Hare Krishna! Who Owns God? Ravindra Svarupa Das: As we enter…
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Hare Krishna! Who Owns God?
Ravindra Svarupa Das: As we enter the Christmas season, and songs about God are playing everywhere, we might ask ours – who does God belong to? Is He a Christian God, a Jewish God, a Muslim God? This talk explores these questions with the Bhakti theology and the teachings of Srila Prabhupada.
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Hare Krishna! Who Is a Guru, And Why We Need One Srila…
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Hare Krishna! Who Is a Guru, And Why We Need One
Srila Prabhupada: If one wants standard transcendental knowledge, not upstart knowledge, one must received it from the parampara system, the disciplic succession. Another meaning of the word srotriyam mentioned above is “one who has heard from a guru in the disciplic succession.” And the result of this hearing will be brahma-nistham, “He is firmly fixed in the service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.” He has no other business. These are the two main qualifications of a bona fide guru. He does not need to be a very learned scholar with an M.A., B.A., or Ph.D. No. He simply needs to have heard from the authority in disciplic succession and be fixed in devotional service. This is our system.
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Three special results of loving Krishna – PSI: Purification Satisfaction Illumination (Bhagavatam 1.2.14)
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Srimad Bhagavatam class at ISKCON, Phoenix
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Class of Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.30-31
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That's quit clear. In ninth chapter of Bhagavad-gita it discribe how is he creat thing everything and doing everything than everthing is outside of everthing. Than he said none of this effect me. na ca māṁ tāni karmāṇi nibadhnanti dhanañ-jaya udāsīna-vad āsīnam asaktaṁ teṣu karmasu. (Bg 9.9) none of this work affect him but creation, maintenance, and destruction because he always neutural. .. Normaly someone has to create everthing, and maintance everthing and they caught up in that. Thinking about it all the time. Even we just, some small think we doing cooking. But Krishna he is just busy enjoying spiritual world althougt he is still in carge he is stiil doing. Cause everthing come from him. He created the energy and made it keep going.

sa evedaṁ sasarjāgre bhagavān ātma-māyayā sad-asad-rūpayā cāsau guṇamayāguṇo vibhuḥ

In the beginning of the material creation, that Absolute Personality of Godhead [Vāsudeva], in His transcendental position, created the energies of cause and effect by His own internal energy.

Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.30

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Intention in Tension? – Principles for Sustainable Relationships
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Hare Krishna! Spirit Matters: an introduction to Bhakti Yoga through videos
Spirit Matters aims to introduce aspects of Bhakti Yoga to those interested in learning about mantra meditation, yoga knowledge and how to live a more conscious life. The channel was designed as part of my honors project for my visual communication design degree, which I will complete in a few weeks. Following the Bhakti Lounge motto, my intent with this channel is to make it easy for people come to Krishna consciousness, grow in Krishna consciousness and share Krishna consciousness with others.
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Sannyasa Initiation of Amala Bhakta Maharaja, September 19, New Dwaraka, Los Angeles
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09.16.15_02.LA“Once a devotee said to Srila Prabhupada, ‘I want to renounce everything.’ Srila Prabhupada’s response was, ‘Krishna owns everything. The only thing you have to renounce is the misconception that you have something to renounce.’ Essentially sannyasa means to give up our false-ego—ahankar; the desire to be the controller, the proprietor and the enjoyer.

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu gave us a beautiful verse that He told us to keep on our heart and to put on the thread of the holy name and keep it there always;

trnad api su-nicena
taror iva sahisnuna
amanina mana-dena
kirtaniyah sada harih

Translation:
“One who thinks himself lower than grass, who is more tolerant than a tree, and who does not expect personal honor but is always prepared to give respect to others can very easily always chant the holy name of the Lord.”

It is that spirit that is true sannyasa.”

—Radhanatha Swami

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How do impersonalists derive impersonal conclusions from the Gita?
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What are the destinations of those who realize Brahman, Paramatma and Bhagavan?
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Bhakti is the inclusive summit of all spirituality (Bhagavatam 1.2.6-13
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Srimad Bhagavatam class at Phoenix, Arizona
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Hare Krishna! Street Chanting is Krishna’s best Propaganda There…
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Hare Krishna! Street Chanting is Krishna’s best Propaganda
There is absolutely no greater experience to be had than to be a member of the Harinama Sankirtan party, watching the faces of the members of the public as they smile, laugh, frown or scowl at you while you chant and dance jubilantly to the sweet sound of the Hare Krsna Maha Mantra. This 5 minute ecstatic video was recently filmed on the Appearance Day of His Divine Grace Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur. It appears that there was some divine intervention because all of a sudden, as if out of nowhere, 100 youths spontaneously joined the blissful Kirtan party. (watch from 2.30 minutes in)
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Register Now for Puri Parikrama
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Jaya Jagannath! Puri Parikrama organization is pleased to announce the most auspicious 2015 Sri Ksetra Puri Parikrama! A much loved annual event, this year’s Puri parikrama will be from the 27th to the 30th November. Every year our International group attends the parikrama, along with many Hindi speaking devotees. The parikrama usually consists of a majority […]

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Durban, September 2015
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Written by Candrasekhara Das

While South Africa commemorates the 40th Anniversary of Srila Prabhupada’s visit to the rainbow nation, October 2015 has special significance for the Durban Yatra since it marks the 30th anniversary of the flagship Sri Sri Radha Radhanatha temple. The temples roots have grown deep within Durban and as a result has earned a special place in the city’s heart. In 2013, the temple won the city’s tourism award and now in 2015, was the winner of Trip Advisors certificate of excellence. All this has been made possible by the valuable input of many devotees – Kadamba Kanana Swami is counted among them.

The festive mood was amplified by Kadamba Kanana Swami’s recent trip to Durban (11-19 September) with his sweet bhajans, explosive kirtans and deep philosophical presentations.

DSC_0185His stay began with a Spring Student Retreat hosted by the temple. Students from Johannesburg, Pretoria and Durban participated in the retreat – their stay at the temple deepening their love for Krsna consciousness. Hard work by the Bhakti Yoga Society preaching team in South Africa’s prestigious universities has produced a strong number of enthusiastic Bhakti Yoga practitioners who are determined at reaping life’s greatest rewards. Kadamba Kanana Swami dedicated his time fully to nurturing these spiritually hungry souls with his apt discussions and high-energy kirtans. The retreat was a resounding success with Kadamba Kanana Swami enjoying the retreat just as much, if not more than the students. The rest of Kadamba Kanana Swami’s stay in Durban was spent giving daily Bhagavatam classes at the temple and evening programs around the Durban region.

Please see below links to all classes and kirtans by Kadamba Kanana Swami. Recordings were captured by Bhakta Nimai (Germany).

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Hare Krishna! Another Dimension – Ukraine Television Interview with Niranjana Swami
Due to the active and coordinated activities of the community in Kiev was built and is currently expanding the greatest temple of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness in the post-Soviet countries are constantly being published regularly print – newspaper “House of Prabhupada” , operates the largest branch of the charity ‘Food for Life “in Ukraine , and everyone can go to study Vedic Sciences in Kiev Theological Academy of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
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