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8 Steps to Love

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Lord Caitanya, the 16th Spiritual Teacher in disciplic line from Lord Krishna, left only one prayer (eight verses) behind him. It contains the complete guide to the practice of devotional service. Here it is in short form with the complete prayer at the end.

. Clean the heart
. Transcend with names
. Humility, like grass
. Desire devotion
. Request a rescue
. Nurture longing
. Feel separation
. Love, no matter what

1. Clean the heart – the first prayer invites us to clean the dust accumulated

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iPhone Blog

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I have an iPhone.

They are everywhere. We talk on them, walk with them, search them, listen to them, laugh, cry, sleep, and die with them. The ubiquitous iPhone is a friend to all. If we forget it or lose it we feel pain. And today, I write my blog on one.

Studies are now showing that we should leave our phone aside more often. It distracts, interrupts, can cause ill health and certainly fatal accidents. “Don’t let the things we own, own us” we learned last week during the Sunday Open House. Wh

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26, 2nd Ave celebrates ISKCON 50

Dear devotees,

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

We just celebrated ISKCON’s 50th anniversary at the Sadhu Sanga Retreat last week. To thank all the sponsors and core volunteers who work for the retreat all-year, we have a tradition of gifting them a sweatshirt. This year, we wanted to do a very special design for the sweatshirt to commemorate ISKCON50.

The inspiration for the design came from His Holiness Romapada Swami Maharaja who had come up w

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ISKCON-London Open Day – May 2016

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On Saturday 28th May, ISKCON-London had our first Open Day event of the year. Every year, we organise several Open Days during the summer months to welcome new and inquisitive souls to the Temple.

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of ISKCON, and to increase the public’s awareness and appreciation of the movement, the theme for this year’s Open Days is “50 Years of Contribution to the Global Community”. Attendees start a journey of self-discovery and gain insight into topics including the s

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In Memoriam and book review

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By Kavicandra Swami

My dear god brother H H Purna Candra Goswami went to his samadhi some time back and we heard many praises. HH Bhakti Vijnana Goswami was lamenting that Purna Candra Prabhu was not so well known world wide since he had much to offer.

He did leave us a very beautiful book that I think should be studied by anyone who is serious about spiritual advancement while serving, in any position, within ISKCON.

The book is titled, UNSPOKEN OBSTACLES ON THE PATH TO BHAKTI. The title says

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Janmastami in Huntsville, Texas

ISKCON Prison Ministry

 Article written by Phalini Devi Dasi

     One of the most memorable experiences during our last visit to Houston was our trip to the Estelle Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice near Huntsville, Texas on September 19, 2015.     

     Although we had not planned it into our schedule, Krishna apparently had, so we went along with Krishna's plan. It's always good to cooperate with Krishna's plan.

     We were invited to participate by Gopal Krishna Prabhu of the Hous

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Gaborone — As one of the initiatives to the buildup to Botswana's 50th anniversary, Moselewapula Ward Development Committee (MWDC) will host a festival of chariots on June 4.

A press release from International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Botswana says the festival will feature a number of activities that will start at 2:30pm, opposite Baobab primary school in Gaborone.

The Chariots will cover a distance of 2.2 km in approximately 2 hours, with watering-point stops.

Participants

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Hare Krishna devotees in town

Devotees of Hare Krishna came to Eastbourne this week during a five day walking festival from Hastings to Brighton.

The Pilgrimage for Peace saw a group walking with a bullock cart along the seafront.

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Lawyer lawbook and judge would always be in alignment. We can find many times or instances where Bhagavad Gita and Srimad Bhagavatam are inline in every respect.
BG 15.34 purport
The real form of this tree cannot be perceived in this world. No one can understand where it ends, where it begins, or where its foundation is. But with determination one must cut down this strongly rooted tree with the weapon of detachment. Thereafter, one must seek that place from which, having gone, one never retur
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June 13th — July 11th SadhusangaOnline.com will conduct a study of one of the most relevant sections of Srimad Bhagavatam for anyone regularly chanting the Hare Krishna maha-mantra, the first three chapters of the Sixth Canto.

Topics:

How Can One Uproot the Desire for Sinful Actions?

How Candidates for Hell are Determined

Was Ajamila Fit to Go to the Hellish Planets Due to His Sinful Lifestyle?

How Can One Atone and Gain Freedom from Past Sins?

A Taste for Chanting Requires Freedom from Past S

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ISKCON of Radhadesh, Belgium hosted the 2nd European Yoga Congress from May 27th to 29th, sharing insights and techniques with thirteen different yoga schools from twelve countries.

The seeds of the event were sewn in November 2014, when many different yoga organizations met at Yoga Vidya in Germany, Europe’s largest yoga ashram, to explore commonalities and possibilities for cooperation.

