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By Cintamani Dasi
 

Between July 22 and November 30, ISKCON Chile is developing its first census of ISKCON Chile, with the purpose of providing statistical data of interest about the community of devotees in the country.

"How many are they? Where are they? How are they?" are some of the questions that this initiative seeks to answer. This is the first time ISKCON Chile is developing a project of this kind.

Dinesvari Krishna Dasi, disciple of Jayapataka Swami and anthropologist by profession,

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Bed of arrows by Kadamba Kanana Swami

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Bhismadeva was lying on a bed of arrows. I do not know if you ever had any injuries, but if you did, then usually you call the ambulance and that is it; off you go to the hospital. One arrow is enough. You can tell that one arrow or one bullet will do. But hundreds of them is far too intense! But somehow, Bhismadeva was lying on this bed of arrows, and he was totally self-contained. He was not overwhelmed whatsoever. He was able to do this not just by sheer willpower, but by not identifying wit

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The other day in Saskatoon, Chief Pratt of the First Nations, was on the stage giving his speech at the Festival of India,  and said, "They used to call us Indians."  People laughed.  He then went on to explain that Columbus set sail from Europe in search of the bountiful land of India and then reached the shores of the New World thinking that perhaps they had accomplished their goal, or at least came upon a place of wonder —North America.  It was nice to have the Chief present.

When I arriv
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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - 18.30

TEXT 30
pravrttim ca nivrttim ca
karyakarye bhayabhaye
bandham moksam ca ya vetti
buddhih sa partha sattviki
 
SYNONYMS
pravrttim—deserving; ca—also; nivrttim—not deserving; karya—work; akarye—reaction; bhaya—fearful; abhaye—fearlessness; bandham—obligation; moksam ca—and liberation; ya—that which; vetti—knows; buddhih—understanding; sa—that; partha—O son of Prtha; sattviki—in the mode of goodness.
 
TRANSLATION
O son of Prtha, that understanding by which one knows what ought to be done and what ought not
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Is Soul The Doer?

While reading about atheistic Kapila, in the books of Śrīla Prabhupāda, you might wander, who that Kapila is, and what are his teachings. Well, here is one example of it, as far as whether soul is doer or the material nature is. By carefully studying just this point you will get a glimpse of malevolence of this credo, which poses as a spiritual one, and which deprives the soul of its functionality.

Adherents of atheistic Sāṅkha mistakenly separates two truths about the soul. They attribute to the

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By Nandini Radha devi dasi

From Caitanya Mangala by Locana Das Thakur (Chapter 2)

Narada Muni Visits Dvaraka

Murari Gupta continued, “Thus the great sage Narada, seeing the miserable condition of the people in Kali-yuga, thought deeply about their deliverance. Knowing that only the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Krishna Himself, could rectify the situation, Narada Muni set out for Dvaraka, in the spiritual world.

“At that time, Lord Dvarakadisa, having just spent the night with Queen Saty

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Hare Krishna and pranams dear devotees,

This is the third in the series of articles and letters by great acharyas in Gaudiya Vaishnava disciplic succession. In the previous blogs we read the amazing article of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur on Lord Jagannath and the incredible letter written by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur to one of his disciples giving multiple gems on what should the mood a practicing devotee.

Today I am posting a letter by Srila Prabhupada to India’s then prime ministe

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Lifestyle
 
By Madhava Smullen
 

SoultoSoul (https://www.soultosoulfriends.com/), a new educational lifestyle project based on the principle of simple living and high thinking, aims to inspire people to discover their true selves through food, yoga, sustainability and music. 

Creators and couple Gopinath Bhadra and Britta Eulig hope this will create a revolution of consciousness and give seekers a stepping stone to Krishna consciousness.

Because it’s so easily accessible online, the project could be the

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The Fest by Bhaktimarga Swami

The North Saskatchewan River is one of those majestic streams of water that connects with communities in the Canadian prairies of which this fine city is one.  Our Chariot Fest for this place runs partially along this River, culminating at Meewasin Valley Park.

