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Our longing for equality points to our spirituality
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Our longing for equality points to our spirituality (Based on Gita 05.18)
Chaitanya Charan Das: In our times, equality is considered one of the most cherished values. Few things provoke as much indignation as incidents of discrimination – or eve…

“I can only take money out from the bank”
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I was distributing books in Melbourne and approached a young man wearing shorts and a sleeveless shirt. I was showing him the Science of Self Realization and explaining the contents. He was interested and wanted to take the book, but said he had no mon…

The 50th-anniversary celebration of Srila Prabhupada’s…
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The 50th-anniversary celebration of Srila Prabhupada’s appearance on Oahu, Hawaii. The celebration took place on the 20th of January, 2019 (Album of photos)
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New Gokula, Australia (2019) (Album of photos) New Gokula is one…
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New Gokula, Australia (2019) (Album of photos)
New Gokula is one of the most beautiful farm communities we have ever visited. Surrounded by beautiful hills, this place is a real wonderland of Australia. Sri Sri Radha Gokulananda’s beauty cannot b…

Bless Your Enemy. HG Mahatma Prabhu: The highest kind of…
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Bless Your Enemy.
HG Mahatma Prabhu: The highest kind of forgiveness is to pray for the welfare of your offender. If you hope he will suffer in some way for his misbehavior, you haven’t yet totally forgiven. On the other hand, as mentioned before…

The Consciousness In Science Conference Was A Great Success! In…
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The Consciousness In Science Conference Was A Great Success!
In preparing for the Bhaktivedanta Institute for Higher Studies’ Consciousness in Science 2019 conference opening ceremony at the University of Florida’s Harn Museum on Friday 18…

Book distribution in NY, Penn Station Subway A C E, January 23,…
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Book distribution in NY, Penn Station Subway A C E, January 23, 2019
Super ”MahaTattva” stack (14 Maha big books in one shot)! Beyond amazing!
Mahotsaha prabhu distributes a “saptarishi” set and a “Prabhupada Lilamrita&#8…

Cow Protection in Gurukula Education (4 min.video)
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Cow Protection in Gurukula Education (4 min.video)
Bhakta Priya Dāsa explains the importance of cow protection and how students of Bhaktivedanta Academy are being educated in taking care of cows.
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11th in the U.S for 2018 (Album with photos) Mohanasini…
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11th in the U.S for 2018 (Album with photos)
Mohanasini Lightfoot: You know how you get that happy, satisfied feeling when you’ve done something you know is right? Well, multiply that a million fold to feel the bliss of distributing Srila Prabhup…

Kirtan Mellows (15 min. video)
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Kirtan Mellows (15 min. video)
Srila Prabhupada: The devotee can constantly think of the object of worship, the Supreme Lord, in any of His features—Narayana, Krishna, Rama, etc. – by chanting Hare Krishna. This practice will purify him, a…

National Festival in Iskcon Bolivia (Album with photos) Srila…
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National Festival in Iskcon Bolivia (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: By chanting Krishna’s names, one will be transferred to the supreme planet, Krishnaloka, without a doubt. (Bhagavad-gita 8.7)
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TOVP’s beautiful peacock bracket. Hare Krishna dear…
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TOVP’s beautiful peacock bracket.
Hare Krishna dear devotees,
We would like to share with you the peacock bracket that is going underneath the chatris.
These brackets will go right around the 8 chatris and as far as we can see, it starts looking…

Mood of Worship — Bhanu Swami (5 min video)
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Srila Prabhupada: Lord Krishna stresses the importance of remembering Him. One‘s memory of Krishna is revived by chanting the maha-mantra, Hare Krishna. By this practice of chanting and hearing the sound vibration of the Supreme Lord, one&#8217…

Life expectancy in the human body (video)
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Life expectancy in the human body (video)
“Don’t Waste Time” by HG Vaisesika Prabhu.
“The occupational activities a man performs according to his own position are only so much useless labor if they do not provoke attraction fo…

Iskcon devotees in kumbhamela 2019 (Album of 90 photos) On 15th…
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Iskcon devotees in kumbhamela 2019 (Album of 90 photos)
On 15th January 1st Shahi Snan ( on makara Sankranti ) in Prayagraj Kumbhamela 2019!
Srila Prabhupada: I don’t say, “Follow me.” I say “Follow Krishna.” Krishna says,…

Losing our Chanting Beads
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Losing our Chanting Beads
Since last few months I have come across devotees who have lost their chanting beads. If this in itself was not bad enough, then what was even more painful for them was that in all the cases, save one, their spiritual master …

Principles and details
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Disagreement over issues is not as disruptive as disagreement over the importance of the disagreements (Based on Gita 18.22)
When we see disruptive disagreements among friends who share our faith, we feel distressed. Why? Because we practice our faith…

Kirtan Night at Mayapur (Album of photos) The fourth Kirtan…
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Kirtan Night at Mayapur (Album of photos)
The fourth Kirtan Night of the season with HH Krishna Kshetra Swami ….. leading up to Kirtan Mela 2019.
Srila Prabhupada: The holy name of the Lord and the Lord are nondifferent; therefore when a devotee …

Sudama das: It was a very hot day in Oregon, in August of 1968….
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Sudama das: It was a very hot day in Oregon, in August of 1968. I awoke rather early, which for me and the people I was around at that time was somewhat unusual. Usually, coming down from last night’s drugs, everyone would rise sometime afternoon…

“Make Things Better” (3 min video)
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“Make Things Better” (3 min video)
If you can point out what’s wrong, that’s okay, but there are plenty of ordinary people who are good at pointing out what’s wrong. But if you can make things better, then you are better …

Harry Krishna
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By Mina SharmaThe Sun, a popular British Newspaper with sales of around 1.5 million copies daily has featured Prince Harry and his wife Meghan on the front cover with the headline “Harry Krishna” after the Prince revealed that he meditates daily. Whil…

“It’s All One”—Not! (A Vaishnava Response to Advaita Vedanta)
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Satyaraja Dasa: Most systems of Indian philosophy endorse the notion that, in some sense, all living beings are one with God. Some would say that spiritual philosophy in general – East and West – is based on the premise of oneness, sugges…

New York Bhakti Center’s Year in Review.A YEAR OF GROWTH,…
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New York Bhakti Center’s Year in Review.
A YEAR OF GROWTH, STRENGTHENING, AND TRANSFORMATION!
The Bhakti Center exists to provide a spiritual home for an ever-growing number of New Yorkers. Over this past year, our management, staff, and wider …