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Hare Krsna,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

In November, the most improved temple throughout the world was Toronto, with a 492% increase and 6,144 book points. In Toronto, in November, it’s cold, but still the devotees did the yajna and had a huge increase. All glories to their determination to get Krishna’s message out to people despite the cold weather! Of course, other places also get cold, like parts of Europe and Asia where the temperature falls below freezing. It may be cold in these places, but there are devotees with such warm pearts that they aren’t affected by the cold and they melt the hearts of the people they meet. Krsna says, “Acts of sacrifice, charity and penance are not to be given up; they must be performed. Indeed, sacrifice, charity and penance purify even the great souls.” (Bg. 18.5)

Your servant,

Vijaya Dasa


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              For the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada this page
       contains the following results for the month of November 2015.

            World Totals                                 Page 2
            Monthly Congregation and Weekend Warriors    Page 2
            Monthly Continents                           Page 3
            Monthly Top Ten Temples by Size              Page 3
            Monthly Top Ten Temples by Continent         Page 4
            Monthly Top Teams and Individuals            Page 5
            Monthly All Countries                        Page 6
            Monthly All Temples                          Page 7
            Monthly All Prabhupada Disciples             Page 8
            Cumulative Top Ten Countries                 Page 9
            Cumulative Top Ten Temples                   Page 9
            Cumulative Top 50 Individuals Worldwide      Page 9



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     *              -- OFFERING TO SRILA PRABHUPADA --               *
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     *    During the month of November 2015, 111 temples reported    *
     *    distributing the following number of books:                *
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     *                   184,933 Maha-big books                      *
     *                    60,242 Big books                           *
     *                    73,191 Medium books                        *
     *                   156,680 Small books                         *
     *                    27,672 Magazines                           *
     *                       994 BTG subscriptions                   *
     *                     4,004 Full sets                           *
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     *                   508,682 literatures for the month           *
     *                 5,469,303 literatures year-to-date            *
     *               518,046,248 literatures worldwide since 1965    *
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     *                All glories to Srila Prabhupada!               *
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                         World Sankirtan Newsletter
                          CONGREGATIONAL PREACHING
                               November 2015

    Congregation and                   %   M-Big   Big  Medium  Small  BTGs
    Weekend Warriors         Points Change Books  Books  Books  Books  Mags
    _______________________________________________________________________

  1 Nama Hatta Dept  May Ind40521.50*+793% 17587*  2520*  4901*  1508     0
  2 WW Team ISV Week Sil USA15713.00*+251%  7819*     3      0    288     0
  3 Bhakti Lounge Ph Phi USA  942.75*+161%   414*     5     60    319     0
  4 WW Toronto WW    Tor Can  578.00  +16%   227     63     85     74     0
  5 WW Dallas        Dal USA  123.75  -69%    39     36     11     17     0
  6 WW Vologda WW    Vol Rus   13.50  +24%     0      0     13*    28     0
  7 WW Los Angeles   LA  USA    7.50  -61%     0      0      5     20     0
  8 WW Arkadelphia W Ark USA    5.95  -65%     2      1      1      1     2*
                                    (%)Change compared        (*)New record
                                    to monthly average        for this year



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                         World Sankirtan Newsletter
                             MONTHLY CONTINENTS
                               November 2015

                                % of  M-Big   Big  Medium  Small  BTGs Full
  Continent (temples)   Points  World Books  Books  Books  Books  Mags Sets
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1 Asia (19)           334332.00  65% 132482  29097  26247  91968 22669 3882
2 North America (22)   62198.10  12%  21215  10943   7732  17716  5301   96
3 CIS (20)             48463.50   9%  15507   4809  10425  29712     0    0
4 Europe (28)          30114.20   6%   9387   3478  14161   2938   472    6
5 Latin America (10)   21642.85   4%    776  10697  13493  10529   151    0
6 Australasia (4)      12778.75   3%   5307   1127    849   1961  1230   13
7 Africa (7)            1596.30   0%    259     91    284   1856  3813    7



                         World Sankirtan Newsletter
                          TOP TEN TEMPLES BY SIZE
                               November 2015

                                       %   M-Big   Big  Medium  Small  BTGs
                             Points Change Books  Books  Books  Books  Mags
    _______________________________________________________________________

      TOP TEN LARGE TEMPLES (41+ devotees)

  1 Mayapur            Ind223499.00*+200%  93438* 14147  22128* 45648*    0
  2 Vrindavan          Ind 26721.50* +43%   5623* 10853*     0  18490     0
  3 Moscow             Rus 15716.25   +2%   5374   2004   2657   6543     0
  4 St. Petersburg     Rus 12829.50*+101%   5105*   931    874   5006*    0
  5 Tirupati           Ind 12569.85  -13%   3962    528    445   8721  7993
  6 Los Angeles        USA 11390.40  -29%   2752   2980   2992   5620    54
  7 Kiev               Ukr  4355.75  +89%   1508    177*  1184*  2283*    0
  8 Mumbai-Chowpatty   Ind  1520.60  -64%    663     70    146    194    31
  9 Durban             SA    549.55  -15%     28     32     51    559  2963*
 10 Villa Vrndavana    Ita   142.50  -77%     44      0    109      0     0

      TOP TEN MEDIUM TEMPLES (21-40 devotees)

  1 New Delhi(Punj.Bag Ind 31794.20 +157%  15000    185      0   1512  7676*
  2 London-Soho        Eng  9072.50*+121%   2769*  1001*  4846*   442     0
  3 Ujjain             Ind  8959.50  +38%   2132   2542   2743   3128     0
  4 Salem              Ind  8104.00  +44%   4027     15      0    140     0
  5 Sydney-North       Aus  6167.65  +63%   2713    212    585    947     4
  6 Simhachalam (NJNK) Ger  5590.00  +57%   2111   1340*    56      0     0
  7 Gainesville        USA  2986.75* +50%    855*   806    700    483     0
  8 Denver             USA  2476.70  -28%    949    268    238    720   117
  9 Perm               Rus  2231.25  +18%    696    204    648   1245     0
 10 Ahmedabad          Ind  2183.50  -63%    820      0    202    920   510

      TOP TEN SMALL TEMPLES (6-20 devotees)

  1 Silicon Valley(ISV USA 15713.00*+251%   7819*     3      0    288     0
  2 RupanugaVedicColle USA 10338.90  -22%   3573   2325    498   1058  3544
  3 Surat              Ind  6453.50  +16%   2369    300    110   3742  1020
  4 Toronto            Can  6144.60*+492%   1008*  3035*  1254*  1864*    6
  5 Sankirtan Dham TST Ita  5644.00   +1%   1910      0   3648      0     0
  6 Auckland Loft      NZ   5324.75*+196%   2266*   511     75*   683*  735*
  7 Habarovsk          Rus  3875.00* +49%   1234*   876*   235   1654     0
  8 Madurai            Ind  3817.45 +152%   1289     29*     2   3645* 2982*
  9 Cueramaro          Mex  3741.50  +21%    350   1175   2347*  2772     0
 10 Krasnodar          Rus  3387.00  +28%    187    328   1543   7654*    0

      TOP TEN MAHA-SMALL TEMPLES (1-5 devotees)

  1 TBB TSKP           USA  2357.00   +3%    317    790    857   2018     0
  2 Monterrey          Mex  1276.00  +30%     67    195   1220*  1348     0
  3 Baltimore          USA  1232.00  -67%    612      2     12      0     0
  4 Recife             Bra  1182.60  +65%      2    101   1093*  2064   151
  5 Bhakti Lounge (Phi USA   942.75*+161%    414*     5     60    319     0
  6 Brahmapur          Ind   828.00  -22%    259    100    172*   496     0
  7 Genova             Ita   682.50*  +7%    126      0    861*     0     0
  8 Sofia              Bul   550.00  -61%    211      5    180    132     0
  9 Hartford           USA   429.25*+108%    177*    24      4    197     0
 10 Kanyakumari        Ind   344.30  -78%    143     35      2     10    65


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                         World Sankirtan Newsletter
                        TOP TEN TEMPLES BY CONTINENT
                               November 2015

                                      %    M-Big   Big  Medium  Small  BTGs
                             Points Change Books  Books  Books  Books  Mags
                            _______________________________________________


