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If Srila Prabhupada had not come, what would have happened? How could we have passed our lives?
Who else would have distributed the unlimited mercy of Lord Nityananda and Lord Gauranga all over the world?
Which other compassionate person would have endeavored to deliver the miscreants, sinful, impersonalistic and voidistic people in the West?
Who else would have come to distribute Harinama to them? Who else would have come forward to transform them into civilized beings?

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By Mahatma Das

What’s Your Mission?

“If we don’t change the direction we are going, we’re likely to up end where we are headed.” (Chinese proverb)

The reality is that you have already ended up somewhere. The question is, “Is this where you want to be?” If it isn’t, there are steps you can take to get somewhere else.

But first, of course, you must know where you want to go. So it’s important to ask, “What’s my life’s purpose? What’s my life’s mission?” Anyone on a spiritual path will say someth

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By Sahadeva Dasa

Here is our Video offering on the historical occasion of the 52nd anniversary of Srila Prabhupada’s departure for America by Jaladuta ship……

This is not only Srila Prabhupada’s journey, this is also your, mine and everybody else’s journey. Imagine if Srila Prabhupada would not have gone on this perilous voyage, where would I, you and many others be today!

There is a need for ISKCON members to be aware of this song as this profoundly presents the mood of our beloved founder Acha

By Ravindra Svarupa Dasa

Each morning in ISKCON temples we pay homage to our Founder-Acarya Srila Prabhupada by singing Sri Guru-vandana together while offering him guru-puja.

Sri Guru-vandana is a Bengali song composed by Srila Narottama dasa Thakura. In the hymn’s second stanza, that great acarya directs our attention to the words or speech (vakya) issuing from the guru’s lotus-like mouth (guru-mukha-padma). Srila Narottama dasa Thakura says we should make those words one (aikya) with our he

By Giriraj Swami and Sri Prahlada dasa

In honor of Srila Prabhupada’s arrival in America, we shall sing the poem he wrote on the ship Jaladuta as he arrived in the Boston harbor.

Song [translation]:

1: My dear Lord Krsna, You are so kind upon this useless soul, but I do not know why You have brought me here. Now You can do whatever You like with me.

2: But I guess You have some business here. Otherwise, why would You bring me to such a terrible place?

3: Most of the population here is covered

Srila Prabhupada: More one reads Bhagavad-gita the more he gets the appetite to read and understand it, and each time he gets new enlightenment. That is the nature of the transcendental message. Similarly, we find that transcendental happiness in the Śrimad-Bhagavatam. The more we hear and chant the glories of the Lord, the more we become happy.

SB 3.25.2, Translation and Purport: Śaunaka continued: There is no one who knows more than the Lord Himself. No one is more worshipable or more mature

By Tirtha Pavana das

Sochi, Moscow, summer 2017. GBC College steps out of India. It is the first time ever when GBC College was held outside of India, this time in Sochi, in the south of Russia. The Regional secretaries and the next generation of future leaders came together from all over Russia as well as some neighbouring countries such as Kazakhstan, Belorussia and Turkmenistan to get inspiration and experience from the current GBC members and other senior devotees.

The residential involved

In Racitambara’s great desire to find the absolute truth, she traveled throughout Europe, Canada, and the United States studying different religions. Finally, she gave herself fully to God, knowing He would surely help her.

Racitambara Devi Dasi: I was 22 and it was November 17, 1972 when I left home with only the clothes on my back and the prayer, “Please, God, help me find You.” After about two hours of praying and walking in Vancouver, Canada, I was standing on the corner of Georgia and Gra

There comes a time, sometimes regularly, where we may feel, Oh, Krishna. I can’t do this anymore. This ‘this’ will be different for everyone. It happened to Arjuna in the Gita – he wanted to give up, not to fight, and go off to the forest to be alone. He did not want to deal with people and life’s problems. He told Krishna: I’m not fighting, I can’t do it, I can’t see the point, better if I don’t act and move to the side.

If it can happen to Arjuna, who had everything going for him, including

By Bhakti Charu Swami

A Vaishnava does not want to criticize anyone. For example, in Vrindavan, there was one very, very exalted Vaishnava.

One day, there was a mahotsava, a festival. Many people were invited. This person noticed that one Vaishnava was not there, so he questioned what happened to him.

Somebody said that he has done this and that, so we did not invite him. This very senior Vaishnava got up and started to walk to the door. When asked why he was leaving, he said, “For such a smal

Real independence means complete faith in the mercy of the Lord without dependence on the condition of matter.

Srimad bhagavatam, srila prabhupada

Srila Prabhupada highlighted the importance of actual independence in our life. We need to have faith on our Sri Krishna. We have to practice our spiritual duties sincerely. We must give priority to the spread of iskcon either through writing, lecture, video presentation etc. We need to be aware of the divine teachings by regularly reading the iskcon li

Krishna can change anything, therefore we worship Him as the greatest Scientist. If a man knows swimming, he can stay up. So if a man has this much power, what to speak of God. So we see that Ramachandra has the art how to make stones float. It is a question of knowing the art. Art means the display of intellectual energy. Everywhere we can see intelligence in everything. So the lord knows the art of everything, so He can change anything, we cannot.

Letter to Rupanuga, May 03, 1972.

Srila Prabhupa

A pure devotee has no demand from the lord. His only concern is to serve the lord sincerely and seriously and he is not at all concerned about what will happen in the future.

Srimad Bhagavatam, 4.9.29

Krishna consciousness teaches the devotee to pray Sri Krishna from the bottom of the heart. The heart becomes pure after chanting Hare Krishna Mahamantra for some time. A scientific study of the brain done by the researchers have revealed that it helps us be steady and cool in this fast changing worl

So many people are suffering for want of a good leader throughout the whole world. (MORNING TALK,APRIL 25, 1977, BOMBAY).

A leader is important for every country. Without the leader, the life of a common man will not improve. We need to work on our leadership skills. We can definitely learn from youtube. We can get a large number of Spiritual leaders of Iskcon and get the guidance of Srila Prabhupada from youtube.com. We will come to know how to spread the Krishna consciousness among the millions

By Sacinandana Swami

One may ask why Indra was so angry? There are 1000s of Indra yajnas all over the world. No one in the Svarga has ever seen him so angry. Though he has 1000 eyes he was blinded and could not see Krsna. The intoxication that blinded him was not wine or honey, but false ego.

The moment you are proud, you lose your vision.

Humility grants perception of reality.

In the words of the Bhagavatam, “the earth appears spinning due to one’s spinning his eyes around” – that happens due