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Happy Ekadashi

Happy Ekadashi Prabhu ji mata Ji

Please Bless me i am new devotee of iskcon , i love iskcon and all devotees of iskcon , my life is very peaceful with iskcon dantvat pranam to all prabhu ji mata ji
"hare krishn hare krishn krishn krishn hare
hare ram hare ram ram ram hare hare "

In service of all Devotees and Prabhu ji's
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A Poem of Love for Krsna

A Poem of Love for Krsna

I AM LIKE A CHILD
STANDING WOBBLY ON THE FLOOR,
REACHING OUT TO FATHER
'PICK ME UP ONCE MORE'

I AM LIKE A LOVER
WAITING BY HIS SIDE,
KNOWING WHEN HE HOLDS ME
ALL MY FEARS SUBSIDE.

HE IS LIKE MY CLOSEST FRIEND,
WHO FREELY GIVES TRUE CARE
AND WHEN I CALL UPON MY LORD,
HE IS ALWAYS THERE.

HE IS LIKE MY SOULMATE
THAT KNOWS ME INSIDE OUT,
HE KNOWS MY EVERY BREATH
AND WHAT I SIGH ABOUT.

FOR EVERYTHING I DESIRE ON EARTH
HE CAN FILL MY NEED,
THERE IS NO ONE LIKE LORD KRISHNA
WITH HIM, I AM FREED

HIS
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Life in Iran

When I first joined Srila Prabhupada's party in Delhi last November I was given some of Srila Prabhupada's remnants which included some karela, bitter melon. I could hardly eat it because I had no conception that something bitter could be pleasant. At that time Prabhupada had laughed and told me it was an acquired taste and that we Westerners had no idea of proper foods. Now he again told us, "No, this nim is good. They say that if you eat at least two leaves of nim daily, you'll nev
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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 6 Text 13-16
aham bhavan bhavas caiva
ta ime munayo 'grajah
surasura-nara nagah
khaga mrga-sarisrpah
gandharvapsaraso yaksa
rakso-bhuta-ganoragah
pasavah pitarah siddha
vidyadhras carana drumah
anye ca vividha jiva
jala-sthala-nabhaukasah
graharksa-ketavas taras
taditah stanayitnavah
sarvam purusa evedam
bhutam bhavyam bhavac ca yat
tenedam avrtam visvam
vitastim adhitisthati


aham -- myself; bhavan -- yourself; bhavah -- Lord Siva; ca -- also; eva -- certainly; te -- they; ime
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The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) is a peaceful fraternal movement incorporated in 1966 in New York by its founder Acharya His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and it is aimed at teaching a simple way of living in harmony with nature and to achieve the ultimate goal of human life. "We shall call our society ISKCON." Prabhupada playfully coined first the acronym, although many alternative names were proposed by his close associates. The principal place o
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Our Eternal Identity

Who are we? What happens after death? What is our purpose on this earth?


WE ARE ETERNAL, WE ARE NOT THIS BODY!

dehino 'smin yatha dehe
kaumram yauvanam jara
tatha dehantara-praptir
dhiras tatra na muhyati
"As the embodied soul continuously passes, in this body, from boyhood to youth, and then to old age, the soul similarly passes into another body at death. A sober person is not bewildered by such a change." [Bhagavad-gita 2.13]


Generally, people cannot understand this simple verse. Therefore, Krishna
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Sri Radhe-Krsna's playful pastimes (vihara)

Sri Radhe-Krsna's playful pastimes (vihara) - Sankari-khor

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At this dana ghati, Sri Krsna and His gopa friends would become tax collectors and demand milk, yoghurt and butter
as toll-tax from the gopis. When the gopis refused to give any tax, Krsna would forcibly plunder and relish their milk products.

