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By Nandapriya Nivedita Devi Dasi

Covid -19, a virus that has taken the world by storm, has inconvenienced many and has taken away precious lives. It continues to stay on giving newer challenges to the society at large. People all over the world are trying their best to cope with the new normal, continue to fight in solidarity and are earnestly looking forward to the older comfortable reality. In this time of uncertainty coupled with great fear, many people are looking for answers other than mo

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sarvopaniṣado gāvo
dogdhā gopāla-nandanaḥ
pārtho vatsaḥ su-dhīr bhoktā
dugdhaṁ gītāmṛtaṁ mahat
(Gītā-māhātmya 6, cited in Bhagavad-gita, Introduction)

It is said that there is a herd of cows and these cows are all a personification of the upanisads. The gita-upanisad is the best of these upanisads. The cows are being milked by Gopalananda, being Gopal, the son of Nanda Maharaj. His pārtho, being Arjuna, is the calf that creates the milk. And sudhīr is the bhoktā, the wise person who is drinking

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6344276656?profile=RESIZE_400xI broke away halfway through our morning sadhana while our monks were engaged in chanting, mantra-hearing and bhakti discussion, to meet and visit with a first cousin. Her name is Corry and she’s a social worker.  Her husband, Eric, with similar credentials, also came by when we rendezvoused in Ramsden Park. We caught up on life, did some reminiscing and also discussed the world situation, which is far from bright. One area of total agreement within our discussion was the human need for a spirit

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Gift from God

Hare Krsna,

HG Paramesvara Prabhuji is a senior disciple of HH Radhanatha Swami Maharaja, living in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He has compiled his realizations in a booklet format in this book called "Gift From God". Click the below link to read this book online:

Gift From God Book by HG Paramesvar Prabhuji.

There is a wealth of knowledge in this book. Any persons who is trying to become devotee of Krsna can utilize the lecture series stored in

Audio ISKCON desire Tree. 

Click Here to Listen ISKCON

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By Jaya Gurudeva das

One of my friends said, “Look at the rich technical vocabulary of English. Isnt it amazing that today we have so many new words created in English like Computer, Processor, Monitor, Internet, Hardware, Software etc that it is almost impossible to create words with similar meaning in other languages and so instead we will have to directly import these english words into our languages to keep pace with the rapidly evolving new terms.”

“Very True.”, I said, “Any language during

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By Raas Raman Krishna Das

Amidst the uncertainties, whether there would be ‘Rath Yatra 2020′ or not, holy Puri’s three chariots were taken out in grand procession. Lord Jagganatha not only came out with his siblings but also maintained the continuity of the age old festival.

Devotees around the world got satiated after their lordships’ darshans though it was all virtually. Year 2020 is really going quite heavy for not only material persons materially but also for the devotees’ community spiritua

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Dear Devotees

The medical team has reviewed Maharaja’s progress in the last 12 hours.
Maharaj remains continuously stable.
At this time the next milestone we are looking forward to is waking up of Maharaja as he has been on some medications to help him rest. This is a long process generally and during this, some fluctuations are expected.

Please pray intensely and wholeheartedly with intent for His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami during this time.

With devotion,

HH BCS Health care Team

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By Ramananda das
 

Starting from Thursday 18th June 2020, Akhandadhi das ACBSP has been presenting live on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/events/712689826170459/) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/TheAtmaParadigm), the second of four series on ‘The Atma Paradigm.’ This ground-breaking webinar series shines the light of Srimad Bhagavatam philosophy onto modern scientific findings, asking the question, what would science look like if we agree that consciousness is a fundamental feature

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Will it be enough? Will I dedicate myself enough that when the time of death comes, that I will really be anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ (Nectar of Devotion 1.1.11); free from any other motivation, and that I can just turn to Krsna and say, “Krsna I am yours and I have no other interest than your interest and as you desire”. Will I develop abhayaṁ sattva-saṁśuddhir (Bhagavad-gita 16.1); develop that spirit of fearlessness. This fearlessness is required where we have to shift our focus and look at Krsna’s

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6265964896?profile=RESIZE_400xThere are three reasons for my being very content today. First of all, my brother, Jerry, drove an hour and a half from his home in Peterborough to drop off two boxes of old family photos for me to browse through. These pictures will go back a hundred years to my father’s childhood. There’s a substantial amount of stuff to go through. Another beautiful project to embark upon. 

