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Srimad Bhagavatam 3.1.28-30 – Padmalocan Dasa – 20 July 2022
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Srimad Bhagavatam class given by HG Padma Locana prabhu at ISKCON New Govardhana Temple.krishnafarm.net Srimad Bhagavatam 3.1.28-30 – Padmalocan Dasa – 20 July 2022Read More…

Krsna has entered another persons life
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Hare Krishna Dear Devotees, I was distributing in Kilbirnie, Wellington. Amongst many nice young people, I met Alex. He was amazed to see the books and explained that Krishna now has special significance in his life. Yesterday he went to view a room in…

The power of the pictures
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We had a book table in Hornsby, a northern suburb in Sydney. It was a cloudy day so there wasn’t much crowd. So I decided to walk around and approach people. I saw a young guy smoking and browsing through his phone. I approached him and asked him if he…

Sinister Father Saintly Son
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“Like father like son,”  the saying goes. So how was it that  the most sinister personality ever  to darken the universe fathered a great saint? Adapted from Srimad-Bhagavatam, translation and commentary by His Divi…

How Much Faith Should We Put in Education?
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by Ravindra Svarupa Dasa With theories being established, taught, and discarded like disposable napkins, a father wonders whether his child will get a real education. In the summer of 1970, I felt for the first time the fear that parents know when thei…

Getting to the Soul of Psychology
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On October 3,1972, psychologist Dr. Gerald Frazer visited His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada at ISKCON’s world headquarters, in Los Angeles. Their conversation follows. Dr. Frazer: I am curious to know what you do when one …

Highlights from a tour of Srila Prabhupada in America
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In the last eleven years, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada has circled the globe thirteen times to talk on Krsna consciousness with disciples, reporters, professors, and public officials. What follows is a sampling of highlights fro…

Pray to Krishna
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“Whenever you feel some difficulty, chant Hare Krishna. Pray to Krishna to help you, and there will be no difficulty. Be rest assured.” (Srila Prabhupada Letter, September 9, 1968)Read More…

Paramatma comes to help again
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Ashfield is usually rated as one of the toughest suburbs in Sydney for book distribution, and is famous for it across the Congregational Book Distribution Team in Sydney. I have been there a few times already. So this time I started doubting that anyth…

H.H. Rupa Raghunath Swami | Who is the doer | ISKCON Chowpatty.
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H.H. Rupa Raghunath Swami Maharaj | Who is the doer | ISKCON Chowpatty.Read More…

Homeless man becomes rich
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While distributing books in a parking lot in Dallas, I approached a couple of men at their truck and offered them an “Easy Journey to Other Planets.” “This book explains that there is life on other planets, and many of those planets are a lot better th…

What Would You Not Like About Being Married to Yourself? | Mahatma Das
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Lord Brahma Stole Cowherd Friends of the Supreme Godhead Sri Krishna
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Lord Brahma Stole Cowherd Friends of the Supreme Godhead Sri KrishnaRead More…

Srimad Bhagavatam 3.1.27 – Rupa Ragunatha Dasa – 19 July 2022
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Srimad Bhagavatam class given by HG Rupa Ragunatha prabhu at ISKCON New Govardhana Temple.krishnafarm.net Srimad Bhagavatam 3.1.27 – Rupa Ragunatha Dasa – 19 July 2022Read More…

Meet Krishna Bhava Das – The devotee who distributed 50,000 BG and 108 CC sets
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By Premanjana Das The beginning of book distribution Krishna Bhava Das, from ISKCON Punjabi Bagh community in Delhi, 68 year old , strongly built, having a sharp gaze of determination yet having an air of simplicity around him, eldest in his family of …

Srimad Bhagavatam class by HG Adi Guru Prabhu – New Mayapur, France
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19.07.2022ISKCON, New Mayapur, France SB 9.9.47 by HG Adi Guru PrabhuRead More…

The Child Who Challenged the Universe
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Turned away by his father King Uttanapada, five-year-old Dhruva craved an even greater kingdom: “My only desire is to occupy a post within this universe more exalted than that yet achieved by anyone else.” It was millions of years ago, just…

Fisher’s Ghost Festival in Sydney and the icing on the cake
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I was uncharacteristically minding my own business after a very busy day of book distribution at Fisher’s Ghost Festival in Campbelltown, in south Sydney, when Tony, a geologist, looked at the Gita in my hand and “Searching for Vedic India.” He v…

Starting to See the Center of Things
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By Giriraja Swami What he said cleared things up for me. “If I throw a handful of stones into the water, the circles they make will overlap and clash. But if I could throw the stones all at one center point, the circles would never clash. In the …

The Transcendental Trend in Science by Damodara Dasa and Jagajivana Dasa
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For a long time scientists have been asking,  What’s going on? And some of them  have tried to find out,  What’s behind it all? Sir Isaac Newton once made a remarkable model of the solar system. Thanks to a clever hand-cranki…

Distributing books at Dreamforce, a salesforce conference
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At this conference, held from November 6-9 in San Fransisco, I had these experiences. On the first day, a person came up and told me, “I have read the whole Bhagavad-gita, and I wanted to meet other devotees. It is a miracle that is happening.&#8…

In Any Language
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In any language, isn’t communicating what we really care about? And in any spiritual process, isn’t God consciousness all that really counts? Kevin Lahart of Newsday interviews His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada….

Looking for sadhus, and found one
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I usually pray before I leave for book distribution. I pray that I meet at least one sadhu who I can learn something from, and usually it happens. As I was getting ready and packing my books, about to head for the densely populated (by Arabics) Merryla…

Brahmacaris should get married to the Srimad Bhagavatam! – H.G. Gauranga Prabhu
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Nectar Drops (265) – Brahmacaris should get married to the Srimad Bhagavatam! – H.G. Gauranga PrabhuRead More…

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam – The Status Quo
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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (Bhāgavata Purāṇa)Canto 3: The Status QuoChapter 25: The Glories of Devotional Service Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3 25 22Read More…

Bhuktam Madhuram – Gopinath eats | Brahmotsavam 2022 | ISKCON Chowpatty
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Bhuktam Madhuram – Gopinath eats | Brahmotsavam 2022 | ISKCON ChowpattyRead More…