Lessons From Previous Births
Bhakti Charu Swami

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS Founder-Ācārya: His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda The following lecture on the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 5th canto, 12th chapter, Conversation Between Mahārāja Rahūgaṇa and Jaḍa Bharata , Text 13, was given by His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami in Iskcon Śrīdhāma Māyāpura, India, on 25 January 2014.  Bhajan / Chanting Of […]

Without you, my Lord, I am nothing
Bhakti Charu Swami

THE FOLLOWING LECTURE ON SRIMAD-BHAGAVATAM THIRD CANTO CHAPTER NINE, “BRAHMA’S PRAYERS FOR CREATIVE ENRGY”, TEXT 29, WAS GIVEN BY HIS HOLINESS BHAKTI CHARU SWAMI ON 15 FEBRUARY 2009 IN ISKCON UJJAIN, INDIA. Transcription & Editing : Ranga Radhika Dasi Srimad Bhagavatam, third Canto, chapter nine, text twenty nine. sri-bhagavan uvaca ma veda-garbha gas tandrim sarga […]

Ajāmila Got A Second Chance / Appearance Day Śrīla Jayadeva Gosvāmī
Bhakti Charu Swami

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS Founder-Ācārya: His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda The following lecture on Śrīmad Bhāgavatam Canto 6, Chapter 2, Verse 17, was given by His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami on 22 January 2014 in Iskcon Juhu – Mumbai, India. Hare Kṛṣṇa. Today was Śrīla Prabhupāda’s class. We just listened to the Śrīla […]

Shyamlal Prabhu’s Glorious Departure Letter By Guru Mahārāja
Bhakti Charu Swami

Shyamlal Prabhu’s Glorious Departure Our very dear Godbrother, Shyamlal Prabhu, left his body on the evening of 5th January in Durban, South Africa. I was in Pune, India, at that time. However, as soon as I received that news I decided to go to Durban to bid my farewell to him. I immediately made changes […]

The Origin Of Western Religions
Bhakti Charu Swami

Interesting article Sent By Hiranya-garbha Prabhu: Here’s a wonderful lecture by (the late) HH Suhotra Swami making a presentation on the origins of the Western Religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam), it is so worth watching and hearing with attention, some REALLY REALLY worth investing the small amount of time to watch and listen to this […]

Gita Nagari – US Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Lecture December 2013
Bhakti Charu Swami

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS Founder-Ācārya: His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami : oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya SB 1.3.40 This chapter is entitled as Kṛṣṇa Is the Source of All Incarnations idaṁ bhāgavataṁ nāma purāṇaṁ brahma-sammitam uttama-śloka-caritaṁ cakāra bhagavānṛṣiḥ niḥśreyasāyalokasya dhanyaṁ svasty-ayanaṁmahat […]

Breakfast With His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami In Arusha, Tanzania
Bhakti Charu Swami

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS Founder-Ācārya: His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda  Breakfast Dialogue Between His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami & Arun In Arusha, Tanzania His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami: Kṛṣṇa comes in Dvāpara Yuga, not in every Dvāpara Yuga. Kṛṣṇa is the original Supreme Personality of Godhead. You see Kṛṣṇa is not an avatāra, […]

Cooperation : Iskcon Malaga Lecture By His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami
Bhakti Charu Swami

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS Founder-Ācārya: His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Lecture By His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami On “Cooperation” Malaga, Spain, 25 June 2013 Initially kīrtan for 10:55 minutes His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami: nāma oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya Kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale śrīmate bhaktivedānta-svāmin iti nāmine namas te sārasvate deve gaura- vāṇī-pracāriṇe nirviśeṣa-śunyavādi-pāścātya-deśa-tāriṇe Hare Kṛṣṇa. So […]

Uddhava-gītā US Retreat – Day 3 – Concluding Lecture
Bhakti Charu Swami

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS Founder-Ācārya: His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Day 3 – Concluding Session, Given By His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami – Uddhava-gītā Retreat – Gita-Nagari US, 1 June 2013 His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami: Hare Kṛṣṇa. Today is the last day of our retreat and the last session of our seminar. […]

Uddhava-gītā US Retreat – Day 2 – Evening Lecture
Bhakti Charu Swami

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS Founder-Ācārya: His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Day 2 – Evening Session, Given By His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami – Uddhava-gītā Retreat – Gita-Nagari US, 31 May 2013 Chapter 17 Description Of The Varṇāśrama System His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami: So now Kṛṣṇa will speak about varṇāśrama. You first want […]

Uddhava-gītā US Retreat – Day 2 – Mid-morning Lecture
Bhakti Charu Swami

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS Founder-Ācārya: His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Day 2 – Mid-Morning Lecture, Given By His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami – Uddhava-gītā retreat – gita-nagari us, 31 may 2013 nama om visnu-pādāya krsna-presthāya bhūtale śrīmate bhaktivedānta-svāmin iti nāmine namas te sārasvate deve gaura-vānī-pracārine nirviśesa-śūnyavādi-pāścātya-deśa-tārine śrī-krsna-caitanya prabhu nityānanda śrī-advaita gadādhara śrīvāsādi-gaura-bhakta-vṛnda hare […]