      TOP TEN TEMPLES - ASIA

  1 Mayapur            Ind223499.00 +230%  93438  14147  22128  45648     0
  2 New Delhi(Punj.Bag Ind 31794.20 +185%  15000    185      0   1512  7676
  3 Vrindavan          Ind 26721.50  +59%   5623  10853      0  18490     0
  4 Tirupati           Ind 12569.85   -4%   3962    528    445   8721  7993
  5 Ujjain             Ind  8959.50  +52%   2132   2542   2743   3128     0
  6 Salem              Ind  8104.00  +60%   4027     15      0    140     0
  7 Surat              Ind  6453.50  +29%   2369    300    110   3742  1020
  8 Madurai            Ind  3817.45 +177%   1289     29      2   3645  2982
  9 Tirunelveli        Ind  2244.95  +75%    800     10      5   1667  2157
 10 Ahmedabad          Ind  2183.50  -60%    820      0    202    920   510

      TOP TEN TEMPLES - NORTH AMERICA

  1 Silicon Valley(ISV USA 15713.00 +286%   7819      3      0    288     0
  2 Los Angeles        USA 11390.40  -22%   2752   2980   2992   5620    54
  3 RupanugaVedicColle USA 10338.90  -14%   3573   2325    498   1058  3544
  4 Toronto            Can  6144.60 +552%   1008   3035   1254   1864     6
  5 Gainesville        USA  2986.75  +65%    855    806    700    483     0
  6 Denver             USA  2476.70  -20%    949    268    238    720   117
  7 TBB TSKP           USA  2357.00  +13%    317    790    857   2018     0
  8 Laguna Beach       USA  2195.25 +114%    944     74    122    377   780
  9 Dallas             USA  1919.75   +9%    817    171     69    307    35
 10 Chicago            USA  1354.90  -20%    418    238    270    558    64

      TOP TEN TEMPLES - CIS

  1 Moscow             Rus 15716.25  +15%   5374   2004   2657   6543     0
  2 St. Petersburg     Rus 12829.50 +141%   5105    931    874   5006     0
  3 Kiev               Ukr  4355.75 +112%   1508    177   1184   2283     0
  4 Habarovsk          Rus  3875.00  +98%   1234    876    235   1654     0
  5 Krasnodar          Rus  3387.00  +47%    187    328   1543   7654     0
  6 Perm               Rus  2231.25  +31%    696    204    648   1245     0
  7 Dnepropetrovsk     Ukr  1518.50 +206%    422     64    459   1524     0
  8 Ufa                Rus  1367.75  +61%    191     50   1364   1015     0
  9 Kherson            Ukr  1165.50 +145%    276      4    714   1010     0
 10 Odessa             Ukr   519.75 +306%    191     26    113    221     0

      TOP TEN TEMPLES - EUROPE

  1 London-Soho        Eng  9072.50 +143%   2769   1001   4846    442     0
  2 Sankirtan Dham TST Ita  5644.00  +15%   1910      0   3648      0     0
  3 Simhachalam (NJNK) Ger  5590.00  +74%   2111   1340     56      0     0
  4 Berlin             Ger  2357.00 +200%   1003     59    584      0     0
  5 Prague             Cze   888.25  +69%    278    292      0    161     0
  6 Vilnius            Lit   804.50 +106%     39    310    347    972     0
  7 Milan              Ita   698.00  -13%    115      0    936      0     0
  8 Genova             Ita   682.50 +113%    126      0    861      0     0
  9 Leipzig            Ger   637.00 +406%     52     13   1040      0     0
 10 Cologne(Gauradesh) Ger   565.00 +410%    180    136    138      0     0

      TOP TEN TEMPLES - LATIN AMERICA

  1 Cueramaro          Mex  3741.50  +35%    350   1175   2347   2772     0
  2 Curitiba           Bra  2721.25   +8%    282   1939    182    509     0
  3 Santiago           Chi  1564.25  -51%     68     35   1434   2705     0
  4 Monterrey          Mex  1276.00  +62%     67    195   1220   1348     0
  5 Recife             Bra  1182.60  +81%      2    101   1093   2064   151
  6 Natal              Bra   169.50  -29%      0     10      3    632     0
  7 Gurabo (PR)        Pue   150.50   -3%      0     35     66    330     0
  8 Florianopolis      Bra    92.25  +44%      0     50      0    169     0
  9 Fortaleza          Bra    11.00  +42%      1      9      0      0     0

      TOP TEN TEMPLES - AUSTRALASIA

  1 Sydney-North       Aus  6167.65  +80%   2713    212    585    947     4
  2 Auckland Loft      New  5324.75 +225%   2266    511     75    683   735
  3 Wellington         New  1137.30 +181%    321    402     10    282   178
  4 Brisbane           Aus   149.05  +58%      7      2    179     49   313

      TOP TEN TEMPLES - AFRICA

  1 Durban             Sou   549.55   -7%     28     32     51    559  2963
  2 Phoenix(MA)        Mau   353.25  -60%     58     21    114    627    25
  3 Sandton            Sou   312.05 +112%    135      7     19     91    28
  4 Pretoria           Sou   125.60 +164%      9      0      4    318   261
  5 Pietermaritzburg   Sou   107.25 +114%     23     23     24    105     0
  6 Lenasia            Sou    89.10  -48%      5      7     14     46   536
  7 Mafikeng           Sou    59.50 +323%      1      1     58    110     0


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                         World Sankirtan Newsletter
                           TEAM BOOK DISTRIBUTION
                               November 2015

                                       %   M-Big   Big  Medium  Small  BTGs
    Individuals              Points Change Books  Books  Books  Books  Mags
    _______________________________________________________________________

                                    (%)Change compared        (*)New record
                                    to monthly average        for this year




                         World Sankirtan Newsletter
                             TOP 50 INDIVIDUALS
                               November 2015

                                       %   M-Big   Big  Medium  Small  BTGs
    Individuals              Points Change Books  Books  Books  Books  Mags
    _______________________________________________________________________

