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A stroke of good fortune

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A few years ago my wife Krsna Rupa and I met an Indian gentleman named Gyan who was interested in the Srimad Bhagavatam set. We went to his house to show him the books, did kirtan and gave him some prasadam. He ended up getting $1600 worth of books; the Srimad Bhagvatam set, Caitanya Caritamrta, Lilamrta, Hari Sauris books etc.

We would go and visit occasionally, do a program and he would gradually pay for the books. But one day I lost his phone number. So we drove around to his house only
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Realisation on determination


REALISATION


While coming to Krishna consciousness times and again I shied away from teaching Mahamantra to the kids of my Play school. The very thought of getting criticized by family, parents of kids and onlookers kept me miles away from doing so. Then I came across the following verse found in the purport to Srimad Bhagavatam 2.4.3-4


mugdham maam nigadantu neeti-nipunaa bhraantam muhur vaidikaah
mandam baandhava-sancayâ jada-dhiyam muktaadaraah sodaraah
unmattam dhanino viveka-caturaah kaamam ma

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Throw Your Microwave Oven Now


Throw Your Microwave Oven Now

Everyone uses microwave ovens to heat and cook food, especially in the western countries. The microwave oven has become a "must have" kitchen tool. Nearly all the scientists have officially stated that there is absolutely nothing wrong in using microwave ovens. Everyone has accepted the Scientists opinion that microwave ovens are safe.
One day the World will wake up to the fact that microwave oven use does cause cancer, far worse than cigarettes or meat.
Today, there a
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Rocking Devotion on Janmashtami

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NEW DELHI: Delhiites turned up in lakhs to celebrate the birth of Lord Krishna at city temples such as Iskcon and Birla Mandir on the occasion of Janmashtami on Thursday. It's one of the biggest festivals for Hindus. Chief minister Sheila Dikshit was also present at Birla Mandir to offer prayers.

The Iskcon Temple in south Delhi alone drew over five lakh people to be a part of its grand celebrations. A large number of youngsters, too, visited the temple despite the heavy downpour. And not o
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By Madhava Smullen on 3 Sep 2010

ISKCON News Exclusive

Devotees at the ISKCON center in Leicester, England, were sitting down to enjoy a prasadam feast in honor of ISKCON Founder Srila Prabhupada’s appearance day at 1pm on Friday September 3rd—when they heard a loud hissing noise that sounded like a gas leak.

President Pradyumna Dasa and other leaders immediately evacuated the thirty devotees that were inside the temple.

They were just in time. Seconds later, a huge explosion blew the roof off of th

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Save Yourself


In 1966 Srila Prabhupada told his followers, "Always remember that this Krsna consciousness is a sort of declaration of war with this illusory material nature. So there is war. She will always try to get you to fall down. It is very strong, powerful. How you can save yourself?" This is an issue we all need to resolve, and here's an approach you may find helpful.

Whether you are riding a wave of success in your devotional service or you are overwhelmed with life's challenges, please seriousl
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Nama om visnu-padaya krsna-presthaya bhutale

Sri mate bhaktivedanta-svaminiti namine

Namas te sarasvate deve gaura-vani –pracarine

Nirvisesa-sunyavadi-pascatya-desa-tarine

His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada was born in 1896 in Calcutta on Nandotsava in a devotional family of vaishnava.His childhood name was Abhay Charanaravinda (Abhay Charan De).

He sent to English & Bengali medium school at the age of eight years. Then he did BA in 1920 from Scottish Church College in Calcutta. Afte

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Why should garlic be avoided?

Why should garlic be avoided?

The reason garlic is so toxic, the sulphone hydroxyl ion penetrates the

blood brain barrier, just like DMSO, and is a specific poison for higher

life forms and brain cells.

We discovered this much to our horror, when I was the world's largest

manufacturer of ethical EEG biofeedback equipment. We'd have people come

back from lunch that looked clinically dead on the encephalograph, which we

used to calibrate their progress. "Well, what happened?" " Well, I went to

an Italian

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Nandotsava (The Celebration of Nanda Maharaja)

Birth ceremony of Lord Sri Krishna

Taken from Srimad Bhagavatam 10th Canto, 5th Chapter,

translated by H.D.G. Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.

As described in this chapter, Nanda Maharaja very gorgeously performed the birth ceremony for his newborn child. Then he went to Kamsa to pay taxes due and met his intimate friend Vasudeva.

