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LECTUREBY HIS HOLINESS BHAKTI CARU SWAMI ON SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM THIRD CANTO,CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE, TEXT TWENTY SIX, THE GLORIES OF DEVOTIONAL SERVICE.

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Transcription : Lalitamadhava Dasi
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Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya
Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya
Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya

Bhaktya puman jata viraga aindriyad
Drsta srutan  mad racananucintaya
Cittasya yatto grahane yoga yukto
Yatisyate rju

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THEFOLLOWING IS A CLASS GIVEN BY HIS HOLINESS BHAKTI CHARU SWAMI ON SRIMADBHAGAVATAM THIRD CANTO CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE TEXT TWELVE, THE GLORIES OFDEVOTIONAL SERVICE

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Transcription : Ranga Radhika Dasi
Editing : Ramananda Raya Dasa

 

Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya
Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya
Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya

Maitreya uvaca
iti sva-matur niravadyam ipsitam
nisamya pumsam apavarga-vardhanam
dhiyabhinandyatmavatam satam gatir
babhasa isat-smi

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THEFOLLOWING LECTURE WAS GIVEN BY HIS HOLINESS BHAKTI CARU SWAMI ONJANMASTAMI DAY, 2 SEPTEMBER 2010, IN ISKCON UJJAIN, INDIA, ON THESRIMAD-BHAGAVATAM CANTO TEN: THE SUMMUM BONUM : CHAPTER 3 : THE BIRTHOF LORD KRISHNA, TEXT 21.

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Transcription : Ranga Radhika Dasi
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Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudeva
Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudeva
Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudeva

Srima

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International Society For Krishna Consciousness  (ISKCON)

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Transcription & Compiling : Gauranga Premananda Dasa & Anupama Krishna Dasa

Editing : Hemavati Radhika Dasi

 

Introductory Lecture   3

Becoming a Vaishnava Devotee of Krishna   13

Basic Principles of Vaishnava Behavior  15

More on the Behavior of a Vaishnava  17

Vaishnava Behavior is Inspiring for everyone   20

Etiquette within Relationships   21

Treating Women as Mothers  24

Vaishnava Aparadha  2

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Correcting Others“Devotee means he is able to tolerate all kinds of discomfort and whims of the material nature, and because he is too much absorbed in serving Krishna he takes no time to become angry or take offense with others or find out some fault. No. Devotee means very liberal and kind to everyone, always gentleman under all kinds of conditions of life.” (SP letter to Hansadutta 12/10/72)1. There is a difference between criticism and correction. A devotee realizes that criticizing a Vaishn
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LECTURE BY HIS HOLINESS BHAKTI CARU SWAMI ON SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM 04-25-16 ON 09 OCTOBER 2010.

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Transcription : Ranga Radhika Dasi
Editing : Ramananda Raya Dasa

 

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Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya
Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya
Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya

Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto 3, Chapter 25, Text 16

aham mamabhimanotthaih
kama-lobhadibhir malaih
vitam yada manah suddham
aduhkh

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Reunion Festival in Sanctuary (Open letter)

Reunion Festival in SanctuaryBhakti Caru Swami: Dear prabhus,Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.In the early eighties, when I used to spend a lot of time in the Bay Area, a godbrother of ours, Citsukananda prabhu, told me that quite a few devotees who have left ISKCON are living in that area. One day, along with him, I decided to visit them. We just collected their addresses and knocked at their doors. One devotee was so happy to see us; he revealed to us that he
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Sri Nanda-Nandanastakam

Sri Nanda-Nandanastakam
A Prayer to Lord Krishna

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I offer pranama to Sri Nandanandana (the son of Nanda Maharaja, Krishna), whose face is extremely delightful, from whose beautiful ears hang jewelled earrings, and whose entire body is anointed with fragrant candana.

I offer pranama to Sri Nandanandana, whose eyes are more beautiful than the fully-bloomed lotus, whose head is beautifully adorned with an arrangement of peacock feathers, and who enchants millions of Cupids.

I offer pranama to Sri Nanda
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Today we are concluding our seminar on brahmacarya.  We will concludewith Lord Rsabadeva’s teachings to His sons described in the fifthChapter of the fifth Canto. We will read the first verse of thatchapter together.

“Lord Rsabadeva told His sons: My dear boys, of all the livingentities who have accepted material bodies in this world, one who hasbeen awarded this human form should not work hard day and night simplyfor

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Transcription and Editing : Vinod-Bihari Dasa (The Hague, Holland)

Today is the second day of the seminar on Brahmacarya.

Again, brahmacarya is not just celibacy, or remaining single andunmarried.  Actually, it means to be situated on the spiritualplatform, upon which celibacy becomes a side-effect.

Brahman means the spiritual world, and acarati means to actaccordingly, living in such a way that one attains the spiritualplatform. To review yesterday’s class, there are

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THE FOLLOWING IS A SEMINAR CLASS GIVEN BY HIS HOLINESS BHAKTI CHARU SWAMI ON THE ART OF DYING PART THREE.

