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Mother Gopi Gita and Gopi Krishna got to few weeks ago brainstorming about doing a drama. They wanted to do something that incorporated all the different elements of our temple. This the Gurukula youth, Gurukula alumni, temple staff, and congregation. Spring break was coming up so they thought lets give it a shot. Gopi Krishna suggested Ramayana because it had not been done at the Dallas temple before.

However this was done without some serious challenges. Krishna likes His devotees working hard

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Krishnas Share Culture in Gainsville

The independent Florida Alligator
March 30,2010
Krishnas share culture


Kadi Calloway, Alligator

A live band sings along with mridangas, the drums of India, Monday afternoon.
The performance is part of the Festival of India, a presentation of the
culture and history of Vedic India, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Posted: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 12:05 am | Updated: 12:19 am, Tue Mar 30,
2010.

DEANNA CRAFT, Alligator Contributing Writer

The Hare Krishnas set up more than their normal lunch buffet Monday.

The third ann
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On Remembering Srila Prabhupada


Remembering Srila Prabhupada is not just a sentiment or a fancy to be indulged in from time to time. It is the very essence of our existence.

Not only when reading, but throughout the day, every day, remembrance of Srila Prabhupada continues as we serve his mission. If we are not still associating with Srila Prabhupada, then what are we living for and what are we preaching about? My relationship with Srila Prabhupada is not limited to memories of a few incidents tha

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 3 Text 8
dharmartha uttama-slokam
tantuh tanvan pitrn yajet
raksa-kamah punya-janan
ojas-kamo marud-ganan


dharma-arthah -- for spiritual advancement; uttama-slokam -- the Supreme Lord or persons attached to the Supreme Lord; tantuh -- for offspring; tanvan -- and for their protection; pitrn -- the residents of Pitrloka; yajet -- must worship; raksa-kamah -- one who desires protection; punya-janan -- pious persons; ojah-kamah -- one who desires strength should worsh

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 3 Text 2-7
brahma-varcasa-kamas tu
yajeta brahmanah patim
indram indriya-kamas tu
praja-kamah prajapatin
devim mayam tu sri-kamas
tejas-kamo vibhavasum
vasu-kamo vasun rudran
virya-kamo 'tha viryavan
annadya-kamas tv aditim
svarga-kamo 'diteh sutan
visvan devan rajya-kamah
sadhyan samsadhako visam
ayus-kamo 'svinau devau
pusti-kama ilam yajet
pratistha-kamah puruso
rodasi loka-matarau
rupabhikamo gandharvan
stri-kamo 'psara urvasim
adhipatya-kamah sarvesam
yajeta paramesthinam
yaj

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 3 Text 1
sri-suka uvaca
evam etan nigaditam
prstavan yad bhavan mama
nrnam yan mriyamananam
manusyesu manisinam


sri-sukah uvaca -- Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; evam -- so; etat -- all these; nigaditam -- answered; prstavan -- as you inquired; yat -- what; bhavan -- your good self; mama -- unto me; nrnam -- of the human being; yat -- one; mriyamananam -- on the threshold of death; manusyesu -- amongst the human beings; manisinam -- of the intelligent men.