Uddhava-gītā US Retreat – Day 2 – Morning Lecture
Bhakti Charu Swami

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS Founder-Ācārya: His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Day 2 – Morning Session, Given By His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami – Uddhava-gītā Retreat – Gītā-Nagarī US, 31 May 2013   oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya nārāyaṇaṁ namaskṛtya naraṁ caiva narottamam devīṁ sarasvatīṁ vyāsaṁ […]

Uddhava-gītā US Retreat – Day 1 – Evening Lecture
Bhakti Charu Swami

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS Founder-Ācārya: His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Day 1 – Evening Lecture, Given By His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami – Uddhava-gītā Retreat – Gita-Nagari US, 30 May 2013 His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami: So everyone is nicely situated? Everyone is nicely fed? Prasādam was alright? And did you get some […]

Uddhava-gītā US Retreat – Day 1 Mid-Morning Session
Bhakti Charu Swami

  INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS Founder-Ācārya: His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Day 1 – Mid-morning Lecture Given By His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami – Uddhava-gītā Retreat – Gita-Nagari US, 30 May 2013 His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami: So everyone is nicely situated? Ready for the second session? Did you all have nice breakfast? […]

Uddhava-gītā US Retreat – Day 1 – Introduction
Bhakti Charu Swami

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS Founder-Ācārya: His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Day 1- Introduction Lecture on Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Canto 11, Chapter 7, Text 7 Given By His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami – Uddhava-gītā Retreat – Gita-Nagari US, 30 May 2013 His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami: Did you all have a good rest? Devotees: Yes. His […]

Kīrtana –The Glorification Of The Supreme Lord
Bhakti Charu Swami

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS Founder-Ācārya: His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Kīrtana –The Glorification Of Supreme Lord Lecture Given By His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami In Philadelphia, US, 3 May 2013 His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami: Hare Kṛṣṇa. So, Kīrtana means the glorification of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. There are various ways of […]

Srila Prabhupada’s disappearance
Bhakti Charu Swami

Gurudeva’s video on the occasion of Srila Prabhupada’s Tirobhava Mahotsava: “That night, Srila Prabhupada called me. I was attending Srila Prabhupada – actually one of us used to always be with Srila Prabhupada for two hours. My shift was 12am-2am. So it must have been around 1am. Srila Prabhupada called me, and told me: “The […]

The Perception Of A Pure Devotee
Bhakti Charu Swami

THE FOLLOWING LECTURE ON SRIMAD-BHAGVATAM, THIRD CANTO, CHAPTER NINE, “BRAHMA’S PRAYERS FOR CREATIVE ENERGY”, WAS GIVEN BY HIS HOLINESS BHAKTI CHARU SWAMI ON 17 FEBRUARY 2009 IN ISKCON UJJAIN, INDIA. Transcription & editen : Her Grace Ranga Radhika Dasi Audio reference: click here Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya […]

The Paramount Importance Of Srimad-Bhagavatam
Bhakti Charu Swami

THE FOLLOWING LECTURE ON SRIMAD-BHAGAVATAM, FIRST CANTO, CHAPTER TWO, DIVINITY AND DIVINE SERVICE, WAS GIVEN BY HIS HOLINESS BHAKTI CHARU SWAMI ON 22 DECEMBER 2006 IN ISKCON UJJAIN, INDIA. Transcription : His Grace Suhrid-Krishna Dasa Editing : Her Grace Ranga Radhika Dasi Audio reference: click here Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya Om […]

Teleconference: Enlightening discourses on Srimad Bhagavatam
Bhakti Charu Swami

The following is a seminar given through a Teleconference on 21 July 2012 hosted by Atma Prabhu. See below for more details. H.H. Bhakti Charu Swami spoke on ‘Ten Symptoms of a Maha-Purana’ – Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 2.10.1 and ‘Five Conclusions of Lord Chaitanya’s Teachings’ from (Caitanya-manjusa(a commentary on Śrīmad Bhāgavatam by Srila Visvanatha Cakrvati Thakura). […]

Sankirtana Means Engaging Everything In Krishna’s Glorification
Bhakti Charu Swami

THE FOLLOWING LECTURE ON SRIMAD-BHAGAVATAM, THIRD CANTO, CHAPTER NINE,   “BRAHMA’S PRAYERS FOR CREATIVE ENERGY”, TEXT THIRTY, WAS GIVEN BY HIS HOLINESS BHAKTI CHARU SWAMI ON 16 FEBRUARY 2009 IN ISKCON UJJAIN, INDIA. Transcription & Editing : Her Grace Ranga Radhika Dasi Audio reference:  click here Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya Om Namo […]

Srila Vyasadeva’s Focus On Bhagavata Dharma
Bhakti Charu Swami

THE FOLLOWING LECTURE ON SRIMAD-BHAGAVATAM, FIRST CANTO, CHAPTER FOUR, “THE APPEARANCE OF NARADA MUNI”, WAS GIVEN BY HIS HOLINESS BHAKTI CHARU SWAMI ON 24 DECEMBER 2006 IN ISKCON UJJAIN, INDIA. Transcription : Her Grace Archana Dasi Editing : Her Grace Ranga Radhika Dasi Audio link: click here Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya […]