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Radha-Krishna. Radha’s name is first. Why ? Nobody can be better devotee than Radharani. As soon as Radha’s name is there, Krishna is more pleased. That is the way. If we glorify the devotees, the character of the devotees, before the Lord, He is more pleased than to glorify Himself, He directly.(Converstions, Hawaii, 24th Apr, 1969).

 

-By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

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Dear highly esteemed devotees,

Please accept my warmest greetings and pranams. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

The Bhaktivinoda Thakura Monthly Sankirtana Festival of 1,008 book distributors is on!
Devotees all over the world are joining and everyone’s talking  about this. This is huge. We already have surpassed 800+ strong network of devotees worldwide and it is catching up like wild fire.


Thousands of devotees from all over the world are joining together to distribute mercy to the people of the w

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Please Come Regularly To Temple

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Please continue to come regularly to these programs, and if any of your god-brothers or god-sisters do not come, you should be Krishna’s agent and tell him, “why aren’t you coming to the temple program? It is so lively. You will feel so spiritually strong.” We should all act like Krishna’s agents and encourage everyone to take part in these programs for the pleasure of the lord.

 

 

(His Holiness Gopal Krishna Goswami, Freedom by surrender)

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Thought Of The Day

A pure devotee always thinks himself as not-devotee. If one thinks he is big devotee, that is not good - thinking that he is first degree. We should not be puffed up. A devotee avoids it - remaining always in the second degree. Krishnahas given everyone something extraordinary, and to serve Krishna with one’sextraordinary talent means successful life.(Letter to Sukadeva, 17th March, 1973).

 

-By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

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If we represent ourselves very nicely, the whole world will appreciate Srila Prabhupada, the whole world will appreciate Krishna Consciousness. Bus if we don’t represent ourselves properly, then the good names of the spiritual master, Srila Prabhupada, and other previous acharyas and even the principle of Krishna Consciousness will be tainted with some misunderstanding.

 

(Bhakti Swaroop Damodar Swami, 13 aug, 1983, Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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Thought Of The Day

When ones mind is attached to Krsna, one can fulfill the mission of life in one human birth. If one misses this opportunity, one does not know where he is going, how long he will remain in the cycle of birth and death, and when he will achieve the human form of life and the chance to return home, back to Godhead. The most intelligent person, therefore, uses every moment of his life to render loving service to the Lord.(Srimad-Bhagavatam 9.9.42, Purport).

-By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

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Shrimad Bhagavatam in Turkish


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It was a dream of the devotees and many friends in Turkey to read Srimad Bhagavatam in their own mother tongue.

After many years of preparation and actual work Srimad Bhagavatam First Canto Part One recently have been published in Turkish language. The book has been translated by Bhaktin Nilufer and published in Hungary with the help of the Hungarian devotees.

The book came out just before Nrsimha Caturdasi and was presented to Sivarama Swami as his Vyasa Puja gift in New Vraja Dhama, Hungary.

 

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Shrimad Bhagavatam in Turkish


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It was a dream of the devotees and many friends in Turkey to read Srimad Bhagavatam in their own mother tongue.

After many years of preparation and actual work Srimad Bhagavatam First Canto Part One recently have been published in Turkish language. The book has been translated by Bhaktin Nilufer and published in Hungary with the help of the Hungarian devotees.

The book came out just before Nrsimha Caturdasi and was presented to Sivarama Swami as his Vyasa Puja gift in New Vraja Dhama, Hungary.

 

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22 April, 1972GainesvilleMy dear Dharma,Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated March 14, 1972 and I have noted the contents.Actually, Krishna does not care for how much we give to Him, but He sees how much we are keeping back for ourselves.There is the story of Kholaveca Sridhara, a devotee of Lord Caitanya, who although he was a very poor man, gave half of his meager income for worshiping Mother Ganges, and by so doing, he greatly pleased the Lord. It is n
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How To Cut The Bad Habits ?