There was great jubilation all over Vrindavana due to Krishna’s birth. Everyone was overwhelmed with joy. Therefore the King of Vraja, Maharaja Nanda, wanted to

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Srila Prabhupad's Appearance Day is a very special day for all ISKCON devotees as they joyfully glorify their eternal saviour Srila Prabhupada on His appearance day.Srila Prabhupada was sent by the Lord to fulfill Caitanya Mahaprabhu's prediction-

Prtvithe ache yata nagaradi grama,

sarvatra pracara haibe more nama

In every town and village of the world, My name will be heard.Srila Bhakti Vinoda Thakura wrote in his Sajjona-tosani, "Soon there will be a time when the chanting of Krishna's name will

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ISKCON set for a WORLD STOPPER
14 Lakh Devotees Expected To Converge In 48 Hours For A Glimpse Of The World’s Largest Janmashtami Celebrations

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Fourteen lakh cups made of dry leaves, or dronas as they are called, are stacked in the store room of the ISKCON temple in Juhu, waiting to receive the delectable ‘halwa prasad’ that is bubbling in huge cauldrons in the kitchen. One of the largest gatherings in the world on Janmashtami will unfold at this signature Krishna temple where up to 14 lakh d
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HARE KRISHNA


HARE KRISHNA



H.......................HIS DIVINE GRACE SRILA PRABHUPADA
A.......................ALWAYS CHANT MAHAMANTRA
R.......................REAL LOVE & DEVOTION WITH KRISHNA
E.......................ENGAGED WITH DEVOTION SERVICE

K.......................KNOWLEDGE OF BHAKTI BY PURE DEVOTEES(GOD SISTERS AND GOD BROTHERS)
R.......................REALIZATION BY PRACTICE
I.........................INTELLIGENCE FIXED ON KRISHNA
S........................SHIKSHA GURU IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR BACK TO GODHEAD
H......
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*Yamaraj's Greatest Concern*

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Yamaraj is the demigod who records all of our pious and evil deeds. The servants of Yamaraj approached him and complained about something they were very concerned about. Here is the conversation between Yamaraj and his Yamaduta servants.

Yamaduta 1: How are you Prabhuji?

Yamaraj: I am doing well. But you look a little tense.

Yamaduta 1: Yeah Prabhu. We are little held with few matters.

Yamaraj: Oh. Let me know your issues.

Yamaduta 1: I am worried about this hell.

Yamaraj: Why? What ha
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A Young Celebration

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You could well bump into them at any of the Capital’s many pubs. But you won’t. Instead, you’ll find them earnestly preparing for the festival of Janmashtami tomorrow. These are the five guys we met at the Iskcon temple in East of Kailash. All are in their 20s and all dedicated to God’s mission.

“I really used to be into rock music… obsessed with heavy metal bands such as Metallica and Opeth,” says Natvara Krishna Das (that’s the name he, like his friends, has adopted at the temple), 22, an
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POEM TO THE FALSE EGO

But I ask.. who are you?

Could you be the Devil?

You don’t go by that name anymore.. you have several

I think I know you.. you’re so illusive

I’d ask other religions about you, but their answers are always inconclusive

You want me to guess who are huh?

Answer me!

I know how you do it… You create individual fantasies

The devil? You don’t deserve that title!

You get me to want to become my own idol

Guess what?

Now I’m plotting on your demise

Only by true surrender will I remember

Until then I will always be a

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Is grass greener on other side?

Migration does not bring happiness: UK study


LONDON: For migrants to the UK from India and elsewhere, the grass might not be greener on the other side, a new study from the University of Leicester has found.

Economic migrants travelling to different shores for greater income could be set for disappointment - because the pursuit of wealth does not equate with happiness. The study, carried out by sociologist David Bartram, is titled "Economic Migration and Happi
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RASIKANANDA PRABHU’S VISIT TO GOVARDHAN

RASIKANANDA PRABHU’S VISIT TO GOVARDHAN
Sri Gopijanavallabha Das
Rasikananda Prabhu appeared in this world in Utkala (Orissa) in the year 1590 as the son of Sri Acyuta and his wife Bhavani. The devo-tees in the line of Shyamananda Prabhu con-sider Rasikananda to be an incarnation of Aniruddha, the expansion of Lord Vishnu. The following story adapted from the Bengali book Rasika-magala by Sri Gopijanavallabha Das, a prominent disciple of Srila Rasikananda Prabhu, describe the events that led up to
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A HUMBLE APPEAL TO THE MASTER OF RADHA

A HUMBLE APPEAL TO THE MASTER OF RADHA
By the medieval poet Gaurasundar Das
Gaurasundar Das was a Bengali Gaudiya Vaishnava poet who lived in the early part of the 18th century. He compiled the famous songbook named Kīrtanānanda, which consists of 651 songs composed by 60 different poets. Gaurasundar Das wrote a similar song to the one below, in which every line also begins with the words, “rādhā-nātha”
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rādhā-nātha dekhite lāgiche bhaya tanu-bala hrāsa āra buddhi-nāśa kakhana ki jāni haya
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