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Ecstatic New Year’s Eve Harinam in Piccadilly Circus, London (2 min video)
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Ecstatic New Year’s Eve Harinam in Piccadilly Circus, London (2 min video)
Srila Prabhupada: All glories to the all-blissful holy name of Sri Krishna, which causes the devotee to give up all conventional religious duties, meditation and worship….

New Year’s Eve Harinam in Auckland NewZealand (Album of…
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New Year’s Eve Harinam in Auckland NewZealand (Album of photos)
Goodbye 2018, welcome 2019.
Srila Prabhupada: Chanting the holy name is the chief means of attaining love of Godhead. This chanting or devotional service does not depend on any parap…

Did you know? 545,599,371 pieces of literature authored by His…
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Did you know?
545,599,371 pieces of literature authored by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada have been distributed worldwide by his sincere followers since 1965 to the end of November.
6,080,380 literatures this year.
601,385 literat…

Snana Yatra celebration at Hare Krishna Melbourne (Album of…
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Snana Yatra celebration at Hare Krishna Melbourne (Album of photos)
Aniruddha Dāsa: Snana Yatra was celebrated with enthusiasm, dedication and exuberance this year. Great decorations by Jaya Radha and her team. It was also Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasva…

Kirtan night at Mayapur (Album of photos) Srila Prabhupada:…
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Kirtan night at Mayapur (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Those who are advanced and highly qualified and are interested in the essence of life know the good qualities of Kali-yuga. Such people worship the age of Kali because in this age, simply by c…

Special Mercy In Shanghai (Album of photos) Indradyumna Swami:…
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Special Mercy In Shanghai (Album of photos)
Indradyumna Swami: This afternoon on my last day in Shanghai we did a program in a popular yoga studio. Over two hundred mostly young people listened intently to the class and as always, chanted and danced …

“A Slave of Love” (5 min video)
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“A Slave of Love” (5 min video)
By HG Mahatma Prabhu.
Love makes one a slave, either love of oneself, maya, the opposite sex, guru or Krsna. Make your choice who you want to be a slave of, but being a slave is unavoidable.
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RESOLUTIONS THAT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE! (3 min video)
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RESOLUTIONS THAT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE! (3 min video)
HH Sivarama Swami is sharing a few valuable and practical suggestions ab…Read More…(This post has been viewed 900 times so far)

The world is a resource to take us to the source
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Materialists answer that the world is a place for our enjoyment. This answer is problematic because distress and death pervade the world.
Some spiritualists, especially impersonalists, answer that the world is a place of illusion – it is just …

Preaching program in Izhevsk, the capital city of western…
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Preaching program in Izhevsk, the capital city of western Russia’s Udmurt Republic (Album of photos)
Bhakti Chaitanya Swami: Every year over the Xmas time we visit the city of Izhevsk in Russia. There is a wonderful group of devotees there, and a…

Digesting the False Ego
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Digesting the False Ego.
Sacinandana Swami: “When an intelligent person engages constantly in worshiping Me through loving devotional service as described by Me, his heart becomes firmly situated in Me. Thus all material desires within the heart…

Visiting Iskcon Melbourne, Australia (2018) (Album of photos)…
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Visiting Iskcon Melbourne, Australia (2018) (Album of photos)
Arjun Bhattacharyya: Melbourne is located at the head of Port Phillip Bay, and it is Australia’s second largest city and the capital of the south-eastern state of Victoria. Serving as…

Secrets to Living COMPLETE Life of Krsna Consciousness – New Year GOALS (video)
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Secrets to Living COMPLETE Life of Krsna Consciousness – New Year GOALS (20 min video)
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Speedy catamaran transportation between Sri Dham Mayapur and Kolkata
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Jaladuta 1- travel between Kolkata and Sri Dham Mayapur on the sacred Ganges river (11 min video)
Speedy catamaran transportation between Sri Dham Mayapur and Kolkata, West Bengal. See the experience of the travelers, and maybe book yourself a voyage …

Meet Devotee Baker Nitaipriya Dasi and her fantastic…
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Meet Devotee Baker Nitaipriya Dasi and her fantastic creations!
Nitaipriya rises to the challenges that stereotypical cake ingredients present to those following Vaishnava principles. She uses yoghurt and baking soda, lemon juice with soda, flax seeds,…

Emerson, Merton, and Srila Bhaktisiddhanta. Madhavananda Das: I…
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Emerson, Merton, and Srila Bhaktisiddhanta.
Madhavananda Das: I find it very interesting how similar the thinking is in the following excerpts of these three famous philosophers.
The Vaishnava Guru Vs Bankrupt Rationalism by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sara…

Srila Prabhupada MARATHON 2018 in Slovenia (4th week) Devotees…
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Srila Prabhupada MARATHON 2018 in Slovenia (4th week) Devotees on the battlefield (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Once cannot capture the blowing wind. And it is even more difficult to capture the turbulent mind. One must engage one’s mind fu…

Ratha-Yatra in New Orleans (Album of videos) Drumila Dasa: Our…
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Ratha-Yatra in New Orleans (Album of videos)
Drumila Dasa: Our last Rathayatra was rained out last month, so today we tried again. It was supposed to rain, 100% chance the weather station said. But by the grace of the prayers of all the Devotee’s…

Harinama in Kuta beach, Bali (Album of photos) Srila Prabhupada:…
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Harinama in Kuta beach, Bali (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: We are not afraid of maya because Krishna is there. Krishna says, “My devotee will never be vanquished by maya.” Maya cannot do anything if we become strong. And what is that …

In The Land of Confucius (Album of photos) Indradyumna Swami:…
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In The Land of Confucius (Album of photos)
Indradyumna Swami: Our program in Qufu, China concluded last night with a lecture on the “Nature of the Soul.” Afterward, the audience chanted Hare Krishna and danced with us in great ecstasy. My …

Photos from London Boxing Day Harinama Sankirtan
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Photos from London Boxing Day Harinama Sankirtan.
Please find below photos from the London Boxing Day Harinama Sankirtan, which was also Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura’s Disappearance Day.
Srila Prabhupada: All glories to the chanting …

Home program near Hartford by Niranjana Swami
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Home program near Hartford (video)
Niranjana Swami: Srila Prabhupada explains in many places that the human form of life is a juncture at which one can elevate or degrade himself.
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Thoughts and realizations in a morning class at the Bhakti Center in New York
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Yogesvara Prabhu’s thoughts and realizations in a morning class at the Bhakti Center in New York (compiled by Krishna Kripa Prabhu): The Bhakti Center is transcendental once you walk in the door, but the further you go up the more transcendental …

A Bullet Train To Transcendence (Album of photos) Indradyumna…
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A Bullet Train To Transcendence (Album of photos)
Indradyumna Swami: Today we took a bullet train from Beijing to Qufu, the village where Confucius was born 2,500 years ago. In Qufu there is a community of people who revere Confucius and his teachings…

Krishna will always accept you, no matter what!
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Krishna will always accept you, no matter what!
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Gopi Gita Devi Dasi: There are times in all of our lives, as progressing spiritualists, where no matter how hard we work/surrender/strive for the highest level of purity …