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Transcription : Kalindi    Dasi, Ranga Radhika Dasi, Mohanlal Krishna Dasa, Archana Dasi, Shyamal Krishna Dasa

Editing : Hemavati Radhika Dasi

 

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Hare Krishna. So the last couple of days we have been discussingabout

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SEMINAR ON THE ART OF DYING : PART 2THE FOLLOWING IS A SEMINAR CLASS GIVEN BY HIS HOLINESS BHAKTI CHARU SWAMI ON THE ART OF DYING PART TWO.Transcription : DevinaEditing : Hemavati Radhika DasiSrila Prabhupada Ki Jai!So, we are discussing about the art of dying – the way to immortality. Yesterday, we discussed quite extensively about how Srimad Bhagavatam is dealing with this topic. As a matter of fact, Srimad Bhagavatam begins with this problem. Parikshit Maharaj is about to leave his body and P
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LECTURE BY HIS HOLINESS BHAKTI CARU SWAMI ON SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM 04-25-33 ON 1 OCTOBER 2010.

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Transcription : Krishna Dasa, Shyamal Krishna Dasa, Nimesh, Godavari Dasi, Ramananda Raya Dasa.
Editing : Ramananda Raya Dasa



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Jaya Radha-Madhava Kunja-Vihari
Gopi-Jana-Vallabha Giri-Vara-Dhari
Yasoda-Nandana Braja-Jana-Ranjana
Yamuna-Tira-Vana-Cari

Hare Krishna Ha

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THE FOLLOWING IS A CLASS GIVEN BY HIS HOLINESS BHAKTI CHARU SWAMI ON BHAGAVAT GITA CHAPTER 12

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Transcription : Diptamurti Dasa, Vinod-Bihari Dasa
Editing : Hemavati Radhika Dasi

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Hare Krishna

So all the teams are in place? One day we did not have ourinteractive group discussion. It seems that so many days we did nothave, so today which chapter we are going to do? You all are

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Bhagavad Gita, Day Three, Vail, Colorado, US Seminar 2009.Transcription : Arcana Dasi, Charu, Bharata Srestha, Shyama Mohini, Ranga Radhika.Editing : Ramananda Raya DasaHis Holiness Bhakti Caru Swami : Hare Krsna. So did you all go through the 7th chapter at your leisure? What? No. Everyone, No. or some, Yes.Anyway you came to Vail to have a retreat so take your time but be serious. All right?Is the 7th chapter important? Why? Why the 7th chapter is so important?Yes. Krsna is establishing His au
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HH Bhakti Caru Swami Maharaj – Sunday Morning, 10 Jan 2010
South African Retreat, Drakensberg,

Transcribed by Haripriya Devi Dasi
Editing : Ramananda Raya Dasa

 

Hare Krsna,

So we were discussing about Srila Prabhupada, my experiences and associations with Prabhupada.

So from Mayapur Srila Prabhupada went to Bombay. The main reason forPrabhupada’s going to Bombay was a big Pandal program in Cross Maidan.In the main city of Bombay there is a large park cal

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Transcription : Hari Kantha Dasi, Ranga Radhika Dasi, Syama Mohini Dasi, Prema Lila Dasi, Ramananda Raya Dasa

Editing : Ramananda Raya Dasa

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17 October 2010 Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 4 Chapter 25 Text46

His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami sings Jaya Radha Madhava :

Jaya Radha Madhava Kunj-Bihari
Gopi-Jana-Vallabha, Giri-var dhari
Yasoda-Nandana, Braja-jana Ranjana
Yamuna-tira-vana-cari

Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna Krishna, Krishna, Hare Hare
Hare Rama, Hare R

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Transcription : Lalitamadhava Dasi, Krishna Dasa, Premalila Dasi, Kalindi Dasi

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THE FOLLOWING IS A CLASS GIVEN BY HIS HOLINESS BHAKTI CHARU SWAMI IN 2009, AT VAIL, COLORADO US SEMINAR BHAGAVAD GITA DAY 4

From today, I thought of conducting the seminar in a special way. Ithought, for say about half an hour I will discuss the 7th chapter andthen I will divide you all into different groups and then I will speakto all, to discu

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The Art Of Dying, Part 1 THE FOLLOWING IS A CLASS GIVEN BY HIS HOLINESS BHAKTI CHARU SWAMI ON THE ART OF DYING ON 29 MAY 2003.

Transcription : Lalitamadhava Dasi Editing : Hemavati Radhika Dasi

 

Thank you all for coming here very much, this evening. Actually the seminar, I originally thought of giving this time was on Srimad Bhagavatam and the other day in New Vrindavan. When we were in New Vrindavan, I was discussing with mother Krsna Priya about the seminar, then I realized to cover or to do jus

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The topic for seminar is sensitive, but it is important that we have aproper understanding of what brahmacarya actually is because spirituallife rests on it.

The word itself will clarify:

Brahman means spiritual reality, and acaran means to practice, toact upon.  To act in order to be situated on the spiritual platform isbrahmacarya. The Greek definition is not really brahmacarya

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