, yet it will benefit the whole society of devotees worldwide. The program is that all members of the Krsna conscio

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Hare Krsna

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After the battle of Kurushetra was over, Bhima had already killed Duryodhana who was the last survivor from the Kauravas. As they were returning back to home camp, Lord Krishna asked Arjuna to step down first. Arjuna declines. Krishna then forced Arjuna to get down first.

When Arjuna stepped down from the chariot, Lord Krishna followed him. As soon as Lord Krishna got down of the chariot, the hanuman flag disappeared and

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Lazy Kamsingh

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Once upon a time, there lived a man named as kamsingh. Although he was capable of working and earning his livelihood, he would beg. People would pity him and give him money. Gradually it became his habit. Gradually he become so lazy that his sole occupation was to eat and sleep and do no work. He become so lazy that he would not even clean his house.

Gradually familiar people started to ignore him and not give him money.

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Disguised as a girl learned in astrology, mantras, yoga, and Tantras, Krishna enjoyed the following conversation pastime:

Radha: O all-knowing girl, what is the most blissful place in the three worlds?

Krishna-disguised-as-a-learned-girl: Krishna's land of Vraja.

Radha: In this world what is the best activity to perform for one's livelihood?

Disguised Krishna: Singing songs about Krishna

Radha: What activity brings the most auspicious result?

Disguised Krishna: The desire to attain Krishna.

Radh: What

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Be graceful when you're feeling bad

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The happiest person on earth isn't always happy. In fact, the happiest people all have their fair share of low moods, problems and disappointments. Often the difference between a person who is happy and someone who is unhappy is not how often they get low, or even how low they drop, but instead, it's what they do with their low moods. 

Many people take their low moods very seriously and try to figure out and analyze what
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6th Annual New Vrindavan 24 Hour Kirtan 2012 Schedule

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6th Annual New Vrindavan 24 Hour Kirtan Festival!

Watch the entire festival *live* on www.mayapur.tv (New Vrindaban channel), www.krishna.com/nv or www.newvrindaban.com

2012 SCHEDULE (all times are EST)

Saturday, June 16

8:00 AM Class by HH Radhanath Swami on the Glories of the Holy Names
10:50 AM Inauguration Ceremony at Yajnasala

11:00 AM Madhava Das
12:30 PM Bada Hari Das
1:30 PM Ananta Govinda & Kesava
2:30 PM Jagannath Kirtan Das
3:00 PM Manor

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Thought Of The Day

Therefore Krsna comes, the purusottama, to take us back. "Why you are now covered, your shining is stopped? You are morose. You are suffering threefold miserable condition of material existence. Why you are rotting here?" Sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja [Bg. 18.66]. Krsna comes Himself. He is within everyone's heart. He's instructing. He is ready to instruct, but He'll only instruct to such persons who have engaged themselves in devotional service. Krsna is there, just like the m
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Free Parikrama/Janmastami/Vyasa puja Hungary Krishna-valley

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Dear devotees,

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

http://navavrajadhama.com/reg

This year's Nava Vraja Mandala Parikrama, Sri Krishna Janmastami, Srila Prabhupada Vyasa puja will be free of any charge.The leaders of the hungarian yatra decided to give this opportunity for vaisnava sanga in Nava Vraja-dhama.

Dates:
7-9 August Parikrama
10  August Janmastami
11  August Vyasa Puja

The details will come soon.

Reg

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