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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 7 Text 46
te vai vidanty atitaranti ca deva-mayam
stri-sudra-huna-sabara api papa-jivah
yady adbhuta-krama-parayana-sila-siksas
tiryag-jana api kim u sruta-dharana ye


te -- such persons; vai -- undoubtedly; vidanti -- do know; atitaranti -- surpass; ca -- also; deva-mayam -- the covering energy of the Lord; stri -- such as women; sudra -- the laborer class of men; huna -- the mountaineers; sabarah -- the Siberians, or those lower than the sudras; api -- although; p
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Gurudev

Gurudev

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Gurudeva, give to this servant just one drop of mercy. I am lower than a blade of grass. Give me all help. Give me strength. Let me be as you are, without desires or aspirations.

I offer you all respects, for thus I may have the energy to know you correctly. Then, by chanting the holy name in great ecstasy, all my offenses will cease.

When will such mercy fall to this one who is weak and devoid of strength and intelligence? Allow me to be with you.

If you examine me, you will find no qual
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Story: The Rope

A story is told about a mountain climber, who was also a devotee, liked to climb tall mountains for fun and to impress his friends. After years of preparation and training he felt he could handle any mountainterrain in the world, regardless of the degree of difficulty.

During a climbing trip, with five other devotees, he decided he would make the final climb to the summit, solo, so he could get there first and claim the glory, while the others slept. After the rest of the climbing partyturned-in

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Introduction

Lord Krsna is referred to as Hrsikesa because He is the owner of all senses. The living entities are part and parcel of Him, and therefore the senses of the living entities are also part and parcel of His senses. The impersonalists cannot account for the senses of the living entities, and therefore they are always anxious to describe all living entities as senseless, or impersonal.

Lord directs the senses

The Lord, situated in the hearts of all living entities, directs their senses. Bu

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 7 Text 43-45
vedaham anga paramasya hi yoga-mayam
yuyam bhavas ca bhagavan atha daitya-varyah
patni manoh sa ca manus ca tad-atmajas ca
pracinabarhir rbhur anga uta dhruvas ca
iksvakur aila-mucukunda-videha-gadhi-
raghv-ambarisa-sagara gaya-nahusadyah
mandhatr-alarka-satadhanv-anu-rantideva
devavrato balir amurttarayo dilipah
saubhary-utanka-sibi-devala-pippalada-
sarasvatoddhava-parasara-bhurisenah
ye 'nye vibhisana-hanumad-upendradatta-
partharstisena-vidura-srutadeva-v
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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 7 Text 42
yesam sa esa bhagavan dayayed anantah
sarvatmanasrita-pado yadi nirvyalikam
te dustaram atitaranti ca deva-mayam
naisam mamaham iti dhih sva-srgala-bhaksye


yesam -- unto those only; sah -- the Lord; esah -- the; bhagavan -- the Personality of Godhead; dayayet -- does bestow His mercy; anantah -- the unlimited potential; sarva-atmana -- by all means, without reservation; asrita-padah -- surrendered soul; yadi -- if such surrender; nirvyalikam -- without pr
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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 7 Text 41
nantam vidamy aham ami munayo 'gra-jas te
maya-balasya purusasya kuto 'vara ye
gayan gunan dasa-satanana adi-devah
seso 'dhunapi samavasyati nasya param


na -- never; antam -- end; vidami -- do I know; aham -- myself; ami -- and all those; munayah -- great sages; agra-jah -- born prior to you; te -- you; maya-balasya -- of the omnipotent; purusasya -- of the Personality of Godhead; kutah -- what to speak of others; avarah -- born after us; ye -- those; gay
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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 7 Text 40
visnor nu virya-gananam katamo 'rhatiha
yah parthivany api kavir vimame rajamsi
caskambha yah sva-rahasaskhalata tri-prstham
yasmat tri-samya-sadanad uru-kampayanam


visnoh -- of Lord Visnu; nu -- but; virya -- prowess; gananam -- in the matter of accounting; katamah -- who else; arhati -- is able to do it; iha -- in this world; yah -- one who; parthivani -- the atoms; api -- also; kavih -- great scientist; vimame -- might have counted; rajamsi -- particle
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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 7 Text 39
sarge tapo 'ham rsayo nava ye prajesah
sthane 'tha dharma-makha-manv-amaravanisah
ante tv adharma-hara-manyu-vasasuradya
maya-vibhutaya imah puru-sakti-bhajah


sarge -- in the beginning of the creation; tapah -- penance; aham -- myself; rsayah -- sages; nava -- nine; ye prajesah -- those who would generate; sthane -- in the middle while maintaining the creation; atha -- certainly; dharma -- religion; makha -- Lord Visnu; manu -- the father of mankind; amar
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First of all guru-puja

When we returned to the temple Prabhupada greeted Their Lordships Sri Sri Radha-Partha-sarathi and then mounted the vyasasana for guru-puja and class. He noted the absence of Pradyumna and inquired where he was. When we informed him that he was doing his puja, worshiping his newly-acquired salagrama-sila, Prabhupada was not at all happy. "First of all guru-puja," he said with annoyance. "Tell the nonsense. First of all guru-puja."

