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The governing principle for our activity
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The governing principle for our activity should be to do what is favorable for pleasing Krishna. Letter to Lalita Kumar, November 27,1971 When we keep our association with Krishna every activity is proper and liberating, but if we should dissociate our…

Preach Krishna and Depend on Krishna, and Everything Will Be Fulfilled
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Srila Prabhupada: Perhaps we are the only society who is proclaiming, “Here is God, Krishna. Take it.” We are the only society in the whole world. Otherwise they are all misled, all misled.Read More…

A poor brahmana called Sudama
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Once there was a poor brahmana called Sudama, who had been a co-student of Sri Krshna under Guru Sandipani Muni. Lord Krishna and Sudama had wandered together in the forest as good friends. After their studies, Sudama had married and had many children….

By constant chanting you will be transferred to the kingdom of God
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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, and at the end of his life, due to his constant chanting,…

Srimad Bhagavatam 2.6.2-5 – Speaker – HG Sridevi Devi Dasi – Mayapur
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VOLUME ONE OF “CHASING RHINOS WITH THE SWAMI” IS NOW AVAILABLE AS AN AUDIOBOOK!
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Months in the making, my AUDIOBOOK version of VOLUME ONE of CRWTS is finally here! Reading “Chasing Rhinos With The Swami” is a great experience, but hearing it spoken (in my Tom Waits/Peter Coyote/Sam Elliot voice, a little gruff sometimes after a lon…

Srimad Bhagavatam 3.6.4 – HH Bhanu Swami – 23 March 2022 – New Govardhana, Australia
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Srimad Bhagavatam class given by HH Bhanu Swami at ISKCON New Govardhana Temple.krishnafarm.net Srimad Bhagavatam 3.6.4 – HH Bhanu Swami – 23 March 2022Read More…

Simply addressing the energy of the Supreme Lord as Hare…
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Simply addressing the energy of the Supreme Lord as Hare and the Lord Himself as Krishna very soon situates the Lord within the heart of the devotee. By thus addressing Radha and Krishna, one directly engages in His Lordship’s service. (Sri Caita…

H.G. Nagapatni Mataji & H.G.Mandakini Mataji_BG-10.24-25_22.03.2023
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H.G. Nagapatni Mataji & H.G.Mandakini Mataji_BG-10.24-25_22.03.2023Read More…

An Interview with Michael Cremo/ Ancient Aliens & Forbidden Archeology
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314: An Interview with Michael Cremo/ Ancient Aliens & Forbidden ArcheologyRead More…

An Interview with Michael Cremo/ Ancient Aliens & Forbidden Archeology
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314: An Interview with Michael Cremo/ Ancient Aliens & Forbidden ArcheologyRead More…

We are surrounded by unlimited sins…
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The performance of sankirtana-yajna is a special concession for human society to save people from being affected by known or unknown sinful activities. We are surrounded by unlimited sins, and therefore it is compulsory that one take to Krishna conscio…

Srimad Bhagavatam 3.6.1 – Nrsimha Kavacha Das – 20 March 2022
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Srimad Bhagavatam class given by HG Nrsimha Kavacha prabhu at ISKCON New Govardhana Temple.krishnafarm.net Srimad Bhagavatam 3.6.1 – Nrsimha Kavacha Das – 20 March 2022Read More…

Srimad Bhagavatam (Video Lecture) – Speaker – HH Kadamba Kanana Swami
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Srimad Bhagavatam (Video Lecture) – Speaker – HH Kadamba Kanana Swami Srimad Bhagavatam (Video Lecture) – Speaker – HH Kadamba Kanana SwamiRead More…

Our Whole Philosophy Is Love
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Without love, nothing can sustain. If I do not love Krishna, I cannot surrender—it is not possible. Just like a small child—he is naturally surrendered to the parents because there is love. The child loves the parents. So without the basic principle of…

Internal Prayer Should Be a 24 Hour Process (4 min. video)
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Prayer is one of the nine items of bhakti. Prabhupada said we can pray to Krishna to protect us so we don’t fall down. Even great sages sometimes are in compromised positions and fall down. In our conditioned state, we’re actually praying to Krishna to…

To cross the ocean of nescience there is no alternative to the chanting of the holy name
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“Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare-these sixteen names composed of thirty-two syllables are the only means to counteract the evil effects of Kali-yuga. In all the Vedas it is seen t…

Career, Kids, Krishna: Striving for Balance
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Radha Dasi (Rebecca Cornia, JD) is a successful, Harvard-graduate lawyer, also one of the few female members of the leadership of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). Her journey has been a delicate dance of balance between her…

Srimad Bhagavatam 2.5.35-36 – Speaker – HH Bhakti Aryava priti Vardhan Swami
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Srimad Bhagavatam 2.5.35-36 – Speaker – HH Bhakti Aryava priti Vardhan SwamiRead More…

Lord Brahma Advised the Demigods to Accept the Son of Tvaṣṭā as Their Spiritual Master
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Lord Brahma Advised the Demigods to Accept the Son of Tvaṣṭā as Their Spiritual MasterRead More…

HH Bhaktimarga Swami Bhagavad Gita 14.12 and 14.13
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HH Bhaktimarga Swami Bhagavat Gita 14.12 and 14.13 HH Bhaktimarga Swami Bhagavat Gita 14.12 and 14.13Read More…

The King of Knowledge – ISKCON of Syracuse – 03-17-2023
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The King of Knowledge – ISKCON of Syracuse – 03-17-2023 The King of Knowledge – ISKCON of Syracuse – 03-17-2023Read More…

The sankirtana movement is not a new movement
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The Hare Krishna movement is present in every millennium of Lord Brahma’s life, and the holy name is chanted in all the higher planetary systems, including Brahmaloka and Candraloka, not to speak of Gandharvaloka and Apsaroloka. The sankirtana mo…