2514832827?profile=originalThe bad habits tend to influence the execution of devotional service, however if these are detrimental to the cause of spiritual advancement then certainly these bad habits should be cut with the sharp blades of spiritual knowledge. One has to sharpen his intelligence so that one can easily cut the undesirable thoughts that may be motivating one’s feelings in different directions.

 

(Gopal Krishna Goswami, Krishna- The source of Happiness)

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Thought Of The Day

Whatever a person may be in the estimation of the social order of things, if a person tries to reciprocate a feeling of love towards the Supreme Personality of Godhead and is satisfied with the blessings of the Lord, he will at once feel the highest peace of mind for which he is hankering life after life.(Srimad-Bhagavatam 2.6.6, purport)

-By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

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There are two gurus–one internal and the other external. The internal Guru is Krishna Himself seated in everyone’s heart, and the external Guru is the Spiritual Master. So a sincere devotee is helped both externally and internally. To the sincere devotee the internal Guru Krishna dictates, but the thing has to be conformed by the external Guru then it is all right.Regarding love affairs in the material world: they are only shadows or reflections of the real love with Krishna. If you love Krishna
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The Rose

A young, new preacher was walking with an older, more seasoned preacher in the garden one day and feeling a bit insecure about what God had for him to do, he was inquiring of the older preacher.   The older preacher walked up to a rosebush and handed the young preacher a rosebud and told him to open it without tearing off any petals.

     

The young preacher looked in disbelief at the older preacher and was trying to figure out what a rosebud could possible have to do with his wanting to know the

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Why Do We Have To Chant?

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A good question and one that sometimes remains lodged in our subconcious mind - lingering with us like a dark cloud when we wake up in the early morning.
We chant because our soul needs the purification of Krsna's association - we are trapped here in this body, thinking we are this person or that person....an American, Indian, Australian etc. By associating with Krsna through serious Japa - concentrated and precise - then we can feel His spiritual energy and we see a clear path ahead of us on our
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Question: Is Global Islamization Anti-Krishna?


Dear Gurudeva,

All glories to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and Sri Krishna Caitanya!

Can you please clarify this for me: What is the difference between worldwide Islamization and Krishna consciousness globalization?

I.O.
 


Answer: Not If It Is Genuine Islam.


Since the real  meaning of Islam is submission to the will of God and obedience to His law, global Islamization and Krishna conscious globalization are exactly the same thing. B

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Duties Of The Body And Soul.



 

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                      73/09/01 London, Bhagavad-gita 2.31. 

 


sva-dharmam api caveksya
na vikampitum arhasi
dharmyaddhi yuddhac chreyo 'nyat
ksatriyasya na vidyate
 [Bg. 2.31]

"Considering your specific duty as a ksatriya, you should know that there is no better engagement for you than fighting on religious principles; and so there is no need for hesitation."

 


Prabhupada: Sva-dharmam. Sva means "own." And dharmam means "occupation." Dharma means occupation and... (to Pradyumna:) You finished?

Pradyumna:
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Preaching at Tarrawarra abbey -1

Srila Prabhupada had been invited to speak that evening at a Cistercian Monastery in the small town of Yarra Glen. In the religious house, known as Tarrawarra Abbey, lived an enclosed Roman Catholic order of monks that originated from Europe in the eleventh century. A monk who resided at the abbey, Father Daniel, had been associating with Upananda for some time and had been reading Srila Prabhupada's Bhagavad-gita As It Is. It was Father Daniel who had suggested t
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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 1 Text 12
parthams tu devo bhagavan mukundo
grhitavan saksiti-deva-devah
aste sva-puryam yadu-deva-devo
vinirjitasesa-nrdeva-devah


parthan -- the sons of Prtha (Kunti); tu -- but; devah -- the Lord; bhagavan -- the Personality of Godhead; mukundah -- Sri Krsna, who awards liberation; grhitavan -- has taken up; sa -- with; ksiti-deva-devah -- the brahmanas and the demigods; aste -- is present; sva-puryam -- along with His family; yadu-deva-devah -- worshiped by the
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