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Representing ISKCON in a religious assembly

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on September 30, 2015 at 1:49pm






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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THE KIRTAN FEST 2015 IN NEW GOKULA WIIL BE UNFORGETTABLE!

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on September 30, 2015 at 11:45am

THE KIRTAN FEST 2015 IN NEW GOKULA WIIL BE UNFORGETTABLE!

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One of the most expected events of ISKCON Brazil provides us with a great deal of enthusiasm and makes sure that there is no other way except get the shelter of Maha Mantra Hare Krishna. This year, KIRTAN FEST will give even more emphasis to the chanting of the holy names with lectures conducted by Purushtraya Swami, Yamunacarya Goswami, Lokasaksi Prabhu and Setukara Prabhu who dedicated their lives to this sublime process. The kirtans

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - 2.3

Posted by Rohit on September 30, 2015 at 10:47am
TEXT 3
klaibyam ma sma gamah partha
naitat tvayy upapadyate
ksudram hrdaya-daurbalyam
tyaktvottistha parantapa
SYNONYMS
klaibyam—impotence; mā—do not; sma—take it; gamaḥ—go in; pārtha—O son of Pṛthā; na—never; etat—like this; tvayi—unto you; upapadyate—is befitting; kṣudram—very little; hṛdaya—heart; daurbalyam—weakness; tyaktvā—giving up; uttiṣṭha—get up; parantapa—O chastiser of the enemies.
TRANSLATION
O son of Pṛthā, do not yield to this degrading impotence. It does not become you. Give up such pett
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The last instructions of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura “12 Verses of My Own Self-imposed Regulative Principles”

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on September 29, 2015 at 7:00pm
The last instructions of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura “12 Verses of My Own Self-imposed Regulative Principles” by Srila Saccidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakura The 1st Verse (The Objects of Devotion Birth After Birth) No matter whenever and wherever I happen to take birth, let my loving affection and attachment remain unshaken throughout each and every lifetime for the following things: for my divine spiritual master, for Sri Gauranga, for the detailed topics of pure devotional service (and the methods of its execution) as personally instructed by Him, for the holy places of pilgrimage such as Sri Navadvipa, Sri Kshetra, Sri Vrndavana, etc. , which are all blooming with divine sanctity due to His performance of wonderful pastimes therein, for the diksa mantra bestowed upon me by the divine grace of my spiritual master, for the holy name of Sri Hari, for the most beloved eternal associates of the Lord, for the sacred days of celebration throughout the year such as Sri Ekadasi, Sri Janmastami, Sri Radhastami, and the appearance/disappearance days of the great Vaisnava acaryas, for the Lord’s dear most devotees who strictly follow in the sacred footsteps of Srila Rupa Gosvami, and for the holy scriptures narrated by Srila Sukadeva Gosvami such as the Srimad Bhagavatam. Read the entire article here: http://www.dandavats.com/?p=13078

The last instructions of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura
“12 Verses of My Own Self-imposed Regulative Principles”
by Srila Saccidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakura
The 1st Verse
(The Objects of Devotion Birth After Birth)
No matter whenever and wherever I happen to take birth, let my loving affection and attachment remain unshaken throughout each and every lifetime for the following things: for my divine spiritual master, for Sri Gauranga, for the detailed topics of pure devotional service (and the metho

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Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur Appearance day celebration in Mayapur

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on September 29, 2015 at 6:59pm
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur Appearance day celebration in Mayapur (Album with photos) Appearance day of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur was celebrated in Mayapur on the 26th September. A large murti of him was placed next to the Panchatattva altar. It was beautifully decorated with many flower garlands. Around 11:30 am, hundreds of bhogas were offered to him. Next, devotees chanted the pranama mantras of Guru parampara and offered him flowers three times (pushpanjali). HH Bhakti Nityananda Swami then performed an arati in his honor. Many Gurukul students attended this event. They participated actively in kirtana and bhajans which went on throughout the program. Devotees were extremely eager to have his mahaprasad. They finally received it although they had to stands in a queue for a short while. Find them here: http://goo.gl/DWTh9d