That gathering, attended by a delegation of a dozen ISKCON members, resulted in the creation of the Europe

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A brand new exhibit of artwork from Kim Waters and Chris Murray’s classic 1980 book, Illuminations from the Bhagavad-gita, opened at the Museum of Sacred Art (MOSA) in Radhadesh, Belgium on May 28th.

The exhibit features all Kim’s original illustrations from the book, which is illuminated with translated verses from Srila Prabhupada’s Bhagavad-gita As It Is. The uniquely charming, colorful images depict Krishna and Arjuna, Radha Krishna, Krishna Balarama, Vishnu, Pancha-Tattva, Nrsimhadeva, Si

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Dear Devotees and TOVP Donors,

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

Greetings from Sridham Mayapur and blessings from Sri Sri Radha-Madhava, Sri Panchatattva and Lord Nrsimhadeva.

We would like to sincerely thank all those who took part in chanting extra japa for the Maha Sudarshana Yajna and Harinam vrata on May 19th. The Yajna was a grand success. More than 350 devotees worldwide took part, and together they chanted more than 14,000 rounds for this event. Actu

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Free your mind with this step by step guide to Mantra Meditation and learn how to chant the Hare Krishna maha mantra. 

When chanting, it is most important to hear each any every syllable being chanted. One round of 108 mantras takes between 7-10 minutes to complete. The mantra consists of 3 words: Hare, Krishna & Rama and goes like this:

Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna,
Krishna, Krishna, Hare Hare
Hare Rama, Hare Rama,
Rama Rama, Hare Hare.
The meaning behind this mantra is:
O Hare (energy of Kri
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SIKSASHTAKAM ( IN TAMIL)

  SIKSASHTAKAM ( IN TAMIL)
 
ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇaṁ
śreyaḥ-kairava-candrikā-vitaraṇaṁ vidyā-vadhū-jīvanam
ānandāmbudhi-vardhanaṁ prati-padaṁ pūrṇāmṛtāsvādanaṁ
sarvātma-snapanaṁ paraṁ vijayate śrī-kṛṣṇa-saṇkīrtanam
 
தூசி படிந்த இதயக் கண்ணாடி  துடைக்கும்  
ஜடவாழ்வெனும்  காட்டுத்தீயை அணைக்கும் 
குளிர் சந்திரனாய்வளரும்  
வெண் தாமரையாய்விரியும்  
மங்கள வாழ்வு தனை நம் மேல் சொறியும்  
கல்விக்கு  வாழ்வும் உயிரும்  அதுவே ஆகும் 
ஆனந்த பெருங்கடலை  பெரிதாக்கிக்கொண்டே போகும்
வழங்கும் எல்லார்க
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The special global event to celebrate ISKCON’s 50th Anniversary at the Sydney Opera House has sold out in record time. The show entitled ‘Transcendental Journey: Hare Krishna Celebrate 50 Years’ was quite an ambitious and optimistic project but with overwhelming support from devotees and Australian public the show sold out in just 3 days. Transcendental Journey is a theatrical, musical and multimedia spectacular showcasing how Srila Prabhupada’s extraordinary journey transformed the lives of m

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Nityam Bhagavata Sevaya, ISSUE - 38

Nityam Bhagavata Sevaya
Nityam Bhagavata-sevaya is a Fortnightly E-magazine for serving Srimad Bhagavatam.
If you ever desire to cross over this ocean of material existence and achieve the lotus feet of Supreme Lord Sri Hari then please take shelter of Srimad Bhagavatam, the mature fruit of the desire tree of Vedic literatures.SrimadBhagavatam is declared to be the essence of all Vedanta philosophy. One who has felt satisfaction from its nectarean mellows will never be attracted to any other literature. Srila Vyasadev
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Comparing the discussions of Srimad Bhagvatam 6.1.1-6.1.30 with their consideration in the first Text of NOI

In the last chapter of canto 5 Sukadeva Gosvami describes how people who live a sinful life will be put into various hellish planets depending on the kind of sinful activity they engaged in. Now, being a compassionate Vaishnava Maharaja Pariksit asks Sukadeva Gosvami: ‘O greatly fortunate and opulent Śukadeva Gosvāmī, now kindly tell me how human beings may be saved from having to enter he

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Nirmala Krishna Das, Vice-Principal (Admin): The management of Bhaktivedanta Gurukula & International School, Vrindavan is pleased to inform that our students of classes 10th & 12th have performed very well in the ICSE & ISC Board examinations.
The following are the top scorers
GRADE: 12 SCIENCE
SANCHIT LAKRA: 93.5
KRISHNA MURARI : 90
ABHISHEK MISHRA: 90
GAURAV LAKRA: 90
GRADE: 10 SCIENCE
GAUTAMESHWAR : 92.8
ARJUN GUPTA: 91.6
HARDIK GUPTA: 91.2
GRADE: 10 COMMERCE
MAYANK DUBEY : 93.8
DIVYANSH G

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