  1 Keshava Balaram  New Ind10598.70*+220%  5000*     0      0      0  5531*
  2 Mahapuran d      May Ind 9355.25*+275%  4606*    23    123    235     0
  3 Parameswar d     May Ind 8367.75*+674%  3088*   256   3251*  1241     0
  4 HH Jayapataka Sw May Ind 8000.00  +58%  4000      0      0      0     0
  5 Kamal Nayan d    May Ind 7585.00*+999%  3719*   112     21     98     0
  6 Caitanya Candra  Cen Bra 7044.00* +12%     3   6928*   220      0     0
  7 Udar Gour Sundar May Ind 6842.75*+379%  3381*    16     20    219*    0
  8 Bk Anupam        May Ind 6799.00*+699%  3316*    52*   123*   214*    0
  9 Bk Gopal         May Ind 6716.00*+265%  3282*    65*   125*    98     0
 10 Tusta Ram d      May Ind 4714.00*+999%  2308*    15     59*   214*    0
 11 Nityadham d      New Ind 4632.50*+632%  2000      0      0      0  2145*
 12 Banamali Mukunda May Ind 4413.25*+230%  2175*    32     52     21     0
 13 Bipin Bihari d   May Ind 3487.00  +74%  1617    220     38     56     0
 14 Tribhanga Shyam  May Ind 3279.75*+469%  1600*    40     65     29     0
 15 Ghanashyam Govin Syd Aus 3167.25*+126%  1452*   109*   194    229     0
 16 Tirtha Govinda d May Ind 2993.75*+234%  1031*   256*   784*  1135*    0
 17 Purnananda d     May Ind 2976.00*+406%  1401*     5    231*   214*    0
 18 Nanda Dulal d    May Ind 2762.50*+361%  1274*    35*    28    662*    0
 19 Bk Jay Khush     LA  USA 2696.40  -11%   454    704   1629   1078*    4
 20 Subandhu Madhava May Ind 2613.00*+352%  1264*    65     40*     0     0
 21 Bahurup Jagannat May Ind 2584.00 +237%  1253*    56     22     44     0
 22 Shyam Gaura Hari May Ind 2460.50*+278%  1073*    56    251*   532     0
 23 Nandanandana Gov Tir Ind 2440.75  -13%   984    125     73   1179   127
 24 Harinam Kripa Si May Ind 2214.50*+189%  1040*    21    151    152     0
 25 Sandhartha Krish May Ind 2209.00*+233%   974*    28    140    652*    0
 26 Krishna Bhagavan RVC USA 2151.05   +6%   759    433    111    153  1063
 27 Bk Tapas         May Ind 2121.50*+208%   742*   214*   521*   652*    0
 28 Nava Gauravara d Tir Ind 2087.00  -41%   819    101     93   1206     0
 29 Paramesvara d    RVC USA 2055.95  -38%   702    465     20     61  1617
 30 Advaita Simha d  Ujj Ind 2055.25  +45%   760*   341    263    251     0
 31 Bhaktiman Gadadh May Ind 2052.50*+216%   642*   314*   386*  1046*    0
 32 Puspa Gopal d    May Ind 2018.75*+326%   884*    56    214*   351*    0
 33 Ananda Kirtan d  LA  USA 1909.95  -23%   509    530    273    901*    2
 34 Mayapur Candra d May Ind 1899.25*+177%   775*    25    523*   251     0
 35 Krpa Sindhu d    Sim Ger 1844.00  +83%   916*     7     10      0     0
 36 Joy Prakash d    May Ind 1823.00   na    804     25    253    254     0
 37 Sadhu Sevak d    May Ind 1804.75*+220%   763*   120*    52    531*    0
 38 Bk Nirmal        May Ind 1771.00  +22%   735    235*    25    214     0
 39 Tirtha Krishna d Tir Ind 1754.75  -40%   632    121     72   1295   100
 40 Bk Sanjiv        May Ind 1721.00*+239%   856*     2      3     22     0
 41 Padmapani d      May Ind 1713.00*+308%   397*   215*   251*  2314*    0
 42 Gour Nataraj d   May Ind 1694.00*+256%   755*   121     10    232     0
 43 Bala Gopal d     May Ind 1693.75*+164%   844*     3      1      9     0
 44 Gopal Balak d    May Ind 1682.25  +81%   755     63*   207     23     0
 45 Sadananda Hariki May Ind 1568.25*+119%   659*    35*   150    561     0
 46 Bn Andreeva N.   St. Rus 1564.00* +14%   690*    98      0    344     0
 47 Bk Carlos        Gai USA 1553.75*+106%   457*   439*   279    245     0
 48 Arun Govinda d   May Ind 1550.75  +54%   745     23     13    125     0
 49 Vrajasundara d   Cat Ita 1536.50   +8%   530      0    953      0     0
 50 Deva Krsna d     RVC USA 1521.25  -37%   672    141      0    145     0
                                    (%)Change compared        (*)New record
                                    to monthly average        for this year


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                           World Sankirtan Newsletter
                                 ALL COUNTRIES
                                 November 2015

                                     %    M-Big   Big  Medium  Small   BTGs
   Country (Temples)        Points Change Books  Books  Books  Books   Mags
   ________________________________________________________________________

 1 India (18)            333241.65  -21% 132039  29068  26153  91529  22483
 2 United States (20)     55681.00  -35%  20175   7888   6421  14812   5295
 3 Russia, CIS (10)       40123.00  -61%  12909   4467   7742  23868      0
 4 Brazil (6)             14910.60 +118%    291   9257   8426   3374    151
 5 GermanyAustria (9)      9695.50  +12%   3552   1583   2017      0      0
 6 United Kingdom          9072.50  +16%   2769   1001   4846    442      0
 7 Ukraine, CIS (10)       8340.50   +8%   2598    342   2683   5844      0
 8 Italy (6)               7684.00  -73%   2197      0   6580      0      0
 9 Canada (2)              6517.10  +23%   1040   3055   1311   2904      6
10 New Zealand (2)         6462.05  +52%   2587    913     85    965    913
11 Australia (2)           6316.70  +84%   2720    214    764    996    317
12 Mexico (2)              5017.50   +4%    417   1370   3567   4120      0
13 Chile                   1564.25  -38%     68     35   1434   2705      0
14 South Africa (6)        1243.05   -6%    201     70    170   1229   3788
15 Indonesia               1090.35  -76%    443     29     94    439    186
16 Lithuania (2)            977.00  +29%     84    315    347   1282      0
17 Czech Republic           888.25  -81%    278    292      0    161      0
18 Bulgaria                 550.00   +5%    211      5    180    132      0
19 Switzerland              499.50  +52%    136     79     93    408      0
20 Mauritius                353.25  +34%     58     21    114    627     25
21 Spain (2)                254.25  -69%     69     85     61      3      0
22 Puerto Rico              150.50   na       0     35     66    330      0
23 Norway                   145.20   na      49      0      0      0    472
24 Portugal                 121.25   na      18     85      0      1      0
25 Romania                  106.00   na      19      8      0    240      0
26 Slovenia                  76.00 +999%      2      3     18    240      0
27 Bosnia                    44.75  -63%      3     22     19     29      0
                                   (%)Change compared
                                     to Nov last year


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                         World Sankirtan Newsletter
                                ALL TEMPLES
                               November 2015

                                      %    M-Big   Big  Medium  Small  BTGs
    Temples (size)           Points Change Books  Books  Books  Books  Mags
    _______________________________________________________________________