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur Appearance day celebration in Mayapur (Album with photos)
Appearance day of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur was celebrated in Mayapur on the 26th September. A large murti of him was placed next to the Panchatattva altar. It was beautifully decorated with many flower garlands. Around 11:30 am, hundreds of bhogas were offered to him. Next, devotees chanted the pranama mantras of Guru parampara and offered him flowers three times (pushpanjali). HH Bhakti Nityananda Swami then

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Harinama in New York city, Times Square

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on September 29, 2015 at 6:56pm
Harinama in New York city, Times Square (Album with photos) Srila Prabhupada: It is the duty of the mahatmas to chant the Hare Krishna mantra and try to spread it all over the world to the best of their ability. Unfortunately, society is in such an uncivilized state that there are so-called mahatmas who are prepared to kill cows and children and stop the Hare Krishna movement. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 10.2.37 Purport). Find them here: https://goo.gl/qsQZDL

Harinama in New York city, Times Square (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: It is the duty of the mahatmas to chant the Hare Krishna mantra and try to spread it all over the world to the best of their ability. Unfortunately, society is in such an uncivilized state that there are so-called mahatmas who are prepared to kill cows and children and stop the Hare Krishna movement. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 10.2.37 Purport).


Find them here: https://goo.gl/qsQZDL

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Sankirtan mission in Mongolia

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on September 29, 2015 at 6:54pm
Sankirtan mission in Mongolia (6 min video) Indradyumna Swami: As the first snows of early winter arrived here in Mongolia, we had a successful public program in the capital Ulaanbaatar. Afterwards we held an initiation in a traditional yurta in a forest outside the city. Now we are making plans to visit the more remote areas of the country, where the holy names of Krsna have never been sung and people have not heard the sublime teachings of the Bhagavad Gita. Watch it here: <a href=https://goo.gl/UMKcHG" />

Sankirtan mission in Mongolia (6 min video)
Indradyumna Swami: As the first snows of early winter arrived here in Mongolia, we had a successful public program in the capital Ulaanbaatar. Afterwards we held an initiation in a traditional yurta in a forest outside the city. Now we are making plans to visit the more remote areas of the country, where the holy names of Krsna have never been sung and people have not heard the sublime teachings of the Bhagavad Gita.
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Devotional Service

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on September 29, 2015 at 6:50pm
Revatinandana: One day had been especially difficult for me. I had been on the street collecting for a long time, I was tired, and I had just fought with another devotee. I felt that I couldn&rsquo;t go on, that it was time for me to disappear and leave. That night, after another eight-hour day of street sankirtan and magazine selling, we were driven over to the bungalow where Prabhupada was speaking. I didn&rsquo;t get into chanting during the first kirtan because I didn&rsquo;t want to get carried away again. Every time I felt like leaving, it was either one of Prabhupada&rsquo;s lectures or a feast that would wind up changing my mind to stay. Maya was really tugging at me. When Srila Prabhupada started to lecture that night, I had my head down. Prabhupada said, &ldquo;When one is engaged in devotional service he will become joyful. If one is morose, that means he is not Krishna conscious. If one is Krishna conscious, he cannot be morose.&rdquo; That hit me hard. I looked at him, and his eyes were right on me. He was speaking to me at that moment, but I was so psychologically fragile, if he had singled me out I would have probably run from the room or broken into tears or gotten very agitated, even angry, and left. Instead he did it in a lecture. I knew that he had seen exactly what I was feeling, and he said it for me. And I knew he was right, because all day I had refused to engage myself and, therefore I had been miserable. My legs hurt, I was tired, I was this, and I was that. Otherwise, I would have been absorbed, time would have passed, and little by little I would be getting stronger. Periodically other devotees had experiences similar to mine. Prabhupada was very good at reading faces. He once said that the face was the index of the mind, and he had that art down by training or intuition or both. He knew what to say at a particular time to keep us from faltering or to encourage us in different ways.

Revatinandana: One day had been especially difficult for me. I had been on the street collecting for a long time, I was tired, and I had just fought with another devotee. I felt that I couldn’t go on, that it was time for me to disappear and leave.
That night, after another eight-hour day of street sankirtan and magazine selling, we were driven over to the bungalow where Prabhupada was speaking. I didn’t get into chanting during the first kirtan because I didn’t want to get carried away again

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