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Sambandha, Abhidheya and Prayojana

Hare Krishna.

2nd Oct., 2015. Gurgaon.

Radha Gopinath, Jaipur

(Sri Radha Gopinatha closeup)

According to the Vedic principles, there are three stages of spiritual advancement, namely, sambandha-jñāna, abhidheya and prayojana. Sambandha-jñāna refers to establishing one’s original relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, abhidheya refers to acting according to that constitutional relationship, and prayojana is the ultimate goal of life, which is to develop love of Godhead (premā pum-artho mahān). If one adhere

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The Transformation of the heart

2515029179?profile=originalLecturer on The Transformation of the heart   by HH Sachinandana Swami on 07 Sep 2015

(Born in 1954 in Hamburg, Germany, At a young age, he began searching for answers anywhere they could be found—from the esoteric teachings of the old world spiritual traditions to the modern theories of psychology and parapsychology.)

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Bhagavan ka Samaran

2515029217?profile=originalLecture on Bhagavan ka Samaran by HH Lokanath Swami on 09 Aug 2014 at ISKCON Noida

(Lokanath Swami born in Aravade, a small village Maharashtra, Indian, he went to Mumbai for studying. In the year 1971, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada was touring India with his foreign disciples and had organized a pandal program in Mumbai.Intrigued, maharaj attended the whole Hare Krsna Festival and heard from Srila Prabhupada.)

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2515029677?profile=originalLecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 06 Chapter 15 Text 04 by HH Bhakti Nityananda Swami on 16 Dec 2014 at ISKCON Mayapur

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Duryodhana Humiliated

2515029572?profile=originalLecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Class (10.75.16-12) by HG Tamohara Dasa on 28 Sep 2015 at ISKCON Alachua

(His Grace Tamohara Dasa has been involved in ISKCON leadership for many years. In addition to services of temple president, BBT manager and director of two gurukulas, he served as the director of the ISKCON Child Protection Office,He has been a GBC member since 2006 and currently serves on the executive committee of the international GBC.)

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Hare Krishna Devotees .

Please accept my Humble Obeisances.

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada.

 

I am Nitya Gopal Das  from Vrindavan. I am connected to ISKCON Vrindavan for the past 9 years now. We are managing  a catering service in the name of "RADHARANI CATERING SERVICE".

 

Whenever you visit Sri Vrindavan Dham, if you need Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner Prasad, you can avail it through us. You can avail our services for a sattvik food cooked and offered with proper consciousness.

 

You can order this in your

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Glories of Jagannath Prasad

2515029168?profile=originalLecture On Glories of Jagannath Prasad by HH Bhakti Rasamrita Swami on 09 July 2015 at ISKCON Melbourne

(HH Bhakti Rasamrita Swami completed his B.E. from M.S University Baroda, MBA from Bombay University & worked for some time in a multinational Bank. He was initiated by the spiritual name His Grace Devamrita Dasa.)

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Srila Prabhupada Arrival in America

2515029136?profile=originalLecture onSrila Prabhupada Arrival in America  by Giriraj Swami on 03 June 2014 at ISKCON East Hartford

(Giriraj Swami has also taught at the Vrindavan Institute for Higher Education and continues to lecture and to give presentations at japa retreats and workshops around the world.)

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2515029204?profile=originalLecture on Deconstructing Shishupalas character assassination of Krishna by HH Chaitanya Charan Prabhu

(HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu is a celibate spiritual teacher (brahmachari) at ISKCON, Pune. He has done his Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering from the Govt College of Engg, Pune. He is a member of ISKCON's topmost intellectual body)

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Appearance of Sita Thakurani Devi

2515029186?profile=originalAppearance of Sita Thakurani Devi by His Grace Bhurijana Prabhu on 18 Sep 2015 on ISKCON Vrindavan

(H.G.Bhurijana Prabhu first meet Srila Prabhupada at 26 Second Ave, and was initiated by Srila Prabhupada in 1968. After preaching in Japan for about a year, in 1970 he opened ISKCON's first Hong Kong center.)

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H.H. Lokanath Swami Enlightens us about importance of World Holy Name Week. This year the World Holy Name Week starts from September 24th and goes till October 4th 2015. There are limitless ways to spread and glorify Holy Names. HH Lokanath Swami Maharaj enlightens us by discussing some pastimes of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and his associates, explaining the importance of chanting in the right mood. 

 

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Tulsi Books presents Thriving in Chaos

Tulsi Books presents ‘Thriving in Chaos’

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A 2 day seminar based on

Ramayana – The Game of Life

Shattered Dreams (Book 2)

 

Fri 16th Oct – Understanding Misunderstandings

Sat 17th Oct – Straightening the Bends of Life

 

 

Based on Shattered Dreams, Thriving in Chaos incorporates important and practical lessons of Ramayana in our chaotic life; how to handle reversals positively; how human relationships work and how they fail.