  1 Mayapur (L)        Ind223499.00*+200%  93438* 14147  22128* 45648*    0
  2 New Delhi(Punj.Bag Ind 31794.20 +157%  15000    185      0   1512  7676*
  3 Vrindavan (L)      Ind 26721.50* +43%   5623* 10853*     0  18490     0
  4 Moscow (L)         Rus 15716.25   +2%   5374   2004   2657   6543     0
  5 Silicon Valley(ISV USA 15713.00*+251%   7819*     3      0    288     0
  6 St. Petersburg (L) Rus 12829.50*+101%   5105*   931    874   5006*    0
  7 Tirupati (L)       Ind 12569.85  -13%   3962    528    445   8721  7993
  8 Los Angeles (L)    USA 11390.40  -29%   2752   2980   2992   5620    54
  9 RupanugaVedicColle USA 10338.90  -22%   3573   2325    498   1058  3544
 10 London-Soho (M)    Eng  9072.50*+121%   2769*  1001*  4846*   442     0
 11 Ujjain (M)         Ind  8959.50  +38%   2132   2542   2743   3128     0
 12 Salem (M)          Ind  8104.00  +44%   4027     15      0    140     0
 13 Surat (S)          Ind  6453.50  +16%   2369    300    110   3742  1020
 14 Sydney-North (M)   Aus  6167.65  +63%   2713    212    585    947     4
 15 Toronto (S)        Can  6144.60*+492%   1008*  3035*  1254*  1864*    6
 16 Sankirtan Dham TST Ita  5644.00   +1%   1910      0   3648      0     0
 17 Simhachalam (NJNK) Ger  5590.00  +57%   2111   1340*    56      0     0
 18 Auckland Loft (S)  New  5324.75*+196%   2266*   511     75*   683*  735*
 19 Kiev (L)           Ukr  4355.75  +89%   1508    177*  1184*  2283*    0
 20 Habarovsk (S)      Rus  3875.00* +49%   1234*   876*   235   1654     0
 21 Madurai (S)        Ind  3817.45 +152%   1289     29*     2   3645* 2982*
 22 Cueramaro (S)      Mex  3741.50  +21%    350   1175   2347*  2772     0
 23 Krasnodar (S)      Rus  3387.00  +28%    187    328   1543   7654*    0
 24 Gainesville (M)    USA  2986.75* +50%    855*   806    700    483     0
 25 Curitiba (S)       Bra  2721.25   -3%    282   1939    182    509     0
 26 Denver (M)         USA  2476.70  -28%    949    268    238    720   117
 27 Berlin (S)         Ger  2357.00*+170%   1003*    59    584*     0     0
 28 TBB TSKP (MS)      USA  2357.00   +3%    317    790    857   2018     0
 29 Tirunelveli (S)    Ind  2244.95  +59%    800     10      5   1667* 2157
 30 Perm (M)           Rus  2231.25  +18%    696    204    648   1245     0
 31 Laguna Beach (S)   USA  2195.25  +94%    944     74    122*   377   780*
 32 Ahmedabad (M)      Ind  2183.50  -63%    820      0    202    920   510
 33 Dallas (M)         USA  1919.75   -1%    817    171     69    307    35
 34 Bhopal (S)         Ind  1615.50   +6%    687    166     88    126     0
 35 Santiago (S)       Chi  1564.25  -57%     68     35*  1434   2705     0
 36 Mumbai-Chowpatty ( Ind  1520.60  -64%    663     70    146    194    31
 37 Dnepropetrovsk (S) Ukr  1518.50*+172%    422*    64    459   1524*    0
 38 Mayapur World SKP  Ind  1375.00* +23%    385*     0      0   2420     0
 39 Ufa (S)            Rus  1367.75   +7%    191     50   1364*  1015     0
 40 Chicago (S)        USA  1354.90  -27%    418    238    270    558    64
 41 Monterrey (MS)     Mex  1276.00  +30%     67    195   1220*  1348     0
 42 Baltimore (MS)     USA  1232.00  -67%    612      2     12      0     0
 43 Recife (MS)        Bra  1182.60  +65%      2    101   1093*  2064   151
 44 Kherson (S)        Ukr  1165.50*+120%    276      4    714*  1010     0
 45 Wellington (S)     New  1137.30*+155%    321*   402     10    282   178
 46 Bali (S)           Ind  1090.35  -24%    443     29     94    439   186
 47 Bhakti Lounge (Phi USA   942.75*+161%    414*     5     60    319     0
 48 Hillsborough, NC ( USA   914.50  +35%    133    157*   208*  1286   660
 49 Prague (M)         Cze   888.25* +52%    278    292      0    161     0
 50 Brahmapur (MS)     Ind   828.00  -22%    259    100    172*   496     0
 51 Vilnius (S)        Lit   804.50  +88%     39    310    347*   972     0
 52 Milan (M)          Ita   698.00  -22%    115      0    936      0     0
 53 Genova (MS)        Ita   682.50*  +7%    126      0    861*     0     0
 54 Amravati (S)       Ind   681.30  +46%    319      1     26     52    49
 55 Leipzig (S)        Ger   637.00*+322%     52     13   1040*     0     0
 56 New Talavan (S)    USA   597.75  -64%    233      7    235     29     0
 57 Cologne(Gauradesh) Ger   565.00*+346%    180*   136*   138      0     0
 58 Sofia (MS)         Bul   550.00  -61%    211      5    180    132     0
 59 Durban (L)         Sou   549.55  -15%     28     32     51    559  2963*
 60 Odessa (S)         Ukr   519.75*+205%    191*    26*   113*   221     0
 61 Zurich (S)         Swi   499.50*+149%    136*    79     93    408*    0
 62 Chandigarh (S)     Ind   468.75  -66%    115     58     75    573     0
 63 Ivanovo (S)        Rus   466.00  -15%     53     31    379    558     0
 64 Hartford (MS)      USA   429.25*+108%    177*    24      4    197     0
 65 Vancouver (S)      Can   372.50*+116%     32     20     57   1040*    0
 66 Phoenix(MA) (S)    Mau   353.25  -64%     58     21    114    627    25
 67 Kanyakumari (MS)   Ind   344.30  -78%    143     35      2     10    65
 68 New Orleans (S)    USA   339.25  -39%     14      0    105   1035     0
 69 Rome (S)           Ita   324.00  -38%      2      0    640      0     0
 70 Sandton (S)        Sou   312.05  +85%    135      7*    19     91    28*
 71 Simferopol (S)     Ukr   309.25   -3%     96     49     46    181     0
 72 Heidelberg (MS)    Ger   289.00  -19%    103      6    154      0     0
 73 Zaporozhye (S)     Ukr   214.00  -54%     44     19     94    240     0
 74 Prabhupada Desh (M Ita   193.00  -70%      0      0    386*     0     0
 75 Kaunas (S)         Lit   172.50  -71%     45      5      0    310     0
 76 Natal (S)          Bra   169.50  -38%      0     10      3    632     0
 77 Munich (S)         Ger   168.00  +26%     77*    14      0      0     0
 78 Naval Kunda (S)    Spa   166.25   +1%     42     81      1*     3     0
 79 Kirov (S)          Rus   164.25  -60%     49     23     18    137     0
 80 Miami (S)          USA   153.00  -66%     26     11      1    358     0
 81 Gurabo (PR) (MS)   Pue   150.50  -19%      0     35     66    330     0
 82 Brisbane (S)       Aus   149.05  +18%      7      2    179     49*  313
 83 Sacramento/TYM (S) USA   148.50  -50%     70      4      4     10     0
 84 Oslo (S)           Nor   145.20  -15%     49      0      0      0   472
 85 Villa Vrndavana (L Ita   142.50  -77%     44      0    109      0     0
 86 Pretoria (MS)      Sou   125.60*+111%      9      0      4    318   261
 87 Lisbon (S)         Por   121.25  -73%     18     85      0      1     0
 88 Berkeley (S)       USA   108.90  -39%     21     17     38    108    39
 89 Vinniza (MS)       Ukr   108.00  -43%     37      1     61     10     0
 90 Pietermaritzburg ( Sou   107.25* +95%     23     23*    24*   105     0
 91 Timisoara (S)      Rom   106.00  +24%     19      8      0    240     0
 92 Florianopolis (MS) Bra    92.25  +28%      0     50      0    169     0
 93 Lenasia (S)        Sou    89.10  -53%      5      7     14     46   536
 94 Spain BBT (MS)     Spa    88.00  -84%     27      4     60      0     0
 95 Rovno (MS)         Ukr    84.50  -57%      0      0      0    338*    0
 96 Seattle (S)        USA    76.50  -60%     29      5      7     40     0
 97 Ljubljana (S)      Slo    76.00  -70%      2      3     18    240     0
 98 Nagpur (S)         Ind    60.75   na       8     29      9     45     0
 99 Mafikeng (S)       Sou    59.50*+262%      1*     1     58*   110*    0
100 Wiesbaden (S)      Ger    56.00  -17%     21*     7     14      0     0
101 Rybinsk (S)        Rus    50.50  +35%     16     13*     2     18     0
102 Tiraspol (S)       Ukr    47.00  +64%     17*     0     11     30     0
103 Sarajevo (S)       Bos    44.75  -69%      3     22     19     29     0
104 Vologda (MS)       Rus    35.50  -53%      4      7     22     38     0
105 Goloka Dhama (S)   Ger    21.50  -68%      4      5     17      0     0
106 Chernigov (MS)     Ukr    18.25  +92%      7*     2*     1      7     0
107 German Congregatio Ger    12.00  -83%      1      3     14      0     0
108 Fortaleza (MS)     Bra    11.00  +28%      1      9*     0      0     0
109 Arkadelphia (S)    USA     5.95  -61%      2      1      1      1     2*
                                    (%)Change compared          (*)New high
                                    to monthly average            this year


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                            PRABHUPADA DISCIPLES
                               November 2015

                                       %   M-Big   Big  Medium  Small  BTGs
    Prabhupada Disciples     Points Change Books  Books  Books  Books  Mags
    _______________________________________________________________________

  1 HH Jayapataka Sw May Ind 8000.00  +58%  4000      0      0      0     0
  2 Nidra dd         Den USA 1166.00  +16%   449    151    144    180     0
  3 Bhrgupati d      LA  USA  582.25  -58%    79    253    165    355     0
  4 Mohanasini dd    New USA  557.75  -65%   233      7    155     29     0
  5 Drumila d        New USA  259.25  -36%     4      0    105    795     0
  6 Cakri d Dallas   Dal USA  225.50  +35%    90      0      0    168    35
  7 Gaur Sundar d    LA  USA  207.95  -74%    89     19     15     13     2
  8 Yadavendra d     Bri Aus  149.05  +33%     7      2    179     49*  313
  9 Visala d         Mia USA   92.25  -36%     6      4      0    305     0
 10 Candrapati d     Zur Swi   30.00*   0%     0      0     10    100     0
 11 Lalita dd        Ber USA   18.15  -70%     3      3      9     17     4
 12 Shankar Pandit d Chi USA   14.25  -55%     5      0      2     13     0
 13 Prajapati d      Mia USA    5.75  -47%     0      2      0     15     0
 14 Kamalini dd      Hil USA    4.25  -93%     0      0      2      5    20*
 15 Nartaka Gopal dd Mia USA    0.50  -95%     0      0      1*     0     0
                                    (%)Change compared        (*)New record
                                    to monthly average        for this year


