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The Pleasure of the Senses, The Cow, and the Land
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Anadir adir govindah. Govinda is a name for Krishna. Go means three things: the senses, the cow, and the land. Krishna gives pleasure to these three things. Wherever He is present, that place becomes blissful, ananda. ananda-mayo ’bhyasat. The Vedanta-…

Only Love Can Give Pleasure To The Heart | | Radhanath Swami At The University Of Texas At Dallas
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HH Bhakti Charu Swami | 2nd Tirobhav Mahotsava at ISKCON Mayapur
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HH Bhakti Charu Swami | 2nd Tirobhav Mahotsava at ISKCON Mayapur – Day 2, 12th July 2022 HH Bhakti Charu Swami | 2nd Tirobhav Mahotsava at ISKCON MayapurRead More…

“You have Arabic books? That’s my mother tongue.”
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While distributing at Richland College in Dallas, I met a couple who came to my table enthusiastic to hear about the teachings of the Gita, which they saw on the table. Both of them had heard of it. I showed them the illustrations and explained a littl…

Helping the Red Cross volunteer
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Just last week, some Red Cross volunteers came to our neighborhood in Perth. They were going door to door, raising awareness among people that thousands of Australian school kids were not getting proper food, and hunger would force many of them to take…

The Prince Passed On Too Soon
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The king had many wives, but,  strangely, he couldn’t have a son.  What happened when he finally  got one was even more strange. There’s a saying that parents live on through their children. How often we hear, for instance, a…

An anxious quest in a frozen universe of solitude
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Now that scientists like Jacques Monod have helped us toward “an anxious quest in a frozen universe of solitude,” here are some time-tested secrets for rediscovering the warm and wonderful. “Alienation,” social scientists say, i…

Srimad Bhagavatam 3.1.23 – Vaisnavi devi dasi – 11 July 2022.
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Srimad Bhagavatam class given by HG Vaisnavi devi dasi at ISKCON New Govardhana Temple.krishnafarm.net Srimad Bhagavatam 3.1.23 – Vaisnavi devi dasi – 11 July 2022.Read More…

Heroes, Anti-Heroes and Antidotes
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by Dharmadhyaksa Dasa A former student of psychology traces his life, from childhood to now from looking up to others to looking into himself. On June 17, 1959, with summer vacation just a few days away, I walked onto my grammar school playground in a …

Reincarnation and Beyond
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“I can remember being a young man, a boy, a baby. What was I before that what will I be next?” Mike Robinson of London Broadcasting Company interviews His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Mike Robinson: Can you tell me…

Chant and be happy…
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Chant and be happy… Dr. Donald R. Tuck Mrs. Sally Rawley, merchandiser: “When I’m nervous I find chanting very calming. I don’t get shaken up at little things.” Bruce Kleinberg, executive secretary: “Chanting helps you see…

Infinity in a grain of sand and eternity in an hour
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By Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami The poet’s vision is “to see infinity in a grain of sand and eternity in an hour.” In much the same way, a person who ponders Lord Krsna’s words in Bhagavad-gita can see the Transcendence even in the d…

Even the Demigods Must Return to Earth When the Results of Their Pious Activities Expire
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Fired up Kirtan at Birmingham 24 Hour Kirtan. Sun 10 July 2022
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Giridhari’s Fired up Kirtan at Birmingham 24 Hour Kirtan. Sun 10 July 2022#birmingham #kirtan #iskcon #harekrishna Giridhari’s Fired up Kirtan at Birmingham 24 Hour Kirtan. Sun 10 July 2022Read More…

 Wroclaw (Poland) Ratha-yatra
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Trivikrama Swami chants Hare Krishna at Wroclaw Ratha-yatra. July 2, 2022. Trivikrama Swami Chants Hare Krishna at Wroclaw Ratha-yatraRead More…

Update from New Mayapur’s (France) campaign to keep it open
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July 11, 2022 (Automatically transcribed): We want to give you good news about the recent challenges for keeping New Mayapur open in fact more than 250 000 euros have been generously donated by you all and although the total amounts needed after proper…

Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s transcendental mission
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CC Adi 4.41, Purport: Lord Caitanya did not invent a system of religion, as people sometimes assume. Religious systems are meant to show the existence of God, who is then generally approached as the cosmic order-supplier. But Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprab…

HH Bhakti Charu Swami | 2nd Tirobhav Mahotsava at ISKCON Mayapur
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Dhruva Maharaj – Moving from Resentment to Responsibility
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Dhruva Maharaj Part 7 – Moving from Resentment to Responsibility II SB4.9.36-67 7/10/2022Read More…

The Power of Humility-CC Adi Lila 17.31 – July 10th 2022
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HG Radha Vinodini Dasi The Power of Humility-CC Adi Lila 17.31 – July 10th 2022Read More…

You’ll be saved!
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“So this vaccine of chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra will keep you fit without any contamination of this age of Kali. And that is happening. All over the world people are chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra. And practically we see, those who are chant…

The Hare Krishna circle of joy – 9.7.22
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#harekrishna #harinaam #harinaam_sankirtan #harinam #iskcon #krishnaconsciousness #sankirtan The Hare Krishna circle of joy – 9.7.22Read More…

RADHARAMAN HISTORY and INTERVIEW
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BRAHMANANDA PRABHU INTERVIEWS SRI PADMANABH GOSWAMI OF RADHA-RAMAN TEMPLE RADHARAMAN HISTORY and INTERVIEWRead More…

BG 3.34 – Emotional Intelligence
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2019.02.09 – BG 3.34 – Emotional Intelligence, part 1 (Hydarabad) BG 3.34 – Emotional Intelligence, part 1 (Hydarabad)Read More…