The gopis, being tired of these daily encounters, decided one day to retaliate strongly. They decided that on a chosen day they would all hide in the caves and dense kunjas on the hill on both sides
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Following religion

Prabhupada told us that the leaders were victims of bad upbringing. "They have become thieves because their guardians did not care for them. This is going on, parampara. The parampara is that God's instructions should be distributed. But there are no followers of God's instruction. Therefore the fool's, rascal's parampara is there. The father is a rogue and the son is rogue, the grandson is a rogue. What is wrong? The parampara is rogue. And if they follow God's parampara, then
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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 6 Text 12
dharmasya mama tubhyam ca
kumaranam bhavasya ca
vijnanasya ca sattvasya
parasyatma parayanam


dharmasya -- of religious principles, or of Yamaraja; mama -- mine; tubhyam -- of yours; ca -- and; kumaranam -- of the four Kumaras; bhavasya -- Lord Siva; ca -- and also; vijnanasya -- of transcendental knowledge; ca -- also; sattvasya -- of truth; parasya -- of the great personality; atma -- consciousness; parayanam -- dependent.


TRANSLATION
Also, the consciousne
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A Christian Pastor Becomes a Devotee

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A Christian Pastor Becomes a Devotee


About a month and a half back I posted a story about how when I was going shop to shop in Lilongwe, Malawi, a pastor who worked as a manager in a car showroom bought four books from me and expressed interest in buying a Bhagavad-gita later.

Well, I went back to see him periodically to find out how he was doing as he read through the books. He went through them very methodically -- highlighting, underlining, and marking many sections. He would ask me many questi
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How Competition and Envy can be adjusted?


There are many cases in which a person becomes an offender to the lotus feet of a Vaiṣṇava and later becomes repentant. Here also we find that although the King of heaven, Indra, was so powerful that he accompanied Lord Viṣṇu, he felt himself a great offender for stealing Pṛthu Mahārāja's horse that was meant for sacrifice. An offender at the lotus feet of a Vaiṣṇava is never excused by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. There are many instances illustra

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General public needs guidance

Navayauvana joined in, extending my argument. "They say that God has no need to enjoy."

Prabhupada's reaction was as humorous as it was emphatic: "Beat him with shoes on his face! Because He has created and He has no need to enjoy. Why He has created? He's your father's servant, that He's created for you? He has created for His enjoyment. That is the tendency everywhere. How can you say that God has simply created for your enjoyment? What is his claim? Is there any pr
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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 6 Text 11
avyakta-rasa-sindhunam
bhutanam nidhanasya ca
udaram viditam pumso
hrdayam manasah padam


avyakta -- the impersonal feature; rasa-sindhunam -- of the seas and oceans of water; bhutanam -- of those who take birth in the material world; nidhanasya -- of the annihilation; ca -- also; udaram -- His belly; viditam -- is known by the intelligent class of men; pumsah -- of the great personality; hrdayam -- the heart; manasah -- of the subtle body; padam -- the pl
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Today: Incorporation of ISKCON in NEW YORK


Srila Prabhupada arrived in New York in September of 1965, after crossing the Atlantic Ocean on a freighter - The Jaladuta. After spending a month in Butler, Pennsylvania, at the home of his sponsor, he came back to New York City to begin his preaching movement. He struggled for almost 6 months -- during which he was subjected to a bitter New York winter, theft of his meager belongings, as well as abuse from a drug-crazed roommate. Yet he was determined to bring about a spiritual revolution.


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DEMONIC PROGRESS



Svarupa Damodara:
It is better than doing something than doing nothing.

Prabhupada: Yes. That dog also doing, jumping, always. "Yes, we get... Bow! Bow! Bow! Ra, ra, ra, ra!" That kind of... Active business. What is called? Active foolishness. They remain foolish, but still, they are active. That means they are simply creating dangerous position. That's all. Jagatah ahitah. It is said in the Bhagavad-gita. These demons, their progress means only for the mischief of the world. That's all. That is
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Raaz Agle Janam Ka


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Raaz Agle Janam Ka

Question: What are your thoughts on the recent popular serial Raaz Pichle Janam Ka?

Answer: The serial brought the much-neglected topic of reincarnation to the forefront of the public mind. This is itself a significant and positive development. For too long has reincarnation been neglected as a sectarian, sentimental, religious belief. Reincarnation is not just a Hindu or Buddhist belief; verses confirming it can be found in all the great religions of the world including Christi
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