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                         World Sankirtan Newsletter
                       TOP TEN COUNTRIES (CUMULATIVE)
                        January thru November, 2015

                                   %   M-Big    Big   Medium   Small   BTGs
   Country (Temples)    Points  Change Books   Books   Books   Books   Mags
   ________________________________________________________________________

 1 India (33)         2456234.20  -5% 885833  208192  205647 1140418 523249
 2 United States (35)  616069.30  +6% 199166   93258  111210  236468  95549
 3 Russia, CIS (42)    457363.55  -2% 138181   67232  110187  234165   1348
 4 Brazil (19)         109976.85 +27%   3811   79747   15849   58237   1241
 5 United Kingdom (3)   94580.50 +41%  27315    7126   58200   14898      0
 6 Italy (7)            67990.00 -42%  20896       0   52295       0    486
 7 Mexico (7)           61734.25 +30%   6421   10282   32399   89643      0
 8 GermanyAustria (9)   55550.90 -14%  20054    6706   17470       4      9
 9 Australia (5)        51960.25 +11%  22037    1396    7754    9567   2215
10 Ukraine, CIS (16)    49110.75 +34%  15688    2488   14280   32427      0
                                (%)Change compared to Jan-Nov 2014



                         World Sankirtan Newsletter
                        TOP TEN TEMPLES (CUMULATIVE)
                        January thru November, 2015

                        Points        %   M-Big   Big  Medium  Small   BTGs
    Temples (size)        (Months) Change Books  Books  Books  Books   Mags
    _______________________________________________________________________

  1 Mayapur (L)   Ind 969387.25(11)  +10%398414  67177  92583 228863   4500
  2 Mumbai-Juhu ( Ind 240257.00(10)  +16% 99296  11644  24093  71898      0
  3 New Delhi (L) Ind 212834.30(10)  -57% 64962   6507  31196 171242 179948
  4 Vrindavan (L) Ind 194818.00(10)* +40% 32254* 70362*     0 239792*     0
  5 Los Angeles ( USA 172812.50(11)   +1% 49488  29222  56301* 61864*  9980
  6 Tirupati (L)  Ind 157093.60(11)   -6% 51045   7628   7277*107616 110913
  7 New Delhi(Pun Ind 143233.25(10)  -17% 52424   1834   3276  93165  69860*
  8 Moscow (L)    Rus 138959.25( 9)  +32% 49908  17191  21738  44333      0
  9 RupanugaVedic USA 130364.05(10)* +57% 43994* 32327*  4889* 15191* 38068*
 10 Ujjain (M)    Ind  73715.50(11)*  na  18706* 19454* 21616* 24166*     0
                                   (%)Change compared        (*)Better than
                                      to Jan-Nov 2014             last year



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                     TEAM BOOK DISTRIBUTION (CUMULATIVE)
                          January thru October, 2015

                        Points        %   M-Big   Big  Medium  Small   BTGs
    Individuals           (Months) Change Books  Books  Books  Books   Mags
    _______________________________________________________________________

  1 Madhusunda Del Ind 41935.75( 2)   na  13224    822   5590  35483  30000
  2 Kesava Bal New Ind 18368.70( 1)   na   4000      0      0  40000   3231
  3 Sunder Mad New Ind 17456.25( 8)   na   3426   1500   6230  23457   1250
  4 Sri Caitan Pun Ind  4758.25( 4)   na   2218      0      1   1287      0
  5 Vallabh Ca Pun Ind  3872.50( 3)  +16%  1448    345    281   1900     65
  6 Gopisvar d New Ind  3840.75( 1)  -77%   932    288    510   5635    250
  7 Vichitra K New Ind  3050.25( 2)   -2%   837    200   1090   2525      0
  8 Dauji Nita Pun Ind  1960.00( 3)   na    980      0      0      0      0
  9 Brajvilas  Pun Ind  1738.45( 3)  +39%   865      1      0      1     34
 10 Radheshyam Pun Ind  1241.75( 2)   na    473     79    149    569      0
 11 Ganesh d   Pun Ind  1144.55( 1)   na    452     45     89    433    162
 12 Prakash d  Pun Ind  1116.00( 1)   na    530     14     19    130      0
 13 Lalit Madh Pun Ind   953.00( 2)   na    358     90     78    432      0
 14 Krishna Ka Pun Ind   865.50( 2)   na    293     54     75    752      0
 15 Kanai Thak Pun Ind   800.00( 1)   na    400      0      0      0      0
 16 Jugalkisho Pun Ind   728.00( 1)   na    364      0      0      0      0
 17 Deena Naya New Ind   555.50( 1)   na     24      6     97   1792     50
 18 Sundarvar  Pun Ind   514.00( 1)  -15%   257      0      0      0      0
                                   (%)Change compared        (*)Better than
                                      to Jan-Nov 2014             last year



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                       TOP 50 INDIVIDUALS (CUMULATIVE)
                         January thru November, 2015

                        Points        %   M-Big   Big  Medium  Small   BTGs
    Individuals           (Months) Change Books  Books  Books  Books   Mags
    _______________________________________________________________________

  1 Radha Krsn Mum Ind 64030.25(10) +109% 26570   4079   6922  13401      0
  2 HH Jayapat May Ind 53702.00(10)  -17% 26851      0      0      0      0
  3 Madhusunda New Ind 52078.50( 8)  -64% 17106   1924  11605  40560      0
  4 Caitanya C Cen Bra 50996.00( 8)* +63%   118  49239*  2612    860      0
  5 Keshava Ba New Ind 37062.80( 9)  -43% 12170    426   1854  25766  45179*
  6 Bk Jay Khu LA  USA 32891.00(11)*+412% 11417*  3038* 13036*  1794*   525*
  7 Paramesvar RVC USA 31767.45(10)  -17%  9043  10993*  1277   1543* 16642
  8 Tirtha Kri Tir Ind 31153.55(11)  +12% 11266   1882*  1852  21763   2607
  9 Nandananda Tir Ind 30427.30(11)  -14% 11356   1582   1526  20234   2111
 10 Hemagiri d Mum Ind 29279.50(10)   -2%  8813   2785   6102  23270      0
 11 Ananda Kir LA  USA 26699.95(11)*+116% 10375*  2329   5535*  3409     12*
 12 Bhagavat A Mum Ind 25104.75(10)  -18% 10101    985   2137  11397      0
 13 Keshav Mur New Ind 24622.25( 7)  +12% 11180    550    400   6049      0
 14 Deva Krsna RVC USA 23173.50(10)* +12% 10744*  1124      0   2246*     0
 15 Mahapuran  May Ind 21840.25( 6)*+213%  8744*  1202*  2085   8431      0
 16 Bipin Biha May Ind 21486.50(10)*+123%  7765   4602*   528*  4362*     0
 17 Brajananda RVC USA 20705.70(10)* +16%  7201   5521*    52*  1572   3637*
 18 Krishna Bh RVC USA 20467.70(10)*  na   6897*  4544*   915*  3056*  9082*
 19 Saciputra  Mum Ind 20403.50( 6)   na   9864    483    221    328      0
 20 Nava Gaura Tir Ind 19888.25( 6)   na   7190   1148    968  15315    114
 21 Bk Gopal   May Ind 19610.25( 8)*+329%  9457*   127*   131*  2015*     0
 22 Bharadwaj  May Ind 19597.75( 4)  -13%  7573     10   5007   7753      0
 23 Udar Gour  May Ind 18263.25( 9) +216%  8769    510*   138*   585*     0
 24 Bk Rakesh  New Ind 16562.50( 6)  -89%  8265      0     15    100      0
 25 Parameswar May Ind 15935.00( 8)*+234%  3626*  3671*  6720*  6608*     0
 26 Advaita Si Ujj Ind 14802.00(10)*  na   5013*  3089*  2589*  1570      0
 27 Bhrgupati  LA  USA 14481.30(11)  -74%  5276   1761   1810*  4956*   243
 28 Dasya Prem RVC USA 14152.85(10)* +35%  4833*  2960   1314*  1801   4196*
 29 Nityananda Dal USA 13668.00(10)*  na   6834*     0      0      0      0
 30 Mohanasini New USA 13430.75( 9)   -8%  5268    723*  3890*   907*     0
 31 Bk Nirmal  May Ind 13351.25( 9)*+507%  6153*   307*   490*  1973*     0
 32 Ghanashyam Syd Aus 12987.25( 8)*  na   5743*   415*  1571*  1199*    10
 33 Govind Mur Mum Ind 12786.25( 5)   +2%  6216    338     10     45      0
 34 Banamali M May Ind 12428.75( 7)  -52%  5969    234    267    493      0
 35 Kamal Naya May Ind 12116.75( 9) +147%  5673    418*   297    817      0
 36 Kalki d(2  Gai USA 11764.75(11)* +87%  3204*  3469*  2720*  2111*     0
 37 Nitai Lila Cat Ita 11564.10( 8)  -32%  4180      0   6399      0     46
 38 Vrajasunda Cat Ita 11522.00( 8)  -37%  4253      0   6021      0     55
 39 Anupam Kri Mos Rus 11471.00( 9)  -29%  5510     11     96   1568      0
 40 Dharmaraja RVC USA 11249.60(11)   na   3075   4483    239   1802    466
 41 Gadadhara  Cat Ita 11241.40( 8)  -23%  4253      0   5460      0     54
 42 Nidra dd   Den USA 11205.50(11)   -2%  4184   1496*  1355*  2656*     0
 43 Shastra-kr LA  USA 11187.50(11)  -18%  5437    226      0    350      0
 44 Bk Anupam  May Ind 11054.00( 6)   na   5342    149    240    404      0
 45 Tirtha Gov May Ind 11051.50(10)  +70%  3675   1040   2684*  5278*     0
 46 Krpa Sindh Sim Ger 10923.00(10)* +73%  5340*    88    310      0      0
 47 Visnu d    Kie Ukr 10548.25( 6)*  na   5171*    15     51*   663      0
 48 Satyapriya Mum Ind 10413.00( 9)   na   5204      5      0      0      0
 49 Nityadham  New Ind 10325.00(10)  -63%  2000      0      0      0  21450
 50 Bk Eric    LA  USA 10179.75(11)* +38%  2715*  2501   3973*   591   1145
                                   (%)Change compared        (*)Better than
                                      to Jan-Nov 2014             last year

December 22. ISKCON 50 – S.Prabhupada Daily…
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December 22. ISKCON 50 – S.Prabhupada Daily Meditations.
“Although we are unable to glorify you adequately, we nonetheless have a transcendental taste to glorify your activities. We shall try to glorify you according to the instructions received from authoritative sages and scholars. Whatever we speak, however, is always inadequate and very insignificant.” – Bhag. 4.16.3 Discussion of the activities of mahatmas will help us to become better devotees. When a young disciple of Srila Prabhupada’s sent him an original poem, “Eight Verses in Praise of My Spiritual Master,” Prabhupada replied that it was “very nice and thoughtful.” He encouraged his disciple to continue praising the Vaisnavas: “May Krishna bless you to improve more and more in writing the glories of our previous acaryas and the Lord. Be engaged in glorifying the parampara system and your life will be glorified automatically thousands of times.” – Letter August 14, 1971
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Daily Darshan : December 22nd, 2015
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ISKCON 50 Meditations: December 22, 2015
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We Are Meant to Praise

TO BE UNDERSTOOD AND LOVED—WARTS AND ALL!
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In addition to attempting to help others, one of the reason I continue to write is to better understand myself. Looking at my basic desires and insecurities, I ask why? Why do I want to love so much and have others love me? It seems obsessive. Ah, the quest to be understood as I am, and to fully understand others as they are—and of course, to fully understand myself and encourage others to understand themselves as well. Self-introspection and awareness are essential.

On one level, perhaps the deepest level is the spiritual desire for total love, connection, and oneness with our “Maker” as they say, or our “Source,” “Creator,” etc., etc., or more personally on my path of bhakti, to Krishna with his Radha, or Chaitanya and Nitai, and all their energies, and associates, like my gurus and previous acharyas.

I understand the purpose of the false ego (though I don’t much like it) as a protective mechanism for souls who want to enjoy and exploit the material world and think of themselves as separate and independent—all in their own way and to varying degrees. By nature our sense in a material body and mind is to feel incomplete and in need and this fuels our search for love and fullness, and thus our continual attempt to do this, birth after birth, in countless different forms and circumstances until we learn that souls can only be happy outside the confines of matter.

Bhagavatam study 15 – 1.4.1-13 – The questions reveal the questioners level
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The cure for material desires?
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 20 October 2015, Chowpatty, India, Srimad Bhagavatam 10.69.41)

Question: It happens, especially in household life, that the desires for sense gratification are many times taking over our focus, although we try to keep Krsna in the center. Years are inevitably going by and those desires are still not being completely wiped off, despite our practices. In that situation, what should a devotee do to increase the process of becoming thoroughly Krsna conscious?

In all the ashrams, material desires are there. Only when one has fully awakened his attachment to Krsna, do material desires go away – not any earlier. So it is really about awaking our attachment to Krsna, and it is something we just do not allow ourselves to do. It is almost as if we ourselves are consciously the obstacles. It is as if we are saying to ourselves, ‘No, we will not appreciate Krsna because we are going to spend time with our material desires!’ These material desires, they are so strong, these material desires are always on our mind and we systematically think about them, every second of the day and we do not think of Krsna! You may chant sixteen rounds but not think of Krsna! You may read but you sleep at the same time – you do not think of Krsna and do not remember Krsna!

It looks like this is what we have been doing all this time! Sometimes I give the example of the mind (singing Govindam tune), ‘Govindam, adi purusam… what will be for breakfast today!?’ to show how the mind is absent and how we are so distracted in our spiritual life, out of habit. So let us become more conscious of what we are doing, let us appreciate more. We can actually start appreciating Krsna a bit more and make a habit out of that. It does make a difference, it really helps. So many wonderful things have happened and are happening in our lives and we should contemplate on those nice things and practice saying it.

‘The deities are looking so nice, what a nice darshan, such a nice dress, who designed it? And who dressed the deities? Who made the garlands? And all the other arrangements are actually so nice!’

One just has to stop being negative and rather be positive and recognize the positive by saying it. The more we make habit out of that then we simply realize that there is so much taste. And if we do not practice this, we will find that all this time, we were externally doing everything but not tasting it, because we were simply inattentive to Krsna, inattentive to appreciating things. In this way, all that we could see is, ‘Struggle, struggle… material desires! Oh, so much struggle with the never-ending material desires!’

Material desires. Let us analyze it – what is there, what is it? What is so good in the material world? A new phone… is it that good? Not really! A new wife… better than the old one? No, it is still the same. So we must consciously appreciate all the good things we have and the more we do so, the more these material desires will begin to look insignificant. If we are negative towards spiritual life, it means we are not appreciative enough, so we should be more appreciative of all the wonderful things in Krsna consciousness – that is the cure.