TRANSLATION

Sri

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प्रेम

प्रेम की हर पराकाष्ठा तो

दर्शा गए हैं कृष्ण कन्हैया

माँ-बेटे का प्रेम दिखाया

चाहे देवकी हो या यशोदा मैया


राधा से प्रेम के लिए

वो तो है जग - जाहिर

हर रिश्ते को निभाने में

रहे हैं वो माहिर


रुक्मणी को भी दिए

उसके अधिकार सारे

सबको प्यार दिया

जिसके भी थे वो प्यारे


द्रोपदी की लाज बचायी

जब थी वो संकट में घोर

उस समय उसकी नैया थामी

जब दिया था सबने भँवर में छोड़


मित्रता की मशाल दे गए

वो सुदामा संग निभाकर

कोई कर नही पाया ऐसा मित्र-प्रेम

आज तक उससे आगे जाकर


अर्जुन से इतना प्रेम कि

दे गए गीता का ज्ञान

इसमे छुपा था प्रेम मानव - मा

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भक्ति का मतलब

है सम्पूर्ण समर्पण

हर कार्य हो बस

प्रभु चरणों में अर्पण


शंका शक

विचलन

भटकन


बस प्रभु का

श्रवन

स्मरण

और कीर्तन



मोह

माया

ही कोई

बंधन


नित्य प्रतिपल

बस प्रभु का

अभिनन्दन


उनकी उपस्थिति

का आभास

कराये

कण - कण


उनकी लीलाओं

का आस्वादन

उनके नाम

का भजन


उनके लिए

रुदन

उनके लिए

क्रंदन


व्याकुल हो

हर क्षण

उनके लिए

अंतर्मन


खुली आँखों से

दर्शन

स्वप्न में भी हो

उन्ही से मिलन

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जप ले मन मेरे कृष्णा कृष्णा

भर ले मन में कृष्णा कृष्णा


सुबह शाम हो इसी नाम से

जोड़ ले इसे हर एक काम से


मुख में बस यही नाम हो

जिह्वा का बस यही काम हो


दीन - दुनिया में क्या रखा है

कोई बैरी कोई सखा है


एक ही सच है इस जगत का

एक ही रिश्ता भगवान - भक्त का


बाकी रिश्ते धुंध का पानी

जुड़ना - टूटना है उसकी निशानी


नयी हो या हो पुरानी

एक दिन होती ख़त्म कहानी


इन बंधनों में जंजालों में

व्यर्थ का फंसना कैसी बुद्धिमानी


ठुकराकर कोई भगा दे

इससे पहले खुद ही आजा

प्रभु का द्वार खुला सदा

फिर आने में कैसी लज्जा


थाम कर तो देखे जरा

एक बार

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ISKCON Mayapur Introduces New “Festival of Bliss”


Beginning this year, organizers at ISKCON’s headquarters in Mayapur, India, are establishing an annual early summer festival dubbed “Festival of Bliss.”

The growing spiritual city is already host to ISKCON’s biggest international event, the world-famous Mayapur Gaura Purnima Festival, which runs for two weeks every spring during February/March.

However leaders say that there can never be too many festivals. “In the spiritual world, festivals are tak

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 2 Text 37
pibanti ye bhagavata atmanah satam
kathamrtam sravana-putesu sambhrtam
punanti te visaya-vidusitasayam
vrajanti tac-carana-saroruhantikam


pibanti -- who drink; ye -- those; bhagavatah -- of the Personality of Godhead; atmanah -- of the most dear; satam -- of devotees; katha-amrtam -- the nectar of the messages; sravana-putesu -- within the earholes; sambhrtam -- fully filled; punanti -- purify; te -- their; visaya -- material enjoyment; vidusita-asayam --

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 2 Text 36
tasmat sarvatmana rajan
harih sarvatra sarvada
srotavyah kirtitavyas ca
smartavyo bhagavan nrnam


tasmat -- therefore; sarva -- all; atmana -- soul; rajan -- O King; harih -- the Lord; sarvatra -- everywhere; sarvada -- always; srotavyah -- must be heard; kirtitavyah -- glorified; ca -- also; smartavyah -- be remembered; bhagavan -- the Personality of Godhead; nrnam -- by the human being.


TRANSLATION

O King, it is therefore essential that every human being h

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 2 Text 35
bhagavan sarva-bhutesu
laksitah svatmana harih
drsyair buddhy-adibhir drasta
laksanair anumapakaih


bhagavan -- the Personality of Godhead; sarva -- all; bhutesu -- in the living entities; laksitah -- is visible; sva-atmana -- along with the self; harih -- the Lord; drsyaih -- by what is seen; buddhi-adibhih -- by intelligence; drasta -- one who sees; laksanaih -- by different signs; anumapakaih -- by hypothesis.