For class, which was short, he spoke from th
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Don't change

Radhaballabha prabhu sent a letter from Los Angeles about the upcoming publication of a book on the philosophy of Lord Kapila. As well as asking Srila Prabhupada to write a Foreword for the book, he expressed some reservations about the title and suggested an alternative for Srila Prabhupada's approval. "We would like to call the book Teachings of Lord Kapila. The subtitle 'The Son of Devahuti' may sound a bit humorous to Americans because that particular type of wording was frequent
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Tulasi is never bad

I received a letter from the Melbourne devotees today explaining that their tulasi plants have red spider mites. They wanted to know if the leaves could still be offered to the Deities.

I asked Prabhupada and he replied, "Yes, tulasi can be offered in any condition. Tulasi is never bad."

August 25th, 1976

This morning Prabhupada accepted an invitation to visit the house of a leading Madwari business man. Formerly the Madwari community has not paid very much attention to us. But a
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Prabhupada's association

For Srila Prabhupada there is no stopping. He is like the ocean, with a limitless depth of devotion that produces unceasing waves of krsna-bhakti. Even in his quieter times he overflows with Krsna consciousness. In the evening I went into his room and he was eating pomegranate. The half-eaten fruit was sitting on his desk, the bright red seeds exposed. As I reached out to clear it away, he said, "Just see, all the universes are packed up just like this, and the total is t
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Real yoga system

He said that the real business was yajnarthat karmano 'nyatra loko 'yam karma-bandhanah. People were giving their money in good faith to Balaji. "That money should not be utilized for any other purpose except yajna. First of all, you have to decide like that, then we can give you direction. First of all, you have to decide that this money, not a single farthing should be spent for any other purpose than performing yajna, then we can give you right direction. And if you have plan
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Soon after this, in 1978, he was in India. At that time in history, not a single foreign devotee of ISKCON had ever been inside Jagannath’s temple in Puri. In one exchange between Bhakti Tirtha Swami Maharaj andPrabhupada, Prabhupada was so pleased with his service that he toldhim, “You will see Krishna in this lifetime.” So, Bhakti Tirtha SwamiMaharaj thought, “may be I will see Krishna as Jagannatha in thislifetime”. He calculated, “I have a black complexion, perhaps they willthink I am from S

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Purnacandra Goswami Passes Away

Purnacandra Goswami Passes Away


Purnacandra Goswami absorbed in the holy name of Krishna

On the 4th of November, 22:25 PM Moscow time Purnacandra Goswami passed away. It is a great loss for the entire ISKCON community.

On October 15th Maharaja was hospitalized with internal bleeding, and from September 19th he was in coma. Despite deep coma he manifested some signs of consciousness every time when devotees would come to him to chant the holy name.

Purnacandra Maharaja joined Srila Prabhupada's movem

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Potency of Damodara-lila Pastime




Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura describes in Krishna-samhita that in each of the pastimes of Krishna where confrontations come, like with either demons or in some cases with Indra or Brahma, Krishna is removing the obstacles on the path of bhakti. In this case of Damodara-lila with Nalakuvera and Manigriva, Krishna is removing the pride and arrogance coming from the feeling that one has an aristocratic birth and is wealthy. Just exactly as Narada described in his contemplation, this kind of pride giv
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*Grand opening of the 'Five Star Hilton' for Krishna cows*

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On 6th November His Holiness Bhakti Cari Swami and Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC MP, the Attorney General for the British government opened the new farm complex, called New Gokul, at Bhaktivedanta Manor. Other dignitaries present included ISKCON author Rachor Prime, His Excellency Dr. Suresh Chandra Chalise the Ambassador of Nepal, Lord Dolar Popat, Joyce D'Silver from Compassion in World Farming and many others.


Praising Gokul farm for its e
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A LOVING QUARREL

A LOVING QUARREL
Taken from the book "The butter thief"

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Mother Yasoda held Krishna, and began to scold Him. “I’ll give You such a beating!“ she threatened. “I know You go from house to house, stealing. You are a thief (caura)!“ Krishna replied, “Oh! Why are you saying that I am a
thief? There is no thief in My dynasty, in Nanda Baba’s dynasty. Perhaps there is a thief in your dynasty.“
He was so cheeky. He had heard Yasoda Maiya and Nanda Baba talking about Mother Yasoda’s forefather called
Caura Gho
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Srila Prabhupada: be straightforward




I recently sent out a sankirtan story by Madhumangala Prabhu called 'coming back.' When I first read it I felt a little uncomfortable about sending it out because it seemed to be a little shady. However, the exchange seemed to end alright so I sent it out. Then I received this letter from an old friend, Jayarama Prabhu, a devotee in Florida:

"All glories to all book distributors, but I'm not so sure Madhumangala dasa's transcendental trickery is the way to change hearts. Brian could very likely h
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