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Sakhi’s Graduation (Album with photos) Congrats to the…
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Sakhi’s Graduation (Album with photos)
Congrats to the latest Bhaktivedanta Academy Gurukula graduate, Sakhi Caran Raya Prabhu. He now heads up the most important service in Mayapur: the mahaprasadam department. Maharaja told me to make sure to get a good photo—someday this will be his “before” picture.
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Cure for the Chronic Disease of Fault finding by HG Gaur Gopal…
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Cure for the Chronic Disease of Fault finding by HG Gaur Gopal das (video)
Is fault finding really that bad or really that detrimental to our spiritual lives? Srila Prabhupada describes it as a sinful activity. “Those who are committing sins like illicit sex, fault-finding, and unjustified violence rarely attain spiritual knowledge or realization. Sinful activities deepen the dark gloom of ignorance, while pious activities bring the light of transcendental knowledge into one’s life.” Srila Prabhupada Puts Fault Finding Right Up There With Illicit Sex And Unjustified Violence (Meat Eating).
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Gita Values
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There are many ways to study the Bhagavad-gita. Recently, devotees have considered the Gita from the point of view of what essential values/principles Krishna teaches in this sacred book. They chose six key points: 1. Dharma (right action) 2. Sama Darshana (equal vision) 3. amanitva (humility) 4. iccha (choice/desire) 5. Ahimsa (without cruelty) 6. Priti (affection)

Gita 7.24 – To deflect a clear critique of impersonalism is to violate both the meaning and the context
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Daily Darshan : December 21st, 2015
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Daily Darshan : December 21st, 2015 – Mangal Arati
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Most Inspired! (Album with photos) Indradyumna Swami: The holy…
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Indradyumna Swami: The holy town of Udupi lies on the Arabian Sea in the South Indian state of Karnataka. The town is famous as a place of pilgrimage because of the temple Sri Krishna Matha. This temple was founded by Srila Madhvacharya (A.D. 1238 -1317), one of the greatest saints, philosophers, and religious reformers of India. Udupi is said to have attained the status of Vaikuntha, the kingdom of God, because the Supreme Personality of Godhead, in the form of a Deity ( Udupi Krishna ) came and stayed there in response to the desire of His pure devotee, Srila Madhvacharya. The worship of Udupi Krishna is still going on after many centuries in a very elaborate way. Yesterday myself and Bada Haridas prabhu visited Sri Krishna Math and took darshan of Udupi Krishna. We came away most inspired!
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Vedic Cosmology: Integrating God and Physics
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Vedic Cosmology: Integrating God and Physics.
One of the strongest points of tension that often comes up in cosmology between science and religion is the age of the universe. Some interpretations of the Bible calculate it to be about 6,000 years old, while the most recent calculation according to the Lambda-CDM concordance model is 13.8 billion years. The Vedic literatures see the manifestation and eventual destruction of the universe, like most events in nature, as a periodic occurrence and give it in trillions of years.

Aunty Yamuna…
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By Vani Devi Dasi

Four years ago I got a phone call at three in the morning. Minutes later I couldn’t control my tears and the only thing I knew to do was to take shelter of Panca Tattva. Standing in front of their Lordships in a daze the tears came again as I felt your absence. My heart hurt, my heart still hurts. Your love for Krsna, Prabhupada, and all of us met no bounds, and a moment with you was like a hundred as time stood still and I couldn’t take my eyes from you. Your love was real, your spiritual vision was real, your taste for the holy name was real, your Bhakti was real, your loyalty to Prabhupada was real, and sitting at your feet experiencing all this I couldn’t move, completely overwhelmed.

But Aunty, four years later and I feel your absence less and less because my memories of you are ever strong. Whatever glimpses of taste you gave me burn ever encouraging in my heart, glimpses of a goal I one day desire to reach. I feel you present in my japa and kirtan. I feel you present in my relationship with my spiritual master, as your instructions guided me and your presence with Gurudev and I during those special moments completed my spiritual family. I feel your presence when I cook, you said to me:

“I’m so glad you are already tasting the Radharani Cooking Zone. Just gives me so much happiness to hear this.”

I will never forget those words when I’m in the kitchen, as I try to apply the principles of cooking for Krishna that you taught me.
I know you are with me and I pray the rest of my life can be lived in service to you. I love you Aunty Yamuna, how I wish I could sit at your feet again and hear you speak, but I am nonetheless overwhelmed with gratitude for the moments we’ve had together. As you once wrote to me: “Because we are separated by miles means nothing, for we are always together in heart.”
Aunty, even now I know we are connected in our hearts.

How I regret my foolishness and ignorance in your presence, the time I forgot to reply to your email, and that day I couldn’t go to Ambika Kalna with you, please please forgive me Aunty.
My love for you only increases every day. Please continue to guide and protect me by keeping me at your feet and enveloped in your strong intense embrace.
Your servant,
Vani dd

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Nityam Bhagavata-sevaya#27. The Marriage of Kardama and Devahuti.
Dear Devotees, Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga! After the special issues on Radha Kund and Govardhana for the first anniversary of the NBS e-magazine, we are resuming to the topics of Srimad Bhagavatams Third Canto. In this issue, the Supreme Lord is arranging the marriage of Kardama and Devahuti. Additionally, a fresh translation from the Mahabharata, in regard to the conversation between Draupadi and Satyabhama, is done for this issue. We pray this issue brings some pleasure to the devotees of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. NBS # 27 Features: 1) Kardama Muni Glorifies The Supreme Lord Sri Maitreya Rishi 2) Lord Arranges For Kardama Muni’s Marriage Srila Vishvanatha Chakravarti Thakur 3) Lord Fulfills His Devotees Desires His Divine Grace A .C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada 4) Kardama Accepts Devahuti Sri Maitreya Rishi 5) Service Attitude of Devahuti Sripad Vallabhacharya 6) How Should a Wife Serve Her Husband? Conversation between Draupadi and Satyabhama.
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The latest issue of Sri Krishna-kathamrita Bindu e-magazine, #…
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The latest issue of Sri Krishna-kathamrita Bindu e-magazine, # 365, was just released. Devotional alliteration, a look at an aspect of the science of Sanskrit devotional poetry, plus more … This issue includes: * HEALTH COMES FIRST – Instructions to a disciple from His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. * DEVOTIONAL ALLITERATION – A special article compiled especially for this issue of Bindu. From time immemorial, Sanskrit poets have been using a variety of alankaras, literary ornaments, to decorate their poetry. One commonly used ornament is anuprasa. The closest English equivalent for this term is “alliteration”, or the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. Anuprasa has been frequently employed by various Gaudiya acaryas in their prayers to Sri Sri Radha and Krishna. This article provides a brief perusal of the use of anuprasa in their writings with many things translated for the first time. It can be downloaded here: https://archive.org/details/bindu365

Iskcon wishes to President of India
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By Vrajendranandan Das

Dear Maharajas and Prabhus,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Recently, we had a big networking opportunity as ISKCON was officially invited to attend the birth day celebration event of Shri Pranab Mukherjee, President of India, who turned 81 on Dec 11th, 2015.

The august gathering witnessed presence of many matteraties, including the Prime Minister and other dignitaries from far flung areas of the country. .As a gesture of mercy and blessing, we gave Mahaprasad of Shri Shri Radhaparth Sarthi and Pushp Guchcha of Lord Narshimha deva to the president which he warmly received and reciprocated with delight and appreciation.

For ISKCON, he has been supportive and largely appreciative of our initiatives. Occasions such as these help us mark our presence amongst those who matter. And by Srila Prabhupada’s grace we get recognized as a peaceful organization focused on spreading the Holy name.

December 21. ISKCON 50 – S.Prabhupada Daily Meditations. In the…
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December 21. ISKCON 50 – S.Prabhupada Daily Meditations.
In the first year in New York before he started ISKCON, Prabhupada’s life was full of risk and adventure. His coming to America was itself a risk. We can’t imagine what it was like for Prabhupada to be without money in a foreign country and yet to dare to present Krishna consciousness. If at any point he had gone back to India, after the robbery in his room on 70th Street, or on any of those Scindia return voyages, or after he had to leave the Bowery when Mr. Paul went crazy – if at any point he had gone back, then we would never have been born. Sometimes he had to abandon the strict regulations of sannyasa in order to stay and do the more important work of spreading Krishna consciousness. When he stayed in Carl Yeargen’s apartment, he had to keep his food in the same refrigerator where Carl kept cat food.
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46th Anniversary of the Installation of Sri Sri Radha-Londonisvara
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46th Anniversary of the Installation of Sri Sri Radha-Londonisvara

ISKCON 50 Meditations: December 21, 2015
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Gita Jayanti 2015 – Recital of the Bhagavad Gita
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Gita 07.27 – Go beyond duality by spirituality
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Inspire – to Breathe
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Drip drops of rain pattered on my windshield. I careened around the corners of mountains, twisting the steering wheel, lost in thought. Music blasted from speakers and every so often I tapped my thigh in rhythm.

The rain softened, then faded away and the road became dry. The landscape was enshrouded in a white mist. I turned a bend and suddenly - the world lit up with gold. The mist shifted and moved at the feet of the mountains like a deep ocean, the sun a halo of gold just beyond the hills. My eyes widened.

"Oh. My. God." I said to my Jeep. I turned off the music.

I picked up my phone camera and pulled over on the side of the road. Cars whooshed past. I took pictures, but this little electronic device did not do the light, the experience, the moment justice. How could it? How?