TRANSLATION

The Personality of Godhead Lord S

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 2 Text 34
bhagavan brahma kartsnyena
trir anviksya manisaya
tad adhyavasyat kuta-stho
ratir atman yato bhavet


bhagavan -- the great personality Brahma; brahma -- the Vedas; kartsnyena -- by summarization; trih -- three times; anviksya -- scrutinizingly examined; manisaya -- with scholarly attention; tat -- that; adhyavasyat -- ascertained it; kuta-sthah -- with concentration of the mind; ratih -- attraction; atman (atmani)-unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead Sr

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Then and Now: My Past and Present Lives


Sometimes devotees ask about my life before meeting Srila Prabhupada, but I don't like to tell them. There are so many conditioned souls wandering in the universe, and there is no value in hearing about one more. For those who really want to know my previous life history, here it is: I was a dog. I still am a dog, but now I am Srila Prabhupada's dog. His mercy is all I am made of.

A practical example of varna-sankara is the hippies. No caste, no creed, neith

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THE HOLY NAME IS ALWAYS PURE

THE HOLY NAME IS ALWAYS PURE

His Divine GraceA.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada


The ten kinds of offenses should be considered. In the beginning, when one is initiated into the chanting of the Hare Krishna mahā-mantra, there are naturally many offenses. Therefore the devotee should very carefully try to avoid these offenses and chant purely. This does not mean that the Hare Krishna mahā-mantra is sometimes pure and sometimes impure. Rather, the chanter is impure due to material contamination. He

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कभी - कभी सोचता है मन
गोलोक
कितना पावन होगा
जहाँ बैठे होंगे खुद
मोहन
कितना मनभावन होगा

मोहन की मुस्कान
मुरली की तान
उनके घुंघुरू भी
करते होंगे गान

पिताम्बर भी करती होंगी
बातें कान्हा के मोर - मुकुट से
इठलाती होगी वैजयंती माला
मै तो लिपटी हूँ खुद कान्हा से

गैया चराते गोपाल
उनकी सेवा में लगे
सहस्रों लक्ष्मियाँ
आध्यात्मिक प्रकाश से
प्रकाशित
दिव्य अलौकिक दुनिया

कुछ भी जड़ नही
हर चीज होगी चेतन
जल और वायु भी
होंगे वहां के पावन

कितने नसीबवाले होंगे
जिन्हें मिला होगा
ये दुर्लभ आध्यात्मिक जग

कितना सुखद होगा
वो अहसास
भक्त का सिर
स्वयं
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अब घर लौट चले

कब से भटक रहे है हम
पग -पग पे ठोकरे खाते

कभी यहाँ तो कभी वहाँ
कहाँ- कहाँ हम पटके जाते

चैन मिले न मन को कही
शांति को हम तरस जाते



आत्मा बेचारी तड़पती रहती
इसकी प्यास कहाँ बुझा पाते

प्यासी आकांक्षा के साथ हम
बार - बार धरती पे ही आते

कभी ये शरीर कभी वो शरीर
शरीर के साथ दुःख में समाते

आखिर कब तक भटकेंगे हम यूं ही
अपने घर हम क्यों न लौट जाते

इससे पहले कि इस जीवन की भी शाम ढले
चलो हम अब अपने परमपिता के घर लौट चले
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SAVE TO BE SAFE.

For a Grihasta the only justified purpose of a strenuous living in a heartless city (apart from Preaching, education and association) should be earning smartly, donating generously & Saving sufficiently a good amount of money.

This will help in an all-round way especially while relocating to a Cow-Centered, Krishna Conscious Village life. Therefore increase your savings today.

Get yourself a separate plan for Village relocation, Preaching Fund & Pension fund.
For e.g. A saving of Rs
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My Memories of Srila Prabhupada


The last darsana I had of Srila Prabhupada was in October, 1977, just one month before he left. I had been with the BBT Library Party, which was just winding up its activities in India. We were in Allahabad, when Yagna Prabhu, the party leader, suddenly said, "Let's go and take darsana of Srila Prabhupada." So we drove the whole day and arrived in the early evening in Vrndavana. I was surprised how easy it was to go into Srila Prabhupada's room. There were quite a

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