Secondly, a student/disciple, I hadn’t seen for years, showed up. Mahamantra is from Pickering, east of the city. He cam

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By Dr Sahadeva dasa

Every reversal can teach us something. Every adversity has hidden lessons.

If only we are willing to listen! The times are changing. The world is changing. Question is are we going to change? This 200 years old industrial civilization is entering a decisive phase as the curtains of karma start coming down.

Party has been going on for too long and probably it’s time to go home and catch up on some rest. Our earth and environment can’t support this reckless living a minute lon

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At present, everywhere, we are all praying for Sri Srimad Bhakti Charu Swami Maharaj. As everybody knows, his condition is very critical. He is affected by Covid-19 and is in an ICU near Deland.

According to the latest updates about his health from time to time, devotees all over the world are praying for him because he is very dear to all ISKCON devotees and outsiders as well. Bhakti Charu Swami Maharaj is very dear to Srila Prabhupada. So, G.B.C. and his well-wishing devotees are performing

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Ku aakhir mere sath aisa hota he

Mere sath jab bhi kuch galat hota he agar uske bare me me kisi se share karti hu ya shikayat karti hu to mujhe health issues ho jate he kuch na kuch. Kabhi rasoli ka operation kabhi kaan ka operation aur ab mujhe pregnancy ke baad fisser ki problem ho gai he. Pehle thoda sa maas latka hua tha ab bad gaya he wo. Meri ek choti beti he 1.5 years ki.

Ku hota he aakhir mere sath aisa kya mujhe hamesha ke liye bs sehte hi rehna he? Phr me sochti hu ki in bimariyon se to acha he ki me kisi ko kuch na bo

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Beat Sticks by Bhaktimarga Swami

6372968878?profile=RESIZE_400xIt was a pleasure, and always will be—a pleasure—to deliver classes on the science of bhakti. I am in my element as it brings me closer to guru and Krishna. We have begun a new chapter in the study of the Bhagavatam, Canto 10, Chapter 25, where Vasudeva, the father of Krishna, expresses the realizations that his two offspring, Krishna and Balarama, are actually Divine mystics; creators of the world, and pradhana—energies of the world. It was fun to explore this subject.

A second class, by way of

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Krishna the Seed Giving Father of All Species 

 

Bhagavad Gita 14.4


sarva-yonisu kaunteya
murtayah sambhavanti yah
tasam brahma mahad yonir
aham bija-pradah pita

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TRANSLATION
It should be understood that all species of life, O son of Kuntī, are made possible by birth in this material nature, and that I am the seed-giving father.

 

PURPORT

In this verse it is clearly explained that the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, is the original father of all living entities. The living entities are

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OUR DIVINE SRIMAD BHAGAVAD GITA -  CORE ESSENCE CHAPTERWISE

 CHAPTER TEN  TO CHAPTER EIGHTEEN   (PART 2 /2 )

 

 

X –THE YOGA OF THE DIVINE GLORIES OF OUR LORD SRI KRISHNA

 

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Our Lord Sri Krishna, has conveyed very clearly at every time , in all the chapters of our divine most Srimadh Bhagavadh Gita , very repeatedly , yet with super most humility and conviction , that he is the sole supreme creator of all the world's known and unknown. To wholeheartedly pray to him is the only route to attain permanen

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OUR DIVINE SRIMAD BHAGAVAD GITA -  CORE ESSENCE CHAPTERWISE

 CHAPTER ONE TO CHAPTER NINE   (PART 1 /2 )

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Our Srimadh Bhagavad Gita, the celestial song divine, is most lovingly, uttered by the divine most lotus lips of our dearest creator Lord Sri Krishna, is a pure and perfect science just like Math, Physics, Chemistry etc for our Lord has showed us the correct way of life itself. 

 Each and every solution to each of our problems, can be decoded, if we try, reflect, ponder, analyze and with utmost

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As ISKCON GBC member HH Bhakti Charu Swami struggles in the USA with COVID-19, devotees around the world are deep in prayer for his rapid recovery. Kirtan Fest Global for HH Bhakti Charu Swami is an opportunity to pray together.

On behalf of the ISKCON Harinam Sankirtan Ministry, and ISKCON Ujjain, I invite you to participate in Kirtan Fest Global for HH Bhakti Charu Swami. This event will provide a forum for us all to offer our prayers for Maharaja’s recovery together. This event is inspired b

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