I drove back onto the road, and in several miles the world unfolded in a magnificent display of glory. The sun smiled brilliantly, the hills glowing russet and emerald and sage. In the valleys, the clouds danced like golden rivers too joyful to obey gravity.

"Oh my god. This is amazing. I can't believe this. I'm going to die."

But then I fell silent. Those words did not encompass what was transpiring in my heart, the deepest essence of how my soul seemed to be at peace, to breathe, to be inspired by the glory of God.

Unbidden, the words of one of my favorites songs came to my mind: "Mama mana mandire...." May You reside in the temple of my heart.

I sang this song on repeat for over half an hour. I got to witness the sky become pink, rose, azure, and fade into the velvet deep blue studded with diamond stars.

My Lord. You are so beautiful. How unfathomable that you are so great, encompassing the magnificence of the world with a spark of your splendor. And even more magnificent is that You have taken up residence within my heart. Although my heart is poorly tended, messy, and dark, You are so patient, so kind. You are happy to observe, to always be there as my best friend, unconditionally. I pray that one day you shine within the sky of my heart like you did that day.

Bhagavatam study 14 – 1.3.35-44 – Bhagavatam is our light in this dark age
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Gita chp 13-18 overview – How jnana culminates in bhakti
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What Are You Doing for Cow Protection?
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By Sivarama Swami

Krsi goraksya vanijya. Krsi means ploughing or agriculture and goraksya, cow protection. These are the staples of society, this is what people live on. All living entities subsist on grains. So the ksatriyas may direct and instruct people, the brahmanas may perform their yajnas, but if they don't eat then giving shelter or instruction is not going to work. That eating is therefore the most essential aspect of life and this is why the vaisyas and their assistants, the sudras, are so integral that the other castes think that they are the most important people, because it is actually they who are feeding. Of course the vaisyas think that the brahmanas are the most important because they are taking the result of their work and offering it back to the Lord. Srila Prabhupada said that this very common type of exchange was there but the responsibility of this goraksya, is it the duty of just some people? Some very very exclusive people? Is it the responsibility of all vaisyas, or is it for all grhastas or all devotees? Continue reading "What Are You Doing for Cow Protection?
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Gift a Van. Get the mercy of a million books!Please help us to…
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Gift a Van. Get the mercy of a million books!
Please help us to buy 2 new sankirtan vans and to distribute Srila Prabhupada’s books in Germany.
Dear Devotees and Friends, approaching ISKCON’s 50th anniversary in 2016, we have one very special goal in mind: distributing ONE MILLION Shrila Prabhupada’s books from Simhachalam, our Prahlada Laksmi Narasimhadeva’s temple in Germany. And you could easily be part of it! Simhachalam temple is not only well known for the first Narasimha deity installed in the West, but also for its amazing distribution of Srila Prabhupada’s books. Since 1987 till November this year devotees have distributed around 918 000 books from Simhachalam temple!
For two years now our book distribution is on the rise. In 2014 our three sankirtan teams distributed almost 50,000 books! Also the number of our book distributors is increasing now.
Unfortunately two of our three vans were not willing to be part of Prabhupada’s mission any longer and broke down several times during this year. Some of our book distributors had to spent more time repairing the engines than being active in the book distribution.
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Radha Golokananda’s Boat Festival 2015 (6 min…
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Radha Golokananda’s Boat Festival 2015 (6 min video)
Devotees in ISKCON Mauritius annually organize this beautiful boat festival for the pleasure of Radha Golokananda and Their devotees.
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$4.6 Million Endowed for New Hindu Studies Program in Berkeley,…
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$4.6 Million Endowed for New Hindu Studies Program in Berkeley, California.
Ajay Shingal – a Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur – said in a press statement announcing the endowment: “I have two kids, they don’t go to the temple without us. I truly believe if we want these temples to survive, our kids have to be very grounded in their religion through education.”
“To me the biggest contribution one can make is the gift of education; I truly believe that the institution we are forming at GTU will be transformative in its impact,” said Shingal, who serves on the Board of Trustees of the Dharma Civilization Foundation.
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Mexico City! (Store in a Mall!) Centro comercial Santa Fe. Jaya…
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Mexico City! (Store in a Mall!) Centro comercial Santa Fe.
Jaya Srila Prabhupada!

Odana Sashti Festival In Rajapur.
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Odana Sashti Festival In Rajapur.
Being in Mayapur and very close to Rajapur, home of Lord Jaganath, Baladeva and Subadhra, we all jumped in a car and went to take part of the festivities that were organized for the very sweet pastime of Odana sashti. This yearly Rajapur festival is a rare opportunity for the devotees to all sit in front of Lord Jaganath and listen to some of his very delightful pastimes this year told by HG Jananivas prabhu.
The weather in Mayapur is very pleasing at that time which gives a break from the intense heat that devotees usually have to tolerate, so it makes it easy and cozy for everyone to join the festivities and peacefully enjoy the narratives of the sweet pastimes. Odana sashti being the first day of winter, all the Mayapur Deities are from that day onward, dresses in winter clothes.
Lord Jaganath,Baladeva and Subadhra, receive special treatment as they are given new starched cloth and beautiful handmade new mukut pieces. Young Mayapur devotees worked hard to shape 26 new mukut pieces to share between Lord Jaganath and his brother Lord Balaram and Subadhra was prowdly wearing a new splendid crown also made with love by young devotee girls. This tradition helps the devotees remember the pastime of Lord Jaganath and his great devotee, Pundarika Vidyanidhi, who once became critical of the Lord’s servants.
“Sri Pundarika Vidyanidhi, a close associate of Lord Chaitanya’s, once upon seeing that the Deities were being offered starched garments, became critical towards the servants of Lord Jagannatha. When Pundarika was thus speaking in this way, Svarupa Damodara tried to explain that the characteristics of the Supreme Lord are beyond the jurisdiction of worldly etiquette, and encouraged Pundarika not relinquish his critical thoughts. Svarup Damodara’s advice fell on deaf ears, so Lord Jagannatha and Balarama enacted the pastime of appearing to Pundarika in a dream that evening and slapping him on his cheeks nonstop, leaving him with red marks on his face. Thus Jagannath destroyed the sinful mentality of criticizing the behavior of the Supreme Lord’s servants by his supreme mercy.”
In the forenoon, sweet graceful Kirtan was lead by HG Narahari Nityananda prabhu which brought about a soft but still festive mood that was ideal for that auspicious day.
And of course the festivities ended with a Prasadam feast which was appreciated and relished by hundreds of pilgrims and devotees.
Lord Jaganath,Baladev and Subadhra Ki Jay

Harinama in the Islands of mercy, Fiji (Album with…
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Harinama in the Islands of mercy, Fiji (Album with photos)
Ecstatic Celebration of Prabhupada’s 50th Anniversary of coming to the Western World.
Srila Prabhupada: The Hare Krishna chant is called the maha-mantra, the great, exalted mantra above all other Vedic mantras, because simply chanting the Hare Krishna maha-mantra brings so many beneficial effects. (Srimad Bhagavatam, 9.1.17 Purport).
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Qualitative upgradation through forgiveness
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By Shubha Vilas Das

In the Ramayana, Rama was chasing the golden deer and realizing that it was a demon in disguise, He shot it down. The demon died calling out to Sita and Lakshmana mimicking the voice of Rama. Sita panicked while Lakshmana remained calm. When Lakshmana didn’t budge even an inch to help his brother, Sita insulted him, mercilessly assassinating his character. Though hurt very deeply, Lakshmana paused to ponder over the sudden change of conduct and vocabulary of his sister-in-law. A moment of thinking gave him clarity that her concern for Rama was taking the shape of hateful words simply to instigate him to take timely action. Keeping his screaming ego encaged within the framework of logical thinking, Lakshmana decided to focus on her concern for Rama rather than on her hatred expressed towards him. Words of hate are usually a desperate call for attention towards a hurt heart. Exhibition of anger in such situations is due to a rise in insecurity levels. Holding hatred in the heart is like holding super-toxic acids in a flimsy bag. Very soon they will corrode your peace of mind. Continue reading "Qualitative upgradation through forgiveness
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Daily Darshan : December 20th, 2015
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