 

Each situation in Ramayana, reflecting our own modern dilemmas, illust

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By Subhang Balaram Das

On 27 September 2015 His Holiness Lokanath Swami was invited by High Highness Divyasinghdev Gajapati Maharaj, the current king of Jagannath Puri to celebrate the 100th birth anniversary of Swami Chidanand Sarasvati. More than 8,000 people had gathered from all over India to attend this festival in the land of Lord Jagannath. Moreover, it was a wonderful preaching opportunity to represent Krishna’s holy name in front of a large religious assembly. There were many orga

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - 2.4

TEXT 4
arjuna uvaca
katham bhismam aham sankhye
dronam ca madhusudana
isubhih pratiyotsyami
pujarhav ari-sudana
SYNONYMS
arjunaḥ uvāca—Arjuna said; katham—how; bhīṣmam—unto Bhīṣma; aham—I; saṅkhye—in the fight; droṇam—unto Droṇa; ca—also, madhusūdana—O killer of Madhu; iṣubhiḥ—with arrows; pratiyotsyāmi—shall counterattack;pūjā-arhau—those who are worshipable; arisūdana—O killer of the enemies.
TRANSLATION
Arjuna said: O killer of Madhu [Kṛṣṇa], how can I counterattack with arrows in battle men like Bhīṣ
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Before I Die…

By Ananda Vrindavanesvari Devi

In downtown San Antonio there is a a large blackboard on the side of a building that reads “Before I Die…”. Beneath the heading there are spaces for people to fill in the blank – Before I die I want to ___________.

Death is surely the great milestone of our life. It hovers close by, although we do our best to forget about it because of fear and pain. And so, even though we hear of others dying daily, we somehow think we will never die. Or that it won’t happen to u

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Chastity – What Does It Actually Mean?






By Devaki Devi Dasi

On the 26th of July we welcomed 40 ladies in Kharkov/Ukraine, who had traveled all the way from Moscow, Minsk, Moldova, Crimea and various corners of Ukraine to participate in the two-week course for ladies entitled “Exploring the Roots of Spiritual Culture”. As every year we had arranged for their accomodation in a nearby hostel of a ladies’ college. Our youngest participant was ten years of age and the oldest mid fifty, and everyone was excited to embark on this trans

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FATAL FAT

By Caitanya Caran Das

THE SPIRITUAL SCIENTIST

A two inch tongue can kill a six feet man. This traditional saying is being confirmed by modern obesity statistics. The prosperity of the Indian middle class is showing up – in a not-so-pleasant way in the burgeoning waistline, of over 25% of urban Indians. Obesity is the cause of diabetes, hypertension, heart attacks, strokes and a variety of other chronic diseases. Unlike infectious diseases which are curable, chronic diseases need lifelong care,

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Traveling and preaching in Mongolia

Traveling and preaching in Mongolia (6 min video) Indradyumna Swami: We’re on the road again, taking the holy names of Krsna to as many towns and villages as we can during our 3,500-kilometer journey through the remote areas of Mongolia. There’s a special satisfaction pioneering Krsna consciousness in a place where people have never seen devotees before, or heard of Lord Caitanya. Yesterday in Darhan people immediately crowded around us as we began Hari Nama, eager to hear our message and buy books. Some of them followed us back to a hall where we had a two-hour program. Step by step we are conquering the hearts of the people of this beautiful country. Watch it here: https://goo.gl/3IJGDu

Traveling and preaching in Mongolia (6 min video)
Indradyumna Swami: We’re on the road again, taking the holy names of Krsna to as many towns and villages as we can during our 3,500-kilometer journey through the remote areas of Mongolia. There’s a special satisfaction pioneering Krsna consciousness in a place where people have never seen devotees before, or heard of Lord Caitanya. Yesterday in Darhan people immediately crowded around us as we began Hari Nama, eager to hear our message and buy

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How to conquer our attachments

“How to conquer our attachments” (6 min video) Do you find yourself stuck due to attachments, though earnestly you want to make spiritual progress? Srila Prabhupada sets us free by urging us to “lift our anchors”. Please watch this video where we discuss practical ways to conquer our attachments to be free to meet our Lord in the spiritual sky. Flow of the video: 1. Only pure love qualifies us to go back to Krsna. 2. Discussion/Examples of how our attachments are blocking our progress. 3. How to let go of the anchor. 4. Example of two boats going in opposite directions. 5. Choice is ours! Watch it here: https://goo.gl/ZjaKZY

“How to conquer our attachments” (6 min video)
Do you find yourself stuck due to attachments, though earnestly you want to make spiritual progress? Srila Prabhupada sets us free by urging us to “lift our anchors”. Please watch this video where we discuss practical ways to conquer our attachments to be free to meet our Lord in the spiritual sky.
Flow of the video:
1. Only pure love qualifies us to go back to Krsna.
2. Discussion/Examples of how our attachments are blocking our progress.
3. How

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