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Sri Kesavaji Gaudiya Matha: August 27, 2009, evening.

[This year, in honor of Sri Radhastami, Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja gave two discourses on the glories of Srimati Radhika; one on the eve of Radhastami and one on the following morning. Srila Maharaja spoke in his mother tongue, Hindi, and his words were simultaneously translated by Akhilesh dasa Adhikari into the headphones of the English speaking devotees in the audience. Today you will receive his discourse of Radhastami e

Dear Maharajas & Prabhus,

Hare Krishna!

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga.

On 22nd April 2012, Sunday on the oscpicious day.Blessings of Srila Prabhupada & by the help ofentire vishnava Devotees ISKCON GHAZIABAD, we are holding LORD JAGANNATH kATHA & Lord Jagannatha Ratha Yatra Maha Mahotsava.We are delighted to invite you to our Hare Krishna festival from 17 APRIL to 22nd April 2012. 

following is a brief details of the

Take Advantage of Human Birth

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

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The goals of modern-day yoga enthusiasts are dwarfed by the achievements of India's ancient yogis, who, according to historical accounts, could become smaller than atoms and lighter than air and who could travel, unaided, anywhere in the universe. Yet even these superachievements, says Srila Prabhupada, are "only a step forward." How the true pinnacle of human consciousness, superconsciousness, is obtainable -- here and

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Regulative principles only bring in the discipline and obedience to authority.  We need to adopt Bhagavta Vidhi as well in parallel for our progress.

Therefore Srila Prabhupad simeltanious introduced Panchatratrika Vidhi and Bhagavt Vidhi.

Pancharatrika Vidh helps us in Vidhi Marg and Bhagavath Vidhi helps us in Rananuga Marg.

Both of this is considered as Sadhana Bhakti.

Devitional Service in Practice helps in cultivation

Surrender and Render

Service to Krishna

Can anyone send me the Santan Gopal Stotra in Hindi Text? Or any website from where I can purchase that.

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The grace of the Lord is abhaya, free from fearfulness. The benediction of the Lord is never to be lost. It is simply to be enjoyed. One simply gains and enjoys gaining. Bhagavad-gita also confirms this: when one achieves the grace of the Lord, the result is that all distresses are destroyed. When situated in the transcendental position, one is freed from the two kinds of material diseases—hankering and lamentation. Lam

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Alexander the Great arrested one thief, and was going to punish him. The thief pleaded, "Sir, you are punishing me, but what is the difference between you and me? I am a small thief, you are a great thief. You are occupying other's kingdom by force; you have no right. Because you are strong, you are conquering country after country. I am also doing the same thing. So what is the difference?" Alexander considered, "Yes,

The Hot Topic: Poetry Contest Winners

Prior to the Gaura Purnima festival, the Bhakti Writers Community hosted the Golden Moon Poetry contest, with a gift card to Amazon.com as the prize. Twelve writers submitted their poems, and each writer glorified a unique facet of Lord Chaitanya’s personality.
    The winner is Samapriya Prabhu, who wrote the poem “Hot Topic.”  One judge described her poem as, “Original, fresh, fun!  Makes the reader smile.” Second place goes to “In the Land of Lord Nityanan

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Once upon a time a farmer owned an old mule. The mule fell into the farmer's well. The farmer heard the mule 'braying' after it fell into the well.
After carefully assessing the situation, the farmer sympathized with the mule, but decided that neither
the mule nor the well was worth the trouble of saving.
Instead, he called his neighbors together and told them what had happened...and enlisted them to help
haul dirt to bury

Hare krsna

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

A little girl walked to and from school daily. Though the weather that morning was questionable and clouds were forming, she made her daily trek to the elementary school.
As the afternoon progressed, the winds whipped up, along with thunder and lightning.
The mother of the little girl felt concerned that her daughter would be frightened as she walked home from school and she herself feared that the electrical storm might

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Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

People generally go to guru, "Sir, I have got some pain. Give me some ashirvad so that my pain may be cured." "But why you have come here for curing your pain? You can go to some doctor, or you can take some tablet. Is it the purpose of coming to guru?" But generally they come to guru and ask for blessing for some material benefit. It is not the guru's task to supply gold and medicine. Not that "I have got some pain her

Consciousness

at The Time of Death

"Krsna is naturally attractive for all living beings because He is the chief eternal amongst all eternals."

By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

So Krishna is now back with them and there are so many different ways of meeting and dealing, embracing as many as many Gopis are there, Krishna is meeting each one of them. There are several descriptions of how what each Gopi does? How she deals with Krishna. It is mentioned about one Gopi she had very unique way of meeting her Lord. What she did was she drank Krishna with her eyes, drank the form of the Lord through her eyes and she took him to her heart, made him sit down there and as soon as

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A person who is self-absorbed takes him or herself extremely seriously. They value their own time – but no one else’s.  They are usually quite selfish with their time, love, and money, in addition to lacking compassion for those less fortunate. 

Self-absorbed people are arrogant and often treat others as instruments or objects to get something they want. They usually see only one point of view – their own. They are righ

Drinking juice is no better than drinking soda

"People think juice is healthy, but it's not," says Dr. Robert H. Lustig, professor of pediatric endocrinology at UCSF and director of the Weight Assessment for Teen and Child Health (WATCH) Clinic. "Drinking juice — even if it says "100% natural" — is no better than drinking soda."

Lustig is on a mission to dispel common misunderstandings about juice. He says the perceptions that juice i

Greenpeace raises GM alert on top Indian foods

Posted by Greenpeace on 08 Sep 2009 under News and Blog

New Delhi, 8 September 2009: Food products of Nestlé, Cadbury, Kellogg, Britannia, and Safal are among a ‘red list’ in a guide on GM-free food released by Greenpeace here today. The ‘Safe Food Guide‘, is a first of its kind in India, and ranks 16 well-known food brands.

The guide comes at a time when the Union Government is in the ver