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The ISKCON 50 Global office launched the Inspiration Series videos on July 13th, the exact day that ISKCON was incorporated as a legal entity fifty years ago in 1966. 

The Inspiration Series is a set of over 16 short videos that feature ISKCON leaders explaining the importance of the 50th anniversary of ISKCON and encouraging devotees to participate enthusiastically all over the world. 

They can be viewed on the YouTube channels of ISKCON 50 and ISKCON Desire Tree.

The series which was produced

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Among their many plans for ISKCON’s 50th anniversary, ISKCON Mumbai’s four temples – Juhu, Mira Road, Khargar and Chowpatty – have launched a website that allows devotees to submit their written offerings to Srila Prabhupada in the shape of e-cards.

With the project they aim to collect 108,000 e-card offerings from devotees worldwide, which would shatter the previous Guiness World Record of 65,000 e-cards submitted.

The deadline to offer your e-cards at http://offeringstosp.com/ is July 28th, t

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Question Humanity

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Reflecting on the senseless killings going on around the world, one wonders at the state of humanity.

Animals kill other animals for hunger. Humans kill other humans, but not to eat. Their hunger is for revenge, or power and control. They will also kill out of pure anger or envy – energies that have taken over their lives, heads and hearts. They will kill to prove a point – my way of life is better than your way of life, my religion is better than your religion, my color is better than your col

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ISKCON-London launched its 50th Anniversary celebrations in August last year, with a festival celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Srila Prabhupada's departure from India to the West. Now, in this special month, ISKCON's incorporation month, a number of wonderful events have been planned. 

What better way to kick-off the celebrations than with the chanting of the holy names? The events commenced with London Mellows kirtan weekend on 9th and 10th July. Kirtaneers from across the UK community came

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ISKCON Auckland New Zealand: Preparations are starting for a great weekend, celebrating Srila Prabhupada’s 50th anniversary of ISKCON.
Friday night: Maha Harinam plus Rathyatra
Saturday: Abhishek of SriSri Radhagiridhari
Sunday: VIP guests, Abhishek of Srila Prabhupada and lots more!

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The Mayor of London was given boxes of cup cakes by devotees

Devotees of Hare Krishna have handed out cupcakes in London to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the International Society of Krishna Consciousness.

More celebrations took place at the Radha-Krishna Temple in Soho, where the Hindu-inspired spiritual movement has had a centre for 47 years.

Processions of Krishna followers have become a familiar sight on streets.

They chant the Hare Krishna mantra and distribute books an

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - 5.11

TEXT 11
kayena manasa buddhya
kevalair indriyair api
yoginah karma kurvanti
sangam tyaktvatma-suddhaye
SYNONYMS
kāyena—with the body; manasā—with the mind; buddhyā—with the intelligence; kevalaiḥ—purified; indriyaiḥ—with the senses; api—even with;yoginaḥ—the Kṛṣṇa conscious persons; karma—actions; kurvanti—they act;saṅgam—attachment; tyaktvā—giving up; ātma—self; śuddhaye—for the purpose of purification.
TRANSLATION
The yogīs, abandoning attachment, act with body, mind, intelligence, and even with the s
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13th July 2016, the 50th anniversary of the incorporation of ISKCON

Over fifty years ago in September 1965, an elderly Indian monk stepped off the piers of New York harbour wearing orange Indian robes and sporting a dignified vaishnava tilak mark on his forehead. He was carrying just seven dollars, a few sets of clothes and two trunk-loads of books. The aristocratic looking monk was A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, who had been sent by his spiritual master from India to preach the message

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Srila Prabhupada: “In Dvapara-yuga one could satisfy Krishna or Visnu only by worshiping Him gorgeously according to the pancaratriki system, but in the Age of Kali one can satisfy and worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead Hari simply by chanting the holy name.” (Narayana-samhita)

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The inside job! by Sutapa das

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The ungrateful, inappropriate and irrational ways in which people act can infuriate us to no end. We deal with our anger by letting it loose (passionate and vengeful outbursts) or locking it up (emotionally disconnecting). Both expressions, however, are indicative of our own shortcomings. Allowing someone else’s negativity to displace our own consciousness, means there is still work to do. We seek emotional deposits from others because we haven’t become full in ourselves. But isn’t that natural

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Millions will be watching ISKCON 50 Celebrations on 13th July 2016 from 4-5pm. 
Keshav Murari Das, TP- ISKCON Rohini: DD Channel will be broadcasting a special program on ISKCON’s 50th Anniversary on the exact day of 50th Anniversary, 13th July, 2016 Wednesday from 4-5 pm. They will also feature ISKCON 50 documentary prepared by ISKCON 50 Global team during the show.

Source:http://www.dandavats.com/?p=29449

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - 5.10

TEXT 10
brahmany adhaya karmani
sangam tyaktva karoti yah
lipyate na sa papena
padma-patram ivambhasa
SYNONYMS
brahmaṇi—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ādhāya—resigning unto;karmāṇi—all works; saṅgam—attachment; tyaktvā—giving up; karoti—performs; yaḥ—who; lipyate—is affected; na—never; saḥ—he; pāpena—by sin; padma-patram—lotus leaf; iva—like; ambhasā—in the water.
TRANSLATION
One who performs his duty without attachment, surrendering the results unto the Supreme God, is not affected by sinful actio
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Sevak
Nama om vishnu-padaya krishna-preshthaya bhu-tale
srimate bhaktivedanta swamin iti namine
namaste saraswati deve gaura-vani-pracharine
nirvishesha-shunyavadi pashchatya-desha-tarine
 
Dear Srila Prabhupada Please accept my humble obeisance.
 
I was just a wayward crazy girl, Srila Prabhupada, I would doubt the existence of God only because I was influenced by materialistic viewpoints, scientists. But luckily my brother became devotee through his college preaching programs. And luckily I had deep bondin
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Fifty years ago, a 70-year-old monk travelled from India to the United States in the hope of starting a spiritual revolution.

His name was Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and on July 13, 1966 he incorporated the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), formalising what is widely known as the Hare Krishna movement.

ISKCON now runs 602 temples, 54 schools and 65 farming communities across the globe.

This month, the New Govardhana Hare Krishna community at Eungella, near Murwillumb

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“I’m spending a day with Hare Krishnas next week.”

“Oh, you be careful Leanne.”

“Why?”

“They all take drugs.”

“Have you been reading that Daily Mail again Dad?!”

To be fair, my Dad was not the only one who voiced concern or raised an eyebrow when I told him I was spending a day with a relatively unfamiliar religious group. And everyone begged the question, ‘Why?’

To be honest, I couldn’t say exactly. I knew nothing of the faith, bar that when I worked in an office in Soho many years ago, every

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I was reminded while reading the Srimad Bhagavatam today, that this is an election year.

…rogues and thieves in the guise of protectors arrange for a voting system, and in the name of democracy they come to power by hook or crook and exploit the citizens. Even long, long ago, asuras, persons devoid of God consciousness, became the heads of state, and now this is happening again. The various states of the world are preoccupied with arranging for military strength. Sometimes they spend sixty-five

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“In the village of Panihati, Raghunatha dasa obtained an interview with Nityananda Prabhu, who was accompanied by many kirtana performers, servants and others.” CC Antya lila, 6.43.

When the devotee meets his Lord there will be love exchange that could melt even the hardest rock. This was seen when Raghunatha dasa met Lord Nityananda Prabhu on the bank of the Ganges at Panihati. Lord Nityananda was by nature very merciful and instructed Raghunatha dasa to make a festival and feed all of His ass

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