The chief of police joined us as he did last year.  Chief Cooper is one of those cool officers, very popular with the kids.  And Vice-Chief David Pratt, representing the Seventy-four Nations (tribes) of the province got on the stage to w
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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - 18.29

TEXT 29
buddher bhedam dhrtes caiva
gunatas tri-vidham srnu
procyamanam asesena
prthaktvena dhananjaya
 
SYNONYMS
buddheh—of intelligence; bhedam—differences; dhrteh—of steadiness; ca—also; eva—certainly; gunatah—by the modes of material nature; tri-vidham—the three kinds of; srnu—just hear; procyamanam—as described by Me; asesena—in detail; prthaktvena—differently; dhananjaya—O winner of wealth.
 
TRANSLATION
Now, O winner of wealth, please listen as I tell you in detail of the three kinds of understandi
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Dear Devotees,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

On July 25th, 2019 two Russian devotees died in car accident. The departed devotees are Vaninanth Prabhu (brahmacari from Nizhniy Novgorod temple, disciple of Gopal Krishna Goswami) and Nandakisor (14 years old Gurukula student). They were going to Sankirtan tour when their car was hit on the highway by a big truck. There were two other devotees in the car – Adhoksaja Prabhu (sannyasa candidate and Sankirtana l

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Activism
 
By Madhava Smullen

The Vedic Federation of France, a coalition of Indian-origin religious denominations and spiritual movements including ISKCON, is presenting one united voice to the French government and thus strengthening ISKCON’s position in France, where it has long been treated as a cult.

Several years in the making, the Vedic Federation includes eight groups who have been in France for over two decades and have faced similar challenges: Ramachandra Mission, Embracing the World (led by

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By Visakha Priya Dasi

Sacitananda dasa passed away on July 27.

His Grace Satcitananda dasa was born in 1950 as Ashok Gulab in what was then known as Rhodesia. His father had left his native Gujarat (India) at the age of two, and his mother joined him in what had since become Zimbabwe after her marriage was arranged with Satcitananda’s father. Their son grew up in Salisbury (now Harare) and was educated up to A level. He then joined his father’s business as a general merchant in the smaller town

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Good Chats by Bhaktimarga Swami

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It is a familiar location for me, as Ananda and I stepped carefully beside the pond in John Avant Park with its dry and sometimes slippery edge.  It's a man-made body of water, dug to address excess storm-water.  A great job was done with the landscaping, and tree and bush plant management around the pond and the adjoining creek.  Very pretty! https://www.instagram.com/p/B0WsnxOgm_a/?igshid=9xx3w5fsj5l3

A question came to mind, which I consider natural, as a visitor to this province and city
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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - 18.28

TEXT 28
ayuktah prakrtah stabdhah
satho naiskrtiko 'lasah
visadi dirgha-sutri ca
karta tamasa ucyate
 
SYNONYMS
ayuktah—without reference to the scriptural injunctions; prakrtah—materialistic; stabdhah—obstinate; sathah—deceitful; naiskrtikah—expert in insulting others; alasah—lazy; visadi—morose; dirgha-sutri—procrastinating; ca—also; karta—worker; tamasah—in the mode of ignorance; ucyate—is said to be.
 
TRANSLATION
And that worker who is always engaged in work against the injunction of the scripture, w
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Art and Science of Chating

Art - (Philosophy)

Why we should chant?

Significance of Chanting?

How it leads to perfection of Life? 

Why only Maha mantra?

 

Science - (Practical)

How and How not to chant? 

When to chant? 

Practical tips 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Events
 
By Madhava Smullen
 

An incredible eight thousand people attended the Krishna Valley Fair in Hungary over the weekend of July 19th to 21st, many of them tourists vacationing at the nearby holiday hotspot of Lake Balaton.

These numbers have been consistent over the past few years for the Fair, which draws nearly a third of the 30,000 people that visit Krishna Valley throughout the whole year.   

A big percentage of the Fair crowd are return visitors to Krishna Valley, one of the largest and o

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Warming by Bhaktimarga Swami

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Gaura and Shivani hosted seventy-five people in their home for chanting, drumming, catching some wisdom, and eating.  It was Ananda and I who were the presenters, except for the Prasadam (blessed food) that we were not responsible for.  We were a bit cramped in a small basement.  I talked about the soul’s evolution and Near Death Experience (NDE)—based on the Gita's knowledge, of course.  But it was one young boy, age eight, who suggested I talk about global warming.

My response: "We don't h
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